Chapter 42: The identity you give yourself when you go out is...
"Little girl, are you going to the county town?" The driver smiled at Zhou Xian with a bit more sincerity.
"Yes, Director Ji of the commune asked me to represent our commune to study at the Women's Federation in the county." Zhou Xian responded and mentioned his own trip to the county.
The identity you have when you go out is given by yourself.
There weren't many people on the bus, and not everyone was willing to spend the two cents to buy a ticket. Many people walked to the city early in the morning.
There are people on the bus and there are empty seats.
Zhou Xian showed the letter of introduction to the ticket seller, bought the ticket there, and said with a smile, "Thank you, comrade."
The ticket seller also looked at her and said, "Little comrade, are you an officer of the Women's Federation?"
Zhou Xian said, "I am the director of the Women's Federation of Taohua Brigade."
The people in the car looked over again. After all, it was the first time they saw such a young director of the Women's Federation.
The conductor looked her over and over before asking, "Are you Director Zhou of the Taohua Brigade?"
"You still know me?" Zhou Xian was also surprised. When did his name become so famous that it even reached the ticket seller of the passenger car.
"Of course not. My uncle, the head of Baihua Commune, Hu, mentioned you at home. He said you were amazing and your articles were published in newspapers, which made our commune head proud."
Zhou Xian also laughed, but in his heart he thought, as expected, all these twists and turns are related.
After Zhou Xian sat down, the two of them started chatting. Then Zhou Xian took out some fruit candies from his bag and naturally shared them with the ticket seller.
Of course, the driver was not forgotten.
Later, when there were passengers trying to get on the bus, I don’t know if the driver was trying to show off, but the door always stopped right in front of the passengers.
Of course, except for Zhou Xian, no one else seemed to care about these things, which still disappointed Master Liu. He felt that these people didn’t understand at all.
Zhou Xian, on the other hand, took the opportunity to praise him, "Sure enough, the old master is really experienced. Ordinary people can't drive like this."
The driver had a candy in his mouth and the smile on his face became more and more sincere. It turned out that the young comrade had better vision.
After driving for so many years, I still have some skills, but I just haven't met anyone who appreciates them.
No, there is only one now.
The old bus was not very fast, but it was still a little faster than riding a bicycle.
Even if they have a bicycle, many people are reluctant to ride it to the county town, not because they are afraid of wasting time, but because they feel sorry for the bicycle.
When we arrived at the county town, the ticket seller suddenly stood up and said, "Master Liu, please take Comrade Zhou to the local area. He is here to attend a meeting in the county town on behalf of our Baihua Commune."
The driver responded loudly, "Okay."
“Will this be inconvenient?”
"It's not a big inconvenience. It's just a matter of convenience." The ticket seller waved his hand at Zhou Xian and said indifferently.
They really sent Zhou Xian to her destination and reminded her not to forget the time to return so that she would not miss the bus.
Although there is a guesthouse in the county town now, the time is clearly written on the letter of introduction, but they still won't let you stay there, and they might even report you.
Zhou Xian watched the car leave before walking towards the county government.
The gatekeeper kept staring at her when she came over.
Zhou Xian walked over with a smile on his face and took the initiative to greet him. "Hello, uncle. I am the director of the Women's Federation of Taohua Production Brigade under Baihua Commune. I am here to attend the Women's Federation meeting in the county town on behalf of our commune. Do you know how to get to the Women's Federation?"
"You are from Baihua Commune? Why isn't it your Director Ji?" When the old man heard that the person was from Baihua Commune, his attitude softened a little.
He knew about Baihua Commune, because the sister of Chairman Ji of the Women's Federation was the director of the Women's Federation there.
In the past, it was Director Ji who came to hold the meetings, but now a younger comrade has come to lead the meeting, so the old man asked an extra question.
"Director Ji said that we should give our team members a chance to learn, so he sent me here as a representative."
The old man nodded, then pointed the way to Zhou Xian, "Go that way, then turn right. There's a sign on the door, you'll know when you see it."
"Thank you so much." Then he took out two pieces of fruit candy from his pocket and handed them over.
