Chapter 166
With the intention of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, and also wanting to vent Director Lin's anger, Xia Juhua was not afraid of today's incident becoming a big deal. So when Zhao Xianzhi opened the door and asked all the women to come out, Xia Juhua did not stop it. When everyone pointed at Secretary Tang and cursed his mother, Xia Juhua also let it go.
What a joke! She had racked her brains to come up with ways to make money. She acted like a salesperson at the expo, signed orders with people, and raised prices. She did this to make the people of Ping An Village live a good life, not to fatten up those who wanted to get their hands on the money right away!
Soon, the male members of Pingan Village gathered in the yard of the weaving team. They were all over fifty years old and looked a little thin. They were the ones who could not do heavy labor such as building instant noodle factories or vermicelli factories, so they stayed in the production team to do light work. Although there were not many people, everyone held the iron shovel tightly in their hands. Although the tip was stuck on the ground, it could be swung up at any time to hurt people.
When the male member appeared, Secretary Tang finally couldn't keep up the composure he had put on his face: "Captain Xia, the old man taught us to fight with words instead of with fists."
Xia Juhua glanced at him lightly and said, "Don't provoke them. The members of Ping'an Village won't fight. During the movement, none of the members of our brigade participated in the fighting."
Officer Li looked into the yard and found that more and more people were coming in from the door. They were getting younger and younger, and all of them were holding shovels or pickaxes in their hands. He felt that Xia Juhua's words were worth discussing.
Not only was this matter worthy of discussion, but the increasing number of people in the distance also made Li's scalp tingle. He whispered to Secretary Tang, who was still trying to maintain his leadership, and pointed out the crowd that was approaching.
Secretary Tang's already pale face lost all color: "She is inciting the masses to attack state officials."
Li Keyuan wanted to slap Secretary Tang in the face. He still wanted to find fault with others. Think about whether he can leave Pingan Manor first. Li Keyuan suddenly remembered what Zhao Xianzhi said just now, "I'm afraid you can't leave Pingan Manor." It seems that she was not threatening, but telling them the facts in advance.
People who walked into the weaving group's yard asked the women what had happened, which made Zhao Xianzhi's loud voice come into full play. In recent years, she had dealt with many outsiders in order to buy reed poles for the weaving group. She knew which sentence to put first and which sentence to say in what tone to give herself the upper hand, so it was effortless for her to accuse Secretary Tang.
In Zhao Xianzhi's mouth, Secretary Tang is a villain who is greedy for money and can't stand Ping'an Manor living a good life. The weaving team has never said a good word to her except to sow discord between her and Xia Juhua, find fault with Xia Juhua, and try to take advantage of Ping'an Manor.
"He thought I had something against the captain because I saw that he was in a bad mood? Yes, I did have something against the captain. I couldn't bring myself to be angry with him, so I was polite to everyone. It's just like this. The more polite you are to him, the more he will get angry. How can I not be angry?"
Zhao Xianzhi's final speech was so irritating that Secretary Tang almost vomited blood. It turned out that he was just being sentimental and misunderstood Zhao Xianzhi's intentions. She was so open about it, but he thought he was about to succeed.
The biggest humiliation was that Zhao Xianzhi had made it clear to him. Not only did she make it clear, she also pointed at his nose and told him that his little thoughts were known to her and she was just playing with him like a monkey.
He wanted to jump out and argue with Zhao Xianzhi, but the overwhelming crowd frightened Secretary Tang - now his only hope of getting out of Ping'an Manor safely was Xia Juhua, whom he had just attempted to capture.
What a sad life this is.
Secretary Tang took a deep breath, and then another deep breath, trying to make his attitude more sincere: "Captain Xia, I think there really is some misunderstanding between us. I am a straightforward person, and I say whatever I think. I also think that we are all revolutionary comrades, and we should pull each other's sleeves and remind each other in time when we find problems. If you think there is any misunderstanding, please forgive me."
