Chapter 138 If threats don’t work, then use soft tactics
After the two officers persuaded her, Lin Qi gave up the idea of reporting to the Revolutionary Committee. Then, in front of the two officers, she threw eight bundles of rice on her shoulders, and under the two officers' stunned and horrified gazes, she trotted towards the ox cart with light steps and brisk steps.
"Is this still a human being?" murmured an officer.
"She is trying to intimidate us," said another officer.
They were humiliated today, but they couldn't vent their anger. Now this woman named Lin Qi showed her skill, if they wanted to retaliate, they could only beat her to death, otherwise -
This woman can kill them!
Without anyone noticing!
Thinking of the consequences, the two officials shuddered and got goose bumps all over their bodies.
"The members of the Anliang Brigade are very united. If we want to deal with Lin Qi, it may not be easy."
“We need to think long-term.”
Is the problem solved like this?
The team members looked surprised, yet not surprised.
"What are you standing there for? Get to work, get to work!" the captain urged loudly.
The team members came to their senses and plunged into the intense autumn harvest work again.
Lao Yi and the other two also returned to their positions.
"Do you want to go back and change your clothes?" the captain asked Xu Hexiao.
"No need. The sun is strong and it will dry in a short while." Xu Hexiao said as he spread out the wet rice in an open space to dry it in the sun.
At this time, Luo Wei came running from the direction of the threshing ground, "Lin Qi, there are a lot of sparrows coming to the threshing ground, and we can't drive them away. Go and help."
"Okay!" Lin Qi responded, bent down, picked up a stone, and threw it into the sky without even looking.
The stone was moving so fast that a sound of breaking air was heard in the air, and the next second a sparrow fell from mid-air.
"Wow, Lin Qi, you are so awesome! I have some stones here, you can hit that one, that one, and that one..." Luo Wei was looking for stones for Lin Qi and screaming excitedly.
Sparrows fell from the sky one after another, like dumplings.
This was not the first time that everyone saw Lin Qi take action, but when they saw it again, the people from the Anliang Brigade still couldn't help but be amazed.
Lao Yi and the other two were stunned. Every bullet hit the target. What kind of strength is this!
The two staff members who had not walked far away looked at the scene and felt uneasy.
"She showed mercy just now, didn't she?"
"It should be."
At this point, the two officials no longer had any thoughts of revenge.
One of the reasons why they are doing so well now is that they know how to adapt to the times.
"The sparrows here have been scared away. Let's go to the threshing ground." Luo Wei was holding a dozen sparrows that Lin Qi had just shot down, and called Lin Qi to walk towards the threshing ground.
Lin Qi was playing with a stone in her hand. Without even giving Xu Hexiao a glance, she followed Luo Wei. Wherever she went, the sparrows died or ran away, leaving not a single one.
"If Xu Hexiao hadn't brought her food several times, I would have thought that she had just made a move for those bundles of rice." Old Fu complained, feeling very depressed. Why do people choose partners who are so loyal and righteous? Is it because I have poor taste? Or am I a bad person?
Old Fu thought again of his wife and children who had severed ties with him.
"This Lin Qi is not simple. Look at these team members. For her, they are not afraid to offend those two secretaries, and the team leader. He is very indulgent to Lin Qi." Lao Yi said meaningfully.
Lao Bi's eyes lit up, "If we can make friends with Lin Qi, we will have a backer in the Anliang Brigade."
The three of them exchanged glances, with gleams of light flashing in their eyes.
After eating vegetables for two days, the smell of meat wafted from the cafeteria again today.
There were quite a few sparrows, but the normal size of sparrows was too small, so even with hundreds of sparrows, not much meat could be produced. However, since there was not much meat, the chef added a lot of side dishes, and the dish tasted very good with the aroma of meat.
The people from the commune ate sparrow meat with complicated expressions.
"Three years ago, the Anliang Brigade sent ten wolves to the commune. Could it be that Lin Qi contributed to the wolves?"
The people in the commune watched Lin Qi play mahjong for a whole morning and also found out Lin Qi's name.
"Those team members were only willing to reveal Lin Qi's name. They didn't say a word about anything else about Lin Qi."
"We don't know, but the leaders must know this person. If we go back and check, it shouldn't be difficult to find information about her."
"It can be found on the surface, but the information won't say that Lin Qi is always good at mahjong."
"This person is truly a strange person! On the surface, she looks delicate and weak, unable to carry anything on her shoulders or lift anything with her hands, but in fact, she is incredibly strong."
"Who says it's not?"
“…”
After the rice was harvested, we had to pick peanuts. The people from the commune stopped coming after the rice was harvested, and the smell of meat wafted from the canteen of Anliang Brigade.
"Today we have pickled cabbage and boiled fish. We have been eating fish for three consecutive days." Lao Bi looked at the fish on the plate, feeling a little disappointed.
"It's good to have something to eat, don't be picky. Besides, it's the end of autumn harvest now. After the autumn harvest, you won't be able to eat it even if you want to." Old Fu likes to eat fish, but he only eats fish for three days. Even if he eats it for ten days, he wouldn't mind.
"It's not that I dislike it. This fish meat is very delicious and I won't get tired of it even if I eat it for half a month. It's because the rat meat, pork, pheasant meat and rabbit I had before were also very delicious, so I want to try them again." When people get old, they only have a few interests and hobbies. Now those hobbies are gone, and eating is the only thing left.
