Li Dafu is definitely sick, and seriously so.
How did a man with such a fierce aura live to be so old?
How is such behavior any different from that of thugs and hooligans?
The captain was furious and kicked Li Dafu in the buttocks.
However, the captain was getting old and his legs weren't as nimble as Zhao Youcai's, so lifting his legs high was still difficult for the old man.
So the foot landed on Li Dafu's knee, kicking him so hard he stumbled and fell to his knees with a thud.
And the angle was as if it had been carefully measured, and by sheer coincidence, she knelt down in front of Zhao Jianhua.
Zhao Jianhua suppressed the urge to twitch his eyelids, waved his hand nonchalantly, and teased the other person with an indifferent expression.
"Oh dear, it's still quite a long time until the New Year. I didn't bring any red envelopes with me. You can kneel down during the New Year."
Everyone who heard this couldn't help but laugh.
Only Li Dafu was furious, his face flushed red, and he glared fiercely at Zhao Jianhua.
"What kind of look is that? I said there's no red envelope, and that means there's no red envelope. Staring at me won't get you a red envelope."
Li Dafu knew that it wasn't Zhao Jianhua who kicked him, nor were it Zhao Jianhua's brothers who did it.
The reason he dared to stop people in front of Zhao Jianhua was because he knew that Zhao Jianhua was the only member of the Zhao family present.
If that second brother Zhao Jianjun, who was particularly fierce in fights, or that fourth brother Zhao Jianshe, who was so scared of people that he wanted to hide, but would beat them to death, were around, he wouldn't dare to show his face at all.
Suddenly, Li Dafu shuddered, finally realizing something.
He quickly turned his head to look, and upon seeing the captain's gloomy face, he was instantly terrified.
I initially thought it was someone else from the Zhao family who had come, and I was wondering why everyone had become so gentle, not stopping him from beating him to death. Turns out, the person who came was the brigade leader.
It's not as good as Zhao Jianhua's brothers coming!
At least the Zhao family beat him up and that was the end of it; they didn't hold a grudge.
This brigade leader usually appears honest, kind, fair, and just, but in reality, he's more cunning and petty than anyone else!
Li Dafu still remembers how his mother was held a grudge by the brigade leader just because she had a few words of argument with the brigade leader's wife. For two years in a row, when the commune distributed pork, his family only got the cut of pork from the pig's rump.
The meat was originally quite tasty, but that part was just too... they didn't even leave a pig's tail!
Even when dividing pig's trotters, they only give you a small piece from the sole of the foot, which has no meat and is too tough even for a dog to chew on.
Li Dafu was already worried that the meat distribution this year would be even worse than before.
Looking at the captain's expression now, he probably won't even get a piece of meat from the pig's rump.
"Captain, what brings you here?"
Zhao Jianhua reacted quickly. He wouldn't say that this person was a specially brought-in savior, as if Li Dafu was so powerful that the Zhao family was so afraid of him.
"This guest came to see the brigade leader, and I happened to be in the county to pick him up."
Li Dafu's mind went blank for a moment.
He never expected that this person wasn't there to see Zhao Youcai!
After all, for so long, most people from other villages who came to Zhao Jiagou went straight to Zhao Youcai's house.
So much so that when people in the entire Zhao Family Village see a stranger, the first thing they think of is Zhao Youcai's house.
Li Dafu had mixed feelings. He regretted not intercepting the person on the way. He should have waited and seen whose house the person was headed for before making a decision!
Eh? That's not right!
Li Dafu suddenly realized what was happening and, quite rudely, pointed his index finger toward the researcher who was surrounded by the crowd.
"I almost got fooled by you, Zhao Jianhua! This guy clearly said he was going to your house."
Zhao Jianhua remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic at having his lie exposed.
"Yes, he's going to my house. I didn't say he was just looking for the brigade leader."
A lie is only a lie if it can be exposed; otherwise, it's the truth.
Li Dafu's eyes widened. Although he knew that this was obviously a trap set by that bastard Zhao Jianhua, he couldn't find any evidence.
Unfortunately, the captain was very eager to speak up and take sides, walking up to the researcher who was being protected by the others and extending his hand.
"Hello, I am Zhao Youliang, the brigade leader of Zhaojiagou, and also Zhao Youcai's cousin who shares the same grandfather."
At their age, they don't have many living siblings left, and their cousins are so close that they're practically brothers.
The researcher knew that this person had a very good relationship with Zhao Youcai, and upon closer inspection, their facial features did indeed resemble each other somewhat.
If Zhao Youcai were twenty years older, he would look about the same age as this brigade leader.
So the researcher stepped out from the crowd and shook hands with the captain in a very friendly manner.
Li Dafu was even more shocked.
He was rejected just because he wanted to get a little closer to this man, but the captain had only said a few words when the man took the initiative to come out and shake his hand.
At this moment, Li Dafu was unsure whether what Zhao Jianhua had just said was true or false.
"It just so happens that I really need the captain's cooperation this time. Shall we talk as we walk?"
It was only after Li Dafu reminded them that the researchers realized what was happening.
Since we're here to collect samples, we can't just sample Zhao Youcai's vegetable garden.
We should also bring back several samples of soil from Zhaojiagou for research to see if the soil composition is different.
However, the researchers and their bodyguards really couldn't bring themselves to like Li Dafu.
He had initially thought that since they were all from the same village as Zhao Youcai, he should at least give them some face. But now, seeing the behavior of Zhao Youcai's third son and the village head, he had no more reservations.
The brigade leader smiled and chatted with him about village affairs, praising Zhao Youcai for the changes he had brought to Zhao Jiagou.
The researcher, who was already very interested in Zhao Youcai, now wandered around Zhao Jiagou even more.
He would squat down and reach out to touch almost every place that Zhao Youcai pointed out needed improvement, whether it was the height of the dikes in the fields, the smoothness of the paths, or even the wildflowers by the roadside.
It's not entirely a wildflower, though. As a researcher who deals with seeds year-round, I recognized the flower in front of me at a glance.
“These flowers can be picked every morning, taken to the yard to wash and dry, and then stir-fried with meat. Moreover, the yellow flowers will grow back in just a couple of days after they are picked, and some may even grow back in a single day.”
The captain was also overjoyed to learn for the first time that besides chrysanthemums, which can be used to make tea, there are also edible flowers.
Meanwhile, Zhao Youcai, sitting in the county magistrate's office, was even happier than the brigade leader of Zhaojiagou.
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