After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 23, Episode 0023, received several criticisms.

Seeing that his niece looked much better than when she first arrived, the team leader breathed a sigh of relief, followed by a feeling of pride.

See? This place is truly blessed with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. My niece's health has improved so much since she came here, and she can even go out for a stroll now. I heard that when my niece was in Beijing, she lived in the hospital for many years.

Although village cadres like the brigade leader receive salaries, it's only a dozen yuan a month, which is hardly enough to support a family.

Therefore, the village cadres basically had to go to the fields to earn food. The brigade leader had his sickle tucked into his belt and was dressed like the other team members, ready to go to work.

Lin Yuexi knew that everyone valued work points and the harvest, especially the brigade leader whose reputation as an advanced brigade had been lost for many years. So she greeted the brigade leader first, and then went straight to the point: "Brigade leader, are there many mountain products on the mountain behind us?"

The old captain was shrewd; unlike the old lady who hadn't realized what Lin Yuexi meant, he immediately understood. He wiped his face helplessly and sighed.

"There are plenty of mountain products, not only wild chestnuts and pine nuts, but also a lot of wood ear fungus and mushrooms. That's why we say that as long as you are willing to work hard, you won't starve in our area."

"Unfortunately, with so many mountain products, we either had to sell them to the commune's purchasing station at a very low price, and after a month or two of this, we couldn't even save a few dollars, or we could only watch them rot on the mountain."

As he spoke, the captain would glance at Lin Yuexi every now and then, his purpose all too clear.

Lin Yuexi chuckled and went along with his question, asking, "Do you have something on your mind?"

The brigade leader's face really turned sour. "I've heard that many people in big cities want to eat our mountain products but can't find them. We've always wanted to set up a small workshop in the name of the brigade to process the mountain products and sell them to big cities, but we've never been able to get the permit. Every time we apply, they say that we have the wrong mindset."

He was criticized several times for this.

It's not proper at all. They're just undermining the collective's interests, even though they're doing it in the collective's name. Any money they make belongs to the collective, and they're doing collective business.

But they just won't approve it; instead, they'll criticize it just as much.

Because many soldiers from the brigade have gone out to fight, over the decades, the footprints of people from their village can be seen all over the country. They have also brought back a lot of information and ideas from the outside world, which has changed and broadened the villagers' traditional ideas to a certain extent.

Take the matter of setting up a workshop as an example. A few years ago, Er Ya's father and the village head proposed that they could sell the mountain products to major cities in the name of the collective, and use the money earned to develop their village, such as building a school, getting electricity, repairing roads, etc. Even if the villagers only received ten or eight yuan a year, their lives would still be better.

After several days of discussion, the brigade leader felt it was feasible. If this could be done, it would be a great thing, and the villagers would no longer have to worry about going hungry!

From that time on, the idea took root in the hearts of the brigade leader and his men, and they have been working hard towards it for the past few years.

Especially after the educated youth ruined the reputation of the Hongxing Brigade, which had been a top-performing brigade for almost ten years, the brigade leader's desire to start a factory grew stronger.

But it is precisely because their ideas are so strong that they are particularly vulnerable to setbacks.

Lin Yuexi would have almost burst out laughing if she hadn't been afraid of upsetting the captain.

It's fine if you don't have this thought; everyone just drifts along aimlessly. But what's most agonizing is having this thought yet never being able to realize it.

It's like watching your money and tickets fly away every year during this season.

After the paper doll awakened, despite countless efforts, it was still powerless to change anything.

That was incredibly frustrating.

She knew the captain wanted her help; it's a society based on personal connections, and sometimes people below can't get things done no matter how hard they try, but people above can get it done with just a word.

Lin Yuexi neither agreed to help nor said she would ignore it; she simply smiled and said, "I'm just an idle person, so I won't bother the brigade leader to earn work points."

To the brigade leader, this was a clear rejection, but he wasn't too disappointed. Having been criticized for years, he knew this wouldn't be easy. On the contrary, he breathed a sigh of relief. In the heat of the moment, he'd blurted out his desire to build a factory. If his niece had really gotten involved, wouldn't his father have broken his legs when he got home?!

The old man had strictly forbidden him from bothering his eldest niece with village matters.

"Hey, you should go back now. Come to my house for dinner tomorrow when you feel more comfortable, and I'll have your aunt stew a big, free-range chicken for you."

"Alright, Captain, go ahead and get busy. Don't let it interfere with your work points."

Little Qingqing, being sensible, pushed Lin Yuexi back home.

The brigade leader couldn't just watch them leave before going about his business; he still needed to earn work points. However, when he turned around, he was almost scared to death by a large, blood-covered face.

"Whoa~, what's going on here? Are you trying to see who's harder on the ground by banging your face against it?"

Erban covered his mouth tightly and shook his head. He had to cover it, otherwise he would cry out in pain and scare Lin Zhiqing who was not far away.
Not only would his work points be deducted, but he also wouldn't get any meat during the Lunar New Year, and his whole family would have to come and clean him.

Sanban, standing nearby, whispered a complaint, "Uncle Dayou, my second brother was beaten by my second sister-in-law. She lied to us that she was pregnant. Yesterday she was making a fuss about her stomach hurting, so my mother didn't let her go to the fields today. This morning she gathered the grain from home to take to her parents' house. When the village children saw her, my second brother chased after her, and she threw stones at him."

This person knows how to complain, and is concise and to the point.

Seeing Erban covered in blood, the team leader felt a pang of sympathy. "We'll talk about the rest later. Let's get him to the clinic to stop the bleeding first. Aren't you dizzy?"

"gosh."

I'm really dizzy; I'm swaying in all directions.

When Sanban heard his second brother say he was dizzy, he quickly squatted down, picked him up, and ran towards the clinic while shouting to the back, "Uncle Dayou, my mother and the others have brought my second sister-in-law back. My mother said she wants my second brother to get a divorce, and she wants you to be a witness."

He didn't forget to keep his voice down when calling for help, and his sleazy, lewd appearance made the captain's eyes twitch.

Then came a huge headache: what kind of certificates were needed for the harvest?

Turning my head, I saw the umbrella propped up in front of me again.

Looking down at the person in the wheelchair, he saw the same light in the other person's eyes as when his wife wanted to watch the show.

I felt a lump in my throat.

I never expected you, Lin Zhiqing, to be like this.

"Lin Zhiqing, this kind of commotion is not good to watch. It will be very noisy, and they might even fight. The women here fight very fiercely. They will even tear clothes. If they can't hold their heads up, they will bleed profusely. It's a scary scene and not good to watch at all."

The old commander said you can't stand noise at all; you'll even faint if the noise is too loud.

You said I warned everyone before you came, but now you've gone off to watch the show. Who remembers warnings when they're arguing? If I yell at you and you faint, I'm doomed.

My old man could really break my legs. Please, I beg you, don't let me be bedridden when I'm old.

Lin Yuexi thought about it and realized that her current physical condition was indeed not suitable; she might actually faint while watching the excitement.

No, I can't afford to lose face like that.

(End of this chapter)