Li Weiguo listened to the sounds from under the stage, his heart remaining calm and undisturbed. He simply nodded knowingly, as if he had heard the answer he wanted to hear.
"Okay, I understand your thoughts." Li Weiguo said first, then scanned the room again to make sure the noisy people quieted down before continuing.
"What about the others? Do they think the same way? The entire Hongqi Village only has so much grain. If you agree, no problem."
Li Weiguo appeared very obedient at this moment, but his words stirred up many people's emotions.
Especially those people who were indifferent just now, how could they possibly remain calm now that their own interests are at stake?
Immediately someone shouted, "No, I disagree! They didn't work in the fields, so why should they get work points and be given grain that doesn't belong to them?"
“There is only so much food. If it is distributed to them, we will have less. What will we eat in the future? I strongly disagree.”
This person not only loudly expressed their opinion, but also gave their reasons. Now, even those who were slower to think clearly suddenly understood.
More people joined this man's ranks, saying, "Yes, we disagree. If you don't work in the fields, you won't get work points."
Everyone just heard Zhang Qinghua's rebuttal, and now it's time to put it to good use.
Moreover, Zhang Qinghua just used a trick, only asking if there was a problem with the work points. Those who didn't work in the fields didn't have work points, so of course there was no problem.
This is when the real incident will erupt.
Li Weiguo listened to the arguing below; some disagreed, while others agreed.
"Why should we disagree? They are all serving the people, so of course they should be given work points."
"That's right, that's how we can better support the revolution, so of course we should record work points."
Those who said these things were all families with Red Guards in their household, all wanting to get more work points and more grain.
Because one less person in the family went to work in the fields this year, the amount of grain allocated was naturally less than in previous years. With an extra mouth to feed, of course, everyone wanted to fight for their own interests.
And the others, having been enlightened by the previous person, were unlikely to let them succeed.
"Why should you? Aren't you supposed to serve the people? Then why are you taking advantage of them? Is this how you serve the people?"
"Yes, what's the difference between you and those landlords and rich peasants? You're here to exploit our great proletariat."
"Yes, they should be dragged out and denounced, denounced as landlords and rich people!" someone suddenly shouted.
It's like throwing a handful of sparks into a match covered in oil; it immediately bursts into a raging fire that grows ever more intense.
Immediately, some people joined in shouting, "Criticize them!"
"Criticize them..."
"Struggle session..."
The scene immediately descended into chaos; some people who were close by but had differing opinions nearly came to blows.
Li Weiguo frowned as he looked at the chaos below, and as more and more people joined in the cursing, his face turned ashen with anger.
"Enough!" he suddenly roared. "Shut up, all of you! It's your turn now!"
A thunderous roar suddenly erupted from the ground, startling many people who then stared in terror in the direction from which the sound had come.
Those who were originally angry suddenly froze, their movements halting in a daze.
Some people shook their heads inwardly as they watched the furious Li Weiguo, thinking, "Well, this time we're going to see something good."
"What, you guys want to gang up on me? Or do you want me to send you to the police station for a while?" Li Weiguo cursed angrily.
He was genuinely furious. Although he had anticipated that someone would cause trouble, he never expected it to escalate to this point.
This had escalated to the point of a group fight, which greatly shocked Li Weiguo.
Of course, he thought of Song Lili's words again: people can disregard everything for their own benefit, and those so-called feelings are not worth mentioning at all.
He didn't believe it at first, but now he had no choice but to believe it.
He took a deep breath. "Since you all have so much energy, then the tilling work will be done by those who are fighting."
"Don't take any chances. I know who it is. Whether you do it or not is up to you."
After venting his anger, Li Weiguo went to check on his son and said, "Have the others separate those people and then lock them all up." At this point, the militia of Daqing came in handy.
Daqing agreed and hurried off the stage, his heart pounding with excitement. This was the first major event he had faced since becoming the leader.
They usually just patrol, and nothing has ever happened.
He just saw it; those people below were cross-eyed, and if anyone said anything inappropriate, they would immediately start fighting.
Perfect, let his men practice.
Soon, the militiamen had separated the people in that area and made them stand in a more orderly manner, which put Li Weiguo at ease.
"I know what you're all thinking. You just want a bigger share of the food."
“But this grain belongs to everyone. Let’s decide. Let’s vote by raising our hands now,” Li Weiguo suddenly came up with this idea.
There were only a few dozen people who raised their hands in agreement, and many of them were family members. Li Weiguo felt more at ease.
"Raise your hand if you disagree." Everyone else raised their hands in quick succession.
Now, without even needing to do the statistics, it's clear which side has more people—a completely overwhelming advantage.
Now that Li Weiguo felt more at ease, he picked out some of the things he had been keeping in mind and said them aloud.
Then, some people became obedient, including some Red Guards.
Because Li Weiguo said that some of these things were in the Little Red Book, which they studied every day, of course they knew them.
With the support of the Little Red Book, they dared not cause any more trouble and could only postpone what they were unwilling to do.
Some were stubborn and unwilling to give up, so they hesitated and didn't know whether to continue.
Having served as secretary for so many years, Li Weiguo was already an expert at reading people's expressions. Did he not know the undisguised struggle on the children's faces?
He gritted his teeth and finally used the last resort that Song Lili had suggested.
"Labor is the most glorious thing. Even our great leader said that production should come first. You're still Red Guards, don't you have that much awareness?"
"With your attitude, I could arrest you all. You're openly opposing the leader. Didn't you say you'd smash the head of anyone who opposes the leader?"
"So, should I smash your dog heads now too?" Li Weiguo said in a deep voice.
Now, no one dared to speak anymore. Even the Red Guards wisely kept quiet, not daring to utter a single word, for fear that Li Zhiyuan would remember them and arrest them.
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