The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Let me see who wants to share the wheat seeds?" Jiang Chen asked coldly as more and more people gathered.

Given his status in the village and his increasingly formidable abilities, the people gathered in the innermost circle fell silent. One by one, they led the others, and soon the dense crowd was too afraid to shout for the distribution of wheat.

"Chang Geng, see if anyone dares to shout that they've eaten the wheat seeds again. Write down their names so that their share will be canceled when the wheat is distributed later!"

At his command, Li Changgeng, with his neck stiff and eagle-like eyes, swept his gaze over the crowd. Those whose eyes swept over him cowered and shrank back, not daring to make eye contact.

Jiang Chen sneered and turned to walk towards the village, saying, "The meeting will be held in the square tonight!"

The crowd made way for him, allowing him to pass freely.

Only after watching the stylishly dressed Jiang Chen walk away did someone dare to whisper, "The land belongs to our village collective; the wheat seeds also belong to our village collective. Shouldn't everyone just vote and let the minority obey the majority? Why should we have to listen to him about what to plant?"

"Exactly, they've all gone to town to get government-subsidized food rations, yet they still want to get involved in everything?"

"Isn't he being way too nosy?"

"Jiang Chen isn't the village chief or any official position, so why should he give orders to us?"

"Damn it! He's such a troublemaker! He was the one who started all the troublemaking back then, but now the village's collective interests are paramount, and he has no right to point fingers here!"

"That's right! Lijiazhuang doesn't need outsiders to direct it; we're going to distribute the wheat!"

"Distribute the wheat! We must get our share today!"

"My parents haven't eaten a single white steamed bun in years. They have to divide the wheat, grind it into flour, and eat the steamed buns!"

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Seeing that his grandfather remained silent, Li Changgeng became even angrier and shouted, "Jiang Chen didn't move his household registration, he's still a member of our Li family village! Just because he paid for the wheat seeds out of his own pocket, we have to listen to Brother Jiang when it comes to planting wheat!"

I've written down all the people clamoring to divide the wheat.

No wonder you're all so poor you can't even afford pants, and you're only thinking about eating seeds, leaving yourselves no way out..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Once something goes into the village's collective warehouse, it belongs to everyone!"

"Open the granary! Distribute the wheat! Stop arguing with that brat!"

"Let's go, let's distribute the wheat according to the number of people!"

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The group interrupted Li Changgeng and rushed towards the village warehouse, fearing that if they arrived late, they would miss out on the grain.

"Grandpa, aren't you going to do anything about this?" Li Changgeng stomped his feet in anger.

The old village chief tapped his pipe on a stone and sighed, "The law doesn't punish everyone; if there are too many troublemakers, it's impossible to control them."

"Our village is so poor! Everyone's counting every grain of rice before cooking, we're starving! When we heard there was surplus grain to distribute, who cared if it was seed?"

"So we just watch them loot the warehouse?"

"They'll have to share sooner or later. Do you think they'll stop clamoring for grain just because we don't talk about it now and wait until it's time to plant?" The old village chief shook his head helplessly. "You're all too young and naive."

Even if we don't separate the wheat seeds now, we definitely won't be able to plant a single grain when it's time to sow in the fall!

Even if you dare to go in, someone will dig you out and eat you that very night.

Li Changgeng clenched his fists and gasped for breath, "No wonder people say that bad people come from poor and remote areas! Brother Jiang led us to dig wells for the village so that everyone could have water to drink and the farmland could be irrigated more easily. We did such a great thing, but we still couldn't win the hearts of those people."

They don't even use their brains to think.

They angered Brother Jiang, and he went back to town to live a good life. Even if they starved to death, it wouldn't concern them at all! Now that he's trying to help the village generate income, how could they do this?

"Everyone has two eyes, who can see very far? The village collective can't even get enough to eat, so everyone's thinking about filling their stomachs first." The old village chief waved his hand and urged, "You run fast, hurry up and catch up to see what's going on."

"If they really breach the warehouse, you're the village chief, you might even be able to steal some more wheat."

Li Changgeng: ...

Despite his anger, he still had to take care of what needed to be done, so he gritted his teeth and ran as fast as he could, hoping to get to the warehouse ahead of time.

"Where are they all going?" Jiang Chen spotted Li Jianshe in the crowd and grabbed him to ask.

Li Jianshe gasped for breath, "Brother, they're going to rebel!"

Li Ergun, that old bastard, led the charge to steal wheat seeds from the warehouse, and nothing Chang Geng said could persuade them.

He's too inexperienced to be the village chief; the older village chiefs are too old to manage things properly.

Ever since Li Zhenxing was arrested and sentenced by the police, his relatives have been eyeing him like roosters, looking for an opportunity to cause trouble. This time, it's all their gang leading the commotion; you'd better think of something.

"We can't beat so many of them!"

"Oh." Jiang Chen's expression remained completely unchanged; he even felt a little amused.

Li Jianshe was so anxious he was jumping up and down, "Make a decision quickly, or we won't have any wheat to plant!"

"What's the rush? Let them take it. I'd like to see who has the ability to do so."

Li Jianshe: ? ? ?

"Brother, hurry up to the warehouse!" Li Changgeng ran over, panting, and handed over the shovel in his hand. "Today, Li Family Village is going to be turned upside down. Let's go have a gang fight!"

Let's see if the gang in the back alley is tougher, or if we brothers are more ruthless!

