Chapter 255 - Meeting Please Collect

All day, Chen Yang and the three women had been helping in the rice paddies.

Although they were tired after a busy day, everyone was very happy and enjoyed the atmosphere of working together.

During the afternoon work, Chen Yang also informed everyone about the news that the road was blocked.

When everyone heard that the road was blocked and that support materials couldn’t get through, they all panicked.

They felt that all the hard work of the day had been in vain.

Without the supplies, these flooded seedlings and others were still doomed to die.

However, just as everyone was about to give up, Chen Yang immediately shared his plan with everyone.

All the villagers were hesitant when they heard Chen Yang organize them to clear the road.

But thinking of the seedlings in the fields, they decisively agreed.

“Yang Zi!

Do whatever you want to do, Uncle Niu fully supports you!

I support you in everything you do!”

Uncle Niu firmly supported Chen Yang from the crowd.

With Uncle Niu taking the lead, the rest of the villagers also spoke up.

“Exactly, Yang Zi, the whole village trusts you, we will do whatever you say!”

“We have all seen what kind of person Yang Zi is.

He definitely won’t let us down; he’s definitely doing this for our good.

I will also follow Yang Zi’s lead.”

The villagers were full of fighting spirit, having immense trust in Chen Yang’s abilities and the solutions he came up with.

The things Chen Yang had demonstrated these days had already won over the entire village of Liuhu.

Now, Chen Yang was literally the backbone of the entire village.

So when Chen Yang suggested they all go to fix the road, they immediately agreed.

Seeing the villagers so trustful and supportive of him made Chen Yang very touched.

He vowed silently to find a way to minimize everyone’s losses.

“Thank you for your support, everyone.

Rest assured, I, Chen Yang, will definitely not disappoint you.”

Chen Yang said firmly.

“Alright!

Your word is enough, Yang Zi.

Just give Uncle Niu a shout when it’s time to clear the road, and I’ll be there immediately.”

Uncle Niu said, laughing.

“Right, whenever you say, Yang Zi, we’ll all go to clear the road…”

The villagers were brimming with zeal, all gathering at the head of the village to show their support for Chen Yang.

Some even sat at the head of the village discussing how exactly to clear the road and what tools to prepare.

Witnessing such an active scene was moving not only for Chen Yang.

Wu Kexin, Yang Ruoxi, and Li Han were also deeply affected.

Inspired by this spirit of unity.

“Chen Yang, I’m also going to help you clear the road!”

Yang Ruoxi lifted her head, her small face full of determination.

Chen Yang looked at her and smiled.

“You might want to stick to lighter tasks with that petite frame of yours, let’s leave the road clearing to others.”

Chen Yang said, smiling.

Yang Ruoxi pouted, not willing to accept this: “Who are you to underestimate me?

Though I may look small, I actually have a lot of strength.”

Yang Ruoxi even raised her fists to show her strength.

Seeing Yang Ruoxi unwilling to back down, Chen Yang had no choice but to nod in agreement temporarily,

“Okay, when we go to clear the road, I’ll call you, but you’ll have to follow commands and not act recklessly.”

Chen Yang said, smiling.

“Mm-hmm.”

Yang Ruoxi immediately nodded excitedly: “I’ll go with my sister, and I promise to follow your lead.”

Chen Yang and the three women stood in a good mood at the head of the village for a while, until everyone had dispersed before they headed back to the clinic.

On the way back, Chen Yang also picked up a few boxes of ice cream from Uncle Niu’s house.

The three women had worked hard all day and were truly exhausted.

“Have some ice cream to relieve the fatigue.”

Chen Yang got one for each of the women.

Wu Kexin and Li Han were somewhat surprised to see the branded ice cream.

Her reaction was the same as Yang Ruoxi’s initially.

She couldn’t believe they could still find such ice cream here.

But then she thought about Chen Yang’s current earning speed and came to terms with it.

