Break out of the courtyard

On the morning of April 4th, there was a mobilization meeting for the new educated youth.

After the director of the knife field read out the formulaic welcome script prepared for him by the secretarial team, Zhang Heping, the secretary-general, stepped forward.

"No matter what you have done before or what your status is!" Zhang Heping sat on the left side of the sword field director, behind the podium, and said seriously into the microphone:

"When you arrive at our Jingcheng Farm, you are an educated youth! You must abide by the farm's rules and regulations! Everything is focused on production tasks!"

"Anyone who causes trouble and delays production will have their dormitory benefits canceled indefinitely, their family leave for the year, their qualifications for merit evaluation and promotion, and..."

The word "trouble" contains too many things, and the right of interpretation lies with the venue.

For example, in February, the educated youths who caused trouble were criticized by Zhang Heping in a public notice. Those who refused were picked out on the spot and returned to the Bureau of Agricultural Reclamation for redistribution.

According to gossip, I heard that those people were assigned to build reservoirs, and they were also said to be assigned to dig uranium mines.

When Zhang Heping said on stage that he would cancel this or that, most of the new educated youth in the audience were whispering among themselves.

After talking about punishment, Zhang Heping talked about rewards.

"Everyone has seen that our main farm has completed the allocation of employee dormitories, and then it is the turn of the 11 branch farms and 102 branch farms. Next, let's talk about the reward distribution of employee dormitories in the second quarter..."

"Isn't there 120 points? Are we not counted?" There was a buzz in the audience.

"Stupid! The batch of educated youth in February was not included."

"Keep your voice down, don't interfere with me recording the reward distribution plan!"

……

Facing the eyes of the group of new educated youths who had made phone calls last night, Zhang and Ping watched expressionlessly as they and other new educated youths boarded the trucks at the branch farms.

After these guys called home, although the coal data compiled by Zhang Heping reached 960 tons, and the three-turn and one-ring tickets totaled 1086, this was just verbal. Before the things came, let's do it honestly. Living, don't expect to be taken care of.

"Those little guys are the same as you. They were all greeted by the above. It's not good to let them go like this!" The director of the sword field was a little worried.

"I'm just going to the branch farm to let them see the hard work of others, so that they don't know how to cherish the opportunity after coming to the main farm." Zhang Heping said with a smile: "You old man, you'd better take the personnel department, canteen chef, and security guards to inspect the farm as soon as possible. Let’s do it! Don’t let those 18 new educated youths who are not qualified for room allocation cause trouble!”

"You stinky boy, you have become a bad person and you want us to be good people and wipe your ass."

"Director, we have to speak conscientiously. It's obvious that you want to be a good person and keep those problem educated youths. According to me, returning them all to the Educated Youth Office and sending them to dig uranium mines is the best punishment for them! "

"You, you! You also said that you know the quotations by heart. What do you mean by making many friends and few enemies?"

Hearing this, Zhang Heping laughed. The attack on the new batch of educated youths in February was something that everyone expected. Although the chief of the knife field blamed Zhang Heping for being too radical for doing this, he actually called Zhang Heping close to him. Many regard him as one of their own.

"I won't tell you anymore. I want to see the eggs in the incubation room. We have destroyed the forest environment. We must release more chickens to eat centipedes and scorpions."

When the director of the knife farm heard this, he couldn't help but smile. This brat was very courageous. Since the superiors were not allowed to raise them, he came up with a "release and breed" method. By then, they would all be pheasants obtained by hunting in the mountains.

……

Time quietly came to mid-June, and the friction in Western Xinjiang escalated. Jingcheng Farm received a notice to form a militia company to prepare for war!

The next day, 60 Type 50 large wooden-handled submachine guns and 60 Type 53 rifles (Mosin Nagant), together with bullets, were sent to the main field security department of Jingcheng Farm!

"The 35-round magazine only contains 30 bullets! There are only 15 bullets for the rifle." Section Chief Qin of the Security Section said to Zhang Heping who came after hearing the news: "Xiao Zhang, can you go to the top again?" Want some bullets to practice your marksmanship?"

"I'll ask someone later. It might not be easy to fix in the short term." Zhang Heping picked up a Mosin-Nagant rifle, casually dismantled it into parts, and then assembled it back together.

