Wang Youwen usually had a bitter rivalry with Liu Dazhu, the captain of the Nanzhu Brigade, and they often clashed. But now, seeing Liu Dazhu smilingly introducing the Nanzhu Brigade, being amiable to the female educated youth, and even specifically introducing the brigade's nanzhu business while deliberately avoiding the hard work, his face instantly turned sour. "Liu Dazhu is just a sinister villain."
"He's just introducing them. The people haven't been selected yet. You can continue to add to the list later, emphasizing how capable the men in your team are. These female comrades will definitely have some ideas." The man with the armband encouraged and taught him.
"Cadre Li is so smart. Look at my stupid head. I'm really stupid."
Wang Youwen casually patted his head and gave a flattering compliment, but in fact, how could he not know what he was planning in his heart.
Liu Dazhu introduced the most, and the most educated youth also preferred the Nanzhu Brigade. The Xigou and Xifeng Brigade were only briefly introduced without too much elaboration, and were told truthfully.
The last one is the Dongjiang Brigade. Captain Zhao Xuelin's introduction is the simplest and most unique: "Dongjiang Brigade, my face as captain is the only thing I can show off. I won't say anything else. If you are interested, please go and see it in person."
When he said this, everyone present laughed.
Zhao Xuelin is the youngest of the five team leaders, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He is not delicate and tender, but he is gentle and handsome.
He was elected team leader two years ago. The previous team leader was his father. He was the team's scorekeeper at that time, but his father broke his leg while on business outside and had to rest for a long time. He was no longer qualified for the job of team leader, so all members of the Dongjiang team had to re-elect.
Their family has a good reputation and prestige in the team, and Zhao Xuelin is also popular in the team, so the villagers pushed him to take his father's position.
After they finished their introductions, it was the educated youth's turn to make their own choices.
Before Yun Huaying and Lin Shan could discuss it, Zhang Lin came over and said, "Yun Huaying, Lin Shan, which one do you choose?"
Before the two of them could say anything, Wang Youwen began to add in a hoarse voice: "Everyone, educated youth, you can consider the Nanwan Brigade. Although the sand mining is a bit hard, there are many jobs. Those who are strong can do manual labor to earn more work points. Those who are not strong enough can do easier work on the shore. Women can be responsible for the cafeteria, sanitation, and scoring."
"There are many male educated youth in our team, and there are also many young laborers in the team. These old men will not let female comrades do the hard work."
"If you choose the Nanwan Brigade, I can't say your life will be much better, but at least you won't have to worry about food like the Dongjiang Brigade."
As soon as he said this, those who had originally given up on the Nanwan Brigade had some ideas in their minds, and Zhang Lin was one of them.
She didn't come here to work, but she had to go to the countryside. Before she came, she had decided that she must use her advantages to survive here.
Yun Huaying glanced at her, noticed the light in her eyes, and a faint curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.
The educated youth each had their own ideas and began to reconsider one by one.
Zhao Xuelin of the Dongjiang Brigade had a grim expression on his face. He didn't care about the educated youth's choices, but rather Wang Youwen's disgusting comparison. He said with a stern face, "Captain Wang, you exalt yourself and belittle others. Such behavior will only bring down your Nanwan Brigade."
"Heh." Liu Dazhu of the Nanzhu Brigade laughed. He also understood why Wang Youwen suddenly changed his mind. His tone was a bit mocking. "Captain Zhao, I reminded him a long time ago that his name should be changed. He's simple-minded but strong-limbed. He shouldn't be called Wang Youwen. He should be called Wang Youwu."
Zhao Xuelin knew them both too well; neither was a good person. He didn't get involved in their argument, nor did he seem to care about the educated youth's choice. He said nonchalantly, "I won't say anything more. If anyone is interested in the Dongjiang Brigade, follow me now. If no one is interested, then I'm leaving."
Yun Huaying and Lin Shan looked at each other, nodded, made their choice first, and raised their hands to him: "Let's go to the Dongjiang Brigade."
The two of them were the most outstanding looking of the group of female educated youth. Seeing that they all chose the Dongjiang Brigade, the five team leaders were stunned. Zhao Xuelin raised his eyebrows and said, "Comrades, are you sure?"
"Sure."
Even if Han Zheng had not introduced the Dongjiang Brigade before, they would have chosen the Dongjiang Brigade based on Zhao Xuelin's performance alone.
There is no need to say much about the Xigou and Xifeng teams. The captains of the Nanwan and Nanzhu teams are not good people. They had noticed before that the G-club cadre with frivolous and disgusting words was close to Wang Youwen. His sudden change of attitude was obviously because that person said something to him. If the female educated youth went to the Nanwan Brigade, they would definitely be harassed frequently in the future, so they decisively ruled out Nanwan.
Seeing that the two of them had chosen the Dongjiang Brigade, Jiang Yuan, another female educated youth who had previously made fun of Zhang Lin in the car, also raised her hand and said, "I want to go to the Dongjiang Brigade too."
The three female educated youth all chose the Dongjiang Brigade. Zhao Xuelin touched his face and joked, "You're not really attracted to my face, are you?"
Before they could say anything, Zhao Xuelin added, "It's no use liking my face. I'm married, and you won't be able to eat just by looking at my face. If you go hungry, don't blame me, and don't come to me and make a fuss for food. My wife is very fierce and aggressive. She's a notorious tigress in our team."
Yun Huaying, Lin Shan, Jiang Yuan: "..."
The more he does this, the more frank he appears.
Even if they were a little poorer and life was a little harder, there would be fewer troubles in the future. The three female comrades did not change their minds and just picked up their luggage and followed him.
Seeing they had chosen the Dongjiang Brigade, the frivolous Li cadre's face darkened. "Three female comrades, have you really thought it through? The Dongjiang Brigade is in a bad location, with few fields. Even with hard work year-round, you can barely make ends meet. There are also quite a few former educated youth in the brigade. You won't even have a decent place to live if you go there."
Jiang Yuan disliked him intensely, his look disgusting her. She frowned, "We're going to the countryside to support rural development, not to enjoy life. The government has called on us to go to the poorest areas. Since Dongjiang Brigade is the worst of the five, we naturally have to choose here. This way, we can live up to the original purpose of going to the countryside."
Her reasoning was reasonable. Lin Shan, who had an instinctive aversion to Officer Li, echoed her, "Yes, we chose to go to the Dongjiang Brigade. Even if the conditions are difficult, we can use our own hands to change the status quo."
Yun Huaying knew very well that Li's warning was not a kind one, but rather something he was plotting. Naturally, she would not do as he wished. Too lazy to express her opinion, she simply said to Zhao Xuelin, "Captain Zhao, it's getting late. If you have nothing else to do, let's go."
Seeing that all three of them chose the Dongjiang Brigade, this was not what Cadre Li wanted, and his face turned ugly on the spot.
But no one looked at his face.
To be more precise, none of the three of them took him seriously. Three pairs of eyes were staring at Zhao Xuelin, waiting for him to speak.
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