Lin Zhi walked up to Widow Zhang, quietly stuffed the photo in her hand, and whispered, "Sister-in-law, you take this photo as evidence." There is only one such photo, and there are no negatives. ”

Widow Zhang is very grateful.

The mountain village, which had been boiling for most of the night, slowly returned to silence.

But Li Guowang's bullying of Widow Zhang has become a topic of conversation and a laughing stock for the whole village.

The far-reaching impact of this has only just begun.

At night, Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi slept on the second floor of the new house, and they used wooden planks to block the windows and doors, and put the bed in the corner, which was a good room.

The room was not powered yet, so Li Yunhai stuffed the flashlight under his pillow in case of emergency.

In the dark night, the two slept in the same bed, and suddenly there was a feeling of a distressed couple.

Lin Zhi couldn't sleep, his eyes flashed, and he chatted with Li Yunhai.

The topic of chat, of course, is inseparable from what is happening in the village.

For the first time, Lin Zhi knew that the original simple countryside would also have this kind of stealing chickens and dogs.

Li Yunhai smiled and said, what is this? Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are men and women, there are cheating.

Lin Zhi twisted him lightly and said, right? Have you ever had an affair with anyone?

Li Yunhai laughed and said that we are not cheating now?

Lin Zhi nestled in his arms and said that it didn't count, we were in love above board.

The two of them thought of the scene they had just seen, and their breathing changed, first short, and then slowly thickened.

Li Yunhai turned over and hugged her tightly.

Lin Zhi bit his ear and whispered, "No set." ”

That's her bottom line.

Especially seeing Zhang Jie's postpartum pain, Lin Zhi was also afraid of accidental pregnancy.

Although she is ready to marry Li Yunhai, the two of them are still young, and if they are really pregnant, it will be a trouble whether they are born or not.

Li Yunhai also took pity on her, so he had to be gentle with her and solve the matter in an alternative way.

The next day, news suddenly spread throughout the village.

Li Yunhai opened a large factory in the provincial capital, installed a large machine, and went to the village to recruit a group of workers, both men and women, over 18 years old, and under 40 years old.

In these years, the rural life baby is the most powerful time, and everyone has three or five babies.

And the way for rural people to make money is too narrow.

Only guarding those few acres of responsible land, I can't produce a few dollars all year round.

There is no work to be done nearby, and there are surprisingly many idle laborers in the village.

At this time, Li Yunhai said that he wanted to recruit people, and he had to recruit 300 people. Naturally, everyone's minds moved.

Li Yunhai's recruitment conditions are very relaxed, and under the age of 40, even many young and middle-aged laborers can sign up.

He also has a lot of people to recruit, because the consumables factory does not use a fully automatic production line, but a labor-intensive processing plant, and needs to recruit 300 workers in the early stage.

In this way, one or two people from each household in the village can participate in the work.

For a while, the news spread throughout the village, and even people from neighboring villages heard the recruitment information and ran over to inquire.

The first news was said by Lin Zhi and Li Yunfang when they were washing vegetables by the well early in the morning.

The well side in the countryside has always been an information center, similar to the gossip center at the entrance of the village.

Early in the morning, everyone in the village had to come to fetch water, wash vegetables, and wash clothes, and when they heard Lin Zhi and Li Yunfang talk about the provincial factory to recruit 300 people, they were naturally interested and asked one after another.

Within two hours, the news had spread throughout the village.

This is, of course, the strategy adopted by Li Yunhai.

He offered to recruit workers, and people came to the door to beg him to recruit workers, and in the end they would get two completely different effects.

People kept coming to the door and asked Li Yunhai about the details of the recruitment, saying how old are the men in their own family, or their own children, young and strong, but they haven't read any books, and they don't know if they can work in your factory?

Li Yunhai also grew up in the village and has a general understanding of the situation of each family.

Especially the same age group, they have played since childhood, which people are honest and can be recruited into the factory, which people are unreliable, and which people have gone to junior high school and high school, he knows in his heart.

However, Li Yunhai did not happily agree, but said, how do you know that I have opened a factory? How did you know I was going to hire workers?

