Chapter 34-Chapter 35: Take a long-term perspective
Chapter 34-Chapter 35 Take a longer view
"Team Leader Ye, there is no way. I heard that green-haired wolf rats like to eat male pheasants the most, and they want them alive. If they smell the dead ones, they will leave. If we can't catch the male pheasants, we will use the ones raised at home.
That's a try. Of course, you need to make a trap first. Digging is definitely not possible. I wonder if I can use a big wooden barrel instead. I have wanted to do that for a long time, but I can't move the big wooden barrel. Ye group
He is a master of martial arts, so he should have no problem carrying a large barrel."
Er Yazi arranged everything in a thorough manner.
"It should work!"
Ye Fan replied without hesitation, you must know that the big barrels in the countryside weigh at least dozens of kilograms, or even more than a hundred kilograms. If it is flat land, it is certainly easier to move. The key is that there is no way to Tujia Aozi. There used to be a sheep intestine trail now.
Because no one left, it had long been covered with weeds. Not to mention carrying such a big wooden barrel, even with bare hands, it was a bit difficult. But fortunately, Ye Fan had practiced health-preserving skills, so this was not a problem for him.
"Er Yazi, you go back first, take a shower and change into clean clothes. From now on, you can come to the old palace to have dinner." Ye Fan said, admiring this little guy very much and thinking that he has little ambition.
"No! I haven't caught the green-haired wolf rat for you yet, and Erling hasn't started buying it yet that day. How can you eat for nothing if you haven't made any money?" Er Yazi said with an adult look, making Ye Fan think.
happy.
"Er Yazi, since I'm hiring you to work, of course I need to advance some money first, right? So I'll give you the meal money first, and then I'll take it back after you help me make money. You're not freeloaders.
, you earned it with your own hands, you are a man."
Ye Fan encouraged.
"Win!" Er Yazi thought for a minute and said, "I will also make money, thank you!"
After saying that, he bowed deeply to Ye Fan, very sincerely, and ran away quickly.
It was almost 5 o'clock when I returned to the old palace, and I saw Ye Jinlian cooking vegetables, and her daughter Ye Ruomeng was stuffing firewood at the door of the kitchen to light the fire.
"Team Leader Ye, you're back. Ruomeng, go get some water for Team Leader Ye quickly." Ye Jinlian seemed to be a little scared when she saw Ye Fan since Ye Fan asked him about Mayor Wu that day. Although she said
He spoke enthusiastically, but his expression was vaguely guarded against thieves.
The strange thing is that Ye Ruomeng didn't move his buttocks while sitting in front of the stove, as if he also had some objections to Ye Fan.
"No, I'll do it myself." Seeing this, Ye Fan hurriedly said and ran to get water from the basin to wash his face.
"Both mother and daughter are a little strange. They were not like this before. Do they really know the reason for Mayor Wu's death?"
Ye Fan was thinking about it while washing his face, but he couldn't find a chance to speak. He would probably hit a snag even if he spoke. This matter is really difficult to handle.
After washing, Ye Fan shamelessly sat next to Ye Ruomeng at the door of the stove. You should know that the stool was not particularly long. Ye Fan sat down like this and their bodies were almost touching. Ye Ruomeng hurried to
They moved inside, but there were no stools inside, so they glanced at Ye Fan and remained silent.
A fragrance of virginity hit Ye Fan's nose, and his heart began to swell, and his crotch began to feel hot. He didn't know whether it was due to the fire or some other reason.
"Aunt Ye! Do you know who in the village is the best at making Tian'er Linggan?"
Ye Fan asked, licking his face. In order to talk, he had to develop a thicker skin. He kept comforting himself and said:
"Oh! We are here for work, and you have to be able to take things and put them down. In the past, Han Xin was willing to get under the crotch of a gangster for his own ambition. Later, he found Liu Bang and handed over the recommendation letter given to him by Zhang Liang.
, and finally became a general; and if Han Xin had killed that little gangster and paid for his life, Han Xin would not have become a general, let alone help Liu Bang attack Xiang Yu and unify the world. Therefore - a man can endure the incompetence of the world
By being patient, you can do things that others in the world cannot do."
"Oh! If you want me to give you some Tian'er spirit stems, that's all." Ye Jinlian said indifferently.
"It's not Aunt Ye. A relative of mine ate the Tian'er Linggan that I brought that day and praised it for being delicious. Because he was a wine maker for others, he asked me to buy some. But he requested that the dry rice should be of better quality.
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Seeing that Ye Jinlian had answered, Ye Fan climbed up the pole. He was most afraid that you wouldn't speak, so he could just speak.
"That's right! It must be the best Tian'er Linggan." Ye Jinlian snorted as if thinking about something and then fell silent.
"Team Leader Ye Da, this person is far away in the world and right in front of us." Ye Ruomeng suddenly interrupted.
"You... mean that you make the best Tian'er Lingqian." Ye Fan estimated that Ye Ruomeng was talking about her mother, Ye Jinlian, but Ye Fan said that deliberately.
