Secretary Liu took the initiative to greet her: "You must be Comrade Chen Qiangwei, right? You are indeed a good comrade. Our top leader is right: women hold up half the sky. Comrade Chen Qiang is as capable as any man."

Chen Qiangwei was a little confused by the huge welcome she received right after arriving at the brigade. Gu Linger just told her that the commune leader wanted to see her and asked her to hurry to the brigade.

He said that he had to go and notify others to gather at the brigade headquarters, and then left in a hurry.

Wang Xiaomai supported Gu Sannai and walked slowly over. They were now sitting under the banyan tree.

Gu Aiguo introduced Chen Qiangwei: "Chen Zhiqing, this is our commune's Secretary Liu, the Deputy Secretary, and other staff members."

After hearing what Secretary Liu said and seeing other leaders and staff giving her friendly smiles, Chen Qiangwei felt that the matter from last time was finally settled.

Chen Qiangwei said respectfully, "Hello Secretary Liu, hello to all the leaders of the commune. Secretary Liu, thank you for your praise. I just did what I should do."

Secretary Liu laughed heartily: "Look, Comrade Chen Qiangwei has a high level of consciousness. She has made such great contributions but remains neither arrogant nor impatient. We should learn a lot from her."

The deputy secretary and others also nodded with a smile, and said that Comrade Chen Qiangwei's heroic behavior and her character of not taking credit for herself are worthy of learning.

Chen Qiangwei smiled without saying anything. She was too humble and just accepted the compliments from the leaders with a smile. Being too humble would seem a bit too much.

Secretary Liu was talking to Chen Qiangwei in a friendly manner, asking her whether she had adapted to life in the countryside, whether she had encountered any difficulties, and whether there were any problems that needed the commune's help to solve.

Chen Qiangwei just smiled and shook her head, saying that the Huaihua Brigade was very good and that everyone from the team members to the brigade cadres took very good care of them, the new educated youth.

Gu Aiguo was very satisfied after hearing this. He knew that Chen Zhiqing was a grateful person and it was worth it for him to send her and Wang Zhiqing to Gu Sannai's house.

Because the brigade cadres personally notified them, the men, women, young and old of the Huaihua Brigade quickly gathered on the grain drying site, and they were discussing in groups of three or two in low voices why they were suddenly notified to attend the meeting.

When everyone saw Chen Qiangwei appear with the team leader and the commune leaders, they all opened their mouths in disbelief.

Judging from the commune leaders' attitude towards Chen Zhiqing, it seems that they treat him better than the team leader.

Didn't Chen Zhiqing only have connections in the city? Did he extend his network to the commune?

Gu Aiguo did not give everyone the opportunity to imagine, and he went straight to the point by introducing Secretary Liu and others one by one, and then briefly explained the purpose of the leaders' visit.

When everyone heard that because of Chen Zhiqing, Huaihua Brigade not only had a loudspeaker and became one of the only two brigades with electricity, but also got a tractor, they looked at Chen Qiangwei with more affection than they would their own parents, and their palms were so red from clapping.

That's a tractor, enough for them to brag about to their friends, relatives and relatives back home for the rest of their lives. Ten cows wouldn't be enough to brag about it to the sky.

After the applause died down, Secretary Liu began to speak: "First, before I speak, please applaud again and give a warm round of applause to our comrade Chen Qiangwei."

Wang Xiaomai and other educated youth, Bi Dazui, Gu Linger and other people who were on good terms with Chen Qiangwei applauded excitedly.

Especially when he shut his mouth and was happier than his own son when he was praised, she knew that Chen Zhiqing was not an ordinary person. Could an ordinary person make the commune secretary so amiable?

Bi Guihua was someone who had received guidance from Chen Zhiqing, so she must not be an ordinary person.

Secretary Liu pressed his palm downwards, waited for the applause to subside, and then continued, "Last month, Comrade Chen Qiangwei outsmarted the spies and bravely rescued two employees of the city cannery.

He single-handedly subdued two enemy spies and handed them over to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, helping the Municipal Public Security Bureau crack the largest inter-provincial espionage case in the past decade and catching all the spies lurking in Nanshi!

The city leaders attach great importance to this matter and highly praise Comrade Chen Qiangwei's behavior!

Our commune and Huaihua Brigade were highly praised by the county and even city leaders. For this, the city leaders specially approved a loudspeaker, an electricity quota, and a tractor for our Huaihua Brigade.

The deafening applause rang out again, and the admiring eyes made Chen Qiangwei's ears feel hot.

She only fought against the two spies out of self-protection and had no choice. But in Secretary Liu's mouth, she seemed like a great hero. It was so embarrassing.

Secretary Liu took a basket from the propaganda officer and handed it to Chen Qiangwei. "Comrade Chen Qiangwei, this is the certificate of commendation, prizes, and bonuses issued to you by the city."

Chen Qiangwei blushed and thanked them, "Thank you for your recognition. I will work hard and continue to contribute to the development of our country."

Chen Qiangwei glanced at the basket inconspicuously. Inside was a folded certificate, a hard-cover notebook with a shiny pen stuck in the cover, and a khaki envelope.

Secretary Liu was even happier after hearing this. "In addition to the city, our county leaders also praised and commended Comrade Chen Qiangwei for her heroic behavior."

Chen Qiangwei smiled and took another basket from Secretary Liu, which contained the commendation from the county leaders.

"Ahem, although the commune isn't as well-off as the county or city, it's still showing some appreciation. After careful consideration and discussion, the commune leaders have decided to reward Comrade Chen Qiangwei with three pounds of pork, a cup, a towel, and ten yuan!"

Chen Qiangwei's face was frozen with smile. Rewards came one after another. She didn't know what to say except thank you.

Everyone's eyes widened at the sight of so many generous rewards. They wished their parents had given them two more pairs of eyes. Their admiring glances turned into envy. Of course, there were a few individuals who smiled and applauded but were extremely jealous in their hearts.

Finally, Secretary Liu made a summary, hoping that everyone could learn from Chen Qiangwei, learn her good qualities of fighting against enemy spies and not seeking fame or profit, etc.

After Gu Aiguo announced the disbandment, before everyone gathered around, Chen Qiangwei carried the basket in both hands and asked Wang Xiaomai to help her carry the basket and go back quickly.

If she didn't leave quickly, she would be in trouble if everyone swarmed around her. As soon as she got home, Gu Linger came again, this time to invite her to her home to have dinner with the commune leaders.

Chen Qiangwei thought about it, cut half of the pork reward from the commune and gave it to Liu Jinhua, asking Liu Jinhua to add a dish.

Except for the year-end slaughter, when the villagers could eat some pork, they could not eat meat once a month. Why? Because they had no meat coupons!

The little meat that everyone had at the end of the year was harvested during the spring planting season to nourish their families.

Chen Qiangwei's pork belly touched Liu Jinhua's heart. She thought about paying Chen Zhiqing twice the market price later.

After dinner and seeing off the commune leaders, Chen Qiangwei, Gu Aiguo and Gu Geming walked quickly back to Gu Sannai's house. She wanted to go back and see what rewards she had received.