In the book, I was fed by my sister

Zhu Yongbiao certainly understood the reason, and he thought to himself:

"There isn't much money in the village's public account. If we build roads and canals as Song Ran wants, we'll have to pay for it ourselves. And the income from her small tofu shop can probably cover such expenses? Maybe Song Ran has her own plans? Taking this opportunity, is she planning to take some of the public funds for herself?"

He looked at Song Ran. He had taken over the farmland of Song Ran's family and had frequent contact with them. He originally thought that Song Ran had lost his support and was helpless. At this time, he only needed to show his care and love a little bit, and he would be able to move Song Ran's heart and gain Song Ran's favor. But who would have thought that Song Ran would not buy into his tricks at all and devoted himself to his younger sister.

He began to think about how to separate the two sisters, and after much thought, the only way was to let her younger sister die young.

But the child showed no signs of dying and became healthier day by day. Song Ran also started some small businesses.

Once, he witnessed with his own eyes a number of tall and majestic horse-drawn carriages driving into the village. These carriages were obviously owned by wealthy families and were obviously a big deal.

For a period of time, there were people coming to Song Ran's house every day to propose marriage, and his sister didn't dare to go to Song Ran's house. As a result, it became even more difficult to see Song Ran.

So he had to continue waiting patiently for the arrival of autumn harvest. By then everyone would be busy harvesting crops, and there would definitely be many opportunities to see Song Ran.

However, as time went by, he never got a chance to be alone with Song Ran. After the autumn harvest, Song Ran wanted to take back his land!

He had originally planned to use his position as village chief to get closer to Song Ran, but now he was slapped hard by her. This woman who had almost become his second wife now dared to go against him!

At this moment, his good impression of Song Ran disappeared, replaced by deep hatred. He felt that Song Ran was too tactless, not only did he not give him face, but also wanted to cut off his financial resources.

"Song Ran, don't brag. You just own a tofu shop in the city. Can you afford to give so much money to the village? Or do you have other ideas?"

Zhu Yongbiao's face became extremely gloomy, and his eyes flashed with anger and greed. He stared at Song Ran, trying to find a flaw or a sign of retreat in her expression.

But Song Ran just glanced at him calmly, without any fear in his eyes. "I don't know what Brother Zhu has in mind, but if I, Song Ran, become the village chief, I will make the accounts public and transparent. I know there is not much money in the public account now. The things I just mentioned will definitely not be done at the same time, but I promise to complete these three things within five years."

Zhu Yongbiao sneered and said disdainfully: "Extend the timeline, then I, Zhu Yongbiao, can also promise it!"

"Good! Brother Zhu is brave!" someone suddenly shouted.

Everyone looked at the people who suddenly applauded. It was clearly Song Ran who brought it up first, so why did they praise Zhu Yongbiao?

Song Ran smiled and said calmly: "Everyone, listen carefully. No matter whether it is me or Brother Zhu, after we are elected, we will make the account books public and guarantee to do the above three things within five years!"

Zhu Yongbiao's face turned pale. He tried to interrupt Song Ran and said impatiently, "Do you have anything else to say? If not, let's just vote. The weather is so hot, don't keep wasting everyone's time."

Song Ran was not affected by his attitude. She calmly replied, "I have only told you the first thing. There are still many important things to report to you."

At this time, there were sparse complaints from the crowd:

"No need to trouble you, just vote first. If you are elected, you can do whatever you want."

"Yes! It's so hot! Get it over with!"

Li Danfu stood up and said loudly, "Don't finish! Miss Song hasn't finished yet, how can I know who to choose?"

Subsequently, many people responded and expressed their support for Li Danfu's opinion.

What Song Ran said was related to their own interests, so of course they would listen carefully. Even the few people who had just participated in the election expressed their support for Song Ran to finish his words. As for whether Zhu Yongbiao would follow Song Ran's plan, they didn't care. After all, no matter what the result was, they would be the ones who benefited in the end.

Zhu Yongbiao clenched his teeth tightly and was silent for a moment before squeezing out two words from between his teeth: "Continue."

Song Ran smiled slightly, then slowly said: "We can sign a crop contract with every household, which will greatly increase everyone's income."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone became excited and the scene became very noisy.

"Miss Song, can you explain it in detail? I don't quite understand. What kind of contract do you want to sign?"

Song Ran patiently explained: "Let me explain briefly. For example, my tofu shop needs a lot of beans. The beans grown in the village are sold at a low price, but they are sold at a high price in the city. So I hope to sign a contract with everyone, and we can agree on the selling price for next year in advance. In addition to beans, there are also vegetables, meat, eggs and other ingredients that Xiaoxiao needs, and we can sign a contract in this way."

After hearing this, Zhu Yongbiao was very dissatisfied. He gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Song, are you trying to use this to force everyone to choose you?"

Song Ran shook his head and replied calmly: "This is not a threat. Whether I am elected as the village chief or not, as long as everyone is willing to cooperate with me, I will purchase your agricultural products according to the contract."

This is what Su Xiaoxiao has always wanted to achieve.

She planned to buy a large piece of land and hire someone to manage it in order to meet her restaurant's demand for large amounts of food and materials, but this plan would require a huge amount of money.

She had been buying food ingredients at the market, and she could negotiate prices before. But after she started fighting with Xunzhenlou, Xunzhenlou started to make things difficult for her.

Xunzhenlou has been rooted in Fengxian for decades. Many stalls in the market have to pay them fees, resulting in a monopoly of most raw materials in the market. If you buy goods from other places, you can only buy dry goods. Fresh goods are restricted by local vendors, most of whom have to act according to the mood of the owner of Xunzhenlou.

If we cannot develop our own supply, we will not be able to control costs, and our profits will be firmly controlled by Xunzhenlou.

The only way she could further expand her business was to persevere.

The election of village chief this time was a perfect opportunity to make this matter public. If Song Ran could be elected, then it would be the most ideal outcome for her to take the lead in promoting this matter.

When Zhu Yongbiao heard what Song Ran said, he secretly rejoiced in his heart, but pretended to be serious on the surface and said: "It's better for a man to be elected. You women are easily panicked when encountering big things and don't know how to deal with them. But since Miss Song said so, if I am elected as the village chief, I will definitely do my best to take the lead. Of course, no matter which brother is elected, he will do his best."

The women present looked at Zhu Yongbiao's sanctimonious appearance and listened to his nonsense, feeling a little contemptuous. In contrast, Song Ran seemed so decent and graceful.

Even Wang Guifang, who had had an argument with Song Ran before, couldn't help but sigh at this moment, thinking back to when she and Song Ran had argued, Song Ran had even shed tears, and now Song Ran had shown a demeanor. Moreover, Song Ran was not a petty person, and even let his sister play with her son.

Anyway, her man asked her to come and didn't say who to vote for, so she might as well vote for Song Ran. She would be happy just thinking that if Song Ran was elected, he would surpass these men.

I couldn't help but grin when I thought of this, but then I thought of my fallen front teeth and quickly covered them.

Song Ran almost laughed out loud. This Zhu Yongbiao was really good at calculating. She looked at everyone and said, "Of course, if I am elected, I will provide sweet potato seedlings to every household to thank you, regardless of whether you have land or not. Although each person will not get much, if we plant them this year, everyone can breed them themselves next year."

Sweet potato sprouts?!

Where did Song Ran get the sweet potato seedlings?