Chapter 134
The fourth captain lowered his head again. The fifth captain could not bear the pressure from Li Changshun and muttered, "They are rich in Ping'an Village. This little money is nothing to them, but most of our production team..."
Li Changshun was anxious: "Ping An Zhuang has money, but they took more than twice as much as you did at the beginning. Why do they have to take all the money so that you can get the dividends for free later?"
He looked at Li Daniu and Captain Niu angrily and said, "Do you two think the same?"
Li Daniu also became anxious: "I didn't think so, I was so busy that I forgot."
Xia Juhua still believed his words. It was because Li Daniu was a man who could not keep secrets and would shout out anything to her face. Just look at the troubles Li Daniu made when Xia Juhua first became the team leader, and you can tell what kind of person he is.
But the fourth and fifth captains are interesting.
Xia Juhua glanced at Li Changshun and asked, "Captain Li, how do you think about this vermicelli factory? How do we invest and how do we divide the profits? Should we reconsider it?"
Li Changshun felt ashamed to see Xia Juhua, and nodded silently. The fifth team leader was anxious: "Team leader, this vermicelli factory was agreed to be run by the entire Ping'an Village team. I also told the members so that everyone worked without complaint to remove adobe bricks, make tiles, and build a cold storage."
"We have finished all the work. Now you say that we, Team Five, are not allowed to participate? No way!" said the Team Five leader, and slammed the table.
Liu Liqun, who had been listening since the meeting, looked at Captain Five coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Try to slam the table at Captain One again."
Captain Five opened his mouth, took a deep breath, and managed to lower his voice: "Captain Liu, I don't mean to slam the table, it's just that the captain didn't handle this properly."
Xia Juhua was still smiling, but her words were so funny that people couldn't help but laugh: "What I did was not honest? Captain Five, tell me, what was not honest about me? Was it that I didn't allow your production team to pay, or that I changed my mind about what I said in the meeting?"
"Well, then we are two days late?"
"Two days late?" Xia Juhua didn't want to save face for the fifth captain this time: "Calculate how many days have passed since the meeting that day? I went to Guangzhou for half a month, and I took another six days to recuperate after returning. It took another five or six days to build the cold storage. It's almost a month in total. You said it was two days late?"
"You're attending meetings and recuperating, so the vermicelli factory doesn't have any money to spend, right?" Captain Five found another reason.
This sentence successfully made Xia Juhua's smile fade away: "No money? Ask Accountant Chang how much money he has paid these days? Do you think that if you don't pay, the agricultural machinery station will make a pulping machine for you or the ironworker will make knives for you, or do you think that the big pot and the colander can run to the warehouse by themselves without paying? Or do you think that the army should find coal for us and we should just take it for free?!"
"Without these things, how can we leak powder? As a production team leader, you must know this. Or do you think that we should build a house first and then add these things one by one, rather than move them in and start assembling them right away?"
"It's true that farming should be done in a timely manner, but building a vermicelli factory can be done slowly? The comrades in the army are waiting, and the sweet potatoes are about to be delivered. You can wait, but I can't!"
Li Changshun, Liu Lizhu, and Chairman Sun all nodded, and the fifth captain was as quiet as a ball poked by a needle. The fourth captain wanted to say something again, but Xia Juhua said directly to Li Changshun and the others: "If there is no supply issue with the troops, they can delay as much as they want. Anyway, Pinganzhuang's own powder leaking room can still be used. It's them who are delaying to make money."
"But now the army has coordinated electricity and coal for us, and something we agreed on long ago has gone wrong. This is not a question of making money or not, but a matter of delaying the army's important work. This is absolutely not acceptable. Since it is not acceptable, we have to find a way to solve it. I have two solutions."
Li Changshun nodded angrily: "No. Tell me two solutions." Liu Liqun and Chairman Sun also nodded in agreement with Li Changshun.
Xia Juhua coldly scanned the participants and said, "The first option is to follow what I just said. Don't you all think that the Ping'anzhuang production team has money and can run this vermicelli factory by themselves? Then the Ping'anzhuang production team will run it by themselves. The members of other production teams who have been making tiles and removing bricks these days have all been recorded as work, and they will be exchanged for work according to the Ping'anzhuang work points."
Ping'an Village's work point value last year was 2.6 cents, and the highest work point value of the remaining four production teams was only 1.6 cents. So Xia Juhua said that the members of those four production teams should be given work in exchange for their work points according to Ping'an Village. Even the fifth team leader could not say that Ping'an Village was taking advantage.
But compared with the long-term dividends from the vermicelli factory, everyone present could tell which was more important, so except for Chen Qiu Sheng whose eyes lit up, no one else said a word.
