Chapter 212: Changes in the City! (Two in One)
Just as the two of them were on their way back.
A woman who was weeding in the field suddenly straightened up and pointed her muddy fingers directly at the roadside a hundred meters away.
"Hey, look, there's actually a man next to Secretary Jiang."
Hearing this, the seven or eight members wearing straw hats who were originally bending over in the fields suddenly raised their heads and looked in the direction the woman pointed.
"Who is that? I don't think it's a male educated youth from our brigade, and I haven't seen Secretary Xiao Jiang get close to any male educated youth at the educated youth center."
"Is it Chen Xiao? I think they look a bit like him in height." said a woman who often went to Su Wenchen's house.
"I think their figures are somewhat similar, but why is that guy so dirty? Didn't he say he was going on a business trip to Shanghai again? He looks like he's out collecting junk."
“Who knows?”
But it’s different here, where we can pull weeds and chat leisurely.
However, several male educated youth in the educated youth team not far away were heartbroken.
Because at the beginning they found that the deputy director of the commune was not only good-looking, but also lived in their brigade, so they all thought that the one who was close to them would be the first to see the moon.
Although everyone knows that he already has a partner, doesn’t that mean he is not married?
Besides, how could these educated young people from big cities be inferior to a country bumpkin?
Unfortunately, after flirting with her for more than a month, Jiang Li didn't even look back.
Now I see a man in tattered clothes talking and laughing with my secret crush.
Suddenly some people became indignant.
"Is Director Jiang's eyesight bad? That guy looks like a bumpkin. Why did Director Jiang fall for him?"
"Who knows? Maybe they'll just like it, right? Liang Fei!"
"It's such a pity. You spent a lot of money to finally get this piece of land to work, but now you have no chance anymore."
Hearing this, a young man with a slicked-back hair and wearing a light blue shirt clenched his fists in dissatisfaction. It was obvious that he had been preparing for today for a long time.
So he spoke directly to the captain of the educated youth team on the other side.
"Captain, I need a break."
Without waiting for consent, he couldn't help but run towards the road at the end of the field.
"You, Liang Fei, come back here."
The educated youth captain looked at Liang Fei, who turned a deaf ear and jogged towards Su Wenchen and Jiang Li, and looked at the remaining people with an angry face.
"You're all fanning the flames, aren't you? How many fights have we had with the educated youths and the members of the brigade recently?"
"If this gets out of hand, whoever wants to be the educated youth team leader can do it. I won't clean up your mess!"
Apparently, he was elected as the leader of the educated youth team because he was the oldest. When he first learned that there was a work point subsidy, he thought it was a good thing.
result.
It was discovered that almost every once in a while, the educated youth at the educated youth sites would have friction with the local members.
He has apologized at least five times.
He couldn't continue with this unfortunate job. He didn't get any benefits and only had to pay the price. Afterwards, the people at the educated youth center complained about him and said he was spineless.
To be honest, don’t they even see where this is?
They still think they are in their own home.
In other words, the leaders of Pingcun Brigade were fair and did not target them specifically, otherwise they would not have been pulling weeds in the fields.
It's time to go to the chicken manure field to compost.
And who is Director Jiang's partner? He is the son of the team leader. Even if he is not good-looking, he is still the son of the team leader.
Not to mention that he is the director of a state-owned farm.
Even if he were allowed to choose, he would not choose an educated youth who was pulling weeds in the fields.
However, as the captain of the educated youth team, he still said.
"Let's go! Go take a look and hold them back for a while, so they don't start fighting."
"If a fight really breaks out, we'll probably end up in the chicken farm and become compost."
Hearing what the educated youth team leader said, they immediately became angry.
"Why? You can bully the captain's son!"
"That's right, I'm not going. I feel sick when I get close to that place. If I really go, we'll go to the Youth League Office and report their brigade."
But some people clapped their hands and stood up from the ground.
"How naive! If other members of the cooperative can compost the chickens, why can't you?"
"Captain, let's go and stop them. I don't want to really go and pick up chicken manure. I don't understand why they would send such a small amount down. It will cause trouble every day."
