Ye Cheng smiled slightly, "I knew you were the smartest in the village, nothing can be hidden from you."
Li the Cripple looked Ye Cheng up and down, then tilted his head and said with emotion,
"If I were smart, I wouldn't just run a small shop. Tell me, what can this cripple do to help?"
Ye Cheng wasn't in a hurry; he took Li the Cripple to the shop to discuss it further.
"I heard from my brother that the village committee election is next month, right?" Ye Cheng asked.
Hearing Ye Cheng ask this question, Li the Cripple was really surprised. "No way, Second Brother, you have such thoughts? How old are you?"
"What's wrong with that? Can't young people have ideas? The country is now encouraging young people to become village officials. Many college graduates become village chiefs right after graduation, you know?"
Ye Cheng didn't know when the practice of college graduate village officials started, but there were indeed many in later generations.
Serving college graduates as village officials serves two purposes: firstly, it allows them to better understand grassroots communities; secondly, it aims to bring new ideas to the villages. And practice has proven that many of them have indeed done a good job.
Li the Cripple looked at Ye Cheng with disdain, "He's a college student, you're just a high school student, you don't even know if you've graduated."
Ye Cheng was speechless for a moment. Damn, yeah, he really didn't know if the original owner had a graduation certificate.
"Oh dear, don't interrupt me. I just wanted to ask how I can get selected." Ye Cheng got back to the main topic.
"The village chief election is just like that. Someone nominates you as a candidate, then everyone votes, and if you get more than half the votes, you're in. It's the same as electing the president in the United States." Li the Cripple spoke quite casually, but if it were that simple, Ye Cheng wouldn't have come all the way to find him.
Ye Cheng looked at the shelf, pointed at Hua Zi and said, "Give me two packs of Hua Zi, and then tell me how many you have, don't try to hide anything."
Upon hearing that Ye Cheng wanted two packs of cigarettes, Li the Cripple's face immediately changed, and he took them with a fawning expression, saying, "Second Brother is so generous, taking two packs at once."
Ye Cheng paid the money impatiently and then said, "Tell me, what should I be careful about?"
Li the Cripple chuckled, "Second brother, you know our village, Chen is a common surname, and generally, the village chief is a member of the Chen family. It will be a bit difficult for you to become the village chief."
"Just tell me, I'll decide for myself whether it's difficult or not."
"Okay. The candidates shouldn't be a problem. Usually, you just need to get a few families to recommend you. You can ask Xiao Hu, your older brother, the Duan family, and Zhang the Widow, she counts as a family too. A few families recommending you is enough."
“Okay, I don’t have much of a problem with these few companies, but Chen Jinli’s won’t do, right?” Ye Cheng suddenly remembered that he had done some work for the two Chen boys.
Li the Cripple said calmly, "Second brother, you found someone a job, but this is the village chief. Right now, the Chen family is in charge. How could they possibly support you?"
Ye Cheng nodded, "That's true."
"If the Chen family is so united, then what's the point of me even having an election?"
If the Chen family really chooses only one person, then he really shouldn't choose.
"That depends on your abilities. To be honest, the Chen family isn't a monolithic entity anymore. Everyone's focused on money these days." Li the Cripple gestured with a money sign.
Ye Cheng's lips curled up slightly, but he didn't say anything. He decided to just forget about buying the tickets.
"So, will the Chen family still nominate Chen Jinhai this year?"
Ye Cheng was very concerned about this issue; he needed to know who his opponent was.
Li the Cripple pondered for a moment before continuing, "From what I've heard, it seems that Chen Jinhai himself wants to serve another term, but some members of the Chen family are against it. I'll look into that later."
"Okay, I'll wait for your message."
After chatting with Li the Cripple for a while, Ye Cheng left. Li the Cripple had a lot of information, and the news he heard from him this time was just a general outline. He would see what information Li the Cripple could get later.
It was very late, and Ye Cheng didn't go back to his older brother's house; he went straight to bed.
Ye Cheng was still half asleep when Xiao Hu woke him up.
"Damn, what time is it that you're waking me up?" Ye Cheng said, yawning.
"Brother, weren't we supposed to go out to sea with Uncle Duan today? Uncle Duan is calling us, why are you still sleeping?"
When Xiao Hu reminded him, Ye Cheng suddenly remembered that he seemed to have said that while drinking last night.
He jumped up, washed his face with his hands, and set off. It would be best to learn by himself if someone led the way, as it would save time and effort.
When they arrived at the dock, Duan Chunsheng was already there. He also had a 12-meter trawler, a second-hand one, but it was much newer than Ye Cheng's.
"Second brother, are you still asleep?" Duan Chunsheng called out in a strong voice.
This guy is quite old, but he's in pretty good shape; it's probably because he's been working for years.
"Uncle, we're still young, unlike you who's old and can't sleep in the morning," Ye Cheng joked back.
The two chuckled and boarded their respective boats. Duan Chunsheng exited the dock first, while Ye Cheng followed cautiously behind.
He had sailed Wang Defa's boat before, but he had never sailed Old Chen's boat before. It was his first time, so he was a little nervous.
Duan Chunsheng could also tell that Ye Cheng lacked experience, so he drove a little slower than usual, and when turning, he deliberately made a wide turn.
"Brother, Uncle Duan is taking care of you." Xiao Hu was bored anyway, so he fed Da Huang.
This was something Ye Cheng remembered before leaving; he had to bring Da Huang along, as this guy was sometimes even more powerful than the system.
The system is an enhancement; it's a bug.
"Shut up! Damn it, can't you see I'm steering the boat?" Ye Cheng was putting all his strength into catching up with Duan Chunsheng.
Presumably taking into account that Ye Cheng was not yet proficient, Duan Chunsheng stopped after driving for about twenty minutes and then had Ye Cheng come over so he could explain to him.
“Second brother, this area is about ten kilometers from here to there. This is a fishing ground with a water depth suitable for our small trawlers. There aren’t many reefs on the seabed, and it’s close to the dock. You can practice here first,” Duan Chunsheng shouted.
Ye Cheng looked over and could see several small black dots in the distance. Those were other people's fishing boats, already starting to trawle. It seemed that, just as Duan Chunsheng had said, this was indeed a recognized fishing ground.
"Uncle, how long does it usually take for my single trawling net to be mowed?"
"Second brother, the time is uncertain. Our kind of boat can only last 2 hours at most. You can tow it for 40 minutes first."
Then, when you're towing, start by going with the current; it's easier that way. If you go against the current the first time, the net will drift, and it will burn fuel faster. Once you're more familiar with it, you can go against the current or at an angle.
Ye Cheng hadn't considered this issue before; there was also the question of going with the flow or going against it.
"Don't think too much about it, just try it a couple of times and you'll see," Duan Chunsheng shouted, then drove forward a bit and started setting up the trawl net.
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