Chapter 73 Affirming Huaxi Village’s All-Female Village Cadre Team
Several people stood around and looked at each other, but no one took action.
"Try it." Yu Zhile handed over the chopsticks one by one.
Everyone picked up their chopsticks, and the first chopstick landed on their favorite ingredients.
As the ingredients took a bite, the unique spicy flavor made everyone show a satisfied expression.
The shrimp shell was fried crispy and the meat was plump and firm.
The abalone and octopus are chewy and refreshing, and the crab is plump and tasty.
The side dishes are also excellent in their own ways, the potatoes are crispy and soft, and the corn is sweet and delicious.
"It's so delicious." Everyone exclaimed.
Then, Hu Shuang gave a thumbs up and praised: "This dish goes well with rice. It will definitely sell out in the future."
Hu Laosan nodded in agreement with his daughter. This would definitely become a famous dish in the restaurant. He would have to talk to his superiors about the supply of seafood.
Thinking about it, he felt that the temporary worker's treatment was unfair to Yu Zhile, and thought about compensating her elsewhere.
"I can't get tired of eating this even after a month. Third brother, serve this dish quickly." A regular customer urged.
Hu Laosan suddenly had an idea and walked out with the dishes.
"Where are you taking it? I haven't eaten it yet." A regular customer chased after him with chopsticks in hand.
Hu Laosan put the dishes on the counter and wrote a crooked line of words on the small blackboard - Dry Pot Seafood Stew, free tasting, welcome to give your comments.
Through the window, the people in the kitchen could hear their bickering and the guests' questions.
With Hu Lan's introduction, Yu Zhile learned that this unkempt-looking old glutton was Jiang Rong, the most experienced engineer in the shipyard.
Jiang Rong's spouse died early, he had no children, and he had a very strange temper.
According to people at the shipyard, in all the years since he moved to Haidong Town, only one person has been able to enter his yard, and that person is an experienced fisherman.
"Hu Lan, someone is coming!" Hu Laosan shouted loudly.
As dinner time approached, more people gathered outside, and Hu Lan responded, "Yeah, I'll be right there."
Then, she turned to Yu Zhile and the other two and said, "You three can have a good chat. I'll let the third one cook for you later."
After saying that, she hurried out of the kitchen.
Hu Shuang sat down on the stool, crossed her legs, and started drinking her ice cream again.
"Sit down." Lan Yuanyuan pushed a stool to Yu Zhile and then sat upright.
In just a few seconds, the difference in their personalities was fully revealed.
Lan Yuanyuan suddenly remembered what her mother said and timidly brought up the topic: "You are a great cook."
"I'm just a little more careful." Yu Zhile said modestly.
Lan Yuanyuan shook her head gently and said persistently, "It's much better than the chef at the state-owned restaurant in the provincial capital."
"My aunt said the same thing." Yu Zhile felt a little strange, but responded to her.
Lan Yuanyuan became visibly happy, drinking the melted sweet water in small sips.
Hu Shuang crushed the ice cubes with a crunch and swallowed them, then rolled up the bag and threw it into the trash can in a cool manner.
"You know what? I don't want to work in a textile factory at all. I want to go to the shipyard to learn how to repair ships." She suddenly spoke.
Lan Yuanyuan's first reaction was shock. She had never heard Hu Shuang mention this matter before.
Hu Shuang continued, "But the shipyard doesn't accept female apprentices at all. What do you think I should do?"
She looked straight into Yu Zhile's eyes. She always felt that the other party could give some different opinions.
"Study by yourself, wait for opportunities, and look for opportunities." Yu Zhile answered seriously.
"You are the first person who affirms my idea." Hu Shuang smiled brightly, "I will definitely become an excellent ship maintenance engineer."
"Xiao Shuang, you can do it." Lan Yuanyuan encouraged her.
Hu Laosan appeared at the door, cleared his throat and made a sound.
Just now the counter was full of people trying the food. He greeted them for a while and recorded everyone's feedback in detail.
I never expected that I would hear my daughter's lofty ambitions as soon as I entered the door.
The four of them tacitly skipped over this topic.
Hu Laosan prepared four dishes and a soup for the three people, including fried bacon with hot peppers, braised pork ribs, stewed beef brisket with radish, stir-fried cucumber slices and fried tofu vermicelli soup.
His cooking skills are amazing, each dish has its own flavor, and it’s a complete meal for three people.
Yu Zhile said goodbye to them and rode back to the village.
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day.
Many people gathered under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, discussing the matter of the three sisters of the Zhang family proposing to split up the family property in the morning.
"In this world, how can a daughter ask for a division of the family? Zhang Zhaodi and the others really deserve to be punished." A middle-aged man with a greasy face said in a hoarse voice.
Another man with a messy hair echoed: "That's right, if it were you, I would marry them off early in exchange for the bride price."
"If you ask me, the punishment was not harsh enough." An old lady said smugly, "If I tell my Mengdi and Xiangdi to go east, they will never dare to go west."
As soon as these words were spoken, the topic gradually shifted.
Some people began to praise her for her extraordinary means and asked for her advice.
"It would be so refreshing if you could marry both of your daughters home together." The man with shifty eyes suddenly interrupted with an obscene smile.
The old lady glanced at him and said: "30 yuan for each person. If you can afford it, you can marry both of them."
