You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 41 Meeting

dong dong dong! !

When the gong that usually signals the start and end of the workday sounds, even some villagers who are usually unhurried quicken their pace to get to work.

Looking at the sun, it's a little earlier than usual. Does the brigade leader have something to announce?

This is generally accepted common sense.

"Is something the matter? You're knocking so early today, I haven't even had time to wash the dishes yet!"

"Who isn't! My sleepyhead son just got out of bed and heard the noise!"

"The captain must have something to do!"

"I haven't seen him go to the commune recently! It can't be news from the commune!"

"Oh well, let's go check it out first! Something must have happened, otherwise why would they pull this stunt!"

"Yes, yes, let's go take a look!"

Lu Yuanqing also brought his family to the place where the brigade usually signed in and went to work.

They arrived neither too early nor too late, and stood there waiting for a while.

"Brother, do you know what the captain wants to say?" Lu Yuanbo asked curiously, tugging at his sleeve.

His brother is now a village official, so he definitely knew before they did.

As soon as Lu Yuanqing asked his question, everyone around him looked over with curiosity, eager to know the answer beforehand.

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

He had nothing more to say about this guy who always screwed over his brother!

Lu Yuanqing laughed and said, "I don't know! The captain didn't tell me!"

"Oh!" Lu Yuanbo stared at Zhao Zhongcai, who was facing them at the front, but he didn't get an answer and didn't care.

Those around who wanted to hear what was going on chuckled and continued chatting and laughing with the people around them.

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

The mockery is so obvious, isn't it?

Do you think he's incompetent for being a cadre who doesn't know anything about important village affairs? Or do you think he's been sidelined?

You should know that he was the one who caused all this trouble today, it scared you to death!

Lu Yuanqing was speechless. He comforted himself, "It's alright, it's alright. Once they find out what Zhao Zhongcai announced, they'll definitely make a scene. As the one who proposed it, it's best to stay in the shadows!"

Once everyone had arrived, Zhao Zhongcai looked at the noisy villagers, coughed a few times, and raised his hand to signal for quiet.

Seeing this, the voices gradually quieted down, and then someone asked loudly, "Captain, what's wrong? Hurry up and tell us, we still have to go to work!"

With a playful grin, Zhao Zhongcai glanced at the other person and said calmly, "Zhao Si, this is the first time I've seen you so enthusiastic about work! Not bad, very good. Today you'll be working in the same area as me. I'm watching you work well and diligently!"

"No, Captain, I was wrong. Please tell me, I won't interrupt you!" Zhao Si quickly admitted his mistake in fear.

Please, he's one of the people in the village who's been caught slacking off the most. Do you think he's that hardworking? He's just a smooth talker. If Zhao Zhongcai were to actually keep an eye on him and make sure he does all the work, he'd be in big trouble!

"Hahaha……"

His cowardly behavior caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Zhao Zhongcai snorted coldly. He never gave face to the village's good-for-nothings or lazybones. "Alright, stop laughing!"

Zhao Zhongcai interrupted the continuous laughter. The words he wanted to say lingered in his mind for a long time. Finally, he glanced in Lu Yuanqing's direction and saw that Lu Yuanqing looked curious like everyone else, as if he didn't understand the situation at all. He almost choked on his breath.

That brat, he's really good at putting on an act!

After glancing at Lu Yuanqing, Zhao Zhongcai didn't delay any longer and addressed the villagers directly: "Well, the reason I've gathered everyone here today is because I have something to announce."

“As everyone knows, the distribution of grain in our commune has always been ‘seven parts labor to three parts people’…” Zhao Zhongcai sighed and said, “Now we may need to change it to… ‘three parts labor to seven parts people’.”

"I went to the commune yesterday, and I have reported this decision to the commune leaders. They expressed their approval and support!"

Support my ass!

He was called a grandson!

The commune leaders scolded him severely, thinking he was incredibly audacious for daring to act recklessly.

The people are of paramount importance; their food supplies must not be withheld.

Moreover, the people in the Sichuan-Chongqing region have always been relatively poor, so they are even more concerned about the lives of the villagers.

Zhao Zhongcai was so scolded that his head almost touched the ground. He knew that the decisions made by the higher-ups could not be changed at will. The most correct decision was to resolutely implement the notices issued by the higher-ups.

Zhao Zhongcai wanted to back out; he wouldn't change his mind or act recklessly anymore. He would do whatever his superiors said.

But in the instant he regretted it, he remembered what Lu Yuanqing had told him.

He said: "Our Shihua Village is now the poorest production team in the production brigade. Apart from the production team that needs to go down the mountain from their village, it can be considered the poorest in the entire commune."

Shihua Village cannot continue to be so poor!

Zhao Zhongcai didn't want to be the one most easily ridiculed every time he came to the commune.

As the village head and accountant of Shihua Village, they have an obligation to ensure that the villagers of Shihua Village live a better life.

For some reason, Zhao Zhongcai felt his blood boil when he heard Lu Yuanqing say these words, and he couldn't wait to do something big.

Therefore, after remembering Lu Yuanqing's words, Zhao Zhongcai swallowed back his words of repentance, and instead clung to the commune leader's leg, completely disregarding his image, and cried so bitterly that it was as if the sky had fallen.

“Our Shihua Village is poor! We need to live! Last year, nearly a dozen people died. All the production teams in the entire commune didn't have as many deaths as we did…”

"Let's give it a try. What if it works? That would be even better!"

"Every year our village delivers the least grain, and they all laugh at us!"

“I’m betting my reputation as the brigade leader. If I can’t bring about significant changes in Shihua Village this year, I’ll quit! I’m doing this all for the good of the villagers! I have no selfish motives…”

Anyway, Zhao Zhongcai played the victim and increased the stakes with the team leader, which got the commune leaders to agree that he could do this for the time being.

However, it was agreed upon with him that if his proposed "three people, seven labors" system could prevent the villagers from going hungry compared to the original "seven people, three labors" system, then the commune would report it to the higher authorities, and all production teams would adopt it. Shihua Village, as a pilot village, would then be praised.

However, if Zhao Zhongcai's efforts to change the grain distribution problem ultimately result in the villagers having no food to eat and going hungry, then he should use his position as the brigade leader to make up for it!

Upon considering this decision, Zhao Zhongcai couldn't resist and waited for Lu Yuanqing a while longer. How could he be so easily 'bewitched' by Lu Yuanqing!

After Zhao Zhongcai made the announcement, the scene fell into a very quiet state!