1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 133 Local Celebrities
After working non-stop for several days, Yang Mo, under the strange looks of Vice President Feng and the heads of various departments, casually transferred Zhang Lin, Su Yu and others to the village temporarily, and directly assigned them the identity of "special inspectors". He asked them to go to various units to help supervise and review historical debt hedging and help coordinate the restructuring work. Then he took his equally busy classmate Tugou and swaggered back to his village.

The only difference from the Chinese New Year is that this time, although I still took advantage of the small fleet, the car has been changed from Santana to the third-generation Accord;

Moreover, the driver did not just drop off the car and leave like he did last time. Instead, he said shyly that he was a little sleepy and wanted to take a nap in the car. He was a deep sleeper and there was no way he would not wake up at night, so he would have to trouble Team Leader Yang to wake him up at that time.

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I have to say that the older generation is really thrifty. Even though Yang Mo sends every penny of his salary back home every month, it is not a small amount in the past six months, but his parents are still reluctant to buy new things for the house.

The mud wall was still the same tattered mud wall that looked like a hornet's nest;

The room was still dark and shabby, with only a tattered table and a few equally old bamboo stools...except for the color TV and refrigerator that Yang Mo bought during the Chinese New Year, there was nothing new.

What is speechless is that, although the 17-inch color TV that people in later generations look down upon is connected to a power strip, the power cord of the single-door refrigerator is hanging alone on a small bench.

According to my mother, "Electricity is so expensive. The electricity bill for this refrigerator is almost as much as the family's food expenses for two days. When guests come, it won't be too late to plug it in and freeze watermelons for them."

Well, for the older generation of rural people, the word "saving" is already engraved in their bones. Whenever it comes to their own affairs, they will try to save as much as possible. Although Yang Mo does not agree with this approach, the two elders are quite stubborn in this regard. In addition, being too conspicuous in the countryside is not a good thing, so he did not say anything.

Fortunately, although Yang Mo's living room is a bit shabby, like many people in rural Qilu, the yard is still quite interesting... At least, the lush grape vines climbing along the frame can still provide shade and shade.

"Young man, Yingying, it's rare for you two to come back, so you should stay for a few days before leaving. Your uncle raised a few geese last year. Come to my house tonight and kill them for you... Especially Yingying, your mother said that you like to eat iron pot geese the most!"

The person who was speaking was Yang Mo's third uncle. He hadn't seen him for half a year, but he was still in good health.

Logically speaking, although Yang Mo, Tugou and the third uncle were relatives, they were from two different villages after all. And as elders, according to etiquette, they should not take the initiative to visit at this time, but he came anyway.

In fact, it was not just this third uncle, there were also six or seven elders of varying ages, some familiar looking and some unfamiliar, sitting under the grape vines.

These people were all informed in advance and invited here together today, and they are all people who really have a say in the nearby villages... the so-called "village elders."

One point that needs to be emphasized is that before the millennium, the village elders might be the top leaders in the village, but the top leaders in the village were not necessarily the village elders. There are indeed a lot of tricks involved...but overall, this situation in the rural areas of Qi and Lu at that time was somewhat similar to the ancestral hall culture in some areas of the south.

Yang Mo looked at this extremely enthusiastic Third Uncle with a smile, and caught the desire in his eyes.
However, classmate Tugou said with a guilty look on his face that he had to go back to the drilling company tonight, and when he had the chance, he would definitely visit and taste his uncle's cooking.

Of course he knew why his third uncle, who was not well educated but very smart, was so enthusiastic towards him, especially towards the local girl.

Last year, helping Xiaocang Village solve the road construction costs was one aspect, but more importantly, just over half a month ago, the village where Yang Mo lives became one of the designated planting sites for green peppers, garlic, Sichuan pepper and broad beans of the Fifth Farm... Although the purchase volume was not large, the price given was really good, at least it was much more cost-effective than growing grain, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell why.

In fact, as the dozen or so cooperative units, under the instructions of Yang Mo, took the opportunity of "resolving triangular debts" to promote upstream and downstream restructuring, they also took advantage of this good opportunity to start supply chain sorting and process restructuring. Due to some considerations that outsiders could not understand, there were many things like this that they outsourced to local farmers even though they had the ability to produce raw materials... and as the restructuring process accelerated, this kind of outsourcing became more and more common.

