Gu Aiguo announced through a loud speaker, "Ahem, fellow members, the grain distribution has officially begun at Huaihua Brigade. Please hurry and line up."
"Girl Qiangwei, hurry up! You're young and have long legs, so you can run fast. Hurry up and get in line. That brat Gu Aiguo is a complete jerk. He said we'd start distributing food in three days, but he's only starting today."
Grandma Gu San was muttering while rummaging through the basket.
Chen Qiangwei ran out while eating a cucumber. "Okay, I'll go get in line first. Xiaomai, you take the basket and the shoulder pole."
Although Wang Xiaomai also felt that the captain was not kind, he could only shrink his neck and listen to Gu Sannai's scolding, secretly happy in his heart.
It is estimated that Gu Sannai was not the only one who scolded the team leader today, because the team leader had agreed to distribute the grain three days after he came back from paying the public grain.
On that day, everyone got up early to line up, but the team leader, with his hands behind his back and a blank expression, drove everyone away, saying that the food and work points had not been checked yet, and he would notify them to come over through the loudspeaker after they were done.
He wasted so much other people's time. If he had used this time to work, he would have finished all the work in his private plot. That day, Gu Aiguo brought a lot of criticism upon himself.
"A-choo, a-choo..."
Gu Aiguo pinched his nose with his hand. These bastards were cursing him behind his back again. It wasn't that he wanted to go back on his word, but Accountant Liu and his team were not competent enough. They hadn't gotten things done in such a long time.
Accountant Liu and others were also helpless. They didn't dare to distribute rations unless the work points were counted two or three times. These illiterate men and women in the team would have to count on their fingers for a long time when asked what 1+1 equals.
But when it came to distributing food, the number of work points each family had was calculated clearly and accurately. If half a work point was missed, the roof of the brigade headquarters would be blown off.
When Chen Qiangwei arrived, there were already quite a few people queuing in front of the brigade headquarters. Most of them lived near the brigade headquarters. There were also some clever children playing nearby. After hearing the loudspeaker, they hurried to line up. After one person lined up, they would let their younger brothers and sisters go home and ask their parents to bring their things and line up.
Seeing the chaotic queue, Gu Aiguo shouted with a loud speaker, "Everyone line up, don't cut in line, the food will be distributed when you line up."
The queue gradually became orderly. Anyone who wanted to take advantage of the situation and cut in line would be scolded to death by the members before the team leader even said anything.
Every household, men, women, young and old joined in the effort, some carrying baskets, some carrying backpacks, some holding wooden barrels, taking anything that could hold something.
This kind of lively scene can only be seen three times a year, twice when food is distributed, and once when meat is distributed.
The distribution of grain was carried out in an orderly manner.
When it was Chen Qiangwei's turn, Accountant Liu first read out the work points Chen Qiangwei had earned since going to the countryside, and then listed the grain she had been allocated.
"No problem, sign your name in the book."
Chen Qiangwei picked up a pen and signed her name on the notebook. "No problem."
Accountant Liu turned another page in the notebook. "Chen Zhiqing was rewarded for catching a spy. The brigade received a tractor and an extra 20 kilograms of grain. He saved a little girl's life during the double harvest period, and he received another 30 kilograms of grain."
Chen Zhiqing followed suit and continued to sign his name in the notebook. He didn't expect to receive such a pleasant surprise.
Gu Aiguo saw that the crowd was a little agitated and picked up the loud speaker, "Everyone, stop talking nonsense. I will give anyone who can get the commune to allocate a tractor to the team an extra 20 kilograms of food. If they save a life, I will give them another 30 kilograms.
If you don't have that ability, then just stand in line and wait. If you keep on talking nonsense, I won't share the food with you."
The words "no food distribution" choked everyone's throat. Everyone looked at Chen Qiangwei enviously. Fifty kilograms of food was enough for their family to eat for a long time.
Although everyone was envious, they were not jealous, because Chen Zhiqing's contribution was far greater than the 50 kilograms of grain.
Especially for families with young and middle-aged people, in previous years, they had to go home and rest for a long time before they could recover after paying the public grain. This year, after paying the public grain, they not only came back in high spirits, but also brought some things from the supply and marketing cooperative home.
Of course, the brigade did not forget to deduct the food that the two men borrowed when they first arrived. They both had a lot, and after deducting the returned food, there was still a lot left.
The three of them lined up together. After Chen Qiangwei's food was distributed, it was Gu Sannai and Wang Xiaomai's turn. There were not many things in the house to store food.
Chen Qiangwei first carried her own food back and put it away, then carried the burden to carry Gu Sannai's food, and finally took out all the backpacks in the house before she packed Wang Xiaomai's food.
Today is the happiest day for the members of the Huaihua Brigade, and it is also the happiest time for the children. Food has been distributed at home, and even the stingiest family will cook a pot of dry rice for everyone to have a full meal.
After the grain was distributed, it was time to take the scorer examination and selection.
When everyone found out that the selection criteria for scorers had been changed to allow anyone with elementary school education to participate and that the exam would be held a week later, there was a huge sensation.
Those who graduated from elementary school would go back and take out their diplomas, wipe them carefully, and then put them under their pillows.
Then I started reading books and doing exercises, but after all, I had been away from school for too long, and every day was filled with endless farm work, so I had long forgotten the knowledge I had learned from the teacher.
Some of their younger brothers and sisters who were in primary school were dragged over by them and bribed with fruit candies, pennies, etc. to help them explain the questions.
Some smart people began to frequently go in and out of the educated youth centers. Chen Qiangwei, who passed the exam to become a primary school teacher with full marks in two subjects, was naturally the object of everyone's competition.
However, with Gu Sannai in charge, Chen Qiangwei's place was relatively quiet, because even if people came to visit, they were quiet, unlike the educated youth camp. I heard that the educated youth camp was now more lively than the market.
Chen Qiangwei got an extra 50 kilograms of food and was in a good mood, so she answered every question that came to her. After all, if the scorer could be selected from among them, it would be a network in the future.
The selection for the scorer examination came as scheduled. Gu Aiguo had just returned from the commune that day. Without even drinking water, he took out a loudspeaker to announce that the examination would begin immediately.
The test paper was still tucked between his armpits, tightly sealed.
Why did he start the exam without going home or eating? Because Gu Annan was also taking the exam, he was afraid that if he went home to eat, everyone would suspect him of favoritism and abuse of power, so he let Gu Annan see the test paper first.
He asked Gu Ling'er last night, and Gu Ling'er said that Gu Annan was studying very hard and had a good chance of getting high scores.
Sure enough, although everyone complained that the exam time was too rushed, when they saw the team leader sweating profusely and the envelope was sealed, the complaints turned into compliments.
They throw things like selflessness, hard work, and never forgetting the captain's kindness, etc. around like they're free.
The scorer exam was the same as the last elementary school teacher exam. There were more than a dozen people taking the exam, and the dining tables of nearby families had the honor of becoming the exam tables.
Gu Aiguo, "Let's not waste any more time. I'll hand out the papers right away. The exam will last one hour and the papers will be collected at the appointed time."
As he said that, he handed the envelope containing the test papers to Gu Geming. Gu Geming opened the envelope in front of everyone, then took out the test papers and distributed them to everyone one by one.
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