Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 236: Suspect two hundred and thirty-five

Chapter 236: Suspect two hundred and thirty-five

By the time Luo Shu sat down, Li Mingsheng and the other village officials also took their seats one after another.

"Little Divine Doctor, all of this has been specially prepared for you by the villagers of Siyang Village, it’s a bit modest, but please don’t mind!" Li Mingsheng called out to Luo Shu with a smile.

Siyang Village was indeed too poor. Almost every household had no surplus grain and couldn’t put together anything decent. This time, to welcome Luo Shu, not only had all the villagers done their best to provide some food, but he had also specially applied for some funds from the brigade.

Of course, the reason the brigade agreed to grant the funds was that they had a reason. Yesterday, he had received a call from the head of the brigade, who let him know that Luo Shu had already spoken with the township, and the township head was very supportive of this matter.

Luo Shu smiled and glanced at the dishes on the table, "This is already very good." Although the dishes were simple, she knew that the villagers might not even eat as well during the New Year.

Looking around, she saw that almost every villager’s clothes were patched, but their smiles were pure and genuine.

With a slight smile, Luo Shu stood up, raised a cup of boiled water in her hand, and addressed everyone, "Thank you all for what you’ve done for me today. To all of you, cheers! Thank you!" The village collective company had also prepared some alcoholic drinks and soda, but those were strong liquors and sodas, which she didn’t drink.

Hearing her words, the villagers stood up one by one, smiling and raising their glasses towards Luo Shu.

"Little Divine Doctor, don’t be polite!"

"We’re all willing to follow you, Little Divine Doctor."

"Our better days are in the hands of Little Divine Doctor now." When they read in the papers that Luo Shu was indeed the Little Divine Doctor, all their doubts were gone. In the crisis that happened in Cloud City, she saved a city’s people without asking for a penny. How could such a person possibly deceive them? And what did they have that was worth deceiving her for?

"As long as everyone is willing to work hard, there will surely be better days in the future," Luo Shu promised everyone with a smile.

"We all believe in Little Divine Doctor!" There was an unprecedented determination and yearning on the faces of the crowd.

"Little Divine Doctor, when can we sign the contract?" Li Mingsheng asked, grinning ear to ear, once Luo Shu sat down. What he cared about most now was this.

"We can do it today. I’ve already brought the contract," Luo Shu said. She had drafted the contract yesterday and had called the head of Martin Township. Once he knew she was the Little Divine Doctor, he immediately supported her decision strongly. It seemed that being famous had its benefits.

"Then great, let’s eat first, and we can talk in detail after the meal." Li Mingsheng took the pipe on the table and happily took several puffs.

The feast continued until two o’clock in the afternoon, and the villagers only reluctantly put down their chopsticks, each with a content smile on their faces. Although they had made some sacrifices, what they received was even more.

Accompanied by a group of village officials, Luo Shu went to the office of the village collective company.

She took out the contract she had prepared and handed a copy to Li Mingsheng and each of the others, "Please read the contract and feel free to ask if there’s anything you don’t understand."

"Alright!" Everyone nodded with a smile and began reading the contract.

"Little Divine Doctor, I don’t quite understand this part. If we convert all our crops into a base for growing medicinal plants, what will our villagers eat?" the deputy village head, Li Qing, asked. Their families had been farmers for generations; not planting grains would make them feel insecure.

"The medicinal plant base is planned for the second half of the year. After you deliver the medicinal herbs collected from the mountain to me, I will settle all the payments for you. As for grain, I have already discussed it with your township head, and he will arrange it from other villages. At that time, you can use cash or grain coupons to buy it. Of course, if you feel insecure not growing grains, you can also allocate a piece of land specifically for planting crops," Luo Shu explained. She had already considered everyone’s concerns when deciding to write this clause in the contract.

These villagers were accustomed to such a life, and it wouldn’t be easy for them to change suddenly. It’s like later generations, with the development of cities, many rural areas were demolished, and farmers moved into cities, abandoning the way of life of their ancestors.

At first, they might feel uncomfortable without the farmland, but after getting used to it, asking them to go back to farming would be even more uncomfortable. Besides, city dwellers don’t farm, and they live well.

Most importantly, as the factory develops, the demand for medicinal herbs would increase day by day. The herbs from the mountains alone would not be enough. And she couldn’t possibly provide the animal-repelling medicine powder to them forever.

Everyone felt that what Luo Shu said made sense, so they had no objections.

After reading the entire contract, Li Mingsheng and the others discussed it and then turned to Luo Shu, "We have no objections to the clauses in the contract. Let’s sign it now." What they didn’t know was that because of this contract, Siyang Village would become one of the richest villages in Yan Country, with every household having cars and villas, and countless young men and women eager to marry in. Of course, that’s another story.

Amidst the loud gong-beating and drumming of the crowd, Luo Shu drove away from Siyang Village. The villagers’ enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming for her, but it also touched her. When she left, the villagers escorted her all the way until her car was quite far away, and she could still see from the rearview mirror that they were running after her car, waving goodbye without stopping.

Not long after she got home, Luo Shu received a call from Chen Zhihe, telling her that the arsonist had been found.

When she arrived at the Public Security Office, she saw Chen Zhihe waiting for her at the door, "Big Brother Chen, why didn’t you wait inside for me?"

"It’s alright, there’s nothing to do, and it’s nice to get some air here," Chen Zhihe said with a smile, leading Luo Shu inside.

In the interrogation room, there was a young man sitting with his head down.

"His name is Zhao Xing, one of the new workers you hired. I asked him why, and he said the fire was an accident while he was smoking," Chen Zhihe informed Luo Shu.

Luo Shu nodded, stepped forward, and looked at Zhao Xing sitting on the chair, "Did you start the fire?"

Zhao Xing looked up at Luo Shu, his eyes filled with panic and fear. He nodded, then shook his head, "I was just squatting there smoking, and I don’t know how the fire started. I really didn’t do it on purpose, boss, you have to believe me!"