It was obvious that the educated youth camp was not harmonious at all. After all, the first batch of people who had been gathered there before were all unemployed young people.
The oldest is in his twenties, and the youngest is only fourteen or fifteen years old.
The huge age gap makes it difficult for them to get along well with each other.
The members on the other side also stood up excitedly when they saw the educated youth running over and spoke slowly.
"Let's go, let's go eat some melons!"
"What the hell are you eating melons for? There's no melon to eat at this time. They're still melon seedlings!"
"What do you know? This is what Achen said. He said he wanted to go to the theater."
"He comes up with new tricks every day, but those educated youth have gone there, and we have to go there too. We can't let our own people suffer."
Here, Su Wenchen was still chatting and laughing with Jiang Li, telling them about what they had seen and heard along the way.
Suddenly, someone came out of the field, panting, and rushed out from the edge of the field.
Especially now that spring is in full swing, the fields on both sides of the road are covered with a bunch of thorny brambles and cockleburs that stick to you and you have to pull them off one by one.
Because the man was in a hurry, his shirt was directly caught by thorns and had threads on it, and his short hair, which was originally carefully oiled, was also covered with cockleburs.
It looks like a ball of green thorns.
"Comrade Jiang Li, Comrade Jiang Li!"
Su Wenchen smelled the scent of clam oil coming from the other person, mixed with the smell of fermented manure in the fields, forming a strange smell.
However, he subconsciously pushed Jiang Li behind him.
When Liang Fei saw Su Wenchen's actions, he took a deep breath and calmed down.
"Comrade Jiang Li, I wrote a poem for you. I'll read it to you."
"I hope you can consider me seriously. I will make you happy!"
After saying that, he took out a small notebook from his chest pocket in front of Su Wenchen's confused gaze.
Before the two of them could say anything, he started reciting.
"When spring thunder rolled over the red flag of the production team, I rolled up my trouser legs to the height of my longing. Mud waves surged on the tip of the hoe. Your pigtails were the softest curve on the ridge of the field, acting as a tractor."
"stop!"
Su Wenchen stopped the other person before he finished reading because he was afraid that the other person would read something he didn't want to hear.
What does this young man with green cockleburs hanging on his head mean?
It's so brave to confess in front of me!
Moreover, there is a red flag, longing, and pigtails. Is this a love poem written for Ali?
Ali doesn't have pigtails either.
Ever since she moved into his house, Jiang Li has always had her hair in a bun like a woman!
So Su Wenchen was a little confused. Who was this person confessing to? If it was to Jiang Li, then the meaning was wrong. If it was to someone else, what did it mean when they read it in front of each other? Or maybe he really copied it, but he didn't even understand it.
Before Su Wenchen figured it out, he still looked at Jiang Li.
"Do you know him?"
Jiang Li shook her head.
"Comrade Zhiqing, I don't understand poetry, but for this kind of thing, you can talk to other comrades at your Zhiqing site."
"Besides, the country sent you here to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants, not to recite poetry and compose music."
"It seems that your thinking really needs some re-education."
Jiang Li was obviously a little embarrassed and annoyed at being suddenly blocked.
In addition, she had just told Su Wenchen about a bunch of messy things in the commune, but the next moment this person jumped out and said some irrelevant things.
Hearing Jiang Li's words, the other party became anxious and stood in front of the two of them.
"Comrade Jiang Li, I'm serious. Believe me, I will definitely make you happy."
"You went out of your way to pick us up and even came to see me."
Jiang Li frowned when she heard this.
"Comrade, please don't talk nonsense. I brought all the educated youth from our commune back from the county."
"I've visited every educated youth center in every brigade of our commune, and I've visited every educated youth. You're no different to me."
After hearing this, Su Wenchen finally understood that this was a young man who thought he had a crush on Ali.
He guessed that the poem was copied from somewhere, and his writing skills were so limited that he didn't even know how to make any changes and just copied it verbatim.
Regarding this young man Mu Ai, Su Wenchen thought about it and said directly.