To Chen Yang, this little bit of ice cream was nothing.

After the four of them had finished their ice cream in the clinic, Wu Kexin suddenly stood up.

“Chen Yang, it’s getting late, we should head to the village hall for the meeting.”

Wu Kexin said.

Chen Yang looked outside and saw it was getting quite dark.

So he immediately stood up, “Alright, let’s go.”

That afternoon, Chen Yang and Wu Kexin had mentioned the meeting.

So when the two women saw Chen Yang and Wu Kexin getting ready to leave, they didn’t ask much, just inquired about how long the meeting might last.

“Hmm…

at least an hour.

If you get hungry, start cooking at home, and I’ll cook when I return,”

Chen Yang said with a smile.

“Okay, we’ll wait for you to come back.”

Li Han nodded.

Afterward, Chen Yang and Wu Kexin left for the village hall.

Upon reaching the village hall, the first thing Chen Yang and Wu Kexin did was open the meeting room, then they stood outside waiting for other village chiefs to arrive.

By around seven o’clock, when it was completely dark, they saw several figures coming from the direction of Shangshan Village, holding flashlights and walking towards the village hall.

As they got closer, they saw it was a middle-aged man with three to four strong young men.

Chen Yang didn’t recognize the middle-aged man, but he was very familiar with those young men.

They had previously followed Fu Deyou to cause trouble in Liuhe Village; Chen Yang remembered them clearly.

“This must be the new village head of Shangshan Village, right?”

Chen Yang said, staring at the middle-aged man.

Wu Kexin beside him nodded, “Yes, this is the new head of Shangshan Village.

After that last incident, the Fu brothers have been taken in by the state.”

Wu Kexin finished speaking just as the new village head and the young men approached.

“Haha, hello Village Chief Wu.”

The middle-aged man was very enthusiastic and immediately reached out to shake hands with Wu Kexin and Chen Yang.

But the young men behind him were somewhat unfriendly.

Although they avoided eye contact, seemingly wary of Chen Yang, their subtle actions still showed they were quite defiant towards him.

“Hello, Village Chief Ma.”

Wu Kexin responded with a smile and shook hands with Village Chief Ma.

Then they exchanged a few pleasantries and asked, “Village Chief Wu, has everyone arrived yet?”

Wu Kexin shook her head, “Not yet, only you, Village Chief Ma.”

Village Chief Ma was slightly taken aback at this, then he just smiled, said nothing, and stood at the entrance of the village hall, starting a discussion with Wu Kexin.

“Village Chief Wu, I went to inspect the landslide site today as well.

Indeed, the situation is quite bad.

Not only can vehicles not pass, but people can’t get through either.

However, the town has clearly stated that the villages at the foot of the mountain must endure it for a while.”

“Since the town has issued such instructions, I think we should abide by the town’s directive,”

Village Chief Ma stated his stance as soon as he opened his mouth.

He didn’t quite agree with Chen Yang’s proposal to gather the nearby villagers and remove the mud and rocks that slid down from the landslide themselves.

He was prepared to wait until the town could offer help.

“Village Chief Ma, the town indeed has such instructions, but the town didn’t say we couldn’t solve it ourselves,”

“If it were normal times, a landslide causing this kind of situation would just mean no one goes out for a month.

But the problem now is, yesterday’s heavy rain has flooded the paddy fields and ruined the seedlings.

If we don’t clear the road, there will be no fertilizer assistance, no new seedlings.”

“Are we supposed to let the nearby villagers’ harvest this year go to waste?”

Wu Kexin also voiced her opinion.

This made Village Chief Ma momentarily lost for words.

The issue with the seedlings was indeed very problematic.

A year’s harvest was the villagers’ lifeline.

If all the seedlings were destroyed, people might not even have enough to eat.

“Let’s wait until everyone is here and then discuss it,”

Village Chief Ma waved his hand.

After this, the group fell silent and quietly stood at the entrance of the village hall, waiting.