Then, he dismantled a submachine gun and commented: "Old gun, but well maintained."

"Old Qin, today I submitted the list of 144 candidate militiamen to the on-site office for review. Are there any problems?"

"That's no problem, but are these guns kept centrally? Or are they issued to the militiamen for their own safekeeping?"

"Centralized storage! In addition, we will build 12 more red brick buildings for you."

As soon as these words came out, Chief Qin of the Security Section was so excited that he hurriedly asked the 11 branch farm security offices to submit their names and told them about building buildings for them.

Just when the Security Department was selecting personnel, the Personnel Department sent Zhang Heping 7 transfer orders for his unlucky classmates, transferring them to the farm where their unlucky parents lived.

That night, Zhang Heping, Liu Yuan, He Zijiang and others sent these seven students away from the Jingcheng main stadium in the rain.

In July, the friction in Northeast China escalated. The bullet Lao Qin wanted did not come, but six more transfer orders were sent. It was still the old classmate who transferred Zhang Heping and left.

In August, Xijiang, Ellu River... and 8 transfer orders!

Once these classmates left, only three old classmates, Zhang Heping, Liu Yuan, and He Zijiang, were left on the farm.

For this reason, Zhang Heping also took the time to call Liu Yuan's grandfather, Old Liu, explaining that most of his classmates were gone, and asked him to find a way to get the three of them to Huadu.

Yes, Huadu!

On September 9, after cashing in coal supplies at the home of the 15th Yundu-connected educated youth, Zhang Heping sent him to the bustling Propaganda Section.

Although 43 of Zhang Heping's old classmates have left, the Publicity Department has not declined. Instead, stimulated by the reward of 1086 three-turn-one-ring tickets, there have been many more semi-full-time publicity team actors.

In addition, people from 11 branch farms and 155 branches are also actively organizing rehearsals. Even if they are clearing wasteland on the hillside, everyone is practicing chorus.

There are many prizes for one reason. The name of the 20th National Day Parade and the gimmick of having to take photos and submit them to newspapers are the reasons why they are so active.

What most people don't know is that Zhang Heping is also mobilizing newly arrived educated youths from well-connected households, as well as the director of the knife field and others, to seek television camera and video equipment.

"Xiao Zhang, you are causing trouble for me again!" Section Chief Li of the Publicity Department came up to him with a smile, casually grabbed someone, and accepted the connections brought by Zhang Heping.

"Chief Li, look at what you said. If you think you have too many people under your command, I'll tell the personnel department for you."

"That's not okay. Once you enter my door, you are mine. You can't turn your elbows outward."

"You go ahead, I have to go check on the stage setup."

"Hey..." Section Chief Li of the Publicity Department hurriedly grabbed Zhang Heping and asked, "I heard that you refused performances from other farms to participate in the performance?"

"It's not rejection, it's asking them to give out the prize. They are reluctant to part with it. They gave it up themselves."

"What prize did you ask them to give?"

"Of course, whatever prizes we give out, they give out! We are all at the same level. If we let them give out less, they will feel that we look down on them."

"You are awesome!" Section Chief Li of the Publicity Department joked: "I heard that other farms have reported your kid to the Bureau of Agricultural Reclamation. Are you afraid?"

"They don't think it's embarrassing, so what am I afraid of! Let's go..." Zhang Heping left the Bamboo Building of the Propaganda University with a smile, and then went to the farm gate.

Ever since the educated youths from Yundu's connections brought in more than 900 tons of unplanned coal, the cement factory opposite the farm gate was at full capacity, and cement production has not stopped.

For the sake of the farm's reputation, not only was an "I"-shaped cement road paved at the gate, but the gate was also remodeled and a guard room was added.

However, the bamboo fences around the gate are a bit too crude!

In addition, the main road 10 meters after entering is blocked by a large three-story red brick building.

This is the newly built office building of Jingcheng General Factory. If you want to go deep into the hinterland of the main factory, you can only go in through the cement road to the left and right of the office building.

To the left of this office building is a parking lot, to the right is the Security Department Building, and behind it is the large stage built under the leadership of Zhang Heping...