"Huh? Song knows about this? What's the matter?" Xu Yanfen was just about to go out and asked Song Liangrong who was standing at the gate and hesitating.
After Song Liangrong separated from Qin Xuemei, he stood there and thought for a while, then followed the direction An Jingzhi left and came to his door. But at the last moment, he felt a little timid. He stood at the door and thought for a long time, but he didn't dare to push open the door or call for help.
Song Liangrong looked apologetic, "Sorry, Grandma Xu, I'm here to see Accountant An."
Xu Yanfen opened the door and let the other person in. "If you're looking for someone, then just look for them. Why are you pacing around the door? I was working in the yard when I heard footsteps outside and was wondering who it was."
After bringing the person in, she pointed to An Jingzhi's room and said to Song Liangrong:
"Jingzhi is probably writing something in that room. I'll take you there."
Song Liangrong thanked him politely, "Thank you, Grandma Xu. Sorry for bothering you."
Xu Yanfen didn't have a good impression of the educated youth, but since they greeted her with a smile, she didn't want to show her displeasure. Besides, Song Liangrong had a good reputation in the team.
"You're welcome."
“Knock, knock, knock.”
Hearing the knock on the door, An Jingzhi said casually, "Come in."
Xu Yanfen opened the door and said, "Song Zhiqing is here to see you. You guys chat by yourselves. I have things to do." Pointing at Song Liangrong who was standing next to her, Xu Yanfen left.
After grandma left, An Jingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly and pointed to another stool in the room for the other person to sit down.
In my memory, Song Liangrong had always stayed in the countryside and had not caused any trouble. He could be considered a relatively law-abiding person.
"Is there something you want to talk to me about?" An Jingzhi went straight to the point.
Song Liangrong sat on a stool, rubbing his knees with his hands. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "I want to do something to help the brigade. My grandfather studied crops, and I've learned some knowledge from him. I've noticed that the brigade's grain production has been low, so I can try to improve the seeds and cultivate fertilizers."
After mustering up the courage to speak, Song Liangrong sat there nervously waiting for the other party's reply.
An Jingzhi looked at him in surprise for a while, and asked after a long time, "Why did you suddenly think of working for the team?" This had never happened in his previous life.
Song Liangrong thought for a moment, raised his head, looked at An Jingzhi sincerely, and continued, "Originally, I was thinking of just living here, taking it one day at a time, but your arrival changed my mind. Although you're from the countryside, there's a glimmer of hope in your eyes."
"You resolutely sold your job in the county. I think it's not just because you have to pay back the money, right?"
An Jingzhi raised his eyebrows without saying anything, and the other party automatically filled in the blanks for him.
"You came back on purpose, using the knowledge you learned to find ways to increase the income of the team members. This boosted everyone's hope for life and made the Changyun Brigade, which had been like a quiet backwater, full of life."
Song Liangrong continued with deep emotion, "You may not have noticed it yourself, but I can clearly feel it. Before you returned to the team, everyone was not like this."
He looked at An Jingzhi with admiration and said, "To be honest, I admire you very much. Although we educated youth are not native to this land, when you wrote articles and made the Changyun Brigade famous across the country, I also felt proud of my identity as an educated youth, which I once hated."
"You're not like us who only know how to study and nothing else. If it weren't for the help from the team when we first came here," Song Liangrong said with a wry smile, "we would probably have starved to death."
"You are different. You have the ability to survive on this land and possess a wealth of knowledge. You use what you have learned to repay your fellow villagers and transform your hometown."
After hearing the other party talk for a long time, An Jingzhi probably guessed what the other party wanted to do, but he did not expect that his influence would be so strong.
"So you want to do something for the team because of me?"
Song Liangrong shook his head, then nodded, his expression complicated. "Your fault is partly to blame, but not entirely. When we first went to the countryside, we all had lofty ideals, but reality dealt us a heavy blow, forcing us to face situations where survival was difficult."
"I saw in you the reflection of my own imagination, so I decided to rediscover my original ideal and use the knowledge I've learned to help increase grain production and contribute to the prosperity of our country."
An Jingzhi smiled and said, "Great, I have one more tool, and a cultured one at that."
These knowledgeable educated youth can definitely do certain things faster than those who are ignorant but have little wisdom.
After Song Liangrong finished speaking his mind, he breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy weight had been lifted off his chest. "So, Accountant An, I wonder if I can contribute to our team?"
An Jingzhi smiled and said, "Of course our brigade welcomes every sincere comrade."
The original owner didn't know much about Song Liangrong, and An Jingzhi didn't know him well either. He asked, "You said your grandfather was a food researcher?"
Song Liangrong nodded, "Yes, when I was young, I often followed my grandfather. When I grew up, I wanted to go to college and inherit my grandfather's business, but I didn't expect that." The road to going to college was blocked, and my grandfather died of illness.
He didn't say the rest of the words, but when he thought of these past events, his expression was a little sad.
"Okay." An Jingzhi stood up and extended his right hand. "Welcome Comrade Song to join us."
For the first time, a sincere smile appeared on Song Liangrong's face. He also stood up, stretched out his right hand and shook hands tightly with the other party, and said nervously, "Thank you Comrade An for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely not let you down." He will not let Grandpa down either.
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I brought my men to the brigade headquarters, and the brigade leader was busy with team affairs.
After hearing An Jingzhi's words, he looked at Song Liangrong with some suspicion. In all these years, he had never heard him say that he could improve seeds or cultivate fertilizers. How could the captain believe him when he suddenly came up with such a trick?
If the other party had not been brought by An Jingzhi, the team leader would have kicked them out immediately. It was good enough that these educated youth did not cause him trouble. He did not expect them to make any contribution at all.
Seeing that the other party was hesitant, An Jingzhi took the initiative to fight for Song Liangrong, "Team leader, these educated youth are really not suitable for farm work. They should use their strengths in more suitable fields. Since Song Zhiqing has taken the initiative to work for our team."
"It's the off-season now, and there's not much work for the team. Why not let him give it a try? Food is too important, so let's start by cultivating fertilizers. Let's see if he's capable before we move on to other things."
The captain sighed and said, "Okay, since Jingzhi has asked, let him give it a try."
He turned to look at Song Liangrong and said, "Start with the fertilizer. Our team's conditions are like this. We can't provide anything you want. You'll have to figure it out on your own. Use the fertilizer you have for growing vegetables first. If it's really useful, we can talk about it later."
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