Chapter Eighty-Six: I Want to Live in Poverty
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In fact, Ma Mingyi's purpose is very simple, let Zhu Daidong agree to the conditions of Dashan to pay more than 200 farmers, although Dashan Village does not have this condition, but if there is no condition, it must create zào conditions, and if you can't create zào conditions, you must also let Zhu Daidong provide him with conditions. If you can't convince Zhu Daidong at the wine table, it's good to persuade you to drink a few more glasses and say a few words.
Only if Zhu Daidong said something he didn't know, Ma Mingyi had a reason to pester him. Originally, Ma Mingyi still had two bottles of Xixing wine at home, and a few cans of rice wine brewed at home, but he didn't take them, but brought a few bottles of Lao Baigan produced by Shuling Distillery.
Li Shun has two catties of liquor, and Ma Mingyi can also drink about one catty, as long as the two of them talk about some strategy, it is enough for Zhu Daidong to drink three catties of Lao Baigan. Even if Zhu Daidong can drink it again, it is impossible to drink three catties of liquor at a time.
This is Ma Mingyi's little ploy, just feasting on the whole sheep and drinking Lao Baigan, which is definitely a temptation that people can't refuse. Over the years, in order to obtain more relief and poverty alleviation funds in Dashan Village, Ma Mingyi has repeatedly resorted to this trick.
Although Li Shun is very stubborn and can't get used to the cadres in the township, if it is for the interests of the village, Li Shun is very able to obey the arrangements of the village. In the past, when the village was fighting for the above funds, he needed to use his identity as the "cutest person", and he was also very cooperative. Even if he scolds his mother behind his back, on the surface, he will still express his gratitude to the leaders above for their concern. This time, Ma Mingyi also wanted to use his alcohol to persuade Zhu Daidong.
But this time, Ma Mingyi's idea was obviously wrong, at the beginning, Zhu Daidong didn't want to drink anymore after the three of them drank a bottle of Lao Baigan, and he had to go back to the township in the afternoon. But Ma Mingyi and Li Shun tried their best to persuade him, especially Li Shun, if he really wanted to show the qualifications of an old revolutionary party member, Zhu Daidong really couldn't help but give him face.
When Ma Mingyi went to open the seventh bottle of Lao Baigan, his hands were already a little trembling, he knew that he had reached the limit, and Li Shun, his cloudy old eyes were already bloodshot, and it seemed that he had also reached the warning line. But what about Township Chief Zhu? His eyes were still so bright, in the dim light, like a pair of light bulbs.
"Ma Zhishu, I think I'll drink here today, I have to go back, and next time I have the opportunity to come to Dashan Village to drink." Zhu Daidong now knows Ma Mingyi's intentions, and he is also very sympathetic to the situation in Dashan Village, but, as he himself said, one bite can't make a fat man. He can think of something for Dashan Village, but he won't use the form of a farmer.
"Little... Cinnabar... Township Chief, you have to have fun when you drink, Xiao Mingzi, pour wine, pour wine. Li Shun didn't do it, he was already two bottles of wine, and the strength on his body also came up, Zhu Daidong drank three bottles of Lao Baigan, when he was young, the most time, it was okay to drink four or five catties of liquor, so he was not convinced by Zhu Daidong who drank three bottles of Lao Baigan.
"Uncle Li, drinking too much wine hurts your body, forget it today, I'm already having a lot of fun." Zhu Daidong smiled, Li Shun is almost seventy years old, he has beaten the Kuomintang and beaten American devils, if something happens because of drinking with him, Zhu Daidong can't afford this responsibility.
"Okay, next time you come back, I'll have another drink with you." Li Shun may be disdainful of Zhu Dai's courage when he just entered the village, but he admires Zhu Daidong at the wine table very much, and he pays attention to strength when drinking, which cannot be faked.
"Township Chief Zhu, I'll send you." Ma Mingyi looked at Zhu Daidong, who spoke calmly and walked steadily, and smiled bitterly in his heart, Zhu Daidong not only adhered to principles, but also drank a lot of alcohol, but his goal today was not achieved.
"Forget it, I know the road, you stay and rest for a while." Zhu Daidong saw that Ma Mingyi couldn't even stand on his feet, and smiled lightly.
As soon as Zhu Daidong walked out of Ma Mingyi, he heard Ma Mingyi's snoring, and Li Shun, who was about to pour wine, was also lying on the table, both of them were just holding on, and now as soon as the protagonist leaves, they can't hold on anymore.
Walking in Dashan Village, as far as the eye can see, there are all stone houses, if there is any resource in Dashan Village, there is only one kind, stone. Although the village is surrounded by mountains, there are no trees, only grass, and there is not much land. It's a miracle that Dashan Village has been able to hold on to the fact that no one has starved to death for decades.
The permanent residents of Dashan Village are mainly the elderly, women and children, Zhu Daidong walked slowly in the village, and from time to time he heard the sound of the villagers talking, Zhu Daidong found that the best way to understand a place is to quietly listen to the residents there talk about homely things, and he can hear a lot of news from here that he wants to know. Like what to eat tonight, or pickles? There is a lot of information to be heard from the word "still".
When he was about to arrive at the entrance of the village, Zhu Daidong even heard his news, and he was talking about him at the house where he put his motorcycle.
"Mother, I'll go back to my mother's house in the afternoon."
"Oh, I'm going to mow the sheep in the afternoon, and Township Chief Zhu's motorcycle is still in our house."
"Township Chief Zhu is eating at Secretary Ma's house, how can it be so easy to go back, even if you go to cut the grass and come back, Township Chief Zhu may not come to get a motorcycle."
"That's not good, if Township Chief Zhu comes, it's not good if the door is locked at home, you go back to your parents' house first, I'll wait for Township Chief Zhu."
"Mother, then Township Chief Zhu is not a big person, why are you waiting for him at home?"
"You don't know, this Township Chief Zhu is in charge of the township farm, Secretary Ma said, whether the people in our village can be farmers or not, it all depends on the Township Chief Zhu."
"He looks so young, can he have such power?"
"Why not, the tofu factory in Houjiatang was built by him, and the people in Houjiatang can make a fortune this year."
The reputation of the tofu factory has spread to Dashan Village, and Zhu Daidong heard the conversation between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and his heart was also full of emotion, and the mother-in-law's envy of the tofu factory was beyond words. Everyone wants to change their destiny and yearns for a good life. There is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking in itself, and if they can achieve their wishes, it will not be regarded as a deputy township chief in vain.
After picking up the motorcycle, Zhu Daidong returned to the township, in fact, whether it was Dashan Village, Jinsha Village, or Houjiatang Village, they all wanted to change their fate and improve their living conditions. It's just that Houjiatang Village was the first to seize the opportunity, and now, Dashan Village is also eager to change the appearance of poverty and backwardness, and Zhu Daidong feels that the burden on his shoulders seems to be getting heavier and heavier.