Originally, she had already made a plan, including how to organize the cooperative, how to mobilize everyone to raise funds and buy shares, what equipment and supplies to purchase, how much silkworm seed to buy on credit, how much mulberry area to increase in Nansha this year, and how to use the cooperative to grow the mulberry leaf resources of the existing mulberry orchards. Distribution, how many women should be mobilized to work in factories...
But the words of the young man in front of her caused a crack in her plan. If there is insufficient food and the people are in embarrassment, wouldn’t this plan be a mirror image?
Thinking about it again, I have been in Nansha for several months and I have never asked about Nansha's economic situation. It's all based on Chen Xuan's words. At that time, she also considered that she did not come to Nansha to be an administrative official. She positioned herself more in the role of "technology promotion" to avoid interfering too much in local government affairs.
She had heard of Chen Xuan's reputation to some extent. But to be honest, her only grip in Nansha now is Chen Xuan. Without Chen Xuan, it would be difficult to move forward.
Suddenly, Li Yao'er became alert again. She heard Chen Xuan say that Chen Lin was originally the son of Fengsheng and Guanshi, and Chen Lin's father had controlled the village government and clan power here for a long time. Treat the factory and Nansha as his own. I am afraid that he is not satisfied with the chief's establishment of cooperatives, and Chen Xuan is even more resentful towards him.
Could this young man be deliberately alarmist? To shake her determination and ruin Chen Xuan's reputation?
Two different opinions collided and swirled in her mind, and Li Yaoer didn't know how to judge for a while.
Everything is going well for her in Nansha now, all thanks to Chen Xuan's good work. But this Chen Lin obviously uses more technology than Chen Xuan.
Who should these two people trust?
After thinking for a moment, she decided it was too early to draw conclusions. Regardless of whether the uncle and nephew are right or wrong, at least for now, they have not harmed the cause of the Senate, and they are all beneficial to her work in Nansha.
Li Yao'er thought about this and said, "I'm not sure what you're talking about. It seems that the situation in the village is quite difficult."
Chen Lin relaxed a little and said: "The leader wants to do a big undertaking. But this big undertaking must be done according to one's ability."
"It's good that you tell me these situations. You should come and tell me often if there are situations like this in the future. Only in this way can I be clear-sighted." After that, Li Yao'er smiled implicitly.
Chen Lin heard the meaning behind her words and vaguely wanted him to be her eyes and ears. Immediately he responded "Yes". At this moment, he felt completely relieved - it seemed that the chief did not trust his second uncle. You can still do something good in Nansha!
Li Yao'er said that he called several naturalized citizens in the factory to introduce them to him. There were not many naturalized people she brought to Nansha, and there were only fifteen people including a class of security personnel.
"This is guard captain An Zaiduan." Li Yaoer introduced.
The man named An Zaiduan was short, strong, and powerful. When he opened his mouth, he spoke Chinese with a weird tone. It turned out that he was a Korean.
Although he is a guard, his left hand is not very flexible. Li Yaoer said that he was injured during the war and became a little disabled.
"...Originally, I asked him to retire, but he didn't want to, so he came to be my guard."
An Zaiduan looked at Chen Lin up and down with suspicious eyes for a long time, which made him feel hairy all over.
"This is my student, Shen Su. She specializes in sericulture and silk weaving," Li Yao'er said. "She doesn't know much about the local situation. You two should cooperate more and communicate more in the future."
Chen Lin had already seen many fake female cadres in Guangzhou, so he was not surprised by all this.
After the introduction, Li Yaoer said:
"You can come to the factory every day from now on. Every morning at 7 o'clock, I will blow the whistle here, and you can come to the factory to work. There are many things waiting for us to do."
Chen Xuan has been uneasy since he came out of the factory. He doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse to recommend his nephew to a female Australian. After Chen Lin came back, although he behaved very submissively, the more he behaved like this, the more uneasy he became.
He knew in his heart that when it was his turn to run the silk factory, Chen Lin had real talent and learning. What if he gained the trust of Li Yao'er and used eye drops behind his back...
Chen Xuan knew his situation very well - without the support of the Australians, he could not stay in Nansha for a minute. If he loses the trust of the Australians, let alone being the leader of Nansha Village, it’s hard to say whether he can survive!
But if he can't control the silk factory, he will lose power sooner or later - these days, he has completely understood Li Yao'er's psychology, and no big thing can compare with her plan to raise silkworms and reel silk.
It was precisely because of this woman that he had to recommend this nephew to her. If something goes wrong, I will shoot myself in the foot!
He returned to the ancestral hall and was restless all the time. He had a lot of things at hand and he had no intention of dealing with them.
Just as he had no choice, suddenly a voice came from outside:
"Master Xuan! Master Xuan!"
Such nondescript names are naturally not from his tribe. As soon as he heard the sound, he knew it was the leper.