Xia Juhua had expected their attitude, so she told them another solution she had in mind: "Another solution is to add additional capital. The laminator and dryer were added later anyway, so the original 2,000 yuan is definitely not enough, so each production team should add money according to the original proportion. In addition to the additional money, Ping'an Village will pay on time and no additional money will be needed. The other four production teams will each add 100 yuan to cover the expenses of the five-guarantee households in the future."
You just want to say a few nice words after making a scene, but the matter just floats over without a single step. Don't you think money is a good thing? Then you can't keep this good thing of yours.
Li Daniu blinked, looked at Li Changshun, and said sullenly, "I have no opinion."
Captain Niu glanced at Xia Juhua and nodded without saying anything. There was a hint of fatigue in his eyes, which made Xia Juhua frown again.
The fourth team leader looked at Li Changshun, as if he wanted Li Changshun to say something, but unfortunately the one who was the most angry today was not Xia Juhua, but Li Changshun. He could endure it until now and not scold anyone, all because he considered that Xia Juhua might be very angry. If he scolded anyone again, it would be like pouring fuel on the fire. If Xia Juhua got sick again, it would be better for him to scold the four production team leaders behind their backs to vent his anger.
Captain Five disagreed: "Even if we paid late, we were criticized at the meeting and we agreed to pay. Why are you asking us to pay more now?"
"It's okay if you don't hand it over. You, Team 5, don't have to get involved in future affairs of the vermicelli factory. As I said before, the jobs of the members of Team 5 will be replaced by the Ping'anzhuang production team." Xia Juhua's attitude was tougher than ever before.
Seeing that she was not getting any attention, the fifth team leader got angry and said, "Xia Juhua, don't take advantage of your connections with the leaders outside and ignore everyone in the team. If I report you for leading others to engage in speculation, it won't matter who you know."
Xia Juhua and Li Changshun stood up almost at the same time. Before Xia Juhua could say anything, Li Changshun threw the cup in front of him at the fifth captain: "Who do you want to report to, you conscienceless thing? What do you want to report? When did Xia Juhua lead people to speculate?"
When the fifth team leader heard that Li Changshun was defending Xia Juhua, he became furious: "Who should I report to? I will report to whoever I should report to. Didn't Xia Juhua bring anyone to speculate? Everyone in Ping'an Village knows that five catties of sweet potatoes can produce one catty of flour, but she asked the grain station for seven catties for one catty."
"Xia Juhua, tell me yourself, where did you put the remaining two kilograms of sweet potatoes? How much vermicelli did the Ping'an Village Brigade miss throughout the year? Do you really think that no one knows? Let's go to Xia Juhua's house now. Could she have so much vermicelli? If not, she must have used it for speculation!"
Xia Juhua sneered: "Captain Wu, it's hard for you to come up with such a way to accuse me of speculation. Yes, we don't have that much vermicelli at home, because none of those vermicelli have ever entered the gate of my house."
Everyone at the meeting was very angry at what Captain Five said. Even Captain Four said, "Captain Five, the extra two kilograms of sweet potatoes belonged to whoever produced them. How can you blame it all on the captain? You told me at the beginning that we should just let the Ping An Zhuang production team pay for it. You didn't say you would report the captain for speculation."
The fifth team leader mumbled, "None of our team members have ever seen those vermicelli noodles. If you don't believe me, go to our members' homes and see who has them."
If a person becomes shameless, all he says is nonsense. Xia Juhua felt that there was no need to continue talking to the fifth team leader, so she turned to the people in the meeting and said, "Since the fifth team leader said so, let's go to the fifth team and ask the members if they have seen those vermicelli. Also, where did the vermicelli that they have not seen go? I just don't believe that all the people in the fifth team are the ones who eat meat with a bowl in hand and curse their mothers when they put down the bowl!"
After saying that, he stood up and walked out. The fifth captain's face turned pale. Li Changshun followed him out. When he passed by the fifth captain, he looked at him like a wolf: "I know you have some tricks up your sleeve, but I didn't expect you to be so cunning."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at Captain Niu and Captain Four: "You two, don't you have any brains?"
Captain Niu's expression turned better: "Captain Wu told me that if our production team handed over the money for the investment, it would mean that we followed Captain Xia in the restoration and capitalism, and he would report Captain Xia. Captain Xia fell ill as soon as he came back. I was afraid that she would get angry after hearing this, and I didn't want Captain Xia to go to the class, so..."
Li Changshun was amused by his anger: "You were afraid that Xia Juhua would get angry, why didn't you tell me? I will get angry too?!"
