Qian Sheng walked slowly away from home, his mind filled with what Qian Mao had told him. Finally, he looked at the distant horizon, turned around, and headed towards the old Party Secretary's house.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw the old Party Secretary feeding the chickens with Grandma Shi. He smiled and said, "Auntie is busy."
When Grandma Shi looked up and saw Qian Sheng, she smiled and said, "So it's the brigade leader."
Qian Sheng immediately exclaimed, "Oh dear, my auntie, I can accept it when others call me 'Brigade Leader,' but I can't accept it when you call me that. Aren't you making fun of me? Please just call me Xiao Sheng as before."
Grandma Shi chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, I was just telling you a joke, look how scared you were."
Qian Sheng chuckled and glanced at the old Party Secretary, saying, "If my uncle tells me a joke, I'll just laugh it off, but if you, Auntie, tell me a joke, I have to take it seriously."
Grandma Shi smiled and gave Qian Sheng a perfunctory nod, then turned and left with the chicken feeder, leaving the old Party Secretary and Qian Sheng alone to chat.
The old Party Secretary walked to the water vat under the eaves, scooped some water from it, washed his hands, and said, "What are you doing here at a time like this?"
Qian Sheng said, "Qian Mao heard some news from Secretary Lu and told me about it. I'm really worried."
The old Party Secretary was taken aback when he heard Qian Sheng's words. He said, "What could possibly make you like this? Tell me, and we'll discuss it and figure it out." After saying that, he led Qian Sheng into the house.
After entering the house, Qian Sheng very thoughtfully poured a glass of water for the old Party Secretary, and also poured one for himself.
The old Party Secretary picked up his water glass and said, "Go ahead and speak."
Qian Sheng nodded and told the old Party Secretary about Qian Mao's talk about land being contracted out to individual households. The old Party Secretary listened calmly at first, but slowly he sat up straight and finally looked at Qian Sheng and said, "How likely do you think this is?"
Qian Sheng sighed and said, "The fact that the third brother was able to hear this news from Secretary Lu means that Secretary Lu has thought about this matter countless times. Moreover, he is a young man, more energetic than us old men, and more eager to achieve results. So I think the possibility of this is about 60 or 70 percent."
The old Party Secretary looked down at the water glass in his hand, remained silent for a while, and finally sighed and said, "You're still being conservative. Since Qian Mao was able to say this to you, I think the possibility of this matter is one hundred percent. Secretary Lu used Qian Mao to tell you about this matter, and I guess he probably hopes that our village will take the lead in doing this."
Upon hearing the old Party Secretary's words, Qian Sheng frowned. Their village wasn't exactly sparsely populated, but if the land were divided among each family, there would be disagreements. In addition, with the tofu workshop as an industry, the villagers were generally living in peace and contentment, with spare money and no worries.
Now that this reform has been implemented so suddenly, those with large populations will certainly have nothing to say, but those with small populations, widows and orphans, those who are just getting by, or even those who don't work, will start to protest, which will make things a bit difficult.
The old Party Secretary thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Sheng, go home and ask Qian Mao about this land reform. The more detailed the better. Even if we want to do this, we need to have a clear understanding of the situation."
Qian Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, I heard from Qian Mao that Secretary Lu and he went to the provincial capital for a meeting about this matter. During the May Day holiday, he will go to the provincial capital with Secretary Lu to hand over the work, and the matter here will be handed over to the newly appointed county party secretary."
The old Party Secretary nodded and asked, "By the way, who is this newly appointed county Party Secretary?"
Qian Sheng said, "It's Secretary Shen from the Honeybee Commune. When I went to the commune for a meeting last time, Secretary Qiao was still feeling resentful!"
The old Party Secretary sighed: "We don't know anything about Secretary Shen's personality. I guess the Bee Commune will be the first to implement land reform."
Qian Sheng said, "I haven't had much contact with Secretary Shen, but Duo Duo knows him. I heard from Qian Xiang that Secretary Shen has a very good impression of Duo Duo."
The old Party Secretary glanced at Qian Sheng and said, "Your son Duoduo knows some pretty high-class people!"
Qian Sheng said with a smile, "I asked Qian Xiang about it. It turns out that Duo Duo helped Secretary Shen cook a meal and received praise from him. Later, when Qian Xiang went to deliver goods to the Bee Commune, he ran into Secretary Shen. He still remembered our Duo Duo and asked her about her. He heard that she got into university and praised her. It's just that we're not very familiar with Secretary Shen. Otherwise, we could have invited him to our graduation banquet!"
The old Party Secretary laughed: "There's a saying, something like, 'The country,' 'talent,' or something like that, but I can't quite remember how it goes!"
Qian Sheng immediately added, "Talented people will emerge from all over the country!"
The old Party Secretary nodded and said, "That's exactly what I meant. All your children have this idea. I originally thought that the fourth son, who stayed at home farming, might not have the same foresight as his older brothers, but after spending some time with the second son, he's become much more organized in his speech and actions."
Qian Sheng said with a smile, "Having a wife to keep an eye on things is definitely better than before!"
The old Party Secretary nodded and said, "As the old saying goes, marrying a virtuous wife brings prosperity to three generations. Your Jinxiu is a good wife, so all the children she has are good, and all the wives she has married are good."
Qian Sheng nodded without any politeness. He was never modest when others praised his wife. If she was good, she was good. It showed that he had good taste!
After leaving the old Party Secretary's house, Qian Sheng returned home. Qian Mao had already left, and Zhen Qiao was now home. She and Duo Duo were chatting, but judging from the old maid's appearance, she didn't seem to like her sister-in-law very much. She would only reply once for every ten sentences Duo Duo spoke.
As the father, Qian Sheng naturally wanted to save his daughter from this predicament. He coughed lightly and said, "Qian Gui's wife, it's getting dark. Qian Gui will be looking for you soon!"
Upon hearing Qian Sheng's words, Zhen Qiao blushed. She immediately stood up and said, "Oh dear, it's getting dark. I'd better hurry home. Second Uncle, I'm leaving now." With that, she hurried away as if someone was chasing her. Just as she stepped out the door, she tripped and fell. She looked around and then quickly walked home.
Qian Duoduo saw Zhen Qiao's appearance through the window and said to Qian Sheng with a smile, "Dad, you scared Sister-in-law Qian Gui."
Qian Sheng snorted: "I only helped you out because you didn't want to talk to her!"
Qian Duoduo sat down next to Qian Sheng with a grin: "Oh, that's why I'm Dad's little darling. My dad loves me so much, it would be wrong if I didn't treat him well."
Looking at Qian Duoduo's smiling face, Qian Sheng sighed and said, "You're going to the provincial capital with Guo Ni in a few days. I asked your mother to prepare some money for you. They say it's better to be frugal on the road than frugal, so don't be too stingy while you're away, or people will look down on you!"
Qian Duoduo laughed and said, "You look down on me now, but I'll make you look up to me in the future!"
Qian Sheng laughed at Qian Duoduo's smug look. He was happy with his own daughter no matter what!
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