The autumn weather is crisp and the white clouds are floating. Lin Lan likes the rural scenery very much. If she is not busy with the autumn harvest, such days are beautiful and full of artistic conception.
The autumn harvest lasts a long time, nearly three months. Although it is tiring, the joy of the harvest makes everyone very happy.
Now the corn has been harvested, and we just need to wait for the rain to plow the land, harrow the land, apply fertilizer, and then prepare to plant wheat.
As for the sweet potato fields, those harvested around the Mid-Autumn Festival are dried directly and dried in the sun, while the rest are harvested around the Descent of Frost and distributed to the members to be stored in cellars for consumption throughout the winter.
Although the sun is not strong in autumn, the wind is strong, so the sweet potatoes can be dried in the sun for a few days.
When the grain is dried, it can be picked up and stored in the grain bin to feed the livestock or distributed to the other members as food.
The villagers of Shanzui Village were able to avoid starvation thanks to these coarse grains, especially sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes are not subject to public tax. Even if so much sweet potatoes are planted, one acre of land can yield two to three thousand kilograms, and even after drying, there are still over a thousand kilograms.
By then, each member will be given more than 100 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of fresh sweet potatoes, and by combining them with other foods, they will not be hungry.
Before harvesting the sweet potatoes, the party secretary held a meeting and asked the production team leaders to take the men to hand in the public corn rations first, and then find time to distribute the rest to the members.
Some families who love food have almost finished the sorghum and soybeans they were given before. If they don’t share the corn now, they will probably go hungry.
For example, Lin Lan’s family.
Lin Lan's family is definitely not lazy. After all, Han Qingsong, Dawang and other children can now help with the work, and no one is lazy. Although Lin Lan does not do heavy work, she does very well in dexterous work.
But it is delicious for sure.
When other families distributed their food, generally the men ate the best, those who ate enough worked, the children ate less, and the women ate the worst.
The children in Lin Lan's family eat what the men eat, and the women are even more so. Everyone is equal and impartial.
Moreover, Lin Lan often took the trouble to improve the family's food and created conditions where there were none. This was the first of its kind in the village. Many people gossiped about her and directly gave her the title of a gluttonous wife.
For example, when peanuts were harvested, she would cook them with the children; when soybeans were harvested, she would boil them; and now when sweet potatoes were harvested, she could even fry sweet potato chips. Some women who like to stir up trouble are said to never be able to stand her in the future.
Although Lin Lan didn't care about them, she also found that there was too little labor in the family, and if the work points were not enough, there would be a shortage of food.
Before the family split up, Han Qingsong still had ten work points every day. But after he changed his job and the family split up, he lost all his work points.
So his food can only be bought with money.
In addition, Lin Lan gets six or seven points for working a day. Han Qingsong can get more when he comes to help her. Dawang also gets six points. The average for other children is only three or four points. What's more, they have to go to school and their work points will be less.
This is also due to the fact that people get 40% of their food ration based on their work points. Forty percent of it is based on population points, and sixty percent is based on work points. This is the welfare provided by the government to its members.
Those who are allocated based on population can all get it, but those who are allocated based on work points have a limited number of shares.
By this calculation, her family's work points are not enough, and they rely entirely on Han Qingsong's salary to buy food.
Before she was even sick, Erwang became anxious, muttering all day about how little food there was in the food jar at home and when the sweet potatoes would be distributed.
Lin Lan felt that although Han Qingsong earned a salary, the children were all in school and had to spend money to supplement their work points and buy food, so the family was not rich.
It is still far from the comfortable life she desired.
But it was not easy to make money. It was only the 1970s at that time, and all factories in the city were state-owned. There was no such thing as privately owned factories.
Even in the communal countryside, everything was collective, there was still no private ownership, and all agricultural products were handmade, with very low incomes.
Private individuals just sell eggs, vegetables, and grains to earn some money for emergency use. If they resell industrial products, they will be accused of speculation.
Even if you have money at this time, you can't do much, so Lin Lan used all the money to improve her food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Unless one is a senior worker or a senior cadre, even if one eats state-funded food, one's salary is no more than 30 yuan a month. Han Qingsong's salary of 70 yuan a month is already very high, and it is not easy to get a higher salary.
It seems that the way to make money is basically blocked. The most urgent thing is to improve one's "cultural quality" and find an opportunity to get a job, so that at least one can get some work points as a subsidy.
This way, at least you don’t have to spend extra money on your own food, and you still have a chance to earn food for your children.
She felt that she still had to go the route of publicity and see if she could start with Han Yongfang. If Han Yongfang agreed, Dong Huaihua would probably also comply.
