Upon hearing this, Bai Jiaojiao realized that Li Lide was threatening her.
"It's not like I made these pigs sick. These past few days, haven't you been in charge, village chief?"
Li Lide was greedy for credit. Seeing the good results in the pigsty, he took on all the responsibilities and went there every day, ordering Lao Xu and Yu Wenli around. Zheng Xu was annoyed by him and avoided going to the pigsty whenever possible.
In addition, Zheng Xu went to the city for training on behalf of the commune half a month ago and hasn't returned yet. None of the other village cadres know how to raise pigs, so Li Lide doesn't even have anyone to consult with now.
If he hadn't been truly desperate, Li Lide would never have sought help from Bai Jiaojiao.
"You just said that in communal living, why are we talking about 'yours' and 'mine'? Isn't that everyone's responsibility?"
"Village chief, the credit is yours, but the responsibility is everyone's?"
Animal husbandry is different from other industries; it's normal for it to experience illnesses.
Bai Jiaojiao had been waiting for this day.
Li Lide was being too naive, thinking that everything would be fine once Bai Jiaojiao provided Lao Xu with the feeding method.
She ripped away Li Lide's fig leaf, and Li Lide's neck turned red: "Bai Jiaojiao, don't think that just because I'm here to beg you, you can put on airs and talk nonsense! This is slander! Do you believe I'll denounce you?"
"Fine, then go ahead and criticize them. Bring the whole village here, and I'll give them a good talking-to. From frying noodles to raising pigs, I've done so much for the village, and what have I gotten in return besides the motto 'collective first, individual second'? But you, the village chief, are always saying 'collective first, individual second' here, yet you've accumulated quite a few individual awards. What, at your age, do you still want to be promoted to the town?"
"Stop spouting nonsense! As the village head of Shili Village, it's perfectly normal for me to be praised by the higher-ups for any achievements Shili Village has made. You could say I represent Shili Village! You don't think I'm trying to take credit for your work, do you?"
Li Lide was best at putting on a sanctimonious act, and Bai Jiaojiao wanted to laugh when she saw it: "Isn't that right?"
"Of course not!"
“Okay, if the village chief is upright and honest, then let’s go out and talk to everyone. Once we’ve talked it out, I’ll feel better.”
Bai Jiaojiao slowly washed her hands and then started to walk out.
"Bai Jiaojiao, stop right there!"
Li Lide roared.
"Village chief, aren't you in a huge hurry? Explain yourself clearly so I can figure out whether I should take responsibility."
"Fine! Let's go outside and talk about it! What will the villagers think of you if they know you deliberately didn't save our village's pigs? Come with me now and save the pigs, and I'll pretend this never happened. Nobody will blame you."
Bai Jiaojiao was amused and annoyed. This Li Lide was truly a master of foolishness. If she were even a little bit naive, she would have thought he was trying so hard to persuade her.
“Village chief, do I look like that idiot from Xiangyang Village?” Bai Jiaojiao pointed at herself. “I secretly cured the pig for you, and then you can report it however you want, right?”
"Bai Jiaojiao!"
Li Lide was on the verge of exploding with rage after Bai Jiaojiao repeatedly exposed his true colors. Suddenly, someone grabbed the back of his collar and said, "I don't like hearing people call her that. You better watch yourself."
When Shen Heng saw Li Lide in his yard, he knew without a doubt that the old man was here to make things difficult for his wife again.
The pigs in the village seem to have been sick these past few days, and Li Lide is probably here to cause trouble at his house.
"Shen Heng, what are you doing? Do you want to rebel?" Li Lide looked at Shen Heng, who was a head taller than him and was young and strong, and his legs were trembling. He managed to shout the words with great difficulty.
"Village chief, watch your mouth. Who do you think you are? Telling you to watch your mouth is tantamount to rebellion?"
Bai Jiaojiao slammed a hat on Li Lide's head, and Li Lide almost choked on his own spit: "Don't talk nonsense."
Last year, a man dug up a huge sweet potato while harvesting crops and said, "Long live the big sweet potato!" As a result, he was criticized and denounced.
Why should sweet potatoes be celebrated forever?
Then who are you, Li Lide?
When Shen Heng returned, Bai Jiaojiao immediately straightened her back. She walked up to Li Lide with a smile and said, "Brother Heng, let go. Otherwise, the village chief will hold a grudge against you and erase our achievements."
Li Lide's teeth ached from clenching them: "What exactly do you want?"
"I really have no other choice. If the plan were so easy to come up with, why don't you come up with one yourself?"
Bai Jiaojiao refused to budge and instead played Li Lide for a fool.
Upon hearing Bai Jiaojiao release her grip, Shen Heng immediately walked to the courtyard gate, as if ready to flee at any moment: "Bai Jiaojiao, stop talking nonsense, are you going to help or not?"
Li Lide had assured his superiors that it was a small matter if the two sows couldn't produce that many piglets, but if they died before they even gave birth, it would be like slapping him across the face.
How should leaders view him?
Just as Li Lide's vision began to blur, Bai Jiaojiao said, "I can help."
"Do you still have conditions?"
Li Lide looked at Shen Heng, then turned to Bai Jiaojiao, knowing that she definitely had something to say to him.
Sure enough, Bai Jiaojiao said, "You write a letter of praise for Heng-ge, read it aloud in public, and then hand it in. We can help you with this."
Ultimately, this is Bai Jiaojiao's goal. Li Lide will be dealt with sooner or later, but not now. He has deep roots in Shili Village. It's just that he didn't raise the pigs well enough to force Li Lide to step down.
"Okay, I promise you."
Li Lide agreed very readily.
“I don’t trust you. After you finish writing this letter of commendation and stamp it, you need to have the brigade leader hand it in.”
Bai Jiaojiao's words were a blatant slap in the face to Li Lide, yet Li Lide dared not get angry.
"Zheng Xu isn't in the village right now. Who knows when he'll be back? If he doesn't come back in three or five days, the pigs will be dead by now!"
"That's none of my business. Who told the village chief to have no credibility with me anymore?"
Bai Jiaojiao showed no mercy to Li Lide, saying whatever came to mind, which made Li Lide so angry that he was panting heavily, his nostrils flaring.
"How about this, I'll tell everyone in the village first, and then when Zheng Xu comes back, I'll give him the letter in front of you, okay?"
"No. Village Chief, if you have nothing else to do, you should leave now."
Bai Jiaojiao wouldn't let Li Lide achieve his goal so easily.
Shen Heng stepped forward, but before he could catch up, Li Lide stormed off in a huff.
Fortunately, Zheng Xu seemed to have sensed something and returned the next morning.
Li Lide was so anxious all night that his mouth was full of blisters. He grabbed Zheng Xu and said, "Old buddy, you're finally back! Bai Jiaojiao is going to cause a huge uproar!"
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