Such a high-sounding excuse. Xia Juhua calmly watched Secretary Tang's performance and turned her gaze to Li, "Li, do you think that Secretary Tang's words after entering the Ping'an Village weaving group were unclear or could easily cause misunderstanding?"
Officer Li hesitated for a while without making any clear statement - Secretary Tang had just been too confident, and his words were too full of confidence. Every word he said clearly showed his intention. Saying that Xia Juhua had misunderstood him was just a way of phrasing to ease the embarrassment. Officer Li couldn't say which specific sentence he had said.
Since we can't explain it, let's just stay here. Xia Juhua sat back in her chair and picked up the water, only to find that it was already cold. She stood up and poured it out, refilled herself with another cup, and drank it slowly.
Li Keyuan was almost going crazy. He pulled Secretary Tang's sleeve hard, indicating that it was getting late. If they didn't leave Pingan Manor, they would not only have no lunch, but they might be trapped in this room all night. There would be many people in Pingan Manor by then, and they could take turns to go home and rest. If the two of them were frozen all night, they would be like popsicles.
Secretary Tang understood what Officer Li meant. Xia Juhua's words just now also poured a bucket of cold water on him, making him more clearly aware that the rural woman in front of him was not afraid of him, a state cadre and secretary of the county supply and marketing cooperative!
Some people who bully others by taking advantage of their power are like this. When others respect them, they think they are the boss and he is the third in command. But when people don't take them seriously, they will find that there is nothing intimidating about them.
"Captain Xia," Secretary Tang's expression suddenly changed, and he looked as pitiful as he could be. "I just came to Pingde County and didn't understand the situation. I made the mistake of empiricism and dogmatism. If you are dissatisfied with anything, feel free to criticize me."
"But I still have a lot of work to do in the supply and marketing cooperative. If I stay in Ping'an Village, it will delay my work. Look, can you tell the members that our supply and marketing cooperative has no ill intentions towards Ping'an Village. We are all for the better development of Ping'an Village..."
Xia Juhua was amazed at how quickly his expression changed and how earnest his tone was. But she was determined to expose the matter today, and she could not be moved by Tang Shuji's temporary submission.
Didn't she know what Secretary Tang was thinking? Wasn't he just thinking of leaving Ping'an Manor first and then complaining to his superiors, putting several accusations on Ping'an Manor so that he would be in big trouble?
Xia Juhua finished the water in her cup, glanced at Secretary Tang and Li, and finally stood at the open door. When the members who were talking about Xia Juhua saw her, they all called the team leader and asked her if she was okay and whether she was irritated by the two people from the supply and marketing cooperative.
Liu Liqun stood outside the crowd and told Xia Juhua loudly that Li Changshun had already called the commune and reported to Secretary Zhang that someone had come to disrupt the production of Ping'an Village. It was estimated that Secretary Zhang would come to deal with it soon.
Secretary Tang in the room couldn't stop sweating when he heard this. How could he be considered to be disrupting the production of Ping An Village? But he didn't dare to stand at the door like Xia Juhua, for fear that the excited members would rush up and beat him up.
Xia Juhua stretched out her hand and pressed down hard several times before she suppressed the noisy voice. She said loudly to the members: "The person who came is Secretary Tang from the county supply and marketing cooperative. He said he came to Ping'an Village for research. Everyone has heard what Xianzhi said just now. He thinks I am not qualified to manage the weaving team, and he has opinions about my duties in the vermicelli factory and the instant noodle factory to be built."
"I also feel that I am interfering too much. Some people may have the same idea as Secretary Tang. Since Secretary Zhang will be coming over soon, I can ask for his and the commune's opinions. Anyone who has any opinions about me can express them to Secretary Zhang in person."
"If you all agree with Secretary Tang, then I will leave the weaving group, the vermicelli factory, or even Ping'an Manor. Anyway, my two sons have already moved to the city, so it shouldn't be a problem for them to support an old woman like me."
