Chapter 107 Chapter 107
Fortunately, the controversy surrounding Ye Qing’s boyfriend did not last long.
The main reason is that one of the two parties is less than seventeen years old, and the other is far away in Jicheng. The two of them have rarely appeared in the same frame, leaving no room for imagination at all.
Furthermore, although Ye Qing was young, she was not as shy as her peers. She was not annoyed by the teasings from the people in the village, and she would even joke back and say some dirty words, making those aunties and grandmas who were making funny faces feel embarrassed and could only leave in anger.
After a few rounds of this, the villagers in the village realized that Ye Qing was not so easy to mess with. This little girl was very thick-skinned and ordinary people were no match for her.
Therefore, even though the people in the village firmly believed that Ye Qing was talking to Gu Weidong, they only discussed it in private, and almost no one came to Ye Qing to inquire about it.
Ye Qing was happy and at ease. She knew all the rumors that the villagers were spreading behind her back, but she could only pretend that she didn't hear them.
This incident did not have much impact on Ye Qing, and in fact, it unexpectedly brought some convenience to Ye Qing.
Firstly, now that she had found a partner, there were fewer people from the nearby production brigades who wanted to hit on her for no reason. Even the matchmaker who used to come to her house from time to time disappeared.
Obviously, those who were planning on doing so knew what was going on in their minds. They knew the weight of the battalion commander in the army, and few of them dared to come to Gu Weidong to snatch the target. They were afraid that they would not dig a corner well and offend a ruffian. If Gu Weidong took revenge on them, it would be troublesome. They could not win the fight at all.
Secondly, because of this newly-minted identity of "Gu Weidong's target", Kaoshantun and even the commune became much more enthusiastic towards Ye Qing. Originally, even though Ye Qing had a homestead in Kaoshantun, his identity still lacked some recognition. Even though the people in the village had accepted the fact that Ye Qing had become a villager of Kaoshantun, they still felt that Ye Qing was separated from them by a layer.
But now it is different. Ye Qing is going to become the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, and she will be a real member of Kaoshantun. The children she gives birth to in the future will be of the old Gu family and can be directly included in the Gu family tree. For the older generation, the inheritance of this clan relationship is the real root. No matter where this person goes in the future, she will be branded with the mark of Kaoshantun.
In short, Ye Qing has now truly gained the recognition of the people in the village and has become a recognized member of Kaoshan Village.
It was at this time that Ye Qing discovered that the name Gu Weidong could actually be used in this way.
In this case, she didn't really care whether to clarify the rumors or not, because it didn't have any negative impact on her anyway.
But for the other party, Gu Weidong, it might be a hindrance. Having her as a fake girlfriend would definitely delay Gu Weidong's matchmaking and finding a partner.
So when Gu Weidong called Ye Qing on the 20th of May, Ye Qing took the opportunity to tell Gu Weidong about the rumors spreading in the village.
This matter was caused by Wu Yueying, so Ye Qing didn't feel sorry for Gu Weidong.
After hearing this, Gu Weidong also fell silent on the other end of the phone.
After a while, he finally asked Ye Qing:
"Do you mind this? If you need, I can write to the old Party secretary and ask him to hold a meeting in the village to clarify the matter."
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, then he smiled:
"Why should I mind? This matter is a bit absurd, but it doesn't cause any loss to me. On the contrary, it makes my work in the village go more smoothly. As long as you don't mind me using your name to pull tiger skin and wave the banner, it's fine."
Ye Qing himself felt that it didn't matter whether the rumor was clarified or not, but if Gu Weidong minded, then he could only wait until he came back and then think of a way to quell the rumor.
Gu Weidong chuckled and said, "If you think this identity is useful, just take it."
"I've told you before that I want to start over. I just want to work hard on my career. Other things are secondary to me. Marriage is up to fate. It doesn't matter if I stay single for the rest of my life."
"You want to use my name to do something. It just so happens that I also need a partner to shut up the leaders. I'm not young anymore. If I keep dragging it out, I'm afraid the political commissar will arrange a blind date for me again. Since both of us find this troublesome, why don't we just reach a cooperation agreement? In the future, we will be partners to the outside world. What do you think?"
Ye Qing was immediately happy.
This guy wants to "confirm" the scandal and just act as her fake boyfriend.
Ye Qing had never thought about it in this way before, but now that Gu Weidong suggested it, she thought about it carefully and felt that this idea was really good.
She may not be troubled by this now, but in one or two years, she will be of marriageable age in the countryside. If she doesn't find a partner, the matchmakers within 20 miles will be worried, and her doorstep will be trampled down by people.
In order to prevent this situation from happening again, she really needs to find a "target" to act as a shield.
But Ye Qing really didn't dare to just find a man without knowing his background, for she was afraid of getting into trouble and being caught by him, or even being used to plot against her, which would be troublesome.
So after all the considerations, Gu Weidong is indeed the most suitable candidate for cooperation.
She and Gu Weidong got along quite well during this period and felt that he was reliable. Moreover, neither of them intended to waste time on finding a partner, so it was a perfect match for both of them.
"Okay, then we'll do as you say. From now on, we'll be a couple. If you find a suitable partner and want to get married, you don't have to worry about it. Just tell me directly. Then we'll announce our breakup to the public, and it won't hinder you from starting a new life."
