These words brought smiles to everyone's faces. To receive praise is an honor, something to be proud of!
Qian Sheng continued, “But we haven’t implemented this statement thoroughly enough, so we need to correct our mistakes. We can’t let our Beian Village lose face and become a laughing stock for the members of other villages and communes. We can’t let the slogan ‘Women hold up half the sky’ be just a slogan.”
The villagers all looked at Qian Sheng with hopeful eyes. This was a matter of face for Beian Village. They could lose anything but face!
Qian Sheng said, “Today I want to tell the villagers who work in the tofu workshop that from now on, whoever works here must collect their wages. No one can collect them on their behalf. I will check the accounts every month to see who dares to collect wages on their behalf. If anyone’s wages are collected on their behalf, that person will be fired. We cannot accept those who do not follow the leader’s orders.”
The last sentence sent a chill down the villagers' spines: not only would he be dismissed for collecting wages on behalf of others, but he would also be labeled as a criminal.
Qian Sheng added, "Those who knowingly and deliberately collect wages on behalf of others are dismissed from the tofu shop and then go to the cowshed to raise cattle for a month."
Everyone shuddered; this was just too ruthless!
Qian Sheng added, "Of course, there are some exceptions. For example, if a worker gets sick during work hours, he can't come to collect his wages in person. He has to report to his team leader in advance, and then, accompanied by his team leader, go to me or the old Party Secretary to get an approval slip before collecting his wages from Accountant Li. Accountant Li will not accept any slips without my or the old Party Secretary's approval."
This remark caused the villagers to whisper amongst themselves, no longer daring to quack like five hundred ducks at once. But this buzzing only made Qian Sheng feel like five hundred flies were swarming around him, making him even more annoyed!
He shouted one last time, "Meeting adjourned!" Then he helped the old Party Secretary down from the platform and walked towards the brigade headquarters. After all, the tin megaphone belonged to the brigade, and he still had to put it back.
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