Chapter 104 (1)
Xia Juhua thought that the reporter's question was nonsense, except for the number of people participating in the campaign. In the past, when the county organized a campaign, the production team that built the canal would give the participating members work points. Didn't the reporter know that the brigade's reserve grain could not be moved? The members of the commune ate their own food.
When the reporter heard that the members might have to eat the cold biscuits they brought with them, he looked upset: "The farmers are really too hard-working. They do such tiring work and still have to eat cold dry food."
Xia Juhua couldn't help but speak up, "When we were repairing the Xihe Reservoir before, we all brought dry food with us. Now the third team has organized people to boil hot water for everyone. Compared with the county-wide battle, the conditions are much better - everyone can go home and eat something hot after work every day."
The old reporter is in a state of emotional excitement...
Li Changshun was more experienced than Xia Juhua. He knew that the more the reporter talked about the hardships in person, the better the report would be in the future. He smiled and said to the old reporter: "Comrade Xia Juhua has always been able to endure hardships. The people in their production team nicknamed her Xia Xiaohuo. So what others think is hardship is nothing new to her."
So that's how it is. The old reporter looked at Xia Juhua and found that she didn't show any disgust when she mentioned that not-so-nice nickname to Li Changshun. He was very impressed in his heart - it's really not a nice word for a woman to be called a young man. Xia Juhua was able to remain calm, which shows that she is a very strong woman.
He didn't notice that while he was thinking, Li Changshun looked at Xia Juhua with some concern, while Xia Juhua shook her head at Li Changshun nonchalantly:
Compared to Li Changshun, who has been dealing with his superiors for decades, Xia Juhua dared to speak casually in front of Director Zhang and Uncle Qi, but she relied on the relationship between Li Changshun and Director Zhang and Qi Weidong and Uncle Qi, and was sure that the two men would not make things too difficult for her.
Li Changshun was obviously trying to redeem himself by refuting the reporter's words just now, so Xia Juhua would never blame him for calling her by her nickname. Not only that, Xia Juhua even felt that she had learned something from Li Changshun.
Old people may be stubborn or nagging, but their life experiences and knowledge are never in vain. Don't think that Xia Juhua watched TV for two more years in her previous life, but when it comes to dealing with people outside, she is far worse than Li Changshun.
The old reporter's smile remained unchanged as he asked Xia Juhua his next question: "Captain Xia, the Red Star Commune told us that it was you who came up with the idea of making the Ping'anzhuang production team's first character mat, which led to the huge development of the Ping'anzhuang production team's sideline business today. Is that true?"
Xia Juhua received Li Changshun's implicit reminder just now, and her attitude couldn't be more correct: "Although the pattern of the calligraphy mat was originally my idea, it would be impossible to complete the supply and marketing cooperative's order in one go without the cooperation of all the women comrades in the production team. It is all the joint credit of the vast majority of women comrades, and I personally did nothing."
This lack of self-respect made the old reporter look up to Xia Juhua even more, and he began to talk to her casually, just like chatting with her about daily life. Although reporters can be casual, Xia Juhua was always on guard, trying to make her words as high-sounding as possible and not to make any mistakes.
With Li Changshun on the side, the conversation between the three people went smoothly. The two reporters who went to interview the members came back, and the three of them were still not satisfied. The old reporter finally asked the question that he was most concerned about:
"Captain Xia, I see on your banner it says 'Agriculture Learning from Dazhai Commando'. Do you want to learn from Dazhai's spirit of fearlessness of hardship and fearlessness of death and open up the water channels for the entire brigade as soon as possible?"
For a raid, there must be a target, otherwise it would be enough to just put up a banner about the battle.
Xia Juhua couldn't help but glance at Li Changshun, who turned his head to observe the members digging the canal and refused to look at her. Xia Juhua had to face the reporter's question herself: "All members of our Ping'anzhuang Brigade are determined and confident to open the canals of the entire brigade, increase the irrigated area of the brigade, and achieve a bumper harvest."
