Chapter 4 Application for Building a House
At the production team branch, Wu Dagang had been waiting for them for a long time.
Together with Wu Dagang were Zhou Weiguo, Wang Hongbing and Zhu Youde, who were known as the Four Giants of Dabazi Production Team.
Among this group of people, Zhou Weiguo held the highest position, being the team leader of the Dabazi Production Team.
Wu Dagang is the secretary, Wang Hongbing is the deputy team leader, and Zhu Youde is the accountant.
Zhou Weiguo used to be a soldier. He was about forty years old. He sat upright in his seat with his back straight and his face very serious.
Wu Dagang is the oldest of the four giants, about fifty years old. He holds a pipe in his hand, smiles at everyone, and is easy to talk to.
Wang Hongbing is the youngest and is said to have some connections in the county, otherwise he would not have become the deputy team leader of the production team at such a young age.
Wang Youde looked somewhat wealthy, but he had considerable power in the production team. He was in charge of the income and expenditure of the entire production team, including the distribution of food.
Chen Yang told them all this information on the way here.
"Captain Zhao, Secretary Wu, Captain Wang, Accountant Zhu, we are here to advance food." Chen Yang spoke to the four giants with a smile.
"Welcome to our big family, Dabazi Production Team. I hope everyone will obey the production team's arrangements, work hard to complete production tasks, and work together to build the Dabazi Production Team..."
Zhou Weiguo stood up and spoke encouraging words in a serious tone, but it was obvious that he was not good at speaking. After saying a few polite words, he kept silent and waited for others to speak.
But it was getting a bit late, so the others didn't say much. They just spoke some polite words and then got down to business.
"Everyone line up and come over to go through the procedures for advance payment of grain. Come one by one, don't be in a hurry." Accountant Zhu Youde held a record book and directed them to line up to receive grain.
"You can advance three months' worth of food, but you need to pay it back with work points, so you must work hard. If you don't have enough work points to pay off your debts, you won't get any food after the autumn harvest, and you'll go hungry." Wu Dagang said from the side.
"Ah, what should I do?"
Upon hearing this, the educated youth immediately started talking. Although they had never done farm work, they knew that it was physical work and most people could not persist in it.
"It's not that we have no other options. Our production team is quite wealthy. If you have money, you can buy food. However, how much you can buy depends on your usual performance."
"If you don't behave well, we won't sell you food even if you have money."
"Of course, you can also go to the city and buy it yourself, but if you get caught speculating, we won't help you."
Wu Dagang used a combination of coaxing and intimidation, his purpose was to persuade them to work hard and perform well.
Of course, a loophole was also opened up so that they could spend money to buy food.
After all, the educated youth went to the countryside to contribute to rural development. We can’t let them starve to death!
Moreover, once people are extremely hungry, they can do anything, and they might cause a lot of trouble.
In order to make these educated youth feel more at ease, the village cadres racked their brains.
"Secretary Wu, we must behave well and not bring shame to the educated youth."
When the educated youth heard that they could buy food, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
They also knew that work points were not easy to earn, and that they had arrived relatively late. The autumn harvest would be in two months, and the food they were given would definitely not be enough to eat.
But if they could use money to buy food, they would not be afraid of going hungry. After all, they had just arrived in the countryside, and most of the educated youth had some money.
Because there were not many people, the procedures for advance grain payment were completed quickly. After signing and receiving the grain, Zhou Ziwen did not leave immediately. Instead, he came to Wu Dagang to ask about house construction and spend some money to stay in a villager's house for a few days.
"Secretary Wu, I heard that our production team supports educated youth to build their own houses. I want to build two small houses. I wonder who to apply to?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi, who were collecting food, immediately stopped what they were doing and looked up to pay attention.
They had just had a quarrel with the old educated youth, and the feud had already been formed. They would definitely be targeted when they returned.
Their families are also well-off. If they build a house and move out, they won't have to endure the bullying of these old educated youth.
"You want to build a house?" Wu Dagang's eyes lit up, and his old face looked a lot younger.
"As long as you have money, you can build it however you want. But let me make one thing clear: after the house is built, it's yours while you're in the village. When you leave, the house belongs to the production team."
"Yeah, I know." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
"Since you agree to this, then it's easy, but your house can only be built near the Youth League Home." Wu Dagang said.
The places in this village have been allocated, but there is no extra space for them to live in.
Moreover, it is easier to manage the educated youth by gathering them together, so as to prevent them from causing any trouble.
"It doesn't matter where it is built, as long as there is a place to live." Zhou Ziwen said.
His requirements were not high. He would not be staying in the countryside for many years anyway, so he did not want to build a very nice house. Besides, the current situation did not allow it.
It would be enough if he could have a separate house to live in.
"Then go back and think about what kind of house you want to build. Tell me when you've made up your mind."
As he spoke, Wu Dagang looked at the other educated youth and asked, "Do any of you want to build houses? If so, let's build together to avoid delaying production tasks."
After hearing this, Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi discussed it quietly for a while, then stood up and asked, "Secretary Wu, we also want to build a house. I wonder how much it would cost to build two small houses?"
Seeing that Zhou Ziwen was preparing to build a house, they were also tempted. Although they had just arrived today, they did not want to live with the old educated youth.
"Two rooms plus a courtyard wall will cost just over a hundred yuan. Of course, the price is not fixed and depends on your specific situation," Wu Dagang explained.
"Well, it's getting late today. You should hurry up and take the food back. We can talk about building the house tomorrow."
"Okay." Zhou Ziwen nodded, then looked at Wu Dagang and said a little embarrassedly: "Secretary Wu, there is one more thing I need to trouble you with."
"Tell me! What's the matter?" Generally speaking, Wu Dagang has a good temper and he handles most of the things in the village.
As for Captain Zhou, he is responsible for the production team's production tasks, which is the top priority.
"I want to find a place to stay for a few days while the house is being built. You know, the Youth League Home is not spacious to begin with, and it's even more crowded with us. I'll move out to reduce the burden on the Youth League Home." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
At this time, you can't say that you can't stand the stinky feet of the educated youth, that would seem too pretentious.
(End of this chapter)
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