The whole group of people entered the conference room, filling up the small room.
With so many people, it is impossible for them all to sit down.
Therefore, only three leaders were sitting, and the rest were all standing, with the educated youth standing on the left and the team cadres standing on the right.
Director Lei looked at the educated youth who were leading the riot, and took a quick look at them and the things in their hands. His expression became more and more frightening. He slammed the enamel pot on the table, tapped the table with his fingers, stared at them with dead eyes, and said in a stern and frightening voice, "What do you want to do?"
The faces of the educated youth all turned red. Two male educated youth stepped forward and said, "We want to go back to the city."
Director Lei snorted, "Who wants to keep you!" He pointed at the brigade cadres standing on the right, "Ask them if they are willing to keep you in the production team? You are all incompetent and only know how to stir up trouble all day long. Do they want to keep you? Do I want to keep you? This is the policy from above. When you came here, you all swore to Chairman M that you would make contributions to the countryside and take root in the countryside. You are backing off so quickly? Is this how you build the country?"
The educated youths all blushed, and two more female educated youths stepped forward and said, "Director Lei, it's not about the work! They are too backward. They only know how to work all day long. They are not advanced at all. We have ideological conferences every day in the city, but they have never had one. They only know how to work in the fields all day long."
Damn it! Those brigade cadres are already cursing in their hearts. If you don't work, what will you eat? Holding ideological meetings every day can keep you full!
Director Lei put on a fake smile and said to Director Chen next to him in a very embarrassed tone, "Director Chen, they said that the people below have ideological problems. What do you think about this?"
Director Chen snorted in his heart, wondering why this demonstration was directed at him.
He turned his head and glanced at President Zhou, who nodded slightly.
Director Chen turned around and said to Director Lei, "Director Lei, what you said is serious. We focus on ideology every day. But we have to wait until the public grain is paid and the crops are planted before we can hold a meeting. Otherwise, what if the leaders above come to demand the grain? And where will you and I get our food? Do you want to starve like we did in the past few years?"
Director Lei smiled, but it looked fake. He spoke in an official tone, "How could that be? Since Director Chen has already arranged it, I won't say anything."
Director Chen clenched his hands subconsciously, thinking to himself, is this old man planning some big move? Otherwise, why didn't he take advantage of the victory to pursue the opponent
Director Lei retracted his gaze and glanced at the educated youths. "Did you all hear that? This ideological conference is going to be held, but the most urgent task now is to harvest grain and plant crops. Things must always be prioritized and dealt with one by one. Why are you in such a hurry? Go back! As for returning to the city, there is no such regulation from above. I can't make the decision, and the cadres below can't make the decision either. You just stay here."
He stood up from his seat and pointed at these people. "I tell you, don't even think about escaping back to your home. First, you can't buy a train ticket without a letter of introduction. Second, your household registration has been transferred. It's useless to go back to the city. You won't get food. And if you escape to other places and get caught, you will be put in a labor camp. Don't make a mistake."
The educated youths all looked gloomy. They couldn't go back? They could only stay in the countryside? And there was no time limit.
Director Lei said to the others, "Go back quickly. If you don't, I will put you all in a labor camp."
These people were so frightened that they trembled and took off the things on their heads.
As they filed out, Director Lei said to the last two people, "You two go to my office. I'll talk to you about the situation."
Hearing his voice, all the educated youth turned around. The last two realized that he was talking about them and immediately nodded in response.
After all the educated youth had left, President Zhou asked several production team leaders about the situation.
Upon hearing that the grain in Wangjia Village had been harvested, President Zhou nodded with satisfaction.
Director Chen also asked these people to prepare for a thought meeting after planting the crops. "A meeting to recall the bitter past and to destroy the four olds should be held."
These brigade cadres were already accustomed to holding such meetings and all nodded in agreement.
After Director Chen finished speaking, he smiled and asked Director Lei, "Director Lei, would you like to say something as well?"
Director Lei waved his hand modestly, "Director Chen said it so well, why do you need me to say it?" Even so, he stared at them straightly, "Let me add a few more words."
