The Gou brothers quickly distributed tomatoes and peppers to everyone in the audience.
Lu Fan smiled: "Lao Gou, why did you forget such a distinguished position on the rostrum?"
Gou Ze was shocked. The person sitting on the rostrum was Wang Shouren. He ran over to hand out vegetables, didn't he just go up and slap Wang Shouren in the face?
But he had no choice. If he came out to distribute vegetables to Lu Fan today, he would have offended Wang Shouren.
He could only bite the bullet and walked up to the rostrum and came to Wang Shouren: "Village, village chief, you also want to try this new variety of tomatoes."
Wang Shouren sneered and did not accept the tomatoes and peppers that Gou Zezhong handed over: "Gou Zezhong, I never knew you were so good."
Gou Zezhong did not dare to speak. He placed the tomatoes and peppers on the table in front of Wang Shouren and then stepped off the stage.
The villagers in the audience couldn't care less. Many people got the tomatoes, wiped them with their hands, and ate them directly.
"Hey, these tomatoes are good, sweet and sour, so delicious!"
"Yeah, I've never tasted such delicious tomatoes!"
"Try this green pepper. It's even more delicious than fruit, and it's also sweet!"
The tomatoes and peppers that Lu Fan brought out were indeed much more delicious than the ordinary varieties. Normal people would be able to tell the difference immediately, and everyone was full of praise after tasting them.
"Don't be envious, everyone. As long as my sister-in-law becomes the village chief, I will bring out this new variety and share it with the whole village. By then, every family of you will be able to eat such delicious tomatoes and green peppers!"
Lu Fan struck while the iron was hot and solicited another wave of votes before taking his sister-in-law off the stage with him.
The person who came to power after Liu Yun was still not Wang Dabao, but Li Xuewen. This was Wang Shouren's old enemy when he ran for village chief. He had run for village chief many times, but never succeeded.
The reason why he has been able to run for village chief many times is because the Li family is also the common surname of Izumo Village, and the Li family's population accounts for nearly one-fifth of the total population of Izumo Village.
But the reason why he has never succeeded is because the Li family is not as large as the Wang family, and he is not as rich as Wang Shouren and can attract votes from neutral voters.
But even so, for the sake of the honor and interests of the Li family, they still insist on fighting Wang Shouren. Anyway, their family is big and they don't worry about the Wang family's revenge afterwards.
After Li Xuewen finished his speech, Wang Dabao was about to go on stage, but his father stopped him with his eyes.
Wang Shouren has already felt the pressure. He is afraid that his son's participation in the election will affect his vote count. If his village chief is fired, he will be in trouble.
"If no one is running for the election, just vote directly." Wang Shouren announced.
All voters voted on site, supervised by officials sent by the township, and the votes were counted and counted on site.
In the end, Wang Shouren was still a little ahead, winning more than 40% of the votes. Liu Yun and Li Xuewen ranked second and third respectively. The difference between their votes was not that big, both were about 30%. .
However, there was no look of disappointment on Lu Fan's face. He said to Gou Zezhong: "After a while, you go to the field to pick some tomatoes, give a few to each family, and tell them what I said today. Once again.”
He didn't lower his voice deliberately, and almost everyone present heard it.
Wang Shouren's expression changed on the spot and he walked away.
After Liu Yun returned home, she still had some hesitation on her face: "Xiao Fan, in order for me to run for village chief, is it too expensive for you to bring out such a new product?"
She is someone who has seen the world, and she knows that if there is a new variety that is delicious and has a large yield, the value contained in it will be huge.
It's really a waste to take out something of such high value just to run for a village chief.
"No." Lu Fan smiled and shook his head, "Izumo Village is my hometown. Most of the people here are kind-hearted villagers, and you have also been taken care of by many people in the past few years. I will take care of them. It’s also appropriate to get rich together.”
He is a person who knows how to be grateful. The villagers have been kind to him since he was a child, and although he does not know it but can guess that he has taken care of the two women in his family in the past few years, these are all favors that he must repay.
"You're right, my thinking is narrow-minded." Liu Yun was a little embarrassed.
After all, she is just a woman who cares about everything.
"However, from the way Wang Shouren behaves today, it seems that he is not very afraid of your move. Could he have other back-up moves that he has not unleashed?"
"No matter what backhand he has, as long as he brings it out, I can take it. I just hope he won't be defeated so easily. That would be meaningless." Lu Fan smiled confidently.
Wang Shouren did have a backup plan. After the meeting broke up, he made a phone call.
After hanging up the phone, his expression relaxed a little.
"Dad, why don't you let me run for the election today? Didn't you say that you would let me be a chance candidate first and pass the qualifications to pave the way for becoming the village chief in the future?" Wang Dabao walked into the room, dissatisfied. asked his father.
"You know nothing!" Wang Shouren looked at his son and was furious. "That boy from the Lu family came up with a new variety of vegetables. Do you know how lethal it is to farmers? Just the tomatoes. With just one seed, Liu Yun can be pushed to the position of village chief!"
"No, didn't you get the highest number of votes today?" Wang Dabao was a little confused. "I got the highest vote because almost all of our people were here today." Wang Shouren hated iron. "Liu Yun got 30% of the votes, which shows that she has attracted almost all neutral voters. By the time the official election comes, there will be more neutral voters.
We don't have any advantage at all! "
"Ah? What should we do? We can't just sit back and wait for death!" Wang Dabao panicked.
He is able to dominate Izumo Village because of his status as village chief.
If Wang Shouren's village chief disappears, his good days will be over.
Not to mention that the new village chief will be Liu Yun, the person he just harmed a few days ago.
Wang Dabao didn't even have to think about it. Liu Yun would definitely take revenge on him when he became the village chief.
"They have a unique trick, but I don't have a backup plan?" Wang Shouren sneered, "The new vegetable seeds are indeed very attractive to the people, but compared with my backup plan, they are still far behind!"
That night, a news spread throughout Izumo Village. I heard that Wang Ziyun, a very famous "living god" from all over the country, is from the same clan as the Wang family in Izumo Village. If Wang Shouren is elected as the village chief, he will personally come to Izumo Village to set up a fortune-making array.
