Chapter Sixty-Three: Zhao Xiaoyu Pulls Up Her Pocket
In the field, Lin Baozhu was holding blueprints and directing several shirtless young men to work.
"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!" the men shouted as they hammered the wooden stakes firmly into the ground, then bent down to arrange bundles of heavy plastic sheeting.
"Thread this rope through these iron rings one by one and secure it. This way, when ventilation is needed, one person can easily pull up the roof..."
On the edge of the field, Hu Zi stood excitedly: "Reporter, my aunt isn't lazy, she makes a living with her brain. She's one of the smartest people in our village."
"So who's number one?"
Tiger puffed out his chest, grinning proudly: "Of course it's me! My aunt always says I'm smarter than her. She's second, so I must be first. That's my aunt..."
Tiger pointed to the people in the field with his little finger. The reporter looked in that direction and saw a young woman intently gesturing to someone with a piece of paper. She asked the brigade leader who had come with her, "Brigade leader, what are they doing?"
The brigade leader's face beamed with undisguised approval: "Oh, they're researching winter-warm greenhouses! Baozhu is a clever and kind-hearted girl. She said that in winter we only have radishes, cabbages, and potatoes to eat, so we don't eat well and our bodies can't withstand the cold. She came up with this idea. If it really works, it will be a huge achievement! We might even be able to pay off the debt our village owes the commune! You wouldn't believe it, yesterday she..."
The captain started talking about Lin Baozhu's various deeds as if he had opened a floodgate, and then added at the end, "This girl is so capable that even the head of the criminal investigation team of the county public security bureau personally invited her to become a police officer! What a great opportunity this is for us!"
But the child resolutely refused! She said she wanted to dedicate herself to the village and contribute her talents, and that she would only decide whether to go to work after the villagers were living a better life. This child was doing this for the sake of the entire village's development, and as the village head, I couldn't hold her back, could I? So I approved the land for her to conduct her experiments!
As the team leader introduced the scene, the photographer's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the focused figure in the field. She was dressed in the most ordinary coarse cloth clothes, her face even splattered with mud, but she had a sweet smile, bright eyes, and radiated youthful energy from the inside out.
The photographer almost instinctively raised his camera, adjusted the focus, and captured Lin Baozhu in the shot.
"Auntie! A reporter is here to interview you!" Tiger shouted loudly to the people in the field, cupping his hands in a megaphone shape.
Lin Baozhu looked up at the sound and saw a man holding a laptop and another carrying a video camera standing on the edge of the field, surrounded by a group of villagers watching the commotion.
Lin Baozhu lowered her eyes; this time, she had it in the bag.
*
Outside the village branch office, a crowd of onlookers had gathered. Reporter Zhou, who was in charge of taking notes, opened his notebook and quickly transcribed the conversation.
"Comrade Lin, our leaders take your letter to our newspaper about your machine tool modification ideas very seriously! It's a great idea, but implementing it... will be quite difficult. Currently, there isn't a single decent precision machine tool in China, and all core components are imported. What solutions do you have for this situation?" The reporter looked intently at Lin Baozhu.
Lin Baozhu said calmly, "Actually, our country's workers and technicians are very smart! The reason why we can't make technological breakthroughs is because foreign blockades are hindering progress. As long as we find a breakthrough, our country's machinery industry will advance by leaps and bounds!"
I happen to have some expertise in this area. For example, a couple of days ago, my second brother's factory spent a lot of money importing a precision machine tool, which was maliciously damaged and is now just a pile of scrap metal. If you're interested, I can take you to the factory to try and repair it yourself.
Reporter Zhou's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward slightly: "You mean... you can fix it?"
"It's not a big problem."
During her ten years in the apocalypse, besides searching for supplies and killing zombies, she spent her days learning various skills, among which she excelled in mechanical engineering.
She currently has quite a few books about medical equipment in her online space. She plans to copy down all the usable ones when she has the chance. With these resources, she believes that the country's technology will develop rapidly, and then she will no longer worry about being held back by foreigners...
"Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew!"
A sharp voice suddenly broke in; it was Zhao Xiaoyu, who had caught up with them. She crossed her arms, a mocking look on her face. "Brother Tao is at the machine factory. That machine was clearly damaged by your second brother! Lin Baozhu, you wouldn't be trying to use a reporter to pressure the factory and keep your second brother's job, would you?" She raised her chin smugly, waiting to see Lin Baozhu's panicked reaction.
As a result, he received a mocking glare from Lin Baozhu.
The reporter frowned and looked at Lin Baozhu: "Comrade Lin, was the machine damaged by your second brother?"
"no."
"We'll find out who did it when we get to the factory." With that, she flicked her finger almost imperceptibly, and a wisp of nearly transparent dust drifted silently toward Zhao Xiaoyu.
She's so eager to embarrass herself, so don't blame her!
Just as Zhao Xiaoyu was about to say something more provocative, her eyes suddenly widened, the color drained from her face, and her legs instinctively clamped tightly together. She awkwardly covered her buttocks with one hand and, with the other hand gripping the wall, shuffled to the side, her face pale…
"Plop plop plop, pop pop pop, squeak...!!!"
A long, extremely loud fart suddenly erupted throughout the entire village branch without warning.
Accompanied by a fart, an indescribable stench permeated the village branch office...
"Ah!" Lin Baozhu covered her nose and took several steps back until her aunt was pressed against the wall. She then shouted with disgust, "Hey—Zhao Xiaoyu? You...you pooped in your pants? How can you be so filthy?"
She poisoned everyone in the Bi family last night. The poison needs a trigger to take effect. It won't kill them, but it will make them look bad.
For example, pulling down one's pants in public, barking or urinating like a dog, taking off clothes, farting, or indulging in fantasies!
"I...I didn't...Pfft pfft pfft—Clatter! Squeak squeak~~" Just as Zhao Xiaoyu was about to deny and defend herself, an even more turbulent and uncontrollable sound and stench erupted from her lower body, directly interrupting her words.
Although the reporters and photographers maintained their professionalism by not saying anything, their bodies betrayed their true feelings as they pressed themselves tightly against the wall, their faces turning purple from holding their breath.
In the small village branch, only Zhao Xiaoyu remained frozen in place, feeling the indescribable shame and filth. Her face turned from red to white, then from white to green, and she was so ashamed and indignant that she wished she could faint on the spot.
The captain's face was ashen. He pointed at Zhao Xiaoyu and said angrily, "You'd better go back and clean yourself up. If you've eaten something bad, go see a doctor and get some medicine. What kind of nonsense is this...?"
I'm so embarrassed, so incredibly embarrassed.
The reporter finally managed to come and interview us, and all we got was such a disgraceful thing as Zhao Xiaoyu. After the reporter leaves, we'll make her go pick up manure, collect manure, and work on manure!
Despite his inner turmoil, the captain tried to keep a calm expression on his face.
"This Zhao educated youth might be suffering from diarrhea due to the change in environment. Reporters, aren't you going to the machine factory? Hurry up, otherwise you won't be able to start work until 2 pm."
Lin's mother chimed in, "Go ahead, but be careful on the road."
"Then let's go there now."
The three of them rode off towards the town, watched by the villagers...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com