Chapter 68

By Friday, Lu Manman couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Why don't you give it a try?" She encouraged Qiao Wei and promised, "I'm right here. If you forget, I can solve it with just one hand."

She was talking about the switches and the on/off buttons.

Qiao Wei said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

She sat on the chair, turned on the machine to warm it up, and then pulled the switch according to the time: "Xiahekou Town People's Commune Radio Station, now broadcasting. At 10:05, broadcast the Yongming County People's Radio Station program."

Her voice was transmitted to the whole town through the loudspeaker.

Many people were stunned when they heard it.

Several people in the office were also stunned, and they raised their heads from their burying heads.

Yan Xiang: "Wow, it's my mother!"

Stationmaster Lu smiled and shook his head: "This girl." Lu Tianming

sneered: "She can't wait, she's afraid that Qiao won't be able to come on Sunday."

They were all talking about Lu Manman.

Hu Sui laughed and said, "Qiao speaks Mandarin really well."

People from other departments in the town committee compound were also stunned.

"Did I hear it right? Is it our town radio station?"

Facts proved that he didn't hear it wrong, because the loudspeaker immediately switched to the county radio station's channel: "Yongming County Radio Station, broadcasting now. 10:05, broadcasting China National Radio news and newspaper excerpts."

Although he tried hard to speak Mandarin, he still had the local accent that everyone was familiar with.

Then, the county radio station switched to China National Radio, and the loudspeaker sounded standard Mandarin.

It was almost the same as the previous sentence "Xiahekou Town Radio Station, now broadcasting", except that it was more pretentious.

"Is it the new woman?"

"Which one?"

"The one who married the old cadre at a young age."

"Tsk."

"What's going on? Tell me in detail."

"I heard that her family couldn't make ends meet, and then someone introduced her to this old cadre, who was married for the second time and had three children..."

Qiao Wei finished reading the opening words, immediately pushed the shutter to turn off the microphone, and switched the county radio channel in one go.

Lu Manman: "Wow~"

"You are really good, you are so good at it on your first try." Lu Manman praised, "When I first tried it, my hands were shaking with nervousness."

After all, going from farming to machinery is different from going from a 108-key keyboard to less than ten buttons.

One is an upgrade, facing something completely new and you are so nervous that your hands are shaking. The other is pure dimensionality reduction.

Qiao Wei said, "I have watched you operate for several days, and I follow you every day and reach out to imitate you."

No.

"No wonder." Lu Manman praised her, "You are such a hard-working comrade, I have to learn from you."

Qiao Wei said, "I have already written what I want to read on Sunday, you can help me check it later. If you think it is okay, I will ask the stationmaster to take a look."

Lu Manman was even more surprised.

She originally thought that if Qiao Wei couldn't write, she would just read out the M selection directly. Yue Xiufen often couldn't write anything, so she just read out the M selection directly, and no one said anything to her.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Wei's work attitude was much more positive than Yue Xiufen.

"Let's go, I'll go take a look."

The two of them went to the office affectionately.

There were only two women in the office, Hu Sui and Lu Manman.

In the eyes of others, Qiao Wei and Hu Sui are both married women with children, and both are military dependents. In theory, they should be closer.

But in reality, Qiao Wei would definitely be more willing to play with a lively little sister like Lu Manman than a stubborn rural sister-in-law.

After reading it, Lu Manman was very satisfied: "I think there is no problem. Show it to the stationmaster."

Stationmaster Lu looked up: "What?"

She handed Qiao Wei's writing to Stationmaster Lu: "Qiao Wei wrote it, the manuscript for Sunday. I think it's very good."

Qiao Wei said: "Stationmaster, please check it and see what needs to be changed."

Stationmaster Lu read it once and found that the short article was well written and there was nothing wrong with it. Just like Qiao Wei, she is stable.

Stationmaster Lu nodded secretly in his heart, but he still picked up the pen and changed two sentences, and handed it back to Qiao Wei: "Change it."

Qiao Wei took a quick look. There was no difference in changing those two sentences, just changing the way of expression. She said in a crisp voice: "It's much smoother after the revision. I'll go and transcribe it again."

After that, she went back to her desk to find paper and transcribe it again.

Stationmaster Lu nodded with a smile.

Lu Manman put her elbows on his desk and leaned over: "Second uncle~"

"Call me stationmaster." Stationmaster Lu scolded her, "I've told you so many times."

