Liu Junbo asked, "Why not?"
Li Xiangdong countered, "Was this letter written by an ordinary citizen of Huichuan County, or a report written by the Huichuan County Party Committee?"
Liu Junbo suddenly realized.
"This letter is meant to be so clear that it was written by a farmer, with every word coming from the bottom of his heart."
Liu Donglai's recent anxiety and unease instantly subsided.
Yeah, what's there to be afraid of!
Back then, at Director Yan's house, what did he say?
If I really wanted to be a corrupt or incompetent official, I'd rather stay at the foot of Yibai Mountain and farm!
These words are still ringing in his ears, yet he forgot them in just one year?
So what if someone wants to mess with him?
It's just a matter of sending him back to the foot of Yibai Mountain to farm!
What he did was without shame before the country and the people; let others judge its right and wrong!
Having figured this out, Liu Donglai suddenly understood and handed the letter to Li Xiangdong, saying, "That's it."
that's all!
Apart from Li Xiangdong and Liu Donglai, who were both clear-headed, everyone else in the room was filled with worry.
Li Xiangdong privately advised Director Yan, who was unable to eat, "Uncle, what are you worried about? Everything Uncle Liu has done is for the benefit of the people. Even if someone tries to use this as an opportunity to punish him, it's not a crime punishable by imprisonment or execution; it's just a matter of being dismissed from his post."
After being persuaded by Li Xiangdong, the expert at persuasion, Director Yan lost his appetite even more.
After leaving Director Yan's house, Li Xiangdong went directly to the post office and mailed the letter to Yanjing City.
Meanwhile, Mayor Zhang of Dongfang City had already received a letter of complaint forwarded by the Provincial Party Committee.
The letter had been lying quietly on his desk for two days.
This letter details the various crimes committed by Li Jin and Li Xiangdong, father and son, with the support of Liu Donglai. The father and son had completely seized control of the Lijiapo brigade and used it as a base to engage in rampant capitalist regression.
Under the leadership of the father and son, the Lijiapo Brigade illegally occupied land in neighboring villages, arbitrarily damaged national water resources, violated national farmland policies, and changed the use of farmland without authorization.
Li Jin and his son Li Xiangdong, as the actual power holders of Lijiapo Brigade, dominated the area, committed all kinds of evil deeds, oppressed and harmed the masses, and seized personal benefits on a large scale.
Li Jin not only allocated homesteads to his married-out daughters, but also allocated a homestead several times larger than others to his fifteen-year-old son, Li Xiangdong. The villagers dared not speak out against it.
Liu Donglai used these two individuals to amass wealth, and we hope the state and government will conduct a fair investigation and handle the matter.
Mayor Zhang placed the letter on the table and tapped the surface lightly with his fingers in a rhythmic motion.
The letter arrived so timely, and the province's attitude was so ambiguous, that he couldn't help but overthink it.
The debate at the top is intensifying over which path to take, and now someone wants to tear apart Lijiapo, which is supported by Liu Donglai...
Mayor Zhang's gaze narrowed slightly. Why is it so difficult to get things done?
Although Liu Donglai had already told him the contents of the letter Li Xiangdong had written, he didn't think the letter would be of any use.
If all else fails, we'll have to temporarily transfer Liu Donglai away to ensure his safety.
As for Lijiapo, Mayor Zhang sighed slightly, saying that the worst that could happen was that it would return to the state it was a year ago.
With the family savings, no one will starve to death.
...
Li Xiangdong was unaware that the provincial and municipal authorities had received anonymous reports about him, which had caused a huge uproar.
He was busy preparing for the summer harvest. Li Xiangdong asked Liu Changhai and Guo Daming to take letters of introduction to many places and buy a total of six combine harvesters.
These harvesters were all discarded by others and have some minor problems.
Li Xiangdong asked Yu Deshui to fix it, and it was done in one go.
Lijiapo now has a total of eight combine harvesters. They go to the wheat fields to cut wheat, "swish swish swish," and in no time, they have cut down a large area!
In Lijiapo, all the wheat was harvested from the fields in less than seven days. Now the commune members have an incredibly easy job; they just dry the wheat in the threshing ground and then wait to bag it, weigh it, and hand it over as grain to the state!
Looking at the high-tech equipment in Lijiapo, everyone felt envious and hoped that these eight big machines could be used to operate in their own production team's fields.
The person who first decided to do this was Ma Jinfu from Guanyutai. He hesitantly went to Li Jin's house and asked if he could also send a combine harvester to help with the wheat harvest.
However, they felt the price of the harvester was a bit high last year. Could you please make it cheaper for the sake of the saline-alkali land?
They're eager to use the saved labor to make maltose!
Since last year, maltose has suddenly become a common sideline industry throughout the county, and countless skillful villagers have used it as a basis to develop different kinds of candy.
In short, they felt that the cost of hiring combine harvesters to cut wheat was far less than the profits they would make from making maltose.
Li Jin had already discussed this matter with the team members.
"Brother, you'll only be responsible for the combine harvester's fuel cost, and then 40 cents per acre. We also provide tractor transportation, but that will cost extra. It's up to you whether you use it or not!"
This price was beyond Ma Jinfu's expectations. He originally thought there would be a lot of haggling this time, but who knew that Li Jin would offer such a low price right away!
Ma Jinfu returned to his brigade in high spirits, and the news spread like wildfire. In the afternoon, five or six other brigade captains arrived!
This includes Lan Shixing from Lanshui Village, Yan Guohui from Quanshui Village, Pan Mingzhong from Panjiazhuang Brigade, the brigade leader of Zhao Guantun Brigade (Zhao Sufang's maternal home), and two other brigade leaders who are acquainted with Li Jin. They all have some connections with Li Jin or Li Xiangdong, and it's estimated that the father and son will give them some face!
Li Jin treated everyone the same; the price was the same for all. However, they had to come one by one, queuing in order of arrival!
Huichuan County is carrying out the summer harvest at an unprecedented pace. Everywhere is filled with laughter and joy, and the golden wheat presents a scene completely different from the bleak and rainy weather of last year.
This is the situation that the national working group members who came to investigate found!
Indeed, to Mayor Zhang and Secretary Liu's surprise, it wasn't an investigation team that arrived, but a research team!
Just one word difference, that one word difference, almost brought tears to Liu Donglai's eyes!
Of course, at this moment, Liu Donglai, Mayor Zhang, and Li Xiangdong himself were unaware that the national research team had arrived in Huichuan County.
They traveled to every brigade in Huichuan County, and to their surprise, although the people of Huichuan County dressed simply and their clothes were patched, they were all very clean and tidy.
Most importantly, their faces showed no signs of numbness, hunger, helplessness, or panic; instead, they were filled with hope.
The summer harvest is proceeding in an orderly manner, and to their surprise, there are so many harvesters in this small county!
They pretended to be passersby, went to a villager's house to ask for a bowl of water, and chatted idly for a bit.
What surprised them most was that the Huichuan market was still packed with people during the wheat harvest season.
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