After noon, all the production teams gathered in the brigade yard to distribute corn rations. Some members were happy, some were sad, and some were cursing and expressing their opinions to the boss.
Nearly one-fifth of the families in the village had to pay money to buy food because their work points were not enough to cover their food needs. However, they had no money, so they were in arrears every year and wanted to get everything based on population without paying money. Naturally, other members were not happy about this either. Those with more labor wanted to get everything based on work points, regardless of population.
So when it came time to distribute food, there were bound to be all kinds of conflicts.
Other families who did not have enough work points did not want to spend money even if they had money at home. They only thought about the debts they owed to the team. They always thought that if they shamelessly owed money for a long time, the debt would disappear on its own.
Anyway, as long as you don't pay it back, it doesn't matter how much you owe.
When it was Lin Lan's family's turn, she calculated the distribution according to the population and work points. If there was not enough, she would add money.
She was not like the others who were hesitant or nagging, but she paid the money and put her fingerprints on it without hesitation.
Some people mocked her in a sarcastic way: "Why is she pretending? Is she trying to show off that she is rich?"
Lin Lan's behavior of paying the money without hesitation even though she did not have enough work points angered some people, who thought that they would be compared to others and be considered as being particularly good at cheating, and the village cadres would repeatedly mobilize them to pay the money.
"Zhao Guilian, hurry up and make up the food allowance. If you didn't make up for the previous years, you won't get this year's allowance." The captain of Team 3 shouted, "Look at Han Qingsong's family. They make up for the work points they lacked, and they don't cheat at all. How can they be like you who owe money for several years?"
Zhao Guilian relied on her relationship with the second team's deputy captain and often played tricks on him. When she heard the captain bullying her, she immediately refused to do it. "The officials are rich, how can I be as rich as them?"
She pushed the educated youths beside her and said, "You guys, is this true?"
Lin Lan sneered, "If you have the ability, why don't you join the army and become an officer? If you don't work hard, you will get red eye disease and it will suffocate you to death!" She put the food aside and asked the children to help carry it home after class.
Everyone started laughing, and many people joked with Zhao Guilian, "If you can't catch up with your husband, just raise a son."
Someone laughed: "Do you think anyone can join the army? The army can only choose its people."
Dong Huaihua said to her husband, "Help Lin Lan pick a home first, and then come back to pick ours."
Lin Lan hurriedly thanked them.
Dong Huaihua smiled and said, "What are you thanking me for? If my husband wasn't at home, wouldn't Qingsong have helped me if he saw it?"
Lin Lan wanted to talk to Dong Huaihua about the health and hygiene promotion, wondering if she could get additional work points if she got involved.
However, Dong Huaihua didn't take it seriously last time. She thought she should find an opportunity to suggest it to Han Yongfang first.
At this time, a young man came over and said to Lin Lan with a smile: "Sister-in-law, lend me two yuan and I will return it to you later."
Lin Lan turned her head to look at him, and it turned out to be Chen Zhiqing.
Ever since she knew that Liu Xiuyun's secret lover was Chen Zhiqing, Lin Lan had a very bad impression of him. He was a krypton gold scumbag who even grinned at her.
What the hell are you laughing at!
She pretended not to hear and continued talking to Dong Huaihua.
Chen Zhiqing's smile became a little sticky. "Hey, sister-in-law, why are you ignoring me? Director Han has retired and returned home, so why don't you talk to me anymore?"
Damn, when have I ever been so familiar with you?
Lin Lan searched her memory and found that the original owner had only met him a few times, and most of the time she was acting like a spoiled brat while he was watching her, pointing fingers and making sarcastic remarks.
Oh, no, there were a few private contacts.
For example, if they met on the way to work, he would look at her with an expression that said, "What a waste of a woman with such a pretty face, but such a slut." It was as if he felt sorry for her because she had too many thorns and it was difficult to flirt with her.
Disgusting person!
This educated youth Chen was quite popular among the women in the village because he was good at making jokes and had a sweet mouth. He would praise this person for being pretty today and that person for being virtuous tomorrow.
Just don't set your sights on her.
Otherwise you're absolutely welcome.
Lin Lan glanced at him sideways and said, "Oh, Chen Zhiqing." Then she ignored him.
Chen Zhiqing smiled awkwardly and said, "Sister-in-law, lend me a few dollars. I'll pay you back when I get the money from home."
The educated youth all had families in the city, and they would send things and remit money during festivals. He also accumulated some popularity by buying things for others.
Dong Huaihua looked at him warily: "Why do you want to borrow money? How much?"
