When Li Rui was about to enter the courtyard, his arm was suddenly pulled by someone. He looked back and saw that it was Mr. Zhao. When he saw his old acquaintance, he couldn't help but smile. He stopped and said to him, "Yes, I'm here."
Mr. Zhao said excitedly, "I heard from the village leaders that you are here to give us money? Did you bring the money? "
Li Rui pointed to the money bag in Bo Yubing's hand and said, "I brought it, but …"
"Ah, you really brought it. That's great. County Magistrate Li, you are really good. You keep your promise. I'm completely convinced by you!"
Mr. Zhao didn't wait for him to finish his words and shouted excitedly. For a moment, it alarmed the 50 to 60 villagers beside him. Everyone gathered around to listen. Mr. Zhao pointed to Li Rui and shouted, "County Magistrate Li gave us the money back. He kept his promise. Let's thank him. He is really a good county magistrate …"
The villagers immediately became excited. Without thinking about anything else, they all rushed forward to look at Li Rui's appearance. They all shouted at the same time.
"Let me see County Magistrate Li!"
"Ah, this is the County Magistrate Li who brought them back from the city!"
"He is so young!"
"No way, such a young deputy county magistrate?"
"Tsk, tsk, he really kept his promise and brought the money back. This County Magistrate Li is good!"
"Oh, he is really our living Bodhisattva. Get out of the way. Let Grandma Wu thank him properly …"
Li Rui originally wanted to say to Old Zhao, "But I only brought a portion of the money, and the rest can only be obtained tomorrow." However, he was quickly surrounded by the villagers, and his weak voice was drowned out by the tide of voices. Who would listen to him? He could only smile bitterly.
Bo Yubing had already entered the courtyard. Suddenly, she heard the tide of voices behind her. She couldn't help but look back curiously. When she saw Li Rui was surrounded by the villagers and was enjoying the praise of the villagers, her pretty face sank. She walked over and scolded, "County Magistrate Li, what are you doing?"
Li Rui saw her walk over. Her face was as cold as ice. He knew that something bad was going to happen. She tried her best to steal the prestige from Fang Qingyun. In the end, the prestige was given to him. How could she not be angry? How could she not be angry? Maybe she already hated herself. He hurriedly said, "I didn't do anything. The villagers recognized me.... I explained, they didn't listen …"
Bo Yubing threw the money bag to him with a sullen face and said, "Since your prestige is so high, you can give out the money!"
Li Rui didn't dare to have a direct confrontation with her. At least, he couldn't quarrel with her on this occasion. Otherwise, he would be laughed at. Therefore, after catching the money bag, he immediately waved to the villagers and shouted, "Everyone, don't talk. Everyone, listen to me. Listen to me. Everyone, shut up!"
He shouted a few times in a row. The voices of the villagers slowly died down. The inside and outside of the courtyard quieted down.
Li Rui then pointed to Bo Yubing and shouted, "Villagers, this is our county's new county magistrate, Bo Yubing. This time, she was the one who collected the debt for everyone. She was also the one who sent me to the city to pick up Mr. Zhao and the others. She has been in charge of the county government and quietly helped everyone collect the rent. In the future, she will continue to uphold justice for everyone. That's why I said that everyone should be grateful to her. Don't thank me. I didn't do anything. Come on, everyone, welcome County Magistrate Bo. Express your gratitude to her and invite her to speak. After she speaks, give out the money! "
Hearing this, all the villagers looked at Bo Yubing. Seeing that she was young, beautiful, and had the demeanor of a leader, they all admired her. Under Li Rui's call, they immediately applauded and shouted,
"County Magistrate Bo, welcome to our village!"
"County Magistrate Bo, welcome!"
"What a young county magistrate. Why are county magistrates nowadays so young?!"
"County Magistrate Bo, thank you. You are really a good official!"
"County Head Bu, you are my living Bodhisattva. You saved our family …"
At this point, Bo Yubing's face finally turned cloudy. She glanced at Li Rui as if she was angry and resentful, but unintentionally revealed a charming charm. Li Rui looked at her in a daze, but he was relieved in his heart. He knew that he had passed this hurdle.
After waiting for the villagers to speak for a while, Bo Yubing raised her hands and gently pressed them down, indicating that everyone should listen. Then she said crisply, "Hello, everyone. I am the county's new acting county magistrate, Bo Yubing. In fact, you don't have to thank me at all, because this is what I should do as a county magistrate. I also want to sincerely apologize to everyone. Our government did not do a good job. We were not meticulous enough, did not reach out to the masses, and did not get close to the grassroots. This caused everyone to have no place to complain and no place to collect rent. But that was in the past. Now, after I take charge of the government's work, I guarantee that everyone's legal rights and interests will be protected … "
Li Rui nodded secretly. This woman was very good at talking and was also very good at shirking her responsibilities. Of course, this responsibility was indeed not hers. It was estimated that after she finished speaking, the villagers of Dayingfang Village would worship her. Then, Fang Qingyun and he would have nothing to do with it. But then again, Bo Yubing could not just enjoy the worship of the villagers. She had to really bear the responsibility and settle this matter completely. Therefore, it was equivalent to her taking on the responsibility unknowingly. It could only be said that there were good and bad things.
