Chapter 53
Li Jingdang asked everyone to sit down and asked the waiter to pack them a small basket of steamed buns. Zhang Baosheng felt bad about it and stopped him and asked him to change it to half steamed bun and half steamed bun made from two-grain flour.
Li Jingdang ordered a small aluminum pot of tomato and egg soup, and asked Zou Kai to stir-fry some vegetables for them, cut a plate of pickled cabbage, and give each of them a boiled egg.
Everyone sat down around the table. Wang Liping brought over a plate of salted peanuts, put it in front of Zhou Jiani, and said, "You're welcome." Then she turned and left.
"Let's eat together." Zhou Jiani pushed her way to the middle of the table, turned around and looked at Wang Liping with a smile, and Wang Liping winked at her.
I gave it to Zhou Jiani just for her, but I have to let others know that it was thanks to Comrade Xiao Zhou.
When everyone was full and ready to leave, Zhao Mei came in carrying some food. When she saw Zhou Jiani, her eyes lit up and she smiled, "Jiani!"
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Sister-in-law."
"You are finally back. Everyone has missed you." Zhao Mei was genuinely happy.
However, they still had to go to the commune to report on their work, and Director Zhai might already be waiting there. They didn't have time to exchange pleasantries at this moment. After a simple greeting, they left the state-owned restaurant and headed straight for the commune office.
After they left, the two aunts from the kitchen came out to look for Wang Liping and see the sweater that Xiao Zhou had brought for her.
Zhao Mei also came over to look at it and said, "This design is really beautiful, and the color is so bright."
Wang Liping smiled and said, "Isn't it beautiful? The pattern is beautiful too. This style has never been seen in our town's supply and marketing cooperative, let alone in the county. It's worthy of being from the provincial capital. My sister must be very happy."
"Yes, they look good." The two pastry shop ladies only looked at them, not daring to touch them for fear of damaging them. One of them said to Zhao Mei, "We hope that the goods you supply will be sold out soon. We'll ask the provincial capital to help you get more goods. When Comrade Xiao Zhou goes to the provincial capital again, ask her to bring some clothes back for my daughter."
Zhao Mei smiled as soon as she mentioned this and said, "The provincial capital has already received more goods. This time, they have placed an order for 200 baskets. I will deliver them as soon as they are finished."
Zou Kai came out of the kitchen and asked in surprise, "Didn't you say you just delivered it yesterday?"
Zhao Mei smiled and said, "We don't know the specifics. Yesterday evening, when Secretary Li went to the village to notify the pick-up station, he mentioned that the provincial capital had placed an order for another 200 baskets. There are two department stores in the provincial capital, and both have placed orders."
A customer eating in the restaurant asked, "There are two department stores in the province?"
Zhao Mei turned around and smiled, "Yes, there are two department stores. Our team leader said... I also heard it from Comrade Xiao Zhou. They are called the First Department Store and the Second Department Store. In addition to the department stores, there are also supply and marketing cooperatives all over the place."
"That's incredible! The provincial capital must be so big, with two department stores." The customer was amazed and added, "Your Qianjin Brigade has done well this time. Maybe you'll even be number one in the commune."
Zhao Mei didn't dare to respond, for fear that she would say something inappropriate and be laughed at.
But now, everyone in their village walks with a breeze, and their voices are a little louder than usual when talking to people from other villages. They are happy from the bottom of their hearts.
On the other side, Zhang Baosheng and the other two sat in the commune office.
Zhai Xiangqiang was also a little surprised to see Zhou Jiani. He didn't expect that this girl was not only young and capable, but also had such a standard appearance.
He gently asked about the trip to the provincial capital, focusing on how Zhou Jiani negotiated the cooperation with the department store.
Zhou Jiani would answer every question.
Zhang Baosheng wasn't so nervous about his superiors anymore. Even though he'd only been in the provincial capital for a day, he felt like he'd seen a lot of the world. When talking about the department store, he gestured with his hands, "It's so big, four stories high. The counters inside are arranged differently from the supply and marketing cooperatives. The lights overhead are so bright, they're blindingly bright..."
After chatting for a while, the topic finally turned to Zhou Jiani's report. Zhang Baosheng's back, which had just straightened up, suddenly fell back: the bad guys might come from their team.
