Chapter 78 - Public Anger

The next morning, a lot of people were already waiting at the village entrance. Yesterday, Yu Bing had applied to the village committee to use the village tractor to send the villagers to the county city. She had also suggested that the village staff charge each person 20 cents.

This price was just enough for a round trip. At most, the village would lose the gas money. However, they were from the same village after all, so there was no need to be so calculative.

The tractor driver could refuse the task of transporting people to the market. After all, the driver drove to assist in agricultural production. However, Yu Bing felt that there were many things to buy during the festival. There was only one ox cart in the village, so it definitely couldn’t accommodate many people. Anyway, she had to go to the county city to buy things, so she took the initiative to make this suggestion.

Yu Bing parked the car and called for everyone to queue up and get into the car. Then, she asked Jiang Chun to help her collect the money.

“Hey! Auntie Kang, you only gave enough money for one person when you brought three children. You’re taking up the space of four people!”

“Da Lianzi, my two children are as thin as bean sprouts. How much space can they occupy?! What’s the point of being so calculative over children?”

Yu Bing turned around and looked at the three children brought by Auntie Kang. A half-year-old was being carried on her back. One of them was five or six years old, and the other was more than ten years old. Yu Bing said with a serious expression, “Those who can be carried on your back can be ignored, but those who occupy seats have to be accounted for. The children will be charged 10 cents for half a stamp.”

Yu Bing’s words were very reasonable, so the two of them didn’t argue anymore. The people who brought the children into the car later also followed this rule.

Yu Yan, who was passing by, mocked, “Do you think this is your own car? You’re giving them a ride and demanding a fee! What a show off!”

Some people who brought their children to the market felt upset when they found out that they had to pay half a stamp per child. At this moment, when they heard Yu Yan’s words, they immediately added, “That’s right! This is the village’s car. Why should you charge us just because you want to?!”

Yu Bing, who was about to turn the joystick, paused and chuckled. Yu Yan was really relentless. She really took advantage of every opportunity to sow discord.

She turned around and said loudly to the villagers who were queuing up, “This is indeed a car from the village, but tractors are used for agricultural production! I wasn’t asked to send people to the market. Since you don’t agree with the rules, everyone can take an ox cart or walk there. I won’t drive this car today.”

The moment she said this, the people who wanted to sit in the car focused their gazes on Yu Yan and the person who had complained just now.

“Yu Bing, ignore them! We’re willing to pay. Paying 20 cents for a ride is worth it. Other villages’ transportation is more expensive than ours!”

“That’s right. Some people are just troublemakers. Why do they have to ruin such a good thing?!”

“Those who think it’s expensive, don’t ride it. Don’t delay our time!”

“That’s right. This ride is very cheap. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and there are many people visiting the market today. If we don’t go early, we won’t be able to snatch the meat. We can get there early by taking this car. Yu Bing, this fee is very reasonable.”

“Yu Yan, you’re not going, so you came to cause trouble for us, right?! Will you feel better if you watch us walk there?!”

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Yu Yan was so angry that her eyes turned red. She glared at Yu Bing.

Liu Bao was also planning to visit his relatives in the county today, so he came to the entrance of the village to get a ride. “What are you doing? I heard you guys arguing from afar!”

Liu Bao walked forward from afar and looked at Yu Yan. “Yu Yan, what did you say to cause public anger?”

It wasn’t long after Yu Yan finished writing her self-reflection, so when she saw Liu Bao, she was a little wary and hurriedly said, “I didn’t say anything, Director Liu. I have something on and have to leave first!” With that, she ran away dejectedly.

Liu Bao looked around expressionlessly and said solemnly, “If Yu Bing hadn’t kindly gone to the village to apply, do you think you would still have a chance to argue about the fees?! Do you guys want a ride or not?!”

With that, he took out his fare and got into the car. Yu Bing hurriedly went forward and said, “Director Liu, thank you for upholding justice!”

Liu Bao waved his hand indifferently and smiled. “It’s what I should do. You’re thinking for the sake of the villagers, so I can’t let you be wronged by some ingrates.”

That day, Liu Bao had seen the scene of Yu Bing and President Song talking in private. Over the past few days, he had been wondering if the two of them were related. Otherwise, why would the position of the tow truck driver happen to go to Yu Bing? From the looks of it, the two of them were quite familiar with each other.

Liu Bao decided to go to the commune some other day to ask about it.