Lu Manman said coquettishly: "Stationmaster~"

"Got it." Stationmaster Lu snorted, "Let Qiao take over this Sunday. You can rest."

Finally agreed, Lu Manman cheered.

"I have made an appointment with others to go to the county on Sunday." She said happily.

The desks were only two steps away, so she had to hurry over to inform Qiao Wei, fearing that she could not hear: "Qiao Wei, it depends on you on Sunday. Can you do it alone?"

Qiao Wei promised: "Just go steadily."

On Friday afternoon, the Propaganda Department had a study session, and the radio station was also under the management of the Propaganda Department, so they had to study together.

Section Chief Xie introduced everyone first: "This is Comrade Qiao Weiwei, the new broadcaster."

Qiao Wei stood up and greeted everyone: "You can just call me Qiao Wei. I am honored to be your colleague. In the future, we will study together and make progress together."

Everyone applauded.

This is how to welcome new colleagues, and you have to show some enthusiasm.

But Qiao Wei looked over and noticed that two colleagues were talking to each other. Their eyes and smiles looked a little strange. Section

Chief Xie was very friendly: "Qiao Wei is new to the job. Have you encountered any difficulties?" "

I was nervous as a newcomer to a new environment," Qiao Wei said. "Fortunately, with the guidance of the stationmaster and the help of my colleagues, I quickly adapted."

Stationmaster Lu smiled reservedly.

Lu Manman felt that she was the one who helped her colleagues, and she stood up straight.

Section Chief Xie nodded and praised: "I heard your voice this morning. Very good. You learn very quickly."

"Lu Man taught me step by step." After praising his colleagues, he had to show himself in front of his leader. "The station chief has reviewed the manuscript I wrote and approved it. This Sunday, I will broadcast independently for the first time."

Section Chief Xie was surprised: "So soon?"

Lu Manman was afraid that she would not be able to take a day off on Sunday again, so she hurriedly said: "Section Chief, Qiao Wei is fine. Don't worry."

Section Chief Xie said: "You can't just ignore her just to take a day off on Sunday."

In terms of relationship, Section Chief Xie is Lu Manman's cousin.

Lu Manman protested: "I will guarantee with my life that Qiao Wei is absolutely capable of broadcasting independently."

"Okay." Section Chief Xie joked, "If there are any questions, you are the one to ask."

"Okay!"

Qiao Wei smiled: "I will not let the leader down."

Section Chief Xie, like Station Chief Lu, was very satisfied with the newcomer recommended by the military region this time.

He praised Qiao Wei and the radio station, and all members of the section began today's study.

Everyone studied the central government's policies and the collection of great people's thoughts together. Then it was time to speak.

It is impossible to speak freely. In this kind of study that is fixed twice a week, if you want to speak freely, you probably have to keep silent together.

You still have to be called, just like answering questions in class.

The fear of being called is still with you even after leaving school. Everyone tried to shrink their necks as much as possible, focusing their eyes on the table and not looking at the leader.

The most relaxed person in the room was Hu Sui, who was still crocheting.

She only had the education level of a blind-scanning class, and Section Chief Xie would never call her, and would automatically skip over her.

Others were reluctant to be called, and they spoke dryly about their learning experiences. They just repeated the same old things they had said many times.

There were mountains of documents and endless meetings, and the wheels were turning.

Section Chief Xie called on another person, and that person was unhappy: "I spoke on Tuesday."

Why did you call on me to speak again on Friday.

Suddenly someone raised his voice: "Section Chief, please let the new colleague speak."

All eyes fell on Qiao Wei.

Section Chief Xie originally wanted to let Qiao Wei observe first since she was new, and then call on her to speak next Tuesday.

But he looked over and saw Qiao Wei sitting upright, looking at him.

The teachers and leaders liked this kind of looking and said she was qualified.

"Then let Qiao Wei say a few words." said Section Chief Xie.

There was sparse applause.

Everyone in the radio station looked at Qiao Wei. Even Hu Sui stopped knitting.

In the radio station, everyone is an individual. But in the propaganda department, the radio station becomes a separate entity.

People are born with the instinct to stick together. Moreover, Qiao Wei manages the radio station in a harmonious manner.

Qiao Wei opened her plastic notebook: "I have four points about this study. I will start with the first one."

Everyone: "?"

Qiao Wei: "The first point is divided into three small points."

Everyone: "..."

