Seeing Li Mantang leave, Fu Changyuan was truly bewildered. Was he supposed to take the county magistrate back to the town for arrangements? This was quite embarrassing! As a town mayor, he couldn't even arrange a meal!
Fu Changyuan’s car stopped, and the entire convoy followed suit. Magistrate Wang and the others were not fools; they naturally understood what was happening, and their brows immediately furrowed in anger.
“This idiot!” Magistrate Wang cursed, looking at Fu Changyuan standing there dumbfounded, watching the Bugatti speed away. He then said, “We’re returning to the county seat.”
The convoy slowly overtook Fu Changyuan’s car and headed back to the county.
“Find out who that Lu Fan is and what his background is, that he’s so formidable!” Magistrate Wang grew angrier the more he thought about it and said to his secretary.
“Magistrate Wang! Don’t you know yet? We really can’t afford to offend this kid!” the county secretary hurriedly reminded him.
“I, a county magistrate, can’t even deal with a mere farmer like him?” Magistrate Wang’s face immediately turned ugly, and he asked in a deep voice.
“Don’t underestimate him just because he’s a farmer. When he got married, all the important figures from the provincial capital attended his wedding! And his wife is from the Liu family in the provincial capital. It’s rumored… that the Shen family in the provincial capital’s sudden disappearance is also related to them. Of course, that’s just a legend.
However, for him to make the entire village rich in less than a year, he must have connections, right? That village head, the young widow, was right. They are now cooperating with star-rated hotels, dozens of them! Even if they only supply dishes, it’s not something ordinary people can achieve,” the county secretary introduced the legendary Lu Fan.
“So he’s Governor Liu’s son-in-law, no wonder he’s so arrogant! But today, he didn’t even seem to take me, the county magistrate, seriously. Hmph! Get someone to investigate this kid secretly, see if he has any weaknesses. Then, back in the county, I’ll have that town mayor, Fu Changyuan, removed. Such an idiot! He knew I was coming down but didn’t make arrangements in advance. Hmph!” Magistrate Wang said indignantly.
“Alright! I’ll have someone do it immediately!” The county secretary stuck out his tongue and nodded immediately.
“Magistrate! We didn’t see anything this time we came down, this…” the secretary suddenly reminded him.
“See what nonsense!” Magistrate Wang immediately cursed. The county secretary dared not say another word, and the convoy of sedans left Fengyuan Town. Behind the cars, Fu Changyuan was completely stunned… He had originally wanted to use this opportunity to deal with Wang Yan, but unexpectedly, he had gotten himself removed as town mayor!
At Lu Fan’s house, a large table was laden with delicious food. They had indeed made turtle soup. Besides Lu Fan’s family, Wang Yan and Li Mantang were also present.
“Xiao Fan! You made Magistrate Wang lose face this time. Will he trouble us later?” Wang Yan said with some worry.
“I just can’t stand these people. When the village was so poor that people couldn’t afford pants, they wouldn’t show their faces. Not a single cadre would visit for over a decade. But as soon as they hear a village has become prosperous, they rush down, conducting interviews and taking photos, acting as if it’s all their achievement!
When they come, we have to entertain them with a phone call. Arrange a good meal, and some even take things with them, like devils entering a village. Hmph! If people like that come again, no one should pay them any attention!” Lu Fan said indignantly.
“Lu Fan! You dare to say such things, how can we dare to say them! With one word from above, our lives could be ruined. I’ve been a village head for half my life, and I’ve gotten by by maintaining good relations with the leaders above. To have the confidence I have today is the first time!” Li Mantang said with emotion.
“You haven’t done anything good in the first half of your life. Be better to the villagers from now on, and make up for what you owe from your past life!” Wang Yan gave Li Mantang a sideways glance.
“Make up, make up! Absolutely! Hahaha! Now, as a man in the village, my words carry more weight than before. Old and young, everyone in the village greets me with smiles and calls me Village Head Li behind my back.
Just a year ago, these guys were all cursing me as Li the Beast behind my back! Haha! Lu Fan, this is all thanks to you. I’ll toast you!” Li Mantang burst into laughter. Now that he was leading the villagers to make money, his back was straight, and he was full of confidence. His prestige had also increased. Most importantly, his daughter, Li Jingjing, not only recovered from her intellectual disability but was also as beautiful as a flower. This was all thanks to Lu Fan!
Beside him, Liu Ruyan shook her head slightly. She didn’t approve of Lu Fan’s actions, but since it was done, there was nothing to complain about. After all, he really didn’t take a county magistrate seriously.
As everyone ate, they discussed the development of Bufan Group with Lu Fan. It was getting late.
Wang Yan and Li Mantang left. Lu Fan and Liu Ruyan also went to cultivate.
Wuwuwu… An electric scooter quietly left the village. A person was sitting on the scooter, it was Zhang San, with two baskets of vegetables on the back. The scooter was heading towards Fengyuan Town.
Dinglingling… Dinglingling… Wang Yan’s phone rang. She saw it was Li Mantang calling. She immediately answered.
“Wang Yan, someone from your village is taking vegetables towards Fengyuan Town. They just passed our village entrance and were seen by our villagers. It’s confirmed to be two baskets of vegetables.” Li Mantang’s voice came through the phone.
“I know!” Wang Yan immediately hung up the phone. She went out, got into her car, and drove towards Fengyuan Town.
The villagers’ vegetable cultivation was all managed and sold uniformly by Wang Yan. Because they supplied to many places, the vegetables needed to be coordinated properly. There were tasks for planting and harvesting vegetables. This applied not only to vegetables but also to medicinal herbs and various animal husbandry.
In Fengyuan Town, a black van was parked at the entrance of the road. A man in his thirties stood beside the car, smoking a cigarette and occasionally looking in the direction of the road, as if waiting for someone.
Shua… The electric scooter quickly appeared in sight. The middle-aged man flicked his cigarette butt and went to meet it.
“Li Jiping! You bastard, can’t you drive a bit closer? You made me run this far! What a waste of time!” Zhang San stopped the scooter and grumbled.
“Stop the nonsense! How many pounds are these vegetables? I’ll give you the money!” Li Jiping went over, took down the two baskets of vegetables, and loaded them into the van.
“Give me a thousand yuan!” Zhang San said.
“Holy crap! You’re really ripping me off! A thousand yuan out of nowhere. This is at most five hundred,” Li Jiping said, looking at the two baskets of vegetables. They weren’t heavy when he lifted them, so he estimated.
“That’s the normal price. Can this be normal? Do you know how much risk I’m taking? If Lu Fan finds out, he’ll kill me!” Zhang San said indignantly.
“If you know that, you still dare to sell vegetables secretly? Zhang San, you’ve got some nerve!” Suddenly, a voice came from nearby. Immediately after, a sedan stopped beside the two men.