Chapter 62 Tractor Driver
After Zhou Xian finished speaking, he didn't care what they thought. He pushed the bike and ran very fast, stepping on the pedals until they were almost smoking.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I could no longer see anyone.
Although the leader has notified me that I will not be coming, I still have to do what I need to do.
Zhou Xian continued to visit several production brigades under her charge to publicize the work of the Women's Federation to the members.
Director Ji was also busy, he went to the county town to look for a way.
She felt that what Zhou Xian said made sense. Everyone would be interested in something that was in short supply, but now there were too many. If everyone can have it, then it won’t be sold at a high price.
Their Baihua Commune is not a very famous place. Even if the state arranges it for them, it is still in the county town. It would be better for them to contact them themselves and not cause trouble for the country.
She also went directly to her acquaintances and asked the grocery store if they wanted straw mushrooms.
She also brought along the mushroom sauce made by Master Qu. If this thing could be put on the shelves of grocery stores, it would bring some fame to their Baihua Commune and also provide more income for the brigades under it.
Director Huang, who was in charge of purchasing at the grocery store, looked at the things Director Ji brought and read them over and over again.
"Sister Ji, this is really a good thing."
Since they were acquaintances, Director Ji naturally knew Director Huang. This person just liked to put on airs when doing things. "Director Huang, don't keep me in suspense. Just tell me the truth. Can you accept it?"
Master Qu from the state-owned restaurant also asked someone, and the chef there was willing to purchase a batch of straw mushrooms from their Baihua Commune.
Director Huang looked at Director Ji and smiled, "Sister Ji, how come you have lost all your patience since you went to the countryside? You have come here in person, so shouldn't I give you this face? Of course I have to buy it. Our grocery store will buy whatever you have."
The two parties signed the contract, but Director Huang was quite cautious. The contract was not for long. It could be said that if their grocery store did not want to purchase the straw mushrooms from Baihua Commune one day, they could cancel the contract at any time.
Director Ji frowned when he saw this, and Director Huang smiled and said, "Sister Ji, don't think too much. I'm just afraid that you will use inferior products to fool us in the future. Don't worry, as long as you maintain this quality, I will definitely accept it."
"Then don't worry, our mushrooms are absolutely fresh." Director Ji needed help from others, so it was impossible for him to go against Director Huang.
When Director Ji came back, he took out the contract and told everyone that the grocery store had agreed to purchase their straw mushrooms.
Now there is no need to worry about sales.
"The purchasing director of the mushroom sauce grocery store also tasted it and said that our sauce is delicious. By the way, Xiao Zhou, what does the canned mushroom you mentioned look like? If this works, we can also study this canned mushroom later."
Director Ji did not mention what Director Huang said. In her opinion, before their goods were transported to the county town, they had to be checked personally so there would be no problem with the quality.
Of course, Director Ji has not forgotten his original intention.
After all, the focus of the Women's Federation is still women comrades, and this mushroom greenhouse is also to provide jobs for women comrades.
"Director Ji, if this sells well, we will be busy in the future. Take this mushroom sauce for example. If people really like it, we might be able to set up a factory. Then there will be jobs and women comrades will have the opportunity to work."
"You know what, if this is really possible, then we have to work hard." Director Ji felt that the situation Zhou Xian described was not impossible.
She could even imagine the scene.
But these are all empty talk now. We have to ask the Taohua Brigade to harvest all the straw mushrooms as soon as possible and then send them to the county town.
For this purpose, Secretary He specially applied to his superiors for a tractor.
The leader agreed, but when the tractor came down, it was in a state of tatters and disrepair.
Even so, everyone is still happy to have this iron thing. These are all treasures and must be used with care.
Because the Taohua Brigade was given priority for harvesting mushrooms, the tractor drivers were selected from the Taohua Brigade.
Zhou Xian followed the tractor driver to the Taohua Brigade. Halfway through the journey, she took a pack of cigarettes to coax the driver to let her drive instead. When she drove the tractor back to the brigade, she almost scared everyone.
"Is that Secretary Zhou? How did she come back on a tractor?"