Anyway, I didn't say the time when the call will be connected, so you can write whatever you want.
The old reporter shook hands with Li Changshun again with great satisfaction. Regardless of Xia Juhua's and others' attempts to keep him, he said that he also wanted to learn from the members of Ping'anzhuang Brigade, show a spirit of assault, and publish the report on the Battle of Ping'anzhuang as soon as possible.
After seeing the reporter off, Xia Juhua heaved a sigh of relief, remembering that Li Changshun's legs couldn't stand standing for too long, and wanted to take him to the side of the road to rest for a while. Li Changshun waved his hand to tell her not to rush: "If this matter is really reported, we will have to clear all the canals."
Xia Juhua was about to dredge the canal, and said confidently: "Captain, we can definitely dredge the canal." This was a little later than the reporter expected.
Li Changshun listened to the whistle of the third team leader telling the members to rest and have lunch, and sighed: "Look at what everyone is eating. Today is the first day, and each production team is competing with each other, and everyone is working hard. After three or five days, everyone will be tired. Can the progress be as fast as today?"
Xia Juhua also felt that Li Changshun's worries were justified, but she didn't want him to worry too much. Just as she was thinking about how to answer, a series of car bells rang behind her.
Looking back, it was the reporter with the camera on his chest. He got out of the car, smiled at Xia Juhua and the others, and said, "Excuse me, Captain Xia, I want to take a shot of the members having lunch and see if I can send it out with the report."
Xia Juhua said with some embarrassment: "Everyone brought pancakes or steamed sweet potatoes. If they are photographed, it won't bring discredit to the group, right?"
The reporter said as if it was a matter of course: "No, it just reflects the hard-working and struggling spirit of the members who work hard for the revolution."
What else is there to say? Xia Juhua personally led the reporters to the members who were sitting down in their respective places.
As Xia Juhua expected, most of the troop members brought flatbreads, but some who were in difficult circumstances at home simply brought steamed sweet potatoes with a piece of pickled mustard. When they were about to start eating, they saw Xia Juhua and the reporter coming over and were a little at a loss.
"Captain, have you eaten yet? Why don't you have a bite in our production team?" Niu Erniu raised the sweet potato in his hand and offered it to Xia Juhua. He was smiling because he was talking to Xia Juhua, but the hand holding the sweet potato was dark and cracked. Because the cuffs were slightly shrunk when he raised his hand, a small part of the thread had been unraveled, revealing the black cotton inside.
The reporter froze the camera for a moment, and after hearing Xia Juhua politely tell the others to remember to ask Team 3 for a bowl of hot water to keep their stomachs from getting upset, he followed her out, sighing, "This is all we eat, and yet we have to do such heavy work."
Xia Juhua was thinking that the Fifth Team didn't seem to be having an easy time, and her face looked a little heavy: "Yes, in a few days, we might not even have sweet potatoes to eat." Why was the Fifth Team Leader still so obsessed with selling vermicelli? She would have to talk to him about it later.
Xia Juhua was so lost in thought that she didn't notice that the reporter had captured her solemn face in the camera.
After taking a few photos with the reporter, Xia Juhua again invited the reporter to have lunch. But the reporter, who had just seen what everyone was eating, was too embarrassed to stay, as that would mean he was eating from the farmers' mouths.
The place where the reporter was sent off was not far from where the Pingan Village production team worked, so Xia Juhua simply went to find her two sons, and they all had a meal together before continuing to work. Before they got close to the resting place of the Pingan Village members, a burst of sour and spicy smell came to their noses. Xia Juhua took a closer look and laughed.
The women in Ping An Village are so talented.
I don't know who came up with the idea, but even though they couldn't use a stove to light a fire in the field, they actually soaked the vermicelli at home, put the seasoning in jars, and then used the hot water boiled by Team Three to make hot and sour vermicelli for the men in their family!
