The Xu family echoed, "Grandma is right! Our family will depend on my aunt from now on! All the good food in the house should be reserved for my aunt!"
"Auntie, don't even mention cooking! I'll do anything you ask! I'll go to the commune to wash your clothes and tidy up your house whenever I have free time, okay?"
Er Ya's eyes darted around, and she followed up.
Sanya got anxious: "Auntie, don't forget me! I cook better than Erya!"
However, the two granddaughters-in-law, Tian Jiaojiao and Hu Fang, did not look too good.
Although rationally I know that it is the right thing to give this good stuff to the Lu family to try.
But this aunt is going to work, and there's a cafeteria there, so why is she not even letting go of the little bit of fine food at home?
Everyone knows that Xu Zhenzhu is a picky eater and has never eaten coarse grains since she was a child.
At the very least, the noodles must be made with high-gluten flour, and the rice must be whole grains; never eat broken rice.
The wheat allocated to them was already meager; after giving it to the Lu family, the rest would probably all end up in Xu Zhenzhu's stomach.
It's one thing for them to be adults, but their children are still young and have weak stomachs. They are just hoping that when the new grain comes out, they can eat some refined grains to grow up.
That's it, forget about it!
Looking over there, Xu Ningyan was taking out a bag and opening it with both hands to let the wheat in.
After pouring the wheat into their own bags, Gu Zhiyuan picked it up, slung it over his shoulder, and was about to leave.
Tian Jiaojiao couldn't help but speak sourly: "Siya, your job is gone now, and your man's money has all gone to building a house and buying furniture. How dare you be so wasteful? What kind of conditions do you have? You're still eating all kinds of refined grains? Are you thinking of going to ask the production team to pay you back after you've finished eating them? Your man is a member of the 'Five Black Categories,' so he doesn't deserve to eat refined grains. Don't think that our production team's grain will be given to you for free!"
Upon hearing this, the production team members who hadn't left all looked at Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan warily.
Others looked at the brigade leader and the party secretary: "Brigade leader, our production team doesn't even have enough food for its own people. These 'five black categories' elements are sent down for reform and to suffer. Why should they get to eat fine grains? If there's a food shortage later, brigade leader, you're not really going to make them put it on the books, are you?"
The team leader's face darkened: "What nonsense are you talking about? They earned their work points themselves, they can exchange them for whatever they want, what's it to you? Why are you all meddling in this? Are you all just bored?"
Tian Jiaojiao was now very confident. "Captain, you can't say that. Before, when I heard that Siya was going to work in the city, during the busy wheat harvest, Siya and her husband were just slacking off. The two of them couldn't even finish harvesting one and a half acres of land in a day! Last year when she was harvesting wheat, she could earn ten work points a day, but now she only has six. It's clear that marrying a 'black five categories' person has made her lazy!"
"Now that Siya's job is off, she needs to be even more proactive at work and perform well! Rice planting is about to start, so the team leader should assign them the most important tasks and give them a good makeover!"
Hu Fang chimed in, "That's right! If we reform well, and our team performs well, my aunt will put in a good word for us, and who knows, we might even get the tractor quota back!"
The team leader was furious, but he was stuck with the tractor quota and couldn't really say anything for the time being.
Xu Ningyan laughed: "I didn't expect that our Unity Brigade has a new leader? Is Tian Jiaojiao going to be the brigade leader? I'll have to go to the commune tomorrow to ask about it!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Chunlan, the captain's wife, glared fiercely at her husband.
They were blinded by a tractor quota from some big leader in the county, and actually allowed a young woman who had married into the village from outside to interfere in the affairs of the brigade.
It would be so embarrassing if word got out!
Just as I was about to speak, I heard the sound of a bicycle bell in the distance.
Then I saw someone riding a bicycle towards the brigade headquarters, and the closer they got, the more familiar they became.
That's Secretary He, who works for Director Zhang. Why is he here?
Secretary He rode his bicycle to the entrance of the brigade headquarters, stopped it, and beamed at the brigade leader and the party secretary: "Congratulations! Brigade Leader Xu, Party Secretary Xu!"
The captain was completely bewildered; what was there to be happy about?
Secretary He turned and searched for someone in the crowd: "Where is Comrade Xu Ningyan?"
Who is Xu Ningyan? Everyone present was a little confused, except for the brigade leader and the party secretary, who sounded somewhat familiar. Who was he again?
Xu Ningyan's heart skipped a beat. Looking for her? Could it be...?
Before she could speak, Gu Zhiyuan gently pushed her forward.
The brigade leader and the party secretary then remembered that Xu Siya had changed her name to Xu Ningyan after separating from her family.
Are you looking for her?
The two old foxes immediately realized something and hurriedly pointed at Xu Ningyan: "Xu Ningyan is here. Secretary He is looking for her?"
Secretary He turned his head and saw Xu Ningyan. He didn't expect her to be such a young girl, so he felt awkward shaking her hand.
Therefore, he simply smiled and said, "Congratulations, Comrade Xu Ningyan! Today, our commune received a call from the county department store, saying that the formalities for you have been completed. You have become a member of the purchasing department of the county department store, responsible for the purchasing work of the county department store and the Tuanjie Brigade under the Hongxing Commune! You are to report to the county town tomorrow!"
"Director Zhang was overjoyed to hear this news! He immediately sent me to inform you! He wants you to overcome all difficulties and report to the county town as soon as possible! In the future, Comrade Xu Ningyan will have to try to get more preferential treatment for the agricultural and sideline product quotas of Tuanjie Brigade and our Hongxing Commune!"
After these words were spoken, the surrounding area fell silent.
Although everyone didn't quite understand, they all understood that Xu Ningyan was going to report for work in the county town.
They were all stunned! Wasn't it said that her job was off?
What's going on here?
The brigade leader and the party secretary immediately perked up. One of them called out to Secretary He to thank him for riding his bicycle to deliver the message.
One of them immediately congratulated Xu Ningyan: "Leader Li really kept his word! Siya, you, you go back and pack your things now, and report to the county town tomorrow! By the way, do you need a letter of introduction? I'll issue it to you right now!"
Secretary He knew the importance of Xu Ningyan's job to their commune, and upon hearing this, he interjected, "Comrade Xu, why don't you go back and pack your things now! If you need any certificates, just give them to me! I'm familiar with this, I'll oversee Captain Li and the others in getting them."
Xu Ningyan nodded, thanked Secretary He, and then pulled Gu Zhiyuan away.
Secretary He was also dragged into the brigade office by the branch secretary to get a certificate.
The people around hadn't dared to breathe loudly just now, but now they came to their senses, looking at each other.
In the end, they all looked at the Xu family with the same unanimous opinion.
Tian Jiaojiao and Hu Fang felt their faces burning. Just a moment ago, they were arrogantly ordering the brigade leader to assign Xu Ningyan the heaviest work, but in the blink of an eye, he already had a job. The commune director's secretary even came to inform him personally. What a grand gesture!
Moreover, working at the county department store was much more prestigious than working at the commune's supply and marketing cooperative.
They're not even sales clerks at the counter, they're in the purchasing department! Sounds so prestigious, right?
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