Director Chen lowered his head slightly, his face a little stiff.
Director Lei smiled and said, "The two meetings Director Chen mentioned just now must be held. All the children in the production team, from top to bottom, over three years old, must be present. The revolution must start from the children. We must unite all the forces that can be united."
The brigade cadres nodded one after another.
President Zhou looked over Director Chen at Director Lei, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Director Lei continued, "I want to add two sentences. We need to hold a criticism meeting. If there are comrades with bad ideas in your production team, we must pull them out from the masses and let everyone educate them. Don't shield them just because you are related to them. I tell you, this is harming them!" He was particularly excited when he said this, and turned his head to look at Director Chen and President Zhou, "Are you right?"
The two nodded repeatedly, "Yes!" After that, they looked at each other with some displeasure in their eyes.
Director Lei waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys go out. When you have a meeting, remember to let the three of us be there to take a look. Don't try to fool us."
Wang Shouquan and Qian Minghua both looked unhappy.
After leaving the commune, Qian Minghua rode a bicycle with Wang Shouquan walking in front. The cadres from other production teams had no bicycles and could only walk, looking at them with envy.
Qian Minghua was so upset that he didn't even have the strength to pedal his bike. "Shouquan, what do you think Director Lei meant?"
Wang Shouquan sighed, forgetting the clear sky. The hot sun made him even more irritated. "I think we're in big trouble this time!"
Qian Minghua asked quietly, "Do we really need to send someone up there?"
Wang Shouquan said nothing. Of course he didn't want to hand them over, but the officials would come down to see what was happening. Who knows if it would get worse? But they were all from the same village. He couldn't do it if he was asked to hand over a few people.
He scratched his hair in annoyance. He would rather fight to the death with these people than hand over his people.
Let’s not talk about the entanglement between these two people, let’s talk about President Zhou and Director Chen who are most concerned.
Director Lei has been here for a few months and everyone has been living in peace. They thought that he was a soft-hearted person, but today he showed his claws to them.
Director Chen slammed the table and said, "I think we have to fight back. Director Lei is quite ambitious. He might want to sideline us because he is the boss."
In the past few years, Director Chen and President Zhou can be said to have lived in peace. One is responsible for farming, and the other is responsible for ideology. They do not disturb each other, each performs his or her duties, and their cooperation is seamless.
This time Director Lei obviously wanted to seize Director Chen's power. Logically, this had nothing to do with President Zhou, but...
President Zhou Ren told him the news he had found out, "I heard from a friend of mine that this old man is so evil that he even reported his own parents. We were careless."
Even his own parents reported him? President Zhou thought he was not a good person and would not do such a conscienceless thing! He did not want to be driven out of office, nor did he want to die, especially after the famine, he cherished his life even more, but he did not expect that there would be someone more evil than him.
Now Director Lei is pointing the knife at Lao Chen. Who knows if he will do the same to him next time.
When dealing with this kind of person, you have to be very nervous and can only be his puppet, otherwise he can get rid of you without making any noise.
It's so easy to deal with Lao Chen. He has no ambition and will never compete with him for the credit.
For this purpose, President Zhou felt that he could only stand on Lao Chen's side.
In Director Lei's office, he had a smile on his face and warmly invited the two to sit down.
After the two of them sat down, he picked up the enamel pot and poured himself a cup of hot tea, added two spoons of sugar, walked to his seat, and said with a smile, "You two young comrades have worked hard. I also know that you are both city people and you are not used to the countryside. To be honest, I also want to transfer you away. Look, I even wrote an application to the higher-ups a few days ago to report your situation to them."
Hearing this, Wei Jianshe could no longer sit still, with a flattering smile on his face, "Director Lei, do you mean we can still go back?"
Director Lei just smiled without answering. He picked up the enamel pot and blew into it, took a sip of hot water, and then smacked his lips. "Young comrades, don't be anxious. I can assure you that as long as you behave well, if there is a place to go back, I will definitely give it to you."
The two young men hurriedly stood up from their seats and bowed to him, looking grateful and saying, "Thank you, Director Lei!"