She wondered if he wanted to borrow money to take Xiuyun to have an abortion.
Before, Lin Lan briefly mentioned to her that she saw Xiuyun in the hospital. She immediately connected it with Liu Xiuyun's performance and asked the children. Putting all the clues together, Dong Huaihua concluded that Liu Xiuyun had an affair with Chen Zhiqing and got pregnant.
Dong Huaihua has been the director of the Women's Department for many years, so she naturally has a lot of experience in this area, and nothing can be hidden from her sharp eyes.
When she saw Chen Zhiqing, her eyes immediately shone like knives.
Chen Zhiqing was suspicious, but he felt that she couldn't possibly know, after all, he and Chen Xiuyun had always been very secretive.
Moreover, he understood Chen Xiuyun's character. Even if something happened, she would never betray herself. She would just bear the consequences herself.
So Dong Huaihua probably doesn’t know.
His heart dropped to his stomach, and he smiled even more brilliantly, "Director, it doesn't have to be much, ten yuan will be enough."
Dong Huaihua exclaimed in shock: "You are robbing me. Who can come up with ten yuan? I have to sell food for one yuan."
"Look at what the director said, my sister-in-law has it." Chen Zhiqing looked at Lin Lan with a covetous face and smiled, praising: "Others don't have it, but my sister-in-law definitely has it. Look at my sister-in-law, she is so high-spirited now, she is really in high spirits. Looking at her, I feel it is particularly pleasing to the eyes and I am in a good mood."
Lin Lan rolled her eyes at him rudely. It is said that you should not hit someone who smiles at you, but there is still a difference.
"Sorry, I don't have ten dollars."
"Then I won't mind even if it's twenty. Haha, I won't be surprised if sister-in-law lends me fifty or one hundred."
Lin Lan was stunned by his shamelessness, "Can you still afford it?"
Chen Zhiqing: “…………”
The woman is still the same woman. I thought she had turned over a new leaf, but her feelings are fake.
Chen Zhiqing then realized that Lin Lan was not playing hard to get with him like those women, but really didn't want to pay attention to him. He had to walk away in shame and go find someone else to borrow money.
Lin Lan whispered to Dong Huaihua, "What on earth does he want to borrow the money for?"
Dong Huaihua: "I guess it's because of that."
Lin Lan understood but didn't know what to say. She still insisted that publicity on physical hygiene was imperative, otherwise more naive girls like Liu Xiuyun would be deceived.
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The atmosphere in the meeting room of the County Revolutionary Committee was heavy and shrouded in a dark cloud.
The meeting lasted from morning to evening. We had a quick bite of food in between and have not yet come to a final conclusion.
Han Qingsong sat in his seat with a gloomy face. He didn't say a word and just listened to the verbal battles of others.
Deputy Director Li was very excited: "The captain of the Yellow River Brigade is a bastard. He has only been the captain for three years and has harmed more than a dozen women, but...but his crime does not deserve the death penalty." He stood there, waving his arms vigorously as he spoke, "Think about it, we are all cadres, put yourself in his shoes..."
Han Qingsong suddenly said, "Put yourself in their shoes. Anyone who rapes my wife and daughter must be killed!"
The conference room suddenly fell into a kind of silence, and the atmosphere became increasingly depressing.
Deputy Director Li seemed to have not expected Han Qingsong to openly refute him. He looked at him as if he didn't recognize him. "What did you say?"
Han Qingsong said calmly: "I arrested the person, I collected the evidence, I support the death penalty."
"Ridiculous!" Deputy Director Li slammed the table. "Director Qin, old director, you see, this retired person who has killed people and seen blood is different. He is ready to kill and treats the death penalty as a joke! If this captain is killed, who else will dare to be the captain? It was a mess in the past few years, and it has finally stabilized. Is it going to be chaotic again?"
He looked like he was speaking without thinking due to excitement, but he was actually taking the opportunity to say what he wanted to say.
To downplay the death penalty as much as possible, at least in your own county.
By doing this, he is undoubtedly showing goodwill to many people. At least the cadres below will like him more.
After all, no one becomes a cadre hoping to be shot, whether they want to serve the people, realize their ideals and aspirations, or just to make some money and power.
But no one wants to die.
Director Qin and the old director remained silent. Deputy Director Gao, who was sitting next to Deputy Director Li, was so tired from the argument that he seemed to have no strength left to speak.
He was looking at Han Qingsong.
Luo Haicheng was sitting below Han Qingsong, and was extremely angry at what Li said. What's wrong with demobilized soldiers? Do they enjoy killing people? Isn't it because military orders are as strong as mountains?
