Chapter 231 Autumn Wind Rises 3
Secretary Song led them to where Lao Chu and his family lived: "It's right here, but these people are working in the farm now."
Ten minutes ago, Chu Hong secretly poured some moldy amaranth water into every room here.
Moldy amaranth is pickled amaranth stems.
Just like stinky tofu, people who like to eat it will find it crispy, tender, fragrant, delicious and tasty. It smells stinky but tastes very delicious.
Chu Hong just realized that there was no stinky tofu for sale yet.
However, moldy amaranth is very common and is found in almost every household.
But even if they didn't mind the stink when they were eating, now when they walked in and smelled the pungent odor, those members of the joint defense team wished they could hold their breath.
What's more, the interior was really simple. When I opened a few earthen jars, I found half a jar of broken rice mixed with bran.
It seems that there is more bran and less broken rice.
The jar next to it was moldy Amaranth, and they were so scared that they quickly put the lid back on.
The other jars contained some dried vegetables.
There was a patched cotton quilt on the bed, and under the bed were just some sticks and some smelly shoes.
So they searched through it and quickly left the house to report: "Captain, there's nothing special in there."
Captain Li was not too surprised. He had checked many places before and found that these people were having a hard time.
He said, "Then go to the farm and see how they work."
Then he asked Party Secretary Song next to him: "The chickens and ducks in the farm must weigh about three or four pounds, right? Have they laid eggs?"
He was just waiting for Secretary Song to casually suggest catching a few for them to taste.
Otherwise, wouldn’t all their hard work be in vain?
He also planned to go from Lingtou Village to Lingzhong Village in the morning and finally to Lingxia Village to have lunch there.
They didn't dare to go too far, but when it was time for dinner, the branch secretaries and team leaders would usually be very enthusiastic and offer to keep food for them.
Even in the poorest places, we would grit our teeth and prepare chicken soup and scrambled eggs for them.
In addition, the vegetables were served in large plates.
But there is a farm here, so raising two chickens shouldn’t be a big deal, right?
And the scrambled eggs wouldn’t be too stingy, would they?
Secretary Song shook his head and sighed: "It hasn't started laying eggs yet. It only weighs two or three pounds."
It is impossible to eat chicken. It is better to dream about it so beautifully.
Captain Li's face darkened, and he looked at him with more dissatisfaction: "Does that mean your farm is not doing well?"
Secretary Song readily admitted: "That's right. I don't have much experience in my first year, but I'm still alive now."
"Besides, chickens and ducks can only lay eggs after five or six months, right?"
He would never really give in to these people's wishes.
Otherwise, if they eat comfortably, what should we do if they come to ask for money every now and then in the future?
It would be better to stop them from having such thoughts at the beginning.
Anyway, they are not his direct superiors.
However, most of these people are ruthless enough, and Secretary Song does not want to offend them to death.
Therefore, the character he has created for himself now is that of a selfless, stubborn, and picky brigade secretary.
When they arrived at the farm, they saw that those people were wearing short clothes and pants with various patches, and straw sandals on their feet, and were digging the rice fields for chickens and ducks.
Secretary Song shouted ruthlessly, "Come here, all of you. The leaders above are here to instruct you on your work."
The old and young ones including Lao Chu all came over timidly with their chests hunched and their backs hunched.
Maybe he came too hastily, he didn't even put down the small shovel in his hand and the winnowing basket filled with chickens, ducks and rice.
There was also a bad odor on their bodies.
Captain Li couldn't help but take a few steps back.
One of the original goals of going to the countryside was to give them nameplates and give them fashionable haircuts. Anyway, the people were made to feel scared and desperate.
But these people stink so much that none of them want to get a fashionable haircut, and they all just want to stay away from them.
Just at this moment, Gu Ci also came over carrying half a load of smelly amaranth water.
Knowing that the joint defense team was going to the countryside, Chu Hong asked for a lot of stinky amaranth water in the village.
I deliberately left it outside and added some oil to ferment it, and it is now bubbling.
If he didn't know what these were, he would probably feel like vomiting.
But he still had time to walk away. He saw that these people seemed to be frightened. Their feet slipped and the shoulder pole on their shoulders flew out. Two and a half buckets of stinky amaranth water also spilled on the ground, and a lot of it splashed on Lao Chu and the others.
Gu Ci pointed at them and became angry: "What are you all doing standing here like idiots? Don't you know that in the countryside, these fertilizers are the best for nourishing the land? Why don't you shovel up all this with the soil and use it to fertilize the land?"
At this moment, Lao Chu and the others were like a young wife being bullied by her evil mother-in-law. They dared not get angry or say anything, but started to shovel the wet soil dully and obediently.
Captain Li and his men suppressed the urge to vomit and silently took a few steps back.
But Gu Ci had already seen them, so he stepped forward excitedly and said, "Are you here to take them all away? These old guys are useless and not efficient enough to work. How about you take them all back and teach them a lesson?"
"Send us some young and strong ones next time?"
Captain Li didn't want to stay any longer.
Even through the bamboo fence, you can see chickens and ducks walking all over the ground, as well as other things that make people feel sick.
He said sternly, "Okay, you can't be picky about this. I see that these people are obedient and have not slacked off in their work. It seems that they have received an education and they just need to keep it up in the future."
After saying that, he turned and left: "We still have to inspect other places, so we'll go first."
Secretary Song was very polite and tried to persuade them to stay: "Leaders, you have worked hard, why don't you stay for a meal? I have asked someone to cook."
At this time, it was already past eleven o'clock.
The team members who were originally working in the fields also came back carrying hoes or shouldering loads.
Even when working, some people would be lazy, but after working in the fields for a long time, everyone was sweating profusely and their trouser legs were rolled up and covered in mud.
When they saw people like them, they would carefully take a detour, as if avoiding snakes and scorpions.
The members of the joint defense team were all upset. Although they knew that they didn't have a good reputation outside, weren't these fools too hateful?
If Captain Li and his men hadn't been hungry after running all morning, they wouldn't have wanted to stay for dinner.
Then they arrived at the village committee, and when the food was served, Captain Li's face became even uglier.
The rice was broken rice mixed with rice bran, and the dishes were stir-fried beans, eggplant, and water spinach without any oiliness. The only dish that could be considered as a meat dish was the loofah and egg drop soup.
But there was a big bowl of soup, but there was very little frangipani in it, probably only one egg.
Captain Li's daughter was young after all, and was always praised wherever she went. She had never been ignored like this before. She was so angry that her eyebrows were raised. She slammed the table and glared at Secretary Song: "You..."
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