After dinner, it was already late, and Ji Xia wanted to go back. Aunt Guihua packed a lot of dry goods picked up from the mountains for her to take away.
Unable to refuse such a kind offer, Ji Xia had to accept it. During the argument with Aunt Guihua, she secretly put ten yuan and ten kilograms of food coupons into Aunt Guihua's pocket.
She collected a lot of tickets from this era, many of which had expired and had not been used. Most importantly, they were of no use, so it would be better to use them to repay debts of favor.
Although the dried goods in the mountains are free, it does cost labor to pick them up, clean them, and dry them.
Aunt Guihua watched the car disappear at the end of the road before she came to her senses. She felt her pocket, took it out and looked at it. She was stunned to see ten yuan and ten kilograms of food coupons.
Handing it to the team leader, Aunt Guihua said, "Look at Comrade Jixia, he didn't eat anything good, and he left these for us."
Among the whole table of dishes, the most expensive one was the plate of dumplings. The others were either brought from the mountains or grown in the fields. Although the dumplings were quite large, they were definitely not as heavy as ten kilograms.
The captain was also very moved, "What a good man, he is also our benefactor."
The secretary did not leave either. He discussed with the team leader, "Comrade Ji Xia said that the project is being promoted through the county. Comrade He Wanqing has been responsible for explaining the project recently. We should arrange someone to study it tomorrow. The candidate must be selected as soon as possible."
Comrade He Wanqing is the educated youth on their side, which means they have the best timing, location and people.
If they can't get the fluff pulp project back even in this way, they will have no face to serve as the team leader and secretary.
Although, up to now, neither of them knows what the fluff pulp is used for.
"Comrades Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo will take up two spots. You and I must go. We'll also select a few young men from the village, ten in total. We'll go to the county tomorrow."
The two men discussed for a long time and picked eight young men from the village. After the candidates were selected, the two men went to notify them separately.
When Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo returned to the educated youth site, the educated youth gathered around them and asked who Ji Xia was and what he was doing in the village.
The two did not reveal Ji Xia's name, but simply said, "I'm here to inspect the project."
Although they certainly couldn't hide the fact that the two of them were going to the county for training tomorrow, they would try to keep it a secret for as long as possible.
Bai Yuxiu looked at Qian Shengli deeply and returned to the room where the female educated youth lived. She sat on the edge of the kang and kept staring at the door. When she saw Qian Shengli going to fetch water, she hurriedly followed him out.
There weren't many people in the yard. When Qian Shengli went outside to get the bucket, Bai Yuxiu stopped him. "Qian Zhiqing, we're from the same educated youth camp. We should share what we have and what we don't have. That woman is planning some project in the village. You and Yu Zhiqing know about it, so why won't you tell us?"
Qian Shengli did secretly like Bai Yuxiu at the beginning, and he even helped Bai Yuxiu with work, but over time, he became disgusted with Bai Yuxiu's passive, non-refusal, and irresponsible attitude.
Later, when Yang Xiaoxi and He Wanqing got into trouble and the educated youth at the educated youth center united to seek justice for the female educated youth, Bai Yuxiu, as a female educated youth, actually opposed it. He knew that he should stay away from such women.
Qian Shengli took two steps back and said, "Bai Zhiqing, Aiguo and I are just accompanying you. If you want to know, go ask the team leader and the village party secretary. They know everything we know."
After saying that, Qian Shengli picked up the bucket and left.
Bai Yuxiu looked at Qian Shengli's heartless back, and her teeth were about to break.
Qian Shengli actually dared to ignore her like this.
Lin Ziheng walked out of the darkness and glanced at Qian Shengli's back. "I heard that the village party secretary and the team leader went to some houses to inform people. If we ask the villagers, they might know more."
Bai Yuxiu remembered that nothing like this happened in her previous life. There was no such person as Ji Xia, and there was no project brought by her. He Wanqing was also rescued and even had the good luck to be admitted to the county committee.
Up to now, almost everything has deviated from the track of her previous life, and Bai Yuxiu felt a sense of fear.
She was afraid of the feeling of being out of control.
"I'll go and ask around!" Bai Yuxiu started walking.
She saw the village party secretary coming out of Zhu Ergui's house and hurried to greet him, "Uncle Party Secretary, I see you and the team leader have been busy all night. What are you busy with?"
The village secretary's face wrinkles doubled from his smile. He slung his pipe behind him, but his back straightened, making him look much more robust. "There's a training session in the county, and I've notified a few young men to attend tomorrow. It's getting late, so you should go back quickly. Girls shouldn't be wandering around outside."
"Uncle Secretary, what kind of training is this? Can we educated youth participate?" Bai Yuxiu asked flatteringly.
Any training is definitely a good thing.
"This is a project assigned to the village by the higher authorities. We'll talk about whether we can participate in it in the future!" The village party secretary waved his hand, and without intending to say much to Bai Yuxiu, he turned around and left.
Bai Yuxiu only found out half of the information, and she was very unwilling to give up. She was about to go to Zhu Ergui's house to ask. She had some friendship with Zhu Ergui, but before she got close, Zhu Ergui's mother, Aunt Tian, saw the person coming and closed the door without saying a word.
Back in the house, Aunt Tian grabbed her son's ear and said, "I'm telling you, if you keep getting entangled with that devil Bai Zhiqing, I'll go talk to the Party Secretary and have him replace you."
Zhu Ergui graduated from high school and had high standards. He wanted to find a wife who could read and write. Most of the girls in the village had not even graduated from elementary school, so he wanted to marry an educated youth.
After doing many tasks for Bai Yuxiu, Bai Yuxiu still showed no initiative, no refusal and no responsibility. Aunt Tian saw that the situation was not good and did not allow her son to get close to her.
Zhu Ergui was originally a little unwilling, but now he doesn't think about these things anymore.
"Mom, the Party Secretary said that if this factory is built, life in the village will be much better in the future. Right now, the most urgent thing is to make money, and getting married can be put aside for now. I'm going to the county tomorrow, and I have to pack my luggage."
Only then did Aunt Tian let her son go.
Bai Yuxiu returned to the educated youth point. Lin Ziheng was waiting in the yard. When he saw her come back, he came forward to ask about the situation.
"The village party secretary said they had a project for the village and they were selecting people to go to the county for training. I asked if the educated youth camp was eligible, and the village party secretary said we'd talk about it later."
Speaking of this, Bai Yuxiu thought of Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo, and looked at Lin Ziheng. The two of them rushed towards the house where the male educated youth lived.
When they reached the door, Bai Yuxiu stopped because it was late at night.
Lin Ziheng went in and asked, "Qian Zhiqing, Yu Zhiqing, are you two on the list of people going to the county for training tomorrow?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire educated youth site fell into dead silence.
Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo knew without even looking that the others were looking at them with eyes full of jealousy.
Things have come to this point, and Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo can no longer hide it. They still have to stay in the educated youth center, and it is not wise to offend everyone.
It was only a matter of time before the project was exposed, and Ji Xia didn't seem to want them to hide it.
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