"It's really a tractor, Sister Guifen, it's amazing that your daughter can even drive a tractor."
Ge Guifen stood straight, although she didn't know when her daughter would be able to drive a tractor, it didn't affect her bragging at all.
"There is nothing my daughter can't do."
When Zhou Xian unloaded the tractor in front of the team, everyone gathered around him at once.
Even though it is shabby and in disrepair, it does not affect its rarity in the eyes of others.
"This is a tractor. This iron thing is really amazing."
"I heard that it will belong to our Taohua Brigade in the future. The mushrooms and vegetables in the greenhouse will be transported to the county town using this tractor?"
When they thought about the food grown by their Taohua Brigade, which would be eaten by people in the county, their tone was filled with pride.
Most of the gay men, apart from being proud, are more concerned about the issue of tractors.
They all knew that this time a tractor driver would be selected from the Taohua Brigade. They were excited and their eyes were already on the master.
I heard that the purpose of coming here this time is to teach the members of their brigade how to drive a tractor.
Even if Zhou Xian came back driving a tractor, they never thought that Zhou Xian would be the tractor driver. After all, she was still the secretary of the commune and must be very busy. How could she have the time to do this?
I heard that the tractor had been delivered and the Taohua Brigade had already set up the stage, just waiting for Master Sun to say a few words.
Master Sun waved his hands. He was not good at speaking and was not very good at talking, but there was no problem asking him to drive a tractor or repair it.
He didn't say anything, so the captain just said a few simple words.
Someone has already asked impatiently, "Captain, how do we select tractor drivers? Do we need to take an exam?"
There are exams required to select broadcasters, primary school teachers and literacy class teachers. Even the people in charge of greenhouse vegetables are selected from the literacy classes who are good students.
Now when it comes to selecting tractor drivers, everyone takes it for granted that they have to take an exam.
The successive examinations made the members who attended the literacy classes more active. Except for the very elderly, everyone else studied very hard.
As long as they acquire more knowledge, they will have the opportunity to work.
Even children who are still in school are urged by their parents to study hard, and they do not expect any rewards from the school. They just learn more so that they can have a share of good things in the team after graduation.
Zhou Jiefang looked at Zhou Xian. After all, the tractor driver had to take the exam, and his daughter had to set the questions.
"Yes, we do need to take an exam. Whoever does well in the exam can become a tractor driver." Zhou Xian said under the expectant gaze of everyone.
Zhou Xian paused for a moment, then continued, "Anyone who has taken the literacy class can sign up to participate."
"Secretary Zhou, can we female comrades also take the exam to become tractor drivers?" a female comrade in the crowd asked, raising her hand.
Before Zhou Xian could say anything, someone else spoke up, "Driving a tractor is a man's job. Why are you women trying to get involved?"
The female comrade was not to be outdone, "Why not? Didn't Secretary Zhou just come back driving a tractor?"
"That's right. Previously, men and women took the exam separately. The results we women get are not worse than your men. If you have the guts, let's take the exam together this time and see who gets better results."
"That's right, it's still unclear who will do well in the exam."
"Quiet!" said Zhou Xian.
The crowd instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at her standing on the stage.
"What the female comrades said is right. There is no gender distinction in driving a tractor. No one stipulates that only men can drive a tractor. I am a female comrade, but I cannot drive a tractor. Don't deny a person because of their gender. In our country, there are also female electricians, female factory managers, and female technicians. They are capable, and the women comrades in our brigade can do the same."
Zhou Xian spoke powerfully while holding a homemade loudspeaker, which instantly aroused people's empathy and the female comrades nodded in agreement.
"That's right, we've all seen the report cards for the literacy classes, and the top scorers are all our female comrades."
"Secretary Zhou, we also want to be tractor drivers." A female comrade shouted loudly.
"We don't dare to think about being a factory director, but we can think about being a tractor driver."
Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Don't think about it, it's right in front of you. As long as you work hard, you will have a chance to achieve it. It depends on whether you dare to take this step. I think this time, men and women should take the exam together, and the first place will be a tractor driver."
Zhou Xian glanced at the gay men who were hesitant to speak, and said, "Gay men, do you dare to accept the challenge of the lesbians?"
