Chapter 34

"This... it's a sunny day; how could there be a rainstorm?"

"Town Mayor, you haven't made a mistake, have you?"

"Not a single drop of rain has fallen this year."

Old Man Liu asked with great confusion.

"Old Man Liu, this is a report from the Meteorological Bureau; it won't be wrong."

"If the flash flood comes down, a large part of the village won't be saved; you have to evacuate to higher ground."

"We need to find people to do mobilization work right now, otherwise it will really be too late."

Old Man Liu pondered for a while and said, "Okay, I believe Mayor Su."

"But it's probably difficult to notify them one by one now."

"And they might not believe there will be flash floods and mudslides, not to mention that some old people won't move at all."

"How about this, while we contact them, we also go to the village committee and have them make an announcement over the village loudspeaker," Old Man Liu said.

"We just came from the village committee; your village secretary doesn't believe it at all."

"I think this village secretary doesn't want to be one anymore."

Su Yang had already made up his mind to remove this village party secretary.

"Sigh... I know. How about I go find the old party secretary? He was originally our relative, but later, because a Deputy Town Mayor named Li Tian came, he didn't listen to Li Tian, so he was removed."

"He still has some influence."

Old Man Liu said, leading Su Yang to the old party secretary's house.

At this time, Zhao Jiefang, who had returned home to continue molesting his mistress, called Li Tian.

"Hello, Town Mayor Li. That Su Yang, who hasn't even grown hair on his lip, actually ran to our village."

"He's talking about inspecting flood prevention work and is very dissatisfied with the dam above our village."

"He says there will be flash floods and mudslides today, and if they break out, more than half the village will be flooded. He wants me to listen to him and evacuate the villagers to higher ground."

"Tell me, is he crazy? The sun is so hot it's giving people heatstroke, and he's talking about a rainstorm?"

"I actually wish it would rain; the damn weather is just too hot."

Li Tian laughed, "Su Yang is worrying about nothing. Although the weather forecast says there will be heavy rain, you know the weather forecast; when has it ever been accurate?"

"He's not getting any attention in the town, so he ran to the village to show off his presence?"

"You did the right thing; don't pay any attention to him. Let's see how many more days this lone commander can last."

Zhao Jiefang laughed and said, "Yes, yes, who doesn't know that Huatian Town is run by Town Mayor Li? What kind of onion is he?"

"By the way, Town Mayor Li, half of the villagers' crappy apples have been handed in. According to the harvest, there should be an income of about 500,000. I've already had Da Yong transfer your half to your account. You can check it later."

Li Tian was very satisfied with this and said with a laugh, "Then I will give your village more relief grain this year."

"You know what to do when the time comes."

Zhao Jiefang said, "Understood, of course I understand. Ninety percent will be sold back to the grain station, and you'll still take half."

"As for the rest, we'll distribute it among the few deputy directors in the village and those who are more obedient."

In their laughter, hundreds of thousands had already been accounted for.

And the villagers of Huatian Village were currently carrying baskets and bamboo crates to the apple collection station in town to deliver their apples.

A large basket of fifty pounds of apples, carried over dozens of miles of mountain roads to the town, was only worth five yuan...

However, even for this five yuan, they had to hand them in. Otherwise, they could only watch helplessly as the apples rotted. They wouldn't get a single cent.

At this moment, the former village party secretary, Liu Ximing, who had already heard Old Man Liu's account, looked at Su Yang for a long time and said, "I don't believe there will be a rainstorm either, but for the sake of you saving Erni's life, I will try my best to help you."

"Sigh... the town and the village are a mess from top to bottom."

Su Yang thanked him and personally drove Liu Ximing back to the town.

They explained it to the villagers they met, but the effect was not very obvious.

Finally, they called on a few nephews to work together.

Just like that, it wasn't until after six in the evening that everyone had been notified.

The villagers who went to hand in their apples returned one after another.

"What's going on? The new Town Mayor says we should evacuate?"

"Where are we supposed to evacuate to?"

"What about the apples at home that haven't been handed in yet?"

"Exactly, in this weather, how could it possibly rain? It's simply ridiculous."

"Now every family has at least 500 kilograms of apples; do we have to move them all to the mountaintop?"

The villagers gathered together to discuss; in the end, they were still unwilling to believe it.

Watching time pass second by second, Su Yang simply stood on high ground and shouted, "Fellow villagers, don't worry. If there are no flash floods or mudslides, I will be responsible for purchasing your apples at the market price."

"If you encounter flash floods and mudslides, I will also be responsible for compensating you."

"Now, I'll have the old party secretary organize people to go to each household and keep records, okay?"

After these words of his, the crowd's questioning voices became much quieter.

But they were still unwilling to believe it.

Old Man Liu shouted, "My Erni's life was saved by Mayor Su."

"I believe his words."

"I guarantee to you that what he says will definitely be true."

With this shout from Old Man Liu, many of his relatives believed it.

"Okay, we'll believe him once; anyway, there's nothing to lose."

"Yes, if it's really like that, and the apples can be sold at market price, we are willing..."

With someone taking the lead, others began to take action one after another.

At this time, a woman standing in the crowd, dressed plainly, wearing glasses, with a bare face but extremely exquisite features and a great figure, was looking at Su Yang standing on high ground.

"Division Chief Zhou, is there something wrong with this town? How could there be flash floods and mudslides? And as a Town Mayor, what is he going to use to purchase nearly 100,000 pounds of apples from the whole village?"

Another girl, not tall, with a ponytail, next to the woman, said.

"Hard to say, otherwise a Town Mayor couldn't be bored to this extent."

"And for a Town Mayor to be able to say these words, it shows a sense of responsibility and commitment."

"I'll make a call to ask about the situation."

The woman said, dialing a number, "Is this Director Gao of the Meteorological Bureau? Yes, I'm asking if there will be heavy rain in Jincheng County today or..."

"Oh, I see, thank you."

After the woman finished the call, her expression changed significantly. She said, "Xiaobai, there is indeed a rainstorm and geological disaster. Let's hurry and help."

"Especially those old people who are unwilling to move; we need to do more work."

Just as her voice fell, a thunderclap suddenly rang out in the clear sky.

"Boom... Boom..."

Hearing the thunder, Su Yang's expression became even more anxious.

He shouted to the people who were still dawdling, "Hurry up, it's already thundering, hurry and evacuate to the mountain..."