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since we are in this era, we should be like the people of this era.

And Qiao Wei didn't do her homework alone. Her study partner was Yan Lei, the hero of this article, a staunch communist fighter.

More importantly, these points are just theoretical things in the eyes of others, but in Qiao Wei's cognition, they have been verified and happened in later generations, and they fit together across time and space, which makes people kneel down.

Qiao Wei has too many feelings.

I want to express them!

Let's start with the first point of the first point!

"…The above are all my feelings from this study. I hope to make progress together with everyone." Qiao Wei let out a long breath and closed her notebook.

There is no Internet here, no Weibo, and I can't express my feelings with the keyboard, but there is a real-life three-dimensional learning meeting.

The storm output is over, and it feels great.

The conference room is very quiet.

Qiao Wei blinked: "Does anyone have any different ideas?"

Clap, Clap, Section Chief Xie took the lead and started to applaud. Everyone woke up as if from a dream and hurried to follow. The conference room was full of applause.

"No. Comrade Qiao Wei really surprised me." Section Chief Xie was very happy. "You can tell from this that you have studied hard at home, right?"

Qiao Wei had to praise her study partner: "My husband is a very determined communist fighter. I have learned a lot from studying with him. Of course, I still have a lot of things that I don't understand enough. I will make progress with everyone in the future."

Teachers like active and serious students, and so do leaders.

Section Chief Xie presided over the study sessions twice a week, but everyone always looked half-hearted and sleepy, and he had long been dissatisfied.

Section Chief Xie was about to praise Qiao Wei for her positive attitude towards learning, when suddenly someone sneered, "You are indeed a cadre."

The cadres' families often hear the phrase "You are indeed a cadre."

But Qiao Wei glanced at the man and her intuition told her that the tone was wrong.

Was it her illusion that he was being a bit weird? She didn't know the man, and they were not in the same office, so there should be no conflict of interest. Why was he being weird to her?

Section Chief Xie glanced at the man, and he shrank his neck.

This behavior made Qiao Wei very sure that he was being weird.

But I couldn't ask "Why are you so weird to me?" Qiao Wei responded to the leader's praise with a smile, but she was just wondering in her heart when she had offended someone.

In the evening, Qiao Wei said to Yan Lei: "I have to be on duty this Sunday."

Yan Lei said: "It's just right. I'll ask Xiao Zhang to take me to the township on Sunday to find a bricklaying team. The double ploughing is almost over, and the commune should be able to take on the work."

Qiao Wei has been here for twenty-five or twenty-six days. From mid-July to the end of early August now, it will be mid-August soon. The double ploughing is about to end, and the countryside will enter a period of agricultural idleness.

Qiao Wei and Yan Lei repeatedly described: "...It's just a kind of light yellow soil."

Yan Lei wanted to roll his eyes.

"I have lived in this kind of house all my life. I was born in this kind of place." He was speechless.

"..." Qiao Wei, "Okay."

They asked Yan Xiang: "Xiang Xiang, do you want to go to work with your mother on Sunday, or go to the countryside with your father?"

Yan Xiang thought for a moment and decided: "I'll go to the countryside with my father."

"Why?" Qiao Wei asked.

Yan Xiang said: "I want to see the crops."

Qiao Wei understood. He had read the entire agricultural technology manual, but he had never really seen crops in his life.

He had only seen some small green vegetables grown by himself in his own yard and in the yard of Captain Zhao's house.

He wanted to see what was written in the book.

Yan Xiang grabbed him under the armpits and lifted him up high: "That's right! We have to see the crops! How can you not even know about crops?"

He turned around and threw Yan Xiang up again.

Yan Xiang giggled.

Qiao Wei: "Who are you scolding?"

Yan Lei denied: "No one."

"You scolded me for being lazy and not knowing the difference between grains, don't think I can't hear it."

"Then can you tell the difference between wheat seedlings and leeks? Can you tell the difference between winter melon seedlings and watermelon seedlings?"

"..." Qiao Wei changed the subject, "How about we grow watermelons in the yard. In summer, we don't have to buy watermelons, we can just pick them in our own yard."

Yan Lei was silent for a while, and said slowly: "So you really think that seedling of mine is a winter melon seedling?"

Qiao Wei: "..."

Qiao Wei was completely defeated in this aspect.

It doesn't matter, victory and defeat are common in the military, anyway, there will be watermelons to eat next year.