A group of men looked at each other, and finally someone took the lead and shouted, "What's the big deal? Who is afraid of who? If you women lose, don't cry."
"Hahaha, I'm just afraid that you will be the ones crying then."
Master Sun was watching in amazement and even forgot to smoke his cigarette. He only reacted when his hand was burned and quickly took two puffs of it.
He looked at Zhou Xian with a complicated look, and sighed over and over again, saying that this female comrade was truly extraordinary. Her words left him stunned.
I almost shouted along.
Zhou Xian gave everyone three days and asked the accountant and the branch secretary who were responsible for registering the applicants to report the number of applicants to her so that she could prepare the test papers.
At the brigade headquarters, a group of people gathered there, vying to sign up.
Zhou Jiefang's head ached from the noise, so he walked into the broadcasting room and yelled, "Quiet down, everyone, line up."
Everyone was silent for a moment, then quickly lined up and went to sign up one by one.
These days, not only in the literacy classes at night, but also when working during the day, everyone was muttering to themselves.
When it came time for the exam, many people were still nervous, and only when they handed in the test papers did they visibly feel relieved.
The exam is over, but it’s not over yet.
Zhou Xian's hands were about to smoke from grading papers in the office.
Everyone is waiting outside for the results.
Zhou Xian changed one, and the accountant checked the score and reported it to the branch secretary, asking him to record it.
Finally, the team leader Zhou Jiefang came out with the finished report card and posted it on the bulletin board.
After the stickers were posted, Zhou Jiefang returned to the office and a group of people immediately surrounded him.
The people at the back couldn't squeeze to the front at all, so they could only shout at the top of their lungs, "Did you see that? Who's the first place?"
The people in front naturally looked at the first place, and someone shouted, "Oh my god, the first place is that girl Xiaocao."
"Xiao Cao, which Xiao Cao?" There are several girls in the team whose names contain the character "flowers, grasses and grasses".
"Chunxia's little grass, Zhou Xiaocao."
Someone added, "It's Aunt Ma's granddaughter Zhou Xiaocao."
Everyone was a little surprised to hear this result.
As for Zhou Xiaocao, their memory still lingers on the fact that Ma Erya wanted to marry her off to the Tao family in order to find a wife for her eldest grandson.
Later, the Liu Chunhua incident happened, and I had no memory of Zhou Xiaocao anymore.
I just remember that she was a good girl. Her grandma bullied her family so much, but in the end, everyone forgave her grandma.
"Strange, did Xiaocao go to literacy class?" Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and no one had any impression.
"Why isn't she there? My daughter goes there every day. Don't you see it with your eyes wide open?"
Although Zhao Chunxia attended literacy classes, her academic performance was average. Although she coveted the position of tractor driver, she was self-aware enough not to take the exam.
But she didn't expect that her eldest daughter would suddenly give her such a big surprise.
Doesn’t this mean that her daughter is the second female tractor driver in Taohua Brigade, no, no, in the entire Baihua Commune.
The first one was of course Secretary Zhou, after all, everyone saw her driving a tractor back that day.
Zhou Xiaocao also rushed over from home. She actually had little confidence in herself. Just like when she first entered the literacy class, her grades were actually very average.
When she saw that others could answer the teacher's questions, she felt sad and felt that she was stupid.
Every time this happened, she would think of Secretary Zhou.
She regards Secretary Zhou as her target.
It was Secretary Zhou who told her not to go for a marriage exchange.
Secretary Zhou is very capable. Her mother had been asking for a division of the family for many years, but as soon as Secretary Zhou took action, they divided the family. The second wife no longer had to work so hard, and the first wife could enjoy the life.
She didn't dare to aspire to be someone like Secretary Zhou, so she could only study hard.
If you don’t understand it once, learn it twice. If you don’t understand it twice, learn it three times. As long as you don’t understand it, learn it over and over again until you have learned it, and even find the trick and fun in it.
That day, Secretary Zhou said that there were female electricians, female factory managers and female technicians in the county town, and she suddenly felt like she had a goal.
She thought, maybe, she could also become a female tractor driver.
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