Chapter 153
"Captain Hou, the villagers in your village seem to have something against me." Zhou Jiani said with a forced smile.
Hou Yongjun, the team leader of Nanwang Village, was also astonished. He looked at the brand new bike that Team Leader Zhou was riding. As soon as the new bike stopped at their team headquarters, someone pulled out the valve core and even pulled off the valve leather inside and threw it aside. Wasn't this a slap in the face of Team Leader Zhou?
Treating the commune cadres like this is because they think the Nanwang Brigade is unlucky!
Veins throbbing in Hou Yongjun's forehead, he turned and roared, "Which bastard did this? Get out here!"
Zhou Jiani reached into her bag and took out a valve rubber tube. She fumbled around again and took out a new pair of scissors. She cut off a piece and put it forcefully onto the valve core.
This series of processes seemed as if she could take out an air pump from her bag the next second.
Obviously, it is unreasonable to touch the air pump outside, and Zhou Jiani doesn't want others to think she is a monster.
The commune cadres' car broke down at their brigade headquarters, and the leadership team of the Nanwang Brigade was busy scrambling. Their deputy team leader was so anxious that he foamed at the mouth. He immediately began to investigate who was the last person to leave and whether there were any suspicious people near the brigade.
A team leader went out to look for some kids playing nearby. A moment later, he grabbed one by the ears and said angrily, "You little bastard, why are you pulling out someone's valve core?"
The little boy, about seven or eight years old, broke free and ran out, shouting, "She's a troublemaker, lol--"
Zhou Jiani turned to look at the village officials and, speaking in a low, official tone, slowly asked, "Am I a troublemaker?"
The village leaders looked embarrassed and quickly shook their heads and flattered him.
"Team Leader Zhou is a blessing to us poor working people. How could he be a troublemaker?"
"Yes, Team Leader Zhou, you're helping our team generate income and benefiting the people. How could you be a troublemaker?"
"Those brats are talking nonsense, Team Leader Zhou, please don't take it to heart."
These people are of one mind. They have seen how prosperous the Qianjin Brigade is now, and the increase in work points given to members by the village is real. If Team Leader Zhou is a troublemaker, then there will be no good people in the village.
Zhou Jiani nodded with satisfaction. No wonder everyone likes to be an official. Being flattered easily makes people feel happy. Who can stand it in the long run?
Fortunately, she was not interested in this and being a small cadre was just a transition.
Hou Yongjun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a forced smile, "Don't worry, Team Leader Zhou. I'll go to that bastard's house and have his father beat him up."
Zhou Jiani nodded, but she didn't think this action was without reason. After all, there was a commotion in Yuezhuang Brigade a few days ago.
Not all the people in the cargo shop are from Yuezhuang Brigade. Of course, not all brigades have them. The master-apprentice inheritance in this industry is quite strict, and they don’t accept people easily.
Maybe the Nanwang Brigade has it.
An attentive team leader brought an air pump to help inflate the tire, and even pushed it back and forth in the yard to test it out. Worried that the tire might be punctured, he checked it again carefully.
Finally, he handed it to Zhou Jiani and said shyly, "There's nothing wrong with the car, Team Leader Zhou, don't worry."
Zhou Jiani pushed the cart out, and Hou Yongjun apologized profusely. When they were about to leave the village, Zhou Jiani suddenly asked, "Does that kid have any dried goods at home?"
Hou Yongjun was stunned for a moment, as if a little surprised, and then laughed awkwardly: "Team Leader Zhou also knows about the sales department?"
Seeing Hou Yongjun's reaction, Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "It seems I was right. I blocked their path to wealth. To them, I am indeed a troublemaker."
"No, no, no, Team Leader Zhou, please don't say that. I'll talk to them right away. Don't worry, next time you come, I promise this won't happen again."
Zhou Jiani suddenly turned her head and looked in another direction. Three or four children were gathered there, holding a handful of stones in their hands.
Hou Yongjun also saw it and immediately flew into a rage. He took off his shoes and rushed over with them in his hands. The children scattered and laughed, "Run! The old monkey is chasing us..."
Hou Yongjun was furious. One of the squad leaders, Xin Zhongguo, also turned red in the face and shouted, "Come here, Dahai! If you run again, I'll break your legs..."
In any village with a cargo business, Zhou Jiani and her friends were bullied by children, and Zhao Yuzhen and Song Chao were not spared either.
Zhao Yuzhen returned to the commune still furious. Wiping the mud off her trouser legs, she gritted her teeth and cursed, "A little bastard threw mud on me."
Song Chao also had a gloomy face: "They called me four-eyed kid." While cursing, they circled around him and made faces, and their bicycle was pushed over.
People from the nearby village rushed over and the group of children scattered.
The village cadres were also embarrassed and apologized repeatedly, repeatedly promising that they would talk to the children's parents and ask the adults to restrain them, but the next time they went, they were still besieged.
Song Chao said: "They even ambushed at the village entrance. I rode my bike through there, and both sides threw stones at me."
Zhou Jiani visited all these villages and negotiated with the village cadres.
But the effect is minimal.
When adults don't show up, the children will come out to make trouble, pulling out the valve core, kicking over the car, they will always find an opportunity to make trouble.
Song Chao was hit on the head these two days. The village cadres took him to the family and asked for fifty cents for medical expenses. The other party apologized lightly and turned around to scold the child indifferently. It was obvious from his attitude that he didn't really take it seriously.
