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

Li Chang'an: ? ? ?

Li Chang'an looked at Long Zhiqing with suspicion, thinking to himself, "What does Long Zhiqing mean by that? Judging from her tone, could it be that she wants to ask the county committee for a car?"

"How much are 100,000 bricks worth? At most, they're only worth about two hundred yuan. Dongwan Village is offering such a small amount of money and expects the county committee to provide a car? That's just too much..."

At this moment, Li Chang'an secretly lamented his mistake, regretting that he had agreed too readily and had not expected that the gift from Dongwan Village would be so troublesome.

The key point is that this precedent must not be set.

It's important to understand that Pingwu County has hundreds of villages of varying sizes. If every village acted like Dongwan Village, expecting the county committee to provide a car just by giving away 200 yuan worth of goods, wouldn't other communes and villages follow suit?

When that happens, everyone will come to him, the county party secretary, asking for cars. How can he possibly be a county party secretary then?

The thought of the potentially serious consequences sent chills down Li Chang'an's spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He shook his head violently, as if trying to shake all his troubles out of his mind, then cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, that educated youth Long, the staff aren't in such a hurry for the evacuation, so it's okay if it's a little slower..."

“I know the villagers are facing difficulties, but the government is also in a difficult position,” Li Chang’an said with a troubled expression. “How about this, the county committee will still pay for the bricks from your Dongwan Village at the normal market price…”

As for transportation, the county can arrange its own vehicles to handle it; the villagers won't need to help at all.

If Long, the educated youth, really was using the pretext of delivering bricks to get a vehicle for Dongwan Village from the county committee, then he'd rather not build the staff dormitory at all...

"Hehe, Secretary Li, you didn't think I came to you today to ask the county for a car, did you?" Seeing Secretary Li's embarrassed look, Long Lifan smiled.

“Isn’t that right?” Li Chang’an replied with great certainty. Just now, Long Zhiqing’s tone and expression clearly showed that he wanted to ask the county committee for a car.

"Yes!" Seeing Li Chang'an's confident expression, Long Lifan stopped denying it and readily nodded. "Secretary Li, I admit that I came to see you today about the car. However, I never said I wanted to ask you for the car!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an's face showed a hint of doubt. He stared at Long Lifan and pressed, "Then what exactly do you mean?"

Long Lifan hesitated for a moment, then explained, "Secretary Li, I know the government is also facing difficulties right now. I only gave them two hundred yuan worth of goods today, and I was thinking of getting a car to take them back. That's really not appropriate. I really didn't have that intention..."

She paused, then continued, "However, Secretary Li, you are also aware of the situation in Dongwan Village. Several factories in the village need vehicles, but currently Dongwan Village only has one tractor, and it's a second-hand one discarded from the machinery factory, which is far from meeting the current needs of Dongwan Village. Especially after the brick factory is built, the need for vehicles will increase even more..."

As Li Chang'an listened, his brow gradually relaxed. He was indeed fully aware of the situation in Dongwan Village. Just now, during the meeting, he had called on other communes to learn from Dongwan Village. Of course, he also knew that with the operation of the factories in the village, the need for transportation would increase even further.

"So, this is what I'm thinking." Long Lifan took a deep breath and continued, "Could we ask the county committee for help in purchasing a car for Dongwan Village?"

Li Chang'an's heart tightened, and he was about to refuse when he heard Long Lifan continue, "As for the money, you don't need to worry. Our Dongwan Village will cover it ourselves. We just need to trouble the county committee to help us make some contacts and go through the approval process."

Li Chang'an was stunned. He had originally thought that Long Zhiqing wanted the county committee to fund the purchase of the car, but he hadn't expected Dongwan Village to pay for it themselves…

He wasn't worried at all about whether Dongwan Village could afford it; with the current income of Dongwan Village, buying a car would be a piece of cake.

If that's the case, then it's not impossible for him to agree.

If other communes or villages find out, there's not much to say, since not every village is as wealthy as Dongwan Village is now and can afford to buy a car...

“No problem!” Li Chang’an nodded readily. “Since your Dongwan Village is willing to pay for it yourself, the county committee can help with the contact and assist with the approval procedures. However, you must ensure that the vehicles are used for the village’s collective projects and cannot be used for other purposes.”

"Of course!" Long Lifan stood up happily and thanked Li Chang'an. "Secretary Li, thank you!"

"No need to thank me," Li Chang'an waved his hand. "In the past two years, your Dongwan Village has developed very well, setting an example for the county. It is only right that the county committee supports your development."

Long Lifan thanked Li Chang'an again and then left the office. Watching Long Lifan's departing figure, Li Chang'an was filled with mixed emotions. This seemingly delicate young woman possessed a courage and wisdom no less than that of a man.

After leaving the county government building, Long Lifan went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative and started shopping...

When Jiang Chen and Fu Junze left, they secretly slipped her a considerable amount of money, saying they were worried that Jiang Nian'an and Hu Lili wouldn't be willing to spend it, and asked her to help them out…

Long Lifan didn't stand on ceremony and went into the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a lot of things, since it wasn't her money anyway.

"Long Zhiqing, did it work out?"

As soon as they returned to the village, Lin Guodong and the others rushed over. Everyone knew the purpose of Long Lifan's visit to the county committee today, so they couldn't wait to speak.

Now they also know how important cars are to Dongwan Village! So when Long Lifan proposed the idea of ​​buying a car, they all agreed without even thinking about it.

"Yes!" Seeing the captain and the others staring at her with hopeful eyes, Long Lifan smiled slightly, "Secretary Li has already agreed to help."

"Great! Our village will soon have two cars!" Upon hearing Long Lifan's reply, Lin Guodong was overjoyed and couldn't contain his excitement. He involuntarily straightened his chest and his face was filled with an extremely proud smile.

This feeling was as if he himself was about to own the two cars, making him feel incredibly proud and satisfied.

"Captain, how could it be so fast...!"

Long Lifan shook her head slightly, her tone tinged with helplessness. This wasn't as simple as buying a car for a family in later generations, where you could just go and pick it up as long as you had the money ready.

Oh, no, even if you don't have enough money prepared, you can still buy it through a mortgage.

Buying a car now is different; the approval process alone can take a long time. Especially if you need help from the county government, which operates on a set procedure and isn't very efficient.

According to Long Lifan's estimate, it would be a blessing to see the car by the end of this year!