One of them weakly retorted, "Perhaps it's just an isolated case, and we can't generalize?"
Upon hearing the rebuttal, Qian Xianmin's face turned as long as a horse's.
He walked a few steps to the man, grabbed him by the collar with both hands, and pulled him up.
“Niu Zhicheng, do you dare to stake your life on this? Is this an isolated incident?”
Get your brain out of the cesspool and think about it carefully. The people in the village can still eat the crops now, but what will happen after they finish eating all the crops?
If something goes wrong, are you fully responsible?
After saying that, he pushed it outwards with all his might.
Niu Zhicheng, who was frightened by Qian Xianmin's last words, was pushed away forcefully.
Upon hearing this, Niu Zhicheng's face turned pale.
To reach this position, one is certainly not a fool. A little thought reveals that once things reach that point, it's not something that can be accomplished with just a few words.
If the higher-ups blame us, none of us here will escape punishment.
Concerned about their future and fate, those who had originally supported the egalitarian system suddenly panicked.
"County Chief, what are we going to do? We all meant well, but we never expected things to turn out like this. This is something no one wanted!"
"That's right, County Chief. Our intention was also for the good of the people. Look how well this matter has been handled. Why don't you think of a solution? We can't let that kind of thing happen!"
"Yes, yes, Lao Qian, in the end, you are the master of the county. No matter what happens, it's all up to you."
Qian Xianmin was so angry at this group of people who were afraid of death and eager for credit that he was trembling all over.
He had always opposed doing this, but what did these people say?
Now they're trying to absolve themselves of all responsibility, and this huge scapegoat is being dumped on them.
Just as Qian Xianmin was glaring at them and breathing heavily, there was a loud knocking on the office door.
Qian Xianmin turned around and roared, "What are you banging on? Don't you know we're in a meeting?"
Before the words were even finished, an old man and two middle-aged men stood at the door with their necks hunched and backs bent.
The doorknob that had been opened was still in the old man's hand.
When Qian Xianmin saw the old man, he was stunned for a moment, feeling that the old man looked somewhat familiar.
His gaze swept between the old man and the two men behind him before he asked curtly, "What do you want?"
"County Chief Qian, I am Tan Dingguo, the village chief of Xishan Village. I have something to discuss with you today. I wonder if I could take up a little of your time?"
Tan Dingguo forced a smile and said to Qian Xianmin.
"Hey... you guys are from Xishan Village, huh? I'm telling you, why didn't you come to the last meeting? Everyone else has set up communal dining halls, but your Xishan Village is so backward in its thinking that you still haven't done it."
Upon hearing Tan Dingguo's words, Niu Zhicheng subconsciously blurted out all the words he had been holding back because Xishan Village hadn't come.
After Niu Zhicheng finished jumping around, everyone's eyes immediately fell on him, including the village chief of the village that first started the communal dining system and Qian Xianmin.
Tan Dingguo glanced at the two of them before turning his gaze to Niu Zhicheng.
"Sir, our village didn't eat the grain we grow!"
Hearing Tan Dingguo's neither-soft-nor-hard retort, Niu Zhicheng was almost so angry he fainted.
He can listen to Qian Xianmin's reprimands because Qian Xianmin is the county magistrate, and now even a lowly village chief dares to ridicule him.
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