The veins on Ji Changgeng's forehead were throbbing. Even though his three great-grandfathers had experienced a lot, they felt that they had gained a lot of knowledge at this moment.
Aunt He Xiang and the others were shaking with anger. This educated youth Xia Ying was usually disliked by others, and now she actually did such a disgusting thing. Had she never eaten meat in her life?
Ji Xiaozu and Yang Dazhuang stood up suddenly and were about to explode, but Ji Xia waved his hand and asked them to calm down.
Xia Ying pouted and insisted on picking up some food. Ji Xia held down her chopsticks because she was afraid that if Xia Ying touched the food, she would feel so sick that she wouldn't be able to eat.
"Do you think they are trying to curry favor with me? Do you think I'm an educated youth?" Ji Xia asked with a smile.
"Isn't it?" Xia Ying felt that she couldn't be wrong. "If you're not an educated youth, who are you? Where did you come from? Why do you deserve special treatment?"
Ji Xia said, "You're too self-righteous. I'm not an educated youth, I'm just a villager. I went back to my parents' home today, and they prepared a table full of food to treat me. Is that too much? If you want to report this to the higher authorities, then go now and don't eat here anymore!"
As soon as Ji Xia finished speaking, several strong aunts came and pulled Xia Ying off the table.
Xia Ying struggled hard, "Why won't you let me eat? You think you're so great just because you come back to your parents' home that the whole village has to come and eat with you? You eat the meat and give the soup to the others? You're acting like a capitalist!"
The destructive power of the four words "capitalism" is really too great in this era.
Ji Changgeng's face immediately turned pale. "Xia Zhiqing, don't label people so casually. Who are you calling capitalist? Is living on coarse grains not capitalism? You rush over to grab something delicious when you see it. I think you're still a bandit!"
Seeing Xia Ying like this, all the educated youth lowered their heads in shame.
Liang Yunyue came over and said, "Xia Zhiqing, this is Comrade Ji Xia. I think all of you who came to the countryside should have heard of Comrade Ji Xia's name. Since you are able to come to Jijia Village, it is obvious that you came here to have enough food to eat and don't have to work in the fields.
All this is thanks to Comrade Ji Xia. Go ask around in other production teams and see if their lives are this good. They even eat together, and having a full stomach is a luxury."
She said, shook her head, and returned to her seat.
Xia Ying was simply stunned. She hadn't expected that the person she had offended was Ji Xia.
Ji Xia smiled. "Uncle Chang Geng, our village does need some intellectuals to help with development, but character is very important. I think the other educated youth are quite good, but this one should be sent to a reformatory institution to correct his thinking before we can talk about development."
People who report things at every turn and talk about capitalism at every turn are suitable to be red rust stamps.
Ji Changgeng also felt quite embarrassed. "Take her away and lock her up first. I'll take her back to the commune and hand her over to the Youth League Office later."
Xia Ying was stunned for a moment. She struggled desperately, "No, you can't treat me like this. I don't know who she is. I didn't mean to target her. Wuuuuu, you are bullying me!"
Aunt He Xiang slapped her on the head and said, "Not only are you stupid, but you're also cruel and ruthless. Who would dare to live in the same village with someone like you? If you saw me stewing meat at home, I might even be reported!"
This really hits the nail on the head.
After sending the rat shit away, the rest of the people ate happily. Halfway through the meal, Ji Changgeng stood up and said, "Dear fellow villagers, and the educated youth who have come to support our construction, I have something to announce."
I already guessed what was going to be announced, but I still couldn't help but get excited.
"Thanks to Xia Xia, our village has developed to where it is today with her support. No one could have imagined it. I still remember last winter, when we had a hard time getting through the winter due to the reduced grain production. It was Xia Xia who helped us get a batch of grain, dozens of kilograms per person per household, which helped us get through the winter.
Later, Xia Xia got us an excavator, and we dug the reservoir without using manpower. This was the easiest year for us. At the time, I thought these were good days, but it turned out that they weren't the best days after all!
These words reminded many people of the past, and of the changes in the village over the past year, the changes in each person, and how every family was developing in a positive direction.
"Even today isn't our best day. Although we have a shoe factory and our farming is mechanized, requiring very little manpower, the harvest isn't great. Even if we earn a lot of money, it's useless if we don't have enough to eat.
Now, Xia Xia is working on another plan for us: to build a fertilizer plant. This year, we used fertilizer on some of our fields, and the harvest increased by 30-40%. If fertilizer can be used on all our fields in the future, we won't have to worry about not having enough to eat.
The educated youth took the lead and everyone applauded.
Yang Muchun knocked on his pipe and stood up. "Let me make this clear. The people of Jijia Village may not remember their parents or ancestors, but we must not forget Xia Xia's kindness to us. No matter who it is, anyone who treats Xia Xia badly is an enemy of Jijia Village!"
"Yes, we must drive this kind of person out. He must not be allowed to stay in the village."
"Who would dare to keep such an ungrateful person? Living in the same village with such a person would be really annoying!"
"Without Xia Xia, we wouldn't be where we are today. Without Xia Xia, we would have starved to death last winter."
The entire cafeteria was buzzing with discussion, and the atmosphere was extremely heated. Yang Dazhuang asked everyone to quiet down and said to Ji Xia, "Xia Xia, you finally came back. Can you say a few words to us?"
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