Because Niu Zhuang was not from Xiushan Village, no one noticed that he was kidnapped by Fang Yunlong's men.
When he came to Xiushan Village early the next morning, everyone in the village thought that Niu Zhuang had returned to Lingshui Village last night.
After checking the growth of the fruit trees in the orchard, Niu Zhuang asked Zhang Dachuan for the keys to the pickup truck and planned to go to the city to purchase steel and cement.
Before that, considering the shortage of manpower to repair the bridge, Niu Zhuang even ran to the stone bridge, intending to help for a while.
But as soon as he arrived at Shiqiao, he heard several people pointing at him from behind:
"It's so irritating that people are so different from each other. I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup he poured into Dachuan to get such a fat job."
"Yes, it's okay for an outsider to work as an orchard manager in an orchard and get a high salary. If he builds a bridge, he will come to compete with us for his job..."
"I just can't understand. In Zhang Dachuan's eyes, are we so unworthy of his trust? We actually let a foreigner take charge of procurement, and I don't know how much money he made for himself!"
No matter what kind of project, the procurement aspect is always a big deal. Only the people most trusted by the boss are qualified to take the job. Niu Zhuang is not from Xiushan Village, but he is responsible for the procurement of this bridge construction. This makes many people feel... Neither is comfortable.
Niu Zhuang felt angry and depressed when he heard these harsh discussions.
These people often spoke ill of Niu Zhuang behind his back. He used to tolerate it for the sake of the overall situation, but this time he couldn't bear it.
Niu Zhuang immediately turned around and questioned those people:
"You don't understand, right? If you don't understand, I'll tell you!"
"I think back then, when Dachuan was recruiting people and you were questioning and making fun of him, it was me, a foreigner, who was the first to stand up and support him. Which one of you didn't doubt his ability?"
"Based on this, why can't I, Niu Zhuang, be a buyer?"
Those villagers did not expect that this usually honest villager from outside the village would dare to accuse them in person today, and they immediately changed their faces and cursed:
"Stop being so damn proud. Don't think we don't know. You were driven out of business in front of the county hospital and you came to Dachuan with no other options. Don't flaunt yourself as such a noble person!"
"That is, when it comes to trusting Dachuan, it's all about money."
"Humph, he's just a speculator."
Niu Zhuang was very angry:
"I'm not jealous of me because of money. You are jealous of me because of money. One by one, you are all bastards who don't like other people's good deeds."
As soon as these words came out, the villagers were completely angered. Taking advantage of the large number of people and being from the same village, they immediately surrounded Niu Zhuang, pushing and abusing him.
When the two sides were about to fight, Zhang Dachuan, who had received the news, hurried over and shouted in displeasure:
"Stop it all!"
"You are so energetic, you are capable of quarreling, but you are incapable of helping with work?"
"If you are really unconvinced, go and catch the masked man who attacked our night watchmen the night before. Whoever is caught, I will let him take charge of procurement!"
As soon as these words came out, the two sides who were still clamoring suddenly stopped. They were all shy and frowning, not daring to look at Zhang Dachuan, and just kept cursing with their opponents.
Zhang Dachuan snorted coldly, glanced at everyone sternly, then turned around and asked Niu Zhuang:
"What's going on? Why did you have a conflict with someone?"
When Niu Zhuang heard this, he couldn't get rid of his anger and complained:
"They slandered me behind my back and said I was a speculator. I can't stand this nonsense!"
Someone immediately said:
"You can get out if you don't feel angry, we don't welcome you here."
Zhang Dachuan immediately turned to look at the person who spoke, and found that he was a famous wallflower in the village. He snorted coldly:
"I put Niu Zhuang in charge of the purchase of steel and cement. If any of you are not convinced, you can come to me and I will personally do the ideological work for him."
"But now is the time for everyone to work together to overcome the difficulties. If you have the energy to argue, you might as well use it on building the bridge."
"If anyone dares to talk nonsense here and disturb the morale of the army again, don't blame me for being rude!"
Seeing that some people were still unconvinced and wanted to say something, Zhang Dachuan's eyes turned cold and he said again:
"Whoever doesn't want to do this can resign and leave. I won't stop him."
These words were extremely destructive, because Zhang Dachuan paid extremely high wages to the people who built the bridge, and there were many people rushing to do it, so there was no need to worry about finding people.
The villagers immediately stopped and followed Zhao Yumin to build the bridge obediently.
Zhang Dachuan patted Niu Zhuang on the shoulder again and said to him:
"I'll let you be responsible for purchasing steel and concrete, so you can just concentrate on your job. You don't have to come here to help. Some people in this world just can't bear to see others living a better life than themselves."
Niu Zhuang nodded and drove the pickup truck into the city.
According to the address given by Fang Yunlong, Niu Zhuang drove a pickup truck to a factory in the suburbs and successfully met him.
After he bought steel and cement here, Fang Yunlong gave Niu Zhuang 100,000 yuan as promised.
Moreover, he once again promised Niu Zhuang that as long as he went as planned every day in the future, he would get him money.
However, when Niu Zhuang thought of the previous conflict with the villagers and what the other party said, he felt that the money was too hot to get.
In a depressed mood, he didn't notice Chen Yuhu who was following him to monitor him. Instead, he saw an unknown small bar.
Driven by an impulse, Niu Zhuang turned the steering wheel and drove the car into the backyard of the bar.
Prepare to get out of the car and get drunk.
When Chen Yuhu saw this, he followed him into the bar.
Seeing Niu Zhuang sitting alone in the corner drinking, Chen Yuhu thought for a while and then walked over.
Chen Yuhu has his own ideas:
Since Fang Yunlong asked him to monitor Niu Zhuang, instead of following the other person secretly, it is better to approach him openly and find opportunities to get to know him. That is to say, after completing the task at close range, he can also explore Niu Zhuang's tone and take a look at this guy. Was he really being instigated?
Carrying a bottle of beer, Chen Yuhu sat down opposite Niu Zhuang:
"Brother, he looks familiar. Have we met somewhere?"
Niu Zhuang looked at Chen Yuhu in confusion and replied:
"Maybe... I used to set up a fruit stall in front of the county hospital."
Chen Yuhu had a "sudden realization" expression on his face:
"Yes, yes, I'm just saying you look familiar. Your fruits are delicious, but I haven't seen your stall since I came here recently."
Niu Zhuang sighed:
"To be honest, brother, more than ten days ago, I offended a villain and was driven away. Now I no longer set up a stall."
Chen Yuhu also sighed, and then enlightened:
"The world is tough, and villains are the hardest to guard against in this world. But brother, you have to be more open-minded and let the past go by. There is no need to be sulky for such a long time."
Niu Zhuang smiled bitterly and said:
"The point is, I keep meeting such villains recently, one after another. I can't help but get angry."
Chen Yuhu's heart moved and he immediately said with interest:
"Brother, tell me more, maybe I can help you figure it out."
As he spoke, he poured Niu Zhuang a glass of wine.