"Stupid! My mother! The Tian'er Lingqian she makes is an ancestral craftsmanship and will never be lost to anyone in Tianshui Bazi. In the past, when the village chief went to the county to beg for money and gifts for Tian'er Lingqian, he always asked my mother to make it.
of."
Ye Ruomeng also looked slightly satisfied.
"Yitou, even if you brag, you are not afraid of Leader Ye's jokes."
Ye Jinlian scolded her, her attitude seemed to be better, and she was also amused by Ye Ruomeng. However, it could be seen from her tone that she was also a little proud. After all, it was a great honor for what she had done to be recognized by the big leaders in the county.
thing.
"Aunt Ye, I want to discuss something with you." Ye Fan said.
"What's the matter?" Ye Jinlian started to get nervous as she started to ramble again, probably because she was afraid that Ye Fan would ask Mayor Wu about it.
"Good thing! I want to leave the task of purchasing Tian'er Lingcao that my relatives have asked me to do to you and Er Yaozi. And in the future, Er Yaozi will have dinner with us, and I want to ask him to move to this old palace to do it.
I will give you the money for the meal. You are responsible for making the fresh Tianerling that I bought into dried meat, and you have to make it the best. My relatives said that I will give you 10 yuan for making a pound of dried tea. What do you think?
"
Ye Fan quickly explained that he was afraid of scaring the mother and daughter.
"Ah! 10 yuan a pound." Ye Jinlian and Ye Ruomeng shouted together. Their expressions were full of disbelief, probably because they were frightened. You must know that at that time, the per capita annual income in Tianshui Bazi was not more than 300 yuan. Carpentry
The master only earns about 10 yuan for a day's work.
"What you said is true." Ye Ruomeng asked.
"Of course, this is five thousand yuan. Let me tell you first. A pound of fresh Tian'er Ling costs 10 yuan. If you need any other ingredients to make dried Tian'er Ling, you can just buy them yourself. Write down the money.
We will calculate it together later. But there is a requirement. To purchase Tianerling, you must have at least three fingers and wide ears. If they are too small, don’t use them.”
Ye Fan can say this after careful consideration. If there is no regulation on the size and even the smallest ones are picked, the roots of Tianerling will probably be so bad that they will be destroyed. Ye Fan doesn't want to do this kind of thing of killing the goose to retrieve the eggs. He also wants to
We can acquire some every year to achieve sustainable development. That way we can make money every year. Of course, we need to have a longer-term perspective when it comes to making money.
"Okay! It's just Team Leader Ye. Instead of 10 yuan, just give me 5 yuan." Ye Jinlian said, a little embarrassed, as if she had taken a big advantage.
"Alas! Although the people of Tianshui Bazi are arrogant, they are also very simple." Ye Fan sighed in his heart and said, "Aunt Ye, this is what my relative said, it's okay, he is rich. That's it, it's 10 yuan per pound.
, please stop pushing."
"All right!"
Ye Jinlian took the large pile of money and her hands trembled a little. It was probably rare to see such a large amount of money as 5,000 yuan, even though she was still the village's cashier.
In this poor village, there are only white notes but no cash. In the past, the village director and secretary basically did not get any money into her hands, but simply gave it to her in the form of invoices or receipts.
After a while, Er Yazi also ran to the old palace and changed into a pair of old clothes that were not torn.
"Oh! I have to buy some new clothes for this child." Ye Fan felt slightly sad. This child without a father and a mother is really pitiful.
Ye Jinlian and Ye Ruomeng were also very kind to Er Yazi. They had sometimes called Er Yazi over to join in a meal before, but Er Yazi was still very arrogant and would rather eat raw sweet potatoes than go to a fellow villager's house to eat for free.
Children are ambitious.
Ye Fan was also focused on this point, otherwise there would be too many poor people in Shuibazi today, and they would not be able to save them even if they wanted to provide relief. We still have to think of other ways to revive the entire village.
Just after dinner at 6 p.m., Mayor Cai called me.
"Ye Fan, what's new in Tianshui Bazi recently?" Cai Dajiang asked in a leader's tone.
"Mayor Cai, he has been busy repairing schools and understanding the village situation recently. He wants to find out everything before planning the election..."
Ye Fan reported on the situation in the village.
"Yes! Well done!" Cai Dajiang encouraged him. After a while of silence on the phone, a low voice came: "Xiaoye, do you have any idea about what I told you last time?"
"I haven't found a clue yet, I'm just trying to figure it out." Ye Fan whispered in shock.
"I said you, a young man, have to understand the importance of your work. You have to hurry up. You can take your time in other tasks. This is the top priority..." Cai Dajiang seemed to be very dissatisfied and babbled a few words.
' He put down the phone.
"Damn it! I'm not a police officer who specializes in investigating cases for you. Even the police are not that awesome. It's normal for some cases to go undiscovered for decades. There are also historical unsolved cases! I've only been here a few days, so what else is important?
