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    Tang Guiying sneered: "You still think you are your own meat and potatoes, everyone is rushing to get it!"

    Xie Huaxiang rolled his eyes at her and stopped talking.

    We quickly returned to Anji Village by riding a bullock cart. There was a big locust tree at the entrance of the village. There was a large open space under the tree. The ground was smooth and there was no grass growing. It looked like it had been often trampled on. The locust tree was halfway up the tree.  A big loudspeaker was tied up. When the bullock cart passed by, the horn suddenly rang, startling the three educated youths.

    Captain Shen told them that every day at six o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the evening, the village would play a one-hour radio broadcast on time, playing revolutionary songs or study documents, notifications, etc. The brigade cadres and the majority of members were very concerned about the time.  Bureau, loves learning and pursues progress.

    At this time, a young man wearing glasses passed by and came up to say hello enthusiastically: "The captain is back? Oh, what did you buy? It's for this big car.¡±

    Captain Shen said loudly: "You little boy, can't you see the three living people in this car?"

    The three insiders were sitting in the pile of luggage, and the sky started to get dark again. If you didn¡¯t look carefully, you really didn¡¯t see them: ¡°Oh, really, who are these three?¡±

    "The new educated youth in our village will be introduced to you later. You go and inform them first. After dinner, all members will hold a meeting." Captain Shen said.

    "Okay!" The young man wearing glasses agreed readily and hurried away.

    Captain Shen then told them: "This is the accountant of our brigade, named Shen Hongbing. He returned from high school in the county and is the most educated person in our village."

    "Wow, he's so awesome!" Xie Huaxiang said sincerely. These days, not to mention rural areas, even few students in cities study well, and the schools don't teach well either. They usually have half-day classes.  After a long day of exercise, everyone was distracted, and not many people really wanted to study.

    She and Tang Guiying both graduated from high school, and only Cheng Likun was more powerful. He was a college graduate. When Xie Huaxiang heard about it, he thought it was strange. College graduates are expected to be cadres, so why would they jump in the queue?  ?  But you can¡¯t tell in this world, maybe something happened to his family!

    Seeing that Cheng Likun seemed unwilling to say more, Xie Huaxiang did not ask any more questions. These days, there are many people who have unspeakable secrets.

    After a while, the voice of the brigade accountant Shen Hongbing came from the loudspeaker at the entrance of the village, informing the members to have a meeting under the big locust tree at seven o'clock. Xie Huaxiang finally understood why the ground under the big locust tree was so oily and slippery. It turned out that  He held meetings all day and let the members trample on him!

    "Go home and have a meal first. After that, we will arrange accommodation for you when the meeting is held." Captain Shen said that there are no extra houses in the village for the educated youths to live in, so they can only be arranged to live in the homes of each member of the commune.  But how to arrange the specific arrangements will have to be discussed at a meeting before being decided.

    As for eating, for the time being, we can only take them home to eat. As the captain, we can only suffer this loss. We can't let others starve as soon as they arrive.

    The captain drove the ox cart into a small courtyard surrounded by a low mud brick wall, and shouted into the similarly low mud brick house: "My dear, there are guests at home, please do more."  Let¡¯s eat quickly and go to the meeting later.¡±

    A group of children ran out of the dark doorway. The oldest girl looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old. She was wearing floral clothes and had two shiny black braids. Her skin was a little dark, but her eyes were  It's quite big and bright, and looks very energetic.

    This eldest girl was also the shyest. She only ran a few steps and then stood at the door, looking at them timidly and not speaking.

    The remaining few were all boys, the oldest was thirteen or fourteen years old, and the youngest was only as high as Xie Huaxiang¡¯s thigh. While sniffing, he rushed over and hugged Captain Shen¡¯s thigh: ¡°Dad,  Did you buy us something delicious?"

    Captain Shen rubbed the little baby's head cheerfully and took out a handful of orange hard candies from his pocket. They are sold in large glass jars at the supply and marketing cooperative, without cellophane packaging. The cheapest kind, one can be stuffed per person.  It went into the children's mouths, and finally there was one left in the hand. He waved to the older girl standing at the door: "Da Ya, come here, I'll give this to you."

    Daya shook her head shyly: "Dad, no need, give it to my little brother!"

    "My brother is here, and this is for you." Captain Shen walked over and put the candy into her hand without any explanation.

    Da Ya was a little embarrassed. She licked the candy with great appreciation, pursed her lips, and finally put the whole candy into her mouth with a happy face.?Satisfied.

    At this time, a dark-skinned woman with short hair walked out of the house while wiping her hands: "Look at how spoiled the children are by you. I have already told you not to buy these for them. If you eat them, they won't grow any more.  Isn¡¯t this a waste of money!¡± He said, patting Da Ya as if to vent his anger, ¡°Why don¡¯t you water the vegetables in the field quickly, we are just waiting to eat!¡±

    As she spoke, the woman glanced at Xie Huaxiang and the three of them. Although she didn't say anything, it was obvious that she was full of reluctance. However, it was also understandable. The captain had already said that they were poor in the team, even if they were the captain.  The captain's family is definitely not well-off, and with so many children at home, it is not easy to fill their stomachs. Who wants others to come to the house and eat for free!

