Chapter 280 Arrangement
It was almost 11 o'clock when Director Liu returned to the supply and marketing cooperative from the office.
"Xiao Song, starting today, you will manage the vegetable garden with Comrade Liu and Comrade Zhao. According to your plan, select the group leaders for each area today, record what vegetables are in each area, pick a batch of vegetables this afternoon, weigh them, and record the results. We will distribute them in a unified manner tomorrow morning."
Song Lubai asked, "Should we weigh them in the vegetable patch or bring them all back to weigh them?"
Director Liu said, "Do whatever is convenient for you. The scale belongs to the supply and marketing cooperative, just don't lose it."
Song Lubai turned to the two of them and said, "Let's go, let's go to the designated areas to select group leaders and do some publicity work."
The three had already met. Yang Jingyuan was a gay man, and Liu Fang was a lesbian. The former was nineteen and the latter was twenty-one. There was also a two- or three-year-old child next to Liu Fang's legs.
There weren't many people in each household at this time, and many doors were closed.
Song Lubai had previously walked through the entire farm and divided the vegetable fields into four sections based on their distance from each other.
She first led her people to her neighborhood and had Aunt Lu call out everyone who was home.
A group of people, mostly women and children, were gathered under the shed.
Song Lubai said, "After a meeting and discussion, the vegetable garden of the regiment will be divided into four areas. Our area is one of them. This afternoon, people from the supply and marketing cooperative will come to harvest the first batch of vegetables. The vegetables in each area will only be distributed to the residents in their own area. Everyone should stop picking the newly grown vegetables and melons. If fewer vegetables are harvested, everyone will get less. Don't bother with that useless stuff."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone asked a question.
Song Lubai said, "Let me finish speaking before you ask any questions."
“Each area needs to select one group leader and two deputy group leaders to assist us in our work. Everyone is encouraged to sign up now.”
Although there are no rewards for being a group leader, you do have some power and your words carry some weight among the people.
That little bit of temptation is enough for everyone to fight over.
Song Lubai selected Aunt Lu, who had eagerly raised her hand, then a young woman with a large birthmark on her face, and an old woman surnamed Li who usually liked to talk with Wei Zhao.
Seeing Sister Zhao in the crowd pouting, Song Lubai called out to Zhao Hongying, "I'm giving you an important task: keep an eye on the vegetable garden every day, and don't allow anyone to cause damage or steal vegetables."
Zhao Hongying was taken aback, then thought to herself that this was a good task, and from now on no one in the neighborhood would dare to look down on her.
Song Lubai then looked at everyone and said, "Everyone should also supervise our work and point out anyone who breaks the rules."
"Alright, I've said everything I need to say. You can ask any questions you have now."
Zhao Hongying said, "I still think it's unfair. Some families don't grow their own vegetable gardens, so why should they get a share of vegetables?"
Song Lubai put her hands on her hips and said, "Is the vegetable garden yours? Is the water for watering the vegetable garden yours? Don't think that just because you planted something, it's yours. Did the people who didn't plant vegetables starve to death? What kind of awareness do you have? Before, when people didn't plant vegetables, the group leader had to arrange for them to do the work, such as carrying water, watering, applying manure, picking vegetables, and transporting them to the supply and marketing cooperative. No one can take advantage of others for free. People with this kind of thinking don't need to be indignant. Like I said before, if anyone is unwilling, they can destroy the vegetables they planted, and they won't get any vegetables when they are distributed later."
After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Zhao Hongying's face turned pale and then red.
Are there any other questions?
No one spoke. Song Lubai called the three group leaders and Zhao Hongying over.
Seeing Zhao Hongying's attitude, Song Lubai said bluntly, "If you're not willing, I'll find someone else. Don't always put on a bad face like someone owes you something. I only chose you because you're a capable person and I thought you could get things done. If you continue to act like this, you might as well quit."
Zhao Hongying immediately changed her tune and said, "I'm capable. I promise to watch the vegetable garden and prevent anyone from stealing the vegetables."
Song Lubai nodded, "Okay, then let's do a good job."
Zhao Hongying breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself that the regimental commander's wife was truly formidable.
Song Lubai then said to Aunt Lu and the others, "We need to take good care of the vegetables we're growing in the garden now. In a few days, our supply and marketing cooperative will ask the group for some vegetable seeds, and we'll open up another plot of land to grow some vegetables for the winter. The next batch of vegetables will determine whether everyone has vegetables to eat in the winter, so we need to mobilize everyone."
"Let's go. Now go to the vegetable garden and record what's planted there. Zhao Hongying, you need to know the vegetables in the garden well, otherwise you won't know what's missing if someone steals your vegetables in the middle of the night."
Zhao Hongying raised her head and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep a close watch on things. No one, adults or children, will be allowed to pick another vegetable without permission."
After the dishes in this area were recorded, Song Lubai led everyone to visit other areas, explained to Zhao Jingyuan and Liu Fang how the areas were divided, and then assigned Aunt Lu to Liu Fang, asking the two of them to go to the area where Liu Fang lived.
"Aunt Lu, you'll be assisting Liu Fang with her work. Do you remember what I just said?"
After the two nodded, Song Lubai looked at Liu Fang and said, "When looking for supervisors, we need to find someone like Zhao Hongying from our area. She's capable, looks upright and honest, and everyone can trust her."
Zhao Hongying puffed out her chest in admiration, her feelings toward Commander Song's wife a mixture of respect, fear, and a touch of fondness.
Although the regimental commander's wife had scolded her twice, the wife said that she seemed upright and trustworthy, and that she would definitely do a good job.
Song Lubai didn't really like Zhao Hongying. Zhao Hongying was a bully at home, but this trait could also be useful, so she didn't hesitate to say nice things.
Liu Fang left with Aunt Lu. Song Lubai looked at the young woman with a birthmark on her face and asked, "What's your surname?"
The young woman said, "My name is Li Jihong."
Song Lubai nodded and said, "Comrade Li, you should learn from Comrade Zhao Hongying. In a moment, you should put on airs and assist Comrade Zhao Jingyuan in doing his job well."
Zhao Jingyuan left with Li Jihong, and Song Lubai looked at Aunt Li.
Aunt Li introduced herself: "The regimental commander's wife, my surname is Li, and my name is Li Qinshi."
Song Lubai exclaimed in confusion, "Ah? Which clan?" and repeated, "Li Qin Shi? Which clan?"
Aunt Li scratched her head sheepishly, “I only attended a literacy class. My husband’s surname is Qin, and the clan name is the clan name. I didn’t have a name when I was a child. After I married my husband, I was registered as Li Qinshi.”
Song Lubai never expected that there would be someone whose name consisted of her husband's surname.
She said, "Aunt Li, from now on, please don't call me the regimental commander's wife. My surname is Song, so you can call me Comrade Song or Little Song. You and Zhao Hongying will follow me for a while, and we'll go through the procedures again."
Zhao Hongying, feeling proud and confident after being praised, followed behind Song Lubai.
Li Qinshi said, "I know there's someone in this area who's just as capable as Comrade Zhao. We'll elect her as a supervisor later."
We worked until 2:30, and the initial work was finally done.
When she brought Chen Dongyang home, she saw Wei Yang standing in front of the stove cooking.
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