Lu Yuan took the money, turned around, went back into the house, and gave it to Wen Moxue.
The latter handed him several large meat buns and asked, "Are you really going to make a trip to the Revolutionary Committee for her?"
Lu Yuan lowered his voice and said, "I'm not running this trip for her, I'm running this trip for the whole village."
Wen Moxue was puzzled, so he explained, "He is the head of our village, in charge of all the affairs in the village. If something happens to him, he should at least explain the village's affairs clearly."
Wen Moxue looked at her strangely, "You're not a village official, so you don't need to represent the village to hand over the work."
Lu Yuan took a big bite of a steamed bun and mumbled, "Of the remaining village cadres, who has the guts to go to the Revolutionary Committee to meet with people? I'm the one who has to step in."
Wen Moxue was both amused and exasperated by his overconfidence.
"You're such a kind person, you've thought of everything for them so thoughtfully."
"Of course, I am also a part of the village."
Wen Moxue rolled her eyes, but didn't expose him for using official business as a pretext to do personal things.
"You want to be the captain?"
Lu Yuan paused in his eating of the steamed bun. How could someone who didn't even want to work possibly want to be the team leader?
Being a brigade leader not only means overseeing production but also managing all the affairs of the village. He must be out of his mind to even think about becoming a brigade leader.
"You really think highly of me. Everyone knows I'm the village's notorious lazybones. Who would dare let me be the brigade leader?"
Wen Muxue said, "I think that although you are a bit lazy when it comes to work, you are smart, intelligent, decisive and resourceful. If you become the brigade leader, the villagers' lives will definitely be much better."
Everyone loves to hear nice words, and Lu Yuan grinned from ear to ear as he was praised.
"I didn't expect you to think I'm so good. To be honest, are you interested in me?"
She couldn't stay serious for more than three seconds before Wen Moxue regretted telling the truth.
Stop being so vain.
Lu Yuan chuckled, "That's good, otherwise I wouldn't dare to sleep on the same kang with you. What if you pounced on me?"
Wen Moxue gritted her teeth, and Lu Yuan hurriedly raised his hands to beg for mercy.
"Just kidding, don't be mad."
He can't be the brigade leader, but he has to choose one of his own people to be the leader, so that he won't be afraid of being tripped up by others in the village in the future.
It seems we need to get Lu Guoan, Lu Qianjin's cousin, to make some plans soon. We should have Lu Qianjin try to influence his father-in-law.
"Honey, I'm going out for a bit."
Wen Moxue kicked him, "Haven't you taken advantage of me enough? There's no one else here."
Knowing she was referring to the way she addressed him, Lu Yuan rubbed his nose and said, "I'm used to it."
And you know what? It really comes out of my head when I call my wife that.
Lu Yuan went to the abandoned house, and in just one week, it had changed dramatically.
Except for Old Liu's room, which remained untouched, the rest of the place was cleaned up. The space looked spacious and bright.
The roof tiles are already being put on the house. At this rate, once the doors and windows are installed, we can move in in just a few days.
I am very satisfied with the progress of the work.
Find Lu Guoan, pull him aside, and tell him that you want him to run for brigade leader.
Lu Guoan had only been focused on helping build the house, and he hadn't expected this to happen.
Now, hearing Lu Yuan say this, my heart is also filled with excitement.
The captain of a brigade wields considerable power.
"Ah Yuan, do you think I can do it?"
He had a certain level of popular support in Changhe Brigade, but he was still unsure of himself. After all, he wasn't very familiar with the commune leaders.
Lu Yuandao said, "Uncle, if you do as I say, there will definitely be no problem."
"Tell me, what should we do?"
"First, you have to get past the other cadres in our brigade so they can recommend you to the commune."
Lu Guoan shook his head, "I'm afraid it's difficult. I'm sure I'm not the only one eyeing this position."
"Don't worry, our main task is to win over the brigade accountant. He'll be the one we meet with the commune leaders. We should make promises to him and give him the benefits he deserves. It's never wrong to be polite."
Lu Guoan asked, "What does 'drawing a pie in the sky' mean?"
"Simply put, it's about making promises to them, telling them what benefits the brigade, the villagers, and themselves will receive if you become the brigade leader. Whether you can actually deliver on those promises or not, just say it first."
"Isn't this just a scam?"
Lu Yuan: ......
"Uncle, this isn't deception, this is planning for the future."
Lu Guoan glanced at him and suddenly felt that this kid was more suitable to be the captain.
He speaks with great eloquence and sophistication.
Lu Yuan, unaware of his uncle's thoughts, continued,
"The second thing is to get on the good side of the commune leaders. You can ask Brother Qianjin's leader for help with that."
Lu Guoan's eyes grew brighter as he listened to him speak.
He himself is a shrewd and calculating person, and he understands things very quickly. Besides, his nephew has explained things quite clearly.
He patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Yuan, thank you, Uncle."
"I'll go take care of things this afternoon. I'll leave the house to Jiefang and Yuanchao to watch over."
He then called over the brothers Lu Jiefang and Lu Yuanchao, gave them a few instructions, and left in a hurry.
Lu Yuan asked the two brothers, "Have you heard anything that Sun Ziqiang has done that could bring shame to the entire Sun family?"
The two men looked at each other, thinking that Sun Ziqiang had bullied many people in the village because he was the brigade leader's nephew, but they really didn't know anything that could bring shame to the entire Sun family.
Finally, they all shook their heads and said in unison, "Never heard of it."
Lu Yuan waved his hand, "I'm leaving too."
He tried to subtly inquire with the village gossips, but didn't get any useful information.
He walked around the Sun family's house twice more, but still had no clue.
This prompted Sun Ziqiang's mother to come out of the courtyard and look at him curiously. "Is something wrong?"
Lu Yuan chuckled, "Hello, Aunt Sun, I'm fine. I just wanted to see if Ziqiang was home."
Wang Xiuli frowned slightly. In her memory, her son didn't seem to get along well with this scoundrel.
"Ziqiang is not at home."
As he spoke, he closed the courtyard gate that hadn't been closed before.
Lu Yuan knew he was not well-liked, but he didn't care.
Sun Ziqiang's absence from home is most likely due to his involvement in Sun Changsheng's affairs.
Looking at the two adjacent courtyards, he thought to himself, "Although Sun Changsheng is not a good person, he takes good care of his nephew, Sun Ziqiang."
When Sun Ziqiang was very young, his father, Sun Lao Er, died in an accident on the back mountain. Sun Changsheng treated this nephew no differently than his own son.
He even took it upon himself to divide the family property, adding two rooms next to the house and building a wall between them.
The house wasn't big, but Sun Changsheng paid for it all with his money and effort.
Later, he even said that when Sun Ziqiang got married, he, as the elder brother, would build him a new house.
That's true. This time he wanted a plot of land for his house, but Sun Changsheng had already prepared the land for his nephew, just waiting for him to build a new house.
Aunt Sun was a widow raising her child, and Sun Changsheng really helped her a lot.
But now that this person is finished, the mother and son's lives will probably not be as good as before.
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