Besides, they killed enemies who endangered the interests of the country and the people, not their own people!
This captain has seriously endangered the interests of the Party and the people and is an enemy of the people!
He stood up and said, "As an evidence collector, I would like to remind Deputy Director Li that in five years, there were thirty-two women, including two twelve-year-olds and three thirteen-year-olds."
The air seemed to freeze and no one spoke.
Suddenly someone laughed.
Everyone immediately looked over and found out it was Han Qingsong.
Deputy Director Li sneered and glared at him sharply, "Deputy Director Han, what are you laughing at?"
Han Qingsong said: "We are all peasant soldiers who have never been to school and have no education. In the army, we only hear the superiors say that rewards and punishments are clear and killing one person is a warning to the rest!"
Before he finished speaking, he looked directly into Deputy Director Li's dissatisfied eyes.
His already stern expression became even more severe, and his dark eyes shone coldly like a sharp sword, which actually made Deputy Director Li tremble in his heart and shudder uncontrollably.
It is no secret that brigade cadres took advantage of their power to bully educated youth and women.
This is the case in many brigades.
It's not just the brigade. The educated youth office in the city is even more powerful.
But no one has been shot yet.
If two unmarried men and women have an affair and it is discovered, they may be accused of hooliganism or sluts and criticized, but such things are basically suppressed.
After a long while, the old director said in a hoarse voice: "The interests of the people must not be violated!"
It can be regarded as showing one's position.
He looked at Director Qin.
Director Qin took a deep breath and said, "The cadres of each brigade have low cultural quality and their abilities need to be improved. They still need to strengthen their learning and education. Kill one to warn the rest, report it to the whole county, and learn from it!"
Deputy Director Li trembled all over and had no strength left. He sat down on the chair with a creaking sound.
Luo Haicheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Han Qingsong.
Han Qingsong's expression remained stern, not showing any sign of relief or joy. He said, "Director, shouldn't the propaganda and education of the communes and brigades also keep up?"
Director Qin looked at him and said, "Of course. City cadres need to go to the May 7th Cadre School in the countryside to work and study. Country cadres also need to learn theoretical and cultural knowledge. Organize learning in the commune, and the outstanding ones can go to the county to study, take exams, and be commended! Han Qingsong, do you have any other suggestions?"
Han Qingsong thought for a moment: "Director, the protection of women in the countryside..." He considered the words and thought of what Lin Lan said, "It is about physiological and hygienic publicity. Shouldn't we also keep up? The hospital can take the lead in training, and each commune and brigade can organize their own learning."
"Okay, this is good!" The old director slammed the table, "Follow up. More publicity, less trouble, and we'll be relieved."
Director Qin also said: "While the meeting is still going on, we should issue a sentencing notice overnight to serve as a warning to others!"
Many brigade officials knew about this and were waiting for the result without being able to sleep. Once the death sentence was announced, it was terrifying enough.
If we distribute it in the middle of the night, it will be enough to make them nervous. If each commune immediately follows up with the study meeting tomorrow, the effect will be better.
At this time, the logistics department came to say that dinner was ready and asked if we should eat together.
Director Qin and the old director naturally have no problem with this, as they both want to go home so late.
Deputy Director Gao said to Han Qingsong: "Let's have a meal together."
Han Qingsong: "I'm really sorry, it's getting late and I have to go home."
He said to Luo Haicheng: "You guys eat it, I'll take it home."
Luo Haicheng was thinking that they would only eat for a few minutes here, but seeing that Han Qingsong no longer had the calm and composed demeanor he had during the meeting, and instead looked like he was in a hurry to go home to breastfeed his baby, he didn't know what to say.
"Then let's take it home to eat." They had to escort Director Han back with them.
Deputy Director Gao patted Han Qingsong on the shoulder and said affectionately: "We are heroes with similar views. Let's communicate more in the future."
Han Qingsong: "I don't deserve to be called a hero. I need to learn more from you when I have time."
Deputy Director Li was so angry that his eyes turned red. He just sat there and ignored everyone who called him. Suddenly, he slammed the table and said, "Am I doing this for myself? Am I not doing this for everyone?"
Deputy Director Gao immediately teased, "Don't be angry, Deputy Director Li. No one has ever said that you are doing this for yourself. We are just discussing the matter and sentencing that shitty captain."
He is too lazy to remember names.
Han Qingsong was unwilling to stay longer to make friends with the two brothers. He took Luo Haicheng and others on his bike home and said goodbye to them at the entrance of the village.
Luo Haicheng said with a smile: "Director Han, what a pleasure!"
