In the educated youth compound, Xie Yuyao was arranging dried fruit with the other educated youth. Ren Fei suddenly rushed in from outside, "Yuyao, I have something to ask you, let's go outside to talk."
Seeing her anxious look, Xie Yuyao put down what she was doing and was pulled away by Ren Fei.
"Yuyao, did you offend Zhao Honghui in some way?" Ren Fei was eager to know what their relationship was.
Xie Yuyao's heart sank upon hearing this. "What do you mean?"
“I just went to see him and told him about the dried fruit plan, but he wants you to talk to him in person and said that we can’t go to the black market, or the consequences will be serious.”
If the black market route is cut off, where will she go to exchange for money? "Tell me everything you said to him."
"I told him about our plan, and he immediately asked if it was your idea..."
After hearing Ren Fei's explanation, Xie Yuyao was both amused and exasperated: "It's alright. He probably misunderstood that our educated youth team wanted to sell dried fruit. He didn't know that our original intention was to involve the entire production team. After dinner, Li Weidong went to tell the brigade leader, and the misunderstanding was naturally cleared up."
Ren Fei recalled what she had said, then slapped her forehead in annoyance, "Oh dear, it's my fault, I didn't explain clearly. Yu Yao, you and Zhao Honghui..."
Xie Yuyao raised an eyebrow, waiting for her to finish speaking.
Seeing her indifferent expression, Ren Fei changed her question: "How did he know that the pear preserves were your idea?"
"Maybe it's just a guess. His aunt works in the grass-cutting team and knows about my picking sour pears."
"I see..." Ren Fei believed her and even teased, "You have no idea how fierce he was back then. Luckily, it was just a misunderstanding. This guy really is worthy of being from the military." After saying that, Ren Fei lowered her head and smiled unconsciously.
Seeing her girlish demeanor, Xie Yuyao turned her head and looked away.
After dinner, Xie Yuyao took out a pound of dried fruit from the house and handed it to Wu Lihong.
"Yuyao, are you really not coming with us? You came up with this idea."
"Yes, only you know the specifics of how to make dried fruit."
Li Weidong and Wu Lihong both hoped that she could come forward together so that the brigade leader and other community members would know about her contributions.
"No, it wouldn't make any difference if I went. Just tell the battalion commander to do it in the name of our battalion. They know better than me how to do it. As for the production process, you've seen it for yourselves, so I don't need to say more."
The wisdom of the working people is boundless; she only needs to offer a starting point, without adding unnecessary details.
"Alright then, we'll tell the captain that it was your idea."
As soon as Li Weidong finished speaking, Ren Fei said, "Brother Li, since Yuyao doesn't want to go, then I'll go."
She really enjoyed doing this kind of service to the people.
Li Weidong and Wu Lihong looked at each other, and before they could express their opinions, Bei Xiao, who had overheard Jiang Yan's whisper, also said that she wanted to go together: "We have to talk to the captain in advance and make sure that we are paid separately for the fruit we have been working these past few days, otherwise we will have worked for nothing."
“If the brigade leader doesn’t agree, I think we should just forget about it. We’ll get our share anyway.” Ren Fei explained, remembering Zhao Honghui’s warning. “We need to use the brigade’s collective name to get the money, otherwise it will just be stuck in our hands.”
Jiang Yan protested, "Yu Yao didn't say that back then! Now you're trying to use us to boost your reputation, without even considering whether we'll stand for it!"
"I didn't!" Ren Fei cried out, feeling utterly wronged. "I meant that the brigade leader really didn't want to, so he had no choice but to give up. What else could he do? If they couldn't sell them, were you going to keep them for yourself?"
"I'd rather sell it on the black market than let those people profit from it! Why should the fruits of my labor, which I work so hard to harvest after a day's work, be shared with strangers!"
Jiang Yan and Ren Fei got into a fight because their own interests were at stake.
Seeing that Jiang Yan's words were becoming increasingly unrestrained, Xie Yuyao shouted, "Enough! Stop arguing!"
"I did nothing wrong! Yuyao, do you still remember what you said back then? Now that we're negotiating, you're avoiding it. What do you mean by that?" Jiang Yan shifted her focus to Xie Yuyao and launched a barrage of attacks.
Ren Fei also complained to Xie Yuyao: "Yuyao, do you remember what I told you this evening? The black market is absolutely not going to work. If we don't go through the collective, we won't get a single penny! I'm doing this for everyone's sake, what's wrong with that!"
"Come on, you're just being hypocritical after getting the benefit. You say you're thinking of us, but it's just to highlight your selfless dedication!"
Seeing that the war was about to reignite, Xie Yuyao waved her hands in a ceasefire gesture, "Stop!"
"Jiang Yan, I did make this suggestion back then. Not only did you hear it, but Brother Li and Sister Lihong also knew about it. They would naturally mention this to the brigade leader. Don't you trust them at all?"
“Ren Fei, Brother Li and Sister Li Hong have always been in charge of external liaison for the educated youth team, so you don’t need to worry about it. As for what to do if the brigade leader disagrees, we can discuss it together. The minority should follow the majority, or those who disagree can handle it themselves. There’s no need to rush to make a decision.”
After speaking to the two noisy individuals, Xie Yuyao looked around and warned everyone, "This was initiated by me, and it involves the interests of the entire educated youth team. Don't act rashly, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?"
All the educated youth looked towards the source of the sound and were stunned.
Several people appeared at the gate of the courtyard: the brigade leader, the village party secretary, the village accountant, and Zhao Honghui!
I don't know how long they've been here, or how much they've heard.
Li Weidong was the first to react, and with a smile, he welcomed them in and invited them to sit down at the dining table in the main room.
Wu Lihong and the others busily served tea and water, while Xie Yuyao presented a plate of dried fruit.
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