Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 56 56. Lin Zhen He Can't

For three consecutive days, Lin Xiao sat in the office reading documents.

Everyone in the compound was getting a little restless.

Mayor's office.

Deputy Mayor Jia Minglu sat opposite the desk and said sarcastically, "I said that Lin Xiao came here to gild his reputation, and it turned out to be true. He has been here for three days, and he sits in the office every day without leaving the house. It is obvious that he looks down on our Chaobai Town and is afraid that our land will dirty his shoes..."

Qin Zhenggang is still worried about the affairs of Xuefu Yaju.

After listening to his complaints and thinking about the conversation with Lin Xiao that night, I inexplicably felt that things should not be like this.

He couldn't help but frown and said, "You still have the mind to manage others! I asked you to think about live broadcasting to help farmers. Have you figured out how to do it? This year, the purchase rate of chestnuts in Chaobai Town is only 90%, and they are basically concentrated in the base. The best that the village can sell is 70%... If it's still like this next year, I wonder how you will report to the county!"

Jia Minglu's face suddenly became sad, and he couldn't help complaining: "Qin Zhen, it's not that I don't want to recruit, it's just that live broadcasting to help farmers is not that easy. You need to find an internet celebrity, you need a market... Chestnuts are not a star product. The output has been increasing in recent years, but the sales volume has not increased.

"Especially in recent years, with the rise of online live streaming, various agricultural and forestry products have been selling like hot cakes. Oranges, dates, apples and even durian have a higher market acceptance rate than chestnuts. Once the market is hot, it has become increasingly difficult to sell our fresh chestnuts and processed chestnut kernels. We can't hire internet celebrities, and we don't have traffic to rely on ourselves. Even if we do live streaming, it would be a complete waste of manpower..."

After a round of complaints, Jia Minglu could only sigh deeply.

Qin Zhenggang certainly knew what was going on, but there was nothing he could do.

Not to mention others, he himself doesn't like eating chestnuts. They are difficult to pick and peel, taste astringent when eaten raw, and choke when cooked.

It's full of flaws.

I really don't know how this thing was invented.

Qin Zhenggang originally thought about supporting farmers to grow other crops, but Chaobai Town has a long history of chestnut cultivation, and there are decades-old chestnut trees on hillsides of all sizes.

It's not something that can be cut down easily.

Moreover, the geology of Chaobai Town is suitable for growing chestnuts. Oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, and mandarin oranges, which are popular fruits in the province, taste much worse when grown in Chaobai Town than those grown elsewhere.

Only chestnuts are large, thick and sweet, so it is truly worthy of the name of the hometown of chestnuts!
So even though chestnuts are difficult to sell, the town has no choice but to bite the bullet and find ways to expand chestnut sales and help farmers increase their income when carrying out agricultural support work.

Listening to Jia Minglu's excuses, Qin Zhenggang said coldly: "Others can do it, but you can't? Don't complain to me. If you have any difficulties, go and tell your own parents. Your Jia family is a big family in Chaobai Town, and you have the largest chestnut planting area. See if they can understand you..."

Jia Minglu curled his lips and suddenly became like a deflated ball.

A moment of silence.

Qin Zhenggang said sternly: "Well, you can discuss this with Lin Xiao when you have time. He is a top student and has worked in the provincial capital. He must have more experience than you. Maybe he can help you come up with some good ideas!"

Jia Minglu narrowed his eyes: "Him? Qin Zhen, are you serious?"

Qin Zhenggang's face turned black: "What do you think?!"

Jia Minglu didn't dare to talk back and could only agree reluctantly.

After leaving the mayor's office, at the end of the corridor is Deputy Mayor Lin's house.

Although Jia Minglu was extremely reluctant, he still went over and knocked on the door, but no one opened it for a long time.

Propaganda officer Zhou Baoping came out of the office opposite and said, "Jia Zhen, are you looking for Lin Zhen? He's out patrolling the mountains!"

Jia Minglu frowned.

"Patrol the mountain?"

"Yes, he said he wanted to inspect the town's mountains and forests and learn about the forest fire prevention situation in autumn and winter!"

"..."

Jia Minglu was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"Oh my goodness, he fell out!"

……

In the next two days, Lin Xiao, led by Zhang Shaobo, the agricultural and forestry committee member, ran around the village and explored every mountain he encountered.

He is in charge of safety, and forest fire prevention in autumn and winter is a key task. This is not something that can be arranged sitting in the office. He still needs to go around the field to have a clear idea of ​​it.

Of course, you can only drive as far as the entrance of the village committee. If you want to go up the mountain, you can only rely on your two feet.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao has the habit of running and has good endurance. However, after climbing mountains for several days in a row, his legs still feel very sore.

Zhang Shaobo is two years younger than Lin Xiao, but he has already been unable to do so. He couldn’t help but complain: “Lin Zhen, you… have great stamina!”

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Shaobo, do you have a girlfriend?"

Zhang Shaobo was stunned, not knowing why he was asked this.

"Not yet!" he replied honestly.

"There's still a chance! Hurry up and get your body in shape, so your wife won't be able to run away from you in the future!"

"???"

Zhang Shaobo was stunned: Was this deputy mayor driving a car just now?

There was a pause.

He asked: "Lin Zhen, I heard that you are married?"

Lin Xiao nodded: "Yeah, that's right."

Zhang Shaobo laughed.

"Lin Zhen got married at such a young age, he must have a very good relationship with his sister-in-law, right?"

"Uh...it's okay, it's okay!"

Lin Xiao was a little embarrassed.

Zhang Shaobo refused to let go of the topic and asked, "Lin Zhen, does your sister-in-law have any objection to you leaving her to work in the countryside?"

Lin Xiao didn't know how to reply.

It’s not right to say that I have an opinion, and it’s not right to say that I have no opinion. I can only grin and laugh.

"Oh...I understand!" Zhang Shaobo suddenly laughed strangely.

"What do you know?"

"There's a saying that distance makes beauty! Lin Zhen must have been with his sister-in-law for too long and the novelty has worn off, so he took the initiative to go to the countryside to distance himself from her. Then, when they meet again after a long separation, it's like a new marriage... After all, Lin Zhen has such good stamina, right?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Lin Xiao suddenly started coughing violently.

This Zhang Shaobo, a single guy can actually say such vicious words!

In fact, if other mayors or deputy mayors were to be replaced, Zhang Shaobo would definitely not dare to do so.

But he is about the same age as Lin Xiao, and after getting to know him over the past two days, he found that he is a very easy-going person, without any bad habits of being unreasonable or forceful.

The two of them were laughing and talking more and more boldly.

I just didn't expect that Lin Zhen would react so strongly to my casual joke...

Could it be that I guessed wrong, and Lin Zhen is actually not capable of it?
"Patrolling the mountains, patrolling the mountains..." Lin Xiao awkwardly changed the subject.

Zhang Shaobo thought to himself: The case has been solved, but it seems like it’s really not possible!
"Lin Zhen, it rained yesterday, the ground is a bit slippery, be careful!"

"It's okay, it can withstand the fall!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Zhang Shaobo said seriously: "It's okay to fall somewhere else, but you can't fall in the chestnut mountain. The ground is full of chestnut shells. It's simply a natural trap. It hurts if you get stabbed..."

Before he could finish his words, Lin Xiao slipped while going uphill and fell firmly to the ground.

"what!!"

There was a chestnut shell right under his butt, which hit him hard on the balls, causing his face to twist in pain.

Zhang Shaobo shrugged helplessly: See, I told you it hurts!
(End of this chapter)