Everyone loves to hear praise, and Lu Yuan was no exception. He smiled and said, "I'm entrusting all the bricks and tiles to you. Make sure they're of the best quality."
"No problem, you can trust me to do things. The quality of the bricks and tiles from our factory is definitely guaranteed."
We agreed that the bricks and tiles would be delivered a week later, and I paid a deposit of one thousand yuan at the finance department before driving away.
Jiang Haishan escorted the person to the factory gate, watching the departing jeep with envy.
Tsk, those young guys are already driving Jeeps, when will he, the factory manager, get a car?
As Lu Yuan drove to the village entrance, he encountered a person riding a bicycle into the village. The person's back looked somewhat familiar.
He pulled over and leaned out to look behind him. Hey, it really was Feng Tao, the county magistrate's secretary.
"Secretary Feng, what's going on?"
Feng Tao approached the car, put his feet on the ground, and greeted him with a smile, "Comrade Lu, I was just about to look for you."
Lu Yuan opened the car door and got out, moved his bicycle to the back seat, and gestured for him to get into the passenger seat.
"Did Secretary Feng need something from me?"
In fact, he already had a vague guess in his heart that it was probably because of the matter between He Shenghua and Hong Xia.
As expected.
"The matter of the two educated youths has been thoroughly investigated. There are the personal statements of the two parties involved, as well as the statements of two police officers, Song Minghao and Han Wenzhao, from the police station, and Director Wang's confession. The facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive. Li Dongliang and Wang Dayong have both been suspended from their duties, and Li Wei and his accomplices have also been detained."
Lu Yuan was surprised by how efficient County Magistrate Luo was; the matter was resolved in less than half a day.
"In addition, Li Wei and his accomplices' families are willing to give the two injured educated youths some compensation, 100 yuan per person from each family, hoping that the two can give a letter of understanding."
Lu Yuan couldn't make the decision for the two of them, so he said, "Secretary Feng, I'll take you to the educated youth settlement and ask the two educated youths what they think."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Comrade Lu."
When they arrived at the educated youth settlement, they couldn't find the two people. They heard that they had gone to a rabbit farm, so the two of them went there instead.
Upon arriving, Feng Tao saw the two feeding rabbits. He remarked, "These two former educated youths are truly dedicated to their duties. Even with their injuries, they still want to work. Their spirit of love for their jobs and their dedication is something we should all learn from."
Lu Yuan nodded in agreement, "Who can argue with that? After they were injured, what they missed most was all those litters of rabbits."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, he explained his purpose to the two of them.
“The leaders had already given us a lot of money and coupons, and Li Wei’s family had also given us 20 yuan, 5 jin of grain coupons, and non-staple food. Let’s forget about any other compensation.”
After discussing it for a while, He Shenghua said.
Lu Yuandao said, "These are not contradictory. Now, the families of the two individuals are offering an additional 100 yuan in compensation in order to obtain a letter of understanding from you."
"Will they be released immediately after writing a letter of understanding?" Hong Xia asked.
Feng Tao shook his head. "No, with the letter of understanding, the two will just get a lighter sentence. The assault will not be pursued, but their attempt to steal rabbits to seize collective property and their collusion with Director Wang will be judged according to the law."
The two of them were now willing to pay money to write a letter of understanding without hesitation.
Feng Tao took the letter of understanding, gave each person 200 yuan, and left in a hurry.
Lu Yuan politely tried to persuade him to stay, inviting him to his home, but the other party said he had other business to attend to and would visit another day.
"Thank you, Lu Yuan," He Shenghua said.
Hongxia quickly expressed her gratitude.
Lu Yuan waved his hand, "There's nothing to thank me for. It's just that you two suffered an undeserved misfortune."
He Shenghua joked with a smile, "If I suffer an undeserved disaster and can earn 250 yuan, I wouldn't mind doing it a few more times."
Lu Yuan laughed, "What do you mean, 'idiot'?"
He Shenghua did the math: "The Li and Wei families only lost 220 yuan, the leaders gave 60 yuan, and Hongxia and I each gave 30 yuan. In the end, what else could it be but 250 yuan?"
"Puhahaha..."
Lu Yuan burst out laughing. He said, "You two were injured while protecting the brigade's collective property, so this counts as a work-related injury. I'll have the brigade give each of you a little extra compensation. Even an extra cent or a dollar will do; 250 sounds too awful."
The two quickly refused, saying, "Fine, fine, it's fine if it's 250. It's a lot of money, so it's fine if it sounds bad."
Seeing that the two of them really didn't care, Lu Yuan gave up.
"Don't mention the 200 yuan compensation you two just received, lest people get jealous and can't eat or sleep."
The two of them actually thought the same thing, and they were naturally more than happy that Lu Yuan could keep their secret.
In the days that followed, Lu Yuan was extremely busy. The next day, he began leading the villagers to clear the wasteland. The wasteland was full of weeds, dead trees, and stones, and the work was not easy.
The pay is good; you get 50 cents a day, which is much more profitable than working a regular job, so many people want to come and help.
Lu Guoan selected one or two strong laborers from each household, resulting in more than 300 people. With many hands making light work, the wasteland was cleared in three days.
At this time, the brigade headquarters telephone was also installed.
The punishments for Li Dongliang and Wang Dayong also came down. The two were dismissed from their posts and sent to a farm for labor reform. Li Wei and his companion did not escape the same fate.
The methods they initially planned to use against Lu Yuan and his group have all backfired on them.
With two important positions in the commune vacant, many people's minds started to wander, but before they could even enjoy it for two days, the appointments from above came down.
Song Minghao and Han Wenzhao were promoted, one becoming the director and the other the deputy director. Feng Tao was transferred from the county to the commune and became the commune secretary.
Thus, two police positions were left vacant in the commune police station, and the county magistrate's secretary also needed to be selected from among other candidates.
When Lu Yuan found out, he asked Xiao Fan to try for the position of county magistrate's secretary. This was an open recruitment, with a written test and an interview. Anyone under 28 years old with a high school diploma could apply.
He also thought that Xu Dong, Sun Maodou, and Lu Yuanchao should try their luck with police recruitment. All three of them were physically fit, but their education level was lacking.
They require a junior high school education, but Xu Dong didn't even graduate from elementary school, and Sun Maodou had just finished elementary school. Lu Yuanchao did graduate from junior high school, but he had no intention of taking the police exam; he just wanted to stay in the village and help his brother Yuan build a house.
Lu Yuan was speechless.
Forget it, if I don't want to go, I don't want to go. I can live a life of luxury with him.
He arranged for Wen Gang to teach the three men how to drive trucks, which made them extremely happy.
Once the wasteland was cleared, they began laying the foundation. Lu Yuan's design called for a house to be at most three stories high, so the foundation had to be solid. He spent most of his days there, overseeing everyone's work.
In the mornings and evenings, I would secretly train with Su Tingxiao and the others. Although there was no dedicated training base yet, the training couldn't be neglected. There was a big mountain behind us, which was a good place for outdoor training.
Lu Yuan was busy every day, and Mo Lijuan didn't have a chance to talk to him alone, which made her extremely anxious.
Finally, having no other choice, they had to go directly to the person's door to confront them.
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