Qiu Yuling came back early yesterday afternoon. The community fire on the first day of the New Year was particularly successful, and their factory made a fortune.
The county cultural bureau communicated overnight and said that the plan of the community fire show would be postponed. A special venue was set aside. From the first to the fifth day of the New Year, the Zaohua Factory would take the lead and perform there, along with the vinegar factory and others.
Qiu Yuling doesn't have to accompany me for these five days, but the situation today is special. The Municipal Cultural Bureau is also visiting. After receiving the letter, the factory sent someone to Qiuzhuang to deliver the letter to her.
She arrived at the scene before everyone else, and after greeting the leaders from various places, she sat down one by one at the simple guest of honor table.
"Director Qiu, you're running a very unique business, and the employees are all in great spirits!"
"Well, the workers are very active. They all took time out of their busy schedules to come here on their own initiative. They're all very enthusiastic. Look over there, that's the owner of our workshop, and that's our union chairman..."
Qiu Yuling didn't say that she could call out all the names, but when she saw someone coming up to her, she would smile back at them, then turn around and introduce them to the leader next to her. At least she could tell which workshop the person was from, what they were good at, and so on.
"I've always heard that Director Qiu is very capable, but I didn't expect that you could recognize thousands of people!" The director of the Cultural Bureau next to him was incredulous.
"I can't recognize them all, but I can generally tell which department they are from in the factory. If they've spoken, I usually know."
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"Mom, look, the one leading the lion team can breathe fire... Look over there, Yuling is on the stage..."
Li Qingmei pushed away the hand that was waving in front of her eyes and pushed Wang Aihong towards Qiu Dashu. "You young people are energetic. Go squeeze in and take a look. Don't worry about me."
I thought I came early enough, after all, they set off in the morning and the performance only started after lunch.
Unexpectedly, the small square where the performance was arranged was not only crowded with stalls and vendors, but was also surrounded by three layers of people early on. They had to work very hard to squeeze into the circle, and even then they had to stand on tiptoe to watch.
Some of the gentlemen in front directly put their children on their arms, and accidentally squeezed behind this person, so they could only participate by listening.
The little kids at home, after receiving their New Year's money, had already gone away like a bunch of idiots, one by one, without a trace.
Fortunately, Qiu Yuling had arranged in advance for the factory's security department and the security departments of other factory offices to maintain order outside and pay attention to prevent anyone from getting lost.
Da Loudspeaker was very busy looking for this and that, but fortunately all safety hazards were eliminated and no lost woman or child was taken in by kind-hearted people!
"Yuling, here, we are here, come quickly, I ordered a bowl of cold noodles for you, and there are some sugar-coated cakes left just for you, hurry up, I can't hold on to this shameless seat for much longer..."
Wang Aihong waved and called out to her sister-in-law.
Qiu Yuling casually placed the cloth bag she was holding on the long bench beside her buttocks and said, "Thank you for leaving me two servings of the leftover food." She did not let go of the tribute and even kept some for herself, which shows that she has made progress.
"What are you talking about, silly girl? Those little brats just now were all like gluttons. No matter how much you feed them, they are never satisfied. If it weren't for me, your dear sister-in-law, hum, there wouldn't be a single bite left for you."
"It's okay. We have a place where you can get plenty of food. No matter how many people rush to grab it, there will always be some left!" The boss took the time to say this, which made all the neighbors laugh.
"Director Qiu, this is the fried dough twist I just bought. Let me give you a try."
"Eat mine, my roasted sweet potatoes, fresh and hot."
"Forget it, there's still roasted sweet potatoes. I've had enough of them. Now every bite makes me feel sour. Director Qiu, do you want some boiled corn?"
Everyone was so enthusiastic. Once one of them took the lead, they all wanted to feed Qiu Yuling.
Even if they were not family members of the factory workers, many people knew Qiu Yuling. After all, she had appeared on TV many times, and in everyone's eyes, she was no different from those stars.
"No, no, everyone, eat yourselves. I was just joking with my sister-in-law. Hey, auntie, what you're packing up is also a stall? It's sold out so quickly?" Qiu Yuling refused with a smile, and then noticed something rolled up by an old lady, which was bulging and lying across her legs.
“Thanks to the leadership, we sold out early. We didn’t expect so many people to come. We also didn’t expect the leadership not to chase us away and even allocate a place for us to set up the stalls. Now, many people came and the goods were sold out without any promotion.
I'll come again tomorrow, but I'll have to prepare more, hehe." The dark-skinned old woman pushed the aluminum bucket that had once held mung bean soup near her feet toward her, trying not to let the sugar stains on the outside touch anyone else.
It was very lively under the open-air tea stall, which was considered the largest food stall nearby.
Qiu Yuling took two quick bites and was amazed by the taste. "Comrade, your cooking skills are really good. The stew is very fragrant."
The proprietress wiped her hands sheepishly on her apron. "This is a recipe my mother-in-law taught me. It's been passed down through generations. If you like it, I'll give it a try. Can I add some more sauce for you?"
Qiu Yuling covered the bowl with her hand, refusing to let the proprietress take it away. "No, no, that's enough. Your portion is really huge. I can't finish it anymore."
After Qiu Yuling and Wang Aihong left, the business at the tea stall became even better.
"Grandma, try it. Our factory manager just had it and she said it was delicious too... It's okay, you can't go broke eating it. Boss, I want two bowls. One with more sauce and no spicy sauce, and the other with everything..."
"Okay, you two can find a place to sit first, it will be ready soon..."
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"Yuling, over there, mom and grandma are all over there. They're probably waiting for us. Hurry up."
"You two are finally here. Now that we're all here, let's go in and take pictures." Qiu Dashu came forward to greet them.
"What do you mean all together? My second brother and his wife's family haven't come, and what about my fourth uncle and his family..." Wang Aihong elbowed Qiu Dashu, thinking that he really didn't know what was going on.
Qiu Yuling raised her eyebrows and scolded her third brother, "Move over! You're blocking my way. If you two are tired of the heat outside, hurry in..."
"Is this problem of yours contagious?" Each of them gave him a heart-wrenching elbow. He was so angry that his wife and younger sister both grabbed his bald chicken and plucked it.
"Dashu, everyone's back, why are you still dawdling? You're the only one who's not on point all day long." Li Qingmei finished shouting, then turned to the side and nagged Qiu Jianshe, "Why are you standing so close to me?"
The photographer poked his head out and directed Qiu Jianshe, who had just revealed himself, "Comrade, move closer. Oh, that's right, get a little closer... Oh, everyone, look at me, don't blink, listen to my commands... Oh, it's done!"
Now that they were there, each family went up one by one to take a photo.
Zhou Mingrui stood in front of Qiu Yuling embarrassedly, "Cousin, can you take a photo with us?"
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