Han Qingsong said calmly: "Do something with the money you earn. Don't let them close the Public Security Bureau in two years and you won't get any money either."
Luo Haicheng laughed, "Brothers all heard it."
A few people laughed and said, "We are listening."
Their Public Security Bureau itself is a redundant department. In the past, the commune did not need a Public Security Bureau. It was established during the time of the Revolutionary Committee.
It might be revoked at any time, and no one knows.
But after hearing what Han Qingsong said, they became very motivated.
Han Qingsong waved and rode home. He saw the dim light coming from his yard from afar. Suddenly, a warm feeling surged in his heart, and the melancholy in his heart disappeared. He pedaled the bicycle with his long legs and ran a long distance with extra strength.
It was not early and the children had finished their homework and gone to bed. Lin Lan was on the kang in the west room, taking out the washed and dried clothes and sewing them while waiting for him.
Da Wang and San Wang's clothes were torn very quickly, so they had to worry about them.
Han Qingsong has been busy these two days, so she has to do the clothes mending job herself.
Looking at the formation she had patched, and then looking at the close-fitting cotton vest Han Qingsong had sewed for her, she felt embarrassed.
Han Qingsong even comforted her, saying that most tailors are gay men.
As she was daydreaming, she heard some noise outside and immediately jumped down to open the door.
"It's so late. If it's inconvenient, just stay at the county guesthouse. It must be tiring to come back from such a long distance."
Although he is busy, he will go home to sleep no matter how late it is, and he will rarely stay out unless he is leaving the county.
Han Qingsong handed her two lunch boxes and said, "Two yuan for accommodation allowance."
You can save it when you get home.
Lin Lan smiled, and felt the heavy lunch box, knowing that he hadn't eaten yet. "Then you have to eat too. You don't feel bad about having an empty stomach and being cold, but I feel bad about it."
Han Qingsong's heart was moved, and he couldn't help but hook his arms around her waist and give her a passionate kiss.
Lin Lan: "You can't go into the house at night."
Han Qingsong immediately let out a low laugh and pushed the bicycle to the south room.
After entering the house, he took off his frost-covered clothes and threw them on the big tub. Lin Lan had already poured warm water for him to wash his face and hands.
After he finished washing, he took off his socks and washed his feet with the water.
Lin Lan had already lit the fire to heat up his food.
Han Qingsong said: "I'll just eat it cold."
It's a pity for her. She thinks it's better to eat in the county.
"Don't ever say that again. It's cold to eat on an empty stomach. You may not feel it when you are young, but when you are old and sick, do you still need me to take care of you?" Lin Lan lit the fire quickly, enlarged the pot, and heated up the rice quickly.
Although she always felt that she was saying nice things to please him, she didn't care at all whether she was just trying to please him or was sincere at this moment.
Since he is nice to her, she should be nice to him too.
Han Qingsong felt something sweet coming out of his heart. His expression couldn't show it, but his eyes were already so rich that the emotion seemed to be about to burst out.
Lin Lan told him about today's food distribution, how many work points were distributed, and how much money was paid.
Han Qingsong: "Is there enough money?"
Lin Lan smiled and said, "You earn so much, of course it's enough! Our family depends on your salary. Others don't have that much money, and if they don't have enough work points, they will be in trouble."
Zhao Guilian and his people have such ugly faces, they just want to take advantage and eat food for free.
Han Qingsong said: "I will come back more often to help you with your work in the future."
The money was used to buy food, but not enough to buy anything else, especially when there were four or five children in school.
He also wanted to buy her a pair of leather shoes, but he didn't say it because he was afraid that she would say she didn't want to spend money carelessly.
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Lin Lan thought she was tired enough after coming back so late, and she would just take a shower, talk, and then go to bed, but she didn't know that unspeakable things were still happening.
Well, she understands his hard work, but he enjoys doing it and regards it as a way to relieve stress. However, she is the one who is always worried about whether he will suffer from kidney deficiency as he gets older.
The next day, Han Qingsong continued to go to the county, while Lin Lan went to work to dry the sweet potatoes.
Drying sweet potatoes is not tiring, but Lin Lan is a little scared.
Use a wooden board more than one meter long, make a hole at one end, nail a long blade on it, and place it on a basket. A person rides on the board, holds the sweet potatoes in both hands, and rubs the board left and right.
An experienced person may be very skilled, but an inexperienced person may feel their scalp tingling when watching it. The blade is so sharp that if it touches your hand, blood will definitely flow out.
Lin Lan really can't do this.
Fortunately, Da Wang was not afraid. He worked skillfully and nimbly, and he could wipe and clean better than a very skilled woman.