"Listen to his bullshit!" Zhao Xianzhi was so annoyed that he pointed at the door and started to curse: "Captain, you are not qualified to manage Ping An Manor. Who else can manage it? He thinks he can manage it well, so let him do it. Don't drag us from Ping An Manor into this. I have said this today. If you don't care, I can't do it anymore. Leave it to him and let him make up those orders himself."
"Yes, the captain is not doing anything, what else can we do? What can we do? Let him lose fans."
"Let him build his own instant noodle factory, and we can go home and farm."
The cursing suddenly became louder, and Secretary Tang could not even stand in the house, so Li Keyuan had to support him. The two of them retreated as far as possible into the house, wishing they had never been to Ping An Manor.
The reality cannot be changed. They stayed in the house for an hour. Xia Juhua neither looked back at them nor stopped the members from cursing. It was not until Uncle Qi and Secretary Zhang showed up that Li Changshun, who came with them, shouted at everyone to stop cursing and go home to eat and work.
Unfortunately, the members were really angry now. They didn't even listen to Li Changshun. They surrounded Uncle Qi and Secretary Zhang and demanded an explanation from them. They asked whether Xia Juhua could still be the captain of Ping'an Village and whether she would be in charge of the weaving group, vermicelli factory and instant noodle factory.
If she still manages it, then the two people in the room will have to be dealt with, otherwise they are afraid that after leaving Ping An Manor, they will cause trouble for Ping An Manor or Xia Juhua. If Xia Juhua is not in charge, then it is even better, everyone can just disband and start farming again, and let the secretary of the supply and marketing cooperative handle the orders from international friends and the support for the army construction, he is capable.
齊小叔有些無奈的看了一眼一言不發的夏菊花，提高聲量向平安莊的社員們證，夏菊花同志工作能力突出、一心為公，平安莊大隊除了讓她管，交到誰手裏縣裏都不放心。
屋裏聽到齊縣長到來，升起一絲希望的唐書記，在齊小叔說完之後，一下子癱坐在了地上——他本以為自己是地區供銷社下來的，齊小叔為了與地區供銷社搞好關系，也得站在他這一邊，沒想到竟然直接否定了他的做法。
