Chapter 125 Cui Hejie intercepted the deal?
Gu Yuehuai glanced at him. Even if he didn't say it, she could imagine how he felt right now.
But none of this matters.
She nodded without any sign of timidity, and said generously: "Hello, leaders. I am Gu Yuehuai. These murals are all made by me. If you have any questions or want to ask, you can ask me."
Qin Wanjiang looked at the girl in front of him who was so graceful and elegant, not at all the timid and unpresentable girl he had imagined. When he thought of his two daughters at home, his heart became more complicated.
Several commune leaders admired her attitude and began to ask her about her inspiration for the mural.
Gu Yuehuai talked freely. The murals she painted were all pictures of the members clearing mountains to create fields, working hard to start businesses, and rebuilding the appearance of their hometown. There were also gratifying scenes of mechanized agriculture and bumper grain harvests.
These are the grand scenes that will happen a few years later. She painted them now for good meaning, and naturally they also touched the hearts of several leaders. Who doesn't want the people in the area under his/her jurisdiction to live and work in peace and contentment and have plenty of food?
Wang Fu and Wang Peisheng both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Yue Huai was able to handle the situation with ease.
They looked at Gu Yuehuai with surprise, as if she had always shown a surprising side since she took over this job in the team. It was a good thing that their team could produce such a talent.
Finally, Qin Wanjiang made the final decision and praised: "Very good, your team's murals are very good, and Comrade Gu is also very good."
If he felt complicated at first, then seeing her behave so gracefully and deal with the commune leaders naturally, he couldn't help but secretly admire her, and she really had some of the style of his wife Lin Jinshu.
He has never been a petty person. If he really minded, he would not have married Lin Jinshu in the first place.
"The commune will emphasize promoting the murals of your brigade at that time. Please be careful not to damage the murals." A female leader of another commune said seriously, pointing to the colorful and lifelike murals on the wall.
She is the deputy director of Huangying Commune, Yu Wen.
Wang Fu nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Director Yu."
He was so excited that he couldn't suppress his joy.
Over the years, their Dalaozi Production Brigade has not been considered excellent either in terms of discipline or grain production, and has never stood out from the commune leaders. This time, they can finally be proud of themselves.
As soon as this publicity came out, many nearby teams came to learn from it, which really made people happy!
Before leaving, Director Yu Wen turned around and said, "By the way, the public grain payment is coming soon, so your team should get ready."
Hearing this, the joy on Wang Fu's face faded, but he didn't dare to say anything, just nodded.
He and Wang Peisheng exchanged a glance, both with bitter looks on their faces.
When Gu Yuehuai, who was standing by, heard the words "pay public grain", the expression on his face changed.
Paying public grain is a kind of tax on all collectives and individuals engaged in agricultural production and agricultural income. In the 1970s, the production team still adhered to the form of paying public grain collectively. This was a matter of course and an obligation that needed to be fulfilled.
Why did Wang Fu and Wang Peisheng turn pale when they heard the words “pay public grain”?
Because paying the public grain every year is not an easy task, after receiving the public grain payment quota numbers allocated by the commune, each brigade and production team will use loudspeakers to broadcast the deadlines and matters related to the payment of public grain.
She was not concerned about the difficulties faced by the grain-paying team, but the fact that the target for paying grain this time was not small.
Originally, the team had not properly coordinated the grain accounting until the targets for handing over public grain were announced. Only then did they begin to carefully dry, winnow, and weigh the autumn harvested grain. After all, the public grain had to be delivered to the commune grain purchasing station for quality inspection.
Although they had known that this year's grain harvest would be poor, they did not think it was a big problem. However, after paying the public grain tax, the brigade discovered that this year's grain production had decreased by as much as 60% compared to previous years!
There is almost no need to calculate work points, as everyone knows that this year's food and work points are far from enough.
However, no cadre in the brigade dared to speak out for fear of causing unrest. Instead, they reported the matter to the commune and the county, hoping that the senior leaders would find a solution. The food shortage seemed like a chain reaction, and more than a dozen nearby brigades reported the problem one after another.
This year has become a true famine year.
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After dealing with the commune leaders, Gu Yuehuai rushed to the black market with a basket on his shoulder.
She brought a full basket of eggs today, which turned out to be more than a hundred. If each egg cost six cents, she could sell them for six dollars. However, the quantity was large today, so she planned to sell them cheaper, at five cents each.
An egg is as big as a child's fist, of good quality, and selling it for five cents is definitely a low price.
She seemed to be born with a talent for business. As soon as she set up her stall in the black market, customers came to her one after another. Eggs were indeed hard currency. Compared with the eggs sold by the supply and marketing cooperatives that required egg coupons, her eggs were cheap, affordable and large in size.
In the whole afternoon, most of the eggs had been sold.
Gu Yuehuai rubbed his sore wrist, picked up the basket and prepared to go back.
At this moment, she suddenly heard He Lanzhang's voice: "Comrade Gu!"
His voice was filled with joy as he strode towards Gu Yuehuai: "Comrade Gu!"
Gu Yuehuai was slightly surprised and looked up at him: "Comrade He? Why are you here?"
She glanced behind He Lanzhang again. Over there, Cui Hejie was pushing a bicycle and looking at the two of them with interest, as if they were watching something funny. They looked very relaxed, with a sense of happiness that everything was under control.
He Lanzhang's eyes flickered for a moment, and he smiled awkwardly, "I, I was just passing by with my friend."
Gu Yuehuai glanced at him. He Lanzhang was obviously a man who would not lie. He was obviously guilty when he said this. It seemed that he knew she might come here, so he walked this way.
Gu Yuehuai had a headache. She was not afraid of other people's hatred, but she was afraid of other people's love.
She thought back and it seemed that she had never shown any difference to He Lanzhang. They were just ordinary friends. She didn't understand why he suddenly took such notice of her. It seemed that every time he saw her, his face blossomed.
He Lanzhang felt more guilty when he was looked at by Gu Yuehuai, so he asked, "Comrade Gu, have you eaten yet? Can I treat you to a meal?"
After he asked this question, he felt quite uneasy. He used to be a cheerful and generous person, but since he met her, everything seemed to have changed. Even his temperament became cautious, fearing that he would be rejected by her.
Gu Yuehuai answered the question irrelevantly: "How are you and Zhu Rongrong doing?"
Hearing this, He Lanzhang's expression changed slightly.
He glanced at Gu Yuehuai, guessed something in his heart, and a little grievance emerged in his eyes, but he still said: "I have nothing to do with Zhu Rongrong. Those are just jokes from her father and my brother. Besides, she is going to marry Lao Cui soon."
"Old Cui, the person you have seen is him." He Lanzhang said, turning back and pointing at Cui Hejie who was pushing a bicycle.
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