"Brother Bold, find an opportunity to tell Wang Wanchun what I just said to you, and let him think clearly whether he wants to continue to follow Zhang Defu all the way to the dark side, or work hard to ensure production. Do your job and find ways to help us old farmers make our lives better."
When he arrived home, Wang Zhong stopped Niu DaDang and said these words.
"Why don't you tell Secretary Wang yourself?" Niu boldly asked in confusion.
"Do you think I haven't told him?" Wang Zhong laughed dumbly, shook his head, patted Niu Bingdao's shoulder, and took the lead in entering the door. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he suddenly turned around and said, "You are telling him that the collection Han Meili from the Xian Brigade is a lesson learned from the past.”
After saying that, he went straight in and returned to the inner courtyard.
Niu DaDang stood there stunned for a long time before he regained his composure, and then returned home with a sullen face.
Time passed day by day, and Wang Zhong did not go to the commune to find Wang Wanchun again. He concentrated on staying in the Maixiang Brigade and leading the villagers in production.
The Maixiang Brigade now has nearly 3,000 acres of cultivated land, and nearly 100 acres of fruit trees on the mountains. Most of the trees planted are pear trees. These fruit trees were planted by Wang Zhong when the famine of 1966-19 had just passed. Planted by the team members.
At that time, the great disaster had just passed and the villagers had been hungry for three whole years. The pear tree planted by Wang Zhong at that time relieved a lot of worries. When Wang Zhong mentioned it at that time, the villagers were all upset. Agreed.
Most of the newly opened farmland was opened at that time. At that time, Wang Zhong's prestige in the brigade was the highest. The villagers were also afraid of another famine and wished they could open up more land and grow more food. .
Although life has been difficult these past few years, life has not been easy for everyone. After all, the work point system formulated by Wang Zhong and others in the Maixiang Brigade is suppressed by Wang Zhong, Niu Dangdao, and Ma Renli, who have high prestige. Maixiang The life of the brigade is one of the best in the Maixiangling area. The girls from the surrounding brigade all wish they could marry into the Maixiang brigade as soon as possible.
Therefore, the total population of Maixiang Brigade has already exceeded two hundred, and the per capita cultivated land has already exceeded ten acres. The children of Ma Commune, Yang Jianguo, and others have also grown up one after another, and the labor force in the village has gradually increased.
Among the young people of the right age in the brigade, there are only a few who have not married and started a family, namely Wang Ziping, Wang Zian, Niu Chunlai, Niu Wenwen and others who have been admitted to college.
Niu Maihua, Niu's bold little girl, is about the same age as Ma Gongshe and Wang Zijin. They are both sixteen or seventeen years old this year. Ma Renli and Yang Deng'er's youngest son, Yang Jianguo, is slightly younger at only fourteen years old, older than Tzuyu. One year older.
The children have gone to school one after another, the weather is gradually getting warmer, and spring is about to begin. The county suddenly issued a notice to expand private land, allow farmers to privately raise pigs, sheep, and chickens, and encourage farmers to engage in side businesses.
But there are also restrictions. Private individuals can raise pigs, but not sows, and they can raise sheep, but not more than three.
Although there are still restrictions, this sign is excellent.
Private individuals are not allowed to raise sows, so they should be raised in collective pig pens. The sows are owned by the collective. If the family cannot afford to buy lambs, the collective can purchase them collectively and then give them to individuals for a certain amount of interest. When the pigs and sheep are grown and put out for slaughter, their capital and profits will be returned to the collective.
"Is this possible?" After hearing Wang Zhong's words, Ma Renli asked with some anxiety.
Over the years, Ma Renli has been cautious and always careful. He upholds the principle of speaking less and reading more, and is cautious in his words and deeds. For fear of making mistakes, his courage is only as small as that of a needle's nose. He likes to think twice before doing anything, and look forward and backward. .
"Is raising pigs and sheep allowed by the superiors?" Wang Zhong asked.
Ma Renli: "Yes!"
Niu boldly said: "Are we breaking the law?"
Ma Renli shook his head.
"That's alright!" Wang Zhong said with a smile: "We do everything according to the instructions from the superiors. We neither violate the laws nor violate the laws and disciplines. If the superiors feel that what we are doing is wrong, then we will change it. As the old saying goes , If the sky falls, there will be a tall man to hold it up. If Zhang Defu has to deal with us, I, the village party secretary, will carry it."
"Now there are fifty-six households in our brigade. If each household has a pig,
Yes, but we collectively don’t have that much money and food! Ma Renli spread his hands and said.
