Gu Aiguo's heart skipped a beat. Could something be happening again? The Huaihua Brigade couldn't stand any more trouble.

He asked with a heavy heart, "Maodan, tell me, how many people are here?"

Maodan tilted his head and thought for a while before stretching out four fingers. Then he thought something was wrong and changed four to five.

Gu Aiguo felt even more depressed. There were only eleven or twelve people in the commune, and it was already halfway through. The sky was about to fall for Huaihua Brigade.

He said to Liu Jinhua with a sullen face, "Xiaowu's mother, you poured five bowls of sugar water. Is there any dried meat left at home?"

Liu Jinhua was infected by Gu Aiguo's mood and also became nervous. "Okay, I'll go right away. The dried meat will be eaten up during the spring planting."

Gu Aiguo frowned and said distressedly: "Kill our old hen."

I hope the commune leaders can spare the Huaihua Brigade for the sake of the sugar water and the old hens.

Liu Jinhua felt even more distressed than Gu Aiguo. Her family only had four old hens, and the whole family depended on them for nutrition. However, Liu Jinhua was accustomed to listening to Gu Aiguo's words. Although she felt distressed, she did not refute him.

Gu Aiguo stood up, patted his sleeves and hem, and went to greet the commune leaders with a heroic look on his face.

After hurrying and hurrying, they finally arrived at the village entrance faster than the commune leaders.

Hmm? The one leading the group seems to be the Propaganda Department officer. Behind him on the left is the commune's deputy secretary, who criticized him in front of the other team leaders at the last meeting. Behind him on the right is the highest-ranking official in Shengli Commune!

Judging from their expressions, it didn't seem like a bad thing. Gu Aiguo felt relieved.

"Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and all the staff, thank you for taking the trouble to come here in person. I have prepared some sweet soup at home. Please come and moisten your throats."

Although Gu Aiguo is a rough guy, he has learned a lot of polite words after being the team leader for so many years.

Secretary Liu of the commune got off his bicycle and called Gu Aiguo to his side and walked side by side: "Hahaha, Captain Gu, you don't have to be so polite. Just a bowl of boiled water will be fine."

Now Gu Aiguo finally felt relieved. Looking at Secretary Liu's expression, he knew that it was definitely not a bad thing, and it must be a good thing!

But it seems that the Huaihua Brigade has not made any significant contributions recently?

Gu Aiguo probed: "Secretary Liu, why are you here at Huaihua Brigade this time? If you have any problems in the future, just let my eldest brother come back and tell me. I will rush to your office even if I have to travel all night."

Secretary Liu was very pleased with Gu Aiguo's words. Thinking that Huaihua Brigade had made an indelible contribution to their commune's success in the county and even the city, he became even more friendly towards Gu Aiguo.

"No hurry, no hurry. Let's talk about it slowly when we get to the brigade headquarters."

Gu Aiguo waved his hand and sent Maodan back to ask Liu Jinhua to bring the sweet soup to the brigade headquarters.

He also asked Goudan to notify other brigade cadres to gather at the brigade headquarters, and then he accompanied Secretary Liu while walking and chatting.

After riding bicycles for a whole morning, Secretary Liu and others were exhausted. When they arrived at the brigade headquarters, they gulped down the sugar water and rested for a while before starting to talk about business.

Secretary Liu stretched out his voice: "Captain Gu."

Gu Aiguo's waist straightened up suddenly, "Secretary Liu, please speak."

Secretary Liu patted Gu Aiguo on the shoulder and praised him: "You are doing a good job as the team leader!"

Gu Aiguo: The scene of being scolded is still vivid in my mind.

"It's all thanks to Secretary Liu's good leadership. We are constantly learning and improving our skills under the guidance of the Party and the commune leaders, especially Secretary Liu."

Secretary Liu: "Hahaha, Captain Gu is just being modest. Okay, let's get to the point. Thanks to the Huaihua Brigade, our Shengli Commune has gained great honor in the county and even the city!"

Last month, Chen Qiangwei, an educated youth from your brigade, bravely fought against spies and rescued two comrades from the city cannery. At the same time, she subdued the two spies and sent them to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, helping the Municipal Public Security Bureau to crack a major cross-provincial spy case and catch all the enemy spies hiding in our city!

Yesterday, the city government highly praised our Shengli Commune and Huaihua Brigade, and even allocated three tractors to Shengli Commune!

That was a tractor. Before that, there were only two in the entire Shengli Commune, one in the commune and the other in the Xinhe Brigade. The Xinhe Brigade was a brigade that produced a lot of fruits. The oranges, peaches, lychees, mangoes and other fruits from their brigade were specially supplied to the commune cannery.

Because of this sideline, the quality of life in Xinhe Brigade was much higher than that in other brigades. The brigade had more money, and work points became more valuable. Some people could even exchange their work points for money in addition to paying for food.

Several other brigades also had fruits, but not as much as Xinhe Brigade. Moreover, Xinhe Brigade was the brigade closest to the commune, so it had the best time, place and people, and it was hard to imagine that the living conditions were bad.

They were the only ones among the seven brigades who could afford to buy tractors without blinking an eye. When they first bought the tractors, the people in other brigades were envious.

Secretary Liu said majestically: "Of these three tractors, two will go to the commune, and one will be given to your team!"

The city had specifically requested that one of the three tractors be given to the Huaihua Brigade. The commune was able to obtain these three tractors thanks to the Huaihua Brigade, so Secretary Liu didn't feel bad at all.

Gu Aiguo and other brigade cadres thought there was something wrong with their ears and scratched their ears with their hands in disbelief.

Gu Aiguo asked in a trembling voice, "Really?"

Secretary Liu: "Of course it's true. In addition, the county has also allocated quotas for two brigades with electricity in Shengli Commune this year. After discussion, we decided to give one of the quotas to Huaihua Brigade. We hope that Huaihua Brigade will continue to make contributions to Shengli Commune in the future!"

Secretary Liu glanced back and the clerk standing behind him quickly handed him something.

"This is a loudspeaker. Once the electricity is connected, you can use it to mobilize the members to go to work. It will save you a lot of trouble."

Gu Aiguo took the loudspeaker in a daze. The series of surprises had already knocked him out. He was so excited that he held the loudspeaker and couldn't speak.

Secretary Liu didn't care about their rudeness. He behaved the same way when facing county and city leaders. The eldest brother didn't say anything about the second brother.

"Captain Gu, we need to hold a commendation meeting for Comrade Chen Qiangwei. All members should stop what they are doing and gather at the brigade headquarters."

Gu Aiguo was dazed. "Ah? Oh, yes, of course I should." He turned to Gu Ling'er and said, "Go to Third Grandma's house and invite Chen Zhiqing over." Then he said to Gu Geming, "Go ring the bell, and then go door to door to notify everyone to come to the meeting."

Don't get me wrong, this bell refers to the broken iron basin hanging on the banyan tree. As long as you ring the iron basin, everyone will come and gather.

However, to be on the safe side and to prevent the commune leaders from waiting, Gu Aiguo specifically instructed other cadres to notify everyone to attend the meeting.

Everyone obeyed the order and left. The tractors, electricity, and loudspeakers all belonged to their team. Their team suddenly became the second richest team in Shengli Commune.

With the triple praise from the city, county and commune, the bad reputation of Liang Fugui and Zhou Guafu was finally reversed. When people went out and knew they were from Huaihua Brigade, they would look up to them. It was easier for the unmarried young men and girls in the team to get married than before, and they could choose better partners.