Chapter 87 It’s better to rely on yourself than on others
The leader also became interested and said, "Comrade Lu Xiang, I've seen the report about you saving people. It's true, you have a very high level of awareness. Then, please tell us what you think of the village, or if you have any suggestions, you can also share them."
More than fifty pairs of eyes were staring at Lu Xiang, wanting to know what she could say.
Generally, people at the bottom will speculate on what the people above them are thinking. Basically, the county leaders are just polite to each other, and no one can really say anything.
Although it was Lu Xiang's first time attending a county meeting, she wasn't afraid at all. She said, "The countryside must find its own way out, achieve common prosperity, and build a new countryside!"
As soon as these words were spoken, many leaders gathered together and whispered.
This became the slogan for poverty alleviation in later generations, but when it was uttered in the 1980s, it seemed very novel.
The village is like an old ox, working the most and eating the least, without a single complaint.
The country is so big that we need to seek development everywhere. Instead of relying on others, we should find ways to get rich on our own.
It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. It has always been like this!
Although Lu Xiang's words were simple, the county leaders interpreted them in a different way.
The leader nodded. "Comrade Lu Xiang is the youngest here, but also the most insightful! Not bad."
The subordinates were a little envious. The leader didn't like to praise people, but he praised Lu Xiang several times today.
Village chief Wang, who was standing nearby, got all the credit.
Director Liu of the fertilizer plant and Director Zhu of the steel plant looked at Lu Xiang with their eyes shining. "She's so young, yet so confident and confident. She's a promising young talent!" "If she were nurtured, she'd be even more amazing."
In a large state-owned factory like theirs, there are always opportunities to travel, attend meetings, and speak. In the past, it was extremely difficult to select a few reserve cadres from within the unit, but now they all have their eyes on Lu Xiang.
A meeting lasted until 5 p.m., and after it was over, the leader and the other directors and factory managers went home. They had another small meeting to attend.
But the leader's secretary stayed and said to Lu Xiang, "Your idea for building a new countryside is very good. Please write a written document and submit it later."
Although the secretary didn't say it directly, she had hinted to Lu Xiang that this document was to be submitted to the leader.
The boss has a lot to do every day, so he doesn't look at everyone's profile. Now that he's chosen Lu Xiang, it shows how satisfied he is with her!
Lu Xiang nodded, and the secretary left.
Village Chief Wang was so happy that he couldn't help but feel envious. Several other village chiefs envied him and said, "Where did your village find such a smart girl?"
Village chief Wang smiled and said, "Our village is blessed with outstanding people and beautiful scenery." He was also a little flattered.
Lu Xiang asked for everyone's phone number and mailing address one by one, saying that if anything good happened in the future, she would help everyone get rich together.
If she had said this before the meeting, everyone would have laughed at her for being too fanciful. But now that even the top leaders were optimistic about Lu Xiang, they didn't dare to underestimate her!
Just look at Lu Xiang who has written down a bunch of contact information.
Village chief Bai greeted several village chiefs who were passing by, and a tractor happened to be available to give them a ride.
Village Chief Bai saw Lu Xiang still asking for her contact information and said to Village Chief Wang, "You've really outdone us!"
He brought good food and drove a tractor, thinking he could show off his abilities, but who would have thought that all the limelight would be stolen by someone else.
Village Chief Wang smiled and said, "She's always thoughtful." He also felt a sense of gratitude. The Lu family's poor parents had produced a good harvest. Others mocked Lu Xiang's parents for not being able to have a son, but that was because they hadn't seen Lu Xiang's performance in the county.
I wouldn't trade a daughter like this for ten sons!
Soon they returned home. Lu Xiang arrived at the village entrance and went down with the village chief. The village chief also instructed her, "Write the materials for the leader as soon as possible, and then I will revise them for you. Submit them quickly. Don't keep people waiting."
Lu Xiang hummed.
Only then did Lu Xiang return to the Fu family.
