Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

Although Long Lifan became the village party secretary, her daily life remained unchanged, without much upheaval. When villagers saw her, they would respectfully call her "Secretary Long," which gave her a sense of responsibility and honor. Meanwhile, the Dongwan brigade was now on the right track, everything was proceeding smoothly, and there was no need for major changes.

In the blink of an eye, time flies by, and it's already March, a time of bright spring sunshine. Long Lifan and her colleagues have been in the countryside for a full year. In this year, they have experienced countless trials and tribulations and witnessed the quiet changes taking place in Dongwan Village.

It was time for another year of educated youth to go to the countryside, and Lin Guodong was filled with anticipation. He was no longer as xenophobic towards the educated youth as before, so he gladly went to the commune for the meeting.

However, to his surprise, very few educated youth were assigned to Hongxing Commune this year, and not a single one was assigned to Dongwan Brigade.

That day, Long Lifan arrived at the chicken farm and saw Lin Xiuxiu busy at work. She jokingly called out, "Factory Manager Lin!"

Indeed, Long Lifan was extremely busy yesterday, finally resolving the issue of uniforms for the staff at the pig and chicken farms. She understood that while Lin Xiuxiu was capable, she sometimes couldn't control those cunning employees, which was why she had previously instructed Lin Guodong to specifically recruit the honest and obedient ones. Now that she was the Party Secretary, she naturally had to personally oversee and finalize these matters.

Lin Xiuxiu is now the manager of the chicken farm. Long Lifan not only clearly defined the superior-subordinate relationship in the chicken farm, but also set her salary clearly. As for the pig farm, Long Lifan still serves as the manager, with Lin Yue assisting her. The two work together seamlessly.

Long Lifan is a master at making grand promises, so she often goes to chicken farms and pig farms to paint a rosy picture of the future for the employees.

If the company expands in the future, all of you will be key personnel, at least team leaders. Hearing this, the employees were incredibly excited and their enthusiasm soared even higher. Long Lifan saw this and was secretly pleased.

"If that's how you put it, then I'll call you Secretary Long from now on!" Lin Xiuxiu looked up and immediately saw Long Lifan walking in with a smile. She quickly put down what she was doing feeding the chickens, dusted herself off, and went to greet her.

Hearing Long Lifan's teasing remark, Lin Xiuxiu rolled her eyes at her and pretended to be angry as she replied, "Isn't that right, Secretary Long!" After saying that, the two of them laughed.

"No, no, no, Sister Xiuxiu, I was just joking!" Long Lifan waved her hands repeatedly. She didn't mind the commune members calling her Secretary Long. But when familiar people called her that, she always felt a strange unease.

Thinking of Lin Xiuxiu's busy figure just now, Long Lifan felt gratified. She knew that with Lin Xiuxiu around, she could completely rest assured about the chicken farm.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Long Lifan turned and left to continue her work. Lin Xiuxiu, on the other hand, threw herself back into her work at the chicken farm. The two figures looked particularly harmonious in the spring sunshine.

Time, like the babbling brook at the village entrance, has unknowingly brought us to mid-March. The primary school in Dongwan Village officially resumed classes a few days ago, and the sound of children reading aloud once again echoes in every corner of the village.

That day, Long Lifan, Hu Lili, and Jiang Nian'an went to the commune together again. They rode their bicycles, chatting about the latest happenings in the village, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the post office.

Long Lifan walked into the post office and immediately saw her package. She was stunned. This time, her parents had not only sent her extra money and coupons, but also a large, heavy package.

She immediately understood. Her parents knew her grandparents were here too, so they had specially mailed extra things for her to give to them. Long Lifan's eyes welled up with tears; she felt her parents' deep love and concern.

This time, not only she, but also Hu Lili and Jiang Nian'an received packages, and judging from their appearance, they received almost as many as she did.

"Sister Fan, how do we get this back!"

Their bicycles simply couldn't carry such large packages for the three of them. At that moment, the women stared at each other, wide-eyed.

"I'll go see if Grandpa Chen is here..."

Fortunately, Long Lifan and her friends were lucky; they happened to run into Old Chen, who was driving his oxcart to transport eggs to the commune. Hearing the girls offer to help carry the goods, Old Chen immediately drove his oxcart over without hesitation.

As the group worked together to load the packages onto the oxcart, many people turned their attention to them. The packages, when combined, looked like a small mountain, making it hard to ignore.

Xia Aiguo also came to the commune today, accompanied by a young man. Judging from his appearance, he must have been a sent-down youth this year.

Seeing this, he felt his chance to shine had come, so he quickly ran up and greeted them warmly: "Jiang, Hu, and Long, it really is you! How can you girls do these heavy tasks? Let me do them..."

Without saying a word, Xia Aiguo started moving the packages on the ground, hoping to catch everyone off guard. But he miscalculated. Despite his flushed face and all his efforts, the packages seemed to be rooted to the spot and wouldn't budge.

This scene was truly awkward.

Long Lifan and the others came to their senses, looked at each other, and then shook their heads helplessly, their eyes full of mockery.

"Young man, your health isn't what it used to be!"

At this moment, Old Man Chen suddenly turned back. After all, he was an old man with a keen sense of humor, and he saw through Xia Aiguo's little scheme at a glance. Seeing that he couldn't even lift a package, yet his mind was racing, thinking about this and that, Old Man Chen couldn't help but mock him, his words full of disdain and contempt.

Upon hearing this, Xia Aiguo's face flushed even redder, as if it could bleed. He hurriedly tried to explain, "I...I probably didn't eat breakfast, so..."

"Heh," Old Chen chuckled softly, not giving him a chance to speak. Then he bent down and the package landed smoothly on Xia Aiguo's shoulder, leaving Xia Aiguo with a look that told him to figure it out himself.

"No, no, you've misunderstood!" Xia Aiguo was sweating profusely and waved his hands hurriedly. "I really didn't eat breakfast, so I didn't have enough strength to move this package. You have to believe me, I'm usually very healthy and strong!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Hu Lili and the others, his eyes filled with pleading, hoping to gain their trust. After all, losing face in front of several female educated youths he admired was hardly a glorious thing.

"Comrade Xia, whether you're healthy or not really has nothing to do with us, so there's no need to explain so much to us." Hu Lili raised an eyebrow, her tone tinged with impatience, and retorted directly.

Upon hearing this, Xia Aiguo's voice was full of frustration: "I only wanted to help you female educated youth because I saw that it was inconvenient for you to move things..."

"No need!"

Hu Lili interrupted him bluntly, "I remember telling you last time that we don't need your help. Just take care of yourself. Besides, before you try to help, think about whether you have the ability. Don't end up making things worse and then blame us for not reminding you."