Reborn in 79, the educated youth wife regretted her divorce.

He pulled a wad of crumpled banknotes from his pocket; they were the very ones he had found during the search of Jiang Yang's house.

"Jiang Yang informed me that all your money is here, not a penny less. Please check it."

Jiang Yang didn't take it, but just glanced at the money indifferently: "Secretary Song, the money is a small matter, but I can't swallow this insult."

Jiang Yang knew that if he let this matter go today, who knew what other trouble might arise in the future.

I've only earned so little money, yet it's already attracted some people's attention. What will happen in the future?

Therefore, we must make an example of them this time and deter them all at once.

"Director Chen, as you saw, I was almost beaten up and paraded through the streets as if I were a spy. This is not something that can be resolved with a simple misunderstanding."

Jiang Yang turned to Chen Zhigang, his tone calm but with an undeniable firmness.

Chen Zhigang frowned and looked at Song Qiang.

"Song Qiang, what's going on? Is what Comrade Jiang Yang said true?"

Song Qiang broke out in a cold sweat and quickly waved his hands: "No, no, Director Chen, it's all a misunderstanding. We were just conducting a routine inspection, we absolutely did not mean to hit him..."

Several village officials chimed in, "Yes, yes, Director Chen, it's all a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstand?"

Jiang Yang sneered.

"What would happen if Director Chen didn't come?"

Song Qiang and several village officials looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy.

"Director Chen, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Jiang Yang looked at Chen Zhigang again.

Chen Zhigang pondered for a moment, then asked Jiang Yang, "Comrade Jiang Yang, what do you plan to do?"

"I want them to publicly apologize to me over the village loudspeaker."

Jiang Yang's tone was calm, yet his words carried weight.

Upon hearing this, Song Qiang and several village officials' expressions changed. Making them apologize in front of the entire village was worse than being beaten!

"This...this isn't quite appropriate, Comrade Jiang Yang..."

Song Qiang blushed and stammered.

Several other village officials chimed in, "Yes, we haven't done anything to you yet, this... this is going too far..."

Jiang Yang looked at them with icy eyes.

"What? You don't want to? Then let's go to the police station and have a good talk."

Upon hearing the words "Public Security Bureau," Song Qiang and his companions immediately deflated. They knew that if things escalated to the Public Security Bureau, they would be the ones who suffered, and they might even lose their jobs.

"No, no, no, Comrade Jiang Yang, we apologize, we apologize..."

Song Qiang quickly changed his tune.

The other village officials nodded in agreement and immediately agreed to issue a public apology to Jiang Yang.

"I'll be waiting for the village broadcast tomorrow morning."

After Jiang Yang finished speaking, he ignored them and turned to walk towards Chen Zhigang.

"Director Chen, thank you for your help."

“Comrade Jiang Yang is too infuriating. You are a rare talent in our county, and we have wronged you.”

As Chen Zhigang spoke, he patted Jiang Yang on the shoulder with a smile.

"Comrade Jiang Yang, I've read all the translations you've done before. Your translation skills are far superior to those of the veteran translators in our Cultural Bureau. It's truly admirable!"

Jiang Yang smiled modestly: "Director Chen, you flatter me. I was just flipping through it casually when I had nothing else to do."

"Just flipping through it casually? This isn't a skill you can achieve with just a casual glance." Chen Zhigang waved his hand. "It's a real waste to have such talent stuck in the countryside. How about working at our county's cultural bureau?"

Jiang Yang pondered for a moment.

For people of that era, working at the county cultural bureau was undoubtedly a secure job.

But for him, it wasn't the best choice. He had bigger ambitions and wanted to explore a wider world.

He thought of the advanced technology and ideas he had brought with him, and the future wave of economic development; a stable job clearly could not satisfy his ambition.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Director Chen, but I still have some things to take care of in the village right now, so I haven't thought about work yet."

Jiang Yang politely declined, but didn't give a firm answer.

"Of course, if the Bureau of Culture needs my help in the future, I will do my best to help."

"All right!"

Although Chen Zhigang felt some regret, he understood Jiang Yang's thoughts.

After saying that, he took out a red certificate from his briefcase and handed it to Jiang Yang.

"This is our county cultural bureau work ID. Keep it. If anyone causes you trouble in the future, just show them this."

Jiang Yang took the documents and thanked him. He understood that Chen Zhigang was protecting him indirectly, providing him with a layer of security.

Jiang Yang knew perfectly well that Chen Zhigang's offer and the work permit were both due to the value he had demonstrated. In this era, people with real skills are valued wherever they go.

Afterwards, Chen Zhigang and Li Ming bid farewell to Jiangyang and returned to the county town.

Jiang Yang saw the two off and returned to Jiangjia Village with Zhang Neng.

Zhang Neng had been holding back a lot of questions from the beginning, and now he finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Jiang Yang, you're something else! Even the head of the county cultural bureau is treating you so politely! What's so special about your translation manuscript?"

Jiang Yang smiled and didn't hide anything.

"They're just foreign articles; I translate them to earn some extra money."

"Foreign articles? Where did you get them?"

Zhang Neng's eyes widened.

"Don't worry about that, it's a legitimate path anyway."

Jiang Yang feigned mystery and offered no explanation.

He didn't want to explain too much about the time travel, firstly because he was afraid Zhang wouldn't be able to accept it, and secondly because he was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble.

"Well done, you've been keeping it well hidden!"

Zhang Neng punched Jiang Yang.

"Also, what's going on between you and those village officials? I think they were terrified just now!"

Jiang Yang briefly recounted what had happened.

Zhang Neng was stunned and it took him a while to come to his senses: "Jiang Yang, you're really something! You even dare to talk back to the village officials! But you'd better be careful in the future, these people are not to be trifled with."

Jiang Yang nodded, but he had other plans in mind. He not only wanted to "provoke" them, but also wanted to make them never dare to cause him any more trouble.

"By the way, bring your wife to my house tonight."

Jiang Yang suddenly said.

Zhang Neng was taken aback: "Why would I go to your house?"

"You'll see when the time comes. I have a way to make money, and I want to get you guys involved."

Jiang Yang smiled mysteriously. He wanted to help Zhang Neng out, after all, he was his childhood friend and had helped him a lot today.

Also, it's quite tiring to do things alone; I need someone to help me so I can get more done.

Zhang Neng's eyes lit up immediately when he heard the word "make money".

"Okay! I'll definitely be there tonight!"

back home.

Jiang Yang pushed open the courtyard gate, and a familiar aroma of food wafted out.

"Yangzi's back! Are you alright?" Lin Xiulan, the mother, was busy at the stove. When she saw Jiang Yang, a smile immediately appeared on her face, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was relieved.