The hot, sour and spicy aroma stimulated people's taste buds. The Ping'an Village members ate the delicious food one by one, which made the Xiaozhuangtou members who were resting next to them feel that the cakes in their hands were too dry and too irritating to the throat. They could not swallow them at all - they had just seen that half of the people in Team 5 brought steamed sweet potatoes, and they thought the cakes were quite delicious.
Why can't my own wife remember that I should have something hot for lunch after working all morning? Yes, Team 3 boiled hot water for everyone, but the biscuits were still cold!
The more he thought about it, the more unwilling the member from Xiaozhuang was. He slowly moved to the side of the member from Pinganzhuang and asked, "Are you eating vermicelli as well?"
The Ping An Village member had not yet realized the crisis and nodded calmly: "Yes, it is just vermicelli. But if you add some chili and vinegar, it tastes good."
Doesn’t that taste good? The taste shouldn’t be too attractive, okay?
A member of Xiaozhuangtou asked again: "Just adding chili and vinegar? It would be better to just chew vermicelli."
The Pingan Village members looked at the people from the small village with eyes that they had never seen the world: "You chew the vermicelli directly, how come your teeth are so good? How long do you have to chew the dry vermicelli before you can swallow it, it's not like it goes into the stomach in one sip. Alas, my wife is busy now, if she wasn't busy, she could cut some meat and make some meat soup, that would be great."
