"Aunt Feng." Song Yuangang shouted from outside the door.
Feng Guizhi heard the sound and went to open the door. Yuanbao and Baoya followed curiously and stood inside the door looking at Song Yuangang outside.
"Captain, what's the matter?" Feng Guizhi asked.
Song Yuangang smiled at the two children, then turned to Feng Guizhi and said, "Come here and tell you two things."
"One is about this patriotic and people-loving arrest of human traffickers. Today at the county, I told the leadership about this, but it's already this time of year, and they said they can't report good deeds. They just gave us some rewards and encouragement from the brigade, and the county will reimburse us later."
Hearing this, Feng Guizhi did not feel disappointed. After all, it was a good thing to be rewarded, and she did not ask for any more good deeds.
"What about the other thing?" Feng Guizhi looked up and asked.
Speaking of this, Song Yuangang couldn't stop smiling, and even his voice was unconsciously tinged with excitement: "The other thing is that Jianye won an award! The cadres said they reported Jianye's case to the city, and they didn't expect it to win an award there!"
"This is a great thing~!"
Song Yuan couldn't help but feel excited just thinking about it. Song Jianye had won an award in the city, and their Red Flag Production Brigade had also benefited from it. Apart from anything else, they were sure to meet the county's target this year.
Moreover, he couldn't help but feel a little curious. The last time the county rewarded him with a letter of introduction, the fourth daughter-in-law of the Song family went to the county town to work as a primary school teacher. So what would the city reward be this time?
"We have to hold a meeting in our brigade tomorrow. At that time, cadres from the county and I heard that cadres from the city will be here. Aunt Feng, you can ask Aiguo Aimin and Jianye and they should get ready. Maybe they will have to speak on the stage." Song Yuangang said with a smile.
Feng Guizhi didn't react much when she heard that Song Jianye had won an award in the city. After all, she had known about it for a long time. However, now that she had confirmed it with her own ears, she was still a little surprised, because Baoya's dream had come true again.
However, Song Yuangang was still here, so it would be a bit unusual for her not to react. Feng Guizhi pretended to be surprised and asked, "Did you win an award in the city?"
"Yes! When I went there this time, the county leaders kept praising Jianye, saying that our county has suddenly become famous."
Feng Gui
Zhi also laughed and said, "Jianye only did what was supposed to be done. It's because the leaders care about the people below them, otherwise they wouldn't have won the award."
Song Yuangang echoed a few words, then reminded Feng Guizhi again: "It's late today, I won't keep you any longer. Don't forget to tell people to love their country and the people, and what Jianye is going to say on stage. My wife is still waiting for me at home, so I'll go back first."
After saying that, Song Yuangang turned and left.
Feng Guizhi had wanted to ask him to stay for dinner, but Song Yuangang left so quickly that she didn't get a chance to speak. However, thinking that Song Yuangang wouldn't stay even if she asked, Feng Guizhi simply gave up. After closing the door, she turned and went inside.
At the dinner table, Feng Guizhi told Song Yuan what he had just said.
Chen Xiuxiu was delighted when she heard this: "There's a reward for patriotically arresting human traffickers?"
Sun Suyun was also happy: "Oh, don't say I thought about this before, but I only thought about it for a moment and then gave up. I didn't expect there would be a reward."
"Also, Jianye actually won an award in the city! This is something I never dared to imagine~!"
This wasn't just a reward, it was also a considerable honor. Not to mention anything else, even in the surrounding area, I hadn't heard of anyone winning an award in the city.
"Yes, especially now that Jianye's leg has healed, it can be considered double happiness." Song Aiguo also said with a smile.
Song Aiguo had a normal reaction to the fact that he could get a reward for catching human traffickers. He thought it was a good thing to get the reward so that he could subsidize his family, but he didn't think anything else about the honor or not.
Song Jianye felt a little embarrassed listening to their praise, and said, "I didn't do anything wrong. I just happened to run into him. This time, it was Big Brother and Second Brother who caught the traffickers. If they had caught him earlier, maybe he could have been praised for doing good deeds."
Yang Yulan had heard about the city award from Feng Guizhi before, so she didn't react much at this moment. She just sat there smiling and listening quietly.
"Okay, okay, stop praising each other. Winning an award is a good thing, and not winning doesn't matter. After all, you weren't aiming for an award when you did it." Feng Guizhi said.
Song Aiguo and the others nodded in agreement, then looked at each other with a smile.
"The captain said there will be a meeting tomorrow. County officials and possibly city officials will come. You may have to speak on stage. Please prepare in advance."
Prepare. "
"Hey." Song Aiguo, Song Aimin and Song Jianye all responded.
Come to think of it, the last meeting seemed like it was just a while ago, but I didn’t expect this one to come so soon.
"Hey, Mom, what kind of rewards will we get this time? Flour or pork?" Chen Xiuxiu couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I gave you a letter of introduction last time. Do you still have one this time?" Sun Suyun also said.
Song Aimin glanced at his wife and said, "Don't guess blindly. We'll know tomorrow."
"What to give is decided by the leader. There's no point thinking about it now. Let's eat quickly." Feng Guizhi said as she lowered her head and drank a sip of soup.
