"Don't follow me, I want to talk to Lao Lin alone."
Li Lin waved to the people behind him and walked out of the pig farm alone with Lin Weixin.
The sunlight shone on them, casting two long shadows.
The air around seemed to be frozen and silent.
From Lin Weixin's subtle expression, Li Lin had a hunch that this honest pig farm owner seemed to have something on his mind.
Walking onto the cement road, the two of them walked slowly forward along the shadows of the poplar trees on the roadside, each with their own thoughts.
The breeze blew and the leaves rustled, as if telling the stories in their hearts.
Li Lin asked casually, "Old Lin, how many years have you been running a pig farm?"
His voice was calm and gentle, as if he was just chatting.
Lin Weixin counted on his fingers and said with certainty, "Fifteen years."
There was a hint of emotion in his eyes. The past fifteen years had been full of ups and downs.
Li Lin nodded and said, "I remember you told me before that raising pigs is a matter of luck. You lose money in two out of three years, but make money in one. According to the scale of your breeding, you can only make 30,000 to 50,000 yuan a year on average, right?"
Li Lin stared at Lin Weixin closely, observing every change in his expression.
The reason why he asked this was to make Lin Weixin admit that pig farming is hard work and does not make much money.
In this way, the lie he had boasted to Yang Ping before, that he could earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, was self-defeating.
Obviously, when Lin Weixin heard Li Lin's question, he found it difficult to answer.
He had previously claimed in front of Township Chief Yang and a group of township officials that he earned more than 100,000 yuan a year.
Just because they can earn so much money, they dare to ask the government for a million yuan in demolition compensation...
But he could fool those people. Li Lin knew something about his family background, so he might not be able to get away with it!
He rubbed his hands nervously and kept his head down and remained silent the whole way.
The sunlight shone on his face through the gaps in the leaves, but it could not dispel the tension and uneasiness in his heart.
Until Li Lin asked again, "Old Lin, why don't you say anything? Did I calculate wrong?"
There was a hint of doubt in Li Lin's voice, as if he was really doubting his own calculations.
Lin Weixin's heart trembled, and he had to bite the bullet and answer, "No... That's right, the market has been particularly bad in the past few years, and I hardly made any money."
His voice was low and helpless, as if he was expressing his helplessness and predicament.
Seeing Lin Weixin's frank confession, Li Lin smiled and nodded, and then advised, "Then why do you still insist on doing it? Why don't you take advantage of the government's demolition and use the money to do some other business?"
"Next year, the Longjian factory will start production, and thousands of workers will flock to your Dalinzhuang village. If you invest some money to open a tobacco and alcohol supermarket, you can easily make tens of thousands of yuan a year. Why do you have to stay on this pig farm and suffer?"
Li Lin turned around and looked at Lin Weixin intently, trying to capture some useful information from his facial expression.
Lin Weixin also looked at Li Lin. His frown relaxed a little. His lips moved but no sound came out. He looked embarrassed.
His eyes were full of hesitation and contradiction, as if he was thinking about Li Lin's suggestion.
But Li Lin was able to confirm that Lin Weixin had wavered.
It’s time to strike while the iron is hot, using both soft and hard tactics!
Li Lin put away his smile and said to him seriously, "Old Lin, you are confused! If you don't demolish your family, it's not Longjian Group that is being blocked, but the more than 400 households and more than 1,000 villagers in Dalinzhuang Village!"
Li Lin's voice was stern and powerful, as if he was blaming Lin Weixin for his mistakes.
"Distant relatives and close neighbors, can you bear to watch them live a poor life, facing the loess and back to the sky, relying on the weather for food for generations? Can you really bear to personally cut off their only chance to change the fate of themselves and their descendants? That is a path that can lead them to prosperity and a happy life!"
Lin Weixin was terrified when he heard this. He quickly explained, "Secretary Li, how could I do such a stupid thing? You know what kind of person I am! I don't take many detours, I always go straight to the point... I, Lin, can't do such a thing that goes against my conscience!"
Lin Weixin's voice was full of regret and self-blame, as if he was regretting his mistakes.
Li Lin was surprised and wondered if Lin Weixin had some unspeakable secret?
He quickly asked, "Do you have any difficulties? Or is there another reason for this?"
"This..." Lin Weixin was speechless again. He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, but he didn't know where to start.
His eyes were full of helplessness and contradiction, as if he was thinking about how to answer Li Lin's question.
"Don't be impatient, speak slowly. No matter what the reason is, as long as it does not violate the principles, I will support you!"
Li Lin gave him a reassurance so that he could speak out his difficulties without any scruples.
"Ah!" Lin Weixin sighed, as if the huge stone that was weighing on his chest was broken in an instant. He seemed to have made up his mind and said through gritted teeth, "Secretary Li, it's not that I, Old Lin, am greedy, it's..."
He turned around and looked in the direction of the farm to make sure no one was eavesdropping, then he whispered, "It was Secretary Lin Dongliang. He asked me to put forward conditions to the township! He told me to hold on to one million and not give up. Even if I can't get one million, I can at least get 700,000 or 800,000!"
Hearing this, Li Lin frowned, feeling a little surprised.
But he soon understood the reason. It must be the village party secretary Lin Dongliang who wanted to take advantage of the villagers' negotiations with the township government to gain benefits!
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