Chapter 439 Big News from Feng City
The next day, when Gu Yuehuai and Bai Mei arrived at Huangying Commune, they heard the murder case of educated youth from Beijing that everyone on the street was talking about.
Bai Mei looked a little sad: "Huang Sheng should be finished, right?"
Although he asked this question, the news had already spread so widely, and the forces behind Huang Sheng could not cover up the truth with one hand.
Gu Yuehuai chuckled: "Maybe."
The Masses Daily made a desperate move and immediately announced the story of Zhang Yue'er, a nurse at the county hospital, who committed suicide by hanging herself. The cause and consequence of the incident were all because of Huang Sheng. This was like stirring up a hornet's nest, and Huang Sheng became a murderer who was wanted by everyone.
But even at this point, she couldn't be sure that Huang Sheng would be sentenced to death. If the Huang family worked behind the scenes to get him back to the capital, perhaps he could be released after serving a few years in prison. Today's legal supervision is much weaker than in later generations.
After parting with Bai Mei and arriving at Mass Daily, the atmosphere in Group 3's office was very cheerful.
Wan Qinglan's eyes sparkled, and he looked beaming with joy: "Yue Huai, come on, come on, we're the only one missing! We have to think about how to celebrate, how about we go to a state-owned restaurant for dinner? And have a couple of bottles of beer to cheer us up?"
Gu Yuehuai sat down, put away his drawings, and asked, "What are you celebrating?"
"What do you think? Of course our three groups' performance has increased significantly! If you ask me, there will definitely be a bonus, even though the editor-in-chief didn't say it. Hehe, the newspapers sold in the past two days are more than the past month combined!"
"Although Huang Sheng is a bad person, his popularity is really high."
"The editor-in-chief has sent people to the county hospital for an interview again. The bigger the incident involving Zhang Yue'er gets, the better it will be for us."
Wan Qinglan puffed out his chest, looked very proud and seemed to be full of confidence in the future.
At this time, a senior colleague from Group 3 suddenly said mysteriously, "Okay, let's not talk about this old news in our unit. There was a big news in Feng City recently. I wonder if you have heard about it?"
Wan Qinglan curled her lips and said, "Big news? What's going on? Murder or robbery? Or is it that another factory has closed down?"
Fengshi also has a mass daily, and all the newspaper units are connected. Although Fengshi is far away from Qing'an County, it is a mixed bag of people, and it is well known that dangerous accidents happen every other day.
The big news in Feng City is nothing more than serial murders, home invasions and murders, etc. They are used to it.
Besides, they were not personally responsible for it. Even if they heard about it, they would just watch it as a bystander. There was nothing to get excited about. Fortunately, this guy was a senior newspaper editor, but it was petty for him to talk about this matter.
Wan Qinglan secretly complained in his heart, it seems that the future of Masses Daily still depends on young people like them who are patient!
The senior colleague was not angry either, he just laughed and said: "I don't know that Fengshi is in chaos? It's definitely not this!"
Gu Yuehuai's hand holding the paintbrush paused slightly, and he probably guessed what the big news he was talking about was.
Next, the words of a senior colleague confirmed her guess.
"As you know, our country has been experiencing a food shortage recently, and every household is in a bad situation."
"And Feng City has recently added a 'Grain Street'! I heard that the quality of the grain is very good, the flour is as white as snow, the rice is very plump and fragrant, and there are eggs as big as fists. In short, everything is beyond my expectations."
"The most important thing is that the price is not expensive. It is no different from the regular grain in the grain station!"
As soon as these words were spoken, they really caused a commotion in Group 3's office.
"Is it true? Grain Street? Is it certified by the city?"
"If that's the case, I have to go to Feng City and buy some more food. Times are tough, and who knows what the situation will be like this year? It's not good to have money in my hands but no food in my mouth!"
"That's right, that makes sense, but Feng City is too chaotic. How about we form a team and go together?"
The crowd became more and more excited and gradually strayed from the topic.
Gu Yuehuai was painting with his brush, but he had not expected Xing Jian to be so bold. Not only did he not hide away and sell grain quietly, he also found the local people's daily newspaper and placed an advertisement. This guy really had some business sense.
However, in this era, it is hard to say whether this kind of thinking is a good thing or a bad thing.
Wan Qinglan frowned. Her family was not short of food, so she naturally would not buy into this. She could not help but advise, "Are you guys kidding? This is definitely not a food street certified by the city. It sounds good, but isn't it still a black market after all?"
"We often receive news about the chaos in Feng City. How could the local citizens there not know that you went to Feng City with money to buy food? I guess you were detained as soon as you got off the train, and your money and notes were taken away from you!"
"Besides, it's just food. There must be something fishy going on when the rumor is spread so wildly."
Huang Binbin was so happy to be with Wan Qinglan that he felt like he had won the lottery. Of course, he would do whatever Wan Qinglan said. "Qinglan is right. We need to think about this matter carefully and we must not act rashly."
The senior colleague shook his head and said, "Since Feng City has published an article in the newspaper, they must have done an investigation. There is no smoke without fire. This cannot be false. Anyway, I am going to go there. Don't let it be too late to regret when the grain is sold out."
After saying that, he left the office and headed towards the editor-in-chief's office.
The remaining few people in the three groups were eager to make a move, and finally gritted their teeth and followed.
Wan Qinglan's face twitched and he shook his head, "These people are all crazy. Is it so easy to go to Feng City?"
"You are a full man who doesn't know the hunger of the hungry. Food is very important to the older generation. We have no food source in Qing'an County. Go to the supply and marketing cooperative and the grain station and ask. How many kilograms of grain are supplied every day?"
"Do you know how many people there are in Qing'an County? How much of this grain will each person get?"
"Once the news gets out, I'm afraid the people in Qing'an County will take the train to Feng City overnight. Old Li and his men knew the news in advance, and they all wanted to buy more food to survive the famine, so they naturally won't listen to you."
Gu Yuehuai's voice was calm and peaceful, analyzing the matter to Wan Qinglan from an outsider's perspective.
Wan Qinglan was speechless, he lowered his head and thought for a while, then hummed, "If they want to go, they can go. I really can't control them. And you are right. I am a full man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. I can talk without any pain in my waist."
Gu Yuehuai curved his lips and said, "Work hard, and come with me to the supply and marketing cooperative at noon."
"What are you going to the supply and marketing cooperative for? To buy grain? Didn't you already say..." Wan Qinglan looked at her in confusion.
Gu Yuehuai didn't keep it a secret: "I'm not buying food, I'm buying a bicycle."
Hearing this, Wan Qinglan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Bicycle? Great, Yue Huai, it seems that you have saved a lot of money since coming to our Mass Daily. You are even going to buy a bicycle! Not bad, not bad, your living standards are gradually improving!"
As soon as the young man talked about bicycles, he instantly forgot what had just happened.
Who doesn’t want a Phoenix bicycle these days?
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