"It doesn't mean there won't be any in the future. Let's buy a few sows first, and we can start breeding them in half a year. We'll buy a few more gilts, and when our sows give birth to piglets, we'll sell them to the folks. "
"If there are more piglets, we will sell them to the folks from all over the country. If no one buys them, then we will expand the pig farm to a large scale..."
"Since everyone agrees, let's do this!"
"Leave it to Renlian to purchase sow piglets. Your main tasks now are spring irrigation and spring plowing."
In addition to winter wheat, the two brigades and eight teams in the east and west of the village also have to grow millet, sweet potatoes, spring corn, and various seasonal vegetables. In addition to the collective land, there is also the newly expanded private land of each family. , they also have to plow and plant in the summer. After spring, almost everyone in the village will be busy.
Niu DaDang was a good man, and he was very proficient in everything in the field. Under the leadership of him and Wang Zhong, the villagers of Maixiang Brigade plunged into the intensive farming work.
Time passed day by day, spring passed to summer solstice, and it was the harvest season again. The sow piglets bought by Ma Renlian also grew up one after another. Ma Renlian was nicknamed Caibaozi, but besides being good at making steamed buns, he was also the only one in the village. The veterinarian was given full responsibility for the ten gilts in the village.
Nowadays, Ma Renlian is basically responsible for the breeding industry of Maixiang Brigade, and the two captains Niu Dadan and Ma Renli are responsible for agriculture. Wang Zhong is in charge of the overall situation and focuses on agricultural and sideline industries.
Wang Wanchun still didn't express anything, but Zhang Defu didn't act like the original one. He had been sitting back and relax in the past few years. At the beginning of the year, when Wang Zhong, Ma Renli and Niu Dadan walked to the provincial capital, it finally worked. effect.
Summer harvest is here in a blink of an eye. Looking at the golden and brilliant wheat fields all over the mountains and plains, the faces of the villagers show long-lost smiles.
"Harvest the wheat!"
Niu boldly shouted, and the villagers rushed into the wheat field with sickles. The men bent down to harvest, and the women behind were responsible for threshing and bundling the wheat straw. Under the scorching sun and scorching heat, the land of the Maixiang Brigade was filled with mountains and plains. All are in full swing.
The young and strong children loaded the newly harvested wheat into bags one by one, either in wheelbarrows, carriages, or on their shoulders, and headed straight for the wheat field in the village.
While harvesting and threshing wheat, they began to intensively dry and dehydrate the wheat. There were more than 200 people in the entire wheat fragrant brigade. Except for those like the second grandfather who were too old to work, the rest were old people with white beards and hair. , the dolls who were just taller than a wheel also helped to work together.
The harvested wheat, as in previous years, is first placed in the brigade's grain depot and then distributed to each household based on work points.
Working hard is full of rewards, while stealing from women and playing tricks makes you frown with only the thought of being lazy.
As soon as the food was distributed to the villagers here, over at the commune, Wang Wanchun and Guan Yuanchao led people down to collect the public food.
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Without the hassle of activities, the villagers devoted all their energy to serving the crops. Coupled with the strict work point system and reward and punishment measures, the Maixiang Brigade once again became the star team of Maixiangling Commune, with an average yield per mu of even more. Far beyond the sixties.
Wang Wanchun's face was filled with smiles as he watched the bags of wheat being weighed and inspected before being sent to the tractor.
"Big insect! You are indeed a capable person in our commune. In just two years, your brigade's output has doubled again." Wang Wanchun gave Wang Zhong a thumbs up and praised.
Wang Zhongdao: "It's mainly because of the hard work of the villagers and the good quality of this batch of seeds. This is a high-quality seed that Captain Niu and Captain Ma and I bought from the provincial capital. This is the second time we have planted it this year. This model is highly adaptable." , the yield is high and the taste is not bad.”
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After chatting for a while, Wang Wanchun pulled Wang Zhong aside to a quiet place and asked in a low voice: "Zhang Defu has been suspended for investigation, and the province even sent people down to handle this matter. How about you?"
Do you know something? "
"Secretary Wang, you are just promoting me. I am a farmer, and you ask me when to plant seeds, when to spring irrigation, when to suppress and eliminate insects, etc. I know, but where can I go when it comes to matters in the county or province? Go ahead!" Wang Zhong began to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
"Stop pretending to be here with me!" Wang Wanchun pulled Wang Zhong and said.