"Not cheap." The man sighed, smacking his lips. "I'd better wait for a second-hand one."
The old lady spat at him.
Listening to the conversation between the two, some married young women frowned unconsciously.
"Everyone, don't get distracted. If it's your opinion, we must not let them succeed in this." The man with the duck voice waved his hands. "If they succeed, wouldn't the rules of this world be broken? In the future, if a girl doesn't want to get married and wants to split up the family, how can that be tolerated?"
Hearing this, Yu Zhile stopped his bicycle.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on her.
"What kind of world is this? What kind of rules are these?" Yu Zhile asked coldly.
The man with the duck voice was stunned for a moment, and said in a sharp voice: "This is the rule passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors. Women are not qualified to ask for a division of the family property—"
"Wrong!" Yu Zhile interrupted him sternly, "This is a world where women hold up half the sky. What men can do, women can do as well."
"Nonsense, you lunatic!" The man with the duck voice was shocked by her aura, and after he came to his senses, he jumped in anxiety.
Yu Zhile calmly asked back: "Which rule clearly states that women cannot ask for separation?"
The hoarse voice has never even been to primary school. When faced with this kind of question, he can only repeat one sentence with a red face and thick neck - this is the rule of our ancestors!
Everyone else remembered Yu Zhile's temper, and they saw Yu Haiguang scolding Zhang Yaozong at the market yesterday, so they didn't dare to say a word.
Yu Zhile looked at the duck-voiced man with an expressionless face, which made him look more like a clown.
She sneered and asked, "Do your ancestors have the right to intervene in the affairs of the new era?"
The duck-voiced man's face turned as red as Guan Gong's, and he couldn't say a word in rebuttal.
Someone in the crowd suddenly laughed.
The tense atmosphere was suddenly broken.
Yu Zhile glanced at him coldly and rode away on his bike.
The people under the tree gradually dispersed. Most of them were over fifty years old, and their daughters had already married off. This matter had nothing to do with them.
After a while, only a few families were left under the tree, looking at each other in bewilderment.
When Yu Zhile passed by Zhang's house, Aunt Huang and Old Man Zhang were standing outside the house and making a scene, cursing and pointing at the Zhang family in a pretentious manner.
Zhang Yaozong was picking his ears idly by the side.
"Yu Zhile, it's you. Did you teach them to split the family property?" Aunt Huang caught a glimpse of Yu Zhile and rushed over.
Yu Zhile was caught off guard and was pushed to the ground by her, with one of his legs crushed by the bicycle.
Aunt Huang reached out to pull her hair, and prepared to slap her with her other hand.
"ah!"
"stop!"
Two voices sounded at the same time.
Aunt Huang was blinded by a handful of sand.
Zhang Haimei in the yard heard the noise and rushed out shouting.
"Le Le, are you okay?" Zhang Wenxin hurriedly pushed the bicycle away and helped Yu Zhile up.
Yu Zhile only felt a burning pain in his right leg.
Old man Zhang took advantage of the chaos and grabbed Zhang Haimei's hair, slapped her twice, and said, "I told you to split the family property, and tomorrow I will sell you to the mountains. I told you to split the family property, you bitch."
"Ge Tai, stop him!" The old branch secretary, who had just returned from the town, shouted sternly when he saw the chaotic scene.
Ge Tai rushed forward and grabbed Old Man Zhang's wrist, causing him to let go in pain.
Despite this, he still pulled out a handful of Zhang Haimei's hair.
"Huang Cui, Zhang Shan, as long as the family is not divided, you will not have an easy life. Even if I die, I will drag you down with me." Zhang Haimei had a gloomy expression.
Zhang Yaozong was a scoundrel who said viciously, "Okay, let's see who dies first."
"Shut up." The old secretary kicked him in the knee.
Zhang Yaozong fell to his knees and glared at the old party secretary with fierce eyes.
Zhang Dajin punched him in the middle of the nose and said, "You useless thing, you rely on your father, mother, and sister. You don't have hands, do you?"
"The secretary's grandson beat people! The secretary's grandson beat people!" Aunt Huang finally opened her eyes and screamed when she saw this scene.
The commotion attracted quite a few people, including Yu Haiguang and Zhou Yuesheng.
The two noticed the injury on Yu Zhile's right leg and frowned and clenched their fists at the same time.
"Everyone go to the warehouse immediately, including all children over three years old. No one can be missing." said the old branch secretary in a deep voice.
This morning, as soon as he returned to the village, he ran into the three sisters of the Zhang family talking about dividing the family property.
Before he could even warm up his seat, news came that a meeting was being held in the town, so he and Ge Tai hurried to the commune.
However, this interruption made up his mind.
There wasn't much food in the warehouse at this season, but it still couldn't accommodate the entire village.
The place was packed with people, and those who came late could only stand in the sun, fanning themselves with sunflower fans, full of resentment.
"Quiet!" Ge Tai's voice echoed in the warehouse.
The old Party secretary took the loud speaker and said, "Today, Ge Tai and I went to the commune to hold a meeting."
Everyone looked at the old branch secretary intently.
"Huaxi Village has replaced the entire team of village cadres."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere below became like a boiling pot, with everyone talking at their own pace.
"The new team of village cadres in Huaxi Village is composed entirely of women!" shouted the old Party secretary.
All sounds suddenly disappeared.
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