Lin Wanning watched Zhou Huaian hurry to the pond again. She didn't know what he was gesturing with the captain about. She thought there were still things at home that hadn't been sorted out, so she took the basket and went home first.
Standing in the mud, Zhou Huaian looked at the captain seriously, "Your efficiency of dredging the silt is very low. I have a method. Do you want to listen?"
At this time, all the people working on the scene cast doubtful looks at Zhou Huaian.
"I drove here. Later, I'll drive my car here. You get a tractor over, and then find a few thicker pieces of wood, and that's it."
The captain was at a loss. "We'll definitely get a tractor to pull the silt this afternoon. As for getting the wood, what for?"
"And your car is so big. What are you doing driving it here?"
How was Zhou Huaian supposed to explain this? He was so anxious that he rubbed his forehead. Frowning, he looked at the captain, "Do as I tell you, and don't ask so many questions. As long as you trust me enough, we'll be able to finish all the work on dredging the silt today."
This tone, this attitude, everyone in the village looked at him dumbfounded. Where did it look like a son-in-law visiting his in-laws? It was completely like a leader coming to guide work.
The captain was also a bit unconvinced when he heard this, but he himself didn't know why. He just felt that Zhou Huaian had a kind of dignity that was not to be refuted.
Moreover, his calm manner of speaking was the kind that looked reliable at a glance.
"Okay, okay, I'll take people to get it now."
The men working on the scene saw that their usually proud captain had actually become so docile this time? Why was it so strange?
But since the captain had spoken, they all had no choice but to do as the captain said. Zhou Huaian himself also quickly returned to the entrance of the Lin family courtyard.
His car was a military truck. After it was used, it would definitely need to be cleaned.
Lin Wanning, who was about to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms, saw Zhou Huaian suddenly return. She quickly put down the basket in her hand and went up to ask what was going on.
"I'll drive my car over and help quickly clear the silt, so that I can finish the task quickly."
After Zhou Huaian finished speaking with a smile, he directly jumped into the driver's seat.
Lin Wanning frowned slightly when she heard this. This was the car Zhou Huaian used for work. If it was used now, would there be any problems? The most crucial thing was, when it got dirty later, who would clean it?
"Zhou Huaian, I feel that we still shouldn't use this car, right? If it gets used by someone with ulterior motives later."
When Zhou Huaian heard Lin Wanning say this, the first person he thought of was Song Shuyao. However, he scoffed at being reported. In his opinion, many things were taken from the people and used for the people.
Now, they were originally promoting that the army and the people were as one family. There was nothing wrong with using his car to help everyone do things.
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing." After Zhou Huaian finished speaking, he directly stepped on the accelerator and drove the car towards the reservoir in the village.
At this time, where was Lin Wanning still concerned about going up the mountain to pick mushrooms? Her mind was full of worry about Zhou Huaian. She was really worried. Those villains sometimes liked to stab people in the back.
Sure enough, when Lin Wanning came to the scene, she ran head-on into Song Chunlan standing there eating sunflower seeds, chewing the fat with the village aunts.
Even Song Shuyao was echoing her.
"This is a military vehicle. This Colonel Zhou really has good methods. He uses work things to curry favor with his mother-in-law's family. How is this any different from corruption?"
"My older brother is a proper battalion commander in the army. He told me many times before that the things there must never be misappropriated."
Lin Wanning felt nauseous when she heard this. It was always like this, chewing the fat. Was it interesting?
However, she scoffed at arguing with a fool. Instead, she silently walked to the bucket that Song Chunlan had placed beside her feet.
Inside was the fish that each household had received. After the dredging work was completely finished, each household that had contributed labor would still receive fish.
Lin Wanning knew that the Song family simply didn't have any extra people come to dredge the silt. Her husband worked in the forest farm, and Song Chunlan relied on her older brother to give her a few dozen yuan each month. She thought of herself as a pampered princess. She never participated in this kind of work.
Even though she was already poor, she thought there was no need for her to lower her status to do this kind of thing.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Lin Wanning's lips. She waited for the right moment. While Song Chunlan was vigorously chewing the fat, she kicked the bucket full of fish over with one kick.
Just like this, a bucket of fish all rolled into the ditch opposite. This ditch was quite deep. Mainly, it led to the village pond.
That is to say, these fish were indirectly released.
When she saw the fish all swimming in the ditch, Lin Wanning pretended as if nothing had happened and quietly left.
Chewing the fat and boasting, Song Chunlan was still at her peak. She completely didn't notice that her bucket was gone.
The village children happened to be playing beside the ditch. When they saw the unattended bucket, they directly took it to be a toy.
It was only when Lin Wanning saw the crane being erected and the sound of the tractor rumbling that everyone's gazes looked in the direction of this simple crane. Using the power of the tractor, they made the simple crane they made start up.
At first, the villagers needed to carry a pole of silt at a time and carry it to the ridge of the field. Now, with the crane that Zhou Huaian created himself, they only needed to send the silt to the fixed point of the crane's clamp.
This invention was completely time and labor saving, causing all the villagers on the scene to smile from ear to ear.
Just as everyone's faces were filled with smiles, a sharp scream suddenly exploded in the crowd, "My goodness, where is my family's fish? Where is my family's bucket? Which bastard stole my fish?"
Song Chunlan anxiously stamped her feet on the spot. Her tears were about to fall.
"Ah, Zhou Huaian, you'll be leaving this afternoon, right? I'll help you wash this car clean." Lin Wanning deliberately made her voice very loud. She wanted no one to pay attention to Song Chunlan.
Thankfully, everyone was grateful. Moreover, they all knew what kind of person Song Chunlan was.
On a daily basis, relying on her having an older brother who was an officer, she looked at everyone in the village with her nose in the air. She even thought she was so noble.
Wasn't she always saying how good her older brother was? Now that there was no fish, let her older brother buy some for her.
All the people who had participated in the dredging work just now didn't say a word and followed Lin Wanning to help Zhou Huaian wash the car.
The captain also specially distributed the fish that had been dredged out to everyone who had participated in the work. However, Song Chunlan, who had already received the fish, walked in front of the captain very shamelessly.
"My fish was stolen by someone in your brigade. Distribute a few more to me."