"You advised me to stay away from Zhang Defu at the beginning. Later, Niu Dadan came to see me and said what to say about treating diseases. It was a lesson learned from Han Meili's mistakes. Let me think about it myself. Isn't this a hint to me!
We all know who Niu Dadan is. Can he think and say these words? "
Wang Zhong looked at Wang Wanchun and said, "I have good intentions. As the old saying goes, when the birds are gone, a good bow is hidden; when a cunning rabbit dies, the running dogs are cooked. Isn't Han Meili's incident a vivid example?"
Wang Wanchun was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and his eyes became complicated.
"Wan Chun, you are a good person. You also came from our Maixiang Brigade. We followed you when we were fighting against the Japs. Over the years, all our fellow villagers regard you as one of their own. Otherwise, , Da Dao and I are still wasting our energy on what we are doing, it’s not a thankless effort.”
Wang Wanchun glared at Wang Zhong, but Wang Zhong looked at him calmly, with clear eyes and a sincere expression. Wang Wanchun's brows furrowed more and more, and his heart became more entangled.
"Wan Chun, people can make mistakes, but they can't always be wrong. If you make a mistake, you have to correct it. What's not to understand about such a simple truth? Do you still want to go all the way to the dark side even though you know it's wrong?"
"You kid, stop talking nonsense here." Of course Wang Wanchun understood, otherwise, he would have been suspended for investigation like Zhang Defu.
"Let me ask you, did you already know about Zhang Defu's suspension and investigation?"
"As for the things Zhang Defu did back then, I know with my ass that it would be a matter of time before he was suspended for investigation." Wang Zhong's answer was like no answer.
Wang Wanchun looked at Wang Zhong with a very complicated look. He sighed again, feeling a little emotional, and shook his head with self-mockery: "Now that I think about it, I am really incompetent as a secretary!"
"I think you did a good job. Although there are some flaws, the flaws are not outweighed by the flaws. Let's not talk about other teams, just our Maixiang Team. If you hadn't been there to help us carry the pressure, we might have been defeated by Zhang Defu and Han Meili. What's going on with them?"
"Hey!" Wang Wanchun sighed again: "Speaking of Han Meili, she was also taken away by the investigation team."
Wang Zhong stepped forward and put his hand on Wang Wanchun's shoulder, saying like a friend: "Wan Chun! Tell me, why do you become this secretary?"
"For what?" Wang Wanchun frowned and muttered.
"Then let's go a step further. Why did we follow you to fight the Japs and Chiang Kai-shek in the first place?"
"What else could it be for? Of course it's to live a peaceful life!"
"Later, we won the war and founded the country. Then we carried out land reform and divided the fields. What was it for?"
"In order to let the common people live a good life."
"Did you know that during the military parade, the great man said comrades have worked hard, and what did the generals and soldiers below say in reply?"
"Serve the people!" Wang Wanchun blurted out without thinking. As soon as the words came out, Wang Wanchun himself was stunned.
"Serving the people is simple and straightforward. Even smart people who have never read a book or are illiterate know what it means. After so many years, we have been tossing and turning. In the final analysis, it is just to find a path suitable for our development. Roads, in order to make the country rich, so that we farmers don’t have to go hungry!”
"You can clearly see what Zhang Defu and the others have done over the years. At this time, I think you might as well stop and think about it, recall the past, and ask yourself, how did you do it all these years? How did you do it? What is it for!"
With that said, Wang Zhong patted Wang Wanchun on the shoulder, smiled, and walked away without saying anything else.
Wang Wanchun was left standing there, wondering
He was thinking about something, and he didn't come back to his senses until the commune officer ran over to him.
People can be wrong once, but they can't be wrong all the time!
Serve the people!
What have you been doing all these years?
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Questions kept intertwining in Wang Wanchun's mind, and Wang Wanchun would never forget the events of the past few years.
But why do I still follow Zhang Defu wholeheartedly? Could it be that he has become the same person as Zhang Defu?
Wang Wanchun couldn't help but ask himself again and again.
"Secretary Wang? Secretary Wang?" Guan Yuanchao's voice pulled Wang Wanchun out of his trance.
"Hmm~~~What's wrong?" Wang Wanchun turned to look at Guan Yuanchao and asked.
"I see you frowning, is there something wrong?" Guan Yuanchao is the commune's armed minister, in charge of all the commune's militia teams, and Wang Zhong, who is also the militia captain of the Maixiang Brigade, is also his subordinate.
"It's nothing!" Wang Wanchun didn't even think about it himself. It still needs time.
