The atmosphere was so lively that she felt a sense of pride as if she had won the cooking competition tonight.
Just after finishing the meal, the loud speaker blared, "Attention, women comrades, attention, women comrades, please come to the team headquarters for a meeting as soon as possible. It's cold, we have prepared hot water for everyone. Comrades coming to the meeting can bring bowls and pots to drink some hot water to warm up."
Zhang Ruifeng said to Xie Shen, "I'll leave the house to you. Your sister and I are going to a meeting. We'll lock the door from the outside. You can clean up and go to bed early."
"Okay, leave it to me."
Xie Yun smelled a bit stronger of mutton soup, so she changed her clothes before going out with Zhang Ruifeng, each holding a bowl.
They didn't have cups and drank water from bowls.
Although they were not thirsty, since the loudspeaker specifically reminded everyone to bring bowls, there was a possibility that the water tonight was a little special and they had to drink it!
Snow fluttered down, and the two of them put on their straw hats and went out. The meeting place was not far from home, so they didn't wear raincoats.
When Xie Yun and Zhang Ruifeng arrived, there were already many people in the room and it was very lively.
Today was a general women's meeting. Any female comrade from Liushu Village was welcome to attend. Even Li Aiyun and Zheng Lanping would have been welcome. But they didn't come.
There were two large buckets of steam at the door. Someone was standing behind them responsible for fetching water for everyone, and they were given a bowl of water as soon as they entered the door.
Xie Yun took a small sip. It was a little sweet, with a hint of malted milk. It must have been put in the bucket with malted milk, and maybe some sugar as well.
She whispered to Zhang Ruifeng, "We should ask Mumu to come too. He can still have another bowl."
Zhang Ruifeng nearly choked on the water she had just taken. She quickly swallowed it and whispered, "Just think about this in your mind, don't say it out loud."
Wang Huaqing asked, "What are you two whispering about?"
Xie Yun said, "This water is delicious! I have never tasted water that tastes so good. I can't bear to drink it, so I'll take it home and let my brother try it later."
Wang Huaqing rolled his eyes. "Drink yours. I'll let you take a bowl with you when you leave."
Little girl, she can smell the mutton soup on her, and you are still crying poor to her.
"Okay. Thank you, Aunt Huaqing."
Xie Yun found his little friend with the bowl in his hand, and Zhang Ruifeng also joined Xu Cheng's mother.
Before the meeting officially started, everyone chatted casually.
There are so many meetings in rural areas these days: study sessions, exchange meetings, and ideological presentations. It's said that some brigades hold meetings every night. Missing out is unacceptable; it's considered a lack of ideological progress and leads to criticism. As for the specific content of these meetings, they often consist of reading newspapers. Some people simply retreat to a corner and sleep through the entire process.
The leadership of Liushutun may not be too keen on this. They only do it when the situation is tense, and let it go when the situation is not tense. In any case, during the time Xie Yun has been here, apart from the women's meeting, the grain distribution meeting, and the year-end work points settlement and commendation meeting, no other meetings have been held.
The atmosphere at the women's meetings in Liushu Village was always very positive. Every meeting was about serious business, and everyone was very active.
Most people had arrived, and Yan Guixiang announced the start of the meeting.
"Let's first thank Sister Hua Qing. She took out her treasured collection of sugar and malted milk to make tea for everyone. This was sent back by her nephew in the city as a token of her filial piety. Sister Hua Qing felt that we women comrades have worked hard all year and have performed exceptionally well, so she gave this to everyone as a reward. Let's applaud and thank her."
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There was the sound of stomping feet.
The compacted earth was almost being stomped into dust.
Yan Guixiang quickly called a halt.
Zhou Dani said, "We all have bowls in our hands, so we can't clap. We can only stamp our feet. Thank you, Hua Qing!"
Wang Huaqing smiled and said, "You're welcome. Let's keep up the good work and perform well next year."
Someone said, "In order to drink your malted milk next year, I have to behave myself."
Everyone at the scene burst into laughter.
Yan Guixiang waited for everyone to laugh for a few seconds before knocking on the table and saying, "It's the end of the year, so we women comrades should also hold a summary meeting, a commendation meeting, and a talk meeting to see what we did best this year, where we still lacked, what difficulties we encountered, what we couldn't figure out, and what we hope for next year. Let's talk about it. What can we do for everyone? Let's also raise all the questions and discuss them on the spot."
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