However, before that, Yu Yao asked Li Yuanqing to call all the other women who were washing and peeling mangoes to the scene.
Li Xiaohong was also in the crowd, her eyes filled with excitement.
I wonder why Sister Yu called them over? But it's great to see Sister Yu again!
In the past two days, because she and her mother have earned money, Li Laosan's attitude towards them has visibly changed. As long as they give him money, he will no longer beat or scold them at will.
Occasionally, when I've had a few drinks and feel like hitting them, I hesitate because Sister Yu said that my injuries would contaminate the quality of the mangoes. Instead, I smash things instead.
Although the money is gone, life is much better now, and my mother has a smile on her face.
All these changes were brought about by Sister Yu; it was Sister Yu who gave her hope.
In Li Xiaohong's heart, Yu Yao is her benefactor, her hero, and her role model.
Not only has Li Xiaohong's family changed a lot, but the status of women in other families has also improved significantly.
These women had all tasted the sweetness of earning money with their own hands and feet, and they greatly admired and were grateful to Yu Yao. They didn't even know what was happening when they were called.
When they arrived at the scene and learned the truth, the women wished they could disappear into the ground.
How embarrassing! So embarrassing!
Especially Li Xiaohong, whose head was almost buried in her crotch, tears falling onto the muddy ground.
Yu Yao didn't dwell too much on the emotional issue of the switch at Qingshui Bay, but instead started to solve the problem directly.
She first had everyone questioned carefully, asking them to confess which baskets of mangoes had been switched.
Some people might be afraid of being criticized and didn't tell the truth, but Yu Yao didn't hold back and had people check them one by one in person.
The final inspection revealed that more than half of the baskets contained problematic mangoes.
These baskets contain more than 2,000 kilograms of mangoes, including the problematic ones.
Upon discovering so many findings, Li Yuanqing and other brigade cadres felt their faces burning with shame.
Apart from scoundrels like Li Laosan, everyone else in Qingshui Bay, whether they did it or not, felt ashamed.
Yin Susu and the others glared at these people, and the people from Qingshui Bay lowered their heads in embarrassment.
"Comrade Yu Yao, we will pick out all the problematic mangoes immediately, and then wash the remaining mangoes several times to ensure that they are not affected."
Yu Yao stopped them, "No need. These mangoes are unusable and must be destroyed."
"What? They're all going to be destroyed? This..." The members of the side business team were heartbroken to see so many mangoes.
The people in Clearwater Bay are pretty much the same.
These mangoes are the result of their hard work over several months. Each mango is a carefully selected good mango from the mango orchard, and it would be such a waste to destroy them.
Li Yuanqing said, "Advisor Yu, there's no need to do that. We've already washed the problematic mangoes many times. At most, eating them will cause a little diarrhea, but there won't be any other problems. If it really doesn't work, we can pick out the problematic mangoes and wash the remaining ones a few more times."
This time, Yin Susu and Su Meihua also looked at Yu Yao expectantly, "Yes, Yu Yao. If you're worried about the mangoes being affected, we can wash them again to ensure their safety."
Yu Yao shook her head again, emphasizing once more that the items must be destroyed.
She took a megaphone used for work from a nearby mango tree, put it to her mouth, and shouted, "Are you making a mountain out of a molehill?"
The people from Qingshui Bay and the side business group all shook their heads in unison, "No."
Yu Yao smiled and said, "I know some of you think that way, but that's okay, because I think that way too."
As soon as he said that, everyone laughed, and the tense atmosphere was immediately broken by the laughter, making it less tense.
Then Yu Yao changed the subject, her gaze firm, and said in a resounding voice, "The food we make isn't cheap. It might be something the younger generation bought to visit sick elders, hoping they recover quickly. Or maybe it's money the parents saved up for a month to buy for their precious children to try. Or maybe the little ones saved up their allowance for several months before finally deciding to buy it from the supply and marketing cooperative."
“We are all younger generations, some of us are already parents. Put yourself in our shoes, would you want to buy mangoes like this? If you bought poisonous mangoes, how would you feel?”
Winning hearts and minds is not enough; you also need to use incentives.
"The mountains, water, and soil of Qingshui Bay are excellent, resulting in high-quality fruits grown here. Not just in Guangdong Province, but even among islands, people will give a thumbs up and praise the fruits of Qingshui Bay."
"Have you thought about the consequences if the poisonous mangoes are exposed? If the public finds out that the mangoes from Qingshui Bay are the problem, all the reputation that Qingshui Bay has worked so hard to build over the years will be ruined. At that time, even if your mangoes are not the problem, people will still worry about safety and will not buy your mangoes."
Everyone present fell silent.
Especially for the people of Clearwater Bay, some of them are illiterate and don't understand any profound principles. The examples Yu Yao gave are all very easy to understand.
They can easily empathize with the situation and understand why Yu Yao destroyed the mangoes.
No one doubted Yu Yao's actions anymore.
“We will all listen to Consultant Yu. Whatever Consultant Yu says, we will do. We have no objections.”
People like Li Laosan don't feel anything. They might say there's no need to destroy it, just give it to him. He's not afraid.
He had barely started when he was glared at by the rest of the group.
Li Laosan obediently touched his nose. "If you don't want to give it to me, then don't. Why are you glaring at me? I just think it's a pity."
Yu Yao looked at Li Yuanqing and said, "Captain Li, you select ten people to chop up all these mangoes and throw them into the cesspool by the roadside."
“Okay, Consultant Yu.” Li Yuanqing looked at the group of people and called on a batch of them.
Men and women, young and old, were all present.
These people stood in the middle of the crowd. The women and those who were not strong were responsible for cutting the mangoes, while the men who were strong were responsible for dumping the chopped mangoes into the cesspool.
These mangoes are all top-quality mangoes carefully selected from mango orchards. They are fragrant, sweet and sour, and the aroma of mangoes fills everyone's noses after they are cut open.
This is the scene that Lu Ze saw when he came to pick up Yu Yao.
Yu Yao stood at the very front of the crowd, like a general commanding a battle, dazzlingly beautiful.
Lu Ze spotted her in the crowd at a glance.
Yu Yao felt someone was watching her. She looked in the direction the gaze was coming from and unexpectedly saw Lu Ze.
Lu Ze waved to her.
Yu Yao gestured to Lu Ze to wait aside.
Lu Ze understood, nodded, and stood aside, his gaze never leaving Yu Yao.
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