Lin Yu wondered if the market would reopen in two years, and whether this small food factory would still be able to keep them there.
Now, most of the important work in the factory, such as accounting, finance, clerical work, and sales, relies on the educated youth.
But Lin Yu also knew that in two years, the educated youth would be able to return to the city, and what would they do then?
Thinking about it this way, time is very tight.
Lin Yu wants to take advantage of these two years to train the young people in the brigade and help them grow up quickly.
Even if all the educated youth leave one day, they will still be able to stand on their own.
Of course, for the educated youth now, being able to work in a food factory is already a very good thing.
They had no idea about their future. Perhaps those who were sent to the countryside at the beginning still had illusions that they could return to the city one day.
But as more and more people came down, they gradually realized that the road back to the city was long and arduous.
Without connections and influence, they may never be able to go back.
Therefore, being able to work in the brigade's food factory, without having to work hard in the fields under the scorching sun, was already the best life they could have.
The educated youth loved their job, and many of them never imagined that in two or three years, they would be able to return to the city one after another.
Lin Yu was unwilling to test people's hearts; once given the chance to return to the city, few would stay.
She must be prepared to train a reserve army.
When recruiting, Lin Yu began to place young people from the brigade next to the educated youth.
This was done discreetly; only Ou Manqing noticed something in the factory, but she didn't say anything.
Regarding the future that they both knew about, Ou Manqing had never formally discussed it with Lin Yu; they both tacitly understood each other.
Ou Manqing silently supported Lin Yu, selecting a suitable young person from among those she interviewed and taking him under her wing to teach him carefully.
She couldn't promise to stay forever, but could only do her best to help Lin Yu cultivate replacements.
Lin Aiguo could naturally see Lin Yu's actions, but in his view, Lin Yu was trying his best to cultivate his own people.
Although the educated youth were registered in the production brigade, in the eyes of these older generations, they were still not considered one of their own.
Lin Aiguo felt that Lin Yu was training the young people in the brigade, and that this kid had the brigade in his heart.
Those positions require a higher level of education and offer better pay than those for ordinary workers.
The children who stayed are the pride of their brigade.
If they could be as cultured and organized as those educated youth, that would truly be a promising group.
At the same time, Lin Aiguo and several other brigade cadres have now realized the importance of learning cultural knowledge.
When Lin Yu was recruiting, he only wanted people with a junior high school education or above, but the young people in the team were not qualified enough.
Very few students go on to high school, and even fewer go to junior high school; most only finish elementary school.
Therefore, the old folks discussed that from now on, if any child in the brigade is able to go to junior high or high school, the brigade will pay their tuition.
Most children did not continue their education because of tuition fees and living expenses at school.
Now that the brigade has helped pay the tuition fees, it has eased the burden on many families.
With someone now working in a food factory, every household has a stable income, which allows children to continue their schooling.
The members were overjoyed when the regulation was announced, and they all expressed that as long as the children were willing to study, they would definitely let them study.
Anyway, the family income has increased a lot now. Even if the children go to work, they only earn two or three work points, so it's better for them to go to school.
As a result, in that year, the number of students in the brigade who went from primary school to junior high school and from junior high school to senior high school was several times greater than in previous years.
Lin Yu also suggested that the brigade temporarily use the tractor as a "school bus" to send the children to school in the county town every week and pick them up on Fridays.
In this way, children can travel together without safety issues, and parents can feel more at ease.
The neighboring Niutou Brigade was the closest, and upon hearing about this, Brigade Leader Niu came over to ask Lin Aiguo to let the children from his brigade also ride over.
As for the cost of the tractors, it was split equally between the two brigades.
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The rumbling sound carried the children on the tractor towards the county town.
Sitting upstairs were Lin Yu's second daughter and Lin Yi.
Many children in the brigade also put on their schoolbags and embarked on their journey to school.
Looking at this scene, Ou Manqing's eyes were full of admiration for Lin Yu and the Lotus Brigade.
In just a few short years, Lianhua Brigade has undergone tremendous changes.
As the environment improved, the members' mental outlook also underwent a tremendous change.
Everyone's face was filled with the happy smiles that come from a prosperous life, and even the children were full of hope for the future.
Having been reborn, Ou Manqing doesn't believe he has that much ability, but he's already very lucky to be able to participate in it.
The team's success today is the result of everyone's joint efforts.
Fortunately, the cadres of Lianhua Brigade were all dedicated to bringing happiness to the commune members.
They had no selfish motives; they were willing to do anything that would benefit the brigade.
For example, when it comes to sending children to school, the argument often revolves around who will pay for the tuition.
No one would object to children going to school.
They all have a scale in their hearts, knowing what is most important.
It is precisely because everyone worked together with one heart and one mind, moving towards making the team better, that we have come this far.
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The children left in September, and there was still a whole month until the Mid-Autumn Festival on the lunar calendar.
In the past two years, the food factory has produced a batch of mooncakes every Mid-Autumn Festival.
This has become the norm.
"They called from the county town to ask when we were going to make mooncakes, and what the procedure was."
Lin Yuan only remembered that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching after receiving the call.
Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let's do something big this year."
In previous years, we would only produce a batch and send it to the county supply and marketing cooperative for sale. This year, with a specialty store, we can sell it in the provincial capital.
"And then there's the mooncake packaging; I plan to make different gift boxes."
In previous years, the set was a very simple box, but this year Lin Yu plans to make a name for the food factory.
"We need to find a cardboard factory to order a batch of gift boxes directly. Who knows how to design the covers?"
Although these educated youths were all well-educated, painting was not one of their specialties.
Everyone looked at each other, and no one responded for a moment.
The meeting room was quiet. Lin Yu was about to suggest that everyone brainstorm when she heard a voice:
"How about I give it a try?"
Lin Yu looked over: "Beautiful? You can paint?"
Song Meili returned to the brigade with Da Niu. The specialty store was on track, and she planned to gradually withdraw and go back to work at the factory.
Upon hearing that Lin Yu wanted to find someone to design gift boxes, he raised his hand to give it a try.
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