After Ye Qing figured it out, he agreed very readily.
After the two happily "confirmed their relationship" on the phone, Gu Weidong talked about how he helped to find connections and make things work.
"I asked someone to repackage the Monkey Wine and had my friend deliver it. There shouldn't be any problems. We should have news in a week or so at the latest."
"The ginseng is in great condition, so he didn't want it. But he asked me if I was willing to sell it to him. He said that he had an elderly person in his family who was in poor health, so he wanted to buy him an old mountain ginseng as a reserve. The price he offered was double the price of the one you sold to the Liu family last time. You have to decide for yourself."
The things had been taken away, and Ye Qing would definitely not take them back. Moreover, since the other party was willing to help Han Yabo's affairs, he had already taken a risk and done a favor. Ye Qing was not an ungrateful person. She could exchange an old ginseng for Han Yabo's transfer, which was equivalent to directly saving the life of this master. She still knew what was more important.
So Ye Qing said directly:
"Sell it. You don't have to double the price. Just sell it to the Liu family at the same price as before."
Ye Qing was worried that if she didn't ask for money, the other party would not be willing to accept it, so in order to allay her concerns, she simply gave a friendly price.
After receiving Ye Qing's instructions, Gu Weidong didn't spend too much time chatting on the phone and hurried to deal with the ginseng.
Just one week later, the exact news came.
On the 27th day of the 11th lunar month, it was finally time for the farm’s pigs to be released from the pen.
Early in the morning, Ye Qing took his four apprentices to the neighboring military farm. When they arrived at the pig farm, a row of transport vehicles were already parked there. Zhao Yuliang and the person in charge of the purchasing station had already been busy. More than 5,000 live pigs were weighed one by one and then loaded onto large trucks.
I heard the weigher shouting while weighing:
"197 pounds, passed!"
"203 catties, passed!"
"194 pounds, passed!"
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The first batch of hundreds of pigs released from the pen had a 100% pass rate, and the weight of each pig exceeded the target.
This was definitely beyond the expectations of the purchasing station. After all, three and a half months ago, when the purchasing station sent people to inspect, it had predicted that this batch of pigs from the farm would definitely not meet the standards for release before the New Year.
The person in charge walked around the pig farm several times and looked at all the pigs in the pigpen. The more he looked, the more shocked he was.
This man has been in charge of collecting pigs at the purchasing station for many years. He can basically estimate the quality of the live pigs with just one glance.
The 5,000 pigs at Qingshan Farm are all fat, strong, and energetic. Their quality is better than many of the pigs raised by members themselves. They have absolutely met the perfect standards.
The person in charge watched and pondered, but after studying for a long time he still couldn't figure out how the farm did it.
There were a total of more than 5,400 live pigs in the entire pig farm, and all of them passed the weighing in the end. Among them, 5,000 live pigs were taken away directly by the purchasing station, and the remaining more than 400 live pigs were unplanned and had to be kept for the military farm to harvest during the New Year.
More than 400 pigs may sound like a lot, but on the military farm there are 30,000 to 40,000 people from the Corps alone, plus volunteers and the families of the officers, which makes a farm of nearly 50,000 people. After slaughtering all the 400 pigs, each person would get less than one pound of meat. After a whole year of hard work, they could only enjoy a few meals of meat at the end of the year.
It was only this year that the farm's pig farm carried out a major scientific reform under the help and guidance of Ye Qing, which resulted in more than 400 pigs left for everyone to enjoy eating meat. In previous years, it would have been good enough to have a little meaty smell at the New Year's Eve dinner, but most of the time there wouldn't even be any minced meat.
After the live pigs were harvested, Zhao Yuliang was very excited as he was sure that this year's pig-raising task had been exceeded. This brief attempt of less than four months had given him a real taste of success. He was gearing up for a big effort next year.
With a wave of his hand, Captain Zhao ordered his soldiers to take the 400 pigs to slaughter, and then forced Ye Qing to stay on the farm and wait for the pig slaughter food.
Ye Qing didn't hesitate. Only a fool would refuse meat. He directly dragged his apprentice to have a good meal at the farm.
In the evening, several people ate slaughtered pigs in the army cafeteria. The chef also prepared many delicious dishes. Zhao Yuliang even got a bottle of Xifeng wine and asked several cadres from the farm to join them. It seemed that he wanted to reward Ye Qing, the great contributor, well.
As a result, they were only halfway through their meal when they received a call from Zhao Yuliang's office. When he came back, his expression became a little serious, and he was no longer in the mood to slowly drink and eat meat. He had to call two deputy group leaders to pick someone up at the train station in the evening.
The two deputy group leaders were enjoying their meal, but were suddenly not very happy about having to brave the snow and go into the city in such a cold weather. They immediately asked who they were going to pick up.
Zhao Yuliang glanced at Ye Qing and her apprentice over there and said vaguely:
"They were sent down from Jicheng for labor reform. The labor reform farm couldn't accommodate them, so they sent a group of them here."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing was suddenly startled and felt extremely excited.
Afraid that someone in the room might notice something, she quickly lowered her head to hide the gaffe on her face.
If the arrangement Gu Weidong mentioned goes smoothly, then her master whom she has never met should be on the list of people who will be sent down to labor reform, and he is already on his way to Qingshan Farm!
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