哪怕縣供銷社與平德縣政府沒有直接領導關系，可供銷社想出成績，與當地政府之間還是要友好合作的——人家政府掌管着一縣的民生，供銷社的話語權終歸只在內部好使。
一旦與縣政府的關系僵了，想出成績無異天方夜譚。
人家的土特産不賣給你，或是另外組織貨源繞過供銷社，以前在其他地方不是沒有發生過，最終上級連各打五十大板都做不到，縣裏一點事兒沒有，當地供銷社直接大換血。
唐書記能來平德縣當書記，在地區供銷社也是抱上了一位副主任的大腿，才得到的機會。如果真跟平德縣把關系搞僵了，正與薛副主任競争正職之位的那位副主任，為了得到平德縣的支持，一定不會保他。
說到底，副主任也同樣只在地區供銷社有些能量，跟一縣政府相比，并沒有太多有優越感——別人給面子，當你是地區領導，不給面子的話，地區供銷社又不是沒有正職，有問題請正職解決就好。
“齊縣長，”唐書記心裏發毛，聲音顫抖着在屋裏跟齊小叔打招呼：“我覺得夏大隊長可能有些誤會，可能是我自己表達的不清楚，可能是……”
夏菊花第一次回頭來看了唐書記一眼，生生把他的所有可能都給瞪回去了。
本來因齊小叔的表态情緒有所緩解的社員們，聽到唐書記的聲音後又鼓噪起來，幾個愣頭青更是越過人群，要進屋抓唐書記出來，好接受平安莊社員的懲罰。
夏菊花的威嚴就在這時候顯現出來，齊小叔和張書記帶着的随員沒能攔住的幾個愣頭青，沒靠近夏菊花就已經放慢了腳步，等夏菊花看他們一眼，幾個人都不自覺的停了下來。
“人家口口聲聲說我組織人圍攻國家幹部，你們是生怕這屎盆子在我頭上扣的不牢實是不是？”夏菊花冷冷的看着幾個人，開口把吓得哆嗦的唐書記本想日後用來攻擊夏菊花的話說了出來。
氣得唐書記在屋裏直咬牙：有了夏菊花這句話，日後他但凡再說一遍，都會被人認為是強詞奪理，更嚴重一點會讓人對他的人品産生懷疑——人家夏菊花替他攔下了圍攻的人，他還說是人家組織的，還有點良心沒有！
更要命的是，夏菊花如同知道他想法一樣，繼續對那幾個愣頭青說：“是，哪怕我現在攔住你們，人家也能說我是在演戲，是在縣領導面前賣好。可人心裏都有一杆稱，別人心裏咋龌龊我不管，可咱們平安莊的人得對得起自己的良心。”
“公社一直支持咱們平安莊，縣裏領導一直幫助平安莊，這份情平安莊不管從老到小，都得記在心裏。今天齊縣長和張書記親自來了，我相信他們會給平安莊一個公道。”
“今天齊縣長和張書記要接人走，只要有一個人攔着，那就是我夏菊花這個大隊長沒當好，也沒臉再當這個大隊長。”說完，夏菊花把身子一讓，直接露出房門來，大有願意進就進，願意咋地就咋地的意思。
幾個愣頭青都不敢說話了，他們的爹娘就上前，直接擰着耳朵把人給拉走了。不過拉走之前，幾個當爹娘的都走到門前，沖着屋裏各自吐上一口唾沫：“呸，要不是看大隊長的面子，讓我兒子打不死你。”
齊小叔心裏直給夏菊花鼓掌，殺人誅心，說的就是夏菊花剛才的行為。
眼見夏菊花發飙，社員們一個接一個退出編織組的院子，離開幾步都停住，直直等着事态的發展。婦女們卻沒離開，夏菊花一離開房門，就被趙仙枝拉到了一邊，一起看着齊小叔與張書記進了屋。
齊小叔進屋啥也沒說，張書記更是黑着張臉，見唐書記與李科員兩個已經能站起來了，悶聲問：“唐書記是吧，看來你對我們紅星公社的管理有很大意見？不如這樣，咱們先回公社吧，回公社我再認真聽取唐書記的批評。”
唐書記當然巴不得馬上離開平安莊，可張書記這話可不中聽，他結巴着替自己辯解：“張書記言重了，我只是供銷社的書記，哪能對紅星公社的工作指手劃腳呢。”
張書記黑着臉點頭：“哦，原來唐書記是供銷社的書記呀，我聽人學唐書記的話，還以為你是縣委書記呢。”
唐書記被噎得差點背過氣去，求助的看向自己唯一熟悉的齊小叔。
齊小叔的臉色比張書記好看不了多少：“咱們先到紅星公社吧，那裏打電話方便。”
往哪兒打電話，齊小叔沒說，可唐書記心都顫了兩顫。大意了，今天真是大意了，他咋就覺得憑自己的身份，穩壓夏菊花這個農村婦女一頭呢。而他剛履新時與他談笑甚歡的齊小叔，看來并不如他預想一樣，因為幹部身份天然站在他這邊。
發現事情嚴重性的唐書記，坐上齊小叔的吉普車之後，一直喋喋不休的檢讨自己工作太過急燥、方法過于簡單、情況掌握不全等等失誤，就是不提自己向平安莊提出供銷社要分走編織組一半利潤的事兒。
可齊小叔來前已經得到了張書記的彙報，張書記的消息又是從李長順那裏得來的，自然把所有不利于平安莊的情況，都說了個全，還能聽信唐書記的一面之詞？
是，他跟唐書記沒有直接領導被領導關系，可有人可以直接領導唐書記。到了紅星公社之後，齊小叔當着唐書記的面，一個電話就打到了地區供銷社正主任辦公室，中心思想只有一個，那就是問清楚，地區供銷社是不是對平德縣有什麽看法？
聽着電話內容的唐書記，如同熱鍋上的螞蟻一樣想接過齊小叔的電話，卻被人一眼給定在那裏不敢動了——久居領導崗位的齊小叔，身上的氣勢不是剛升到領導崗位的唐書記能抗衡的，只好流汗聽着正主任在電話裏，不停向齊小叔道歉。