But he still had to go to school and couldn't work all day. However, he didn't know how to coax Han Qingping into attending two classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. He took the child to the fields to dry sweet potatoes during the rest of the time.
With them helping to arrange the films, the adults felt more relaxed.
After lunch, Lin Lan sent the children away and took Xiaowang to work, but was stopped by Dong Huaihua.
Dong Huaihua looked anxious, "Lin Lan, come and help."
Lin Lan wondered, "Director, what are you so anxious about?"
"What is that thing you were talking about, the health promotion thing? Come and give me some advice."
Lin Lan let Xiaowang play with other kids on the street, and she was taken to Dong Huaihua's house.
Dong Huaihua's house is similar to Lao Han's, but because of the north-south kang and the pillars in the house, the movement lines are not so clear, and the house is not high enough. Now she is used to living in her own tall and spacious house, and she feels suffocated in such a small house.
Lin Lan looked at the pile of papers, pens and books placed on the kang, as well as some propaganda posters of women holding up half the sky.
Dong Huaihua showed Lin Lan the things spread out on the kang, and then said a little embarrassedly, "Oh, I forgot, you have never been to school."
Lin Lan smiled and said, "It's okay. My child goes to school, and I learn from him every day. It's a good deal to learn more about myself without spending tuition."
Mai Sui learns quickly, and she also borrowed high-grade books from Han Qingping. Lin Lan also "learned" pinyin. She can read some books by herself, and she asks Han Qingsong for advice from time to time. As a result, she progresses faster than the other children.
The children found it magical. Han Qingsong felt something was wrong but couldn't say anything. After all, Lin Lan was only good at speaking, reading and reciting, and she didn't write anything, so she didn't show much.
Only Han Qingsong, who was her bedmate, would have noticed something to some extent, but he was mostly fooled by her.
She told Dong Huaihua that she learned it from the children and Han Qingsong, and she told Han Qingsong that she learned it from the children, Dong Huaihua and the teachers.
Anyway, no one is watching her every day, so she can say whatever she wants.
Dong Huaihua said with emotion: "Lin Lan, you really got the point. The county has issued a notice, asking all communes and brigades to organize learning and promotion of knowledge about relationships between men and women." The term "physiological hygiene" was too trendy, and Dong Huaihua couldn't remember it for a moment.
Her level is really limited, that is, an elementary school level, with limited literacy and limited knowledge. Although she always goes to the commune for meetings, she can talk about the shortcomings of parents, but she has no idea what to do when it comes to such professional things.
Just groping in the dark.
Remembering what Lin Lan had said before, she wanted Lin Lan to help.
Lin Lan was delighted, "Really?"
Oh, it's like a pillow is given to her just when she is sleepy. She was just worrying about not having enough work points and wanted to do something to make up for it, and then this good thing came to her door.
She smiled and said, "This is a good thing. After the sweet potatoes are dried in the sun, the men will plow the fields and plant wheat. We women don't have much hard work to do, so it's a good time to organize some study."
She listed one by one to Dong Huaihua, telling her what to do first and what to do later, first to a small group of women, and then to the ladies.
At the same time, they can rehearse the program and promote it in the production team or even in other villages during their free time.
"The best thing would be to add performances, such as opera, singing, dancing, and yangko. Don't we have educated youth? Some of them can sing and dance, and Teacher Huo can play musical instruments. Then we can dance the Zhongz dance and sing various songs. The members are very annoyed in the winter because they are prone to causing trouble. We can take turns to promote the company for them. They are very happy."
She spoke so clearly and logically that Dong Huaihua looked incredulous, as if she were a fairy.
Dong Huaihua grabbed Lin Lan's hand and couldn't help but say, "Lin Lan, how can you be so capable? You really seem like a different person."
Lin Lan smiled and said nothing. If you were braver, I would let you guess.
She said: "This person, he has lived a risk-free life and has become open-minded. He understands many things."
The more Dong Huaihua thought about it, the more interesting she found this sentence. She also thought of it but just couldn't put it into words. From then on, this sentence became her golden sentence to persuade many women who were depressed.
The two discussed for a while, and Lin Lan asked: "Director, if we do this, will we get subsidized work points? Will we get money?"
She came here just for this, she can't forget the important matter.
Dong Huaihua laughed and said, "Subsidy, yes, if no one else gives, then I will definitely give it to you. I already gave you 10 points, and I will give you another 10 points. If you want to go out of the village for more promotion, I will give you extra money."
Lin Lan was delighted. "All we need is food. Money doesn't matter."
If there was food, her family would not have to go hungry and the children could continue to study with peace of mind.