The most important thing is, is this matter as important as the election?”
Ye Fan muttered something angrily.
Jingle Bell……
The phone rang again, "Who is it?" Ye Fan quickly picked up the phone and shouted, probably because of Cai Dajiang's trouble just now.
"Uh! You have a bad temper. Who provoked you, young man?" Qin Zhiming's hearty laughter came from the phone.
"Ah! Qin Shu!" Ye Fan thought with a tight heart: "It's over, I actually yelled at Secretary Qin, the number one boss in Linquan Town, I'm waiting to be criticized."
He murmured uneasily in his heart: "Secretary Qin, I wasn't talking to you just now. I just encountered some troubles in the school, so..."
"Oh! Young man, stay calm. If you have any difficulties, call back. How do you know about Mayor Wu?"
Qin Zhiming brought it up very straightforwardly, unlike Cai Dajiang who had to be secretive. People like Cai Dajiang want to be both a bitch and a memorial.
After all, Secretary Qin was a cadre transferred from the army, and he was quick-witted and straightforward. In fact, he felt a little bit guilty for forcing Ye Fan into a dangerous place like Tianshui Bazi, and he was forced to do nothing at the time.
"I haven't got a clue yet, so I asked a few people secretly. The strange thing is that when I heard about Mayor Wu, their eyes were very strange, and they immediately walked away. I thought I had to gain their trust first, and this matter can't be rushed...
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Ye Fan pulled calmly.
"Well! Don't be impatient. Take your time. If not, you have to hurry up and don't arouse people's suspicion. Again, it's only you and I who know about this matter. We can't tell anyone else. This is organizational discipline."
Qin Zhiming looked serious.
"Yes!" Ye Fan replied simply. Knowing that Qin Zhiming was more comfortable, he responded simply.
Since they had nothing to do at night, Ye Fan and Er Yazi were preparing to go to Tujia Aozi to hunt green wolf rats tomorrow.
The two of them got to know each other better after having a meal.
"Team Leader Ye, why haven't we elected the head of our village yet?" Er Yazi asked casually while tying a bamboo ring.
"What do children know? This village chief is not so easy to choose. Do you think it is so easy for a child to play house?"
Ye Fan said angrily, "It's strange! How come there are so many people rushing to be the mayor of such a poor village? Isn't that asking for trouble, and he is not an official state cadre?"
Ye Fan murmured to himself in confusion.
"I know a little bit." Er Yazi suddenly said this after thinking for a long time.
"You...impossible! What does a little brat know?" Ye Fan shook his head, thinking that Er Yazi might actually know something, but Ye Fan deliberately pretended not to believe it in order to provoke Er Yazi to tell the truth.
and contemptuous look.
This was the method of provoking generals. As expected, Er Yazi fell into the trap and shouted in a low voice: "You look down on people. That day Mayor Wu returned to the Wu family compound and went directly into the uncle's office."
"Who is the uncle?" Ye Fan pressed and asked.
"My uncle is the head of the Wu family, his name is Wu Zhongxiu. Soon the head of the family gathered two elders to talk to Mayor Wu." Er Yazi said, "I happened to be next door at the time."
"What did you say?" Ye Fan pretended to be very casual. He was afraid of arousing Er Yazi's alarm and it would be troublesome if he didn't say anything. Since it was the head of the Wu family, the matter must be confidential.
"When Mayor Wu came back, the patriarch's uncle told him to find a way to get the village chief. After hearing this, Mayor Wu said that it was quite difficult. Because the Ye family and the Li family were watching, he wanted to
It's not easy to do anything. If someone knew about it, something big would happen. But my uncle slapped the table and scolded Mayor Wu for forgetting his roots after becoming an official. If he didn't help, there would be no Mayor Wu in the Wu family.
Later, Mayor Wu said with a bitter face that he would try his best, but he asked the patriarch strangely why he had to fight for this poor village chief. Because the village chief of Tianshui Bazi Village did not have a penny at all, except for the annual salary from the town.
The subsidy of several hundred yuan still delayed the farm work. The uncle muttered for a while and then said: Xinmin, you are now the mayor of the town. It is time for you to know some things about the Wu family. Because the village chief is related to Long Tomb.
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When Er Yazi said this, he walked to the door and closed it.
"It's related to the Dragon Tomb. Tell me how it's related?" Ye Fan was also a little anxious.
"Hey! Leader Ye, didn't you say I was a little brat?" Er Yazi actually teased Ye Fan.
"Boy, are you asking for a beating? Do you still want to learn martial arts? If you don't learn to pull me down, I don't want to hear about the Wu family or the Dragon Tomb." Ye Fan pretended to be a little angry.
"Don't be angry, Team Leader Ye, can't I say it's not okay?" Er Yazi was really frightened, and her face turned dark and she said quickly.
"Yeah!" Ye Fan snorted deliberately, thinking that this kid is still a bit clever, and he dared to tease me. He is still very old.