"Good, I knew you were straightforward, Er Zhu!"
Seeing Er Zhu nod, the stone in Liu Changfa's heart finally settled. He looked at Er Zhu with a smile.
Next, the three discussed a few more issues, and only then did Er Zhu and Uncle Liu leave town.
"Er Zhu, merging the villages is a big deal, have you thought it through?"
On the way back, Uncle Liu became more and more uneasy. He carefully and tentatively asked.
If he were Er Zhu, he wouldn't agree to merge the villages even if he were beaten to death!
Their village already had over a hundred households, and with Lin Yuan Village's over a hundred households, that would be more than three hundred households!
Three hundred households meant over three hundred problems. Forget solving them, just thinking about it was enough to give him a headache!
"More people are better, we can just create a few more wealth-generating projects."
Er Zhu nodded slightly, smiling at Uncle Liu dismissively and giving him a reassuring look.
Village affairs were nothing more than money. He didn't care about the little bit of money the villagers wanted.
Besides, just as he had told Uncle Liu, more people meant more opportunities to make money.
He had observed carefully yesterday, and there were only a few dozen people who could work on the farm. He was just thinking about discussing personnel with Uncle Liu when Liu Changfa unexpectedly sent him people!
Although there might be some troublemakers among them, was he, Er Zhu, afraid?
"Alright, as long as you've thought it through."
Seeing that Er Zhu showed no signs of difficulty, he didn't say anything more, and the car was silent.
Jingle jingle…
A noisy mobile phone ring broke the silence in the car. Uncle Liu quickly took out his antique mobile phone, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.
Lin Tiesheng?
Who was this?
Uncle Liu's eyes darted, and he suddenly seemed to remember something, quickly answering the phone.
Damn it, how could he forget him? This was a big household for raising livestock in the surrounding ten villages!
Since Er Zhu said he wanted to start a farm, he had contacted Lin Tiesheng, but Lin Tiesheng had said he didn't have any livestock at the time. He thought he would have to wait, but he didn't expect him to contact him so soon!
"Tiesheng, what breeds do you have? I want to choose them myself!"
As soon as the call connected, Uncle Liu spoke impatiently, while also gesturing to Er Zhu to turn.
They were currently close to Taohua Village, which was truly a godsend!
"No, I called to tell you that I'm holding a livestock auction next week!"
Before Uncle Liu could finish speaking, Lin Tiesheng on the other end quickly stopped him.
"I'm busy, I won't talk to you for now. I'll explain it in detail when you get here."
Uncle Liu was confused and was about to ask, but unexpectedly, Lin Tiesheng hung up the phone!
"This Tiesheng, selling livestock is selling livestock, why make such a fuss?"
The words that were about to be spoken were swallowed back. Uncle Liu was displeased, put away his phone, and muttered grumpily.
"This… it should be like those antique auctions on TV, highest bidder wins."
Er Zhu was driving while trying to explain this term he had never heard of.
Of course, although the term was new, to him it was just an old wine in a new bottle.
"Ah, so that's how it is, Er Zhu, you understand the most!"
Uncle Liu was stunned. He then remembered that the TV shows he had watched before seemed to have such scenes. He looked at Er Zhu with a smile, his eyes full of admiration.
Er Zhu was indeed smart!
If such a smart person were really from his Shiliu Village, how wonderful that would be…
Thinking of this, the smile on Uncle Liu's face instantly froze, and a flicker of melancholy crossed his eyes.
The more capable Er Zhu became, the more disappointed he became, and the more afraid he was of losing him!
Er Zhu glanced at Uncle Liu from the corner of his eye, his lips curving slightly:
"Uncle Liu, don't worry, I will always be a person of Shiliu Village!"
Uncle Liu was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, Er Zhu slammed on the brakes.
There were some things he couldn't say, so he wouldn't let others ask.
Even if that person was the one he respected the most, it wouldn't do!
In a blink of an eye, it was dark. After seeing Uncle Liu home, Er Zhu went back to his own house.
"Hmm, why didn't Sister Mei turn on the lights?"
The car stopped at the entrance. Er Zhu looked at the dark house with a flicker of confusion in his eyes.
But it was only confusion, because he knew Li Mei was also safe!
After locking the car, Er Zhu entered the house. As soon as he opened the door, a strong smell of alcohol hit him, accompanied by a nauseating sour and pungent odor!
Mei Jie was drunk!
The thought flashed through Er Zhu's mind. He quickly went to the east wing and saw Li Mei lying tilted on the kang.
On the kang table were countless beer bottles, and the floor was covered with Li Mei's vomit!
"Mei Jie!"
Er Zhu turned on the light and quickly walked towards Li Mei, carefully laying her down.
"Er Zhu, you're back?"
Li Mei was awakened by the bright light. She squinted her eyes, looking at the blurry familiar face in front of her.
As Er Zhu's prestige in the village grew, he became busier and busier, especially in the last month, he had become even busier!
At first, Li Mei thought it was good, but later she felt very uncomfortable and lonely!
But she didn't dare to say these words to Er Zhu, let alone to outsiders. Yesterday, she couldn't bear it any longer, so she drank. She thought alcohol could help her forget her worries, but she didn't expect that the more she drank, the more her sorrows grew!
"No, Er Zhu wouldn't be back so early!"
Just as Er Zhu was about to nod, Li Mei seemed to remember something, shaking her head and pushing him hard.
Looking at Li Mei's disheveled state, a flicker of heartache crossed Er Zhu's eyes, as he had long guessed Li Mei's thoughts.
He had indeed been very busy during this time and had neglected Li Mei's feelings.
He had thought Li Mei would be proud of him, but he had forgotten that Li Mei was just an ordinary woman.
What she wanted was not just a capable man!
"Er Zhu, I wish you could just stay foolish forever…"
Er Zhu's lips moved. He didn't know how to explain, but at this moment, Li Mei suddenly fell into his arms, mumbling.
These words struck him like a heavy blow. Heartache and helplessness flickered in Er Zhu's eyes.
As an ordinary man, who didn't want the happiness of a wife, children, and a warm kang? But he couldn't!
It wasn't because he wasn't an ordinary man, but because he had a great vengeance yet to be avenged!
Thinking of everything in the past, Er Zhu tightly pursed his lips, his gaze directed towards the direction of the capital…
"Er Zhu…"
Li Mei's voice pulled him back to reality. Li Mei leaned against Er Zhu's chest, saying something again, but her voice was too soft for Er Zhu to hear.
After this sentence, Li Mei fell asleep again. Er Zhu tidied up the house after settling Li Mei.