Jiang Baige took a piece of watermelon and gave it to Grandma Meng who was sitting nearby.
Grandma Meng is blind, and when there are many people around, she always sits alone in the corner.
If Jiang Baige didn't give it to her, she definitely wouldn't come over to get the watermelon.
When Chen Defu saw that the watermelon was cut, he hurriedly asked the deputy mayor to take it first.
He smiled and said, "Come and eat! Don't be shy, try it and see if it's sweet."
No one in the room thought they would have watermelon to eat today, so they were all feeling a little bored.
After the deputy mayor took a piece of watermelon, everyone picked up a piece and started eating.
The Party Secretary said, "Mm, this watermelon is very sweet. Eating it now is so refreshing."
Zhou Xiuying thought that it must have been difficult to get this watermelon, so she didn't ask where it came from.
Comrade Jiang has already cut it open, so what are you waiting for? Just eat it.
The deputy mayor said, "My family got one not long ago. It's really delicious. I just don't know if we can grow it here."
When Jiang Baige heard him say that not long ago, she thought that maybe he left from her place.
Chen Jiaojiao dared to speak only after Chen Defu and the branch secretary saw the deputy mayor off.
"Sister, watermelon is so delicious. Look, these are the seeds I left behind. Do you think we can grow some watermelon?"
Everyone in the room was like Chen Jiaojiao. They spat out the watermelon seeds they had eaten and secretly spit them onto their hands.
Jiang Baige had no idea if it could be grown, so she just replied, "Let's try next year! Maybe it will grow!"
Chen Jiaojiao gave the watermelon seeds to her mother and said, "Mom, please put them away. We'll try again next year."
In fact, they were not the only ones who left watermelon seeds. The deputy mayor who left also had a few watermelon seeds in his hands.
Last time, his wife asked him to keep the seeds of the watermelon because she would plant some next spring, so he had to take these seeds back to his wife.
In short, listen to your wife and eat your fill.
In the next few days, some people in Chenjia Village began to dig the foundation in full swing, preparing to build a house.
They strongly support the village's plan to set up a sugar factory. Who doesn't want an easy and profitable job?
The news that Chenjia Village was going to build a sugar factory soon spread to several nearby townships.
Some other brigades also felt that it was unfair. The establishment of the sugar factory was not decided through their vote, but the quota was given to Chenjia Village. It was too unfair.
Chen Defu had several arguments with others over this matter. The team leaders and branch secretaries also came to Chenjia Village to see how they could run a sugar factory.
Chen Defu guessed that this matter must have been spread by the villagers, and it might not have been intentional. Maybe those women wanted to show off when they returned to their parents' home or visited relatives, but they didn't expect others to be unwilling after hearing it.
The matter was finally settled after the mayor personally stepped in to resolve it.
The mayor said that other people have the ability to make sugar, and if you can also make sugar, the town will support you to set up a sugar factory.
As soon as the mayor said this, those people were speechless. They wished they could make candy.
There is strength in numbers. With the wooden frame and mud on several sides, the villagers worked together and the house was built quickly.
Jiang Baige finally got a chance to go to the city and do some shopping in the county town, mainly buying a big iron pot and materials for making sugar.
Chen Defu let her decide how big the pot should be and how many pots to use.
So Jiang Baige and the accountant went into the city together.
They had two days in the county town, and it was up to them to decide how to buy pots and materials.
They set out in the morning and arrived at noon.
During this trip, their food, clothing, housing and transportation were all reimbursed by the village.
When they arrived, they first had lunch at a state-owned restaurant and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
They arrived at the right time, as the supply and marketing cooperative had just received a batch of wrought iron pots.
Most of the iron pots used in rural areas are made of cast iron. If you are not careful, such pots will leak.
It is made of wrought iron and will not break even if it falls to the ground.
And the sugar made will not turn black.
The accountant paid for six pots this time. It’s not easy to do it once, and what if there are no more pots next time?
They wanted to buy 100 kilograms each of peanuts and melon seeds, but the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have any, so they had to wait until the next day.
Give them some time to rush the delivery, it should arrive tomorrow.
The pot had already been paid for, so they carried it to the guesthouse. After booking two rooms, the accountant said he had to visit relatives and left.
Jiang Baige was even more anxious than the accountant. She had too many things to do today.
When we got to the counter downstairs, the older sister asked with a smile, "Young comrade, I saw you bought so many pots, what are you going to use them for?"
Could Jiang Baige tell her the truth? Definitely not!
She said, "The iron pot at the village pig farm was stolen by a thief, so we came here to buy a pot."
After hearing what she said, the elder sister actually believed it. There were quite a few thieves around their county town. Fortunately, the public security in their county town was good, and she had not heard of that family losing anything.
"Is that so? That's a shame, a pot costs more than ten yuan!"
Jiang Baige didn't have time to talk to her. She said, "Sister, if the people who come with me ask me about me later, just say that I know someone here and I went to her house as a guest."
"I'll be back late today. Tell him to eat and don't wait for me. I might eat at a friend's house before coming back."
The eldest sister immediately agreed with a smile, "Go ahead! I will definitely tell him."
Jiang Baige took out two handfuls of peanuts and a handful of melon seeds from her pocket. If she asked someone for help, she had to make them happy.
The eldest sister was really happy and quickly put all the peanuts and melon seeds into her pockets.
"Go ahead! I'm not going anywhere today, and I've already taken care of things for you."
Looking at the little comrade's back as he left, the elder sister patted her bulging pockets happily. When she returned home in the evening, the children at home would surely be very happy.
These things cost several dimes, and this girl is very generous every time she comes.
Jiang Baige had a lot of things to do, so she found a deserted place and took the bicycle out of the space.
She went to Xu Jie first. There was no adult in the family of the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, so she could help as much as she could and do good deeds.
When I arrived at the Xu family, no one was at home and the doors were locked. They must have gone out to work.
Seeing that there was no one nearby, Jiang Baige climbed over to the Xu family's yard.
There was a pile of wild vegetables at the door, which looked like they were newly dug. After putting them at home, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren went out again.
Jiang Baige sighed. There was no man in the family to earn work points, so the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren relied on these wild vegetables to survive.
Digging so much may be prepared for winter.
Jiang Baige took out the rice, flour and oil and covered them with wild vegetables.
Afraid that others would find out, he let them take it away and then put some firewood on top.
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