An Jingzhi's bicycle was borrowed by Fu Ernai's son to pick up the bride.
After picking up the pig, he returned home, washed up, and came to Fu's house for a feast.
The right cadres sit together, the women sit together, and the men sit together.
The bride took it and toasted everyone enthusiastically.
When Fu Ernai's son introduced An Jingzhi to his new wife, he seemed quite proud, as if he was introducing himself.
"This is Jingzhi, the best reader in our brigade. His articles have been published in the Capital Daily. The commune leaders came to praise him personally and rewarded him with a ceramic cup, a thermos, a white towel, and many other goodies!"
"I was busy picking you up this morning and haven't seen the piglets from our village. After we finish our work here, I'll take you to see our village's pig farm!" An Jingzhi felt ashamed to hear that there were only a few pigs and they dared to call it a pig farm.
No one except him felt embarrassed. Everyone looked very proud, and even the bride showed envious eyes from time to time.
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Since that day, almost all the brigades around Changyun Brigade knew that their brigade raised five pigs.
Some are jealous and some are envious.
The commune held a meeting. The leader of the Changyun Brigade had not yet arrived, so several leaders sat together to discuss them.
"Captain Zhang of the Changyun Brigade is truly audacious. With the Xijia Village Brigade as a prime example, he still dares to raise so many pigs. If they lose money, how will they be able to pay it back?"
"I heard they sent people to other people's farms and learned for several days, so it shouldn't be possible."
"Who can say for sure? Can you learn it clearly in just a few days?"
"If we buy piglets, can we also go in and learn for a few days?"
"It's hard to say. It seems that a high school student from their village arranged for him to go in. That high school student is An Jingzhi, who wrote articles for the Capital Daily. He has connections in town."
"If we ask Captain Zhang to help us raise a few pigs for the brigade, wouldn't the brigade become more and more prosperous?"
As they were talking, Captain Zhang arrived at the commune meeting place in a good mood.
When he walked over, he saw several team leaders saluting him. Captain Zhang subconsciously held his head high and chest out, walked to his seat and sat down without looking around.
Everyone was looking at Captain Zhang frequently. Captain Zhang looked calm on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart. He felt that it was an honor for him to have such a capable person in his team.
After a while, Director Li from the commune also came over.
Director Li of the commune sat down at his seat, cleared his throat, took the record from the clerk and placed it in front of him.
"I have a few things to say to everyone this time."
"Let's first talk about the brigade's grain payment. Our several brigades have done a great job, but what's going on with your Yashan Brigade? Captain Zhou, do you want to give me an explanation?"
When Captain Zhou of the Yashan Brigade was called, he had already prepared himself mentally. He immediately made a face of pain and cried, "Director, it's not that we members don't work hard, it's really that our Yashan Brigade is too poor. We all tried our best, but there's nothing we can do. Last year, we had a landslide and lost a lot of property. We really can't pay the grain. Let's wait until next year, and I'll make up for it next year."
Director Li's face was serious, and he tapped the table with his fingers. "Don't leave it to me, leave it to the country!"
Captain Zhou immediately nodded and repeated, "Yes, yes, it will be handed over to the country."
Director Li also understood the situation of their team, and after criticizing him a few more times, he asked him to sit down.
Then he turned around and looked at Captain Zhang of the Changyun Brigade with a smile, "This time I want to focus on the Changyun Brigade."
He glanced at Captain Zhou of the Yashan Brigade and said, "Look at the Changyun Brigade. Weren't their conditions similar to yours before? What did they do? They weren't afraid of hardship or fatigue, and they knew how to generate income for the brigade and the members. Now the brigade has five pigs. How bad can their life be next year?"
"They have talented people in their team, but we are just ordinary people. What can we do?" Captain Zhou muttered softly, "If An Jingzhi was in our team, our team would be fine too."
Director Li said angrily, "An Jingzhi was also a high school student trained by others. What about your team? How many of them went to school in the commune? Instead of looking for problems within yourself, you only blame the world and expect the government to help you. If everyone thinks like you, how can the country handle it?"
Captain Zhang of the Changyun Brigade said at the right moment, "Our brigade has always attached great importance to education. As long as a member can continue their studies, even if their family can't afford it, we will help each other. If there is really no other way, our brigade can also lend money. After all, we must let the children continue their studies and not let their potential for learning go to waste."
"Jingzhi is also a good boy. He has lived up to everyone's expectations."
After hearing Captain Zhang's words, Director Li smiled again. "That's right, that's how it should be. We are all like family, so we should help each other when someone is in trouble. If all else fails, the brigade should be their last resort."
He looked at everyone and continued, "If each of you could cultivate talents like the Changyun Brigade, would you still be so envious of them now?"
Someone murmured, "Who knows what this child will be like after finishing his education? Not all educated people will be so successful."
Director Li's expression turned grim. "If you don't know, why don't you just do it? How do you know if it will succeed if you don't try? It will never succeed if you don't try! It's because of your mentality that the members of the brigade have been living in poverty for so many years!"
"I don't know how. Okay, I'll have Captain Zhang tell you personally, and then what? You come up with all sorts of excuses!"
Seeing Director Li's genuine anger, the team leaders no longer dared to argue. Captain Zhou of Yashan Commune quickly said, "Director, calm down. We all understand what you're saying, but this is just a drop in the bucket. Even if we start prioritizing education now, how will it change the situation in our team?"
Director Li's expression brightened a little. "No matter what, we need to start doing our best from now on. Life will progress slowly. We can't surpass Britain and the US in one day."
Several team leaders nodded in agreement.
The commune summary meeting turned into a praise show for Changyun Brigade and a criticism show for other brigades.
After the meeting, Director Li asked me about the piglet breeding situation in the team.
Captain Zhang answered all the questions fluently and was then sent back to the team. He rode his brand new bicycle that had been polished. He was in a good mood on the way back. Halfway through the ride, he met Captain Zhou of the Yashan Brigade. The other party had walked here. Their place was really poor, and even Captain Zhou, the brigade leader, could not afford a bicycle.
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