"The fishing ground belongs to the brigade. It is our collective property. We will not accept the request for reformation!"
"That's right, why can reformed elements do easy work and have a full stomach at the fishery? This goes against national policy!"
"I don't care. If you don't drive the reformed elements out, I will never forgive you!"
Old Mrs. Du looked fierce.
Her husband died when she was young. She raised a son and a daughter with great difficulty. Her daughter got married and her son found a new wife. Life was supposed to be getting better, but her daughter-in-law died of hemorrhage during pregnancy and childbirth, leaving behind a granddaughter. She planned to marry another one for her son, but unexpectedly, her son joined the army and died... So, she, an old woman, and a granddaughter were left in their Du family.
Precisely because she was an orphan and a widow, Mrs. Du's character became increasingly strong and she became more and more unreasonable. Because if she was too unreasonable, the other party would compromise and she would get benefits. This was her way of survival.
Lin Jin was forced to take two steps back by Mrs. Du's aura.
Although she was eloquent, she felt somewhat powerless at the moment and had no idea what to do.
She had no choice but to ask someone to go to the field and call the team leader over.
At this time, a clear voice was heard.
"Grandma Du, don't be so anxious and angry. Calm down."
Jiang Wanyue walked in from outside the crowd.
As soon as she saw her, Mrs. Du became even angrier. Last time it was Jiang Wanyue who caused her granddaughter to not be chosen as a teacher. This time it was Jiang Wanyue who hired a reformed element, causing her to not even make money by cutting fish and grass.
Her eyes seemed to be spitting fire as she looked at Jiang Wanyue.
Jiang Wanyue walked up the stairs.
She looked at everyone present and said calmly, "You are all kind people. I know very well that you are not gathering here to make noise because you hate the reformed elements. So what is the reason?"
"What else could it be? Money!" Zhou Xiugui said coldly, "Reformed elements work for the fishery without spending a penny. It costs four or five yuan a day to collect your fish and grass. Even a fool would know how to choose. I don't know what you are making a fuss about. You really have nothing to do after eating your fill!"
Old Mrs. Lu said angrily: "If you don't have money, don't open a fish farm. We can't even get a single fish!"
"Okay, okay, stop arguing." Jiang Wanyue said, "Let's do some calculations first. I looked at the account book. On the first day, Grandma Du sent 30 kilograms of fish grass, and on the second day, she sent 40 kilograms. She got a total of 7 cents in exchange, right?"
Old Mrs. Du didn't know what she was going to do and said nothing.
"We are quarreling here over seven cents. In the final analysis, it is my fault." Jiang Wanyue bowed to everyone and continued, "As the deputy secretary of the brigade, I always put the fishery first and ignored everyone's vital interests. I have not taken them into consideration enough. I apologize to everyone."
Her attitude made Mrs. Du and everyone else look better.
She continued, "The fishery has to reform its members because of unavoidable reasons. This matter will not change. I hope everyone can understand."
It seemed that everyone was about to make a fuss again.
She spoke quickly, "Cutting fish grass is too hard, and you don't earn much. There's really no need for you to be obsessed with this. On behalf of the Xiaojing Brigade, I have negotiated a cooperation with the bamboo weaving factory. You can earn some money to subsidize the bamboo weaving factory by processing it. Isn't this easier than cutting fish grass?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present went wild.
"How is that possible?"
"The bamboo weaving factory has always asked the Victory Brigade to help them with the processing!"
"One of my cousins works in Shengli Brigade. I heard that he gets paid one cent for weaving a basket. If a person weaves ten baskets a day, that's ten cents. It's really profitable!"
"It's because our Xiaojing Brigade has no connections, so the bamboo weaving factory never comes to us."
"Stop whining and listen to what Deputy Party Secretary Jiang has to say!"
Jiang Wanyue waited until everyone had talked enough before saying, "I'm young, so it's normal for everyone to question what I say. It just so happens that I have invited employees from the bamboo weaving factory. Come, please ask Brother Liu to come up and explain it to everyone in detail."
Liu Guozhu initially thought that he only needed to talk to a few cadres in the brigade, but he didn't expect it to be such a big deal. He was a little nervous speaking in front of so many people.
He straightened his collar, cleared his throat, and walked up to them: "Hello, folks. I'm an employee of the bamboo weaving factory of the commune. My name is Liu Guozhu."
"It turns out he's the captain's son-in-law."
"He does work in a bamboo weaving factory and has even bought a bicycle."
"Good fellow, it turns out that Deputy Secretary Jiang used the Song family's connections to seek benefits for us!"
“…”
Liu Guozhu said succinctly: "With the help of Deputy Party Secretary Jiang, our bamboo weaving factory received a large order, so this order was given to Xiaojing Brigade to make. It is a large round box for candy. You can find the raw materials yourself. It costs 1.5 yuan to make one. You can pay on the spot, but it must meet the requirements."
"hiss!"
"15 cents each!"
"This is fake, they are trying to trick us!"
"A bamboo box sold at the supply and marketing cooperative costs less than a dime. That's outrageous!"
"Brother Liu, can you tell me what kind of box it is and why it is so expensive?"
Liu Guozhu was not prepared at all, with neither samples nor drawings, so he could only look to Jiang Wanyue for help.
Jiang Wanyue had already asked Zhao Xiangbei to call Song Laosan, and told him everything along the way.
Song Laosan came limping over. He seldom appeared in public because he would be looked at with mocking and sympathetic eyes, which made him very uncomfortable.
He raised his head, tried to meet everyone's gaze, and walked to the front.
He picked up a large round box and showed it to everyone: "This is the big round box that the bamboo weaving factory wants. It looks more complicated than ordinary boxes because it uses four weaving methods and is more troublesome to weave. This one is scrapped because there is no reserved opening here, which causes the bamboo strips to become fuzzy. Such products are unqualified."
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