"… Finally, regarding the payment of the overdue rent, there is a situation that I want to explain to everyone. Now, County Magistrate Li, please speak!"
At the end of her speech, Bo Yubing suddenly changed the topic to Li Rui.
Li Rui was angry when he heard that. Oh, Bo Yubing was unwilling to fall behind when she was enjoying the reputation of the people. When she wanted to offend people, she retreated behind the scenes and pushed him out. Her little calculation was really good, but he could not refute it. Before he came, he had already made it clear to Bo Yubing that the purpose of this trip was to explain to the villagers that they had only received a portion of the arrears. Therefore, he could only swallow his grievances.
He smiled bitterly and raised his right hand to signal everyone to pay attention to him. Then, he said loudly, "I'm really sorry everyone. I've only completed a small part of what I promised everyone. Today, I only brought 150,000 yuan in cash. I'll distribute it to everyone first to solve your urgent needs. The rest of the arrears can only be received tomorrow. After all, the bank doesn't work at night. You can only withdraw the money tomorrow morning. Everyone, please be understanding! "
Once they heard that they were only bringing 150,000 yuan, and that each of the more than ninety families would only get an average of slightly more than 1,000 yuan, the hundred or so villagers immediately lost their composure. In the blink of an eye, they forgot about the praises they had just given to Li Rui and Bo Yubing, and started to complain and express their dissatisfaction.
"You only brought so little money. It's not even enough to share!"
"They owe our family more than 15,000 yuan in total. You're only giving us 1,000 yuan. Are you trying to fool us?"
"You're using such a small amount of money to dismiss us. Do you think we're beggars?"
"Hu Zhixin is such a rich big boss. Can he only take out 150,000 yuan? Who are you trying to fool? Even a ghost wouldn't believe you! "
"What if you don't give us the rest of the arrears tomorrow?"
"You two are the county heads. You have no sincerity at all!"
"No, you have to give us the full amount. We won't accept just a little!"
The villagers became more and more agitated as they spoke. They fought to express their dissatisfaction loudly. For a moment, spittle flew everywhere. Vulgarities were spat everywhere and their arms were waving. Many people glared at Li Rui and Bo Yubing with red faces and thick necks. It seemed that they wanted to beat the two of them up. The situation gradually got out of control. The director of the government office, Zhang Dalei, hurriedly stood in front of Bo Yubing to protect her. The cadres of the two village committees also hurriedly stood out to maintain order.
Li Rui looked at the scene and found it funny. Since ancient times, farmers were the easiest to satisfy, but also the hardest to satisfy. They were the easiest to fool, but also the hardest to fool. The behavior of these farmers who had lost their land was a living example. Just now, they were so happy that they wanted to offer Bo Yubing's longevity ranking to their family. Now, they wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood. It really made people speechless.
He took a deep breath and suddenly roared, "Shut up, all of you!"
This shout was like a spring thunder. The ears of the few villagers who were close to him were buzzing. The villagers around were also shocked and forgot to continue speaking. There was a rare moment of silence.
Li Rui took the opportunity to say, "I believe in you, and I ask you to believe in County Head Bo and me. I won't say anything else. Now, I will start to give out the money. If you want to take it, go into the courtyard and sign to claim it. If you don't want to take it, you can continue to vent your dissatisfaction. " After that, he walked into the courtyard with the money bag. He didn't forget to give Bo Yubing a look, hinting her to follow him. He thought to himself, I can't control you. I can make you obediently shut up with one sentence.
When the villagers heard his words, they looked at each other and didn't want to take it. They felt that the money was too little. But if they didn't take it, they wouldn't get a penny. It was better not to come. After taking more than a thousand yuan, at least they could improve their lives …
There were always some people who thought very quickly. Less than five seconds after Li Rui finished speaking, two women hurriedly followed his footsteps. Then, more and more villagers finished their ideological struggle and followed to take the money. In the end, all the villagers rushed over, and no one stayed to vent their resentment.
In the bungalow that was used as the office of the two village committees, the village leaders took out the land area of the villagers and the accounts of their debts. The villagers who were called came forward to take the money and sign, and the villagers who weren't called waited in the courtyard. Bo Yubing stood at the table with the money bag on her left hand. She counted the money with her right hand and handed it to the villagers who claimed it. The order was much better than in the courtyard just now.
After Bo Yubing personally distributed the money to almost 30 households, she seemed to be a little tired. She let the village secretary beside her do it for her. Then, she retreated to Li Rui's side and became a spectator.
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