The villagers all said, what your girlfriend said can be fake? It's spread all over the village! If you want to recruit workers, of course, you have to take care of our family first, my dad and your grandfather are still brothers who have not produced five suits.

Some people say that my daughter grew up with you, and you played mud cannon together when you were a child! Back then, we adults joked that we wanted to give my daughter to you as a guest. You must recruit my daughter to work in the factory!

Everyone came and said, my family is related to you, and my family is related to you.

They are all from the same village, and when you look closely, what they say is not wrong. Who is not a family or friend?

Li Yunhai just said lightly, my factory is still under construction, and I won't recruit workers until the New Year! Let's talk about it then!

The villagers are not stupid, they said that my family should register first, you remember, after the New Year, you can just take people to the provincial capital to work.

These words reminded Li Yunhai that he really asked his eldest sister to bring the homework book and register the people who came to sign up one by one.

When the villagers saw that Li Yunhai was so serious, they became happy.

In one morning, the threshold of Li Yunhai's house was about to be broken by the villagers.

More people came to his house than there were yesterday.

He was not allowed to rest at noon, and he was busy until two o'clock in the afternoon.

Because from two o'clock in the afternoon, there is an important meeting in the village.

The loudspeakers in the village, who have been shouting since the morning.

Li Guowang, the patriarch and village party secretary, has already entered the police station and has not yet been released.

The person who shouted was the secretary Li Mingshui.

As for the village director Zhang Yongjiang, the Li clan people's meeting, it was not his turn to send a notice.

The branch secretary and director, one surnamed Li and the other surnamed Zhang, this is also a traditional rule.

The two largest surnames in the village are Li and Zhang.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the village held a meeting of the Li clan in the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is the most luxurious and largest brick and wood building in the village, and it is still made of green bricks.

Ancestral halls are commonly found in the southern provinces. Recording the family tradition and past glory, it is the temple of the family, as a symbol and symbol of the long history of the Chinese nation and Confucian culture, it has unparalleled influence and historical value.

In the absence of the patriarch, Li Mingshui presided over the meeting.

Li Mingshui spoke very heartily about what happened last night, saying that Li Guowang is no longer suitable to be the patriarch, and asked everyone to elect a new patriarch.

From a certain point of view, the director and secretary are actually the happiest people in the Li Guowang incident.

Although their faces were distressed, they were not sure how to be happy.

If the boss is not in the position, how can the people below have a chance to be in the position?

To the people in the village, the patriarch is more authoritative than the village cadre.

If the patriarch and the village party secretary are not the same person, then in many things, the patriarch's words may be more effective than the village party secretary.

Li Yunhai and his father are also among them.

Someone shouted: "You don't have to choose, what else do you choose?" Li Mingshui, you can be the patriarch! ”

A smile flashed on Li Mingshui's face, but he said, "That's not good, the patriarch has to be chosen by everyone." That's convincing. ”

At this time, a voice shouted: "I choose Li Deming!" ”

Everyone turned around and looked behind them.

I saw Peng Madzi sitting on the threshold, grinning at this side: "Which of you can compare to Li Deming?" Li Deming's family has built a big house, which of you has a big house? Li Deming's house has a big color TV, which of you has a big color TV? Li Deming's family has motorcycles and small trucks, which of you have them? Li Deming's family opened a shop in the provincial capital, opened a factory, and recruited 300 workers in the village! Which of you can put so many people into employment? ”

This series of questions stopped everyone.

Li Mingshui's face sank, waved his hand, and said, "Peng Luozi, you are surnamed Peng, our clansmen surnamed Li have a meeting, what does it have to do with you?" Go, go, go! ”

Peng Luozi changed his posture for a long time, leaned against the door frame, and said with a smile: "If I don't participate in the vote by show of hands, I'll just say a fair word, can't I?" I'm a madman, but I'm not a fool! I don't believe what I can see, you can't understand? If you don't believe it, you just let everyone raise their hands to vote, I guarantee that most people will choose Li Deming! ”

Someone immediately chimed in and said: "I also think Li Deming is good!" The person who is the patriarch must have the ability, Li Deming's family is so prosperous, no one has the ability of his family! ”

Some people also expressed disbelief: "The capable person is his son Li Yunhai!" ”

Peng Luzi shouted loudly: "My son is a hero and a good man!" Why don't you give birth to such a powerful son? ”

The audience burst into laughter.

