Lin Chen picked up the letter and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, he found that the person who imitated it had written the sun radical on the top of the character "易" as "目" and added an extra horizontal stroke.
Although it imitates the skeleton, it is still exposed due to inherent writing habits.
Yi Yong pursed his lips, veins bulging. Who on earth was so bold as to do something like this to frame someone?
Just as the group was analyzing the situation, Ma Huijuan stormed over.
"Secretary Yi, what's the result of what I told you last time?"
If she doesn't speak up, Jiang Ning will drag Secretary Yi down with her.
Yi Yong squinted at Ma Huijuan, remembering that she was the one who had gone to the office to complain about Jiang Ning.
"Since you've come to ask, I'll answer you on the spot. The commune has already approved Jiang Ning opening a tailor shop. If you have any objections, please write a report instead of rashly going around asking this person and that person!"
When directly refuted, Ma Huijuan's face flushed red and then turned pale, her chest burning with anger.
"Secretary Yi, did you agree to this personally, or did the commune agree?"
Could it be that Jiang Ning bribed you by giving you a few sips of expensive liquor?
"You bastard! What are you saying! This is slander against cadres!"
Yi Yongqi is dead. How could there be such a person? He was an educated youth from the capital. He was completely different from Jiang Ning, like heaven and earth.
At that moment, a thought flashed through his mind: Ma Huijuan could tear Jiang Ning apart to his face, could she be the one who wrote the letter behind his back?
His mind raced, and a smile suddenly spread across his face:
“You’re Ma Zhiqing, right? I know it’s not easy for you to manage the household chores after you married Lin Tao, but you can’t be envious of others making money. How about this, I’ll allow you to take on sewing jobs as well, with the same conditions, and you can give 30% of your profits to the commune.”
"Really?" Ma Huijuan was overjoyed.
After Yu Xiaofeng recovered from her illness, she talked about taking orders to make clothes every day. She believed that with Yi Yong's support, she would definitely be able to make the business successful.
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, I can write you a guarantee. The commune will never arrest you for speculation if you make clothes."
Yi Yong affirmed.
Without waiting for anything, as if afraid that Yi Yong would run away, she quickly brought out paper and pen from the house and handed them to Yi Yong.
Yi Yong chuckled: "I'll tell you what to write... I guarantee Ma Huijuan can participate in the custom-made clothing transactions, and 30% of all order profits will go to the commune..."
He read aloud while glancing at her as she wrote.
After he finished writing the character "易", the paper was taken away.
“Ma Zhiqing, this letter was also written by you, wasn’t it?” He held up the letter she had written.
Ma Huijuan's pupils dilated, her face turned deathly pale, and her hands began to tremble involuntarily.
No, she had to stay calm. She would never admit that she had deliberately written crookedly when she was writing, making it impossible to tell from handwriting comparison.
"Secretary Yi, what are you saying? I don't understand!" she said defiantly.
Jiang Ning, Lin Chen, and Liu Fang, who were standing nearby, all laughed.
Just as Yi Yong's expression changed, the others already guessed what he was going to do.
Unexpectedly, Ma Huijuan fell for the trick so quickly.
Her character "易" was completely wrong, which is tantamount to admitting her mistake.
Realizing she had fallen into a trap, Ma Huijuan looked at them with terrified eyes, then collapsed to the ground, trembling.
"How could you...how could you be so vicious, ganging up on me! I'm pregnant! Is there any justice in this world?"
Her shouts pierced the sky, startling the sparrows in the trees into flight.
But that didn't change her fate of being taken away by the militia.
The commune held an emergency meeting overnight to discuss the punishment for Ma Huijuan.
She's pregnant; it's definitely not right to subject her to criticism and struggle sessions. If something happens, it will be difficult to explain.
It's even more impossible to send her back to the city. There are no receiving units in the city, and besides, she made a mistake. Sending her back to the city would be letting her off easy.
Gao Baoliang suggested: Why not send her to the brick factory for six months of reform? There, no one will have any compassion and will let her rest all day.
Yi Yong and the other village secretaries immediately made the decision to send her to the brick factory in the township.
Once they arrived at the brick factory, whether they lived or died was no longer the concern of the commune.
On the day Ma Huijuan left, she knelt on the ground and wailed for a long time.
"Please, I was wrong. Let me live in the cowshed, just don't send me to the brick factory."
She had heard that a female educated youth had also made a political mistake and was sent to a brick factory.
The brick factory manager made her move 5,000 bricks every day, or she wouldn't be allowed to sleep.
Within three months, she could no longer bear it and cut herself off from the people.
She really didn't want to go!
But the township had already issued a verdict, and she had to go to the brick factory for reform.
The only person in the family who cared about her was Yu Xiaofeng, because Yu Xiaofeng had to take care of Lin Zhoushi herself while she was away.
......
Without Ma Huijuan causing trouble, everything returned to normal.
Soon, "Xiufen Tailor Shop" was officially established.
That day, the air was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, and firecrackers crackled, creating a very lively scene.
Yi Yong, as the leader of the commune, gave a speech, and the crowd of onlookers numbered three or four hundred people.
In front of everyone, Wang Xiufen and Jiang Ning handed over fifty yuan to Yi Yong.
That's a 30% management fee.
"Doesn't that mean they earned over 180 yuan in their first month? Even after deducting management fees, that's still 130 yuan!"
"My goodness, they're amazing! With this, Lin Chen's family can no longer be considered poor farmers!"
"What kind of poor peasants are they? They're so rich, they might be the ones getting persecuted!"
Everyone started discussing it.
Yi Yong pressed his hand down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"I know what you're all thinking. Comrades, the movement is over, and we need to move forward. Times are changing, and many communes are engaging in sideline businesses."
Everyone's mindset needs to change. We can no longer be solely focused on class background. We should use our intelligence and talents to strive for a better life.
I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you something: the township is planning to set up a construction team. If anyone is good at masonry or carpentry, go back and think about it. If you want to join, contact me to sign up.
Starting next year, construction teams will be under the unified management of the township, and the money they earn will be called wages.
His words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating huge waves.
Everyone's face was beaming with eager smiles.
Many able-bodied men immediately raised their hands.
“Secretary Yi, I want to sign up. I’ve had enough of toiling in the fields every day.”
"Yes, I heard that someone from the neighboring commune worked as a laborer in the county town, also a cement worker. At the end of the year, he brought home more than four hundred yuan and immediately built a big house."
Zhao Ergou, standing in the crowd, was also eager to try; after all, he was always around.
Yi Yong was quite pleased. "Don't rush, go register with your respective teams first."
This isn't all good things as everyone thinks. If you really join, it means you won't be able to go home more than a few times a year.
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