When Yang's mother heard him scolding Lu Rong, she felt a surge of satisfaction.
"Second brother, come with us, we can look out for each other." Mother Yang gave her eldest daughter a wink, and Yang Dacui wiggled her hips and stuck to him, pulling Yang Lin's arm and walking towards the team headquarters.
"Second Uncle, don't be sad. We will take care of you in the future."
Yang Lin felt a pang of tenderness in his heart. He smiled at Yang Da Cui and said, "Dacui, thank goodness for you all." In his mind, he cursed Lu Rong and her mother-in-law and the others again.
Yang Dacui smiled and pulled his arm forward.
They were chatting and laughing, and the family seemed to be having a great time.
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Team Headquarters
Qiao Wanyue and Lu Rong arrived early; apart from the brigade cadres, no villagers had come to the team headquarters meeting room yet.
The meeting hall is a former factory building that was vacated by the village office. It is filled with many small stools and serves as the place for villagers to discuss matters.
"Wanyue, come and sit in the front." The team leader's wife smiled so much that her eyes almost closed into slits when she saw Qiao Wanyue and her mother-in-law come in.
The Party Secretary goes to the city to sell dried vegetables during the day. To reduce the risk, most of the dried vegetables actually come from her family, the Party Secretary's family, and some poor households in the village. She was initially reluctant, fearing that she would end up with nothing. Her family was not well-off to begin with, and she didn't know if she could recoup her investment by selling so many dried vegetables.
And she was also afraid of getting into trouble.
But the Party Secretary went to her house in the afternoon and gave her eight yuan, saying that the dried vegetables had been sold and that they had received approval from the commune. They were cooperating with a state-owned factory, and from now on, all the dried vegetables in their home could be sold.
She was overjoyed that her family could have an extra bit of income.
Qiao Wanyue naturally knew why she was happy.
The captain's wife looked at her as if she were a god of wealth.
"Auntie, have you eaten?" Qiao Wanyue naturally led Lu Rong to sit next to the team leader's wife. Lu Rong was flattered. She knew that she would never have had the chance to sit in the front seats before. The seats next to the team leader's wife were usually occupied by the wealthier families in the team.
"I've eaten, I've eaten." The team leader's wife held her hand, her eyes full of smiles.
"Wanyue, after I finish explaining the specific procedures, you can go up and say a few words." The captain finished tidying up the speech draft on the stage, saw Qiao Wanyue sitting below, and walked over to her and said.
Qiao Wanyue smiled politely and said, "Okay."
The Party Secretary walked over and said with a smile, "I distributed the money from the dried vegetables to every household. When they received the money, they were incredulous and kept asking if they could sell them again."
Besides labor, the countryside has no shortage of vegetables, especially perishable vegetables like green beans and bamboo shoots. Hardworking women in the family will try every means to store them for the winter of the following year.
Lu Rong and his sister-in-law exchanged a glance.
They also have dried vegetables at home.
Sister-in-law Lu is a master at growing vegetables; her family's vegetables grow the best, and if they can sell them for money...
Sister-in-law Lu's eyes darted around, and she asked directly, "Secretary, will you buy my vegetables?"
The Party Secretary chuckled and said, "Of course we'll take them. Didn't your sister-in-law tell you we'll take them all?"
Sister-in-law Lu chuckled, "My sister-in-law said so. I thought you weren't going to accept our money." Sister-in-law Lu chuckled, she would never admit that her sister-in-law hadn't said so, or that she hadn't remembered.
People gradually arrived.
"Lu Rong, why are you sitting here?" Yang Lin was furious when he saw Lu Rong sitting motionless in the first row.
As the head of the family, Lu Rong didn't even invite her to the team meeting.
Everyone had arrived by now, and the small benches in the team headquarters were already full. Those who came later had to stand at the door.
"Get up and let Mom sit over there." Yang Linchao loudly ordered Lu Rong. He originally wanted all the Lu family members to stand up and let the Yang family members sit over there, but seeing so many people, he changed his mind.
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