He could only walk over to his secretary and bow and nod, "Secretary Li, do you think we can leave now?"
Secretary Li smirked disdainfully. "There are 53 of you in total. If one is missing, I'll call the police station to come to the village and arrest him. You try leaving."
Chen Jinhai looked utterly hopeless; it seemed that no one could escape today.
The Chen family stood there as if they had lost their parents, and their gazes toward Chen Jinhai turned sour.
Seeing their reaction, Chen Jinhai immediately became angry as well.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? When I suggested blocking the road, none of you objected."
And blonde, weren't you having a good time just now? Now you're not happy about it?
Chen Jinfa snorted coldly.
"Now you're all high and mighty. You weren't so high and mighty when Deputy Township Head Li was scolding you. You were all bowing and scraping."
"You think you're so great? If you're so great, then you do it! I admit I'm a coward. I've been bowing and scraping, but I haven't seen you step up."
“You’re the village chief, of course you should take the position. If I were the village chief, I would take the position.”
"Okay, so you've said it out loud, haven't you? You want to be the village chief too."
"Yes, if I had known you were going to talk such nonsense, I would have taken the job."
The group started arguing.
...
Ye Cheng led the way, taking the two trucks and Deputy Township Head Li all the way to the seaside.
As soon as Deputy Township Head Li got out of the car, he saw a dense crowd of people harvesting clams on the mudflats, and clams piled up like small mountains on the beach. His mood instantly improved.
That's more like it! That's more in line with the central task of our economic development!
"Sir, look, this is the 50 mu of mudflats that my brother contracted. In just a few months, this is the first harvest, and there should be two more harvests later." Ye Cheng explained as he followed behind Deputy Township Head Li.
He deliberately invited Deputy Township Head Li here today.
He had more contact with government departments in later generations, so he knew what the leaders wanted.
In fact, most leaders hope to achieve political achievements during their term of office, especially in the economic sphere, such as attracting investment and rural development.
Although Shiling Township is located by the sea, there aren't many people seriously engaged in aquaculture. Sending Deputy Township Head Li here is tantamount to handing over the achievement of guiding aquaculture without any effort from the leader. What leader wouldn't like that?
"Ye Cheng, how much can you produce from these 50 mu?"
"Boss, we estimate that we can get 100,000 jin this time, and there should be about the same amount later."
"100,000 jin! That's quite a lot." Deputy Township Head Li's face lit up with joy. The township didn't have a breeding farm of this size before, and now they had their first one, and he was even standing here in person. This was something worth writing about.
"Boss He, shall we go and check the quality of the clams?" Deputy Township Head Li was in high spirits.
"Boss, I checked them before, they're all top-quality clams, please take a look." Boss He was in a good mood now, damn it, he had a good time cursing earlier.
Deputy Township Head Li walked to the side of Clam Hill, picked up a few clams at random, and examined them. They were indeed large and plump.
"Hmm, the quality is good, and the purchase price is also good, right?"
"Boss, it's 2.8 yuan per jin."
"That's 280,000! Good, good, good!" Deputy Township Head Li nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.
At this moment, Ye Guowei was also reminded and came over.
"Boss, this is my brother, Ye Guowei. He's the one who usually manages the farm," Ye Cheng introduced.
“Great, our Shiling Township needs people like you. Look, once this breeding farm is up and running, the economy will be much better.”
"Yes, leader, we hired 50 people for this harvest, each paid 100 yuan and meals included, so that the village's idle labor force can also earn money," Ye Cheng added.
Economy and employment are two eternal themes.
Sure enough, when Deputy Township Head Li heard this, his eyes lit up even more, and his gaze towards Ye Cheng was sparkling.
This kid has a plan, he's got a plan.
"Brother, when will the harvest be finished? Boss He has already arrived." Ye Cheng looked at Ye Guowei.
"It'll be ready soon. I'll arrange for someone to load the truck first, otherwise we'll be late." Ye Guowei was a little intimidated by dealing with his superiors, so he quickly went back to work.
Boss He also went to count the money, leaving only Ye Cheng and Deputy Township Head Li.
The smile on Deputy Township Head Li's face faded, and he glanced at Ye Cheng indifferently, "Little Ye, when you were at the election meeting before, I thought you were a greenhorn, but I didn't expect you to be so ambitious."
"Isn't this all thanks to your leadership? After we finish our work, we'll arrange for everyone to have dinner together. Would you like to join us for a chat then?"
Deputy Township Head Li originally didn't want to eat, but when he heard that he was going to speak to everyone, he became somewhat interested.
"Also, I'm planning to start crayfish farming. I've already chosen a location, and construction will begin soon. You must make time to come over then, boss," Ye Cheng said, throwing out his second bait.
"Okay, it's a deal. You have to call me when the time comes. If you encounter any difficulties, just give me a call."
There are plenty of people here, so there's no need to worry about loading the truck. By 5:30 pm, everything was loaded onto the truck.
Deputy Township Head Li stood by his side without leaving for a moment; this was a political achievement, a political achievement indeed.
In the end, a total of 110,000 jin were harvested, which amounted to 308,000 yuan. Boss He paid the money on the spot.
Ye Cheng originally wanted to invite him to stay for a meal, but he was in no mood for food at the moment, so he just grabbed the cart and drove off.
There's no need to worry about leaving the village anymore. Liu Jin has sent two police officers to guard the area. Anyone who dares to stop the car today will be arrested.
After a day's work, Ye Cheng had Widow Zhang distribute money to everyone on the spot, one hundred yuan to each person. Everyone who received the money was overjoyed. It's not easy to find a job that pays one hundred yuan a day, and they even got to eat.
The villagers aren't that particular. After finishing their work, they don't take a bath or anything. They just wash their hands and go straight to the table.
Deputy Township Head Li and Liu Jin were seated at the main table.
"Boss, these are just some simple village dishes and drinks, please don't mind them."
After saying that, Ye Cheng put the two bottles of Maozi on the table.
That's all talk, but you can't actually serve the leader drinks and food. Ye Cheng even asked Jiang Yunxiang to add a few extra dishes.
Deputy Township Head Li glanced at it twice but didn't say anything, which was taken as tacit agreement. Today was a great day, and he wanted to celebrate with the villagers, which could also be called sharing the joy with the people.
Once everyone was seated, Ye Cheng stood up and called out loudly, "Fellow villagers!"
The entire room fell silent, everyone staring at Ye Cheng.
"Today is our farm's first harvest, and we're very grateful to everyone for coming to help. We sold a total of 110,000 jin (55,000 kg)!!!"
When the numbers were announced, the entire room gasped in surprise; even they hadn't expected to have harvested so much.
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