Otherwise, Erwang would be anxious, worrying all day that the family would be hungry at any time, and wondering whether he should let his eldest brother and Sanwang, who didn't like studying, drop out of school.
Dong Huaihua came to her senses and took Lin Lan to find Han Yongfang. "Secretary, the higher-ups have asked us to do publicity, but I can't do it alone. Let Lin Lan help me."
Han Yongfang also went to the commune to hold an emergency meeting in the morning, and of course he knew what was going on. The commune director Jia spoke with spit flying and was filled with righteous indignation. He asked all the cadres in the commune to carry out criticism and self-criticism, conduct self-examination, and strengthen learning. At the same time, he asked the entire commune to carry out propaganda work to prevent hooligan elements.
He personally felt that this propaganda was actually very necessary, among the educated youth, between the educated youth and the members, between the members, and even among those hooligans. In short, young people are full of blood and energy, or men and women who are alone, so it is easy for things to get into trouble.
The captain of the Yellow River Brigade was arrested by the Public Security Bureau a few days ago because it was found that he had abused his power to seduce and rape dozens of female educated youth and female members over a period of several years. The impact was really too bad.
Han Qingsong personally led people to approve the arrest, and then sent him directly to the County Revolutionary Committee to discuss his sentencing.
At midnight yesterday, an expedited document was issued: death penalty.
This was like a bomb that blew up the grassroots cadres in the middle of the night, and they were notified to attend a meeting early this morning.
"Medium, cooperate resolutely."
Dong Huaihua only said a few words and asked Lin Lan to add to it.
Lin Lan said something but did not try to steal Dong Huaihua's limelight. Anyway, she just wanted to earn work points and money and did not want to be a female cadre.
She can't stand being responsible for mediating conflicts among family members all day long.
Han Yongfang nodded repeatedly, "This is a good idea."
Dong Huaihua asked about work points and subsidies again. She was also thinking about Lin Lan's intention. She thought that Lin Lan wanted work points and money, and was not interested in being a cadre, so this was just right.
Han Yongfang said, "Then, the two of you will get 12 work points, and you will get an extra 10 points on the day of the promotion. You should promote at least once every five or six days. When you are mature, you can also promote in other brigades. Then we can discuss with them about giving you money or food."
Lin Lan was very happy and asked again: "Secretary, when we promote the event, we organize performances ourselves and invite teachers and educated youth. How do we calculate the remuneration?"
Han Yongfang was also experienced. He would organize yangko dances and stilt walking during the New Year. He said, "Adults get 10 work points a day, and children get 6 work points. If you get food and money for performing outside the village, you can divide it up. I don't care. There's no need to be so strict. Let's see the results first. If it's good, you'll definitely get more work points in the future."
Lin Lan was so excited that bubbles were about to appear in her mouth. Work points, food, and money!
But she was also worried that others would not accept the result. After all, there were people in the village who had gone to school for two years and knew a few words. When they heard that there were work points, they would definitely want to grab them.
Han Yongfang said: "Don't be afraid, I have weighed my own weight over the years, and I will scold anyone who stands out!"
Lin Lan: ...The secretary is so domineering!
Dong Huaihua also reassured her, "You were the one who first proposed this. Of course they would be jealous if you were asked to participate. Zi Chou and Yin Mao couldn't even say anything. What's the use of that?"
She also entrusted Han Yongfang to notify each production team leader and have them inform the members about this matter when they go to work and leave work, so that everyone can cooperate more actively.
Han Yongfang agreed to all of them.
After leaving Han Yongfang, Lin Lan wanted to go talk to Han Qingping and Teacher Huo, but was stopped by Dong Huaihua.
"Let's go do some work first." She winked.
Lin Lan immediately understood that they were talking about Liu Xiuyun and Chen Zhiqing.
Lin Lan didn't want to go. It was not a good thing. It was like exposing someone's scandal in front of them. The person concerned would either get angry and resentful, or be so humiliated that he would resist and want to commit suicide.
The key is that she is not a cadre.
Dong Huaihua was swift and decisive, but she didn't care about Lin Lan's concerns. She took Lin Lan to write a big notice, the content of which was about the brigade's physiological hygiene propaganda. The persons in charge were Dong Huaihua and Lin Lan.
"Let them know about it in advance."
After posting the notice, before it was time to get off work, Dong Huaihua took Lin Lan to find Liu Xiuyun.
Liu Xiuyun has taken a few days off and has been cooking at home, not leaving the house.
Xiuyun's mother was also at home, persuading her daughter. When she heard Dong Huaihua's voice, she quickly stopped talking and came out to greet her.