After hearing about the suspect, Zhai Xiangqiang was so angry that he almost slammed the table and shouted, "If it is really that educated youth named Zhao Weiguo who is behind this sabotage, I will not tolerate it!"
Zhang Baosheng nodded. No matter what the conflict was, things couldn't be done this way.
Comrade Xiao Zhou was working hard outside to help their village find a way out, but someone stabbed him in the back. If this is not dealt with, who will be willing to work for the team in the future?
Zhai Xiangqiang said in a deep voice, "The city leaders are also paying attention to this matter. Let Xiao Li go back with you. If the situation is true, bring the person directly to the commune. Also inform the police station."
Zhang Baosheng nodded, thinking that he had to take Zhao Weiguo to the commune immediately, otherwise he was afraid that Zhao Weiguo would be beaten to death.
After understanding the work content of this business trip, Zhai Xiangqiang gave a few more words of encouragement, asking Zhang Baosheng to lead everyone to work hard and report to the commune at any time if there is any situation.
Finally, he half-jokingly said, "If there is anything that requires the commune's help, as long as it is within my ability, I will definitely give you my utmost support."
Zhang Baosheng was about to express his gratitude when Zhou Jiani beside him said with a smile, "Director, we've taken note of this. When our small workshop expands to the point where we need to open a factory, we'll come to you. Don't make excuses to shirk your responsibilities."
Zhang Baosheng, Zhai Xiangqiang, Li Jingdang: ...
Qiu Zeming raised his eyebrows.
Zhang Baosheng didn't dare to speak.
Open a factory? They can still open a factory?
Li Jingdang took a breath silently. Comrade Xiao Zhou was really bold.
Zhai Xiangqiang was the first to react. He laughed heartily and said proudly, "Great! Young people have the courage to think and act. Okay, Comrade Xiao Zhou, if your brigade's workshop can truly be developed into a factory, I'll agree to anything you ask."
After seeing them off, Zhai Xiangqiang couldn't stop smiling. He shook his head and muttered, "Comrade Xiao Zhou is very courageous. At least she dared to think about it!"
On the way, because Li Jingdang followed them, Zhang Baosheng looked at Zhou Jiani several times and didn't dare to bring up the topic just now.
Comrade Xiao Zhou was really scared.
Still, it's nice to have this illusion.
Zhou Jiani glanced at Qiu Zeming, who nodded. Glancing at Zhang Baosheng and Xiao Li, he whispered, "I need to give you some advice in advance."
Zhou Jiani's lips curled up slightly, and she knew that Qiu Zeming understood what she meant.
It's a good thing that the commune is paying close attention to him. It can also be understood that Zhongbuliao suddenly came to the fore, the leader is curious, or he wants to seize this honor to add something to his resume. All of these are understandable.
But he was too concerned about them. He arranged for his secretary to stop them outside the town so early in the morning and meet with them to listen to their work reports.
She couldn't help but let her thoughts wander.
Zhou Jiani was worried that other teams would take advantage of her.
Zhai Xiangqiang may not have thought of development such as setting up a factory, but Zhou Jiani feels that after some time, it may be proposed to let the Qianjin Brigade lead the development of other brigades together.
If the commune really made such a request, they might as well apply to set up a factory directly, absorb some people from other brigades, and have it centrally managed by the Qianjin Brigade.
Of course, it cannot be said that reaching this point is a bad thing. If they can really reach this stage, it means that their small workshop has laid a solid foundation and has really established the weaving business.
Moreover, the mountain materials within the Advance Brigade are limited, and they have to be purchased from other brigades, which will inevitably lead to involvement.
So this matter must be planned early, and we cannot be unprepared when the time comes.
Li Jingdang was chatting with Zhang Baosheng while riding a bicycle. Seeing Liu Tong holding a book without looking up, and then looking at the many books piled next to him, he asked curiously.
Zhang Baosheng became energetic again. He was now Xiao Zhouchui. Of course, he also brought Comrade Xiao Qiu along. He said that they were thinking about the children in the village and brought back some picture books so that the children could broaden their horizons from the books.
Xiao Li's eyes lit up and he looked at them with appreciation.
No wonder he was able to make a mediocre brigade flourish soon after going to the countryside. Look at his awareness.
Moreover, I didn’t even mention this to my leader just now, and I didn’t take any credit for it.
