Chapter 134

After entering October, the cadres of the Menghuling Township government became increasingly busy. The village cadres from various villages below came to the township government every few days to inquire about the special fund for agricultural industrialization.

They had of course seen the booming appearance of Zhugou Village. Seeing that Zhugou Village had hope of shaking off poverty and becoming prosperous, who wouldn't be jealous? They of course also wanted to follow suit and shake off poverty and become prosperous, so hearing about this "special fund for agricultural industrialization," they all came to the township government to apply.

Chen Hongfu and Dong Jianshu discussed it and felt that the approval power for this special fund shouldn't be placed in just anyone's hands. Since the special fund was brought in by Su Xinghui, the first step would be for Su Xinghui to verify it, and after verification, Li Maofa and Dong Jianshu would sign off on the audit and report it.

This was of course a great power. Without Su Xinghui's signature, no one could apply for this special fund. However, for Su Xinghui, the greater significance was to firmly control the leading power and direction of agricultural industrialization in his own hands, so as to avoid it going off track.

As for using this power to seek personal gain, he hadn't even considered such a thing.

For Su Xinghui possessing such great power, some people in the township government were very unconvinced. A newcomer who had only been in the township government for three months—why should he have such great power?

Hu Chengli, Jin Taihe, Yang Xinrong, and others had all sought out Dong Jianshu and Chen Hongfu, the general idea being that they wanted to be in charge of the special fund for one village each. They not only wanted the audit power but also wanted to directly grasp the special fund in their own hands.

Menghuling Township had been poor for too long. Finally having an opportunity to get a special fund, who wouldn't want to get a piece of the pie? Even if they didn't get any benefits from it, with power, their backs could be a bit straighter.

But their request was rejected by Dong Jianshu and Chen Hongfu without hesitation. Their reasons were also very sufficient: Little Su had been following several experts to conduct investigation and research in every village, and he knew better than anyone what industries each village was suitable for developing, so giving this audit power to him was most appropriate.

They also told these few that the province had clearly stated that the special fund was to be distributed directly to the agricultural enterprises or cooperatives of each village group, and it must be used exclusively for this purpose. No individual had the power to grasp the special fund in their own hands, not even Dong Jianshu and Chen Hongfu themselves.

Dong Jianshu and Chen Hongfu knew more about the inside story of this matter. They knew how well-connected Su Xinghui was to get these projects. If others wanted to have designs on this special fund, wasn't that looking for death?

In addition, neither of them was from Menghuling Township. Before, they only thought about how to get transferred away, but now they saw an opportunity to make political achievements here. Could they not seize this opportunity? How could they still let those few mess around?

Although the few township leaders were very dissatisfied, the top and second-in-command of the township had this attitude, and Li Maofa, who was in charge of agriculture, had no opinion either. What else could they say?

Su Xinghui of course wouldn't pay attention to their thoughts. He was so busy now that he didn't even have time to think about other things.

During this period, several villages had established joint-stock companies or cooperatives as village units after taking lessons from Zhugou Village, making all villagers shareholders.

Following the guidance of several experts, these villages had set the agricultural projects they were prepared to develop in their own villages. For example, Qishiping Village, west of Zhugou, had started a special breeding farm and was also preparing to plant traditional Chinese medicinal herbs.

Hutou Village, Taohua Village, Hujia'ao, and several other neighboring villages were preparing to plant yellow peaches, citrus, and other fruits on a large scale. And in these villages, Luo Ping and Huang Chuanyong were also preparing to establish breeding and protection bases for rare tree species such as the dove tree, southern yew, and magnolia, also applying to the province for relevant subsidy funds.

Although these rare tree species were not like the Eucommia in Zhugou Village, which had wild forests, and were only sporadically distributed, Jiangcheng Agricultural University had mature breeding technology, and the conditions here were also very suitable for the growth of these trees, so breeding bases could be established here.