"You should be content." An experienced person couldn't stand it any longer: "If every family hadn't bought a hot pot last year, you would have sprinkled half of the seasoning on it. Besides, your wife even put cabbage hearts in it, isn't it better than eating pickled vegetables?"
The small village head member who was just about to take a bite of pickled vegetables to add flavor felt like he had suffered 10,000 points of damage.
漸漸的，所有參加會戰的人，都看到平安莊社員獨特的吃法，很多人過來打聽這是咋做的。平安莊人對粉條的所有做法都不保留，很詳細的介紹着。有關系好的過來問，要是家裏帶來的湯多，還請人家嘗上一口。
夏菊花跟兩兒子倒沒吃上酸辣粉兒——王彩鳳忙着炒花生呢，沒空給他們送湯，只托孫招弟給他們帶了新貼的餅子。
“隊長，我這兒還有湯呢，你喝一口？”不時有人問夏菊花娘三一句，都被夏菊花拒絕了——新蒸的餅子自有一股淡淡的甜味，王彩鳳又在裏頭摻了點兒老南瓜，咬起來喧騰騰的，吃進肚裏其實比酸辣粉頂餓。
李大牛幾個生産隊長也已經發現了平安莊吃的與衆不同，除了跟社員們一樣心裏埋怨家裏的媳婦，更多的是想知道，自己生産隊是不是也可以這樣做粉條吃。
“大隊長，還沒吃完呢？”幾個人很快湊到了夏菊花身邊，意外的發現夏菊花還在啃餅子：“你咋沒喝那個，那個酸辣粉兒呢？”
夏菊花把最後一口餅子咽下去，喝了口水才說：“你們要想學咋做，随便問個平安莊的人就行，我們家也是跟他們一樣做。”
話說得這麽直白，真的好嗎？李大牛有些埋怨的看了夏菊花一眼。
別看夏菊花一上午都在陪着記者，可各隊長幹活啥樣，她還是觀察了一下的。不得不說，以李大牛的腦子還能當這麽長時間的生産隊長，完全占了他幹活賣力的便宜。
這人太能幹了。
別人挖兩鍬土的工夫，他能挖三鍬，每鍬裏的土還比別人多出半斤來。加上嗓門大不怕得罪人，小莊頭不管誰停下鍬偷下懶，他都直接喊一嗓子，那認真執拗又負責任的精神，不讓他當生産隊長的話，別人當了得讓他比的連渣都不剩。
可你幹活那麽爺們，看人的眼神是不是太女性化了？夏菊花不解的看了李大牛一眼問：“李隊長，我說的不對？”
李大牛四下裏沒看到李長順的影子，才開口：“大隊長，我們不是不想跟平安莊一樣，讓大家吃一口熱乎的。可剛才我看了，裝調料湯過來太麻煩，我們沒那麽老些家夥。”
所以你們不是眼饞平安莊吃的做的好，是看中了他們盛東西的家夥什了。夏菊花定定的看了李大牛一眼，笑了：“工業票可不好找，我們生産隊還是去年編席，人家供銷社……”
幾個生産隊長都站了起來，這天沒法聊了，他們今年也沒法跟平安莊一樣編席好不好？讓他們上哪兒找工業票去。如果他們能找來工業票，那還找夏菊花幹啥，自己去供銷社買不回來嗎？
沒法跟夏菊花聊天的隊長們，把力氣都用到了挖土方上，一個個帶頭跑到各自的地頭，一聲不吭的開始挖起土來。社員們不明所以的看着各自隊長發瘋，猶豫了一會兒也紛紛站了起來，跟着挖土。
陳秋生看傻了：“他們咋啦？”
夏菊花不在意的繼續坐她的：“給我使苦肉計呢。”
明知道幾個生産隊長是在自己面前表現，夏菊花仍然在齊衛東再次來收粉條的時候，問他有沒有辦法搞點兒暖壺之類的工業品。
對于齊衛東來說，賣啥都是賺錢，馬上應下來：“嬸子，你就說要多少吧。多了不敢說，十幾二十個還是沒問題的。”說完還向夏菊花擠眼睛。
就知道他不單純是為粉條來的，夏菊花把兩個兒子都打發出去，問：“啥事兒還不能讓志全他們哥倆聽？”
齊衛東一臉的壞笑：“嬸子，你知道嗎，孫紅梅結婚啦。”
動作還真不慢。夏菊花不太感興趣的應了一句：“就這事兒呀，我都跟志雙說了，他也盼着孫紅梅早點兒結婚呢，省得天天擔心她啥時候跳出來使壞。”所以剛才完全沒必要讓他們兩個出去。