The reason why the third uncle was so enthusiastic towards the junior Tugou, even closer to him than Yang Mo, was, to put it bluntly, because he was hoping that Lu Yingying could play a role in the affair and see if his own village could also benefit from it and get some orders.

The reason why the focus is on Lu Yingying rather than Yang Mo is actually very simple.

Although Yang Mo, the leader of the business steering group, holds the power of life and death over a number of projects, he is hidden behind the scenes and mainly liaises with the top management of the cooperating units. Therefore, only people in the state-owned enterprise system or those who have participated in these projects know how powerful he is... Even for those cooperating units, ordinary employees may not know him, and one must have a certain position and connections to come into contact with his name.

Think about it, even people in the state-owned enterprise system may not have heard of his name, let alone people in the village?

But Lu Yingying is different. Although Tugou is just a contract worker, as the key executor of many projects, she, the manager of the quality control department, has been very active in docking work recently. In addition, the reputation of the Momo Baizha project is getting bigger and bigger, so she is much more famous than Yang Mo, the little boss behind the scenes.

In fact, the Fifth Farm designated Yangmo Village as the planting site for some vegetable raw materials, which was based on the brand of Momo Baichao. Some review and signing work would definitely involve Lu Yingying, the quality control manager. Naturally, the third uncle would find out after inquiring about it.

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He smiled and admired the local people from several nearby villages who were courting Tugou, until the blushing Lu Yingying looked at him for help. Then Yang Mo coughed softly:
"Uncle San, all the uncles and aunts, Yingying and I gathered everyone here today to discuss some serious matters... Yingying is quite busy at work, and the time she can squeeze out is limited... How about we talk about the serious matters first?"

When everyone heard this, their expressions straightened up and they all nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, business is more important. Yang Mo, you and Yingying are both very busy people, so I dare not waste your time."

After taking a glance at the expectant eyes of the crowd, Yang Mo took the big bowl of tea handed over by his mother, and half-forced the two elders who were busy entertaining the local people to sit down, then he showed a smile that met the expectations of his predecessors.

"Uncle San, uncles and aunts, before we get down to business, let me ask you a question... How much influence do you have on the [production team] in your village?"

"Or in other words... if there are enough benefits, are you sure you can convince the village committee and the production teams to reorganize and reform according to your wishes?"

Production team?
Hearing this word that is gradually being rarely mentioned, the local celebrities looked at each other in bewilderment.

Of course they knew what Yang Mo was asking. In fact, most of the township enterprises in the north these days were actually village collective production teams, just with a different name.

"Yang Mo, why do you suddenly ask this?" Third Uncle looked at Yang Mo with some confusion.

If an outsider asked this question, he would probably become suspicious. Yang Mo's question was actually a bit taboo. In today's world, things are so unpredictable, and no one knows whether asking this question is a trap for them.

But Yang Mo is different. He is a young man in the village and the only college student in several nearby villages. With these two relationships, no one will be on guard against him... At present, clan thinking is still very strong in rural areas in the north. Small conflicts between individuals may often lead to some excessive things, but when it comes to "external affairs", few people have the courage to be traitors.

Hearing this, Yang Mo just shook his head and said, "My uncle, the relationship here is a bit complicated and it is hard to explain it all at once. In the end, all you uncles and aunts just need to know that I will not harm you... In fact, this question is very important and directly determines how we will talk about the next thing."

Very important?
How to talk about what happens next?
Everyone looked a little confused for a moment. Unable to grasp the key point, they subconsciously shifted their gaze to Lu Yingying.

Seeing this, Lu Yingying nodded gently: "Uncles and aunts, just tell the truth, and you must tell the truth. Don't hide anything. This matter is really important."

As he spoke, he looked at Yang Mo, and after the other nodded in agreement, he turned around and said, "To be honest, I am just a general manager of the quality control department. If I really want to make a decision, I have to get Yang Mo's approval... He is actually the one who makes the decisions for Momo Baizha and Momo Baichao. Even my leaders have to listen to his orders!"

hiss~!

Upon hearing this, all the local celebrities took a deep breath and looked at the young man who was smiling respectfully beside them with disbelief.

Momo Baizha and Momo Baichao, such a big business...is he the one in charge?

Even Yingying's leader has to listen to his arrangements?

I'm a darling!
College students are college students, that’s really amazing!

After a brief shock, the Third Uncle, who had lived for decades after all, was the first to wake up from the shock. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Young man, to be honest..."

(End of this chapter)