"Comrade educated youth, don't talk about happiness for now. Just take care of yourself first!"
"Do you mean giving Ah Li happiness by squatting in the fields and pulling weeds together?"
"Even without mentioning that, you're all living in a educated youth camp right now! The food you eat is all subsidized by the state, and after the autumn harvest, there might not be any left. You'll have to rely on your own hands to earn your food from the fields."
"Or are you pursuing Director Jiang because you have bad teeth and want to eat something soft?"
After hearing what Su Wenchen said, the young man immediately became furious.
"You're talking nonsense, that's not what I think."
Su Wenchen walked over and patted the other person on the shoulder.
"That's not what you think. Good thing, then keep working hard! At least you have to get the return quota before you can talk about happiness."
"How else can you give her happiness? By using weeds from the field? Don't you think so?"
"I!"
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, the young man wanted to refute, but he also felt that Su Wenchen had some truth in what he said.
"Humph, I will prove that I can make her happy."
Su Wenchen encouraged.
"Then you have to work hard!"
"Let me tell you, Director Jiang doesn't like your greasy, powdered look either."
As he said this, he pointed to his dirty clothes that smelled of pig.
"Look, this is what it means to be manly. You can't do that."
"Is it Ali?"
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Jiang Li rolled her eyes, but didn't say much.
Seeing that Jiang Li didn't refute, the young people were a little confused.
She wouldn't really like such a strong smell, would she?
What should I do? Should I go to the chicken manure composting site tomorrow? But the smell is really bad!
After saying that, Su Wenchen nodded towards the edge of the field.
"Okay, hurry up and get back to work! You don't want those people behind you to come and watch the monkey show, do you?"
After hearing what Su Wenchen said, the other party looked back.
Looking at the educated youth from the educated youth team walking towards this side, and the members of the commune watching the fun behind them.
He turned and said to Su Wenchen.
"I won't be afraid of you! I will compete with you fairly."
"Comrade Jiang Li, I will try my best to find a way back to the city. Please wait for me!"
After saying that, he ran back towards the end of the field.
Jiang Li looked at Su Wenchen in surprise.
"He wants to compete with you fairly, and you don't say anything?"
Su Wenchen raised his eyebrows.
"What do you mean? Or do you want me to fight him? A fair duel between men? Whoever wins will own you?"
"So what have you become?"
"Besides, what is my identity? What is his identity?"
"If we really fight, I'll be at a disadvantage no matter what. He's just a little brat. How can I take him seriously?"
"Let's go, go back and eat quickly, and then who will compete with him fairly!"
"By the time he returns to the city, I think our children will be old enough to help with cooking."
"Let's go home and see the donkeys of the production team!"
When Jiang Li heard Su Wenchen talking about the child, a hint of anticipation emerged on her face, and her face flushed again after hearing what happened next.
He pinched Su Wenchen's lower back in anger.
"There's someone over there, keep your voice down."
"I'll deal with you tonight!"
As he said this, he hurried towards home.
Looking at the backs of Su Wenchen and Jiang Li, the group of people who were ready to watch the show suddenly felt disappointed.
"How come he's back in just a few words? I was just thinking about watching the show."
"That's right, this male educated youth is no good either. I thought I could see another big show. Don't tell me that I didn't see any good things from this educated youth, but I saw a lot of excitement."
"Haha, your family is an unmarried child, otherwise you will be in trouble."
Su Wenchen pushed open the door of his home.
It was discovered that only Su's mother was in the yard, with a little fat baby sitting on her lap. Next to her was a porcelain bowl with a chip on it, which contained something like corn paste.
Hearing the noise, Su's mother turned around and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face.
"Youngest! You're back."
"Dayong from Li Xiangdong's family said he saw you at the commune. I thought he was mistaken!"
As he spoke, he picked up the corn paste placed in the yard.
"Are you hungry? This is for Little Iron Head. Do you want to eat it?"
As if hearing the noise, a little fat baby came out from Su's mother's arms, his chubby little hands still holding half a corn cob.
