Countercurrent 1978 starts with the production team

After hearing County Magistrate Zhou's explanation, Chu Jianghe finally understood why County Magistrate Zhou looked at him differently.

It wouldn't be a big deal just to send someone's mother-in-law home. The most they could do is thank me.

Today, County Magistrate Zhou protected their Xiaohe Village from the wind and rain.

Chu Jianghe was also a grateful person, and said: "Well, I just happened to meet him at the right time, so it was just a matter of convenience. I still have to thank County Magistrate Zhou for what happened in Xiaohe Village today."

"I didn't say anything. I will not support, oppose, advocate or publicize the matter in your Xiaohe Village. Your understanding of the New Deal is so profound. I don't believe you don't understand the current situation."

Of course Chu Jianghe knew, but when County Magistrate Zhou said it so directly, he was moved.

Seeing his expression, County Magistrate Zhou just smiled and said, "But if I could see you living a good life, I would be happy from the bottom of my heart. Poverty is by no means socialism."

He visited a lot of villages during this period, and the villagers he saw still looked like they were so poor that they were numb, and they had no hope at all in life.

"Work hard. I hope that the people of Xiaohe Village will work hard, work together, strive for the top, and live a good life through your unremitting efforts. When you make outstanding achievements, I will report the incident in your Xiaohe Village. Maybe it will be the next Dazhai.”

Chu Jianghe laughed at himself. He more often followed the trend of history and sized up the situation, but the other party did it entirely based on his own intention to serve the people. In this comparison, he fell behind.

Chu Jianghe was even more moved when he heard County Magistrate Zhou express his thoughts so frankly.

"Thank you, County Magistrate Zhou."

"You don't need to thank me. On behalf of the county party committee and the county government, I should express my gratitude to your grassroots leading cadres who are working on the front line of the construction of the four modernizations."

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After seeing off County Magistrate Zhou and his party, Xiaohe Village is still under construction in full swing.

Their group didn't make any waves in Xiaohe Village, and they didn't even have lunch.

When they all walked far away and couldn't even see their shadows, Chu Jianghe was still standing at the entrance of the village, looking into the distance.

Chu Dayou was worried, so he came to Chu Jianghe and said, "Jianghe, what did County Magistrate Zhou tell you?"

"It's nothing."

"Then we, Xiaohe Village, will continue to do what we do next?"

"Not only do you have to keep doing it, but you have to do it well!"

After saying that, the two of them continued to participate in the work they had just done. Chu Jianghe was full of energy, and he alone could do the job of three or four strong laborers.

Before he worked for a while, he heard someone coming again, saying that it was Zhang Li who was looking for Chu Jianghe.

Chu Jianghe knew what the other party was doing, and it was an appointment he had made with Zhang Li a long time ago, so he followed Chu Dayou to greet him.

At this time, Zhang Li and several other people, driving a tractor, were waiting for him at the entrance of the brigade department, smoking cigarettes.

Chu Jianghe stepped forward to say hello: "Brother Zhang Li, I'm troubling you again."

Zhang Li also smiled back and said, "Brother Chu, you're welcome."

"Uncle." He greeted Chu Dayou respectfully again.

"Yeah." Chu Dayou also nodded to him.

Chu Dayou had long known that many things at home were caused by this tension. Chu Jianghe didn't hide it from him, and he also knew that his uncle was the director of the town's grain station.

Zhang Li pulled Chu Jianghe to the side of the tractor, and with a swish, he pulled open the tarpaulin covering the tractor's bucket.

I saw six and a half fans of pork, piled together, shining with an attractive luster, lying there quietly.

Next to it are dozens of kilograms of vermicelli, dozens of bags of flour, some dried kelp, tofu, vegetables and so on.

Zhang Li smiled proudly: "How about it, Brother Chu, a whole five hundred kilograms of pork, dozens of bags of flour, some vermicelli, tofu, vegetables and so on."

Chu Jianghe nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work, brother Zhang Li."