走在前頭的夏菊花也聽到了牛隊長的話，腳步只是頓了一下便繼續往前走。她就說嘛，沒有一點原因牛隊長不會突然跟四隊五隊保持一至。
不過夏菊花心裏有疑問，李長順心裏跟她是同樣的疑問，他轉身問李大牛：“五隊長也這麽跟你說了？”
李大牛連連搖頭：“他沒跟我說。他要是敢跟我說，我早給他兩下子再告訴你了。”
而四隊隊長有些二意三思的說：“我沒想舉報夏大隊長，真的，我從來沒想過舉報大隊長。我知道咱們生産隊能過上好日子，都是大隊長的功勞。可我就是，就是覺得五隊長說得也對，大隊長都帶着平安莊掙了幾年錢了，要是早帶着我們生産隊，我們也早有錢了。所以，所以平安莊應該多拿點……”
現在沒有人去問五隊長究是不是跟四隊長說這些了。大家都慶幸發現的早，這要是真讓兩人得逞了，平安莊大隊還得了？
夏菊花的心裏堵了一個大疙瘩，暗暗反思自己是不是對這些人太好了，想着自己是大隊長，平安莊有了好點子，她都沒忘了跟另外幾個生産隊長說一聲，最好整個平安莊大隊一起過好日子。
裏頭是有夏菊花的私心，那就是怕整個大隊都還在尋求溫飽的時候，平安莊富得流油，肯定會引起別人的嫉妒。如果有心的話，總能發現平安莊的錢，不只是靠着婦女們編席掙來的。
到時對平安莊将是滅頂之災。
所以對于漏粉的事兒，夏菊花沒瞞着掖着，讓所有平安莊大隊的社員都參與進來，圖的也是一旦有人發現，能有個法不責衆的借口。
沒想到的是，五隊長竟然要把所有事兒都算到夏菊花自己頭上，當真跟李長順說的一樣，打的一手好算盤。他也不想想，這算盤真如他自己想的那麽如意嗎？
自然是不可能的。
一出了大隊部，李長順便讓李大牛去冷庫工地上，把所有五隊的社員都叫回他們生産隊去，而五隊隊長，對不起，得跟他走在一起。
哪怕五隊長叫嚣李長順現在已經不是大隊長了，沒有資格再管他，李長順也只當聽不見。
笑話，以前他想豎立夏菊花的威信，是說過以後不管大隊的事兒，可他的心少操了嗎，少替這幾個生産隊向夏菊花求情了嗎？求情的時候，你五隊長咋不說老頭子沒資格管你的事兒？！
再說還有一個劉力群呢。他說得好，李長順不是大隊長了，可他還是民兵隊長，總有資格看管一下破壞生産的人吧？
聽說自己成了破壞生産的人，五隊長臉更白了，賴到原地想不走，直接被牛隊長拎了起來：“當時說話不是挺有底的嗎，現在咋不走了？這是回你們生産隊，我們還能當着你們生産隊社員的面，把你咋樣了不成？”
他們是不能當着社員把五隊長咋樣，可五隊的社員自己可以把五隊長當成仇人！
“我們家的粉條都交給你了，你還說人家夏大隊長投機倒把？”一個五隊長的本家叔叔，直接啐了他一口：“我看投機倒把的是你。這些天大家就等着把粉條廠建起來，好進去上班呢，你不說帶着大家好好幹，還帶頭起刺，還是個人不是？”
“對，我們家的粉條也都交給你了，後來你還給我們家送過錢呢，每回送的多少錢我都記着呢。要說投機倒把，那也是你帶着我們投機倒把，不是夏小夥。”
“不行，咱們各家得把錢數加一起對對，看看這小子是不是黑了咱們的錢。他都能黑了心要舉報大隊長，黑咱們的錢也不是沒可能。”
“說的對，可不就是黑了心。咱們為啥種地這麽省力氣，還不全仗着大隊長找來了拖拉機、播種機，聽說秋上還有收割機。要不光是春耕夏收秋收，就把身子給累完了，還有精神漏粉？”
“呸，沒良心的東西，這兩年的白面饅頭都進狗肚子了吧？”
聽着五隊社員群情激憤的讨伐五隊長，夏菊花的心并沒有輕松下來，她想到一種可能，那就是五隊長為啥要在這個時候硬挺着不交錢，真的只是眼紅平安莊的錢多嗎？
“五隊的會計呢？”夏菊花突然問了一句，五隊長直接蹲到地上起不來了，眼裏頭一次帶着哀求，掐着嗓子對夏菊花說：“大隊長，咱們是不是到隊部說說，不用叫會計了？”
“還是當着社員們的面說清楚吧，要不你一出門說我威脅你，我可受不了。”夏菊花沒被五隊長的可憐相打動，直接拒絕了他的請求。
五隊長放棄了最後的掙紮，眼睜睜看着會計當着所有人的面，把生産隊的家底并不在會計手裏，而是由五隊長自己拿回家的事實。
五隊的社員一下子炸了，大家都有一種被欺騙的感覺，對剛才有人說的五隊長黑了大家漏粉的錢深信不疑，一定要讓他交待清楚。
面對憤怒的社員，五隊長不得不交行了自己每十斤粉條都有抽半斤費用的事實。當時他給社員的解釋是粉條在運輸過程之中掉稱了，加之數量不多，大家也都接受了。
讓大家不能接受的是，連平安莊大隊規定的，每位六十五歲老人每年多發五斤白面，五隊長也插了一手：他每個人都少給半斤四兩，五隊十幾個六十五歲的老人，生生讓他每次都摳出七八斤白面來。
這就太不是個人了。要知道，那些人裏頭，可是有五隊長的親爹！