After seeing Su Wenchen, he grinned with his newly grown teeth, and his saliva flowed down the bib embroidered with five-pointed stars.
The little hands were still waving towards the porcelain bowl, and he kept shouting, "Ah! Ah!" as if to say that it was mine.
After seeing this, Su's mother wiped Xiao Tietou's mouth with her apron.
"You little thing, you're so protective of your food every day!"
As Su Wenchen walked over, she seemed to smell a somewhat unpleasant smell on Su Wenchen, and she buried her head directly in Su's mother's arms.
Seeing that he was being disliked, Su Wenchen walked over and pinched the other person's face.
"Hey, you're disgusted with me, if it weren't for me, you might have been called Cycas Revoluta!"
"You'll have to thank me later."
Look at this person who actually pinched his cheek with his smelly hands.
"Wow--!"
In an instant, a loud cry echoed throughout the yard.
Hearing the crying, Jiang Li came over and spoke to Su Wenchen in a bad mood.
"Go wash up quickly. You've been smoked by little Tietou. Come here, little Tietou, don't cry. Let me hug you."
When he saw that it was his sweet and soft aunt who was touching him from behind, Xiao Tietou immediately stopped crying and reached out to her.
Su Wenchen curled his lips.
"When this kid grows up, he'll be a lecher too. I guess he'll be just like my second brother."
Hearing Su Wenchen say this, Su's mother slapped him in anger.
"How could you say that to your second brother? He's just too embarrassed to refuse. Just tell him."
Su Wenchen doesn't believe that. As men, everyone understands each other.
"Come on, why are you embarrassed to refuse? Just enjoy the feeling! If this doesn't stop the next step, I'm probably going to shout that we are in love."
"Okay, I'm going to go back and change. I don't care about this matter. I'm not his father. Let my dad take care of it. If my dad can't handle it, then I can't do it either."
Su Wenchen knew that taking care of such matters was a thankless task, so he didn't bother with such trivial matters.
After saying that, he pulled Jiang Li back to the house.
"Why are you dragging me along when you go wash yourself?"
"Of course, boil some water for me, Mom, let's go back!"
After saying that, he pulled Jiang Li, whose face was flushed, back into the house.
After a while, Su's mother seemed to have heard something, muttered a few words, and went directly into the inner room with the child in her arms.
After resting for a day with Jiang Li, the two of them didn't stay in the house all the time.
Vegetable garden at the back of the house.
Both of them changed into clothes that were resistant to dirt.
Su Wenchen bent his waist, leaned on the handle of the hoe, and panted.
"Ali, digging the ground like this is not something that ordinary people can do. I've only been turning it for a while, and look at the sweat on me."
As he spoke, Su Wenchen took off his straw hat and fanned himself.
I looked up at the sun above my head.
"It's only May and it's already so hot. It looks like there won't be much rain this year!"
Jiang Li also put down the basket of seeds in her hand and stood up. Because she had been squatting, the front of her clothes was soaked with sweat.
“It’s really hot!”
"I hope the river next to us can hold up, otherwise the crops this year will be difficult. We still have a river here, and those communes without rivers will probably have to arrange to dig wells together."
After saying that, seeing that Su Wenchen didn't reply, he raised his head and found that he was staring at him.
Jiang Li rolled her eyes in annoyance and threw the straw hat in her hand over.
"Look at shit, you haven't seen it!"
Su Wenchen muttered.
"How can it be the same? With the broken lamp in our room, who can see clearly?"
Just as the two were talking, a young man came towards them on a bicycle.
And when he got closer, he immediately braked his bicycle with both feet.
Shouted towards Su Wenchen in the fence.
"Director, it's urgent!"
Su Wenchen heard the shouting and looked at Xu Xiangqian's anxious expression in their field.
"What's the emergency? Something happened at the pig farm?"
After all, in Su Wenchen's eyes, the pig farm that had just arrived might be unable to adapt and something might go wrong.
Xu Xiangqian shook his head.
"It's not about the pig farm, it's about the city."
