Chapter 384: Come to Our Vige


    Trantor: Dragon Boat Trantion Editor: Dragon Boat Trantion


    Lao Zheng was a straightforward man. Hearing such impolite words, he frowned at the speaker, finding him vaguely familiar but unable to ce him. Offhandedly, he asked, “Who is this person?”


    Xiao Wu red at Wang Xing and introduced him in a mocking tone, “This is the man who tried and failed to beat Brother Jiang for the ountant position.”


    Wang Xing was annoyed by the introduction and wanted to have thest word, much like his daughter Wang Niu. He had forgotten the pain once his wounds healed and didn’t remember the vige chief’s warning at all.


    He said, “I didn’t get the ountant position not because Icked ability, but because I don’t know how to cozy up to the bosses.”


    Xiao Wu had always been irked by Wang Xing and the sycophants from the Jiang family; it was clear to him that Wang Xing’s own failed attempt to bribe someone had been projected onto Jiang Chuan without a hint of shame.


    Xiao Wu retorted, “If you were really capable, why didn’t you step up to keep ounts when the grain was being distributed? You were all quiet and shy back then, and now that Brother Jiang has handled things well, you start spreading rumors about him!”


    Wang Xing wanted to argue back, but Lao Zheng interjected, “I seem to know about this. There were rumors flying all over your vige a while back, we even heard them in ours. I didn’t expect it was Wang Xing spreading them.”


    Lao Zheng then gave Jiang Chuan another hearty p on the shoulder, so vigorous that Jiang Chuan staggered. If not for his increasingly stout figure, he might have ended up on the ground.


    Lao Zheng continued, “But no one believes such talk. Wang Xing originally moved from our vige to Pushan Vige because he waszy and mooched off our work points. We couldn’t stand it and chased him out, and to think he’s still the same in your vige.”


    Wang Xing now recognized Lao Zheng. It had been several years since he came to Pushan Vige, and he hadn’t returned to the previous vige. Plus, Lao Zheng had grown sideburns in recent years, so Wang Xing didn’t immediately recognize him.


    Wang Xing had some old grudges with Lao Zheng; he had been caught stealing chickens and even swiped one from Lao Zheng’s home, leading to a beating that he still feared to this day.


    Seeing Lao Zheng backing Jiang Chuan, Wang Xing stopped arguing and walked away with a sullen expression, not wanting to get beaten up in front of so many people. With Lao Zheng’s vtile temper, he wouldn’t care about the crowd; those meaty fists woulde down regardless.


    Watching Wang Xing skulk away, Lao Zheng looked at his retreating back with disdain.


    Lao Zheng was a candid man and spoke his mind. He said to Jiang Chuan, “Brother Jiang Chuan, the people in Pushan Vige don’t appreciate you and talk behind your back. Why don’t you move to our vige? People there don’t gossip needlessly, and you can rest assured, the ountant position in our vige is yours if youe!”


    Jiang Chuan quickly demurred, “No, no, no, I’m not that amazing. People are just exaggerating!”


    Lao Zheng didn’t buy it, saying, “Getting one thousand kilos of corn seed isn’t exaggeration, it’s real ability. Don’t be so modest. If youe, I’ll arrange a house for you, definitely bigger than what you have now!”


    Xiao Wu snickered and said, “Lao Zheng, do you even know how big his current house is before you make such a im?”


    Lao Zheng replied, “How big can it be? Just a courtyard with a room, right?”


    Xiao Wu said, “That’s not the case at all. Brother Jiang’s house has a full three rooms and arge courtyard. Each of his two young daughters has her own room.”


    Lao Zheng was taken aback for a moment and fell silent. Three rooms and a big courtyard—such a setup was only found in the households of the well-to-do in their vige. It seemed he had spoken too soon.


    Still, he persisted, “Even if I can’t find you a better house than your current one, at least I can find one that’s exactly the same. Our vige has plenty of vacant houses. The main point is for you to feel better by moving to our vige! What kind of messy affairs do we have in our vige like you do here? If anyone dares to speak ill of you, I’ll deal with them with my fists! Rest assured, as the team leader, I do have that much face in the vige.”


    Xiao Wu was displeased, “Lao Zheng, how can you so openly poach people?”


    Lao Zheng, righteous and confident, retorted, “What, if your vige doesn’t treat Jiang Chuan well, our vige isn’t allowed to be good to him?”


    Xiao Wu was at a loss for words, “That’s not what I meant!”