My Promotion Story Through Time Travel

Chapter 158: Standing Up for the County Government

Lin Ziping took Hu Rongrong back to the county town, dropped her off at Fuchunlou Restaurant, and left immediately.

Back in the courtyard, I ran into Zhu Zi, who was returning home.

Lin Ziping still felt uneasy thinking about what he had discovered during the martial arts competition a couple of days ago, so he didn't say much to him.

Just then, Hong Lao Er went to find Li Qiongying. He hadn't been there for the past few days, so he ate some leftover snacks and heated up a steamed bun. He then used the excuse that he was too tired to wash up and went back to his room.

Lin Ziping lay on the bed, worried about where Hong Lao Er was going. He thought that he usually had to be on duty, and Hong Lao Er was like a child. He didn't feel comfortable leaving him alone. Going to Li Qiongying's place all the time wasn't a long-term solution either.

Unexpectedly, in this era, Lin Ziping suddenly felt a sense of resonance with his former colleagues who had to work and take care of their children at the same time.

After tossing and turning without coming up with a good solution, he had no choice but to give up and ask Hong Lao Er for his opinion another day.

I slept soundly through the night, and before I knew it, it was the next day.

The plans changed at the last minute, and we visited other villages for several days in a row.

The situation was almost identical to that in Pingding Village. The medicine was administered to each person in a bowl, followed by Dr. Qian's consultation.

Later, after hearing from Zhu Zi, Lin Ziping learned that the medicinal herbs used for the treatment were supplied by the pharmacy, and half of the doctor's consultation fee was given to the pharmacy, while the other half went to the doctor and his entourage. This was also recognized by the government.

After walking around, Lin Ziping finally understood that this so-called medicine distribution was a case of the money coming from the people themselves. The common people had to pay for their own medical treatment and were expected to be grateful to the government for its benevolence and love for its people.

Moreover, this bowl of medicine is just a trial pack; if you want to continue using it, you'll have to pay. They've really got a good plan.

Lin Ziping's role in this was simply to support the county government.

Once he figured out the trick, he started to slack off, going and returning with them, and spending the rest of the time doing whatever he wanted, feeling perfectly justified in doing so.

While they were dispensing medicine and providing medical treatment, Lin Ziping would ride his beloved little donkey around the edge of the village. He was still quite capable in combat, and he was wearing the county government uniform, so most people wouldn't dare to provoke him.

That day, Lin Ziping suddenly had a whim and remembered that he had never walked on the road he had built in Xinping Village. He decided to go and take a walk there and see how Cui Lizheng was doing.

He decided to do it, told Dr. Qian, and left.

After a while, we arrived at Xinping Village, only to be blocked at the village entrance by a group of children.

Lin Ziping rolled off the bed. He had been in Xinping Village for a while, and although he couldn't remember everyone's name, he was fairly familiar with most of them. He pulled down his face mask and walked up to them, saying, "Don't you recognize me?"

The children held bamboo poles and looked Lin Ziping up and down.

Lin Ziping looked at the children and said, "Shitou, where's your brother He Shun?"

Everyone looked at the child Lin Ziping had called. The child first looked at Lin Ziping warily, then his expression turned to surprise and delight: "Brother Ziping, what brings you here?"

Before Lin Ziping could answer, he turned to the other children and said, "This is Officer Lin, the one who helped us repair the road in the county government office."

The child looked at Lin Ziping upon hearing this.

Lin Ziping pulled his face towel and mask down further, revealing his entire face.

"It was him. He even gave me candy before."

"Yes, yes, I even saw him move stones."

……

The children chattered excitedly.

"Now that everyone has confirmed my identity, who can announce it for me?" Lin Ziping asked with a smile.

They looked at Lin Ziping, and finally Shi Tou stepped forward and said, "Brother Ziping, wait here, I'll go call Brother Hu and my brother."

After saying that, Dada ran away.

Although the children recognized Lin Ziping, they weren't wary, but they still kept their distance from him and watched him curiously.

Lin Ziping found a tree, tied the Wuling Hongguang to it, put on his mask and face towel, and then walked over to the remaining children. He took out a handful of candy from his backpack, squatted down in front of them, and said, "I'm going in to find Cui Lizheng in a little while. Can you look after this donkey for me? I'll treat you to candy, okay?"

The children stared intently at the candy in Lin Ziping's hand, but no one stepped forward.

Having visited almost every village, big and small, in Fuchun, Xinping Village was far too different from them.

First of all, the villagers' mental outlook was different from others, and their morning drills felt very similar to the kind of nationwide mobilization I've seen on TV.

The village's buildings are also different from others; their layout is somewhat like a compass, revealing the rudiments of architectural planning in terms of construction.

Suddenly, the idea of ​​settling Hong Lao Er here popped into my head.

Lin Ziping thought about it more and more and felt that this idea was good. He could discuss it with Cui Lizheng in a while, and if he agreed, he would ask Hong Lao Er for his opinion.

"Young Master Lin, what brings you here?" a familiar voice called out.

Looking up, Zhang Xiaohu and He Shun walked side by side, with Shi Tou following behind them.

Lin Ziping stood up: "I happened to be here on business, so I came to take a look."

The two walked up to Lin Ziping, and He Shun said, "It's been a long time since I've seen Young Master Lin. The kids in the village were talking about you the other day."

Lin Ziping glanced at the child standing beside him, who was looking at him curiously. Recalling what had just happened, he smiled and said, "Really? Is Cui Li here? I'll go see him."

Zhang Xiaohu looked regretful: "Young Master Lin, your timing is really unfortunate. Uncle Cui is away these past two days. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's nothing, the county government is distributing medicine these days, so I came to inform them," Lin Ziping replied.

Zhang Xiaohu said, "I've heard my father mention that. Wasn't it when Young Master Lin went to Pingding Village to distribute medicine a few days ago?"

Before Lin Ziping could answer, He Shun asked, "What do you mean by applying medicine? We've never done that in Xinping Village before."

Zhang Xiaohu thought for a moment and said, "I almost forgot. It seems that when Cui Lizheng led everyone to build Xinping Village, he told the county government that Xinping Village would continue to pay taxes and perform corvée labor every year, and would not need any government assistance."

"Ah, why is that?" Lin Ziping asked, puzzled.

“I did hear my mother mention this. We were already incredibly grateful that the county government allocated this area to us so we could build houses. How could we possibly ask for more help?” He Shun replied.

Zhang Xiaohu nodded.

"I see. I haven't heard of that before. I'll go back and check it out," Lin Ziping said, placing the candy in He Shun's hand. "I came in a hurry today, so I won't bother Aunt He any longer. I'll come another day."

"Young Master Lin, please come in and have a drink of water," Zhang Xiaohu said.

Lin Ziping smiled and politely declined, then walked towards the Wuling Hongguang.

He Shun stuffed the candy into Shi Tou's hand, and Zhang Xiaohu followed behind Lin Ziping, saying, "Then we'll see you off."

Lin Ziping waved his hand, saying he didn't need it. The three of them pulled at each other again, and in the end, Zhang Xiaohu and another person saw Lin Ziping off.