Liu Weimin has been the village chief for so many years. Although he is a bit soft-hearted, his dedication to the people and his original intentions have always been beyond doubt.
Although we haven't achieved anything significant, it's because there's really no other way. Given the environment and conditions, it's already quite remarkable that no one starved to death and the whole village survived those years of severe natural disasters.
Because of this, the villagers trusted him much more.
The cooperative sounds impressive, but it doesn't even have a proper team yet. It's all being pieced together bit by bit by these complete novices, racking their brains. Before they've even finished putting it together, they're all exhausted.
The first to strike were a few of the older people, followed by Liu Weimin and a few others. On the contrary, Liu Aiguo, who usually uses his brain, persisted for a while and was still organizing the results of everyone's work.
Seeing the room full of gloomy faces, Third Master Liu was the first to back down.
"No, no, when it comes to working in the fields, our old arms and legs can still manage, but this isn't the kind of work we're suited for. We need to find young people; they're quick-witted and have ideas."
Liu Weimin sighed. He could understand what his third uncle meant, but he was helpless.
"Third Uncle, I understand what you mean. I tested her early on, but Xiao Jian refused, saying it was too much trouble."
The group of people were stunned for a moment, and then felt even more helpless. It was really something she could say. She was the kind of person who would go straight home after work and would rather go up the mountain than wander around the village. She really was someone who had been here for several years, and apart from the educated youth, the only people she could be considered acquaintances in the village were the Liu family and the Liu Weimin family.
Even now, there are still some villagers she doesn't recognize.
"What should we do then? Who else is there besides her?"
Weimin, what about your construction project? Why don't you let him come over? Consider it practice; the sooner he gets the hang of it, the sooner you can let go.
Few villagers have received formal education, but Liu Jianshe is one of them. The old man and several village officials all tacitly agree that Liu Jianshe will be the next village chief, so there's no need to hide this from him.
But in reality, Liu Weimin was aware of his son's limited abilities and immediately shook his head.
"I'm afraid that won't work. All these years he's been studying with us and has never left the village. How could he have ever seen anything like this?"
"Too."
"So, if that's the case, then only the educated youth in the educated youth compound can be used. Weimin, are you confident?"
Liu Weimin went through the remaining people in his mind one by one.
"Those young men are alright, but from what I've seen, they're all either working or going up the mountain. They don't seem to be interested in our little group at all."
"Let's go ask around first. What we need is someone who can make our cooperative legitimate, lead everyone onto the right path, and help everyone make money. I don't believe that we can't find someone like that in such a big village."
Liu Aiguo added,
"If this person is a sent-down youth, he can't be too soft-hearted. If some villagers take advantage of their status or connections to cause trouble, he needs to be able to keep the situation under control, save face, and even ensure his own safety and not suffer losses if someone tries to bully or fight."
Liu Weimin laughed angrily.
"Hey? I've figured it out. Aren't you still eyeing Xiao Jian? Trying to keep things under control?"
If someone really tries to cause trouble, then no one can be allowed to stop them!
no,"
This reminded him.
"I need to make it clear to my fellow villagers that if anyone tries to cheat me out of money by selling inferior goods, I will not accept their products again after the first time."
snort!
Arrest one or two as a warning to others; let's see who dares to cause trouble then!
To be fair, Liu Weimin may be soft-hearted, but he hasn't been the village chief for nothing all these years. He has his own methods, knowing when to be lenient and when to be firm. To put it simply, the villagers seem to appreciate his approach.
"Okay, as long as you know what I mean."
The seedlings haven't grown very big yet, and there aren't many weeds. The work schedule isn't as tight as during the busy farming season. Things like this are a bit boring.
She just finished weeding today, and two days later she went back to the same spot, which was still just a small patch of grass. She repeated the same work several times, and there was no sense of accomplishment. She had long since lost patience.
For her, nothing beats the satisfaction of the autumn harvest.
So she simply asked for leave.
With such beautiful weather, wouldn't it be nice to go up the mountain and relax?
Coincidentally, Lin Dongfang and the others thought the same thing. However, there were many educated youths, and they set off after work. By the time they set off, Jian Dan had already been exploring the deep mountains like a fish in water.
Many elderly people and children who don't go to school in the village also work on the outskirts, cutting pig feed and digging vegetables; these are their basic daily tasks.
Some diligent housewives would scatter some cabbage seeds in the seedling shed. These seeds are hardy, germinate quickly, and have a high germination rate. They can be seedled in just a few days and used as a dipping sauce, in soup, or transplanted.
But generally speaking, the main dish at this time is still wild vegetables.
Dandelion, wild mustard greens, willow shoots, shepherd's purse, monkey leg, bracken, wild garlic, large-leaf celery, water celery, Cantonese vegetables, toon sprouts—there are many varieties, they are widely distributed, and you can find plenty of them in almost any area.
In this respect, the educated youth were even less capable than the village children. At least, they hadn't fully mastered the knowledge of wild vegetables yet. Unlike the villagers who relied on these wild vegetables to save their lives, Jian Dan didn't have that pressure, so the villagers didn't care.
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