“It was you who mentioned that Yu Haiyang might bring back construction funds. I was worried that he might be targeted by people with ulterior motives, so I made a temporary decision to wait for him to come back,” Wei Zhi explained.

Xu Yan glanced at him sideways and thought to himself: Is this kid seeking credit?

"Thank you very much. If you hadn't acted in time, I'm afraid Yu Haiyang would be..." Liang Sumei recalled the horrific scene of Du Xiaoyi being injured, and felt a little scared about what happened to Yu Haiyang.

"Why are you thanking me? We didn't save you." There was a barely perceptible hint of jealousy in Wei Zhi's words.

Yu Haiyang reported the heroic deeds of Wei Zhi and Xu Yan to the town. This time, the town did not send Captain Li, but sent two young officers. They went to the educated youth site in Tianwa Village and awarded Wei Zhi and Xu Yan a plaque called "Honorary Educated Youth". The words "Yangshan Town Government" were engraved below the plaque. In this era, it is undoubtedly enviable to have such an honorary plaque, because it can not only add points when the educated youth return to the city, but also win an advantage in future factory recruitment. The town government also rewarded 100 kilograms of rice for the educated youth site. This rice is not rewarded to individuals, but to all educated youth. The average person received about 4 kilograms, which made the educated youth very happy. After all, they were tired of eating cornmeal and sorghum rice every day. Rice is a rare fine grain. The rice of this period has a sweet taste. Even if you don't cook, you can eat two bowls of it.

Jiang Dachang finally fell completely. He was sentenced to ten years in prison for allegedly planning to rob public funds. The villagers of Tianwa Village were ecstatic, as if they had been freed from years of bondage. They no longer worked with fear as they did in the past. Although there was still a selfish and stubborn team leader in the village, as long as the villagers did not touch his interests and did not make enemies with him, he would not deduct the villagers' public funds as Jiang Dachang did.

In the eyes of the team leader, Yu Haiyang was undoubtedly a special case. Ever since Yu Haiyang became the class leader, he has become a thorn in the team leader's heart. Therefore, when recruiting construction workers, the team leader announced to the whole village through a loudspeaker without mercy: "Fellow villagers, the autumn harvest is coming soon. This is the top priority of our Tianwa Village. No one can ignore it. Anyone who dares to delay the autumn harvest is holding our village back. Let's put other things aside for now. We must concentrate all our energy on the autumn harvest and strive to make our team an advanced collective this year."

Yu Haiyang was furious when he heard this. This was clearly an excuse to hinder the progress of the construction. There was still more than a month before the autumn harvest. Was it necessary to make people panic now? Moreover, a month was more than enough time to complete the construction of the training class and would not delay the autumn harvest at all.

The villagers who were originally planning to sign up backed off after hearing what the team leader said. After all, no one wants to be the one who holds the village back. Besides, the wages will be theirs sooner or later, so why let outsiders earn it? Why rush? But if they offend the team leader, it will not be worth it.

This made Liang Qing very anxious. She didn't know that her stolen design plan had been hidden. She wanted to participate in the construction guidance as soon as possible. Although it was called guidance, it was actually just a formality. She wanted to show her superiority as a designer in front of others. And most importantly, she wanted to show her face on the stage at the ribbon-cutting ceremony when the building was completed, attract the attention of Captain Li, and then have in-depth exchanges with Captain Li.

"Yu Haiyang, what should we do now? This is a study class of the Revolutionary Committee. If you don't build it in time, you will be in trouble!" Liang Qing said with dissatisfaction.

Yu Haiyang frowned. What else could he do? Did he really have to ask people from other villages to help? If so, even if the project was successfully completed, the villagers would probably be dissatisfied with him. After all, how could the village's money be easily earned by outsiders?

At this moment, a light bulb suddenly lit up in his mind, and he thought of his two lifesavers, Wei Zhi and Xu Yan. Although they were educated youth from outside, they were now part of Tianwa Village. Moreover, the educated youth were all young people, young men and women, full of energy and enthusiasm. More importantly, they were much more knowledgeable than the villagers, and they might be able to better understand Liang Sumei's design drawings and speed up the construction progress.

Thinking of this, Yu Haiyang made up his mind. He decided to ride his beloved bicycle to find Wei Zhi and Xu Yan to discuss and see if they were willing to do the job and help him solve his current troubles.

Before leaving, he asked Liang Qing if she wanted to visit her cousin Liang Sumei, but Liang Qing decisively refused. When Liang Qing learned that Liang Sumei was alive, she was extremely frightened. She was afraid that Liang Sumei would talk nonsense in front of everyone. If the news got to the ears of someone she cared about, that person would feel disgusted with her. But so far, no bad words had been heard. So before she got the strong support of Captain Li of the Revolutionary Committee, she didn't want to take the initiative to provoke Liang Sumei. But her not provoke didn't mean she wouldn't do something secretly.

Yu Haiyang was surprised to see Liang Sumei's broken leg limping. He had seen people with broken bones before. It took 100 days for a broken bone to heal, and they had to lie on the bed for three months to recuperate. It had only been a few days, but Liang Sumei recovered too quickly. Little did she know that it was all the effect of the bone and muscle healing spray. Liang Sumei just told him that it was because she was young and her bones healed quickly.

When Wei Zhi heard that Yu Haiyang wanted to recruit workers at the educated youth camp, he immediately took action and gathered all the educated youth together. Although Wei Zhi usually doesn't talk much, his appeal in this educated youth camp is really not to be underestimated. When everyone first arrived, it was all chaotic and no one knew where to stay or what to do. In the end, it was Wei Zhi who arranged accommodation for everyone in an orderly manner, so that everyone lived in a room that they were satisfied with.

When reclaiming wasteland, he was the one who led everyone to find the best place to reclaim. His spirit of hard work was really admirable. He was the one who mediated any minor conflicts or frictions among the educated youth. When he stood there, everyone would give in for his sake and turn hostility into friendship.

Wei Zhi understood that this recruitment was a rare opportunity for the educated youth. The wages were 5 cents a day, 15 yuan a month, which was equivalent to 100 kilograms of food. 100 kilograms of food per person was enough to last for 3 months. If they ate frugally, 4 months was no problem. The educated youth farm did not produce much food, and the food they received was much less than that of the villagers. The educated youth were skinny and thin, like bamboo poles. Being a construction worker was like pie in the sky!

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