Li Dafu's originally ashen face instantly changed, and even his eyes gained a hint of light.
“Aside from spring planting and autumn harvest, the people in the brigade are usually busy making money at my factory. This job of hauling manure to the nearby counties and towns every month is better left to your family by the brigade leader. It will save your family from having too much free time and being bored out of their minds.”
Li Dafu and his mother looked at each other in disbelief; neither of them had expected such a turn of events.
This isn't someone trying to curry favor with someone looking for a job; they're practically offering themselves up to be humiliated.
Normally, this job of hauling manure between the county, town, and village would be a good thing; apart from the strong smell, it was really not tiring.
But what kind of lives are the people in Zhaojiagou living now?
I heard that because life was so good in Zhao Jia Gou, those intellectuals sent there for labor reform and the educated youth sent to the countryside to support national construction were never sent to Zhao Jia Gou.
In other villages, this kind of smelly work is given directly to the children of intellectuals, but in Zhaojiagou, only villagers from the same village can be hired.
Logically speaking, Zhao Youcai owns a breeding farm, and the manure from the various livestock and poultry in the farm alone would be enough for all the vegetable gardens and land in Zhaojiagou to use.
Why would they want to compete with other villages for resources when everything is fine? Isn't this just causing trouble?
After Zhao Youcai finished speaking, he looked at the still steaming food and instantly lost his appetite.
But who can he blame? He brought it up himself.
However, it didn't affect other people's appetites; everyone else still ate heartily.
Li Dafu gritted his teeth and left in the end; as for making threats, he dared not do it.
After all, Zhao Youcai was too upright, and he had sent people to the police station without saying a word more than once or twice.
After Li Dafu and his mother returned home, they locked the front door from the inside, and the whole family gathered together, sighing and lamenting.
Just as Zhao Youcai had guessed, Li Dafu's family was no pushover.
Seeing that they had shamelessly offered themselves up to Zhao Youcai's family as a foot binding cloth, and that the other party even complained that they were rotten, they became angry.
"Isn't Zhao Youcai just someone who got his connections by catching a few spies? He's just an old geezer. Our Li family is just unlucky. Tomorrow, Dafu, you take the second and third sons to the mountain to find the spies."
"Fourth and Fifth Brother, you two shouldn't be idle either. Tomorrow, take the dozen or so eggs you've saved at home, along with twenty yuan, and go to the county to try your luck. If possible, try to infiltrate the Red Guards."
These days, even officials are afraid of the Red Guards; those people wield extraordinary power.
Zhao Youcai only got the factory manager position by luck. If his own son really wore the red armband, not only Zhao Youcai, but even that biased brigade leader would have to bow and scrape to the Li family.
The Li brothers immediately agreed and went to rest early.
My mother is right, Zhao Youcai is just lucky.
If they could have the same good fortune through hard work, they could retrace Zhao Youcai's path to success.
When that time comes, the Li family will produce a second Zhao Youcai from Zhao Family Village.
Even when catching spies, one can find a military leader as a backer, and there are Red Guards protecting one's family. Who knows, one might even be able to snatch Zhao Youcai's factory director position.
It's not scary for some people to be stupid, but it's scary for them to be stupid without realizing it and still work very hard.
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Zhao Youcai's family.
"Dad, it's just in time that you're back. My second brother and I can go deliver the goods now."
Zhao Youcai raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at his third son with some confusion.
Zhao Jianhua naturally knew what his father was wondering, and explained with a smile.
"While you were away, my second brother and I went out to find clients and discuss cooperation in order to improve our skills. Don't worry, we negotiated based on two-thirds of the factory's total supply quantity, and we will never breach the contract."
Zhao Youcai patted him on the shoulder with great satisfaction. This way, he could save himself some trouble and wouldn't have to keep an eye on things everywhere.
"You brothers can discuss these things yourselves. I'll go to the county tomorrow. If anything comes up, come find me there."
I need to go to the county magistrate to inquire about the sale of houses and land. Ideally, there should be a large, unclaimed vacant lot available right now.
Buying someone else's house and making overall plans requires dealing with each household, and encountering holdout residents can be incredibly troublesome.
This matter needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible; the later it is, the greater the chances of things changing.
However, Zhao Youcai did not reveal what he was going to do, after all, he had too much experience in success and was always worried that others would follow suit and seize the opportunity.
As for why I haven't told my own children yet, it's not because I'm worried they'll blurt it out, but because I'm worried those old foxes will use their tricks to trick these simpletons into revealing their secrets without them even realizing it.
As for how to talk to the county magistrate tomorrow, Zhao Youcai is confident that he will not arouse any suspicion, and no one will be able to find out in advance what he is planning to do with the land purchase.
But given the current situation...
No one knows what the grandchildren were thinking, but they suddenly appeared in Zhao Youcai's room carrying their own little pillows and blankets.
"Grandpa, we miss you so much! Can we sleep here with you tonight?"
"Grandpa, don't worry, neither my brother nor I snore, do somersaults, grind our teeth, or fart. We're very well-behaved."
"Yes, yes, we don't have the habit of getting up at night, and we don't wet the bed."
Zhao Youcai remained silent.
His grandchildren are all so well-behaved and adorable, what more can he, as a loving grandfather who dotes on his younger generations, say?
"Alright, you can stay here then. Remember to finish your homework before you go to sleep, so that the teacher won't call your parents when you go to school the next day."
Zhao Youcai is worrying unnecessarily.
Their teacher adores them, and with final exams just around the corner, the two children are incredibly motivated to study.
If it weren't for wanting to spend time with Grandpa today, I probably would have already gone back to continue my studies.
The eldest son's wife stood outside Zhao Youcai's door, smiling as she listened to the sounds inside.
I was worried that the old man would not like being disturbed by the younger generation, so I was prepared to rush in and take the two children away if things went wrong.
Now that these worries are gone, I feel even more relaxed.
Although she was pleased that her children could concentrate on their studies, she was also worried that they would get tired.
In other families, parents chase after their children with brooms and sticks, beating them and forcing them to sit on the table to study.
She has to keep an eye on her two kids; when it's time, she has to grab them and shove them into bed, forcibly interrupting their studies.
She's the only parent in the whole village who's gone to such lengths as a parent.
The lights in Zhao Youcai's house were turned off early, and his eldest daughter-in-law didn't waste any time and turned to go back to her own room.
While I'm not sleepy now, I should hurry up and make some new clothes for the family members.
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