Song Chao was annoyed, so he made a slingshot and took it with him to fight with a group of kids. But he couldn't really hit the kids, so he just hit the ground in front of them to scare them. But even if he didn't hit anyone, the adults in the family would come out to make a fuss. Two old ladies sat on the ground howling and stopped them from leaving. The village cadres rushed over to mediate, sweating profusely.
In the office, Zhao Yuzhen and Song Chao sat there with aggrieved looks on their faces.
Zhao Yuzhen said, "What should we do, Team Leader? You say they're arrogant, but they're too cowardly to show up themselves and instead order a bunch of kids to come out and cause trouble. You say they're cowardly, but they refuse to change despite repeated warnings. The village cadres approached them, and they all put on apologetic smiles and promised not to do it again next time."
There was a crack on Song Chao's glasses. He was walking and suddenly twisted his foot and fell to the ground. But there was no one around and he didn't know who to look for. He felt so frustrated.
"Nanwang, Yuezhuang, Xigou Village, Niu Village..." Zhou Jiani was exhausted from all the hard work during this period. She looked at the records in the notebook, reading them one by one, and said, "Don't go to these brigades for now."
Zhao Yuzhen: "What about in the future? We can't just hide forever, are we just going to endure it?" That would be too frustrating. If I endure it this time, won't someone take advantage of me next time?
Song Chao was also somewhat indignant: "There are also people working in that business in the Anyong Brigade, but they are fine over there because their village leaders can suppress them. Don't the cadres in other villages care about these things?"
Zhao Yuzhen also said: "That's right, I don't believe they can't control it."
"Maybe we can't control it, and we don't know how to control it." Zhou Jiani rubbed her forehead. "Everyone will stay in the commune for the next two days, and we won't go to the village for now."
In a village, the relationships are so complicated that even if they seem unrelated on the surface, if you go back two or three generations, you might find some kind of relationship.
Especially the old bosses in the goods business, who rely on their seniority and look down on the village cadres, but these people often have a lot of say in the village, and they have to take the lead in supporting the selection of village cadres. At this time, this kind of personal relationship is the most difficult to manage.
Someone said: "You kid, you are yelling at me here, don't forget how you became the team leader."
Even village cadres have to bow their heads.
This wasn't something Zhou Jiani had imagined; it was something Li Chenggu from the Yuezhuang Brigade had said as he explained it to her with a wry smile. Li Chenggu said helplessly, "Team Leader Zhou, I know they weren't doing the right thing, and I know you and Comrades Zhao Yuzhen and Song Chao were wronged, but I can't afford to offend either side. I can't afford to offend anyone."
The commune leader cannot be offended, for fear that he will be blocked. The village leader cannot be offended either, as he spoke up for him during the election.
The cadres of these villages are now caught in the middle.
Zhou Jiani had suggested that the village take the lead and call the elders from each village to sit down and talk. However, they refused to show up and instead said, "Where did you get this little kid from? I don't know him!"
Well, first courtesy, then force. She has shown her respect, but if the other party doesn't accept the courtesy, don't blame her for being rude.
Director Zhai had heard about this and called her over and asked, "How are you going to solve this problem?"
First of all, she must not give up. It would be inappropriate to just give up, but she cannot retreat either. Otherwise, not only will the people in the cargo store look down on her, but the cadres in those villages will probably think she is a hypocrite. Such difficulties will happen again in the future. How can she carry out her work?
Just hand it over to the village and threaten her with the order? Then Director Zhai, who promoted her, must think she has little ability and is not capable of handling this responsibility. This is probably the highest position she could have held before she entered university.
Zhou Jiani said calmly: "Please ask the old ones to come out first. If they can't come out, force them to come out."
Director Zhai smiled and said, "Oh? What are you going to do?"
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "It's a secret. I have to go on a business trip first. I'll tell you when I come back."
Director Zhai laughed heartily: "Alright, then I'll leave it to you. Feel free to do what you want. If you really can't solve it, come back to me."
"I understand, Director."
These days, Zhou Jiani goes to the factory after get off work to study new products with Uncle Si and others.
This is when the importance of the base camp becomes apparent.
The news that Zhou Jiani had suffered injustice in other villages had more or less spread to the Qianjin Brigade, and Zhang Laosi and others felt sorry for the injustice Zhou Jiani had suffered.
The fellow villagers of the Qianjin Brigade were also very angry. They all felt sorry for Zhou Jiani and gave her all kinds of advice.
Another woman complained about the primary school: "Those damn kids, don't accept them from our village primary school in the future, lest they come here and corrupt our children."
Or: "Wait until they come to our village to attend primary school and then we'll deal with them."
Zhou Jiani quickly stopped them and said with a smile, "No, no, no, these two things can't be mixed together. Auntie, think about it, maybe they were instigated to be naughty because they didn't receive a good education. The purpose of building a primary school is to teach and educate people, to teach children to be sensible. So we still welcome children from all villages to come to our village to study, learn knowledge and culture, and be polite and civilized. When the children are sensible, they will naturally stop being naughty."
Zhou Jiani said nice things on the surface. After all, she was a cadre and had to pay attention to the impact. But she was also very angry in her heart and wanted to grab them one by one and spank them on the butt with the soles of her shoes.
But at this moment, he still pretended to be serious and said, "Hey, children are all good children. It's the adults who are ignorant. They don't show up and use children as pawns. No matter how big the trouble is, they can just say 'the children are ignorant' and cover it up. It's not the children's fault, it's the adults who are ignorant."
The aunts and sisters praised them one after another and scolded the parents of those children.
Comrade Xiao Zhou is such a good person. They treat her like a treasure, but they let their own children bully her like that.
So, amidst all the praise, Zhou Jiani prepared to return to the provincial capital.
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