The next day, the weather was still sunny. After dinner, the Wang family went to the fields.
When passing by the experimental field, Wang Shouren found that Cao Chuanzheng had not arrived yet, so he followed his family to their place to work.
This time they wanted 20 rows of land, and each row was worth 35 work points. They planted two rows yesterday, and it would take them 10 days to finish.
With one more person digging the ridge was obviously much faster.
After working for about an hour, the sun rose and someone on the edge of the field was shouting and waving at them.
Qian Shulan had sharp eyes and recognized that it was Cao Chuanzheng. She smiled at Wang Shouren and said, "Go quickly."
Wang Shouren dropped his tools and ran over.
Yesterday, when Cao Chuan was digging the ground, he dug under his feet and was looked at with contempt by Wang Shouren and Wang Shoushun for a long time. Young people are naturally hot-tempered and have a spirit of not wanting to admit defeat.
He got up early in the morning, ate a steamed bun and ran to the field. Who would have thought that there was someone who was earlier than him.
Seeing him running over in a hurry with sweat all over his forehead, Wang Shoushun looked at him with contempt, "If all our farmers get up as late as you, should we still plant our experimental fields?"
After saying this, without waiting for Cao Chuanzheng to answer, he pointed to other fields and saw farmers in groups of three or four, all bending over to work.
Cao Chuanzheng said stubbornly, "I am not the last one to arrive. Wang Shouren hasn't arrived yet."
Wang Shoushun pointed at Old Wang's house and said, "He came earlier than me and has been working for more than an hour. My father told me to learn more from you, and this is how you set an example for me?" He stared at him with disappointed eyes, full of disgust and contempt.
Cao Chuanzheng's face turned red with shame, and he turned around and ran towards Lao Wang's house.
The two returned to the experimental field, and Cao Chuan was busy working. But he soon discovered that he hadn't dug up even one acre of land in the whole morning, let alone deep plowing. Why is farming so tiring
Why is it so hot when it’s only March
He turned to look at the two people next to him and saw that they worked much faster than he did, but they were still working very slowly. Cao Chuanzheng was a little angry.
By the time lunchtime came, Cao Chuanzheng was so tired that he could not even stand up straight. He wanted to slack off, but the two stubborn guys next to him would stop and watch him if he stopped working.
He refused to admit defeat and persisted through the entire day with gritted teeth. The back pain at night almost made him faint.
The next morning, Cao Chuanzheng got up very late and went to the commune meeting in a listless manner. When he came back, he seemed to be full of energy as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Seeing that Wang Shouren and Wang Shoushun were no longer as scared as before, but instead had a feeling of success, he grinned and said with ill intention, "You know what? Your team is lucky to have met me. When I went to the meeting today, I heard that the production team leader of a village was flagged because he used the old method when sowing corn seeds and did not sow them three times according to the technician's instructions. The technician reported him to the commune and flagged him."
He seemed very excited while speaking. He slapped the back of one hand with the other, and threatened the two people with smoldering eyes, "If you don't listen to my instructions, I will also raise the white flag to you!" Although he said threatening words, his immature face and childish voice really reduced the effectiveness.
Wang Shouren and Wang Shoushun now understood what he meant. This man didn't want to do the work himself anymore and wanted to be the boss on the shore and give orders.
"Bah! Do you have any shame? The day before yesterday, you swore to my grandma that you would take the lead, but it's only been one day and you turned your back on me. What kind of technician are you? I think you are just a shameless person!" A very clear female voice came.
Everyone looked at the person. They saw a little girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing homespun clothes, with a braided pigtail and bangs. Under the honey-colored skin, thin eyebrows were like willow leaves, curved eyes were like crescent moons, small face was like melon seeds, and bright red lips were like peach blossoms. This girl was really pretty except that her face was a little dark. Cao Chuanzheng was stunned.
"Xiaomei, why are you here?" Wang Shouren was a little surprised.
Xiaomei smiled sweetly at Wang Shouren, "Uncle, grandma asked me to call you home for lunch." Whenever it was the busy farming season, their family would resume eating three meals a day, because they had worked so hard and got hungry quickly.
Wang Shouren immediately walked from the field to the shore carrying an iron rake.
Cao Chuanzheng was so embarrassed that his face turned red. He wanted to open his mouth to explain, but Xiaomei didn't even glance at him. Yesterday, he thought he was different from those scholars who only knew how to quibble over words, but today he was playing tricks on her. How shameless.
Even after the two of them walked away, Cao Chuanzheng was still mumbling to himself: "Xiaomei? What a good name! The plum is three points less white than the snow, but the snow is less fragrant than the plum."
Wang Shoushun saw that he was quibbling over words and showing off his knowledge again, and thought that this young man must be mentally ill. He picked up the tools in his hand and walked to the shore. "I'm going home to eat too." After a pause, he said, "If you don't want to do it, then I won't do it either. There is no cadre in our team who doesn't work. You, don't think of pretending to be a boss in our team!"