It was already daybreak, but the people working in the fields had not yet finished their work.
Only Fu Qinhui and Xiao Cailian were at home. Xiao Cailian was taking care of her grandson in the yard. Seeing Lu Xiang, she hurriedly asked how the meeting in the county was going.
Lu Xiang took out the certificate of commendation, which made Xiao Cailian very happy: "Oh, this must be hung up properly." Then she said: "I'll show it to your second aunt and the others. They have never seen this."
After saying that, he went out happily.
Fu Qinhui said: "Our mother went out to show off again."
Lu Xiang smiled.
The courtyard was deserted. Fu Qinhui asked Lu Xiang, "Are you tired?" She'd worked so hard; the two of them had been fooling around until late last night. They'd also been in meetings all day. Fu Qinhui felt guilty; he hadn't realized Lu Xiang had such serious matters to attend to.
He then showed Lu Xiang the box of orange soda he had brought back. It contained twenty-four bottles. The purchase price was two dollars and forty cents. In the summer, a bottle of orange soda was the most relaxing thing.
Lu Xiang looked at it with a look of surprise: "We are really in sync. I just said I wanted to drink this and you bought it for me."
Soda is sour and sweet, the more you drink it, the more you want to drink it. These days, there is very little sugar, so this soda is a high-end product.
The villagers would think twice before buying a bottle, but Fu Qinhui brought back a whole box in one go.
Fu Qinhui saw her eyes sparkling when she heard about Orange Soda, and gently hugged her in his arms: "As long as you like it."
Lu Xiang said, "I want to buy some beef tomorrow." She had been craving beef for a while, and she could even make some fresh dishes with it and send some to Director Liu. Let's talk about buying fertilizer.
Lu Xiang had never heard of anyone buying beef before, and she thought no one ate it. Later, she found out that beef was only sold in one shop in the county.
Two yuan per pound, and you need a meat ticket.
Fu Qinhui said, "I'll go out and buy it for you." Lu Xiang gave him ten yuan. She was now a wealthy woman in the family, with over a hundred yuan in her hand.
Fu Qinhui opened the drawer and found more than thirty half-pound meat tickets inside.
Lu Xiang asked, "Where did you get it?"
"I exchanged them with others." Fu Qinhui found out that Lu Xiang liked them, so he collected more of them.
Fu Qinhui wanted to go out now, and Lu Xiang said, "It's too late, don't go." It was five o'clock now, and it would be seven o'clock if he went to the county, and it would be past nine o'clock when he came back.
Fu Qinhui said, "The butcher shop in the county doesn't close until eight o'clock, so we'll still make it."
After saying that, he left.
Lu Xiang couldn't stop shouting.
After Fu Qinhui left, Lu Xiang cooked dinner at home. She made eggplant with sauce, and the staple food was steamed buns made with black flour. Lu Xiang had a special skill in making and kneading the dough, and the steamed buns made with whole grains were sweet, soft and delicious.
When everyone returned home, they found that Lu Xiang had already prepared the meal, and they were excited again.
"I heard you got a certificate of merit from the county?" Mrs. Fu said, "Qinhui used to always get certificates of merit when she was in school. It made Mom so happy. It was almost dark, and she was still showing off outside."
Mrs. Fu said, "If you're not from the same family, you won't marry." Then she looked around and said, "Hey, where's the fourth brother?"
Lu Xiang said: "He...he has something to do."
After a while, Xiao Cailian came back for dinner with the family. Seeing that Fu Qinhui hadn't come back, she asked Lu Xiang to keep some food for him.
Lu Xiang said she would keep some, so everyone felt at ease to eat.
The eggplant with sauce and steamed buns is very delicious.
Seeing everyone's satisfied faces while eating, Lu Xiang's heart beat faster. She steamed a pot of rice for Fu Qinhui. Rice and pickled eggplant were a perfect match. It was the first time she was hiding her thoughts and she was a little nervous.
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