Although Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun were curious, they thought that they would know the answer tomorrow anyway, so there was no need to rush. Besides, there was no point in rushing.
The family ate quietly, cleaned up briefly after the meal, and went to bed, waiting for tomorrow to come.
......
The loudspeaker in the brigade sounded early in the morning, and Song Yuangang informed everyone through the loudspeaker that a meeting was about to take place.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the team couldn't help but become curious, wondering what kind of meeting this time was going to be.
"Why are we having another meeting? What does the captain want to talk about?"
"Is it the human trafficker incident from a few days ago? The meeting praising patriotism and love for the people?"
"Hey, hey, I heard yesterday that the team leader went to a meeting in the county. Do you think he can get good things even if he doesn't love his country and his people?"
"Ah? Good people and good deeds?"
After hearing what he said, everyone else felt that it was very likely, and their emotions were mixed. After all, Song Jianye's good deeds last time, not only did he receive a centimeter reward, but he also received rice, flour, grain, and oil, and most importantly, a letter of introduction.
Wasn’t it because of this letter of introduction that the fourth daughter-in-law of the Song family was able to work as a teacher in the county town and become someone who could get a monthly salary?
If this matter is made known to others, no one will not be envious.
Now when they hear that there is a possibility that the Song family will get good things for catching human traffickers, how can they feel at ease?
"If I had known this, I would have definitely tried harder to find the traffickers!"
"Just give up. What's the point of trying harder? Can you guess where the human trafficker is hiding?" The person next to him couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him.
"Hey, how come the Song family is so lucky?"
“…”
"Okay, okay, not now.
You all took it seriously, so you should wait until this afternoon to hear what the captain has to say."
Soon it was afternoon. Everyone had finished their meal and were chatting as they slowly gathered at the wheat field.
People walked there in groups of three or five, and soon the wheat field was full of people.
When the Song family arrived, they didn't push forward, but stood at the back, waiting for the meeting to begin. However, when the other people in the group saw the Song family coming, they quickly gathered around to inquire about the news they were curious about.
"Aunt Feng, do you know what this meeting is about?"
"Is it because your family loves the country and the people that they have received good things from good people?"
"Yes, Aunt Feng, if you know, please tell us. I'm curious. The captain will tell us later anyway."
"I seemed to see the captain going to your house yesterday. I think something good must have happened to you. Congratulations to the Song family."
"First, Jianye got good things done by good people, and now it's patriotism and love for the people. Your Song family is really lucky~!"
Listening to their chatter, Feng Guizhi's face showed no extra expression. She simply replied calmly, "No, loving the country and the people won't get you any good deeds. Not at all."
"What? Nothing?" When these words came out, everyone around was stunned.
However, after knowing that Song Aiguo and Song Aimin were not good people, they felt relieved. Then, they began to comfort Feng Guizhi:
"Hey, the county leaders must have other considerations this time. Maybe there will be another opportunity in the future."
"He's patriotic and loves his people. He arrested a human trafficker. This is a great thing. Why didn't he get any recognition for being a good person and doing good things?"
"Yes, but no matter what, loving the country and the people is a good thing in our hearts. I don't know how many families he has saved."
"Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be at ease if my little one went out. Thanks to my love for the country and the people."
“…”
Feng Guizhi didn't care what they were thinking, whether it was genuine or gloating, she didn't care anyway. She just said, "It doesn't matter whether it's there or not. Being able to help is a good thing that makes people happy."
"Yes, Aunt Feng is right."
At this time, someone else asked, "What is the captain going to discuss in today's meeting?"
"I don't know. We'll find out when we hear from the captain at the meeting later."
After a while, Song Yuangang looked at the team
Everyone in the village had arrived, so he turned around and asked the brigade cadre next to him: "Has the city leader not arrived yet?"
Li Fengchun shook his head: "Not yet. So should we start now, or wait a little longer?"
Song Yuangang frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a little longer."
Ten minutes later, the city officials still hadn't arrived. The team members were confused. Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, but Song Yuangang still hadn't started the meeting, they couldn't help but get a little agitated.
"Captain, everyone is here, why haven't we started yet?"
"Yeah, it's been a while, we can start now."
"Captain, what are you going to discuss in today's meeting?"
Seeing that the people below were getting anxious, Song Yuangang took a few steps to the stage, put his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said:
"Today I have two main things to tell you. However, some people haven't arrived yet, so let's wait a little longer. Don't be anxious."
"Is there anyone who hasn't arrived yet? Who is it?" The person below asked in confusion after looking around.
"Everyone in our team should be here, right?"
Some people speculated: "Could it be that the county leaders are coming?"
Seeing that someone had guessed it, Song Yuangang didn't hide it anymore and said directly: "Yes, there are cadres from the county coming over, and there may be leaders from the city as well, so let's not be anxious and wait patiently for a while."
When these words came out, everyone in the audience was surprised: "What? City leaders are coming? What's going on?"
"Captain, are the two things you mentioned good or bad?"
"What's going on? Captain, please tell us quickly."
As the crowd below was making a commotion, Li Fengchun saw the scene in the distance, ran up to the stage, and excitedly said to Song Yuangang, "Captain, here we come!"