齊衛東一臉不贊成：“她可不是光結婚就完了。嬸子你知道嗎，相親的時候不是孫紅梅去的，是她爹娘去相看的。等結婚了，孫紅梅才知道自己嫁的是個啥樣的人，鬧着要回娘家，讓李林他叔叔直接給乎了個烏眼青。”
“結婚當天乎的？”夏菊花有點兒不敢相信，那人不是四十來歲才娶上媳婦嘛，按說應該稀罕兩天，咋舍得當天就動手呢。
齊衛東帶着點興災樂禍說：“那個孫紅梅太能作了，人家出了五十斤白面才把她娶進門，結果當着客人她就罵人家醜巴怪、瘸子，罵人家不該禍害她，人家急眼了還不乎她？”
還真是欠打。夏菊花身為女的，也對這種當面揭人短處的行為無語，于是幹脆的對齊衛東說：“以後她的事兒就別跟我說了。”
齊衛東好脾氣的笑了一下，不再說孫紅梅的事兒，改說起自己替平安莊買糧食的情況：“錢就那麽多，這回只買回了一百斤高粱，嬸子我真的盡力了。”
按夏菊花自己算的帳，能買回一百斤高粱來，齊衛東根本一分錢都賺不到，她有些內疚的說：“小齊，這回嬸子給你出難題了。”
“嬸子，你要是真覺得我吃虧了，讓大嫂也給我炒點兒花生吧。我的花生還是不用挂糖霜，年前咋也能賣一波。”
是呀，農民因為天旱收成不好，可城裏吃商品糧的人卻沒受太大影響，他們照樣每月有定量供應，每月有工資，還是需要點兒零食裝點一下過年的氣氛。
夏菊花對此并不反對：“你自己跟你嫂子商量去，我是沒空兒管你的事。”
齊衛東知道，哪怕夏菊花說不管，可沒她點頭王彩鳳是不會答應自己的。現在夏菊花等于點頭，自己明天就能把花生帶來了。
想着有錢入帳，齊衛東心情大好的問：“嬸子，家裏油還夠吃嗎，要不我給你換點兒花生油？”
今年夏菊花沒炒花生，也就剩不下花生換油。她現在幾乎不管廚房的事兒，對還剩不剩油也沒啥概念，還是讓齊衛東自己去問王彩鳳。
聽說自己可以接着替齊衛東炒花生賺錢，王彩鳳的積極性那叫一個高漲，當即就讓齊衛東下次來的時候，替她買二十斤白面回來，錢嘛，就從她将來的加工費裏出好了。
夏菊花知道後說她：“你日子不過啦，一下子買這老些白面。”以王彩鳳的為人，她做不出趁着夏菊花娘三個修渠，自己跟保國樂樂在家吃白面饅頭的事兒，買來的白面肯定都貼補到所有人肚子裏。
王彩鳳難得跟婆婆頂嘴：“娘，你不是說那錢是我自己掙來的，咋花都聽我的嗎。我願意讓大家吃好點兒，別虧了身子。”志雙掙了錢不是也請家裏人吃肉了，他們大房同樣，不是那只顧自己小家不顧大家的人。
要是婆婆看到他們都往大家使勁，打消分家的念頭就更好了。
夏菊花現在一心都在修渠會戰上，可沒心思管王彩鳳心裏咋想的，囑咐她別太累，也別虧了人家七奶，就又帶着人出現在了修渠工地上。
經過幾天的努力，三隊跟平安莊水渠之間的距離，只剩下一半了，李長順高興的天天長在工地，見夏菊花來了笑着說：“會戰就是能調動人的積極性，要是光三隊自己人修，一冬天也修不出模樣來。”
夏菊花見大家都在幹活，悄悄告訴李長順齊衛東買來了高粱的事兒：“這一百斤高粱是用小莊頭和四隊扣下來的錢買的，回頭兒就讓他們拿回去，好歹能頂一陣子。”
李長順聽了眉頭皺了皺，最終還是嘆了一口氣說：“你是替民兵着想，我也就不說啥了。可一會兒你得跟李大牛他們說清楚，這點兒糧食都得進民兵的肚子，不能誰跟他們哭一哭，就給分了。”
其實高粱算啥好糧食，正常年景下往往給牛馬當飼料呢。可現在卻成了好東西，李長順氣的罵了句人：“……是個啥事兒。”
不管是不是事兒吧，有糧食總比沒糧食讓人高興。李長順和四隊長聽說了之後，都表示這糧食他們要自己悄悄上夏菊花家裏背回去，也會讓自己的媳婦每天晚上做好，分給民兵吃。
因為不确定齊衛東能買來多少暖壺，夏菊花輕描淡寫的告訴兩人說不定能找到，問他們要不要。兩個人都猛點頭：“要，有幾個要幾個。”說完再狠狠瞪對方一眼。
李長順都看不下去了：“你們別占便宜沒夠，菊花能找來暖壺，那也得自己搭人情。”
兩人有些讪讪的說不出話，不過心裏都打定主意今天一定早點兒去找夏菊花，可不能讓另一個搶了先。
沒等他們找夏菊花呢，農機站已經開來了三輛拖拉機，打頭的正是跟劉志雙熟悉的小趙：“夏大隊長，我們農機站來支援你們平安莊大隊搞會戰了。”