"Holy crap!" Li Jianshe jumped back in fright. "Chang Geng, are you crazy? Using a shovel like that, are you trying to kill someone?"

"Kill these poor thieves! Do you dare? If not, then stay out of the way!"

"Then, what if..." Li Jianshe hesitated for a moment, took the shovel, looked at Jiang Chen and said solemnly, "If someone really dies, you have to testify for me that I was doing this to protect the interests of the village collective! Don't let the police arrest me!"

I'm the only son in my family!

Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Show of Force

Jiang Chen looked at the two serious-looking people and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but at the same time felt very gratified.

In the original storyline, Song Aiguo returned to his village to promote wheat cultivation, but the process was far more difficult than what I'm experiencing now. He had no background, no money, and no connections; leading the villagers to prosperity would have been a complete one-man show. At least I have two obedient soldiers now.

"Hey! Li Qingtian, Li Youfu..." Li Changgeng turned his head and saw several well-digging team members in the crowd, and shouted to them all over.

After a brief exchange, the dozen or so young people all decided to follow Jiang Chen.

"Damn it! I'm so fed up with eating potatoes every day and I'm still hungry! We need to find a way to grow more grain. If we follow Brother Jiang, we'll definitely be able to eat our fill!"

"We absolutely cannot let them steal our wheat seeds today!"

"With this group of people, no matter how much we prepare, it won't be enough for them to eat and drink to their hearts' content. Without the wheat seeds, we won't even have a chance to try. Let's fight them!"

"Dry and fermented!"

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Jiang Chen looked at the "soldiers" under the original owner's command and nodded in satisfaction. "Just based on your ideological awareness, from today onwards, I can't guarantee anything for others, but our brothers will definitely be able to eat their fill and stay warm!"

"Stop dawdling! That broken door to the warehouse won't hold out for long. Let's hurry!" Li Changgeng was afraid that the seeds would be stolen if they were late, so he grabbed a shovel and rushed towards the village.

The key to the village collective warehouse is with the village head, Li Changgeng.

Because Lijiazhuang was indeed extremely poor, after handing over the grain each year, there was hardly any left over. The small amount that each household received was not even enough to eat for a year.

So the village warehouse was full during the harvest season, and someone was assigned to guard it every day. After those few days, only empty jars remained, and rats that went in would come out crying.

The rest were just tools for storing village collective goods, all broken wood and scrap iron that weren't worth much.

Even so, there were still quite a few eyes secretly watching the warehouse, always thinking about when they could get a chance to make a quick buck.

After the village called the police to deal with Li Zhenxing, the whole village received a share of the money – it felt like winning the lottery out of nowhere. Today, upon hearing that Jiang Chen had bought wheat and stored it in the warehouse, almost the entire village went crazy, all wanting to rush in and grab as much as they could!

What if I don't have the key?

"The key is on the village chief's belt, he definitely won't give it to us!"

"Idiot, ram the door! If we wait for the others to hear the commotion and get here, we'll miss the chance to get there first!"

"Come on, come on, let's get a few strong guys together!"

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The first to rush to the warehouse were Li Zhenxing's relatives. Since they lost their relative who was the village chief, they had not been able to gain any advantage. How could they tolerate this?

Unable to swallow their anger, and seeing the new village chief and his group dig a well and win the villagers' approval, it would be difficult for their faction to rise again. Now that they had finally found a pretext to cause trouble, they were all thinking of taking the opportunity to make as much money as possible.

About twenty people rushed forward and rammed the door without saying a word.

The Lijiazhuang Village collective warehouse was created by dismantling and dividing the front and back walls of Song Qingshan's ancestral courtyard after it was confiscated. The warehouse, built in the style of a large family's mansion, was extremely sturdy.

Even the main gate is thick and heavy, with a very high level of security.

So when the three strong men couldn't break down the door, they switched to another group, banging on the warehouse door repeatedly.

At the same time, those who ran fast and others in the village who had also heard the commotion all gathered around, and soon a large crowd had formed at the warehouse entrance. Each person was holding a tattered sack and a patched-up washbasin, all waiting to break down the warehouse door and rush in to grab the wheat.

"Brother, my brother, aren't you worried at all?" When Li Changgeng and his group arrived, the warehouse door was already teetering on the brink of collapse, and it looked like they were about to succeed.

Jiang Chen crossed his arms and couldn't help but chuckle, "Chang Geng, who told you the wheat seeds were stored in the warehouse?"

Li Changgeng: ? ? ?

"Didn't we put it in together that day?" He thought carefully and said with certainty, "I helped carry it, there's absolutely no mistake!"

"Later, I borrowed your key and went in again."

"Brother, did you move the wheat seeds?"

"Holy crap! How come Brother Jiang's mind is so sharp?"

"Brother, you didn't expect this to happen, did you?"

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A dozen or so soldiers under his command asked questions all at once. Jiang Chen raised his chin and gestured, "Chang Geng, write down the names of these leaders. I'm not someone you can just bully."

Those who are willing to work hard for me will naturally have food to eat;

Those who try to cause trouble will not gain anything!

"Don't worry, brother, I've written it all down!" Li Changgeng was both angry and relieved.

What's infuriating is that these people are so old yet still act so improperly;

Fortunately, Brother Jiang was prepared, so even if they broke down the warehouse door, they wouldn't get anything out of it.

"Dangdang!"