It’s a pity that the autumn harvest is over and we can’t eat these delicious foods anymore.
"That Lin Qi is really elusive. I haven't even seen her in the past few days." Old Yi sighed. How can they be friends with each other if they can't even see each other?
"Xu Hexiao doesn't go home until dark every day. How about we follow Xu Hexiao?" Old Fu said stealthily.
Old Yi rolled his eyes. "Following Xu Hexiao, are you kidding me? The harvest is exhausting, but Xu Hexiao still has a rosy complexion and gets up every morning to practice boxing. Do you think he's simple?"
"Then what do you think we should do?" Old Fu was really at a loss.
"Of course we should make use of our strengths. I have made a plan. After the autumn harvest, every day when Xu Hexiao is practicing boxing, I will give him lessons. I don't believe that with my knowledge, I can't conquer him!" Old Yi was full of confidence.
By the time the autumn harvest was completely over, it was already late October. Someone from the commune came yesterday and asked the Anliang Brigade to arrange hunting as soon as possible.
"We don't want much, just the same as last time." The man from the commune said shamelessly.
The captain's face darkened and he said, "No matter how much prey we kill, this matter is beyond our control." If you want prey, go and find it yourself if you have the ability.
"It's okay. We believe in your strength. I think we can do it in three days. Send the prey here in three days, and the commune will still buy it at the market price." The commune leader made the final decision, not giving Luo Feng any chance to refute.
Luo Feng was so angry that after the commune leader left, he kicked the leg of a chair in the office and broke it.
When Lin Qi saw the captain on crutches, she was a little confused, "What are you doing?"
The captain's face turned red, and before he could say anything, the deputy captain said unhappily, "He is comparing the hardness of his feet to that of wood."
Comparing the hardness of wood with feet, what kind of game is this?
"What's the result?" Lin Qi asked curiously.
"Both sides suffer." The deputy captain sneered, "Even at such an old age, his temper is still flaming up at the slightest provocation. He's getting worse as he gets older."
Lin Qi heard something, "Who made him angry?"
"Who else could it be? Those people from the commune. They asked us to deliver a batch of prey to the commune in exchange for money." The deputy captain felt a little choked up. "It would be fine if they took our rice, but now they are asking for prey so confidently. We don't owe them anything!"
Lin Qi: “….”
The day after Luo Feng's leg was injured, he announced that the brigade would hold an autumn hunt. Those who wanted to participate could go to the brigade office to sign up. The age limit was between 20 and 50. The number of participants in the autumn hunt was tentatively set at 40. If the number of applicants exceeded 40, a lottery would be held.
Forty-eight-year-old Lao Bi was stopped by Xu Hexiao when he was about to sign up.
"Why?" Lao Bi was puzzled.
"You will hold her back if you go." Xu Hexiao said lightly.
Lao Bi was not convinced, "You are underestimating me."
Xu Hexiao glanced at Lao Bi, not disguising his contempt, "If you really wanted to go, you wouldn't have come to ask for my opinion. Tell me, why did you come to see me?"
"It's a bit strange to use the word purpose." Old Yi smiled amiably, "We just want to meet Lin Qi. Can you introduce her to us?"
Xu Hexiao frowned, "Why do you want to know her?"
"Cuddle up to someone powerful." Old Fu blurted out.
The corners of Xu Hexiao's mouth twitched, "Where is your literary character?"
"Being able to bend and stretch, and knowing the times are heroes, aren't they the qualities of a scholar? Besides, it's not shameful to suck up to someone powerful. The average age of the three of us old people is almost sixty years old. If we want to survive and live a better life, we can't rely on ourselves." Old Fu said in a very sincere tone.
Xu Hexiao looked displeased, "She doesn't owe you anything."
"We can benefit each other." Lao Yi said.
"She doesn't need to learn anything from you." Xu Hexiao helped Lin Qi refuse.
"We have to ask her in person, and only her opinion will count." Lao Yi insisted.
Xu Hexiao frowned even deeper. Lin Qi didn't want to learn, but if these people really came to her, she would let him learn from them.
But he didn't want Lin Qi to come into contact with more people with bad backgrounds.
She already has a member of the "Black Five" group around her. If there is another one, how will the other members view her? Will they think that there is something wrong with her thinking? Will they worry that she will be assimilated by these "Black Five" members?
Xu Hexiao looked at the three men in front of him who were over fifty years old and could be his grandfathers. He felt like he was being manipulated. Perhaps they were not coming for Qiqi at all, but for him.
Guessing this possibility, Xu Hexiao inexplicably felt more confident. "It's impossible to introduce Lin Qi to you. If you want to go to the autumn hunt, you can sign up. You will have to draw lots at that time, and you may not be selected."
Lao Yi and the other two looked at each other and thought to themselves that Xu Hexiao's attitude changed really quickly.
If threats don’t work, then let’s try the soft approach.
"I'm just kidding you. I don't dare to think about hunting. Just walking a few more steps on the mountain road can cost me my life." Lao Bi said with a smile, "The health of several of us is not very good. I see that you get up early to practice boxing every day. How about this, we also get up early tomorrow and practice boxing with you."
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