This leper wandered into the village begging for food only a few months ago. He spoke in a somewhat raw Mandarin. Although his tattered clothes cover his front and he can't take care of his buttocks, and there are a few bald spots on his head, he is very clever. When Chen Xuan was recruiting troops, he saw that he was young and strong and had no connection with the local area, so he recruited him into his militia.
This mangy man claimed that he used to be a servant of a wealthy family, but that the owner of the family later became homeless after some disaster. As expected, he served and flattered him with the utmost skill. Chen Xuan was such a stickman that even his wife and daughter ran away. He had never tasted the feeling of being served by this master, so he relied on him as his confidant in a few moments. .
"What are you calling for! Come in and talk!" Chen Xuan was originally unhappy, but when he called him, he said angrily.
The leper entered the room, first bowed respectfully with his hands crossed, and said: "Master Xuan."
This maniac was Lai Xiao who jumped ship before the plague broke out. Lai Xiao jumped from the transfer boat into the Pearl River. It was stormy and he almost drowned even though he was somewhat aquatic. I could only hold a piece of driftwood and drift with the current. I finally struggled ashore and panted for a long time on the riverside before I got up and ran away.
After asking around, I realized that I had drifted to Shunde County. Lai Xiao heard people say that there was a plague in Guangzhou and the city had been closed down. Only then did he know why he was escorted out of the city. He was so frightened that he kept walking south, hoping to get as far away from Guangzhou as possible.
This time we arrived at Xiangshan.
Xiangshan has reached the mouth of the Pearl River, which was relatively remote among the counties under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. Lai Xiao sometimes begged and sometimes helped others. He wandered all the way to Nansha Village, where he was taken in by Chen Xuan and lived incognito.
Naturally, he no longer dared to call himself Lai, so he changed to his father's surname of Chou. There is no need to change the name. Anyway, names like "big", "little", "one" and "two" are the most common.
After all this torment, Lai Xiao had already completely eliminated all thoughts of revenge. Lai Da's death gradually became indifferent to him. As for his old masters, the Gou family and his son, he didn't even want to think about it now - when he was a beggar in Guangzhou, he had vaguely noticed their traces, but he had never wanted to defect to them. He just found a place to live in peace and contentment and live a normal life, instead of being in fear every day on the road to escape.
Nansha is a remote place, and there are no powerful people worth searching for, so Zhenkun can't reach here. Therefore, he seriously served as a Nansha Village militiaman and Chen Xuan's servant here.
However, God seemed to be kidding him. Not long after, an Australian actually came to this Nansha village. Not only did an Australian come, but she was also a true Kun woman. Not only did a real Kun woman come, she also wanted to stay here permanently!
Lai Xiao almost collapsed. Can't this Australian let him go?
He is determined to escape again, but he is reluctant to live a comfortable life now - now he is Chen Xuan's "confidant" and a well-known figure in the village. Besides, where can I go if I run again? The Australians raised troops to attack. It is said that they have captured Guangdong and Guangxi. Even if I can escape, how will I maintain my livelihood in the future?
In the end, he chose to stay in Nansha. Fortunately, Zhenkun was a woman and had never seen him before. To be honest, there were very few elders and naturalized people who knew Lai Xiao personally. Unless he returned to Lingao, otherwise The chances of being recognized are extremely slim.
Sure enough, Li Yaoer has been in Nansha for several months without incident. Lai Xiao's heart gradually calmed down, and his thoughts were naturally no longer on this.
As soon as the news of Chen Lin's return spread, Chen Xuan called him to the ancestral hall and asked how to deal with it.
Although Lai Xiaonian is young, he has been following the Gou family master since he was a child, and he has a very vicious heart. The immediate suggestion was: "Kill him quietly."
However, Chen Xuan shook his head repeatedly. Killing people was nothing, but Chen Lin said that he was his own nephew and could not do it. Moreover, this matter could not be done perfectly. If it was leaked in the future, his reputation in Nansha would be ruined. .
Since Chen Xuan refused to do this, he could only strictly monitor his nephew's movements. This matter naturally fell on Lai Xiao.
Lai Xiao specially recruited a few informants from the militia and the village. After giving some small favors, he ordered them to keep an eye on Chen Lin to see who they had frequent contact with and what they were talking about.
He came here specifically to report today. When he entered the house, he saw that Mr. Xuan had an unkind look on his face, so he became cautious and whispered: "Mr. Xuan, we have learned all the information you asked us to inquire..."
"Oh? What's the news?" Chen Xuan perked up and asked.
"He was at Chen Ji's house last night and chatted very late with Chen Laowu and his family. The fire didn't go out until nearly three o'clock."
"What did you talk about?"
"I didn't hear this clearly - it's never a good thing. One more thing: Some people said that Master Chen Lin went to the cemetery after he came back, and stayed in the cemetery with Miss Yue for a long time, and there were still cries during the period."