Su Wenchen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said with some suspicion.
"In the city? What's going on in the city?"
Xu Xiangqian shook his head.
"have no idea."
"The city government sent a notice this morning asking the farm leaders to go to the city early for a meeting."
"You and Deputy Director Zhang both have to go."
"I originally thought it was just a regular meeting, but then Secretary Sun from the county called at noon and asked you to go to the county immediately. He said that County Chief He wanted to see you urgently."
Su Wenchen frowned.
"Let Deputy Director Zhang and I go to the meeting?"
"He County is also looking for me?"
Obviously, given his relationship with Jiang Li, it would be impossible for him to go there immediately unless it was an urgent matter.
In addition, the city had previously informed him and Zhang Zhenhua that they would go there together for a meeting tomorrow.
Apparently something was happening in the city that he wasn't aware of.
"Okay, go back!"
"I'll go to the field tomorrow."
After Xu Qianjin left, Su Wenchen looked at Jiang Li with some apology.
"I'm sorry, Ali. I was thinking of spending a few days with you, but it ended up being just one day."
Jiang Li packed up the tools and comforted Su Wenchen.
"It's okay, just go ahead!"
"I have to go to work tomorrow anyway, so you can go and take care of it for me and Uncle He later."
Su Wenchen had no choice. After all, County Master He usually wouldn't look for him unless there was something important. Since he asked someone to call him alone at this critical moment, something important must have happened.
So he went back, changed his clothes in a hurry, and rode his bike to the county.
County Party Committee courtyard.
As soon as he entered, Su Wenchen saw Secretary Sun staring at a group of people holding lime and printing various slogans on the wall.
Su Wenchen walked over and asked curiously.
"Secretary Sun, what are you doing? Is the whole hospital printing?"
Seeing Su Wenchen, Secretary Sun pulled Su Wenchen's arm.
Whispered.
"The leader is waiting for you in the office. I originally thought this matter had nothing to do with you, but now it seems that your field is probably unavoidable. You should go back and print it quickly to be prepared."
Secretary Sun walked towards the county office with a confused look on his face after hearing what Su Wenchen said.
office.
As soon as Su Wenchen walked in, he saw He Zhenbang sitting in his seat looking a little tired.
Seeing Su Wenchen coming in, He Zhenbang waved.
Motion the other person to come over and sit down.
After Su Wenchen came over, he saw that there were already quite a few cigarette butts in the ashtray.
"Uncle He, I heard you're looking for me for something urgent?"
"Why are you smoking so many cigarettes? Ali asked me to bring some for you before you came here!"
When He Zhenbang heard Su Wenchen's words, he felt a little warm in his heart. It was not in vain that he had called the other party over to give him instructions.
"Do it."
"I called you here because of tomorrow's meeting. I originally thought it was just local cadres like us, but I didn't expect that even production cadres like you would be attending the meeting."
As he spoke, he lit another cigarette.
"Secretary Li from the city is getting a promotion to become deputy director of the provincial revolutionary committee."
Su Wenchen was a little confused when he heard this.
Isn't that a good thing? After all, getting promoted means there's someone above you.
He Zhenbang naturally saw the confusion in Su Wenchen's eyes and explained.
"The successor wasn't Old Zhai, who was the next in line. He was transferred from the province."
"After the Ninth National Congress in April, both the Revolutionary Committee and the Party Committee will implement unified leadership. This means the new secretary will be in charge of all matters."
"It's basically difficult for Old Zhai to compete with him, and the new secretary's previous focus in the province was on spiritual development."
When Su Wenchen heard He Zhenbang say this, he understood instantly.
"County He, I understand. I'll make arrangements when I get back and get the atmosphere going right away."
He Zhenbang understood what he meant and nodded with satisfaction.
"Go back and ask Ali to move back to the commune dormitory. It's not right to live together without being married. You're just waiting for someone to find fault with you."
"Also, if there are any small tails in your field, clean them up quickly. Tomorrow's meeting has summoned all the major cadres in the city. We don't know what big action they will take."
(End of this chapter)
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