Cao Chuan was so angry that his face swelled up. Thinking of what the girl had just said, his face suddenly felt like it was on fire. He felt embarrassed and awkward.
When they came back from dinner, they found that Cao Chuanzheng was actually working obediently. There was no trouble, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.
But Cao Chuanzheng was obviously absent-minded and no one knew what he was thinking about.
At Lao Wang's house, Qian Shulan saw that the sun had set, so she called her family to have dinner.
When we arrived at the experimental field, Cao Chuan was walking through the crowd with his head tilted, as if he was looking for someone.
Xiaomei and Xiaohe were walking behind, arm in arm. I don’t know what interesting things they were talking about, but they were laughing so hard that they couldn’t open their eyes.
Cao Chuanzheng couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Wang Shouren couldn't help but frown when he saw this scene, thinking that he must tell his mother about this after dinner.
The Wang family's lunch consisted of steamed white flour buns that Qian Shulan had specially asked Sun Daqin to prepare, served with homemade dipping sauce, and a plate of chopped green caterpillars and cabbage vermicelli.
No one in Old Wang’s family knew how the old lady had hidden the giant caterpillars so well. They didn’t go bad at all and still tasted delicious.
But the old lady refused to reveal anything, so everyone just gave up.
The family was having a happy meal when they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
"Aunt San, hurry out, President Zhou is here."
Huh? Everyone was panicking. Why was he here? Could he be asking them to run the canteen again
No one had time to eat. They stuffed the remaining steamed buns in their hands into their mouths and ran out of the house to watch the fun.
Qian Shulan guessed that President Zhou was a county leader after all, so it was impossible for him to come alone, and he must have brought a few people with him.
But what she didn't expect was that he would bring so many people. Thirty or forty people, some were beating gongs and drums, and some were carrying a large table covered with a red cloth, so she couldn't see what was underneath. But there was a big red flower on the cloth, what did it mean
The commune leader came in person, and the brigade cadres would definitely be the first to greet him. So Wang Shouquan went over first.
Even though Wang Shouquan claimed to have seen big scenes, he was still a little shocked when he saw this scene.
President Zhou smiled amiably, shook hands with Wang Shouquan and said, "Comrade Wang Shouquan, you are great. You have brought honor to our Wanghe Commune."
Seeing that he still looked confused and didn't know anything, President Zhou patted Wang Shouquan on the shoulder and told him the good news, "Comrade Wang Shouquan, congratulations on the products submitted by your Wangjia Village Production Brigade passing the Canton Fair assessment! Congratulations!"
Wang Shouquan's eyes widened instantly, and he was obviously stunned by this pie in the sky. He stared at President Zhou with his lips trembling, and stammered, "Really? Really?"
President Zhou nodded affirmatively, "Really!"
Wang Shouquan didn't care that his leader was here. His stunned face suddenly exploded, and only ecstasy remained. Then his eyes scanned the surroundings like radars. He wanted to find Qian Minghua! He wanted to find Qian Shulan!
Soon he spotted them in the crowd, and he hurried over and shouted, "Minghua, Third Aunt, our Zhuyixuan has passed the review of the Canton Fair. We can sell our products to foreigners. Our production team is going to make a lot of money."
At first, the members thought Wang Shouquan was a bit of a bully, as he lost his temper in front of his leader. But they were shocked when they heard his words. How could you sell rattan baskets to foreigners? Foreigners would actually buy that stuff? Can't they make them themselves
The members were in a state of bewilderment.
After Wang Shouquan regained his composure, he ran over to President Zhou and said embarrassedly, "President Zhou, when are we going?"
President Zhou smiled and said, "It's best to go tomorrow. Oh, and bring all your things with you. Let those foreigners see our Chinese things to open their eyes."
Wang Shouquan hurriedly said, "I guarantee that the task will be completed!"
President Zhou was very satisfied with his performance and turned sideways to show what was behind him.
The person who had been holding the table put it down immediately. President Zhou took away the big red flower and tore open the red cloth on it to reveal the contents.
"This is the prize our commune gave to your team. What do you think?"
The members all stretched their necks to look.
Wang Shouquan stood by and looked at the two enamel pots, two thermoses, and two Double Happiness enamel basins, smiling with joy, "President Zhou is really considerate. Our production team is in need of these things."
President Zhou patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard! Go and bring honor to our Wanghe Commune."
As long as foreigners place orders for their products, he will definitely become a celebrity in Liuguan County and will have face in front of the leaders. This is the first time in Liuguan County.
The products of several factories in the county were not selected by the Canton Fair, but their newly established factory was passed, which was really surprising.
President Zhou had to admire his good luck! As long as he could sell something to generate income for the commune, he would be able to show his face in front of the provincial party secretary. By then...
After President Zhou announced the instruction, he left with his men.
And Wangjiacun held a meeting again.
This time it was a bit difficult. A trip to Guangzhou is not cheap. The train ride alone takes three days and two nights.
They also need to take so many products. How to take them? How many people should they bring? All these need to be discussed at the meeting.