上前踹人的正是五隊長的親爹：“當初我們只當是你媳婦看不上我們兩個老的，才讓你兄弟給我們養老。現在看哪是你媳婦看不上我們，你是借着你媳婦的嘴，把你想說的話說出來呢。你這樣的人，也配當生産隊長？那些白面，咋沒把你嗓子糊死呢。”
社員們覺得五隊長他爹的話太在理了，一齊大喊着不用五隊長再當他們的生産隊長，他們要另選一個人當隊長。
夏菊花只覺得自己臉上熱辣辣的，因為她想起在羊城的時候，她還信誓旦旦的對領導說，平安莊大隊的人沒有一個起歪心的，結果打臉來得這樣快，讓她措手不及。
帶着熱辣辣的臉，夏菊花覺得自己在五隊呆不下去了，自己慢慢退出人群，往大隊部的方向慢慢走去。
沒一會兒，李長順便在身後喊：“夏菊花，菊花，夏小夥，你等等我。”
連自己的外號都喊出來了，夏菊花不得不停下本就不快的步子，等李長順過來。李長順走的急，追上來的時候有點上喘，也停下來平複了一下才小心翼翼的問：“生氣啦？別跟那混玩意上火，不值當的。你放心，剛才他已經保證了，絕對不會去舉報。”
世界上哪兒有絕對的事兒呢？夏菊花向李長順輕輕搖了搖頭：“要是五隊真把他選下去，他說不定就破罐子破摔了。”
李長順十分牛氣的說：“他敢！他想舉報，總得出村吧，你看五隊的人能讓他出得去不。”以前平安莊又不是沒對付過孫氏和劉四壯兩口子，五隊有樣學樣也能把五隊長給看住了。
夏菊花輕輕嘆了一口氣：“他跟劉四壯他們不一樣。劉四壯他們就是窩裏橫的人，也沒出過啥門沒見識。可他好歹是個生産隊長，也去公社開過會。這麽些年生産隊長當下來，還能一個人也沒交下？”
李長順心裏也有點畫魂：“這要是把他交到公社去，他這輩子可就……”
夏菊花這一次是絕不肯輕易放過五隊長，咬着後槽牙說：“大隊長，別的事兒我都能忍，他想舉報我也沒關系。可他從老人們嘴裏摳糧食，還算個人嗎？”
當然不能算，哪怕裏頭沒他親爹也不能算呀。
于是李長順拿定了主意，也沒用夏菊花，自己讓劉力群用自行車帶着跑到公社，當天晚上派出所就來人把前五隊長帶走了。至于他到了派出所還會不會借機舉報夏菊花，夏菊花絲毫都不放在心上。
多要二斤紅薯的事兒各級領導都知道，是默認給平安莊大隊社員的加工費。這個加工費社員們是蒸着吃還是漏粉吃，上級才不管呢。
至于把漏出來的粉賣了，五隊社員說的很明白，換粉條的事兒夏菊花從來沒出過面，都是前五隊長自己操持的。他不光操持了，還從中間克扣了，一旦他敢舉報夏菊花，那罪名可就不是克扣老人口糧那麽簡單了。
現在司法機關才剛剛恢複，很多法律都不大完善，前五隊長這樣的量刑都是按貪污的金額來定的。平安莊大隊給老人們發白面才三年時間，滿打滿算也就拘留教育一下。他要是舉報夏菊花，社員們就會把他克扣的事兒給抖擻出來。
數量往起一加，算算帳怕是沒個三年五年都出不來。
Therefore, Xia Juhua was sure that the first five captains would not dare to report her. She only thought in her heart that she would have to be tough when dealing with these people in the future:
Seeing that the Ping'anzhuang team has more and more places to make money, and the distribution of interests involved will become more and more complicated, if I don't stand up and show my authority, will I always be so passive and be challenged?
Even if you are upright and have nothing to fear, just hearing their dirty thoughts is enough to make you sick. Rather than letting them pop up and annoy you from time to time, it is better to make them timid once so that they will not dare to even have such thoughts next time.