As he approached Qiao Shanshan, a stench suddenly filled his nostrils. The stench made him immediately resist, letting out a cry. But Lu Yunqi's oppressive presence was too strong, and he already knew that Qiao Shanshan had shot herself in the foot.
But she was still his wife, so he dragged her into the house.
"You go back first, I'll sweep the doorway," Lu Yunqi said.
Qiao Wanyue nodded.
Every now and then, the sounds of arguing and fighting could be heard from next door.
Everyone was used to the arguing in the Yang family.
When Qiao Wanyue entered the space, another batch of vegetables and fruits had ripened. She picked the ripe ones and noticed that the space seemed to be a bit larger than before.
There were only three plots of land that could be planted before, and the rest were almost all fruit trees. Today she discovered that there was an extra plot of land that could be planted in the smoky area, but the extra plot meant she was making a profit.
She turned over the soil and then planted rice.
After finishing her work, she took a shower in the space and then went to the cabin to study.
She has been studying for a period of time every day these days, and has memorized all the textbooks from junior and senior high school, as well as some foreign language words. She vaguely feels that her memory has improved a lot.
She plans to borrow some foreign language books to improve her fluency in those languages.
*
That day, the brigade leader changed into his uniform early in the morning, wearing a smart Zhongshan suit with a Party emblem pinned to his chest.
"Wanyue, you've arrived."
Qiao Wanyue wore a blue suit, her long black hair was tied up at the back of her head, and she had put on some simple makeup, with a touch of red on her lips and her eyes sparkling.
When she first attended the so-called commune rally, she asked Secretary Guo beforehand how to dress. Secretary Guo simply said to be formal and simple, and not to be extravagant.
She chose a suit that Lu Rong had made for her and styled her hair up to look more mature.
"Very good, you've made our Xiahe Village proud," the brigade leader said cheerfully.
Those meetings were attended by a bunch of smelly men; very few women could squeeze in.
He brought Qiao Wanyue along today to dazzle those old guys.
The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM.
At nine o'clock, the commune's courtyard was crowded with more than a dozen brigade leaders.
"This year's model brigade will definitely be the Baiyun Brigade."
"I don't think so. Xiahe Village Brigade has caught up and surpassed them. I heard that the pastry workshop is doing well recently, and the whole village is getting paid per person."
Yunying said, "We should congratulate whichever brigade it is."
"Yunying, you're such a hypocrite. Don't think we don't know. You're afraid that Xiahe Village will surpass your brigade. You've been contacting online stores to sell fish a lot lately, haven't you? I heard the fishponds are almost empty?"
Baiyun Brigade has relatively few plots of land. In the 1970s, in accordance with the policy, they started fish farming near the river.
Baiyun Brigade was the most profitable brigade in the entire commune.
It has been awarded the title of Model Brigade for seven consecutive years.
Yunying wasn't angry. Who doesn't like honor? "It's all about ability. If you're so capable, you can sell it too."
The person who was speaking turned off the fire.
"Don't fight. I heard that Yang Dongliang has an advisor, a young woman who recently became a widow. Yang Dongliang listens to everything she says, including the pastry workshop, which was her idea," someone said mysteriously.
"What strategist? That's Captain Qiao's eldest daughter."
Qiao Sheng, who was standing to the side, straightened his back.
Although they are not as good as the Baiyun Brigade, they are not at the bottom either.
"Qiao Sheng, is she really your daughter?"
Several captains surrounded Qiao Sheng and began to probe for information.
Qiao Sheng spoke ambiguously, "Useless, just small-time tinkering."
Everyone just thought he was being modest, saying that he could earn several thousand yuan in three months from such a small business.
They also wanted this kind of small-scale activity.
At this moment, someone spoiled the mood by saying, "She's just a little girl, is it really worth praising her so much?"
"The commune leaders are really something, letting a little girl attend a meeting of us brigade leaders. Aren't they afraid of scaring the little girl out of her wits?"
Qiao Wanyue and Yang Dongliang heard this sentence as soon as they went in.
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