"Secretary, I think the higher-ups are confused. They sent it here without conducting a thorough investigation. They said they were team leaders, but I think they're just cadres here to get some free food and drinks."
"That's right, isn't the team leader's job to set an example for us and lead our village in production? How can she lead us if she can't even do it herself?"
"Little clerk, do you know when the rice seedlings are in season? Do you know when the crops are pollinated? Do you know when the crops are ripe?"
"Hurry up and go back to where you came from. We don't need you in our village."
"Secretary, you just said that we share the same team leader with Caozi Village? You knew there was a feud between our two teams, but you still sent one over here. Isn't that insulting us?"
"Let this little girl go to Caozi Village. We don't want her."
Director Wang scolded the person who had just spoken: "Shangen, if you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."
Secretary Zhou is trying his best to raise Secretary Jiang's status.
She suddenly said this and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Jiang Tang listened to the villagers' opinions and, seeing that they were almost done, he continued, "I don't know how to do farm work, but I know how to make a fortune. I know how to help the members of the cooperative create wealth by utilizing their environment, and how to lead everyone to a life where they can eat meat every day."
"Ha ha..."
"puff..."
As soon as Jiang Tang said this, he was laughed at by all the villagers.
"He's getting rich and eating meat every day. This guy is really good at bragging."
"I think the leaders above were fooled by her."
Sun Maocheng said with a smile: "Secretary Jiang, forget about eating meat every day. If you can make our village have surplus food every year, I will accept you as a cadre."
Jiang Tang said, "Of course, Captain Sun. As long as the villagers listen to my instructions, I guarantee that the brigade's granary will be filled with grain during this autumn harvest."
"Haha, Secretary Zhou, Director Wang, did you hear that? Our village has been working hard for generations but hasn't been able to achieve this goal, and yet she's speaking so arrogantly right after she arrives. She's not even afraid of blowing her own trumpet."
Secretary Zhou looked at Jiang Tang and said, "Secretary Jiang, you can't say that."
Jiang Tang said, "What I said is true. Secretary Zhou, Director Wang, you can be my witnesses. I can make a bet with Captain Sun."
Director Wang raised his eyebrow and looked at Sun Maocheng and said, "Captain Sun, are you willing to gamble?"
"Director Wang, this is no joke. There are hundreds of people in my village. I can't make a bet with a little girl just for the sake of momentary pleasure. If I win, it's fine. But if I lose, how are we going to feed and drink the hundreds of people in our village?"
Jiang Tang said, "If we lose, how about I give you the grain our village produced in previous years, plus 30% of it, and personally supply the village?"
Sun Maocheng waved his hand and said, "Secretary Jiang, production cannot be done out of spite. Since you are assigned by the provincial government, we will support your work. You are welcome to come to our village frequently to guide our work.
However, our village is relatively poor and we may not be able to arrange your food and accommodation. Aren’t you still the team leader of Caozi Village? I think they need you as a cadre to mobilize them more.
Their village is in even greater trouble than ours. They need cadres like you stationed there even more." Sun Maocheng finished speaking, then turned to Secretary Zhou and said, "Secretary, we just spread the fertilizer in the fields, and we need to dig up the soil and cover it up quickly. This will inevitably cause nutrient loss. As soon as the crops start to sprout, I'll be sure to report to you immediately on the results of our fertilizer use this year."
Secretary Zhou said, "Captain Sun, whether your team is willing or not, Secretary Jiang is the team leader in charge of your village. Secretary Jiang's task is to urge your team to vigorously promote production. You still have to cooperate with Secretary Jiang on some of the suggestions."
"Secretary, rest assured, I will definitely cooperate with Secretary Jiang. We also welcome Secretary Jiang to come to our village more often to guide our work." Sun Maocheng said, then turned to the villagers and said, "Did you hear that? Our team's production hasn't been able to pick up, and the higher-ups have sent people down to supervise us. Why are you still standing there? Get to work! You want Secretary Jiang to leave our village with an undisciplined, disorganized, lazy bunch? Get moving now."
After saying this, Sun Maocheng turned around and went into the field.
Secretary Zhou looked at his back and smiled helplessly: "This kid is angry." He turned to look at Jiang Tang and said: "Secretary Jiang, they think that sending a young girl to manage their village is a slap in the face.
Your future work will be difficult, as Zhang Maocheng has a very stubborn temper."
Director Wang nodded. "Yes, you're a young woman, so they're definitely not convinced. When we get to Youcaoling Village, you'll get treated pretty much the same."
Jiang Tang smiled and said indifferently: "I have already considered these before coming here, but it doesn't matter. This little setback can't bother me."
Secretary Zhou saw that she was in a good mood, looked at her with a higher opinion, and said, "Let's go to Youcaoling Village. Luo Fengquan is a slick man, and he looks honest. He is not like Captain Zhang, who is not merciful with his words, but he is more cunning than a hole in his heart. You'd better be careful.
That's it for Sara Village today. I'll do his work properly some other day."
As they talked, a few people got on their bikes and went to Youtoucao.
After the people walked away, the people in the field said, "They've left."
"Just go ahead. A bragging girl. We don't want her anyway. Let Caozi Village take her away."
Sun Maocheng's expression was unclear. "Alright, alright, stop talking and get to work. We must harvest more this autumn than Caozi Village. Everyone, work harder."
Youcaoling Village and Shaluo Village are separated by the disputed hill.
Coming out of Shaluo Village, walk two miles along the left fork road and you will reach Youcaoling Village.
The village here is also horizontal and very long, and the houses are a little denser than those in Sara Village.
Secretary Zhao said, "Youcaoling Village has over 200 households, and its land is only 20 mu more than Shaluo Village. Plus, the mountains here are quite deep, so in autumn, wild boars are most likely to appear, causing the most damage to crops."
Jiang Tang asked the question in her heart: "Why do the people of Shaluo Village call them Caozi Village?"
Secretary Zhao said, "It's not just their village that's called that. Our commune sometimes calls it that too. It's Caozi Village. There's a kind of grass at the foot of the mountain that grows incredibly fast. Every year, the whole mountain is covered in it. The spring breeze brings it back to life, and it's impossible to get rid of it. In other mountains, there's a lot of mountain produce everywhere, but in their mountain, it's all grass."
Secretary Zhou looked bewildered when he spoke of this. "We've even had agricultural and forestry experts take a look at this weed. They say it's a dangerous agricultural pest, severely damaging crops and easily leading to reduced yields. But part of this village's farmland is reclaimed wasteland, all on the hillside. And there's no good solution right now. Every year, we have to manually clear the weeds and sell them to the rabbit-raising commune. Other villages only need to clear the weeds twice a year, but they need it four or five times."
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