Li Mingshui saw that Li Deming's voice was quite high, and he couldn't help but panic.

He originally thought that when Li Guowang stepped down, he would naturally take over the throne and become the patriarch and branch secretary.

This oblique stab killed a Li Deming and caught him off guard.

Li Deming actually didn't want to fight for any patriarch or branch secretary, and he was not psychologically prepared at all.

But when someone praised him, he was also happy, smiling, and not talking.

Li Yunhai said loudly: "Fellow villagers, there is a sentence, I have to make it clear!" Whether you vote for my dad or not, and whether I admit you to work in the factory or not, these are two different things, and it doesn't matter at all! When I recruit people, I only see whether they are diligent or not, and their brains are not flexible. Vote for whoever you want, and don't take special care of my dad because of me. My dad didn't have the heart to fight for this patriarch at all. ”

It's good that he didn't say anything, no one had linked the two things together.

Since Li Yunhai said so, the villagers couldn't help but think, if they didn't vote for Li Deming, they still wanted to enter Li Yunhai's factory? Isn't that a fool's dream?

Li Deming arched his hand in all directions and said with a smile: "I really didn't want to be the patriarch, you all vote for Li Mingshui!" I think he's good, and he deserves to be the patriarch! I'll forget it, my family just built a new house, so there are so many things to do! ”

Li Mingshui saw that Li Deming knew the general situation so well, no matter how unhappy he was, he had to say a modest word at this moment: "Brother Deming, don't be modest." You are in our village, you are of high rank, and you are eligible to run for the patriarch. Why don't we vote by a show of hands! ”

In his opinion, Li Deming, who has always been honest, has never even been a village cadre, and he usually doesn't care much about the affairs of the village, how can such a person compete with him?

So, Li Mingshui generously asked to raise his hand to vote.

"Everyone votes for Li Deming, please raise your hand." Li Mingshui said loudly, and at the same time raised his hand high to show that he was absolutely fair.

Whew!

A hand was raised on the spot!

Li Yunhai also raised his father's hand: "Dad, you have to support yourself!" ”

Li Deming smiled helplessly: "I definitely can't choose!" ”

Seeing so many people raising their hands, Li Mingshui's face changed.

Because Li Deming's support rate has reached almost 100%!

Only a few people didn't raise their hands!

You don't need to count how many people have raised their hands, you just need to count how many people have not raised their hands.

Men over the age of 18 in the village surnamed Li have the right to participate in the clan assembly and also have the right to vote by show of hands.

There were only 8 people at the scene who did not raise their hands.

Everyone looked at each other and didn't speak.

Peng Luozi got up, counted in the crowd, and said with a smile: "Okay, good! There are still eight people who did not support Li Deming! ”

Li Yunhai naturally remembered the eight people who didn't raise their hands.

Li Mingshui felt that he still had a chance to win.

Li Deming can get so many votes, so he can't be elected unanimously?

So, Li Mingshui announced: "Those who support me Li Mingshui as the patriarch, please raise your hand." ”

Of course, Li Deming also wants to raise his hand to support him.

More than half of the people raised their hands.

However, it can be seen without counting that Li Mingshui's support rate is obviously not as high as Li Deming.

Peng Madzi quickly counted and laughed: "Okay, good!" There are 36 people who do not support Li Mingshui! The blind man knows who wins, right? ”

Li Mingshui couldn't believe that as the secretary of the dignified village, he actually lost to Li Deming, who was killed halfway.

This result was also much beyond Li Deming's expectations.

The audience burst into warm applause.