齊小叔話說得很客氣，承認正主任本意應該不是要對平安莊不利：“畢竟夏菊花同志對全省供銷系統的貢獻，別人不清楚，地區供銷社從上到下心裏都應該是有數的嘛。”齊小叔對電話那頭打了個哈哈，問：“所以我才納悶，咱們唐書記是剛到供銷社上班嗎？”
唐書記再次腿軟，他哪是不知道夏菊花其人，正因為知道他才要找她的麻煩——跟薛副主任競争正職的那位副主任，覺得夏菊花取得的成績，都是薛副主任為了宣揚自己有識人之明，特意誇大的，這次唐書記到平德縣，應該戳破薛副主任吹的牛皮。
如果能把平安莊編織組攥到手裏，對副主任扶正之後更有利——現在人人都知道平安莊編織組是薛副主任發掘出來的，哪怕副主任扶正之後也不能抹殺。可把平安莊編織組掌握在平德縣供銷社手裏就不一樣了，那是給薛副主任心口上來一刀，不怕他因為資歷等原因，不服剛扶正的副主任管。
千算萬算，都沒算到夏菊花在平安莊的威信這麽高，社員們如此發自內心的擁護她，讓唐書記種種挑拔都成了笑話。
現在人家平德縣從上到下，都對唐書記有意見，哪怕他再當這個供銷社書記，工作也別想開展了。
唐書記接話筒的手，是顫抖的。他想得出正主任會跟他說什麽，在聽到話筒對面要求他立刻回地區述職的時候，還是眼角泛紅。
一個大男人，拿着電話手抖個不停、嘴角哆嗦、眼角還有可疑的液體，說實話齊小叔與張書記還真是頭一次見。他們心裏都有一個疑問，那就是眼前這位唐書記，是誰慧眼識珠推薦他來當平德縣供銷社書記的？
是想幫他還是想害他？
如果說想害他，其實平德縣供銷社有夏菊花的編織組和粉條廠在，還是很容易出成績的，誰想害人是把人推到容易出成績的地方？
要說幫他吧，難道那個推薦人真不了解唐書記的性格嗎？讓他來平德縣，是生怕不把平安莊的副業攪和黃吧？
齊小叔與張書記對視一眼，都從對方眼裏看出了決心：誰要把平安莊的副業攪黃了，誰就是他們兩個共同的敵人。
Not to mention the distant places, Pingan Village pulled electricity and built roads, which brought many passing brigades along. How much money did they earn? The sweet potatoes for the vermicelli factory were coordinated by the army, but the first thing they coordinated was the sweet potatoes from Pingde County. With this season's sweet potato harvest, did the entire Pingde County have an average income increase of more than ten yuan?
Don't underestimate these ten-odd yuan. Pingde County is a large agricultural county, and the rural population accounts for 90% of the county. Isn't the total amount scary?
Ping'an Village's wheat production is now among the highest in the county. All communes in the county are now using the wheat seeds left by Ping'an Village. They are using the combined harvesters that Xia Juhua coordinated to bring back, the seed drills that Engineer Xue designed for Ping'an Village and are now promoting throughout the county, and the tires that Xia Juhua requested from the provincial supply and marketing system...
It was this Secretary Tang who forced Xia Juhua to say that she wanted to look for her son to support her in her old age. If such a person were allowed to return to Pingde County, Uncle Qi felt that he could change his position as the county magistrate.