"What are you doing, little girl?" the old man said with a serious face.
"This is my first time here, and I'm unfamiliar with the place. Thank you for showing me the way. Please keep it."
"Okay, then I'll keep it. You can go in quickly." The old man looked at Zhou Xian's sincere face and didn't say anything else. He waved his hand at Zhou Xian and said.
Zhou Xian walked in the direction the old man pointed.
There was a sign hanging next to the door of the Women's Federation office, and Zhou Xian could see it as soon as she looked up.
When she went in, there were already people in the office, standing in groups of three or four talking. When they saw her come in, the office instantly became quiet, and everyone looked at her.
Facing those scrutinizing eyes, Zhou Xian was not shy and smiled openly, "Hello everyone, I am Zhou Xian, the director of the Women's Federation of Taohua Production Brigade under Baihua Commune. I am here to study on behalf of the Women's Federation of Baihua Commune."
After she introduced herself, someone looked away.
Some people continued to look at her and even asked, "Director Zhou, how old are you?"
"I'm seventeen this year."
"You are really young. There are not many young women like you in our Women's Federation."
"Not only are you young, but you're also a good writer. The articles you wrote have even been published in newspapers."
Zhou Xian glanced at the person who was speaking. She always used her real name when submitting articles to newspapers, so it was not surprising that someone knew about it.
The other party's words were like a stone thrown into the water, causing a thousand waves. People who were not very interested in Zhou Xian couldn't help but come over.
Those who came here to attend the meeting today are either representatives from the communes under the county town, or the Women's Federations of various factories.
Although the Women's Federation of the County Factory sounds good, the situation in their production brigades is similar, with only a handful of people left.
However, many people knew that the article written by Zhou Xian was published in the newspaper. After all, it was related to the work of the Women's Federation, so there was some attention paid to it.
Now that the conversation had started, Zhou Xian naturally took the opportunity to get close to everyone and patiently answered their curious questions.
The feelings may not be deep at one time, but if you see and talk about it more often, the feelings will naturally become deeper.
She silently memorized the people here so that she could ask for help if she needed them in the future.
"Why is it so lively today?" A voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone was shocked and realized that they didn't know when Chairwoman Ji from the Women's Federation came over, nor how long she had been there. They were chatting so seriously that they didn't even notice her.
Zhou Xian looked towards the door with everyone else and greeted Chairman Ji along with everyone else.
She naturally knew that Chairman Ji was Director Ji's biological sister.
The two sisters look very similar, but Director Ji has long hair, which she usually wears in a bun. Chairman Ji has short hair and wears a pair of glasses on his nose.
Her eyes swept across the crowd sharply, paused on Zhou Xian, and then looked away as if nothing had happened.
"Everyone, please sit down. The higher-ups have issued new documents. Everyone, please take a look."
When everyone heard this, they hurried back to their seats.
Zhou Xian paused and thought to himself, it’s over. He was so engrossed in the conversation that he forgot to find a seat.
Just as she was about to move, the older sister next to her pulled her and asked Zhou Xian to sit next to her.
Chairman Ji remained expressionless, walked to his seat, and handed out the documents in his hand.
After Zhou Xian got the documents, he took out a pen and notebook from his bag.
Since she came here on behalf of Baihua Commune, she naturally had to take good notes of the meeting. Otherwise, when she returned and Director Ji asked her what she had said, she would have to give an explanation.
Although her memory has improved and she basically remembers everything she sees or hears, she still feels that this note is different.
This will make you appear to be more serious in your work and not wasting your leader's expectations.
However, Zhou Xian did not expect that Chairman Ji would not only convey the ideas of his superiors, but also ask questions by name.
I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but Zhou Xian was called out three times, and even other people felt that something was wrong.
Chairman Ji was a very serious person, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether she was happy or unhappy.
Zhou Xian was naturally not afraid of being called out, as the questions asked by Chairman Ji were not difficult. When she was in the brigade, she read a lot of newspapers and studied the characteristics of the era, and added some of her own insights when answering. It’s not the most perfect answer, but at least it won’t be a big mistake.
