Yu Sui told Zhang Caifeng about Tang Zhaodi's suicide by jumping into the river, and then guided her:
"Aunt, you are now the first female team leader in the county, and also the first production team in the county to organize a collective factory. Our goal is to become a benchmark in the county, so from the beginning, we must have a bigger picture. You might as well be bold and take in divorced women like my sister and Tang Zhaodi.
Because if we use them well, it won't affect the interests of the members, and it will also retain more down-to-earth and hardworking employees! When the time comes, I will report this matter to the county Women's Federation in an outsider's tone. The Women's Federation will think it's a great achievement, and you are a role model for women, and they will praise you. In this way, your cooperative-run factory will be established and famous, and others will not dare to cause trouble to you easily. No, no, maybe you can even become a higher-ranking female cadre! "
Zhang Caifeng listened with great anticipation.
She took a deep breath and exhaled, as if preparing to do something big:
"In that case, let me think about it. I don't mind taking your sister and Tang Zhaodi in, but I'm worried that the team members won't agree!"
Yu Sui counted on her fingers and gave her some advice:
"Aunt, no one knows whether our cooperative's factory can succeed. But most people tend to wait and see when something new and different comes along, doubting whether the factory will actually succeed. So why not make it sound more difficult? That would have two advantages."
First, if the collective-run factory succeeds, others will admire you even more. Second, members won't dare come easily. If everyone wants to come, who can you give the quota to? Whoever you give it to will be vying for it, and whoever you give it to will be resentful of you. You might as well make the entry requirements more difficult. Say, for example, that for the first three months, no work points will be awarded, because you don't know if the collective-run factory will succeed!
Try it. If you say that, will the members of our team still come? Not a single one will come! At this time, if you accept my sister and Tang Zhaodi, no one will say anything.
You really don't need to keep track of their work points. Tang Zhaodi, just arrange a place for her to live. Just lend her a room in the dormitory for educated youth over by the warehouse. My sister needs to recuperate and take care of the kids, so just give her flexible work schedules. She'll be very dedicated. That way, you won't have any pressure for the first three months, so just go for it!
Zhang Caifeng clapped her hands. "Great, Xiao Yusui! You're like Zhuge Liang! I was just worried about how to record work points from the beginning and how much to give later. You figured it all out for me right away. That's how we'll do it! By the way, since you have so many opinions, could you please help me figure out how to handle this?"
Zhang Caifeng took out a piece of paper with a big red seal on it and showed it to Yu Sui.
Yu Sui was quite surprised when she saw it.
It turned out to be the only recommendation document for the selection of workers, peasants and soldiers as college students in the entire commune.
Zhang Caifeng patted the paper and said:
"Secretary Zou of the brigade said this is for the educated youth. Previously, the commune had given quotas to other educated youth sites, and now it's our turn. Secretary Zou meant that we must be fair and impartial, and not engage in the favoritism and corruption that happens elsewhere. I usually have more contact with this person, so he asked me to recommend whoever has made the greatest contribution to the production team. But honestly, I think these people are all the same. How do you think I should recommend?"
Yu Sui: "Aunt, this may not be a big deal for you, but for those educated youth, it's a great opportunity to leave here. You must make good use of it and seek benefits for our team."
"Ah? What benefits can this quota bring to our team? Are you saying that we should let them pay for it?"
Yu Sui quickly shook her head: "What kind of money can they have? They are all paupers! Besides, if you take this kind of money, you will be reported. Let's change to something else. I heard that these educated youth are all from Shanghai. They may not have money, but they all have some connections.
In the early days of our collectively-owned factory, no matter how delicious the food was, if no one knew about it, it wouldn't sell. Why don't you let these two people compete? Give them a sample, and then take a week off. They can all go home once. When they come back, whoever brings the highest order value will be given the position of Worker-Peasant-Soldier University Student!
"Ha! Hahahaha!" Zhang Caifeng laughed. "You're amazing! You can actually do this! You're so stupid! Come on, I'll tell them about this right away."
Yu Sui held her back: "Hey, you haven't told me whether Tang Zhaodi's matter is true or not!"
"I definitely agree. We're all women, and getting divorced isn't easy. Let her live in the warehouse first."
"Okay! But you should tell Tang Zhaodi about this kind of thing yourself, so that she will be grateful to you and work hard in the future. As they say, three women can make a big play. If she is grateful to you, she will not cause trouble in the factory in the future."
Zhang Caifeng held Yu Sui's hand and said, "I'm grateful to you, too. I also want to run the collective-run factory well. The harvest was poor this year, and the collective-run factory doesn't have much money to develop. I was actually very worried, but with the two points you told me today, I see hope again!"
"Hahaha, I just hope the collective-run factory can get better. Hurry up, that silly woman is waiting for you in wet clothes!"
With Yu Sui's suggestion, Zhang Caifeng agreed to let Tang Zhaodi live in the warehouse after she got home.
Tang Zhaodi expressed her gratitude profusely.
After all, Zhang Caifeng was a female comrade, and she was indeed more compassionate and considerate. She also asked Tang Zhaodi to eat with the educated youth for the time being. She would apply to the brigade to borrow some food for Tang Zhaodi, and Tang Zhaodi would pay it back when she had money in the future.
This solved Tang Zhaodi's two major problems: accommodation and food.
Tang Zhaodi was so grateful that she almost knelt down to Zhang Caifeng.
Zhang Caifeng quickly grabbed her:
"Don't try to play that on me. If you really want to thank me, don't try to commit suicide so often. If someone in the production team tries to commit suicide, I'll be embarrassed! If you have any problems, come to me. We can work together to find a solution. We can always get through this. In fact, the person you should thank the most is Yu Sui. If she hadn't saved you, I wouldn't have so much energy to take care of your affairs."
Tang Zhaodi bowed deeply to Yu Sui and said, "Sister, from now on, you are my real sister. As long as you need me, I will do anything for you."
Yu Sui was unfazed: "Sister Zhaodi, there's no need to be like this. Just live well. I'll take my sister home first. If you need any daily necessities, you can borrow them from us."
Yu Sui just supported Yu Hemiao and went home.
Yu Hemiao was filled with emotion, and on the way he kept looking at Yu Sui with admiration:
"My sister is really capable. I didn't know you were that capable before. You're better than me at saving people and persuading people. I want you to learn from me and use your brain more when you encounter problems."
Yu Sui smiled. "Of course not! Sister, you already said that you always ranked first in middle school. You can't be like those short-sighted women in our team when encountering problems. You have to be brave, flexible, and confident. Set an example for Lanlan!"
"Oh, I will do this!"
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