After giving Xu Haijun his suggestion, Li Long left it at that. He felt that what happened next was no longer his business.
The others also thought it was just a passing topic, but Xu Haijun took it to heart.
The day after their Cooperative's informal gathering ended, Xu Haijun went to see his cousin, Team Leader Xu Chengjun. After all, Xu Haijun had no real connections with the Second and Sixth Teams. Xu Chengjun was different. Having served as Team Leader and Village Director for so many years, he had extensive connections throughout the township.
To Xu Haijun's surprise, his other cousin, Xu Jianjun, was there too. Xu Haijun had planned to wait until Xu Jianjun left before discussing the matter with the Team Leader. But Xu Jianjun simply would not leave and insisted on asking what he had come for.
Xu Haijun could hardly keep putting him off. If they really went ahead with this, there would be nothing to hide anyway. He told Team Leader Xu Chengjun about it, hoping he could send word to the Second Team so it would be easier when Xu Haijun went over to speak to them.
Of course, he had not come just to ask Xu Chengjun to pass on a message. He also wanted the Team Leader's opinion on whether this could work.
After listening, Xu Chengjun thought for a moment and asked, "Who suggested this to you? Are the people in your Cooperative willing?"
"Li Long specifically brought it up at yesterday's Cooperative meeting. I'd originally thought I could manage our families' cultivated land if we combined it. But Li Long meant for Old Xie to manage all the land within the Team, no matter how many sections it was divided into. If we contracted land outside the Team,