Zhang Fangcao's new application for medical parole was approved after half a month.
When Li Min received this task, it was like being poured over by a basin of ice water.
She ran to the outer courtyard of the courtyard to find the village chief.
Yes, the outer courtyard of the courtyard was lent to the village as temporary office space. Literacy classes were held in the reception room of the inner courtyard.
The village committee said they wanted to pay rent, but Grandpa Xiao didn't want it. He was considered a member of Kushan, so he lent the venue to the village committee for temporary use for a period of time, so he should be entitled to a share of the rent.
Facing his angry sister, Li Zhengguo replied calmly, "You are the most suitable candidate in the entire Kushan."
"Nonsense!" Li Min jumped angrily, "It's just me and Brother Suozhu, and we have to work on twenty greenhouses. Brother Suozhu was working with a lantern in the middle of the night, who saw it?"
"You saw it."
"Brother! Village Chief Li!"
Li Min raised his voice, "You are targeting me deliberately."
Li Zhengguo's face turned cold, "Are you disobeying the village committee's arrangements?"
As soon as the hat was pulled off, Li Min was too aggrieved to speak.
Party Secretary Yang smiled and waved to her, "Come on, Comrade Li Min, if you have anything you can't figure out, come to me."
After Party Secretary Yang talked things through, Li Min left the temporary office with a smile.
…
Zhang Fangcao was arranged by Dr. Yang to stay in the old clinic.
Zhang's parents wanted to take her back to live with her, but as if she couldn't see them, she avoided them and followed Li Min to the Chen family shed.
"Li Min, are you happy to have me as a helper?"
Li Min turned to look at her, "How many years have you been farming? Don't destroy my seedlings."
"Don't worry, I'll learn slowly."
The two of them walked further and further apart. Father Zhang sighed, "Forget it, let her go."
Zhang's mother wiped away tears and said, "I just want to take her back and make her some delicious food."
"She has scruples and particularities about what she eats now. Don't mess around with her."
"I know. Forget it, as long as she is happy, anything will be fine."
The villagers were envious of Zhang Fangcao's ability to help, but they were only envious for a moment. If they were asked to watch over him, they would definitely not do it.
…
The village became even busier.
Because the construction team came in.
It was built from a five-story building at the end of the village.
Villagers in Wang'er Village got jobs as construction team workers again.
The old village chief made a suggestion, "Zhengguo, seeing you making a lot of money, no matter how pure and kind our hearts are, we can't sit still."
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, the benefits will come later. If I don't take care of this village first, the big plan later will not be implemented. Your idea of drinking soup will not be realized either."
"Aren't you in a hurry?" The old village chief's voice rose, "It's been three years, your village has been changing with each passing day, but we haven't changed at all."
Li Zhengguo raised two fingers and said, "Wait for another two years, and we will start the big plan in two years."
"You first level the village roads, and focus on civilization and sanitation."
The old village chief raised his chin, "Do you still need to say this? I have already managed the village according to your village's methods, so I'm just waiting."
Li Zhengguo smiled, "The old village chief still has the foresight."
"Then when you have free time, take care of the tributary of the Ku River that surrounds your village."
"The shore has been tidied up, the pebbles on the river bottom have been leveled, and the cutoff areas have been dug out to make the water come alive."
The old village chief approached Li Zhengguo and asked in a low voice: "Why?"
Li Zhengguo said bluntly, "Because the only thing your village can use is the narrow tributary that looks like a stream. Are you prepared to pay for it yourself?"
The old village chief asked: "What if we pay? What if we don't pay?"
Li Zhengguo said bluntly, "Except for paying certain taxes, the rest of the income you contribute belongs to your village."
"If you don't contribute money, our village will invest. In addition to the taxes paid, the most you can earn is the venue rental fee."
"Then what you can still make is that outsiders may buy some of the villagers' local products and so on."
Outsider?
To attract investment?
It's not like that, the funds are self-sufficient.
The old village chief rolled his eyes a few times and guessed, "Tourists? Tourism?"
Li Zhengguo nodded, "Yes!"
"What do we have here..., no, what place do you have here that can attract tourists?"
"The secret must not be leaked." Li Zhengguo shook his head, "I have said enough. If word spreads, others will take away the opportunity."
"Are you funding it yourself, or are we funding it?"
The old village chief didn't dare to make a decision, "I'm going back to discuss this. To be honest, if I hadn't been able to get close to you, I should have stepped down."
Li Zhengguo was dissatisfied, "What are you doing? If it were someone else I didn't like, I wouldn't care about you. Can't you see how busy I am?"
The old village chief smiled like a flower, "Yes, yes, I understand, I will go back to the meeting right now."
…
While Kushan was busy, the change of leadership in the county was also in progress.
There is no doubt that Deputy County Magistrate Ji became the county magistrate.
The application for ownership of Eagle Mouth has finally been submitted.
When Li Zhengguo received the notice, the first batch of watermelons had already matured.
After reading the content of the notice, he suppressed his excitement and continued bargaining with Zeng Shengchun.
"It's been three years and if you don't increase the price for me, I will find another seller."
Zeng Shengchun nodded, "If it goes up, it goes up, two cents per catty is enough, right? Just to threaten me."
At the price of 20 cents, Li Zhengguo is quite satisfied. "You just bring goods back and forth and earn hundreds of thousands. For such a good thing, if I hadn't known you well, would I have approached you? I'm not satisfied."
"Yes, I thank you. No, I should thank Sister Ouyang. If she hadn't sold me the watermelon that year..."
Li Zhengguo hurriedly interrupted him, "Stop, I noticed you've become verbose."
Zeng Shengchun changed the subject, "How long can your village continue to grow watermelons?"
Li Zhengguo did not answer him directly, "Don't worry, we have to stick to it for the time being. Your supply market will not be cut off."
Zeng Shengchun insisted, "How long will it take? I don't believe you will treat such busy days as long-term work."
Li Zhengguo looked at him suspiciously, "You have a problem."
Zeng Shengchun admitted, "You guessed it right. If you give me a rough time, I will be ready to withdraw."
"If it weren't for..., if it weren't for the continuous supply from you, which makes me reluctant to let go to others, I would have planned to quit this year."
"Three years, can you persist?"
"able!"
Li Zhengguo seemed to hear Zeng Shengchun gritting his teeth, "If you can't persist, I can really replace you. You also know that I have a backing."
"Don't worry." Zeng Shengchun shook his head, "It's not a market thing, it's a family thing. My family is waiting for me to give up my hard work."
Li Zhengguo didn't understand, but it was inconvenient for him to ask, "Okay, if you can't persist, just tell me."
"Uh-huh."
…
The five-story building in the east of the village was completed very quickly, using machinery and manpower, and it was completed in two months.
Because it is just a tube building, it is very simple from foundation to capping.
The construction team continued to move forward and began to build the villagers' small Western-style houses.
A small western-style building was being built, and the villagers wanted to care but had no time, so they took advantage of their break to go to the construction site to take a look.
I can't even understand it.
The foundations are in such a mess that even when the workers explain which part is the bedroom and which part is the living room, the villagers are still confused.
A very profound feeling.
This also made the villagers more convinced that they were right to follow Village Chief Li's footsteps.