Both the team leader and the village party secretary felt like the sky had fallen. They didn't expect the leaders to come down to inspect the work suddenly, and they didn't expect to witness a fight among the members. They were both overwhelmed.
"I'm telling you, don't even think about sucking our blood and eating our flesh to feed your precious grandson!"
Du Xiaoying put her hands on her hips and said, "Gender equality is the same. When school starts in the fall, I will send my daughter to school to learn how to read. I will never become a scum like you who is lazy, greedy, and only knows how to scheme against others."
"Good! Well said!"
A resounding cheer rang out.
Everyone turned their heads to look and saw the team leader and the village party secretary, whose expressions kept changing, walking towards them, surrounded by several people in shirts and black pants.
And from the way those people were dressed, you could tell they were city people.
Du Xiaoying recognized one of them at a glance as Director Wang, whom she had met last time in the commune. She quickly got off the howling Liu Lanhua, smoothed her slightly messy hair, and forced a perfect smile.
The team leader's face was darker than the bottom of a pot. "Why don't you go home after work? What are you doing here making a fuss? What a disgrace!"
"Oh my~ Captain——"
Du Xiaoying interrupted Liu Lanhua's wailing, "Captain, it's this family that's always trying to suck our blood. If I, as a mother, don't stand up, who knows how my daughters will be bullied."
"Uncle Song, since you are here too, please take good care of Liu Lanhua. If you have nothing to do, go up the mountain to collect firewood. We have separated the family, and you can't expect to rely on the second branch for everything."
Old Man Song noticed the captain's warning look, glanced at the few city people behind him, and quickly put on an honest and simple look, scolding his eldest daughter-in-law who was still rolling on the ground.
"Stop making trouble and go home quickly. There's a lot of work to do at home."
Du Xiaoying glanced at Old Man Song's back. The old man was quite cunning.
"Okay, everyone, go do what you need to do and stop gathering here."
After the captain gave the order, the group of people around who wanted to watch the fun began to disperse reluctantly, looking back every few steps.
"Come here, Guoliang's wife, let me introduce you. This is Secretary Zhang and Director Wang from the commune, Director He from the county propaganda office, and reporter Zhang from the city."
The team leader said, "Dear leaders, this is our team's tractor driver, Comrade Du Xiaoying."
Du Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, then greeted them in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Hello, Secretary Zhang, Director Wang, Director He, and Reporter Zhang."
"Comrade Du, it's true that hearing about your reputation is worse than meeting you in person. You are worthy of being the Iron Lady of the Shibaqing Brigade. You are no less capable than any male comrade."
"Every family has its own problems. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you leaders." Du Xiaoying said embarrassedly, casting a puzzled look at the team leader and the village party secretary.
Could it be that because she is a female tractor driver, the leaders are worried and have to evaluate her in person?
The team leader and the village party secretary smiled at each other, restrained their excited voices, and briefly stated the purpose of the commune leaders' visit.
"Interview me?!" Du Xiaoying's eyes widened in shock.
Secretary Zhang smiled gently and said, "Comrade Du, as the first female tractor driver in our county and even the city, we not only admire you, but also hope to inspire more people."
Director Wang said, "This is also a good opportunity to promote our Shang County and inspire more comrades to work hard like Comrade Du."
Du Xiaoying's eyes sparkled, and her voice was clear. "I will definitely cooperate with reporter Zhang. I also hope to use this opportunity to encourage all female comrades to bravely pursue what they want to do. "Women hold up half the sky" is not just a slogan."
"Great! Young people should have this kind of enthusiasm." Secretary Zhang applauded. "Reporter Zhang, you can arrange the interview next. Don't worry about us."
"Okay, Secretary Zhang."
.....
Song family
Reporter Zhang adjusted his glasses. "Comrade Du, did you encounter any difficulties while learning to operate a tractor? How did you overcome them?"
"Reporter Zhang, please wait a moment."
Du Xiaoying got up and went back into the house. She came out again with a book and a notebook in her hands. "Reporter Zhang, when I was studying, I always followed this saying: a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. This notebook is filled with the notes I took during my study."
"Why...is this all pinyin?" Reporter Zhang asked in confusion as he saw that most of the text was pinyin.
Du Xiaoying scratched her head a little embarrassedly, "It's like this, I only went to school for two years when I was a child, and I have forgotten all the words I knew over the years.
Originally, my husband and I planned to send our children to school in the fall, but since our eldest, second, and third daughters were delayed for a long time, we decided to teach them at home first to lay a foundation.
Luckily, my husband taught himself to read in the army and taught me and the children whenever he had time, so I used pinyin to replace many words I couldn’t write, and when I got home I would slowly look them up in the dictionary one by one…”
When they looked at the pinyin and the corresponding characters on the notebook, they couldn't help but show expressions of admiration.
Comrade Du has such perseverance, no wonder he succeeded!
I also learned that her husband was a veteran who had served in the army for more than ten years and had taught himself to read and write without ever attending school for a single day. I admired him even more.
.....
“Thump, thump, thump…”
The villagers looked at the tractor at the edge of the field, craning their necks curiously, looking eastward.
"My goodness, what are you doing? Why are you still using the iron ox when you've already finished work?"
"That's a reporter from some city newspaper. I heard they want to interview Daya's mom, and they're taking pictures right now."
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