Peng Madzi laughed, it was really a bit crazy, and he danced and sang: "Patriarch Deming, congratulations, congratulations!" The patriarch of the clan is elected, and Li Deming is appointed in the primary election! Do things fairly and decently, and the merits of the ancestors shine. Be willing to dedicate your hometown and pray for the eternal peace of the clan! ”

Li Deming and his son looked at each other, and said a little weakly: "Yunhai, what can I do about this?" How did I choose it? ”

Li Yunhai pushed his father: "Dad, aren't you just going to be a patriarch?" In the future, if there is something in the clan, our family will contribute if it is strong, and if it is rich, it will be paid! You come to the stage and say two words. ”

Li Deming touched his chin embarrassedly: "What did I say?" ”

Li Yunhai's eyes flashed, and he said: "You just say, after you take office, you will first repair the family tree, and then the ancestral hall!" Our family donated 50,000 yuan! ”

Li Deming felt a little heartbroken: "Donate 50,000? That's too much, and I can build a new house again! Is it okay to donate a thousand? ”

Li Yunhai said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I have money!" All you have to do is donate. Prestige and fame are all earned by strength. You donated this 50,000 yuan, and in the future, in the village, you will be the real patriarch, whatever you say, no one will dare to fart! It's easy to build a new house, but it's hard to establish a family's status! This is a great opportunity for our family to get ahead in the village! A thousand pieces are not painful or itchy, and they have no effect. If you want to donate, donate 50,000! 50,000 yuan is not much! ”

Li Deming coughed lightly, thinking about his son's words, he did make sense, he had lived plainly and in a nest for most of his life, and now he finally had a chance to get ahead, why not?

So, he stepped forward, stood on the stage, and said in the most simple language: "In my life, I have not made any contribution to the village, mainly because I have no opportunities. Today, thanks to everyone's promotion, I was elected as the patriarch, and I promise to the people here that after I take office, I will organize manpower, revise the family tree, and repair the ancestral hall. Both of these require a lot of money, and I took the lead in donating 50,000 yuan! ”

Donate 50,000!

The audience was in an uproar!

In this era when it is difficult for ordinary people to even take out 500 yuan, Li Deming is so generous that he said in public that he would donate 50,000 yuan!

With such a big hand, who else in the village can do it?

Recalling the last time he raised funds to repair the ancestral hall, Li Guowang only donated 100 yuan, Li Mingshui only donated 50 yuan, and in the end the money was not enough, so he only repaired the door shaft of the gate.

As soon as Li Deming took office, he immediately donated 50,000 yuan!

This is called heroism!

The villagers applauded in unison.

This time, even Li Mingshui sighed to himself.

Li Yunhai said it well, fame and status are all won by strength.

If you have money, your waist will be tough, and others will naturally believe in you.

This truth, throughout the ages, has been unbreakable, and it has been tried and tested.

Li Deming arched his hand and said, "Please supervise my work as a patriarch more in the future, and please support my work more!" ”

With that, he stepped down.

Li Mingshui had to admit this fait accompli, thinking that if he couldn't be the patriarch, then he would compete for the village party secretary!

How did he know that the next village party secretary was already in Li Yunhai's planning.

Li Yunhai first let his father be the patriarch, which was the most critical step.

Now unsurprisingly successful!

Then the next step is to run for the position of village party secretary.

Li Yunhai also had a plan for this matter a long time ago.

The township's decision to punish Li Guowang soon spread to the village.

Expelled Li Guowang from the post of party secretary of Shiban Village!

Because Li Guowang's family and the party Widow Zhang reached a settlement in private and compensated Widow Zhang 300 yuan, Widow Zhang no longer pursued Li Guowang's other responsibilities. Therefore, Li Guowang was detained at the police station for a day and a night, and then he was released.

Li Guowang's vitality was greatly damaged, his prestige was discredited, and from then on, he could no longer say hard words in Shiban Village.

When Li Yunhai learned that Li Guowang was going home, he actually came to visit him and brought a package.

Li Guowang looked at this young man coldly, and said in a weird manner: "You are amazing!" Knock me down! ”

Li Yunhai said indifferently: "Everything has a cause before it has an effect, and the cause you planted before is in this package." Please open it and take a look. ”

Li Guowang opened the package suspiciously.

