Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 957 When will you leave?

Chapter 957: Chapter 957 When will you leave?

Martial artists always had keen hearing, and even after walking a good distance, Lu Jianxi could still hear the mutters of the farmers behind her, "Pfft, when they coaxed us to come back, they promised us all kinds of things, but now that we’re back, they’re not giving anything. The officials are just stingy."

Apart from this woman, there were others who approached Lu Jianxi for tools, clothes, and such. Lu Jianxi used to say that she would find a way to solve these issues, but this time, after hearing what Long San had said, she felt she needed to carefully consider the situation. Those households without able-bodied men, the widows and the elderly, should receive help, but those with laborers could be decisively turned away.

Having left the village, Lu Jianxi and Long San returned to their carriage, where Long San was still wearing his ever-present smile, "You didn’t give that woman any compensation, did you?"

"No," Lu Jianxi replied.

"Then she surely bears a grudge against you, doesn’t she?" Long San laughed, "Isn’t there a saying, ’A bowl of rice can win you a friend, but a bushel of rice can earn you an enemy’? There’s also, ’Help someone in an emergency, but don’t aid the poor forever.’ You have to let them figure out a way to solve their own problems at some point."

"You seem quite confident, Long San. Besides what you’ve just shared about pushing them a bit, do you have any other wise suggestions?" Lu Jianxi was sincerely open to Long San’s advice.

"Since Jianxi you’re asking me, I’ll share a little suggestion of my own. People love to compare with others. Now that everyone is just a refugee freshly returned from outside, they all have the same starting point, and naturally they’ll just scrape by. But if you encourage a portion to become wealthy first, the others will see and will naturally follow suit in striving to make money. Only when everyone has money will life gradually improve."

Lu Jianxi looked at Long San, "You mean to let some people become rich first, but how exactly is that done?"

"That still requires action from your side, the officials, providing them support. Also, there must be some villagers who dare to take challenges. The officials should support the first group, ensuring these pioneers are successful. The following people may only get the leftovers, but it will still ensure they won’t starve, which is better than asking the officials for money every day. I know you’re kind-hearted Jianxi, always putting the people first, but you must not overlook human nature’s flaws, you need to understand these when managing, so the development of the north can proceed more smoothly," said Long San.

Although Lu Jianxi wasn’t outwardly willing to acknowledge Long San, she couldn’t deny his points were valid, and she was actually planning to discuss the matter anew with Song Cheng.

"Long San, if you’re still unoccupied these next few days and not in a rush to return to Fu County, I can recommend you to Lord Song as an advisor. What do you think?"

Long San laughed, "It’s the end of the year already, I was just contemplating whether I could still make it back in time for the New Year’s celebration."

On hearing this, Lu Jianxi felt a twinge of disappointment.

But Long San added, "However, there aren’t many people waiting for me back home. Both my sisters are married and don’t have time to bother about me, and with Nan Feng and the wild brother here... I might as well stay and celebrate the New Year with them. I won’t rush back for now."

Lu Jianxi almost wanted to laugh but restrained herself and turned her face towards the carriage window, pretending to admire the view outside.

...

Nan Feng was quite engrossed in telling Wild Brother about the modern world he had come from.

Since he had started on the topic and was currently unable to go out due to his injury, not to mention he was worried Wild Brother might be bored, so he kept talking about modern life.

"The houses where I’m from are built with bricks and cement, and they’re very tall. Wild Brother, grab some paper and a pen, I’ll draw them for you."

And so Wild Brother went to get some paper and a pen.