"Yes, it's a good thing that young people are motivated." Chairman Ji nodded at Zhou Xian and motioned for her to sit down.
The way other people looked at Zhou Xian was really different now.
Just now I thought Chairman Ji was intentionally making things difficult for this young girl, but now it’s different. It’s clearly Chairman Ji’s intention.
She seemed to be very fond of the young man.
Everyone present had some thoughts in their minds, and even the way they looked at Zhou Xian changed.
Zhou Xian pretended not to know and took notes seriously.
She took some time to think about it. Since she had no meeting in the afternoon, she had to take a good stroll around the county town.
Of course, lunch is included.
Fortunately, Zhou Xian brought her own lunch box, so she didn’t have to worry about getting food. Otherwise, she might have to buy one from the system’s trading mall.
The food in the canteen here in the county town is pretty good, even better than the commune canteen.
Zhou Xian also made a few friends and was now queuing up for food under their guidance.
These friends basically come from the communes below.
The Women's Federation comrades in those factories didn't have much interaction with them.
Although she asked Zhou Xian a few questions out of curiosity at the beginning, she soon ignored them.
Even when getting food, we would go to the Women's Federation comrades from other factories.
Zhou Xian was not in a hurry. He approached her eagerly, but she didn't care.
I did chat with comrades from other communes for a while.
Zhou Xian also roughly knew the situation in other communes.
In addition to the better-developed communes, such as Liuhewan Commune, there is a large-scale pig farm there.
In addition to handing in the task pigs at the end of the year, a lot of meat can be distributed according to centimeters during the Chinese New Year.
Zhou Xian thought about it. Their Baihua Commune also had several factories. They were not very large, but they were enough to make the members of the brigade envious.
For them, as long as they enter the factory, they become workers and have a stable job.
After the meal, she learned about the situations of the comrades she knew.
After dinner, everyone took their documents, packed up their things and left.
Zhou Xian waved to everyone and then parted ways at the gate.
She didn't even have to ask for directions, after all, she had a check-in map with a lot of places where she could check in.
Zhou Xian walked slowly, and when he passed by a state-owned restaurant, he paused.
She glanced inside. It was not yet past lunchtime, so there were still some people in the state-owned restaurant.
She could hear the waiter's loud voice even though she was standing at the door.
"If you want to eat meat, why didn't you come earlier? There's only a limited supply, so you can have it whenever you want. Do I look like braised pork?"
"Like!" said the person opposite the waiter firmly.
The waiter didn't expect this answer and was speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he said, "You are crazy about meat."
When she heard the laughter of other guests, she finally realized what was happening and became annoyed. "If you can eat, eat. If you can't, get out. You're just causing trouble."
The man did not refute, but walked out dejectedly, and the waiter was cursing at his back.
When he reached the door, the man looked back and muttered, "I've been waiting for so many days, but I still don't have any meat."
After saying that, he walked away dejectedly.
Zhou Xian glanced at the state-owned restaurant. She was full at the moment, so this place didn’t have much appeal to her.
She saw the page for signing in, and there were quite a lot of dishes on it. She glanced at it and set her eyes on the braised pork that looked very tempting. "Tongzi, I want to sign in for this."
There are quite a few meat dishes in state-owned restaurants, but none of them look as tempting as the braised pork. The meat is cut into mahjong-sized pieces and braised with rich oil and sauce, which looks tempting.
The most important thing is that only the braised pork is pure meat, which tastes delicious.
"Okay, host, sign-in successful."
Zhou Xian paused, "How do I take it out?"
You can't just rush out like that wild boar, right?
Thinking about the scene of Hong Shao Rou rushing towards her, Zhou Xian felt that the people around her would definitely catch her.
"No need to take it, the braised pork is already in your lunch box."
Zhou Xian subconsciously reached for her bag. Knowing that the braised pork was inside, she was still a little worried. She pretended to reach out to take something, but actually threw the lunch box to the system for safekeeping. She would be heartbroken if it was lost.
With the braised pork, Zhou Xian couldn't help but walk a little faster.
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