On the way to the village, Lu Feng discovered that although the village was small, it was very wealthy, and the main road leading to the village was even a cement road.
Not far away, you can see the village committee building with its red bricks and green tiles, which looks very impressive!
“Our village is very wealthy!” Lu Feng said.
"Thanks to President Lu, and mainly thanks to the electronics factory, we could actually be even wealthier. With such a big shot as President Lu here, money naturally follows, and our comfortable life comes along with it," Zhao Ergou said with a smile.
"Have we had a meeting with the villagers?" Lu Feng asked.
“I opened it up. I tried my best to persuade them not to be greedy. Everyone knows about the case. Mr. Lu doesn’t acknowledge the 25% equity stake. It’s been dragging on for so many years without any results. Asking for 10 million is not a small amount!” Zhao Ergou looked troubled and sighed, “No one in this village has ever been to school. I almost got beaten up.”
Seeing how dedicated he was, Lu Feng said, "Village Chief Zhao, you've worked hard."
"It's all only right. I also have my own selfish reasons. With you here, the village will be more lively, and as the village chief, I can earn more money." Zhao Ergou smiled very honestly.
Everyone in the village knew that a big boss was coming today, and they all stood by the roadside watching the car. They were temporarily calmed down by Zhao Ergou. The deal with the electronics factory had been settled, and each of them might get five hundred or a thousand yuan.
This amount of money was more than enough for the villagers. They knew nothing about the things that happened between the village and the electronics factory and township enterprises back then. The village's explanation to the villagers was that the land was seized by force and there was no money involved. As for the money invested in the electronics factory, it was invested by several other companies that were just using the village's name.
The villagers are very happy today. They can get several hundred yuan without doing anything. Why not?
Lu Feng lowered the car window and looked at a few children by the roadside. They were holding willow branches, wearing cheap plastic sandals, with dark skin, and their short-sleeved shirts were covered in sweat and mud. Their big eyes were staring at the cars.
They probably had never seen a commercial vehicle before, or even so many vehicles in this village. Lu Feng waved to them.
Several children were standing at the corner, holding stones in their hands. Zhao Ergou glanced at them and scolded, "What are you standing here for? Go home and eat."
The children scattered in all directions.
“They’re country kids; I’m afraid they’ll throw stones at the car,” Zhao Ergou explained.
The car stopped at the entrance of the village committee. Lu Feng got out of the car and felt the blazing sun. Not far away were several large willow trees, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers. In the distance, he could hear the sounds of children playing. A few children who had just turned the corner rode past on a willow branch, making "giddy-up" sounds.
They looked at Lu Feng, and Lu Feng looked at them.
"President Lu, please." Zhao Ergou said politely.
"Just have a bite." Lu Feng turned around and beckoned Su Yourong, Zhang Fengxia, and Cui Ning to go inside together.
The table was already laden with food, and several women in their forties were busy preparing it. After some polite exchanges, everyone sat down, eating and chatting about village affairs.
Zhao Ergou insisted that it was all the villagers' idea, and that he was just an errand boy.
Liu Zi and his group had already eaten. Seeing that it was almost time, they kicked Si Biao and shouted, "Call the men and get to work! Block the village committee and tell them to be smart and keep an eye on the men, not the two women."
Sun Er nodded repeatedly, bent down and went out the door. There were more than twenty people in the three courtyards, all of them young people in their twenties and thirties. They were carrying brooms, shovels, pitchforks and all sorts of other things. If you didn't know better, you would think they were cleaning.
A group of people walked up to the village committee and immediately blocked the gate, shouting: "No one cares about the work injury, resulting in a disabled person who has been bedridden for two years and no one cares!"
"Bring Lu Feng out here and make him pay compensation!!"
"Pay up! You're not leaving today if you don't pay up!"
The commotion outside alerted those inside. Lu Feng overheard it and inwardly cursed, turning to Zhao Ergou to ask, "What's going on?"
"I don't know either!"
"Why are there so many people?" Secretary Cui put down his wine glass and asked, "What's all the commotion about?"
"Oh dear, this is bad. Old Zhou's son has brought some people to cause trouble. His father used to work in an electronics factory and broke his leg. Nobody cared about him. These past few days, he's been making a fuss with me because he heard that President Lu is going to take over."
“What does this have to do with us?” Zhang Fengxia turned around and shouted at the agitated crowd outside.
Lu Feng knew perfectly well that they couldn't stay there any longer. He stood up and said, "In that case, Village Chief Zhao, go out and tell them if there's a back door? We can go through the back door!"
"Huh?" Zhao Ergou didn't expect Lu Feng to be so resolute, directly slinking away through the back door without any regard for his reputation. He hurriedly said, "These people are controlling the car, you can't leave."
“It’s alright, the car isn’t ours, it belongs to the city. Village Chief Zhao will drag these people along, and we’ll walk to the village entrance and flag down a car to go back to the city.” Lu Feng finished speaking and waved his hand, ready to leave.
Secretary Cui was dumbfounded. He was being left standing there; if the village impounded those cars, he'd be in deep trouble when he got back. He hurriedly said, "President Lu, we can't leave..."
“That’s right!” Zhao Ergou hurriedly added.
"Why can't we leave?" Lu Feng looked at the two men and said, "Are you two just going to watch me get beaten up?"
Zhao Ergou was slightly taken aback and said, "President Lu, the Zhou family is almost insane. They're capable of anything. What if someone is lying in wait at the back door and gets hurt? I'll put in a good word for you."
Secretary Cui stared at Lu Feng with a troubled expression. If they left now, the car would be impounded, and they would have to go through the Public Security Bureau to notify the subordinate police station to resolve the issue, which would be extremely troublesome.
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