Su Changjiu immediately stated, "How can this be? We farmers must have the spirit of hard struggle and cannot always rely on others!"
His words left Captain Luo speechless. He opened and closed his mouth several times, then finally turned and left.
But after only two steps, he turned back again.
"Captain Su, I heard that the educated youth in your brigade will be returning to Hongxin Brigade soon!"
After saying this, Captain Luo saw Su Changjiu's expression change as he had hoped, and then he smugly hummed a tune and returned to his own brigade's team.
Because of these words, the joy on Su Changjiu's face almost disappeared.
Kang Yiye, someone he thought would never return, why was there suddenly such news?
He didn't believe Captain Luo was lying to him, as there was no reason for it.
When he returned to the Hongxin Brigade's team, Su Laosan saw his bad complexion and stepped forward to ask.
"Laosan, I heard that Kang Yiye is going back."
With this sentence, Su Laosan, who was eating a leek box, was also startled, and the leek box in his hand almost fell to the ground.
"Captain, if someone like that goes back, won't our brigade be in turmoil again?" Su Laosan spoke after a long pause.
That person was ill-intentioned. Perhaps before, because she was unmarried, she might have had some reservations. This time, the situation had become so big, and she might truly become shameless.
"Who says not?" Su Changjiu sat under the shade of the tree, not knowing what to say.
"Captain, can't she be sent to another brigade?" Su Laosan truly disliked Kang Yiye, to the point of disgust that he didn't even want to look at her or hear her name.
Su Changjiu shook his head slightly. She was originally from Hongxin Brigade, and as long as she didn't have to continue cleaning toilets, she would naturally return to Hongxin Brigade.
"Captain, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. There's no other way." Su Laosan also disliked this person, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't keep nagging and upsetting the captain.
Li Zhuzi, who was next to Su Laosan, leaned over and asked, "How is she okay so quickly?"
Li Zhuzi's tone was agitated. This woman had almost ruined his life, so how could she be out so soon?
No, absolutely not!
"Captain, I'll report her to the commune!" Li Zhuzi could no longer suppress his emotions.
Su Changjiu quickly said, "Li Zhuzi, don't be rash. If you report her now, it probably won't be of any use."
For her to be okay so quickly, this woman must have used improper means.
If Li Zhuzi went rashly like this, he might even ruin himself.
"I'm not reconciled!" Li Zhuzi said with red eyes.
"It's no use being unreconciled. I'll inquire further later." Su Changjiu said.
"Alright, Captain. After we hand over the public grain, we'll go back to the brigade first, and you can inquire about the news." Su Laosan pulled Li Zhuzi, "Zhuzi, let's not bother with people like her. Even if she returns to Hongxin Brigade, just pretend you don't see her!"
After Su Changjiu left, Li Zhuzi's emotions became even lower.
"Third Brother, you say, how can such a troublemaker return? Why wasn't she kept in the toilet forever?" Li Zhuzi said, unable to understand, a grown man, his face was full of grievances at this moment.
"Who says not? I don't know what methods this woman used. Regardless, if she really returns, we should all be careful not to fall into her trap." Su Laosan warned Li Zhuzi.
Kang Yiye returning intact would likely mean her first action would be to retaliate against their two families.
After all, this ordeal was ultimately caused by their two families.
Although Kang Yiye was wrong from the beginning, Su Laosan felt that such a person would definitely not think she was wrong, only that others had wronged her.
She might even think that if he had just gone along with it back then, none of this would have happened!
Li Zhuzi nodded, "I know, Third Brother!"
"Zhuzi, let's rest for a while! It's almost dawn, and we'll have to work hard."
As there was still some time before dawn, they soon fell into a daze and slept.
However, Su Changjiu barely slept all night. He couldn't figure out who was taking care of Kang Yiye.
Kang Yiye could clearly switch to another brigade, so why did she insist on returning to Hongxin Brigade?
At eight o'clock in the morning, the gate of the grain station opened.
"Handing over public grain, which brigade is at the front?" the grain station staff shouted loudly.
"Us, us, it must be our Dongfanghong." Captain Luo tucked his pipe into his waistband and quickly stepped forward.
At this time, there were already seven or eight brigades in line. Captain Luo, as the first one, was very proud and arrogant, walking with a swagger that showed no regard for anyone.
But the grain station staff did not show much expression, only stating that they would begin weighing.
The grain station at this time was an absolutely good place, and even the staff at the grain station were more arrogant than the staff in other places.
He who possesses grain possesses the world. They held grain in their hands, so who wouldn't look up to them?
Over time, these grain station staff developed a sense of superiority.
