Like a Flowing River (Da Jiang Da He / 大江大河)

Like a Flowing River

~ Episode 30 ~

Wait here first. I'll call the county governor.

This is County Governor Chen. He can provide you justice.

Hello, I'm Chen Pingyuan.

Don't be nervous. Just say it.

I'm filing a complaint against Lei Dongbao of Xiaoleijia.

Come, sit down and let's talk.

Tell me in details what you want to complain about him.

Lei Dongbao didn't follow our contract and retook my fish pond.

For your matter,

you should have reported it to the township first.

I did.

The town mayor and Lei Dongbao are on the same side.

He even said that taking back my fishpond

wasn't to build a house for Lei Dongbao.

He even said that I should do something good for the village,

to work for the well being of the whole village.

That I should follow the majority.

And he said that this counts as the contract naturally being terminated.

- Little Chen. - County Governor.

Immediately call Xiaoleijia.

Tell Lei Dongbao to come here right away and personally explain this to me.

Secretary Dongbao!

Secretary!

What is it?

You're going to County Governor Chen like this?

What are you afraid of?

I'm not going to have a duel with him.

Didn't he tell me to clearly explain it to him. Okay.

I'll go explain it clearly to him then.

Since that matter with the electric cable factory, you and him haven't seen each other again.

When you got sick and was admitted last time,

he sent someone to visit you, but you didn't even gave that person any respect.

With you just going there like this,

aren't you clearly seeking a fight?

What do you want me to do then?

That stupid Lei Zhongfu won't submit.

Should I go there and admit my mistake?

Or we should not do this piggery of ours anymore?

When you went to Beijing last time,

Secretary Xu told you to give these books to County Governor.

Take this suitable opportunity

to quickly give him these.

Take them.

You must give him some respect.

You mustn't force him to actively go against us, right?

I'm filling up those fish ponds not for myself.

I'm not afraid of that Chen Pingyuan making things difficult for me.

Xiaoleijia has more than a thousand population.

The brick factory, prefabricated panel, construction team, and purchasing station only employed more than 200 people.

The newly built electric cable factory only hired 20 plus employees.

Those remaining people

also want to get rich. As their secretary, shouldn't I think for their own good too?

The work in a piggery isn't that tenuous. Those old men and women can do it.

What right does that Lei Zhongfu has to stop it?!

How come he's only thinking of himself?

He's not thinking for the sake of the whole village at all.

You're done speaking? Is there anything else?

Of course, there is.

Xiaoleijia has to pay its debts, right?

The salary of the whole village, work insurance, and pension,

we have to distribute them every month.

There are more and more expenses, but only few income source.

Other brigades are also doing brick factories

and raising long-haired rabbits. If we want not to be crowded out by others,

we must do something that others can't do.

Raising pigs is a good path to take.

Just these?

Just these?

Still not enough?

Sit.

Lei Dongbao,

we haven't seen each other for almost a year, right?

Upon entering, not only did you not ask how I'm doing,

you didn't even greet me a new year.

You just directly came here to endlessly reason out with me. You've grown capable.

I'm going to accept any criticisms or demerits from you.

I must fill up those fishponds. I must do the piggery.

Who said that you'll be punished?

Didn't you ask me to immediately come here and explain things to you?

Asking you to explain things clearly is giving you a demerit?

As the county governor,

your Xiaoleijia is under my jurisdiction.

Don't I have any basic right to understand the situation anymore?

Of course, you can.

No, I thought that—

Enough. Enough. Stop assuming next time.

I know that you feel aggrieved.

Recently, you're not able to enjoy any advantageous policy of the county.

You're also not part of those given a low interest loan.

For these matters, I'm not targeting your village.

As the county governor,

I must offer convenience to the economic progress of all the towns here in the whole county.

That same bullshit again.

I'm not that petty.

I won't put such things to heart.

You're not that petty?

Why then were you acting like you're ready to fight earlier?

I was afraid that you believed the nonsense of Lei Zhongfu

and would stop me from filling up the fishponds.

I won't stop you from doing this matter.

However, I must ask clearly.

You want to do a large-scale piggery.

Have you thought about the details?

Of course, I know that you surely have chosen the location.

What about the feedings, vaccinations,

capital for raising them, butchering and sales,

transporting live pigs, maintaining the freshness of meat, and other problems that will arise after, have you thought about them?

Will a live person hold his urine until he dies?

I have pigs in my hands. If Butcher Zhang won't butcher them, isn't there still Butcher Li?

- Bullshit! - What do you mean?

When I established the brick factory, didn't I do it against all odds?

In creating the construction team, the electric cable factory, which one is not more complicated or harder than this?

What's wrong with raising pigs?

Lei Dongbao, I realize that you...

...you totally are a crude embryo!

I can't reason out with you.

Let me ask you this.

Didn't you want to set up a piggery?

You chose to buy pigs during spring

where epidemics are most common.

Aren't you afraid that the pigs will get sick?

I've already informed the animal husbandry bureau.

Later, send some people

to learn about pig knowledge from them.

Are you supporting me?

If I'm not supporting you, why did I ask you to come here?

Just to watch you fire canons here?

I didn't expect this.

County Governor Chen,

I really didn't expect this.

There are so much things that you didn't think about!

I asked you to come here just for two things. You better remember them.

First,

you can ask for a loan from the county bank to purchase the feeds, but I'm not going to intervene.

You go bow to people if you need to.

I believe that you have your ways.

Second, regarding that Lei Zhongfu who wants to sue you,

you must resolve this matter

appropriately. Don't force him into agitation. You hear me?

You should help us with the loan.

Since you're able to inform the Animal Husbandry Bureau, you surely can call the bank too.

I'm not asking for too much. Just ¥100,000 to ¥200,000.

You can really talk big.

The tea is quite expensive.

Let me tell you

that the maximum is just ¥50,000.

Sure. Lessen the interest.

You're taking advantage already.

What do you plan to do with that Lei Zhongfu?

If it still won't work,

I'll just compensate him more.

Lei Zhongfu may look obedient,

but he's actually full of ideas.

I reckon that it will be hard to placate him with just money.

Didn't I mention earlier that you should send someone to the Animal Husbandry Bureau to learn how to raise pigs? Who are you planning to send?

Lei Shigen. He has a good brain.

In that thousand people Xiaoleijia of yours, only Lei Shigen has a brain?

Why must you look for him for everything?

No, County Governor Chen, listen to me.

Lei Shigen has a clear mind.

He can write and calculate. For learning matters like this,

only him can understand it well.

Listen to me.

There is an obvious choice right in front of you.

Who?

Lei Zhongfu.

Can that work?

What he's thinking now is his fishpond. Will he raise pigs for me?

Is that piggery your private asset?

That is a collective asset of Xiaoleijia.

Didn't you tell me that you're doing this piggery for the sake of the whole village?

Is Lei Zhongfu not part of your village?

You even said that

you are going to lead the whole village to become rich.

Why are you then making Lei Zhongfu

suffer poverty alone?

You took away his fishpond. You should at least arrange an official work for him, right?

This way, it will be easier to placate him.

Am I right?

No, he's too stubborn.

You also said that he's full of selfish ideas. I...

I don't care.

You must handle this as the secretary.

This Lei Zhongfu

is indeed good in farming and raising fishes.

If he really wants to learn how to raise pigs, he surely could.

But...

I'll listen to you.

I'll listen to you.

Dongbao.

What are you thinking about?

Old Xu said

that I should fix our relationship.

And even told me to bring you some books.

Oh...

Where are the books?

You asked me to come here in a rush.

When I return to do the loan,