The Xu family man rolled his eyes: "What do you know? Siya's job fell through! She's just a country girl with no connections or backing. The boss said she married a 'black five categories' person, so she's not qualified! Unlike our Pearl, who has powerful backers! She's dating a young man from the city, and that job was arranged for her by him!"
What?
Except for a few people, no one in the Unity Brigade really knew about this.
They all looked surprised.
Some people didn't believe it, but others believed it because the Xu family's story sounded so convincing.
His expression immediately changed, and he started calling me "brother" over and over again, getting very friendly with me.
Before long, the Xu family men dropped an even bigger bombshell.
"How did you find out? The person who came yesterday was the deputy director of the county machinery factory, who is also my younger sister's future father-in-law. In front of the brigade leader and the party secretary, he promised to give our brigade a tractor quota! This is all because of our Pearl! Otherwise, relying on ourselves, who knows when we would have been able to get one!"
This news was even more shocking than the fact that Xu Zhenzhu had become a saleswoman at the Red Star Commune.
Suddenly, everyone, young and old, men and women alike, started asking about their relationship with the Xu family, whether it was good or bad.
Then, the Xu family man slowly and deliberately embellished what Lu Xing had said yesterday, spreading it out according to his own understanding.
In their minds, such a high-ranking leader, the deputy factory director, had already promised to give them quotas; it was just a matter of lifting a finger.
Maybe in a few days, the quota will be released, and the team's tractor will be driven back.
When the time comes, this good opportunity to drive the tractor cannot be given to anyone else; it must belong to the Xu family.
The others had no idea about the cognitive biases involved, and after seeing the car and the Lu family's ostentatious display yesterday, they all believed it.
It immediately became a boiling point.
If their brigade could get a tractor, it would be a tremendous boon.
It's not only convenient and labor-saving during busy farming seasons, but it also saves time.
When we've finished dealing with things in our own brigade, we can go help out in other brigades. Not only will we get paid, but we'll also enjoy being flattered and fawned over by other brigades.
Some of the quick-witted ones immediately became sworn brothers with the Xu family men, chatting intimately with them.
Some of the more cautious ones thought about it and decided to go to the brigade headquarters to ask the brigade leader and the party secretary.
Putting aside Xu Siya's job, it involves the tractors of the Tuanjie Brigade, so the brigade leader shouldn't be keeping it from her, right?
A small group of people hurriedly rushed to the brigade headquarters.
While the brigade headquarters was worrying, they were also arranging the work tasks for each team during the upcoming rice transplanting season.
Then they heard a commotion outside, and a group of people rushed in.
He immediately asked, "Captain, I heard our brigade is going to buy a tractor?"
"Is it still because of the Xu family's pearl?"
"I heard that Siya's job application fell through?"
"Did Xu Zhenzhu really get a job as a sales clerk at our commune's supply and marketing cooperative arranged by her future in-laws?"
...
A series of questions left the brigade leader and the party secretary completely bewildered.
The captain had a bad temper. He kicked everyone out, then followed them out and made them speak one by one.
After hearing this, his face turned ashen: "Who spread this nonsense?"
Someone whispered in the back, "Just now, Xu Jinlai and the others said it themselves—"
Some people, unafraid of the brigade leader, insisted on asking clearly: "Is our brigade really going to buy a tractor?"
The Party Secretary came out, took a deep breath, his face darkening. Not wanting to be too explicit, he only mumbled, "You've all misunderstood! It's not that easy. Although I mentioned it to the leadership yesterday, they only said they'd give us one quota—"
Someone interrupted him, saying, "If you have a quota, you can buy it, right?"
The squad leader couldn't take it anymore: "What do you know! They've only said they'd give us the quota, we haven't even received it yet! And even if we do, who knows when we'll get those defective tractors!"
"Why don't we go and ask the leaders for help? Xu Jinlai and the others said that Zhenzhu is dating the leader's son! Getting a tractor for her production team is just a piece of cake for them, isn't it?"
"Yes, Captain, you go find Pearl and tell her to tell her boyfriend that he wants to be the son-in-law of our Unity Brigade. It won't do without some effort—"
...
Everyone offered their suggestions.
The brigade leader and the village secretary were so angry they were speechless.
"Since you're so eloquent, how about you take over the positions of brigade leader and village secretary?"
One sentence silenced everyone.
"Get the hell out of here! We're going to be planting rice tomorrow. You still have the energy to ask around? All of you will be assigned to the same team tomorrow to pick and plant rice seedlings. Not a single one of you is allowed to be left behind!"
Those people dared not ask any more questions and slunk away.
The brigade leader and the party secretary exchanged glances, recalling what these people had just said, and both realized a problem.
"Is Pearl really going to get married to the Lu family?"
Both of them found it unbelievable.
The Lu family and the Xu family are worlds apart in terms of family background.
Even if Xu Zhenzhu graduated from high school, even if there were workers in the second branch of the Xu family.
But look at the Lu family. The father is the deputy director of a machinery factory, the mother is the logistics director, and the son is an engineer. With such a family background, the son is an engineer at a young age, and his future is limitless.
Without going into too much detail, he could probably pick any girl in the county town he wanted.
Why was Xu Zhenzhu chosen? Although she was considered outstanding in Tuanjie Brigade, there were plenty of girls like her in the county town, right?
How could someone be so foolish as to be so fixated on Xu Zhenzhu?
Is it common practice in the city to repay a life-saving debt with one's body? But that only applies to women who have been seen and touched naked by men!
Lu Kai broke his leg, not fell into the water. He was helped up by Xu Zhenzhu. Did he think he had lost his virginity?
Even though the brigade leader and the branch secretary were well-informed, they really couldn't understand what these young people were thinking.
The two could only shake their heads; they couldn't control this matter.
The excitement quickly reached the ears of Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan.
It was none other than Tiezhu, the youngest grandson of the brigade leader.
Tie Zhu is a shrewd fellow. Ever since he learned that he could get a piece of candy by finding out all sorts of news in the brigade and then telling Xu Ningyan, he has been very clever.
They covered every kind of gossip, rumor, and official news within the group.
Because of his natural advantage of being young, no one would be wary of him, and he naturally heard a lot of gossip that others didn't know.
The brigade leader was just nagging his wife when he got home, and he didn't even notice Tiezhu overheard it and relayed it to Xu Ningyan.
So, as soon as everyone dispersed, Tiezhu headed straight for Xu Ningyan's house.
After relaying all the news he had heard, Tiezhu, with a White Rabbit candy in his pocket and a fruit candy in his mouth, went back to show off to his friends.
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