Inside was a bloody kitchen knife!

"Y-What do you want to do?" Li Guowang stepped back in shock, making the chair rattle.

Li Yunhai sneered: "If people don't know, they can't do it unless they do it." You asked the third child of my family to bury this knife under the main beam of my new house, don't you just want my family to have a bloody disaster? My family killed a pig today, and I killed it with my own hands, using this knife! ”

Li Guowang looked at Li Yunhai in fear, and said with trembling teeth: "Li, Yunhai, you, you!" ”

His wife came out with a cup of tea, put it in Li Yunhai's hand, and said with a smile: "Li Yunhai, speaking of which, our two families are also in person. You also grew up watching me. You're a very kind person, and I know you're not going to take revenge on my country, right? When is the time for retribution? The past grievances have been revealed, right? You say okay? ”

Li Yunhai glanced at her, thinking that this mother-in-law was very knowledgeable, and said in a deep voice: "If there is a sentence about the aunt, then it is easy to say!" People respect me, I respect people! The tiger hurts me, and I have the heart to fight the tiger! ”

He took a sip of tea, put down his cup heavily, got up and walked away.

Li Guowang was stunned for a long time, then dragged the chair forward, picked up the knife, and said: "Li Deming has such a son, I am not as good as him!" Give birth to a child like Li Yunhai! ”

His wife took the knife and said, "You, you shouldn't have fought with a young offspring!" You are the branch secretary, and there are capable people in the village, are you also stained? It's good now, you can't be the branch secretary, and the position of the patriarch is gone! You also offended Li Yunhai! Why bother? ”

Li Guowang closed his eyes lonely and said, "You take a piece of red silk, seal this knife, put a red envelope, and send it back to Li Yunhai!" ”

As the saying goes, a village cannot be left without an owner for a day.

The next step in the village is to run for the village party secretary.

The whole village held a villagers' congress to openly elect the new village party secretary.

Because this is not an election, but because the predecessor was removed from office because of an accident, the township came to the leader to preside over the overall situation.

There were three people who ran for election.

Zhang Yongjiang, the village director, and Li Mingshui, the secretary.

There is also a person who is Li Deming, the new patriarch of the Li family.

The leader from the township is Shao Yuqing.

Shao Yuqing looked at the campaign list and groaned slightly.

Li Mingshui was also surprised: "Leader Shao, this Li Deming is not a party member, right?" To run for party secretary, the first necessary condition must be a party member! ”

Shao Yuqing nodded, called Li Deming over, and asked, "Li Deming, have you ever joined the party?" ”

Li Deming smiled respectfully: "I am a party member, and I joined the party in October this year. ”

Li Mingshui didn't seem to believe it: "Oh? Is it? How did we not know? ”

Li Deming took out his party membership card and handed it to Shao Yuqing to see.

Shao Yuqing took it and looked at it, and heyed: "It's true!" You really joined the party, who is your introducer? ”

Li Deming didn't understand why his son Li Yunhai wanted him to join the party.

Now he understood.

He took back his party membership card and said: "It's a leader of the county construction bureau, named Cui Baogang." ”

"Oh? Cui Baogang? How did you meet him? Shao Yuqing became interested and asked him.

Li Deming is not good at lying, and replied truthfully: "My family built a new house, and the construction team invited was from the County Construction Engineering Bureau." My house is round, and Leader Cui also came to eat wine and gave a red envelope! ”

Shao Yuqing was even more surprised: "Your family has built a new house? Is it the construction team of the county construction engineering bureau that invited? Scold! It's new! When did the construction team of the county construction bureau take over this kind of small rural work? ”

Li Deming's face turned red and said, "I don't know, it's all my son Li Yunhai's business." He said that it was the leaders of the provincial construction engineering bureau who made a phone call, so the talents from the county construction engineering bureau came to help us. ”

Shao Yuqing's face was shocked, Teng got up, and said, "Your son still knows the leader of the Provincial Construction Engineering Bureau?" Who is your son? Which department is he in the province? What is his position? Please see you soon! ”

The first is to ask for a monthly pass.

(End of chapter)