Chapter 54: Electing a new leader of the Youth League Point

“Okay, Comrade Lin, should we go now?” Lin Shuyin replied, “Yes, if you’ve finished eating, let’s go. We can discuss it together.” “Okay.” Lin Shuyin then informed the others. The educated youths gathered at the older educated youths’ place. Lin Shuyin, as the acting captain, held a brief meeting and distributed slips of paper for everyone to write down their preferred candidate. 

Everyone began considering who would be a suitable new captain. Jiang Li used her divination skills to determine the best choice, wanting to avoid another Peng Zhigang-type.  After a quick divination, she found a male educated youth named Cao Zhenping to be suitable. He was honest, reliable, and possessed good character and ability.

  Good character alone wasn’t enough; he needed competence to manage the diverse group of educated youths. After deciding, Jiang Li quickly wrote Cao Zhenping’s name on the slip. Mu Jingxun looked at Jiang Li and asked, “Comrade Jiang, who did you choose?” Jiang Li curiously asked, “Why are you asking?” “I’ll choose whoever you choose.

 I trust your judgment.” Jiang Li thought, *This young man has good judgment.* She told Mu Jingxun her choice. Bai Ziyong followed suit, trusting Jiang Li’s judgment. The other educated youths wrote down their choices.

 After collecting the slips, Lin Shuyin tallied the votes. The candidate with the most votes would become the new captain. The results were quickly announced. Thanks to Jiang Li and her friends’ votes, Cao Zhenping won by a single vote. Lin Shuyin remained the head of the female educated youths. Cao Zhenping, upon being elected, gave a short speech, promising to serve everyone and live up to their expectations.

 Lin Shuyin and Cao Zhenping informed Captain Li Changping of the results. Li Changping was satisfied with Cao Zhenping. He had been in the countryside for several years, was honest and hardworking, and had decent abilities.  He was a suitable choice. After the election, everyone rested before resuming work.

 Jiang Li and her friends, having finished their work, didn’t need to work in the afternoon. Jiang Li went to the mountains again, hoping to find more game to sell and earn more money to buy medicinal herbs. After two hours of cultivation, she used her spiritual sense to search for game.  Her luck was good.

  While she only found a few wild chickens and rabbits, she discovered a high-quality wild ganoderma lucidum mushroom, likely decades old.

 This would be very expensive to buy.  After storing the mushroom in her spatial ring, Jiang Li carried a wild chicken and started descending the mountain.  She suddenly heard a cry for help. Unlike the previous cries, this wasn’t from Mu Jingxun or Bai Ziyong, but from Lin Cheng, their teacher. Lin Cheng was being chased by several wolves, more ferocious than wild boars. 

Escape would be difficult. Lin Cheng, a scholar with no fighting skills, was sweating profusely.  He had been surviving relatively well thanks to his students, but now faced this danger. He couldn’t die. He still had unfinished business and faith to uphold. He had to survive until he could return home.  His wife depended on him.

The wolves approached slowly. Lin Cheng waved a wooden stick, trying to scare them away. But the wolves were intelligent and continued their advance. 

As the wolves closed in, Lin Cheng sweated profusely. Just as he thought he would die, a young girl appeared.  She was pretty, not strikingly beautiful, but with a unique aura—a delicate girl with resilience, especially in her bright, captivating black eyes.  Seeing the girl approaching, Lin Cheng worried for her safety.

 He shouted, “Little girl, run! These wolves are dangerous. I’ll distract them. Run while you can!”  Jiang Li didn’t “know” Lin Cheng, but she knew he was Mu Jingxun and Bai Ziyong’s teacher from her spiritual sense observation the night before.  She wouldn’t ignore him.  Moreover, Lin Cheng’s appearance suggested he was someone who could contribute significantly to China, earning her considerable merit.

  So, instead of running, Jiang Li stepped forward. Lin Cheng became anxious. Why wasn’t she running? The wolves noticed Jiang Li and turned towards her.