The Shangjiang Team is extrely busy.
They need to build roads, construct factories, speed up work, and deliver equipnt. Fortunately, everything is proceeding according to plan and smoothly.
The production team also has fields to plant. If the over two thousand acres are not planted well, not only will they fail to deliver grain, but they’ll also have empty stomachs. Although they receive salaries each month, spending money to buy food is a luxury the mbers who have worked the land their whole lives never dared imagine.
Thus, even the elderly and weak are working the fields.
In the past, they had to weed manually; now, they buy herbicides directly.
Previously, they found ways to compost to enrich the land. So still do, but now truckloads of fertilizer are brought in and directly spread in the fields. The neighboring Liaozhong Team and New United Team watch enviously as Shangjiang Team’s crops grow upward, their stems and leaves a vibrant deep green, and they are filled with jealousy.
Clearly, despite working hard in the fields daily, with mostly able-bodied people, while Shangjiang Team’s elderly and weak only worked mornings and evenings casually, they still couldn’t surpass them.
The three leaders of the Shangjiang Team—the secretary, the team leader, and the accountant—are granted ten work points each day. If the annual inco falls short compared to the factory workers, bonuses are used to balance it out.
But the prerequisite is that the fields must be well-tended.
This privilege also makes leaders from other teams envious.
Jiang Baohua has been particularly busy recently. Xu Qinghuan proposed setting up a daily-use chemical products factory, producing items like soap and detergent. In this era, cooking involves little grease, aning cleaning products don’t sell well. Xu Qinghuan recomnded selling shampoo instead.
Producing shower gel is unrealistic unless there are showers.
Xu Qinghuan completed the formulas and samples, handing them to Jiang Baohua, but three months have passed, and Jiang Baohua’s progress has been minimal.
This is precisely why Jiang Xingye insisted on not establishing the factory within the commune or county, where bureaucracy consus most ti and energy.
By early July, just two weeks short of Xu Qinghuan’s birthday and their wedding, Jiang Xingye was floating, often breaking into silly smiles unknowingly.
Initially, this startled people, worrying if this child might have gone silly. The Shangjiang Team’s success owes much to Jiang Xingye; if he becos silly, who would they rely on for their good days ahead?
Many ca to inquire of Zhou Guizhi, who responded with an embarrassed exclamation, "He’s just happy because he’s getting married soon!"
"Wait, is he really getting married? The educated youth is willing to marry?" Qiu Linghua asked.
Zhou Guizhi instantly flew into a rage, "You darn old hag, what do you an by that? Are you cursing my little five and Huanhuan? Because your son can’t find a good wife, you wish ill on my little five?"
While scolding, Zhou Guizhi lunged at her.
After enduring Qiu Linghua and her son’s tornt, Kong Lijuan suddenly had a stroke of genius, inexplicably using so trick to bewilder Sun Laizi. Now, she’s beco prominent in the Sun Family.
A few days ago, she even found out she’s pregnant. Sun Laizi is set to beco a father, and being in a peculiar state, he flaunted before Jiang Xingye, only to be mocked harshly, saying that Kong Lijuan isn’t even worthy of carrying Xu Qinghuan’s shoes, and only Sun Laizi would like such poor shoes.
Sun Laizi went ho and lost it, beating Kong Lijuan almost to the point of miscarriage.
Why wouldn’t Qiu Linghua be jealous?
After sparring back and forth with Zhou Guizhi, having lived in comfort for the year, Zhou Guizhi’s strength was no match for before. As she fell into a disadvantage, soone shouted, "Stop fighting, stop fighting, hurry up and watch! Our team’s road is open—an asphalt road, extending to the factory front."
Qiu Linghua dared not really hurt Zhou Guizhi, who is now the wife of the commune director; their family’s food and finances depend on her.
She took advantage of the situation, cursed, "I’ll deal with you, old hag, later," and ran off.
Fuming, Zhou Guizhi chased her, witnessing the new road’s straw and cornstalk coverings cleared, with a dark asphalt path extending endlessly, appearing to reach the heavens.
mbers’ spirits are incredibly high, so even rubbing their eyes.
County folks ca, along with those from the commune. Jiang Baohua led a crowd standing amid the road surrounding Zhang Changqing, flanked by TV crew on both sides, shooting with all their equipnt.
Jiang Xingye and others held trays, covered with red silk, and the spectators were packed tightly. The joy and enthusiasm were visible on everyone’s faces.
Nearby teams were again enviously red-eyed.
"This is the first asphalt road self-organized by a production team; the power of the working people is imnse. The educated youth and mbers of Shangjiang Team are remarkable!"
Zhang Changqing roared at the top of his lungs, "You’ve paved an unprecedented road, achieving the collective dream of prosperity for all mbers, and this owes much to the leadership at the helm;
Xu Qinghuan, Jiang Xingye, and nurous outstanding educated youths of Shangjiang Team, showing the effectiveness of the policy that encourages educated youth to the countryside where vast accomplishnts are possible!"
"Words of gratitude are endless. I represent Anguang County, and the people living on this land thank you, thank the educated youth, thank the mbers of Shangjiang Team; you’ve pointed out a path for us!"
He bowed deeply!
Xu Qinghuan and others quickly stepped back, refusing to accept such gratitude.
Qiao Xinyu wiped tears, quietly sobbing.
The senior educated youths had conflicted emotions; they hadn’t forgotten the days when they faced harsh conditions, scraping by in the fields with mbers. Back then, they never imagined ever living like urbanites in this countryside.
They never anticipated that the knowledge they learned long ago would one day be so useful.
Yu Xiaomin was more distraught, crying non-stop. Sent to the countryside almost as if driven away and abandoned by family, she found solace when eting Xu Qinghuan on the train, easing her anxiety slightly.
She thought, what good is Shen City? Shen City lacks Xu Qinghuan, lacks today’s prosperous life. Her baby born at this ti on this land will also have fortune.
This road bypasses the commune, directly connecting to the county and joining the national highway near the train station.
City officials ca today; it was Wang Yueze’s first ti seeing Xu Qinghuan, warm admiration in his gaze.
The child once struggling desperately in the Xu Family and battered in Song Wanlin’s trap stood tall under everyone’s gaze, so exceptional and radiant, becoming the guardian of this land like the Phoenix Mountain.
Taking scissors from her, Wang Yueze said, "Huanhuan, I am Wang Yueze, a comrade of your father, you should call Uncle."
Xu Qinghuan naturally knew him but hadn’t expected to et here.
Stunned montarily, surprise erged in her eyes, "Uncle Wang, why are you here?"
"Such a great occasion, how could I not co? It’s your glory, your father’s glory, and the glory we’ve long awaited. We take pride in you!"
The new scissors glead in the sun’s golden light, illuminating Wang Yueze’s face, as he cut the red ribbon with a crisp sound.
The Shangjiang Road officially opened.
The mbers’ cheers echoed to the skies.
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