After dinner, the team members started training in the yard again. Yunfeng arranged for the three children, while Wu Jun, Lu Shiyi and Lin Zitao took their wives to the meeting room.
The patrol team, the pigeon committee and the captains of the four nearby brigades were all there. The incident of the villagers blocking the family compound was too serious and had to be resolved in advance.
Six people pushed the door open and entered the conference room. Lu Shiyi saw that several people were smoking and immediately opened all the windows of the conference room.
"My wife is pregnant, put out the cigarettes in your hands." Lu Shiyi looked at everyone and said directly.
Zeng Chan, deputy director of the Pigeon Committee, was a retired officer from the Armed Forces Department. He looked at Lu Shiyi in surprise.
"Old squad leader, when did you become so family-oriented?" Zeng Chan was in his 30s, with a dark, square face. He had been a soldier under Lu Shiyi. No matter how his status changed, he only called Lu Shiyi "old squad leader."
"Zeng Chan, this is what happened after I married your sister-in-law." Lu Shiyi looked at Zeng Chan proudly, "Xiao Jin, this is my first batch of soldiers, Zeng Chan, codenamed Fo Chan."
"Hello, Comrade Zeng." Su Jin sat beside Lu Shiyi with a smile on her face.
"Sister-in-law, you can just call me Zenzi." Zeng Chan gave Lu Shiyi a thumbs-up. "Sister-in-law is a good person. If you have any problems in the county in the future, you can go to the Pigeon Committee to find me. After all, I am just a small official."
After they sat down, the patrol captain looked at the six people and said that the higher-ups were considerate of the family members and allowed them to buy things from the neighboring village.
The four captains' eyes lit up. The military families took the allowances and exchanged them for things in the village, and the villagers also benefited.
"Three sisters-in-law, you've also done business in the nearby villages. It's best for you to speak on behalf of the sisters-in-law in the village," Zhang Yuntian said, looking at the sisters-in-law. "The patrol team has been responsible for the big market several times. When I was patrolling, I found that the sisters-in-law bought things from the stalls of the members of the second team."
"The ingredients exchanged from the other three brigades weren't very good. I've traded eggs with all four," Liu Yunshan said, taking a notebook from her bag and opening it. "I also bought 30 eggs. The eggs from the second brigades were all the freshest, not a single rotten egg. The first brigades had 9 rotten eggs, the third brigades had 17, and the fourth brigades had 10."
After the voice fell, Zeng Chan and Zhang Yuntian looked at the three captains. Giving the bad things to the military families, no wonder they chose to trade with the second battalion.
"The eggs you bought are saved by every household, so there will definitely be some bad ones." The captain of the first brigade opened his mouth several times and finally found an excuse.
Su Jin's lips curled up slightly: "Let's switch sides. For the same price, why shouldn't I go to the least troublesome brigade to exchange, but go to your three brigade instead?"
The three captains were silent. If they were in the same situation, they would make the same choice as the military wives.
"Even if we don't buy eggs, we can buy vegetables or other things." The three team leaders said unconvinced.
"They basically don't use scales when buying vegetables. The Second Brigade has a scale at the brigade headquarters, and even those who know each other buy vegetables by hand. I remember you were the first team leader, right?" Yun Feng sneered at the person who spoke. "I bought some leeks from your brigade. They were already picked, but when I got home and untied the hemp rope, I found a stone inside."
The captain of the first brigade was embarrassed, as he didn't know that the villagers had done something behind the scenes.
"Not every household is like this." The team leader thought of an excuse. "The family you went to might be dishonest. You can come to the team headquarters and complain."
"We went to your second son's house. When we entered the village, your second daughter-in-law grabbed us and warned us that if we didn't go, the villagers would not be allowed to sell our things." Liu Yunshan looked at the other party with amusement.
"The second brother is just a scoundrel. Next time you go shopping, you don't have to go to his house." The captain tried to make amends.
The villagers learned that because of the second brother, the military wives had a very bad impression of the village, and the villagers must have objections to him being the team leader.
"No need. As long as you're the captain, we won't go." Yun Feng refused. "Luckily, we rewarded many people to go. Your third son directly threw himself on the younger military wife, saying that his reputation would be ruined and he had to stay at your house."
Zeng Chan looked at the team leader coldly. How could buying things in the village cause so much trouble?
Su Jin sat in her seat and listened to her two sisters-in-law fighting in front. No wonder they reminded her that she must not leave the main force.
"If we can't even guarantee safety, what are we going to do there?" Su Jin suggested, "Why don't we take the lead and continue the big fair?"
Zeng Chan spread his hands and said, "With the heavy snow blocking the mountain, the county pigeon committee can make the decision. Now we need to report to the provincial revolutionary committee for approval."
"The same goes for the patrol team. We should find a balance and only buy things from one brigade. The villagers from the other three brigades will probably make a fuss." Zhang Yuntian pointed out, "The higher-ups have heard about tonight's farce. I think Wu will need to come forward to explain."
Su Jin frowned and said nothing. The situation was not good now. The best way was to use benefits to keep the four villages silent.
"Let's go back and hold a mobilization meeting. Do you want the same quality as the second brigade?" Captain Four quickly looked at the three sisters-in-law.
Captain Four remained silent, wanting to hear the explanations from the other two villages. He realized that the three military wives in front of him were in charge and should have prestige among the family members.
They can make the final decision, and he can also gain a lot of benefits by leading the villagers.
"How can you guarantee that?" Liu Yunshan sneered, "All the vegetables sold in your village are sprayed with water, even the pork is injected with water."
Uh uh uh!
Su Jin was surprised that the water-injected meat had started from this moment on. In order to get more money, these villagers had really put in a lot of effort.
"Who said that?" Captain Four was furious. How could Liu Yunshan directly slander him? "The pigs in the village are all killed by hunters. How could they be injected with water?"
Liu Yunshan looked at her guard and said, "Go back and get the bacon on the grain shelf closest to the window."
"Pork injected with water is different from regular pork." Wu Jun watched the guard leave and said, "We old couple make cured pork every year. The year before last, we bought the pork from your village. Cured pork is inedible."
Captain Four's heart skipped a beat. Several villagers said that there was a big order, but the weight of pork was not enough, so they asked the butcher to find a way to increase the weight.
Su Jin watched the fourth captain's expression change several times, thinking that he must be aware of this matter.
"If you don't even have integrity when doing business, I don't know if this deal can last long." Su Jin took the kettle that Lu Shiyi brought up and drank from it. "Besides, how can you guarantee that the villagers will do what you say?"
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