These tree species were very precious and had a wide range of uses. For example, they all had high medicinal value, and the dove tree and southern yew were even more precious ornamental and timber plants. In short, after they were bred into forests, they could bring considerable economic benefits to the local people.

Su Xinghui was also running around to various villages during this time to determine the projects for which these villages would apply to the province for special funds.

One day in mid-October, Su Xinghui first went to Qishiping to take a look at the special breeding farm they were building in the village, and then rode his bicycle to Zhugou Village.

These two villages were adjacent, only a few miles apart, and he arrived in ten minutes by bicycle.

Arriving at Zhugou Village, Su Xinghui prepared to go see Xia Zhu. During this time, Xia Zhu's sketching had improved rapidly, and Su Xinghui had already begun to teach her traditional Chinese painting. Of course, he couldn't teach for an hour every day now; he didn't have that much time and could only squeeze in time during scattered moments.

Halfway there, Su Xinghui met Xia Lan. As soon as Xia Lan saw him, she said happily, "Director Su, it's great that you're here. We were just about to go to the township government to find you."

Su Xinghui asked, "Sister Xia Lan, what happened?"

Xia Lan said, "Luo the Madman and Peng Kehong from the township led a few people to the village, saying they wanted to catch a few wild boars, pheasants, and bamboo rats from the village's breeding farm to take back and eat. Secretary Fang and Director Zhao of course refused, but Luo the Madman said one of the people among them was the County Magistrate's son."

The County Magistrate's son? Could it be that Shan Xiaolong had come? Su Xinghui thought to himself.

Shan Xiaolong was the son of County Magistrate Shan Guozhi. Above him, he had two older sisters. Shan Guozhi only had this one son, so he was naturally a bit indulgent toward him.

Since he was a child, Shan Xiaolong had been a little bully in the county. Whatever he wanted, he had to get. In his teens, he peeked at girls bathing, and after graduating from high school, he got a girl pregnant. Leading a group of lackeys to run rampant on the street was even more common. His father was the County Magistrate, so whoever was bullied dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak.

If he had come, Fang Youcai and the others probably really couldn't stop him. No wonder Xia Lan wanted to go to the township government to find Su Xinghui. In their view, Su Xinghui was the most capable and would definitely be able to settle this matter.

After hearing Xia Lan's words, Su Xinghui went to the breeding farm with Xia Lan. This breeding farm was a piece of his hard work, and he certainly couldn't tolerate this group of people running wild here.

Soon the two arrived at the breeding farm. Outside the gate, Su Xinghui saw a Crown sedan and a Bluebird sedan, and another jeep parked outside.

Before he even got off his bicycle, Su Xinghui heard Fang Youcai's voice: "I'm really sorry, the wild animals raised in this breeding farm all have exclusive sales contracts signed with others, so I can't give them to you!"

Next was Luo the Madman's clamor: "Fang Youcai, Brother Xiaolong eating some of your wild game is looking up to you. Don't talk about this and that. If you don't move aside, don't blame us for taking action."

Zhao Zhongfu's voice rang out: "I'll see who dares to take action. This is the blood and sweat of all our villagers. Don't you have any law?"

A somewhat unfamiliar voice said: "Law? In Shangjun County, what Brother Xiaolong says is the law!"

Hearing this, Su Xinghui laughed outside the breeding farm. To be able to say such arrogant words—this group of people really had no brains.

But it wasn't their fault. In the early 1990s, if Su Xinghui hadn't appeared out of nowhere, what Shan Guozhi said in Shangjun County would have been about the same as the law. Who dared to disobey him?

Luo the Madman's words could be considered correct. What did it matter if Shan Xiaolong wanted to eat some wild game? Many people were worried they couldn't get it in even if they wanted to send it to his house.

Su Xinghui parked his bicycle leisurely and then walked into the breeding farm, laughing aloud: "Which one is Brother Xiaolong? What you say is actually the law? I really want to see it!" ===== CHAPTER 136 =====