"Two hours, and bought nearly a thousand dollars?"
Xue Gui looked at the two drawers filled with change with a blank look in his eyes.
"If you don't count, you won't know. Once you count, you will know how much Doctor Yang has contributed to our production team."
The old branch secretary Chen Dahe's eyes were red and his heart was filled with emotion.
"Adding the wild boar, roe deer, and wolf I bought before, it would cost at least three thousand yuan."
Accountant Xu made a rough estimate and couldn't help but be amazed.
"This is the money Dr. Yang raised for the school. It can only be used to subsidize teachers, renovate classrooms, and help students from families in financial difficulty."
Chen Baiwang quickly reminded everyone not to have any other ideas and not to let Yang Baiyi's good deeds down.
"Captain, don't worry. No matter how much the production team needs money, we won't take it."
The brigade cadres quickly expressed their opinions.
"Doctor Yang, there are still over 80 kilograms of wild boar meat left. What do you think we should do with it? Should we let Captain Han take it away?"
Chen Baiwang found Yang Baiyi and asked for his opinion.
"No need. I've already made arrangements at the Youth League compound. You guys can divide up the remaining several dozen pounds of meat."
Yang Baiyi had no intention of taking these six wild boars back after he took them out, so he simply gave them to the team leaders as a favor.
"How can that be possible! Doctor Yang, we've already bought everything. It's enough for the New Year."
Chen Baiwang quickly refused.
Doctor Yang is really a master, his generosity is unacceptable.
"I have no intention of taking back the things I sent out. The pig-killing dishes have already been prepared, and it's too late to take them to the canteen now.
You team leaders have worked hard for a year, so just consider this as my subsidy to you.
Okay! Stop pushing back and forth. You know I don't like this.
Hurry up and divide the meat. It's very cold. Once you've divided the meat, go to the canteen. I'm still waiting to eat the pig-killing dish."
Yang Baiyi was a little impatient. Six wild boars had already been taken out, so what was there to haggle about with the remaining dozens of pounds of meat?
"Okay, Doctor Yang, I'll tell them and take Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao to the cafeteria right away."
Chen Baiwang came to the meat rack and told Yang Baiyi what he meant. Several brigade cadres looked at Yang Baiyi with gratitude.
Although I have already bought it, who would complain about having too much meat?
Chen Baiwang asked Accountant Xu to divide the money equally among everyone. He and Chen Dahe accompanied Xiao Qingyang to the cafeteria in advance.
"Uncle Xiao, Aunt Xiao, we have indeed benefited a lot from Dr. Yang over the years. I'm sorry to have made a fool of ourselves by letting you two see us."
On the way to the cafeteria, Chen Baiwang smiled a little unnaturally, as if he had lied to a little kid and was seen by the kid's parents.
"Captain, Bai Yi is a member of Chenjiatun since he joined the team there. He happens to have some hunting skills, so it's only natural for him to make some contributions to the collective."
Xiao Qingyang has seen everything, so how could he embarrass others?
"I was wondering how Dr. Yang, at such a young age, could have such high awareness. It's all thanks to you elders for your guidance!"
Chen Dahe quietly complimented Xiao Qingyang.
"Old Party Secretary, you are wrong. Bai Yi is such an outstanding kid, but he has nothing to do with us."
Although Yang Baiyi is his own grandson, he feels embarrassed to take credit for it.
As they were talking, they arrived at the cafeteria and saw that many members had already started queuing up.
When I saw the team leader and the old branch secretary coming over, I knew it was almost time to serve the food.
So the members spontaneously began to line up, each holding a large basin in their hands.
There are a thousand people in Chenjiatun. How long will it take to serve food to everyone one by one? So, just like when distributing meat, each family sends a representative to serve all the food to the whole family at once.
"Doctor Yang, give me the basin. I'll go get the vegetables for you."
Chen Baiwang reached out to take the basin from Yang Baiyi's hand, and Yang Baiyi did not refuse.
It's not that he wants to be special, but he is taking Chen Baiwang's feelings into consideration.
He knew that Chen Baiwang felt pressured as he gave again and again.
He kept giving, but Chen Jiatun couldn't give anything in return. Cutting in line when getting food might be one of the few ways Chen Baiwang could repay him.
"Comrades, have you taken the meat home? I won't say any more. The first pot of pig-killing dishes should be served to Dr. Yang first, and then we can start lining up to order our dishes."
Chen Baiwang didn't say much, and mainly praised Yang Baiyi. He had said almost everything when they were dividing the meat.
"Pick some and serve more meat to Doctor Yang."
"Doctor Yang, will you be short of meat? Give Doctor Yang some more hazel mushrooms."
"The first bowl of pig-killing dish should be eaten by Doctor Yang first. Without Doctor Yang, we would be lucky to have some meat on New Year's Eve."
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The members had no dissatisfaction with Yang Baiyi's behavior of cutting in line, and they kept ordering the cook to serve more meat and hazel mushrooms.
"Huh?"
Yang Baiyi suddenly saw several familiar yet unfamiliar figures in the team.
When the young men turned around, they met Yang Baiyi's gaze and quickly lowered their heads guiltily.
"Doctor Yang, Er Laizi, and the Fifth Girl have been released from the Blackwater Farm.
These children were spoiled by their families. After spending a year in Blackwater Farm, they seemed like different people when they came out.
Now I no longer hang around in the village, but have started working honestly."
Following Yang Baiyi's gaze, Chen Dahe knew that Yang Baiyi had seen the Fifth Girl and the others, so he hurriedly explained, fearing that Yang Baiyi would be reminded of the previous unpleasantness.
"I'm not their parents, whether they work honestly or not has nothing to do with me.
I hope you can supervise them well. If they dare to harass female educated youth again, I won’t let it go so lightly next time.”
Yang Baiyi looked at their backs and hid the smile on his face.
"Don't worry, Doctor Yang. I promise that what happened last time will never happen again."
Chen Dahe felt a chill from Yang Baiyi, and he knew that Yang Baiyi was not joking.
"Thank you, Captain. We'll go back first."
Taking the basin from Chen Baiwang, Yang Baiyi and his family walked out of the cafeteria.
"Uncle Dahe, why does it seem like Doctor Yang is unhappy? Did you offend him?"
In Chen Baiwang's impression, Yang Baiyi was rarely so cold.
"I've seen Erlaizi and the others, Baiwang! Doctor Yang specifically told them to keep an eye on them. If they dare to harass the female educated youth again, Doctor Yang will not let them off."
Chen Dahe conveyed Yang Baiyi's intention to Chen Baiwang.
"That's for sure. Doctor Yang doesn't need to explain this. If they still don't behave, I will break their legs myself without your intervention."
In this era, there was no such thing as lynching. Production teams had militias and their own law enforcement powers.
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