Director Lei stood up from his chair, pushed the man down and said, "Don't be so polite. We are all from other places, and we should help each other. I will help you if I can. I just don't know if you are willing to help me?"
Wei Jianshe hurriedly stood up from his seat, bowed and nodded, and said in a fawning manner, "Just tell me if you have anything to say."
The other one was not to be outdone, “Yes, yes, just give your orders.”
Director Lei laughed loudly, looking at the two people's nervous expressions, and stepped forward to pat their shoulders, "Don't worry, I won't ask you to do anything difficult. Just help me keep an eye on your production team and see which family has corruption or a tendency to take the capitalist road, and report it to me."
Both young men lowered their heads and began to think about it, but unfortunately they couldn't think of anything.
These two people have been busy earning work points in the production team for the past few months and have really no idea about the circumstances of each household in the team.
Seeing how slow the two were, Director Lei reminded them implicitly, "Those whose families seem to be richer and who live too well look down on others."
The two young men immediately understood that this meant choosing the richest family.
After a little thought, Wei Jianshe realized that the other party wanted to make a fortune by confiscating the property.
Speaking of this, he had done this before, and sold the old items he had confiscated to others and made some money.
It was just that he realized too late about this shady operation, so he didn't get much money in exchange.
Director Lei smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Wei Jianshe nodded, his eyes deep. He was determined to teach those people a lesson this time.
Under the scorching sun, Zheng Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead and pulled a cart towards the field. The cart was full of bags of corn seeds.
A female educated youth in a blue plaid shirt came over shyly, her voice a little timid, "Let me help you."
Zhengjun turned around and saw a girl who was about 17 or 18 years old, with fair skin and a thin body. Zhengjun glanced at her face and confirmed that he didn't know her. She must be the educated youth. His face changed immediately, his brows tightened, and his voice was a little cold, "No need! I can do it myself!"
The female educated youth rolled up her sleeves and walked to the side, insisting, "Let me help you. It will be faster if we push together."
Zhengjun stopped the cart directly, his thick eyebrows knitted together like an inverted eight, and his big eyes looked at her righteously, "Have you finished your work?"
The young woman blushed as he stared at her, and said hesitantly, "Not yet..."
"Then go!" His voice was a little stern.
The female educated youth's originally blushing face immediately turned pale. She pursed her lips, feeling so ashamed and angry that she covered her face and ran away quickly.
Sun Daqin ran over from the edge of the field, panting. Seeing the pretty figure in front of her, she immediately became anxious, "You didn't fall for it, did you?"
Zhengjun was a little speechless. Why did his mother think he was a fool? He said firmly, "No!"
Sun Daqin patted his chest and said with lingering fear, "That's good!"
She stepped forward to help Zhengjun push the cart. "Your grandma said that if you dare to mess with these female educated youth, she will break your legs. You also know your father. He listens to your grandma the most. When the time comes, mom won't be able to save you even if she wants to."
Zhengjun looked back at her, his expression somewhat helpless, "Mom, I already have Magnolia, how can I possibly get involved with these female educated youths?"
"Of course I believe you." She glared at the girl's back and gritted her teeth, "I'm just worried about those people. I see they can come up with all kinds of bad ideas to find men to help them work. Although there may be a few good ones, this kind of thing is as difficult as picking up money on the ground."
Zhengjun was still a bit of a chuunibyou when he was a teenager, but since he grew up and became a doctor at the health station, he has become more patient and has a better temper. Sun Daqin kept talking, but Zhengjun was still able to comfort her with a good temper, "Well, mother, don't worry, I will definitely not provoke them. When I see them, I will stay away from them and not give them any chance."
"That's good! Mom is looking forward to your marriage at the end of the year!" Sun Daqin breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.
Zhengjun also curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled happily.
The author has something to say: I've been too tired from staying up late lately, so I'm going to change the three-update to two-update, and keep the word count above 9,000. Thank you for your support, muah.
The first update time is: 12:00-12:30
The second update time is: 20:00-20:30