夏菊花搞不清這是個啥情況：“你們咋來了呢？”還開來三臺拖拉機。
小趙笑着說：“前兩天記者來采訪平安莊大隊會戰的事兒，公社十分重視，張主任和我們站長商量過了，正好我們冬天沒啥事兒，讓我們來支援你們會戰，幫助你們盡快把平安莊大隊的水渠修通。”
記者采訪還能帶來這麽大的好處，夏菊花可萬萬沒想到。有心想去公社感謝一下張主任，卻被小趙告知，他們來前就得到張主任的囑咐，讓給夏菊花帶話，能把水渠修通，就是對公社最大的感謝。
夏菊花一臉感動的召集社員們過來，給他們介紹了三位拖拉機手，傳達了公社對平安莊大隊修渠會戰的支持。本來幾天勞作下來，已經有些疲憊的社員們，精神頭起來不少，個個随着貧農主任孫慶林揮着胳膊喊起了口號：“大幹苦幹，堅決打通平安莊水渠！”
別管口號是不是生硬，每個生産隊能分到一臺拖拉機運土，大大提高了效率是真的。而劉志雙和另外一個平安莊的拖拉機手牛衛國，更可以随時向小趙三人請教自己不懂的地方，拖拉機也越開越熟練。
人家給平安莊帶來這麽大幫助，夏菊花他們也不能光得好處不管人家吃飯休息的問題。大家商量好了，幾個生産隊輪流派人，單獨給三位拖拉機手做飯，務必讓他們吃好、晚上休息好。
小趙悄悄跟劉志雙說：“你跟夏大隊長說，真不用特意給我們做細糧，大家吃啥我們吃啥就行。我還挺想吃上回在你家吃的，那個酸辣粉兒呢。”
想吃酸辣粉還不好辦，另外幾個生産隊也早把酸辣粉的做法學會了，聽說小趙他們想吃酸辣粉，恨不得一天三頓給人家吃。最後吃得小趙又向劉志雙求救：“志雙，這酸辣粉好吃也不能天天吃，你讓你嫂子給我貼鍋餅子行不行？”
劉志雙聽了直樂，不過還是把小趙他們的要求說給夏菊花聽，才算止住了平安莊大隊向人推銷酸辣粉的熱情。
沒等酸辣粉的氣息消散，路邊又有人喊：“夏大隊長，夏大隊長在嗎？”
夏菊花聽聲音覺得有點兒耳熟，走到跟前才看出是那天拍照的記者，忙向人笑着說：“記者同志你來啦，是不是還需要拍照，用不用我讓社員們準備一下？”
記者笑着遞給夏菊花幾張報紙：“我是來給你送報紙的。你們平安莊大隊的事跡太感人了，我們用了整版的篇幅刊登出來了。”
說完想起夏菊花可能不知道整版是個啥概念，接着給她解釋：“一般不是重要的事兒，只用這麽一小塊地方登個消息就行。不過平安莊大隊積極大災之年，主動組織社員大修水利，社員們又這麽吃苦耐勞，我們覺得這種精神應該讓更多的人學習。”說着，把報紙打開，把報道平安莊修渠會戰的那版指給夏菊花看。
标題很醒目也很直白：自力更生，平安莊大隊修渠會戰紀實。
上頭除了大塊大塊的文字，還配了幾張勞動場景的照片，不光有大家挖土的鏡頭，還有拖拉機卸車的畫面，以及那個被高高舉起的紅薯，最底下是夏菊花自己皺眉頭思索的樣子。
“你看，咋還有我呢。”夏菊花如一般農村婦女見到自己登了報的反應一樣，滿臉局促的指着自己皺眉的照片說：“當時你提醒我笑一下就好了。”
記者笑了：“這樣更能體現你面對困難時的真實情況。”
“困難是不少。”夏菊花感嘆一句，并沒有仔細看報道是咋寫的，小心把報紙疊起來，問記者：“這是給我們大隊的吧？”
年紀并不比劉志全大多少的記者，露出一個稱得上和藹寬容的笑：“這一份是送給你個人的，另外幾份內容和這張一樣，大隊可以貼到宣傳欄上，希望能給社員們鼓鼓勁，也算我們報社為平安莊大隊出了一份力。”
真想給大家鼓勁，還不如送點糧食實在呢。夏菊花心裏想着，嘴上卻不住的感謝記者辛苦，感謝他們把平安莊做的平平常常的工作，報道出去。
“夏大隊長，你太謙虛了。在全縣農民都在想着咋多找口吃的，或是咋歇着省力氣的時候，平安莊大隊能主動進行修渠會戰，已經十分了不起了。”記者十分遺憾夏菊花沒仔細看看報道內容，不由提醒一句：“你們大隊可以組織大家學習一下報道，讓社員們知道他們的勞動，集體是看在眼裏的。”
他們修渠是為了多打糧食，又不是修給別人看的。夏菊花笑眯眯的看了記者一眼說：“行，等晚上我就讓各生産隊組織學習。”
雖然察覺到夏菊花對報道不是那麽重視，不過記者想起老記者說過，夏菊花是一個實幹派，也沒多說什麽，笑呵呵的請夏菊花在渠通了之後，一定通知他們再進行一次實地采訪，就要回縣裏。
