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

Wang Dezhu and his group, their expressions a mixture of tension and anticipation, stepped onto the land of Dongwan Village, followed closely by a group of equally anxious villagers. They all shared the same thought—to find out the progress of the matter as soon as possible.

Lin Guodong was puzzled when he heard that people from the neighboring village had suddenly arrived. He quickly stepped forward, a polite smile on his face: "Captain Wang, what brings you here today?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Dezhu trembled slightly, as if trying to avoid the impending questioning. However, thinking of the important mission he was on this trip, he took a deep breath and steadied himself: "Captain Lin, to tell you the truth, I'm here today to see Long Zhiqing on important business. Could you please help me get Long Zhiqing out?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Guodong's eyes sharpened instantly. He stared intently at Wang Dezhu: "You want to see Long Zhiqing? Long Zhiqing is now the Party Secretary of our village, and she's incredibly busy every day. Tell me first, what do you want to see her about?" His tone was firm and unwavering, clearly indicating that he wanted to ascertain the other party's purpose first.

“This…” Wang Dezhu hesitated for a moment, as if searching for the right words, “Actually, it’s like this, we tried digging a few fish ponds a while ago. But strangely, the fish have been dying every day recently, and we are really at a loss. I heard that Long Zhiqing is not only good at raising chickens and pigs, but maybe she also knows how to raise fish, so I wanted to ask her for help.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Guodong's eyes flashed with understanding, and he chuckled to himself: Seeing how well Dongwan Village was doing, the Qingmiao Brigade probably couldn't sit still any longer.

"Hey, Captain Wang, I remember you looked down on the female educated youth last year. I still remember your sarcastic remarks. What, instead of asking your own brigade's educated youth for help, you've come to us?" Lin Guodong's words were tinged with mockery, clearly still remembering what happened last year.

Upon hearing Lin Guodong's words, Wang Dezhu involuntarily shrank back, secretly thinking to himself, "This old man is indeed using last year's incident to provoke me."

But now that he was living under someone else's roof, he had no choice but to swallow his anger for the time being. He forced a fawning smile and said, "Captain Lin, wasn't that just a joke everyone was making? Why do you remember it so clearly?"

As he spoke, he pointed to Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo beside him, "Actually, this fishpond project was the idea of ​​these two educated youths. But they don't know anything about raising fish. Now more and more fish in the pond are dying, and I'm so anxious that I had no choice but to ask Educated Youth Long to help take a look."

At this point, Wang Dezhu pretended to be deeply hurt and heartbroken, as if he too had been deceived by those two educated youths, and shook his head with a sigh.

Lin Guodong remained calm despite Wang Dezhu's sophistry, but his sharp eyes turned to Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo, and he sneered inwardly.

Long Zhiqing's skills and abilities are obvious to everyone. These two people have no real talent or skills, yet they want to learn from Long Zhiqing and run a fishpond. They are really dreaming.

By this time, a considerable number of villagers from Dongwan Village had gathered around. Hearing Wang Dezhu's words, they couldn't help but feel a sense of scorn. Look at this failed example—can just anyone emulate Long Zhiqing?

Now they are even more grateful that Long, the educated youth, was assigned to their village. With such a capable and reliable person, their Dongwan Village is sure to have a better life. Thinking of this, the villagers are filled with respect and gratitude for Long, the educated youth.

"Alright, I can send someone to call Long Zhiqing over. As for whether she knows anything about raising fish, I don't know." After saying that, Lin Guodong instructed the people around him to call Long Lifan.

At that moment, Long Lifan and Lin Yue were busy at the pig farm. Hearing that the team leader had sent someone to call her, she put down what she was doing and rushed over. Lin Yue and Hu Lili, seeing that there was nothing else, also came along. When the three of them appeared in everyone's sight, the surrounding villagers greeted them warmly, and their friendliness surprised Wang Dezhu.

He scrutinized Long Lifan, his thoughts drifting back to a year ago. Back then, he never imagined that a sent-down youth could be so popular and beloved in Dongwan Village, even becoming the village's Party Secretary.

Seeing Long Lifan surrounded by the commune members, Wang Dezhu was filled with regret. Why hadn't he assigned such an outstanding person to their Qingmiao Brigade?

"Captain, what's up?" Long Lifan greeted the other members, then turned to Lin Guodong and asked softly.

Upon hearing Long Lifan's question, Lin Guodong recounted the predicament of the fishpond in Qingmiao Brigade and Wang Dezhu's request in detail.

After listening, Long Lifan frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. She really hadn't expected to be called in to deal with such a matter. Although helping wasn't out of the question, she couldn't help but feel a sense of revulsion when she heard that the idea of ​​raising fish was proposed by Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo.

Just as she hesitated, Wang Dezhu approached, his face full of fawning smiles: "Long Zhiqing, I've long admired your name! Our village is really facing a problem this time. Could you come along and take a look, and give us some advice?"

As he spoke, his eyes were full of expectation, as if Long Lifan were the savior of their Qingmiao brigade. Looking at Wang Dezhu's appearance, Long Lifan couldn't help but sigh inwardly; this world is truly full of wonders.

"Sister Fan, let's not help him." Hu Lili, who had also heard the whole story, felt disgusted at the thought that Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo had inquired about her in private and even tried to act as friends.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dezhu and the others' faces instantly turned grim, especially Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo. They knew that if the fishpond issue wasn't resolved properly, the villagers would definitely not let them off the hook when they returned. The two hurriedly stepped forward, saying anxiously, "Long Zhiqing, we are all revolutionary comrades. You can't just stand by and watch us die! This isn't just about the two of us; it concerns the interests of the entire Qingmiao Brigade."

Upon hearing this, Long Lifan's previously wavering resolve instantly hardened. A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips as she said, "Oh ho, are you trying to morally blackmail me? Since you knew beforehand that this concerned the interests of the entire village, why did you propose raising fish when you knew nothing about it? Now that something's happened, you want my help, and when I disagree, you try to morally blackmail me? You wish."

"I'm sorry, Captain Wang, I can't help you with this!" Long Lifan ignored Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo, and turned to Wang Dezhu beside her, saying firmly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dezhu was instantly stunned. How could Long Zhiqing, who had just been so amiable, suddenly turn hostile? He wasn't stupid; by now, he could easily see through the situation.

The change in their attitude towards them was clearly because of Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo. He secretly regretted not saying sooner that these two had a bad relationship with Long Zhiqing. What a pair of troublemakers! Now, he regretted letting them come along; it was like shooting himself in the foot.