Chapter 92

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The elderly people of Li Family Town had a habit: if they had nothing to do in the afternoon, they would gather in the ancestral hall to chat or stand outside the school to watch the children being taught by their teacher. For them, children and the past were more important than the present.

"Junran has returned."

The one who spoke was Li Youde, the most respected elder of the Li family. He was playing chess with Long Yin Yue and looked up to see Xu Junran.

Long Yin Yue was now the principal of the commune's primary school, and the few teachers responsible for teaching were all his students.

"Great-grandfather, Sir," Xu Junran bowed respectfully to the two of them.

Nodding in satisfaction, Li Youde said, "How was your trip to the capital?"

Xu Junran smiled and recounted the events of his trip to the capital to the gathered elders. Finally, he said, "If everything goes as planned, Professor Jin from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences will bring an inspection team to our commune next week to examine where we can implement rice field fish farming. After all, this is just an initial idea, and the scale should not be too large for now."

"You need to discuss this with Qiankun," Long Yin Yue frowned, thinking for a moment before speaking to Xu Junran.

Li Youde nodded, "Yes, it's the first time we're doing this. Many of our fellow villagers might be hesitant. To be honest, if you hadn't explained it so thoroughly, we old men wouldn't have believed it either. Tell me, can fish really survive in the paddy fields?"

Xu Junran smiled, feeling a warm sense of family trust.

Long Yin Yue, however, remembered the construction team Xu Junran had mentioned to him and glanced behind Xu Junran, "Where's Lin Yuqing? Did she go to Lingnan?"

Xu Junran shook his head, "She went back to rest. I came to discuss the construction team with the elders."

"Construction team?" Li Youde was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "You really want to set up that company?"

Xu Junran nodded, "Great-grandfather, the company has already been registered under the name of China Railway Group, making it a state-owned enterprise. We will provide the manpower, and my classmate in the capital will help find projects. All payments will be in cash..."

As he spoke, he explained to the elders of Li Family Town the plan he had discussed with Chen Hongtao and Cao Junwei. Although they didn't fully understand, they knew that Xu Junran's trip to the capital seemed to have accomplished something significant.

After Xu Junran finished speaking, Li Youde looked at Long Yin Yue, "Mr. Yin Yue, what do you think?"

Over the years, Long Yin Yue had become the trusted advisor of Li Family Town. Whenever there was a major decision to be made, they would seek his counsel.

Long Yin Yue thought for a long time before saying to Xu Junran, "This is a very risky venture, isn't it?"

Unlike the blind trust the people of Li Family Town had in Xu Junran, Long Yin Yue, who had experienced many movements in the capital, knew that Xu Junran's actions would have been labeled as capitalist tendencies ten years ago. If the policies changed, his construction company and rice field fish farming would become tools for others to use against him.

Unlike Xu Junran's boldness, which was bolstered by his foresight, Long Yin Yue had experienced too much over the past twenty years, making him cautious.

Xu Junran understood his teacher's concerns and nodded, "The elder in the capital will soon give a speech to vigorously promote the reform and opening-up process."

Long Yin Yue's eyes lit up, "The elder?"

Xu Junran nodded, "Yes, I've told you before. The eldest son of Old Mr. Cao is my university classmate."

Sighing with relief, Long Yin Yue nodded and said to Li Youde, "There will be a major change soon. Listen to Junran. If we don't want our fellow villagers to go hungry, we should take advantage of this opportunity to build up some capital."

His thinking was simple: since the higher-ups were temporarily relaxing economic policies, they should seize this opportunity to earn more capital. This way, even if the policies changed, they would have something to fall back on and wouldn't have to rely on relief grain as they had in the past.

"Let's do it this way. The manpower for the construction team will be shared among the production teams. We'll start with a hundred people, twenty from each of the five production teams. We'll choose those who are in good health and skilled in carpentry and masonry. The team leaders of each production team will select the specific individuals."

Li Youde looked at Xu Junran and said this to him.

Xu Junran nodded, "I have no objections. The boss in the capital has brought five thousand yuan this time. Those who go will receive some wages in advance."

"Five thousand yuan!"

Several elders couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. For farmers who rarely saw a hundred-yuan note, five thousand yuan was undoubtedly a huge sum.

"Junran, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" Li Youde, who had seen many things, was also slightly moved. After all, they hadn't even started the work, and the boss had already brought several thousand yuan. Although he didn't know what kind of boss it was, it was quite generous.

Xu Junran smiled, "Don't worry, the boss is my classmate's younger brother. He's a ten-thousand-yuan household in the capital. He has already secured the projects in Lingnan. Once our people arrive, they can start working, with all expenses covered."

With the money as proof and Xu Junran's reassurances, Li Youde and the others had no hesitation and nodded in agreement. They would definitely encourage the villagers to join the construction team when they returned.

Only Long Yin Yue gave Xu Junran a deep look but said nothing.

When they were alone, Long Yin Yue asked Xu Junran, "Was your trip to the capital very troublesome?"

Having lived in the capital for so many years, Long Yin Yue knew that what Xu Junran was doing might seem simple, but putting it into action required a lot of connections. Dealing with the industrial and commercial, railway, and construction sectors was no easy task.

Xu Junran rubbed his head. In front of his teacher, he felt a sense of being home, a feeling that had accumulated over his past and present lives. "Sir, don't worry. Although there were some small troubles, my classmates have taken care of them. We provide the manpower, and they provide the money and connections."

Long Yin Yue adjusted his glasses and smiled, "You've grown up, and I trust you. But no matter what you do, remember one thing: keep your heart in the right place. Only those who keep their hearts in the right place can avoid taking the wrong path."

Xu Junran's expression became serious, and he bowed deeply, "Thank you for your guidance, Sir. I will remember it in my heart."

He knew that if Mr. Yin Yue didn't truly value him, he wouldn't have said such things. Harsh words are often beneficial, and in the political arena, the opportunity to hear the truth becomes rarer. If no one gave him such advice, Xu Junran didn't want to become a bureaucrat who only cared about climbing the ranks and ignored everything else.

Long Yin Yue nodded in satisfaction. He knew that Xu Junran had taken his words to heart. The reason he said these things was that he saw how Xu Junran, after returning from the capital, was determined to make a mark in the political arena, and his methods and demeanor had changed significantly from before. Although he didn't know what had happened in the capital, Long Yin Yue had a vague sense that his once gentle and scholarly disciple had changed a lot.

However, as a teacher, he had no objections. Long Yin Yue was not a rigid person; pretending to be high-minded was not his style. In his view, if Xu Junran could use his knowledge to help more people, it was a form of practice, far more useful than those so-called scholars who stayed in their ivory towers.

For a teacher dedicated to education, seeing his students succeed was his ultimate goal.

As Xu Junran left the ancestral hall, he felt very good. It was a feeling like achieving a long-held dream. For him, coming back to this era and being able to make up for the regrets of himself and his adoptive father was truly something to be happy about.

Looking up at the bright moon high in the sky, Xu Junran couldn't help but smile. From now on, I will start a new journey!

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