Cheng Si listened to Wang Jianguo's words with an expression of disbelief. He widened his eyes, as if he had heard a fairy tale, and said:

"That's impossible. The mark I made is so obvious, how could they not see it? I made the mark big and clear just to avoid any mistakes."

As he spoke, he walked to a wooden stake and squatted down, as if he wanted to find some traces of his markings on the stake, but there was nothing except the brand new fracture.

Wang Jianguo sighed helplessly, and then said to the others:

"I haven't had time to tell you yet. When I went home yesterday, the captain told me something."

"People from Dali Village and Xiaoli Village went to the commune to find Director Song. They said they wanted to get people to work in our supply and marketing cooperative."

"Think about it, the staff of our supply and marketing cooperative have been carefully considered and arranged. How can they just shove people in there?"

"So Director Song decisively rejected them. They must have been unhappy about it."

"And they knew we were going into the mountains to cut trees today, so they must be trying to retaliate against us in this way."

When Liu Erzhu heard this, he was immediately furious. His face turned red like a boiled shrimp, and his eyes seemed to be spewing fire. He said angrily:

"What kind of person is this? You want to grab a spot in the supply and marketing cooperative? Can you just grab this spot casually?"

"When you are rejected because you don't have the ability, you resort to such tricks. You are such a coward. This behavior is too despicable."

Cheng Erhua was so angry that he clenched his fists, his face full of anger, and he said angrily:

"That's right. How can you be a hero if you do such shady things behind their backs? No, I have to go find them."

"We need to let them know that this is wrong. We can't let them bully us like this."

Having said that, he turned around and pretended to walk down the mountain.

When Wang Jianguo saw Cheng Erhua's move, he quickly spoke out to stop him. He rushed over, grabbed Cheng Erhua's arm, and said:

"Don't be impulsive, Erhua. We don't have any evidence right now, it's just our own speculation. Even if we go to them now, they will definitely not admit it."

"Not only will we not be able to get an explanation, but they may even accuse us of framing them."

Cheng Hai stamped his feet anxiously and said:

"Brother Jianguo, what do you think we should do? The construction of our supply and marketing cooperative cannot be affected by the behavior of such despicable people."

"This supply and marketing cooperative is our collective hope. If the progress is delayed, it will be troublesome."

After listening to Cheng Hai's words, Wang Jianguo folded his hands over his chest, lowered his head and began to think. After a while, he raised his head and said to the others:

"They cut down the trees just to control us, to make us come to them and beg for wood, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to make all kinds of demands."

"We can't do what they want. Uncle Cheng, take a closer look. Is there any other usable wood around here?"

Cheng Si nodded, his wrinkled face full of seriousness and earnestness.

Then, he immediately looked around the woods like a sensitive old deer.

His eyes were like those of a sharp eagle, not missing any tree. He bent down to check the tree trunks, then looked up to observe the treetops, and his footsteps quickly shuttled through the woods.

After a while, Cheng Si walked back to Wang Jianguo quickly, with helplessness and frustration on his face, and said to Wang Jianguo:

"Hey, Jianguo, I looked around carefully and there are only one or two trees here that can be used."

"Look at the remaining trees. They are riddled with holes from insects, just like dilapidated city walls eroded by time."

"It's totally unusable. It's just too thin, as thin as a stick of bamboo. It doesn't even meet the standards for felling."

"They were really ruthless. Not only did they cut down the trees I marked, but they also cut down a lot of the trees I didn't mark."

As soon as Cheng Si said this, anxious expressions appeared on the faces of the other people. Cheng Hai frowned, his eyes full of worry, and said anxiously:

"What should we do? Do we really have to compromise with them? If we compromise, we will feel so aggrieved, just like someone is choking us."

After hearing what Cheng Hai said, Cheng Si shook his head helplessly, and said with a sigh like a defeated rooster:

"It seems that this is the only way. We have no other choice now. It's like we are trapped in a dead end and can't find another way out."

After experiencing what happened in Sijiu City, Wang Jianguo became much more mature and stable, no longer as impulsive and reckless as before.

However, he still has the determination and unwillingness to admit defeat in his bones, and he is definitely not the kind of person who would allow himself to be manipulated by others.

I saw him looking firmly into the mountains with his deep eyes, as if the light of hope for solving the current predicament was hidden in the mountains.

Then, he turned around and looked at Cheng Si and the others, and said in a steady and firm tone:

"I'll go look deep in the mountains. I think there must be the wood we want there."

"There are so many trees in the mountains. They can't cut down all of them. There will always be some we can use."

After hearing what Wang Jianguo said, several people were shocked. Cheng Si's face turned pale.

He hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to grab Wang Jianguo, and hurriedly stopped him:

"No, Jianguo, you must not go into the mountains. It's very dangerous in the mountains. There are unknown dangers everywhere."

"What kind of wild beasts are there? And what a steep cliff. If you're not careful, something bad could happen."

"At worst, we can go to Dali Village and Xiaoli Village to ask for timber. Even if we suffer a little injustice, it is much better than taking this risk."

After hearing what his father said, Cheng Erhua nodded repeatedly and said with worry in his eyes:

"Yes, Brother Jianguo. If anything happens to you, what will happen to our supply and marketing cooperative? The development of the supply and marketing cooperative depends entirely on you."

"You are the backbone of our team. If you were gone, we would be like headless flies, bumping around everywhere."

Liu Erzhu was a straightforward and passionate young man. When he saw this situation, he stepped forward without hesitation. He held his chest high, like a brave soldier, and said loudly:

"Brother Jianguo, wow! Look at me, I'm very good at climbing trees, as agile as a monkey."

"If I encounter any danger in the mountains, I can quickly hide in a tree. I will go to the mountains to explore the way for everyone. If there is really wood, I will come back and tell everyone."

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