As soon as Song Yuangang heard this, he looked over and saw a car coming towards him. In these villages, no one had a car, so even having a bicycle was something people envied.
So, when he saw a car coming this way, Song Yuangang could not think of any other possibility except that it was a city leader.
He quickly said to the crowd, "The city leaders may be here soon. Everyone, please maintain order and don't leave a bad impression in front of them."
After saying that, he hurried downstairs to pick someone up.
In the team
Everyone turned their heads and saw a black car approaching. The people in the team had never seen such a scene before, and they all lowered their heads and straightened their clothes, fearing that they would leave a bad impression on their leaders.
The people in the Song family looked at the car getting closer and closer, and they felt a little nervous.
Chen Xiuxiu and Sun Suyun were even more nervous. Seeing others tidying up their clothes, they hurriedly pulled the corners of their men's clothes to make them smoother.
"Talk carefully later and don't be nervous." Chen Xiuxiu said with her voice trembling with nervousness.
Song Aiguo had been a little nervous at first when he saw the leader driving up, but now he wasn't nervous anymore. He smiled and said, "I think you're the one who's nervous. Who knows, the leader might ask you and your second brother's wife to come up and talk to them. If that happens, your voice will be shaking."
"What? You want us to go up and talk?" Chen Xiuxiu was so scared that her hands began to tremble. Then she realized that Song Aiguo was lying to her.
Chen Xiuxiu was so angry that she hit him and said unhappily, "Do whatever you want, just don't embarrass our Song family."
Yang Yulan and Song Jianye, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but smile a little when they saw this. After this incident, they felt a little more relaxed.
Soon the car stopped next to the wheat field, and then three neatly dressed and calm men got out of the car.
The older man with glasses was a cadre sent from the city, and the other two younger ones were cadres from the county. One of them, Sun Mingxiang, had been seen by the Song family before; he was the one who came to question them last time.
"I am the captain of the Hongqi Production Brigade. My name is Song Yuangang. Thank you for your kindness to the three leaders for coming to our brigade." Song Yuangang said standing aside.
"This is what we should do. Captain Song, don't be polite." Kong Yuhui, a city cadre wearing glasses, said, and took the initiative to extend his hand to shake hands with Song Yuangang.
Song Yuangang was a little flattered. He had not expected the city leaders to be so kind to him, so he immediately became even more respectful. He then raised his hand and led the people to the side of the platform.
"Don't worry about us. Just tell them what the meeting is about first." Kong Yuhui said calmly.
"Okay." Song Yuangang nodded and turned to go to the stage.
Now that everyone is here, the meeting can begin.
"Today's meeting is mainly about two things.
I have something to share with everyone. First, I want to commend Comrades Song Aiguo and Song Aimin from our brigade. They disregarded their own safety and, upon receiving the call, dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to finding the human trafficker hiding near our brigade. They successfully apprehended him and rescued three abducted children..."
"This is not only a contribution to our brigade, but also a help to all parents... Therefore, we hereby commend these two comrades and give them rewards."
"Twenty cents per person for each centimeter, fifteen catties of rice and flour each, and ten catties of grain and oil. Now, please invite the two comrades to the stage to give their speeches. Everyone applaud!"
There was a burst of warm applause from the audience, but everyone's faces were still filled with shock at the rewards: "Oh my god, so many rewards~!"
"Not to mention the centimeters, there are 15 kilograms of rice and flour, as well as grain and oil..."
At that moment, everyone in the team couldn't help but look at the people from the Song family, and then watched Song Aiguo and Song Aimin walk all the way to Song Yuangang's side, their eyes full of envy.
Song Aiguo and Song Aimin briefly expressed their thoughts, "We didn't actually do anything special. We just did what we were supposed to do. We didn't expect to be rewarded for it..."
The two brothers were neither arrogant nor impatient, and their words were very simple. Kong Yuhui and the others standing beside the stage nodded slightly as they listened.
Afterwards, after the two of them stepped down, Song Yuangang said a few words of thanks to the leaders, and then talked about the second thing.
"The second matter concerns Comrade Song Jianye from our brigade. When Comrade Song Jianye was recognized for his good deeds, the county leaders felt his deeds were quite remarkable. Coupled with his unwavering dedication to good deeds... he also caught the attention of city officials, and was ultimately selected as one of the city's 'Top Ten Good People and Good Deeds.' Congratulations to Comrade Song Jianye!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the group opened their mouths in shock.
"Now, please welcome Comrade Song Jianye to the stage. We would also like to invite the leaders who have come from afar to present him with the certificate and award. Everyone, please give a round of applause!"
Everyone in the brigade was stunned by the news. Song Jianye... he'd even won an award at the city level. The city itself? No wonder the city's leaders were visiting their brigade.
Then, everyone couldn't help but start thinking, the last time Song Jianye won an award in the county, he had that letter of introduction, and then there was Li Qingyan, a teacher in the county town. So what kind of reward would he get if he won an award in the city this time?
Everyone couldn't help but look at the Song family again, wondering in their hearts: What kind of good luck did the Song family have?
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