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

Station Master Ma was somewhat displeased to see that only a young girl had spoken up, thinking to himself that the people of Dongwan Village were far too ignorant of etiquette. He had only come personally because of Wang Yuan's sake, yet the other party treated him with such contempt. So, he simply responded with a curt "hmm," his attitude rather cold.

Seeing this, Wang Yuan realized that Station Chief Ma was playing favorites, so he quickly introduced Long Lifan: "Station Chief Ma, this educated youth Long is quite remarkable. She single-handedly set up the pig farm in Dongwan Village, and she's currently the Party Secretary of Dongwan Village..."

Upon hearing this, Station Master Ma couldn't help but re-examine Long Lifan. He hadn't expected that this seemingly unremarkable young girl would possess such abilities.

He didn't understand anything else, but he had never heard of an educated youth serving as a village party secretary before, and it seemed unbelievable to him. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and his attitude subtly changed as he began to seriously examine Long Lifan.

"Take me to your village's pig farm first."

Station Master Ma's tone softened considerably. Long Lifan thought to herself that she needed to see the pigs in person before giving them a proper rating. So, she readily agreed and led Station Master Ma to the pig farm.

Upon arriving at the pig farm, Station Chief Ma was deeply impressed. In all his years in the position, this was the first time he had seen such a clean and hygienic pig farm. The pigs, both in terms of the sheen of their coats and the degree of fat, appeared quite impressive. However, these were all white pigs, quite different from the black pigs he had previously encountered. He began to ponder this carefully.

Seeing this, Long Lifan seized the opportunity to flatter him: "Station Chief Ma, you've come all this way, dusty and tired, and you've already thrown yourself into work. It's truly a blessing for Pingwu County. However, as the great man said, health is the foundation of revolution. You should take better care of yourself. If anything happens to you, it would be a great loss to Pingwu County. How about this, let's go to the village committee for a drink of water first, and then we can talk about work slowly?"

“Okay…” Ma Guofu was overjoyed to hear Long Lifan’s flattery, but he still pretended to be calm. However, the slight upturn of his lips had already betrayed his true feelings.

The group sat down at the village committee office. Ma Guofu looked up and saw the banner hanging next to the portrait of the great leader. He said with a smile, "I really didn't expect your village to receive an award from the county public security bureau..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Guodong quickly waved his hand: "To be honest, this has nothing to do with us. It was specially sent by the comrades from the county to commend Long, the educated youth. Later, we thought that since Long is also a member of the village committee, we hung the banner on the wall so that it could constantly inspire us."

When the story of the banner came up, Lin Guodong immediately started talking, recounting events from last year. Ma Guofu didn't rush him, leisurely drinking water while listening patiently.

After Lin Guodong finished speaking, he couldn't help but exclaim, "You really can't judge a book by its cover. Long Zhinian is so young, yet he has such courage and ability."

"Station Chief Ma, you flatter me. I was just doing what a Chinese person should do. I never expected Director Luo to come to my door in person. I'm truly ashamed..." Long Lifan smiled, seemingly casually mentioning her relationship with Director Luo. She knew perfectly well that Station Chief Ma was someone who treated people differently based on their status! These days, she had quite a few connections in Pingwu County.

Sure enough, Ma Guofu's expression changed involuntarily upon hearing Director Luo's name. Seeing this, Long Lifan secretly felt smug and continued, "Station Chief Ma, you just went to the pig farm and saw that the pigs we raise are top-notch in terms of both coat and fat. You can't give them a low rating."

"Station Chief Ma, you don't know, even though our Dongwan Village has a large operation, we actually owe the county machinery factory a huge sum of money! We're just waiting to sell these pigs to cover this debt..."

“Ah…” Ma Guofu was stunned when he heard this. “You owe money to the machinery factory?” He could hardly believe his ears. How could the machinery factory let you owe money?

"Yes!" Long Lifan nodded slightly. "Our village set up a mill processing plant, and that set of machinery isn't cheap. Our village simply can't afford that much money. It's kind of Director Xu to let us owe him..."

Ma Guofu was very familiar with the county's machinery factory. In the past, he might not have paid much attention, but in the past year, he had been hearing all sorts of good news about the factory, mostly rewards from higher authorities, which made him extremely envious.

But he still found it strange. How could Xu Tiansheng let a small village take the equipment for free? Wasn't he afraid of not getting his money back? Ma Guofu didn't think Xu Tiansheng was a fool to take such a big risk.

So he tentatively asked, "Long Zhiqing, do you have a relationship with Director Xu?"

“No.” Long Lifan shook her head. “If there is any relationship, it’s a superior-subordinate relationship!” She then added.

"A superior-subordinate relationship?" Ma Guofu looked puzzled, not quite understanding what he meant.

Seeing this, Lin Guodong immediately explained, "It's like this, Station Chief Ma. Long Zhiqing herself still holds a position at the county machinery factory, so it's not wrong for her to say there's a superior-subordinate relationship. It's just that Long Zhiqing is different from the other employees at the machinery factory; she doesn't need to go to the county to work, she just needs to collect her salary on time."

When Long Lifan's treatment was mentioned, Lin Guodong also looked proud, with a sense of shared honor. Having learned from Long Lifan for so long, he understood the purpose behind Long Lifan's words, and thus appropriately cooperated.

Ma Guofu, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. No, you can get paid on time without going to work? This was like listening to gibberish!

Is Xu Tiansheng an idiot? Obviously not! Even his own daughter wouldn't just collect a salary without doing any work! And Long Zhiqing's behavior goes far beyond just not doing any work; it's practically like she doesn't even need to go to work at all!

Ma Guofu was shocked. Thinking about the tremendous changes that had taken place in the machinery factory in the past year, and then thinking about why Xu Tiansheng had gone to such lengths to please Long Lifan, he suddenly felt as if he understood something.

It's confirmed! The changes at the machinery factory are definitely related to the educated youth Long!

His gaze towards Long Lifan instantly changed, filled with awe and curiosity. This seemingly ordinary educated youth possessed such extraordinary abilities, capable of bringing about such a dramatic transformation in the machinery factory—it was truly unbelievable!

Ma Guofu's ever-changing expression didn't escape Long Lifan's notice. But she felt it wasn't enough. So, she turned to Wang Yuan beside her and asked meaningfully, "Comrade Wang, when you go back this time, did Old Master Wang give you any special instructions?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuan was somewhat bewildered. He had no idea what Long Lifan meant by her question, and could only answer truthfully, "My teacher told me to learn about aquaculture from you. He benefited greatly from your conversation last time. He also said that he has accumulated a lot of questions lately and is waiting for you to go to the county so he can ask you for advice!"

Upon hearing this, Long Lifan's lips curled into a slight smile. She knew that she had achieved her goal.