夏菊花說啥也不讓人走：“上回你們來了都沒吃飯，說是着急回去寫啥稿子。這回報紙都出來了，也不用再寫稿子了，說啥也得吃了飯再走。”
記者好脾氣的向夏菊花解釋，他們報紙并不是只報道平安莊一件事兒就完了，每天都需要采寫大量的新聞稿件，所以他真的還有工作，不能在平安莊大隊多呆。
夏菊花表現的十分留戀，請記者一定要多來平安莊，下回再來的時候最好他們三個還一起來，讓記者大受感動，回到報社還向老記者感嘆：“農民兄弟真是太實在了。”
很實在的夏菊花，把記者留下的報紙每個生産隊發了一份，自己的那份直接塞進了褲兜裏，自始至終也沒仔細看看報道究竟是咋寫的。
她沒細看，可做為平德縣唯一的報紙，裏頭的內容還是有人細看的，比如縣主任，再比如齊小叔和張主任。
“齊副主任，你到我辦公室來一下。”齊小叔正在看着報道的時候，縣主任的電話就打過來了。
齊小叔進了縣主任的辦公室，發現他也正在看關于平安莊大隊修渠會戰的報道，就說：“那個夏菊花還挺出人意料的，主任你的眼光真不錯，讓她當平安莊大隊長是選對人了。”
對于這樣小小的奉承，縣主任很愉快的笑納了：“一開始我只覺得這個婦女同志很有想法，應該能擔起更重的擔子。沒想到她不光擔起來了，還發揮了意想不到的效果。我覺得這樣的好同志，應該大力宣傳。”
齊小叔搖着頭說：“我覺得夏菊花同志，是一個肯幹實幹的同志，她現在最想要的應該不是宣傳。”
雖然齊小叔跟自己唱了反調，不過縣主任并沒覺得逆耳，甚至知道齊小叔想說的是什麽：“是呀，修渠是重體力活。平安莊大隊今年沒有分到救濟糧，大家還能努力修渠。不容易，夏菊花同志能把大家的積極性調動起來，更不容易。”
齊小叔趁機說：“主任，我認為平安莊大隊雖然現在還有一定的凝聚力，是因為他們今年的糧食雖然減産，不守公糧也少交了一半，家家暫時還能吃上飯。可随着修渠的時間一長，大家的糧食消耗加快，恐怕……”
“平安莊大隊的水渠，一定要修通。”縣主任看了齊小叔一眼，還拍了一下自己的桌子表示決心：“平安莊大隊主動修渠，不止是他們一個大隊的事兒，也是平德縣人民群衆沒有被災害吓倒，積極進行生産自救的體現。”
“的确，”齊小叔明白了縣主任的意圖，很堅定的支持他的想法：“相對于其他縣只知道向上級伸手要救濟糧來說，平安莊大隊是我們縣積極主動開展工作的一面旗幟。可是怎麽保住這面旗幟……”
縣主任看了齊小叔一眼，向他宣布：“明天，組織縣班子成員，一起到平安莊大隊會戰現場考察一下，有困難我們可以幫助解決困難嘛。”
齊小叔聽了連忙點頭：“好，那主任用不用通知一下平安莊大隊，讓他們準備一下？”
“不用，他們工作這麽積極，咱們就不要再給他們增加不必要的負擔了。”縣主任覺得自己要看真實的情況，而不是平安莊大隊準備好的現場。
縣主任不知道的是，當天沒等夏菊花從修渠工地上回來，齊衛東已經來到了平安莊劉家院子裏，見王彩鳳還有兢兢業業的炒花生，劉保國和樂樂兩個被七奶看着，忙問：“嫂子，我嬸子還沒回來呢？”
王彩鳳看看天說：“還得一會兒吧，你有事兒呀？”以前也沒見你這麽急。
齊衛東推起自行車說：“工地是出了村子往西走是吧？我去找找嬸子，跟她說點兒事兒。”
對于齊衛東不時的跟婆婆商量事兒，王彩鳳十分習慣的點頭：“行，那你去吧。正好我娘今天沒騎自行車，你把她帶回來。對了你再問問志雙，小趙他們來家裏吃飯不。”
Qi Weidong agreed and left the courtyard, riding his bike quickly to the canal repair site. Seeing him in such a hurry, Xia Juhua thought something had happened and asked hurriedly: "What's the matter? Why aren't you waiting for me at home? Is it..." Was he discovered while selling vermicelli?