Seeing Lin Lan was there too, she was stunned for a moment.
Dong Huaihua said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Sister Lin Lan is not a talkative person. If she had known, she would not have said anything."
Xiuyun's mother breathed a sigh of relief, looked outside carefully, closed the gate, and suddenly looked worried, "Director, can you think of a way to persuade this child? Why is he so stubborn?"
Dong Huaihua asked what the plan was.
Xiuyun's mother whispered, "Originally, we asked her to secretly take my sister-in-law's prescription to the county hospital to have an abortion, but she was too soft-hearted to let her do it. You see, this silly child, this is costing her life." As she spoke, she began to wipe her tears.
Dong Huaihua patted her hands and said, "Let's talk business first."
Xiuyun's mother sobbed a little, "Oh, even if I want to beat her now, it's impossible. She went to the county hospital..." Then she glanced at Lin Lan, "The doctor said that she is not in good health. If she is beaten, she will bleed heavily. If it's mild, it will damage her body and she will never be able to get pregnant again, and she won't be able to do hard work. If it's serious, it may be two lives in one body... Tell me, what do you say, isn't this going to cost me my life?"
Dong Huaihua asked, "What did the man say?"
Xiuyun's mother began to sigh again, "This silly girl won't tell me who it is even if I beat her to death. I'm so angry that I really want to ignore her. But I'm afraid her father will find out and beat her to death. You say...ah!"
Liu Gui was so angry that he knew his daughter had done such a thing, so he would definitely beat her up first before saying anything else.
She was afraid that the man would find out, but she also hated the girl for doing such a thing and still protecting the man. It really made her angry to death.
Lin Lan didn't expect that Xiuyun's mother didn't know who the scumbag was. She whispered, "It's easy to find a man. There are only a few men of similar age. The key is what to do when you find him. Should you catch him or..."
"Of course, of course he can't be arrested!" Xiuyun's mother reacted strongly, "Director, Qingsong's wife, if you can help find out, can you let him marry Xiuyun as soon as possible? If this continues, someone will die."
If we catch him, it will be public, we can't afford to lose face.
She was so anxious that her face turned pale, she had no strength left in her body, and her words were unclear.
However, Lin Lan felt that Chen Zhiqing would definitely not want to marry Liu Xiuyun.
Getting married means that Chen the educated youth will take root in the countryside and can never return to X Island again. He can only take root in the countryside.
Although the educated youth did not know whether they could return to the city or when, there were always people who allowed them to go back to the city through connections, illness, or retirement of family members.
This means that although there is no policy to allow educated youth to return to the city in large numbers, there is still a way for them to go back.
Those who are willing to marry members are basically those who have bad status, broken families and think that they will never be able to return to the city in this lifetime and have given up on themselves.
So the educated youths all watched quietly, and those who had such ideas would not marry any of the commune members.
Chen's parents are both full-time workers, and he has younger brothers and sisters at home. If one of his parents retires and lets him return to Chengding to take over the job, then he can go back.
So he was determined not to marry Liu Xiuyun.
Lin Lan also knew the original plot. Although many educated youth could not stand the loneliness and got married with the other members, when they returned to the city later, the city did not recognize these marriages and did not accept their rural wives and children to settle down. So they abandoned their wives and returned alone to start a new family.
This is what the TV series "The Debt" is about.
Dong Huaihua said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. How about we talk to Xiuyun?"
Xiuyun's mother really had no other choice but to ask them for help.
After all, she is just an ordinary woman. She loves her children but has limited knowledge and doesn't know what is most appropriate. She also has to consider her man's temper and the face of her family. These days are simply tormenting.
As Lin Lan expected, although Liu Xiuyun was kind and quiet, she was too kind and simple, and could be said to be ignorant and stupid.
She refused to tell who the man was.
Dong Huaihua directly threw out Chen Zhiqing's name. She was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook her head, lowered her head, twisted the corner of her clothes and said no.
Lin Lan advised her: "Xiuyun, you could have had an abortion, but your body won't allow it, so you have no choice but to get married. What do you want to do if you don't get married? Will the whole team hold a meeting to criticize you when your belly gets big? Will you let your parents and your whole family be criticized by others?"
Long live love and long live freedom are all the result of special circumstances. In such a land, there has never been such a thing as freedom of love.
What's more, Chen Zhiqing didn't love her at all. He just couldn't stand the loneliness and was looking for an ignorant and gullible girl to vent his feelings.
"But, but, I can't, I can't ruin him, he has a bright future..." Liu Xiuyun couldn't say anything, just lowered her head and shed tears, "He, he said that after returning to the city, he will come back to pick us up.