“Comrade Lu, if you have any concerns or difficulties, please tell us, and we will solve them together. The agricultural machinery station needs talents like you,” Zhang Hongxi said.
He had already planned it all out. He would go and get a few broken tractors from the farm and ask him to help repair or reassemble them. This way, their agricultural machinery station would save a lot of money.
The extra tractors can be lent or sold to the various brigades below, so that the brigades can achieve mechanized production as soon as possible.
Lu Yuan waved his hand in refusal, "Station Chief Zhang, if I were planning to go to work, I would have been at the brick factory long ago."
Zhang Hongxi said anxiously, "Comrade Lu, I told you, if you have any difficulties preventing you from coming to work, just tell us, and we'll help you solve them. If you come, I'll let you drive a truck and give you the salary of a senior driver, 88 yuan a month."
hiss!
Xu Dong and the others gasped in unison.
With such high wages, they wouldn't earn that much in a year if they didn't hunt with Lu Yuan.
Seeing that Lu Yuan was still refusing, the five people were anxious for him and wished they could agree for him.
Lu Yuan smiled wryly. What difficulties could he possibly have? He simply didn't want to go to work and wanted to lie down. But he couldn't say that out loud; if he did, it would be seen as a problem with his moral character, and it would have a bad influence.
If you encounter someone who takes things too seriously, they might even report you and have you arrested for "ideological education."
The truth cannot be told; a plausible reason must be devised.
“Station Chief Zhang, I grew up in Changhe Brigade. I love our brigade. The hill behind the village and the little river at the entrance of the village hold my deep feelings for the village. I don’t want to leave the village. I just want to build a beautiful home. My mission is to progress together with everyone in the brigade, to work with them to make the crops in the fields abundant and productive, to ensure that everyone in the brigade can eat their fill, dress warmly, live in brick houses, and that the elderly can have support and the young can be cared for.”
These words touched everyone who heard them, including Li Xingguo and Li Jun.
Xu Dong and the other four were deeply moved, their eyes even turning red.
Xu Dong clenched his fists and said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Yuan, I'm quitting this job today. From now on, I'll stay home and work in the fields to take good care of Grandma. Now I understand why you've been supporting Grandpa Li, this lonely old man..."
Sun Maodou stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "A Yuan, I'm sorry."
Everyone was puzzled.
Sun Maodou coughed lightly and said awkwardly, "When I was little, I was ignorant. I saw that you had no food and no one cared for you, and I even laughed at you for being an unwanted wild child. I really shouldn't have done that. I apologize to you for my ignorance back then."
He was about to bow when Lu Yuan quickly stopped him.
"Alright, what are you doing? I've forgotten about what happened before, don't take it to heart."
No one believed it at all. It wasn't that they had forgotten; they clearly remembered it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given up their personal interests to ensure that everyone in the brigade would have someone to rely on in their old age and someone to care for their children.
Others may not have enough to eat, but he had nothing to eat when he was a child. Now he wants all children to avoid the path he walked.
"I'm glad you don't blame me. I'll work hard with you to achieve what you want," Sun Maodou said firmly.
Everyone thought they understood why Lu Yuan didn't want to go to work, except for Lu Yuan himself, who was completely speechless. This beautiful misunderstanding seemed to make him seem particularly noble and great.
How is he supposed to explain this?
No, why should I explain?
Why should he bother clarifying such a wonderful misunderstanding, which would be his legitimate excuse to slack off in the future?
He gave an awkward twitch of his lips. "I've been caught in the rain myself, so I wanted to hold an umbrella for others. I didn't know if I had the ability, but with your help, my confidence has greatly increased."
He Shenghua's perception of Lu Yuan was refreshed once again. He realized that Lu Yuan was such a righteous person. Now, when he looked at Lu Yuan, he seemed to see countless golden rays on him, shining brightly and dazzlingly.
Jiang Haishan and Zhang Hongxi also had tears in their eyes. From their conversation, they learned how difficult Lu Yuan's childhood had been and how good things were for him now. He was taking care of the elderly living alone in the village and wanted to ensure that everyone in the village would have enough to eat and wear and live in brick houses, so that the elderly would have someone to rely on and the young would be cared for.
If you just follow his line of thinking, you can imagine how beautiful that village must be and how happy the people there must be.
If everyone thought this way, what a wonderful scene their commune, county, and even the country would be.
Zhang Hongxi said, "Comrade Lu, you don't have to come to the agricultural machinery station every day, but I hope you can take on the position of technical consultant. I'll give you a monthly salary of 18. If you have any technical problems, come back. For each technical problem you solve, you'll get a bonus. Don't worry, each bonus will not be less than 50."
If it's just a part-time job and I don't have to come in every day, this job is worth doing. It will also give me a legitimate way to manage my money in the future.
He was tempted.
"If that's the case, I can take a temporary position. I don't care about the bonus. I know Station Chief Zhang won't treat me unfairly. If it can really help you, that would be my honor."
The implication is that he agreed not for the bonus, but because he genuinely wanted to help.
The group was deeply moved, and Zhang Hongxi hurriedly went to process his onboarding, as if worried that he might change his mind.
Not long after, Lu Yuan received his work permit from the agricultural machinery station, which showed his name and position as Special Technical Advisor of the Red Star Commune Agricultural Machinery Station.
Jiang Haishan had also decided who to hire for their brick factory. Naturally, he preferred Lu Yuan, but he knew he couldn't keep him, so he ultimately chose Lu Jiefang.
He was initially quite satisfied with He Shenghua's performance, but after much consideration, considering that Lu Jiefang and Lu Yuan were relatives, he decided to hire him out of respect for Lu Yuan.
This result surprised and delighted Lu Jiefang, who never expected to be the final winner.
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