"Comrade Li once said that it is very necessary for educated youth to go to the countryside and receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants.
You educated youth just don’t understand your place. You go on strike whenever you are told to. We poor and lower-middle peasants would never do that.
If we go on strike, where will everyone get food and clothing? I think there are serious problems with your thinking and it is necessary to carry out major reforms.
How about this, you all go to the farm and work for a month, and whoever doesn't go won't get any food."
The villagers had no objections.
Anyway, the busy farming season is over now, so it doesn't matter whether they are there or not.
Even during the busy farming season, it makes no difference whether they are there or not; they are of no use anyway.
They are all very arrogant. It's a good idea to let them reform.
The educated youth were dumbfounded. Qin Hongjun was not criticized at all, but the ones he went to reform became them?
They refused to accept.
But no matter how they shouted, Secretary Chen did not change his mind and let the militia take the people away.
The collective strike of the educated youth in Dahe Village was thus quelled.
Secretary Chen also made a special trip to visit the food factory.
The food factory is a bit small and the factory building is a bit shabby, but it is very clean.
The workers working inside wore small flowered headscarves that covered their hair completely.
In a factory like this, everyone can feel at ease eating the food produced.
Secretary Chen affirmed Qin's father's behavior of utilizing local resources, and gave him high praise when he knew that the food factory was on the right track.
"Work hard in the future. The commune will never allow anyone to slander good comrades who work hard for the collective."
His words almost made this man, who had been strong for most of his life, tear up.
"Don't worry, Secretary. We will definitely work hard and achieve results, and live up to your expectations of us."
Secretary Chen patted him on the shoulder and then left.
Mother Qin was still frightened and patted her chest.
"Secretary Chen is such a good person."
She thought they were in trouble this time, but she didn't expect Secretary Chen to trust them so much.
The other workers were also chattering about what had just happened. They were all very excited and working very hard. They also said that the secretary trusted them so much and they couldn't let him down.
Shen Annian was very pleased to see that everyone was in high spirits, and he also strengthened his determination to open another factory.
Judging from what happened today, Secretary Chen is very open-minded and wants to do practical things for everyone. Such a good leader is hard to come by.
By punishing these educated youth today, he not only punished them but also established prestige for Qin's father, so that Qin's father's work can be carried out more smoothly in the future.
He was paving the way for Qin's father's future management.
Everyone is determined to get something done, so why should she hesitate?
Shen Annian was full of energy and wanted to take on five or ten more orders.
The postman came to deliver the letters, and Shen Anyian sent out the things for Qin Zhengqi and Shen's father and mother.
When she returned to the factory and was about to start working, she heard a quarrel. It seemed that Qin Yunxiang was arguing with someone.
She hurried to see what was going on, only to find Qin Yunxiang talking to someone in a loud voice, seeming very angry.
After listening for a long time, she finally understood that Lin Yunduo's husband liked to drink and beat people after getting drunk. Lin Yunduo was often beaten by him, and almost everyone in the village knew about it.
Yesterday, Lin Yunduo's husband got drunk again and beat her again. Her hands were swollen, and she could hardly lift her hands to work today.
Qin Yunxiang saw that something was wrong with her and asked her for a long time before she revealed the truth.
Qin Yunxiang had also suffered unfair treatment in her husband's family. She empathized with Lin Yunduo's situation and wanted to persuade her to divorce her husband.
When Lin Yunduo heard her words, she waved her hands nervously, "No, we can't get a divorce. How am I going to live after the divorce?"
"You work in a factory now, and you earn enough to support yourself. Why can't you live on your own?"
"I have three children. What will happen to them if I get divorced?
Yunxiang, I am different from you. You have brothers from your mother's side to help you get the child, but my brothers from my mother's side will not care about me.
If I leave, what will happen to the child? His family won’t let me take the child away. No, I can’t get a divorce.”
Qin Yunxiang felt sorry for her misfortune and angry at her for not fighting back. The more she spoke, the angrier she became. Seeing that her emotions were getting more and more agitated, Shen Annian was afraid that she would quarrel with others, so he pulled Lin Yunduo aside.
"Go make the smoked meat with Comrade Li. Don't make the mooncakes for now."
Lin Yunduo was so frightened that her face turned pale. "Why won't you let me do it? An An, even if I said something wrong, you don't have to kick me out of the factory."
Seeing her so frightened, Shen Annian felt helpless and sad.
"I don't mean to drive you away. Look at your arm. If you keep kneading dough, will you still have your hand?
You're injured like this, and if you don't go to the clinic, what will happen if you leave a root cause of the disease?"
"No, I applied some medicinal wine and it will be fine in two days."
Shen Anyian glanced at her arm. It was still badly swollen. She wondered if she was injured inside.
For such a serious injury, she just applied some medicinal wine?
"It's up to you whether you go to the doctor or not. If you miss a day's work, your salary will be deducted. It's up to you."
That won’t do. We can’t deduct money.
Li Yunduo hesitated for a moment and said, "How about lunch? I'll take some time to go to the clinic. Is that okay?"
"You can figure it out yourself. Go learn how to smoke chicken from my mother."
These days, only Qin's father and mother are busy smoking chickens. They are quite tired. Having more people to help can make their work easier.
Lin Yunduo went over to learn how to make smoked chicken, but Qin Yunxiang was still not satisfied and wanted to persuade her.
Shen Anyian pulled Qin Yunxiang back and said, "Second sister, calm down first."
"Why should I be calm? Look at her, she's been beaten like that, and she still has to endure it.
It's not uncommon for grown men to beat their wives to the point of being lame or even disabled. If she were really beaten like that, it would be too late to regret it then."
Seeing her so anxious, Shen Annian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Her intentions are good, but not everyone will accept her kindness.
Many villagers are quite patriarchal, but they don’t have any obvious advantages over their wives. Compared with their wives, their most prominent feature is their strength.
So they use their fists to prove themselves, thinking that by doing so they can establish their authority.
Many people have indeed left such families, but more people, due to various reasons, have no choice but to endure it.
It’s hard to say who is right or wrong in this kind of thing.
Everyone has their reasons for making their own choices, and they also feel that the choices they make are the best for themselves.
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