Chapter 147: The Completion of the Cement Road

What kind of end Liu Li met with, Zhao Feng did not know, nor did he have the mood to care about it.

In short, Liu Li's end was extremely wretched.

Her mind had become abnormal, and she was now completely demented.

When her husband found her, she was lying naked on the floor of a room with five foreign men.

In reality, those five foreign men were just ordinary people. Then what was the scene that Liu Li had seen really about?

On one hand, it was the haunting of a yin spirit; on the other hand, it was the effect of the Clear-Bright Incense.

At this moment, Zhao Feng only knew that the clues regarding those immortal cultivators who practiced the art of sending forth the yin spirit had been broken once again.

The two people related to this matter, Geng Wei and Liu Li, both met with extremely miserable ends.

However, one could also say that they brought it entirely upon themselves.

As the saying goes, if you do not commit misdeeds in secret, you need not fear a knock on the door at midnight; flies do not bite seamless eggs.

The muddy path of Little River Village had been completely paved.

At this moment, on the main road at the entrance of the village, the villagers of Little River Village held up a red banner and several strings of firecrackers.

The crowd surrounded Chen Ying.

"Secretary Chen, please light the firecrackers!"

"Yes, yes! We are all looking forward to it!"

"Hahaha, our village finally has a concrete road!"

"Hehe, our village has finally achieved connectivity for every household!"

The crowd gathered around Chen Ying, talking all at once.

Chen Ying looked at everyone with a shy smile.

She searched the crowd for a familiar figure, and that figure was none other than Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng stood within the crowd, looking at Chen Ying with a smile.

Chen Ying smiled back at Zhao Feng warmly, as if seeking encouragement.

Village Chief Uncle Zhao leaned on his walking stick and stepped to the front of the crowd.

"Ahem!"

He coughed a few times and said, "Everyone, the road in our village has been completed! From now on, driving vehicles and getting around will be much more convenient!"

Clatter, clatter, clatter!

The crowd burst into enthusiastic applause.

"Next, let's invite Village Party Secretary Chen to say a few words!"

"Good!"

"Welcome, welcome!"

Clatter, clatter, clatter!

The crowd looked at Chen Ying with eager anticipation.

Chen Ying was not overly reserved.

She straightened her clothes and walked to the front of the crowd.

It was worth mentioning that, in order to blend in with the locals, Chen Ying was wearing a floral-patterned blouse, a pair of floral-patterned trousers, and black cloth shoes.

In that outfit, she looked just like a middle-aged aunt in her forties or fifties.

This set of clothes actually belonged to Chen Lan, which Chen Ying had borrowed. Yet, even when worn this way, it possessed a unique charm of its own.

Chen Ying smiled and said, "Fellow villagers, the road has been built! Our next step is to construct the factory!"

Clatter, clatter, clatter!

"Great!!"

"Haha, a factory is finally going to be built!"

"Woohoo! I can already foresee our moderately prosperous life!"

Chen Ying smiled. "After this period of work, the municipal bureau has officially finalized the location for our village's factory!"

Hearing this, everyone pricked up their ears to listen carefully. After all, this was directly related to whether their families could receive compensation!

Chen Ying extended her right hand, and her assistant quickly walked over holding a list.

Chen Ying took the list and smiled, "Listen carefully, everyone. The factory we are building is entirely funded by the municipal bureau. Strictly speaking, it can already be considered half a state-owned enterprise!"

Clatter, clatter, clatter!

The crowd broke into enthusiastic applause once more.

"Hehe!" Chen Ying smiled and glanced at the list. "Now, those whose names I call can go complete the procedures and collect their compensation funds this afternoon!"

"Great!"

"Woohoo!"

The crowd was so excited they could hardly contain themselves.

"Zhao Ze!"

"Here!"

A spirited young man walked over with a wide grin.

This Zhao Ze wore a buzz cut, and one could tell at a glance that he had previously served in the military.

Chen Ying smiled slightly and continued reading, "Zhao Ye!"