If you want to buy these things, you can find a way to buy them, but buying so much at once is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

When Zhang Li saw that Chu Jianghe was satisfied, he smiled and said, "As long as you are satisfied, if you have any other needs, don't hesitate to ask."

During this period, Chu Jianghe gave him several ideas and made him a fortune. This thing is really nothing to him now.

Chu Dayou was confused and said, "Jiang He, you bought so many things, can you finish them all?"

There are only a few people in the family, and the weather is warm now. So many things can't be stored for long.

"Dad, although our village has made some money, except for the members who work in the brick factory, no one else has benefited at all. Even the grain from the pig farm is given to the members on credit. Two projects are starting today. Our village will also have a good meal, be lively, and cheer everyone up."

Chu Jianghe expressed his thoughts without fear that his father would not support him.

Chu Dayou saw that all the pork had been pulled back. It took a lot of effort just to gather these things. He couldn't let people pull them back again.

Chu Dayi gritted his teeth and said: "That makes sense. Our village is about to open a pig farm, but we pig farmers can't afford pork. If we eat it, even if we lose our original income, we still have to have a good meal. .”

Immediately arrange for a few people to wash their hands and start unloading the pork.

As soon as the commune members heard that the village was going to arrange a good meal for everyone and bought five hundred kilograms of pork, they immediately cheered, with excited expressions on their faces.

They all began to calculate in their minds. With 2000 kilograms of pork and more than [-] people in the village, how could one person get a few taels of meat to eat?

Except for those who arranged the cooking, the rest of the people continued to work enthusiastically, their hands kept moving, but their minds had already wandered to who knows where.

In the afternoon, five large stoves were set up next to the threshing floor.

A group of people got busy there. There were more than 100 people working on the threshing floor.

The commune members also pulled baskets of bowls and chopsticks and put them aside, which were put together by each family.

There are people washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, washing dishes, and steaming steamed buns.

The sounds of chopping vegetables and meat are endless.

In the makeshift stove, the fire was burning vigorously. As the chopped pork was put into the pot with a "sizzling" sound, the aroma of the meat wafted far away.

Even after everyone on the construction site smelled the smell of meat, their movements slowed down a lot.

One by one, they swallowed a mouthful of saliva, their thoughts already lost track of where they belonged.

"You haven't seen that pork, it's red, and that pork belly is so thick, hey, just looking at it makes people drool." After the man finished speaking, he wiped his mouth, as if the saliva was about to flow out. .

"The last time I ate meat, I remember it was during the Chinese New Year. I only had four or five slices of pork, but I couldn't even get enough of it."

"It's all the same, it's all the same, hehe..."

"Would we make a mistake by doing this?"

As soon as this man said it, everyone turned him back.

"If you're afraid of making a mistake, then don't eat it."

However, some people were worried and asked Chu Jianghe this question.

But Chu Jianghe smiled: "If you are worried about making a mistake, then don't eat it. It just saves the meat for everyone. I believe everyone will not think there is too much meat."

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Everyone was so hungry that they waited around the threshing floor early. The threshing floor was completely surrounded, and with the hundreds of piglets nearby, the scene was quite spectacular.

After the vegetables were stewed, everyone's mouths started to water when they saw the big iron pot with a thick layer of oil.

At this time, I was very conscious and queued up in order to start picking up the dishes. Even while queuing, I kept looking around, for fear that when it was my turn, the people in front of me would finish the meat.

Over there, the big steamer was also opened, and a big white steamed bun came out of the pot with a dustpan.

I ordered the dishes and the steamed buns, and started eating them immediately.

The threshing floor was noisy and quiet at the same time. It was noisy because there were nearly 2000 people eating together, and the sound of snoring was quite loud.

I say quiet because everyone is too busy stuffing things into their mouths to talk.

Of course, the noise made by the hundreds of piglets next to them is not quiet either.

Chu Jianghe was filled with emotion when he saw the satisfied smiling faces of everyone.

These are such good people. As long as they can have a full meal, they are already satisfied.

Xiaohe Village has taken the first step, but there is still a long way to go.