Qian Minghua was the first to speak out, "We are planting sweet potatoes, I definitely can't go. Shouquan, you will lead the team this time."
Everyone also suggested that Wang Shouquan should go. After all, he was a brigade cadre and had a good tongue, so it was a good fit for him to go.
Wang Shouquan glanced at Qian Shulan. To be honest, he was still a little nervous facing so many foreigners alone.
Qian Shulan noticed his gaze, thought for a moment and said, "This Canton Fair is related to the future development of our production team. I will definitely go."
Wang Shouquan was the first to support, "All the things that were nominated for this election were made by Third Aunt, and no one knows better than you. Third Aunt must go."
Everyone had no objection.
But someone asked, "Aunt San, what about your chicken farm? The results of the first round of hatching chicks will be announced in a few days."
Qian Shulan said to everyone, "I will let Comrade Wang Shouyi help me arrange the next work for the time being."
Everyone had no objection to this. After all, Wang Shouyi was just a temporary replacement.
Qian Shulan thought for a while and said, "I have another suggestion. We are going to take a train to Guangzhou. Carrying so many baskets will take up too much space, and the things will easily be damaged due to the crowding. Why don't we select a few people with good craftsmanship to go with us. And bring the tools, rattan and bamboo, and weave them after we arrive. This will save space and prevent them from being squeezed and deformed." Whether in later generations or this era, Chinese people are the largest group, and the train station is so crowded that it is not much different from pulling sausages.
Everyone looked at each other, obviously agreeing.
Finally the matter was finalized, and then it was a question of personnel selection.
Among the old Wang family, Wang Shouren had the best craftsmanship, so he was naturally chosen.
Qian Weihan's craftsmanship is also very good, and four older men and women with good craftsmanship were also selected.
There were a total of 8 people who went to Guangzhou this time, including Wang Shouquan's mother He Cuilan, and the rest were all men.
Wang Shouquan asked them to remember the thirty or so existing items and re-make them when they arrived in Guangzhou.
Of course, if one person remembers one thing, there may be mistakes, so at least three people should remember one thing. This way the probability of error is relatively small. In fact, Qian Shulan said that she remembered everything. But it is not wrong for everyone to do this. If she were to guide them one by one, it would waste a lot of time. Now that they remember it themselves, they can quickly compile it when the time comes, which saves her a lot of trouble.
At night, Qian Shulan called Wang Shouyi to her room to explain the chicken farm to him, repeatedly telling him to be fair and impartial and not to seek personal gain. At the end, fearing that he might make a mistake, she warned him, "If someone secretly tells me that there is something wrong with your selection of people, I will not let you off easily when I come back! You will be embarrassed enough in front of your children. You must remember my words."
Wang Shouyi wrote down everything. He didn't dare to disobey because his mother had spies everywhere in the house.
They set out early the next morning.
Qian Shulan packed her things last night, taking her new clothes and the rubber shoes she had bought earlier.
Sun Daqin also helped Wang Shouren pack his luggage and even brought his green military uniform with him.
Qian Shulan then explained the household affairs. The three daughters-in-law all had their own thoughts, so Qian Shulan directly handed the key of her room to Zhou Xuemei, "You distribute the food and meals, and make sure everyone has enough to eat. The meals will be according to today's standards."
Zhou Xuemei nodded and agreed.
Then he took out fifty yuan and gave it to Li Chunhua, "I'll keep this money in your hands for a rainy day. You must write down every penny you spend, and I'll check the account when I come back."
Li Chunhua also nodded and agreed.
Qian Shulan's team leader Sun Daqin said, "We're leaving the work distribution to you. Just follow today's schedule. If Zhengkang Zhengguo and the others have a day off, they must be allowed to work in the fields. No favoritism is allowed."
Sun Daqin also nodded in response.
The children in the family were reluctant to see the two leave, especially Zhengjun, who held Wang Shouren's hand and cried.
Sun Daqin felt very reluctant to let her man go as he carried his luggage and walked away without looking back.
Zhengguo and Xiaomaolu held Qian Shulan's arms and didn't want to let go. Qian Shulan kept telling them to take good care of themselves, study hard, and strive to get the first place in the exam. She would definitely bring them gifts when she came back.
The two children made repeated assurances.
The others were also very upset, feeling that without his mother's presence, the family was left without a backbone.
Especially Wang Danzhi and Wang Danna actually felt like they were living under someone else's roof.
Wang Danna had originally wanted to go on a date with her boyfriend but she turned it down. Looking at her mother's back, she had an indescribable feeling, she always felt that her mother was very free and easy. She didn't seem to miss them at all, and even felt relieved.
Don't say that Qian Shulan is really what Wang Danna thought at this time. She finally has the opportunity to go out and explore this world. Dealing with the best every day and doing heavy work every day, she also wants to have a good rest for a few days. Now this opportunity has come!
The author has something to say: Today is the last day of June. I have been working hard for a month, so should I work hard again next month? I am so tired, so sleepy, so hard…