"Here!"

Chen Ying glanced at him and nodded.

"Wang Qiang!"

"Here!"

"Wang Jing!"

"Here!"

"Wang..."

"Here!"

Chen Ying read off a dozen names in succession, and those whose names were called were instantly overwhelmed with excitement.

"Hehe, our family's land has been requisitioned!"

"My family's too!"

"This is simply wonderful!"

"Indeed, indeed!"

After finishing the list, Chen Ying looked at everyone with a smile. "Villagers whose names were called can go process their paperwork and collect their compensation this afternoon..."

With that, Chen Ying prepared to move on to the next topic.

"Next, I would like to talk about another matter..."

Before Chen Ying could finish her sentence, a voice rang out: "Wait a minute!"

Chen Ying frowned, and the other villagers furrowed their brows as well.

Everyone turned to look, and the person who spoke was none other than Aunt Wang Big-Feet.

Right now, Aunt Wang was glaring angrily at Chen Ying.

Chen Ying frowned. "Ms. Wang Big-Feet, is there something the matter?"

Chen Ying had deliberately switched to formal official speech because she truly did not wish to have any more entanglements with this Wang Big-Feet.

Aunt Wang stepped forward and glared furiously at Chen Ying. "You little hussy, why is our family's name not on the list?"

Chen Ying chuckled lightly. "Whose land is to be used is decided by the inspection team from the municipal bureau. I don't have the final say!"

"Bullshit!" Aunt Wang blurted out crudely.

"You must have colluded with the people from the municipal bureau and this old Zhao!" Aunt Wang pointed directly at Village Chief Zhao as she spoke.

"Nonsense!" Village Chief Zhao was so angry that his mustache twitched.

Chen Ying also frowned.

However, she was already prepared.

For today's sudden disruption, she had mentally rehearsed several times over.

"Hehe!"

Chen Ying smiled calmly. "The land requisition funds are not distributed by me! After completing your procedures, you must go to the municipal bureau in person to collect them. Therefore, this money does not pass through my hands at all!"

"That's right!" Village Chief Zhao backed her up.

"You!" Wang Big-Feet was choked into silence.

"You, you, you!"

She stammered "you" for a long time, unable to utter a single coherent sentence.

However, another voice suddenly pierced the air.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"I heard that you accepted bribes!"

"That's right!" Aunt Wang instantly seized upon the opening.

"Accepted bribes? You cannot just spread rumors like this!" Chen Ying looked toward Zhao Xiao.

Indeed, the person who had just spoken was none other than Zhao Xiao.

"Hmph!"

Zhao Xiao sneered and pointed straight at Chen Ying's nose. "I've seen Zhao Feng's mother wear the very clothes you have on your body!"

"Correct!" Seeing that Zhao Xiao had also stepped forward, Aunt Wang instantly regained her confidence.

Aunt Wang pointed accusingly at Chen Ying. "Don't think we don't know that you've been romantically involved with Zhao Feng for a long time!"

A delicate blush crept onto Chen Ying's cheeks.

However, she quickly regained her composure.

"Regardless of whether Xiao Feng and I are in a relationship, it has nothing to do with the land requisition! Besides, Uncle Zhao Jun's name isn't on this list either!"

"Bah!" Aunt Wang said belligerently. "Look at everyone, you're not even married yet and you're already calling him so intimately! It's either Xiao Feng this or Uncle Zhao Jun that!"

Chen Ying truly did not want to entangle herself any further with this shrew. She looked at the crowd and said, "Now, let me speak about the final matter—"

"Shut your mouth!" Aunt Wang akimboed her hands on her hips and shrieked aggressively, "If you don't give a clear explanation today, see if I don't scratch your face to pieces!"

Chen Ying's expression darkened.

"Aunt Wang, I call you Aunt Wang out of respect! If you actually do something like that, you will be committing a crime!"

Upon hearing the word "crime," Aunt Wang shrank her neck back in fright.