"Sizzle...Fellow villagers of Shanghe Village, please pay attention. I'm saying it again. I'm the village chief Li Waishan. Just this morning, our Shanghe Village made its own brown sugar. The brown sugar workshop in Shanghe Village is now open. The villagers have worked hard for the past few months, and we have lived up to everyone's expectations. I would like to especially praise Xie Zhenghe, Daniu, Tian Laoshi, Xie Wangcai... and the most important one is Zhengchuan's wife, oh! That's Su Li. Thank her for taking out the brown sugar recipe and teaching it to our fellow villagers. From now on, our Shanghe Village will have its own brown sugar workshop. Fellow villagers, remember to promote the brown sugar of our Shanghe Village when you visit relatives and friends. Everyone will be able to drink a bowl of brown sugar water today..."
The old ladies who had been gossiping just now were suddenly dumbfounded, especially Granny Li and Granny Miao, since they were the ones who started the trouble.
Xie Wangcai and Tian Laoshi brought the brown sugar water over and Xie Wangcai saw his wife brushing the sugarcane vigorously with a loofah.
During this period, he and his team have been watching the sugarcane fields day and night. His wife is taking care of the children and the elderly at home.
Seeing that his wife's face was covered in sweat and she didn't have time to wipe it, he softened his heart and took a bowl and scooped a large bowl of brown sugar water and brought it to her.
"Hua, take a break and have a bowl of brown sugar water."
Xie Wangcai's wife wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, looked up at her husband holding a large bowl of brown sugar water, and blushed, "You drink it, you drink it, I'm not tired, you've been working so hard recently, drink it and replenish yourself."
"You drink, then drink."
The people watching the couple's affection started to laugh, and the girls and wives started to joke around.
"Oh! Look at Brother Wangcai, how caring he is! Sister-in-law, drink it quickly! If you don't drink it, I will continue."
"Haha... you silly girl, you still dare to make up stories about me. You are not married yet, and you don't know how to be shy."
"What's there to be shy about? Look at my sister-in-law's face, it's all red, hehe..."
"Hua, drink up quickly. I am jealous of you. Your Wangcai loves you so much. When I get back, I will punish your brother Yongqi for not loving his wife."
Xie Wangcai watched his wife's face getting redder and redder, and quickly handed the bowl to her, whispering, "Drink it quickly."
Then he called out, "Sisters-in-law, sisters, aunties, we have it all, a big bowl for each of us, we have it all."
After Xie Wangcai finished shouting, the young girls and wives who were working quickly put down their work and gathered around the sugar water barrel.
Tian Laoshi also silently scooped a bowl and handed it to his wife, blushing and saying, "Thank you for your hard work, wife."
Tian Laoshi's wife glanced at him, drank half of the bowl, and handed it to him again, "We'll each have half, drink it quickly, and take your bowl home for mom to drink later."
Tian Laoshi said, "Just drink it. It's okay. We have everything. I'll bring it home to mom later. Drink it quickly to replenish your body."
Tian Laoshi's wife couldn't refuse, so she drank it slowly with shaking lips, thinking, "It's so sweet!" It was so sweet to her heart, she didn't know whether it was the sugar water that was too sweet or the man's words that were too sweet.
Several old women here were hesitant to leave, and they were regretting it so much in their hearts. They were reluctant to leave, as the brown sugar water in the bucket emitted a sweet smell and they were greedy, because that was brown sugar!
The old women working in the canteen have all learned a skill. They cannot learn it now. If they had not offended Su Li, they could beg others for help. Maybe they could work in the canteen in the future. There would always be a chance to get some brown sugar and take it home to sweeten their grandchildren. But if they don't leave, they will offend the village head's wife. If they ask her for help in the future, she may not pay attention to them. For a while, these old women were torn between conscience and conscience.
Xie Zhenghe was also happy. He knew these people well. After unloading the sugarcane, he gave some instructions and turned to walk towards the brigade headquarters.
After Li Waishan finished speaking, he sat in the office for a while, thought of several sales methods, and made several phone calls to the county. The county leaders were also surprised. Shanghe Village was a production team that lagged behind every year. In a word, it was too poor.
I didn't expect that such a big thing could be done quietly for so long.
The county was about to hold a regular meeting, and Li Waishan was informed in advance that he would come and observe with several production teams.
Li Waishan raised his chin and said with great pride: "Sure, I will bring someone to the regular meeting. I am old now and I have a candidate in mind for the next village chief. I want to bring him with me so that he can learn more."
"Okay, Du Tu said that if your brown sugar workshop is really successful, the county will also help expand sales."
"Thank you, organization. Also, how do we calculate the profit of this workshop?"
"There's no rush for this. We'll discuss it during the regular meeting."
"Okay, we'll talk about it later."
After hanging up the phone, Li Waishan sat on the stool, scratching his head.
Although he said this, he had already thought of many ways to distribute the income. But no matter what, this distribution issue is not for him to discuss. The county should speak out first, and then he can fight for it.
He was scratching his head while thinking about this, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
"Village chief, are you there? I'm Xie Zhenghe."
When Li Waishan heard that it was Xie Zhenghe, he quickly walked over and opened the door.
"Hey, Zhenghe, why are you here? Why aren't you watching over the sugarcane field? Look, if you leave, won't things be in chaos?"
Li Waishan said as he pushed Xie Zhenghe out.
"Uncle Waishan, don't worry. I have arranged everything. My coming here will only take a little time. I will be leaving soon after that."
"Hey! If you have something to say, tell me now."
"It's like this, Uncle Waishan, I'm giving you a heads up first, so you don't come back and think I'm not pleasing to the ear."
When Xie Zhenghe said this, Li Waishan's eyebrows jumped. Could it be that his unfilial daughter had caused trouble again? His expression suddenly became serious.
Xie Zhenghe did not give Li Waishan time to explore, and continued: "Uncle Waishan, this is the case. You know, our brown sugar workshop just started operation a day ago. Men, women, young and old in the village are busy working. Everyone is very happy to be able to make brown sugar, but it was my sister-in-law who proposed this. In order to get this done, she, a woman, followed a group of men to do this and that. Not to mention abandoning her family and career, she has not taken care of her children during this period. What is the reason for all the hard work? It's all for the folks in Shanghe Village. If she was selfish, she wouldn't have to take out the recipe. My third son works in the county police station. I don't know what the villagers said about his wife, but I am the eldest brother. I can't just watch others slander our Xie family like this. You didn't hear how ugly those words were, but when they were scolding the third son's wife, she was still busy in the workshop making sugar for everyone!"
Xie Zhenghe was usually silent, but he was really angry after talking for a while today. To Li Waishan, what he said meant that the minister of Shanghe Village was being scolded.
He was furious. "Zhenghe, tell me, who is it? That conscienceless guy dared to scold Zhengchuan's wife. I'm going to settle the score with him now."
Xie Zhenghe glanced at Li Waishan and said with a pause, "Aunt Li started it."
Li Waishan: "..."
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