Today is a very happy day. The second weaving group has finally finished weaving a lot of Ula straw sandals. The team leader, along with Wang Xinbo and her sister and a rural woman named Li Ping, went to the supply and marketing cooperative to transport them.
On the way to transport Ula straw sandals, Wang Xinbo said with great arrogance,
"Don't worry, everyone, our straw sandals are absolutely fine. We can just wait to collect our work points."
Wang Xinhong and Li Ping fawned over her, while her younger sister, Wang Xinhong, nodded and echoed her sentiments.
"That's right! The Ula straw sandals we make are absolutely fine."
But the brigade leader, who was standing to the side, looked at the Ula straw sandals on the oxcart and shook his head. He sighed but didn't say anything more.
Li Ping's family was not well-off. Her husband was useless and could not earn many work points. He often got angry with her. She sat on the oxcart and said happily.
"Once I've earned the work points, let's see if that deadbeat of a man in my house still dares to hit me!"
"That's right, girl. Now we can stand up for ourselves. If he dares to lay a hand on us again, just tell me!"
Wang Xinbo, standing to the side, spoke with great loyalty.
The road from the village to the town has now been repaired and is no longer so bumpy, making it much easier for oxcarts to travel.
Several people sat on an oxcart and slowly arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Along the way, the brigade leader heard them boasting loudly, and when they arrived at their destination, he immediately jumped off the oxcart and gave the three of them some instructions.
"You guys keep an eye on the oxcart, I'm going to find the manager to come out and inspect the goods!"
After finishing his speech, the brigade leader walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative. Once inside, he quickly saw the manager and hurried over to him.
"Comrade Wang, hello. May I take a moment to spare you some time? These are straw sandals woven by our new weaving team. Would you like to see if they are acceptable?"
Manager Wang was taken aback, because the straw sandals that Daliu Village had previously transported were basically just unloaded here.
Manager Wang, caught off guard, said to the team leader,
"Let's go then, let's take a look."
"Wait, Manager Wang, there might be a problem with this shipment,"
Actually, the team leader was afraid of making things awkward later, so he went directly to the manager and explained what had happened.
Manager Wang frowned, but still spoke to the team leader.
"Let's go take a look first."
Seeing the captain leading a man out, Wang Xinbo quickly stepped forward and said...
"Hello, hello, you must be the manager. How do you like these straw sandals? Are they alright?"
Manager Wang smiled at the enthusiastic woman in front of him, then spoke to the three women beside him, Wang Xinhong and Wang Xinbo.
"Hello comrade, let me take a look, please wait a moment."
After Manager Wang finished speaking, he picked up a pair of straw sandals, but his brows furrowed. The gaps on the Ula straw sandals were particularly large, making them not only unsightly, but also difficult to keep warm.
He shook his head, then jumped onto the oxcart and began examining the other straw sandals. After finishing, ignoring Wang Xinbo and the other women, he addressed the brigade leader...
"This won't do! What's wrong with your village? Everything was fine before, what does this mean? They're sending all this junk to the supply and marketing cooperative!"
Although he knew the situation beforehand, Manager Wang still couldn't help but get angry.
Manager Wang's tone was very unpleasant, and I felt deceived, so the team leader quickly stepped forward to explain.
"No, no, no, Manager Wang, these are from the second weaving group, a newly established weaving group in our village. Do you think these straw sandals are alright?"
Manager Wang shook his head and looked at the captain in front of him.
"No, no, absolutely not. Even if I took them, I wouldn't be able to sell them. Would you want to go out wearing a pair of worn-out shoes?"
Wang Xinbo, standing to the side, was a little dumbfounded. What if the supply and marketing cooperative didn't want it?
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly pleaded with Manager Wang, saying...
"Manager, manager, please take another look. Please take another look at our straw sandals. Aren't they wonderful?"
Manager Wang looked at the woman in front of him and sneered.
"This is still okay. If you go outside, your feet will freeze off. Look at this hole."
"Look at this again, who would buy it? What would I do with it? Use it for firewood?"
Manager Wang's words were anything but polite, leaving Wang Xinbo speechless.
Indeed, it's no wonder Manager Wang said the quality of these straw sandals was exceptional; they were completely incomparable to the woven ones made by Wang Zhenhua and his team.
The team leader stopped talking and pulled Manager Wang back into the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Manager Wang, I'm sorry, but these few people from our village were jealous of how much work points the other group was earning, so they formed a second group. You've made a fool of yourselves."
Manager Wang saw that the captain's apology was sincere, and thought that he and the captain had cooperated quite well in the fish purchase and the previous straw sandal transaction.
His expression softened considerably, and he spoke to the captain.
"I really can't accept this batch of straw sandals! Captain Li, we've been working together for so long, have you ever seen me find fault with them?"
"But the quality of these straw sandals is really problematic. Even if I buy them, I can't sell them! Wouldn't that be cheating the state out of its property?"
Li Dazhuang scratched his head awkwardly and could only continue to apologize to Manager Wang.
"I'm sorry, Manager Wang, I'll just go and talk to these troublemakers. I don't know what else to do."
Manager Wang nodded to the team leader and turned to attend to other tasks. The team leader sighed, thinking, "What kind of mess is this? I have to apologize to him."
He walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, where three women were still chattering. When they saw the brigade leader come out, they quickly went up to ask Li Dazhuang something.
"Why doesn't he want it? We're doing just fine, aren't we? Did you say something to them?"
Li Dazhuang was so angry when he heard Wang Xinbo's question that he almost died. He said to Wang Xinbo...
"If you're so capable, go find someone who will buy your shoes. If you're not, get out of here!"
Li Dazhuang was also angry and stopped paying attention to the matter. Instead, he sat on the oxcart next to him, watching the Wang Xinbo sisters and Li Ping make a fool of themselves.
Wang Xinhong also became somewhat anxious and spoke to her sister from the side.
"Sister, what should we do?"
"If I can't sell all these shoes, how am I supposed to explain this to everyone when I get back? We haven't worked in ages. Without work points, the men at home will beat me to death!"
Li Ping, who was standing to the side, was also very anxious. She looked like she was about to cry, and her eyes were a little red. Then she said to Wang Xinbo.
"Yes, yes, without work points, how am I supposed to go home? My husband would beat me to death!"
Wang Xinbo frowned upon hearing their conversation, but still spoke with a very firm tone.
“Don’t be afraid, I’ll go talk to the manager. If he doesn’t accept it, I’ll sue them for colluding with them and for bullying ordinary people.”
After saying that, Wang Xinbo swaggered into the supply and marketing cooperative and called out to Manager Wang, who had just been there.
"Come here, why don't you accept our things?"
The villagers who were buying things at the supply and marketing cooperative all looked over here, watching this woman dressed in rural attire acting unruly.
In those days, there were no entertainment facilities, so when something like this happened, a lot of people would come to watch.
When Manager Wang saw the woman from Daliu Village come in again, and being so rude to him, his face darkened, and he yelled at her.
“Hey lady, what are you yelling about? Don’t you know this is a supply and marketing cooperative? It’s not a place for you to act recklessly. If you keep this up, I’ll call the police to arrest you.”
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