Qi Weidong followed her to the side of the road and whispered, "Auntie, my uncle asked me to tell you that the county leaders will come to Ping'an Village for an inspection tomorrow, so you should make some preparations."
"What's there to prepare for? We in Ping An Village work very hard. We will do the same thing tomorrow as usual."
Qi Weidong chuckled: "Auntie, why are you so confused? The leader is here, why don't you take the opportunity to tell us about your difficulties and let the leader solve them for you? Who will you go to after the leader leaves? Putting aside other things, do the people in your team who are repairing the canal have enough food?"
Xia Juhua was shocked: "You mean?"
Qi Weidong nodded: "That's what my uncle meant. He has also contacted the county director. Whether it can be accomplished tomorrow depends on you, auntie."
Okay, I know what to do.
Before Xia Juhua sent Qi Weidong home to wait for her, she did not forget to ask him when he would buy the hot water bottle for her. The production team leaders were all looking forward to it with green eyes.
Qi Weidong got on the bike with a bit of amusement: "Auntie, you should think about how you are going to deal with it tomorrow."
There is no need to deal with it at all.
Xia Juhua called the production team leaders over and told them about it. Chen Qiusheng had an idea: "The leaders want to see the real situation, so let's show them. Everyone can't have a hot meal at noon while repairing the canal. Many people can't even afford to bring bread. They can only eat steamed sweet potatoes and keep eating."
Captain Niu looked at Xia Juhua with some embarrassment and said, "Everyone is helping our production team to build a canal, but we don't even let you drink a sip of hot water. This is a bit..."
"Who said that we can't continue to boil water for the production team?" Li Changshun glared at the third team leader. "It's time to boil water. We should show that the Ping'an Village team is a collective if we understand and encourage each other. The hot water doesn't make you full. Drinking it will make you even hungrier."
Li Daniu gritted his teeth and said, "Tomorrow I will ask everyone to bring steamed sweet potatoes. Then I will tell the members that no matter who asks them, they will all say that they have no objection to digging the canal, but it is a bit uncomfortable to do it on an empty stomach."
Li Changshun glared at him again: "You dare to tell this to anyone. If there is someone who is not careful with his words, what will you do if he lets it slip?"
Xia Juhua nodded and said, "The team leader is right. We don't need to notify everyone to bring steamed sweet potatoes. For example, the Ping'anzhuang production team didn't even need to notify everyone. They just brought whatever they needed to bring. After all, the Ping'anzhuang production team gets more food than everyone else. Last year, the grain stations leaked flour, and the leaders knew about it."
The other four production team leaders said: It’s okay that the people of Ping’an Village usually eat better than everyone else, but how come they don’t have to eat sweet potatoes when the leader comes tomorrow?
They all knew the situation in Ping An Zhuang, and their superiors must also be aware of it. If everyone in Ping An Zhuang held sweet potatoes and ate pickled vegetables at noon tomorrow, it would be obvious that they were faking it.
As a hardworking and experimental team, the Ping'an Village team could not make such a low-level mistake.