The car entered the territory of the Qianjin Brigade. Zhou Jiani looked over and felt an inexplicable sense of comfort.
It's only been half a month since I left, but the fields have changed. When I left, they were covered with corn stubble and sorghum stubble, but now they look flat everywhere.
"Has the wheat been planted?"
Zhang Baosheng nodded and smiled. "We've finished planting this whole area, including the southern slope. Now we're concentrating on the southwest and western slopes. It'll be finished in two or three days at most." He added, "After we finish planting the wheat, we'll arrange to expand the educated youth camp. We've already reported this to the commune, and we'll be building two more rooms. Next Tuesday, we'll go to the county town to get bricks and mud..."
He was just about to say that he had taken some time to start making clay bricks in preparation for building a greenhouse, but then he realized that Xiao Li was still beside him, so he stopped talking.
The commune leaders don’t know about this yet, and they don’t know when the appropriate time is to tell the leaders about it, but it’s right to listen to Comrade Xiao Zhou.
It’s time to start expanding the educated youth training center.
Zhou Jiani also began to think about it.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to live in a crowded dormitory, but it’s really inconvenient to live in a dormitory with the secret in her hands.
It is not realistic to rent a yard alone. Not to mention whether you can find one, safety is also a problem.
She had to find time to walk around the village again.
At this point, everyone should have just finished breakfast and had not had time to go to work. There were not many people in the fields, but when Zhou Jiani walked to the entrance of the village, she took a breath.
There are not many people in the fields, everyone has come to the village entrance.
Zhao Mei came back early. When she entered the village and told everyone about it, they all started to miss her. They quickly finished their meal and ran to the village entrance to wait, wanting to see Comrade Xiao Zhou who had returned from his business trip.
Comrade Xiao Zhou received a welcome ceremony even more enthusiastic than last time.
A group of fellow villagers looked at her lovingly, some asked questions, some praised her.
Zhou Jiani smiled and called out "Aunt Liu", "Aunt Wang", "Aunt Zhang", "Grandma Meng", "Uncle X", and "Uncle X" one by one. Through the gap in the crowd, she saw Zhao Weiguo standing outside the crowd with a disappointed look on his face.
With a slight curl of her lips, she motioned for everyone to be quiet. She walked through the crowd, stood in front of Zhao Weiguo, and said coldly, "Comrade Zhao Weiguo, are you disappointed to see that I wasn't sent back?"
Zhao Weiguo was indeed very disappointed. If Zhang Baosheng had not taken the team's official seal away, he would have wanted to go to the town yesterday to make another phone call to ask.
A few days ago, I was still thinking about making Liu Ailing happy after the matter was accomplished, but not only did nothing happen, but the goods from the village were sent out the night before yesterday, and Zhang Baosheng also went with him and took away the official seal of the brigade.
The delivery date the villagers mentioned wasn’t the night before yesterday? How come it was suddenly brought forward?
This caught him off guard.
What was even more unexpected was that Zhou Jiani would suspect him and come over to question him directly.
But he wouldn't admit it. Zhao Weiguo didn't notice the panic that subconsciously flashed in his eyes, and said stubbornly, "What do you mean by repatriation or not? I don't understand what you are talking about."
He turned around and was about to leave when a thunderous roar came from behind him: "Zhao Weiguo, you son of a bitch, tell me, is it you?"
Zhao Weiguo shuddered suddenly and turned around to see Zhang Baosheng rushing towards him with an angry face, as if he wanted to eat him.
He was already feeling guilty, and when he suddenly saw Zhang Baosheng like this, he was frightened and instinctively ran out. He had only taken two steps when a figure came from the side. He only saw the other person waving his arm at him, and before he could react, his arms were twisted behind his back and pressed to the ground, and he fell to the ground with stars in his eyes.
Qiu Zeming's voice was cold and pointed. "You reported Comrade Zhou Jiani, and it almost affected our cooperation with the department store. The provincial and local police have already stepped in to investigate and have preliminary evidence..."
Zhao Weiguo was just frightened just now, but now he was almost scared to the point of incontinence, and his face instantly looked like a dead person's.
What?
No, he just wanted to embarrass Zhou Jiani. Why did the police intervene in the investigation?
He turned his head hard to look at Qiu Zeming. Was he trying to trick him?
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