Chapter 139: The Educated Youth
Time flies and it is the fifth day of the New Year. During this important Chinese New Year, Wang Yuanchao did not want to get up in the morning. He just wanted to sleep on the kang with his young wife in his arms.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, let's get up quickly. Today the team is performing the Yangko dance. Let's go and watch the dance."
Wang Yuanchao was unable to sleep in because his young wife shook him early in the morning. He was very angry, but his young wife was pregnant now, so he couldn't yell at her or be mean to her. He was very annoyed.
"Oh, wife, stop making trouble. It's freezing outside. Why are you dancing? Go to sleep for a while. Go to sleep for a while."
"No, no, it's only once a year. Man, get up and go out with me to watch the Yangko dance."
Wang Yuanchao was so angry, he felt that this woman should not be spoiled, it would easily make him unhappy,
But now Wang Yuanchao had no choice. The world was big, and the pregnant woman was the biggest. He could only get up, wash, and have breakfast at the urging of his young wife.
Then the family of three came out from hibernation and came to the threshing ground of the brigade.
When Wang Yuanchao and his family arrived, the threshing ground was already bustling with activity.
Yangko dance is a traditional New Year program in Northeast China. At this time, the young girls, aunties and grandmas in the village take out the good clothes and various accessories hidden at the bottom of their boxes. Everyone hums cheerful tunes, walks with vigorous steps, and has happy smiles on their faces.
Waving colorful fans or dancing with red silk around their waists, they fully display the unique charm of Yangko dance.
The women and men in the village were dancing happily in the threshing ground, and the surrounding area was filled with villagers who came to watch the fun.
The temperature was over 30 degrees below zero, but no one felt cold at all. Everyone was beaming with joy. The atmosphere after the Chinese New Year was quite strong.
Wang Yuanchao saw the team leader and Secretary Zeng and other cadres there, so he walked over, handed them a cigarette and said:
"Secretary, team leader, Happy New Year! Our Red Flag Team is doing a great job dancing the Yangko.
I think if I take it to the commune for a competition, I’ll definitely be able to win a place.”
Secretary Zeng and the team leader took the cigarettes, lit them with firewood, blew out a smoke ring, and said with a smile: "It's New Year's Day, our team should have some fun together, and the villagers should have fun."
"That's right. Under the leadership of the Party Secretary and the Brigade Leader, the villagers of our Red Flag Brigade had a great New Year.
Just look at everyone's spirits and you'll know that the branch secretary and team leader have done their job well."
Secretary Zeng likes people like Wang Yuanchao who are good at speaking. When leaders have made achievements, they have to let more people know about it. They can't just use a loudspeaker to shout it out themselves. That's why Wang Yuanchao was able to gain a foothold in the Red Flag Brigade so quickly. He must be good at flattering others.
"Wang Zhiqing, you are too modest. If you hadn't come to our Red Flag Brigade to work in the countryside last year, we wouldn't have had such a good year last year.
By the way, Wang Zhiqing, after the hibernation is over, our Red Flag Brigade will have a new batch of educated youth. After a year of getting along with each other,
We, the village cadres, are very impressed with your character and abilities.
There are quite a lot of educated youth coming to our Red Flag Brigade this time, and we need to select a leader from the educated youth point.
We all agree that it must be you."
Wang Yuanchao looked at Secretary Zeng and the team leader in surprise. He had not expected that the first group of educated youth who were forced to go to the countryside would be arriving soon, so he said:
"Secretary, team leader, you all know that I don't live in the educated youth camp now. Isn't it inappropriate for me to be the camp leader?"
Wang Yuanchao knew how troublesome the new educated youth were. You should know that Wang Yuanchao arrived at the Hongqi Brigade a year in advance and established the reputation of the educated youth in the Hongqi Brigade. Now, the villagers and village cadres of the entire Hongqi Brigade have a very good impression of the educated youth because of Wang Yuanchao. However, Wang Yuanchao knew what kind of people these new educated youth were through the Internet in his previous life. After the educated youth went to the countryside in his previous life, some of them were very good at stealing and talking nonsense, and they were worse than each other when working in the fields.
Therefore, the issue of the educated youth being the leader was a hot potato and a big problem for Wang Yuanchao.
But Wang Yuanchao also knew that not all the educated youth who went to the countryside could not endure hardships. After a period of training, these people would gradually become the backbone of the educated youth.
Moreover, Wang Yuanchao knew that after the reform and opening up, many departments and leadership positions in the country would be vacant, and there would be an extreme shortage of talents in all aspects.
Among these educated youth, countless will pass the college entrance examinations of the third batch, and countless great figures will be born in the future, becoming the pillars of various departments and industries in the country.
Therefore, for Wang Yuanchao, being the head of this educated youth center was a very good opportunity to build his network. After thinking about it, Wang Yuanchao decided to just go with the flow and give it a try.
"Haha, it doesn't matter whether you live in the educated youth camp or not. The main thing is that you are the first educated youth to come to our Red Flag Brigade and are very familiar with our Red Flag Brigade. Moreover, your character and ability have been recognized by everyone in our Red Flag Brigade. So I believe that you are the most suitable person to be the head of this educated youth camp."
Seeing that, Wang Yuanchao no longer refused, otherwise he would be giving no respect to the branch secretary and the team leader, so he said:
"Since the branch secretary and the team leader believe in me, I will give it a try. I hope I will not disappoint the leaders."
"Haha, Wang Zhiqing, we have confidence in you and believe that you can be a good leader."
"Yes, Wang Zhiqing, just do it boldly, we believe in you."
Wang Yuanchao nodded silently and said, "Okay, since the branch secretary and the team leader believe in me, I will do my best.
How many educated youth will come to our Red Flag Brigade this time?"
Secretary Zeng said with a proud look on his face:
"Hey, when we held a meeting in the commune before the New Year, our teams were fighting for the quota.
But our Red Flag Brigade is one of the best in the entire commune. This time, our Red Flag Brigade has captured a total of 12 educated youths, the most among all the brigades.”
"Ah, so many?" Wang Yuanchao exclaimed in surprise after hearing the news.
(End of this chapter)
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