    The stove of Captain Shen's house was set up in the shed at the door of the house. While talking, the woman opened the lid of the big pot, scooped out a ladle of water from the nearby water tank, added it, and stirred it for a few times.  Then he squatted down and added a handful of firewood: "There will be a meeting at seven o'clock. There is no time to do anything else. Let's just have a quick meal!"

    Cheng Likun was the most understanding of the world among them, and he immediately said: "We have regulations. We cannot take any needle or thread from the masses. If you eat at the masses' homes, you have to pay for food." After speaking, he took out the money first.

    Captain Shen was unloading the luggage from the bullock cart. When he saw this, he quickly went to stop Cheng Likun: "How much do you have to pay to add a few pairs of chopsticks? There is no such reason!"

    While the two of them were rejecting each other, Xie Huaxiang had already taken the money and handed it to Captain Shen's wife. His wife pretended to be evading it for a while, then accepted it smoothly: "Aunt, this is mine.  Meal money for both of you and Comrade Cheng!"

    Xie Huaxiang glanced at Tang Guiying who was indifferent and said something loudly on purpose.

    Tang Guiying's face was so dark. She thought it was appropriate for the captain to treat them to a meal, and she had no intention of paying for it. These people just ignored themselves and deliberately dragged her into trouble, which made her feel very dark.

    She walked over reluctantly, took out the money and murmured in a low voice: "Why, just add a ladle of water."

    The team leader¡¯s wife was a little embarrassed after accepting the money, so she cut another half of the pumpkin, chopped it into pieces and threw them into the pot to cook together.

    After having a meal of rice porridge made with corn crumbs and pumpkin at Captain Shen¡¯s house, my stomach was half full, and then the captain took them to a meeting with great preparations.

    A lot of people have gathered under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village. They are all wearing tattered homespun clothes. Their trouser legs are rolled up and their bare feet are still stained with mud. The more sophisticated girls will bring a small pony with them.  The rough guys sat on the ground, spread their legs widely, smoked a piece of tobacco rolled in cigarette paper, and enjoyed themselves.

    Women¡¯s hands are not idle, either carrying a sewing basket to sew a patch on the frayed knee of their child¡¯s trouser leg, or carrying a basket of dried corn cobs, chatting and peeling corn kernels.

    Three educated youths from the city stopped under the big locust tree. They were fair and clean, and their clothes were neatly dressed. They stood out from the crowd and suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention.

    Immediately there were whispers below. Xie Huaxiang's eyes wandered among the crowd, looking for Shen Tingsheng's figure. Suddenly, he felt happy. From a distance, he saw him carrying a small stool in each hand. Next to him was a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old.  He was holding an old woman with gray hair on his arm, and the three of them walked slowly this way together.

    Xie Huaxiang happily waved her hand over there and opened her mouth to call him, but she was still a little embarrassed in front of the public, so she didn't shout out and just stared at him with burning eyes.

    It's a pity that Shen Tingsheng's attention was all on the old man next to him, and he didn't notice the movement under the locust tree. He found a seat outside the crowd, put down the bench in his hand, let the old man and the little girl sit, and sat there  They sat on the ground next to them.

    Seeing that the other party did not see him, Xie Huaxiang was a little disappointed and slumped his shoulders in frustration.

    "What's wrong? Do you know anyone here?" Cheng Likun asked.

    "Just poor relatives in the countryside." Tang Guiying said disdainfully. Of course she saw how excited Xie Huaxiang was just now. Tang Guiying met Shen Tingsheng last time at Xie's house, and the man even pushed her. She was so excited.  How could a person who holds a grudge forget?

    Xie Huaxiang rolled her eyes unhappily: "Don't bully young people into being poor!"

    After counting, almost all the people were present. Captain Shen asked the accountant and political commissar of the brigade to write down the list of those who did not attend the meeting. Then he knocked on the gong in his hand. After a "Cang!", Captain Shen opened the door.  He shouted loudly: "It's a meeting, it's a meeting!"

    Meetings in the commune were commonplace, and they were held every three to five. Everyone had long been accustomed to it, and they didn't take it seriously. They just chatted when they should, and peeled corn kernels when they should.

    According to the procedure, Comrade Shen Hongbing, accountant and political commissar of the brigade, led everyone to read a quotation from a great man. The country people's Mandarin was not standard, and the quotation was read in all sorts of strange ways.  He read two pages of the drowsy document in a long tone, successfully quieting the venue, and many people fell asleep as he read.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Even if he doesn't, he doesn't take him seriously. He just keeps nagging and peeling the corn kernels.

    According to the procedure, Comrade Shen Hongbing, accountant and political commissar of the brigade, led everyone to read a quotation from a great man. The country people's Mandarin was not standard, and the quotation was read in all sorts of strange ways.  He read two pages of the drowsy document in a long tone, successfully quieting the venue, and many people fell asleep as he read.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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