Even when facing the leaders of these brigades, they showed no courtesy.
Captain Luo's original pride was completely extinguished by this splash of cold water. He listlessly led his men to place the grain on the large scale of the grain station.
On the large scale of the grain station, there was a large wooden box that could hold three hundred jin of grain at a time. After the box was filled, strong young men would have to carry it to the granary.
Captain Luo was already over sixty years old and could not do such high-intensity physical labor.
His main task was to direct the young people in the brigade and, at the same time, to humbly offer cigarettes that he himself was reluctant to smoke to the grain station staff.
When facing the grain station staff who completely ignored him, Captain Luo's attitude was as humble as it could be.
Su Laosan watched from afar and said, "Captain, are we ready?"
"We are ready!" The one who replied was Accountant Li.
Accountant Li glanced at Su Laosan and said, "You are in your position, so you should manage your own affairs. This is not something you should be concerned about!"
"Are all members of the brigade divided into different ranks?" Su Changjiu said irritably.
Accountant Li was becoming more and more confused. After being an accountant for several years, his bureaucratic thinking was becoming more serious.
Su Laosan merely asked casually, and he was retorted?
Accountant Li dared not get angry at Su Changjiu, and he dared not get angry at Su Laosan in front of Su Changjiu, so he could only glare fiercely at Su Laosan and walk away.
After more than an hour, seeing that Dongfanghong Brigade's grain was almost handed over, Su Changjiu called the members of Hongxin Brigade to get ready.
"Young and old, it's our turn! Everyone, put in some effort, and after we finish handing over the public grain quickly, we can go home. Tomorrow, we'll distribute the grain!"
Su Changjiu's words about distributing grain were very encouraging, and everyone in Hongxin Brigade became excited.
Just then, Captain Luo suddenly walked quickly towards Su Changjiu, his face showing a fawning and flattering expression completely different from before.
"Captain Su, you see, our brigade's grain is a bit short. How about you lend us some first? I'll arrange for someone to get it right away, and it won't delay your handover of public grain." Captain Luo said with a good attitude.
Su Changjiu sneered, "Captain Luo, we've known each other for so many years. Who doesn't know who?"
Captain Luo's face turned red from Su Changjiu's remark, but he still argued, "Wasn't last year's incident an accident? Forgetting for a moment is also possible. It's all in the past, why bring it up?"
Su Changjiu ignored him. His words were nice, but this Dongfanghong Brigade always had a shortage of public grain every year. They either borrowed from this brigade or that brigade.
Although it was called borrowing, they were rarely willing to return it.
Last year, when they borrowed land from Jiefang Brigade, Captain Chen of Jiefang Brigade took three months to get back over two hundred jin of grain, almost wearing out his mouth and legs.
The year before last, they borrowed grain from Xiangyang Brigade, and Captain Li of Xiangyang Brigade gave Captain Luo two packs of cigarettes to get the grain back.
If he were to lend grain again this year, he would be a fool or an idiot.
"Just say it, will you lend it or not? Our years of friendship are not worth two hundred jin of grain?"
"No, two hundred jin of grain, is that a small amount? Can't it be distributed to the members to eat during the New Year?" Captain Su truly gave no face at all.
Seeing that he couldn't borrow from Su Changjiu, Captain Luo went to borrow grain from everyone else one by one.
But the grain station staff couldn't wait, so they called the second brigade in line to pay the public grain first.
Captain Luo heard this and ignored everything else. He quickly ran forward and handed a pack of cigarettes to the grain station staff, saying, "Comrade Li, please wait a moment. Our Dongfanghong's missing grain will be here soon!"
It was a joke. The first place this year would be rewarded with a tractor. It was said that thing was very good, and one machine could do the work of half a brigade.
Su Changjiu also wanted to compete for the first place. If he didn't compete now that Dongfanghong Brigade was being so foolish, he would truly be an idiot.
He was about to step forward to push Captain Luo away, but unexpectedly, Director Wu from the commune came with Captain Wu from Dongfeng Brigade.
"Old Li, this is from Dongfeng Brigade. Can you weigh Dongfeng Brigade's grain first?" Director Wu spoke very politely, but his tone was still unquestionable.
For the grain station staff, it was the same to weigh anyone's grain, so they agreed.
Su Changjiu was stunned. What did this mean? Openly cutting in line?
"Secretary Wu, our brigade has been here for a long time. The members haven't slept all night, and they've been up all night." Although he was afraid of Director Wu, Su Changjiu still stepped forward to argue.
"We are all revolutionary comrades. Dongfeng Brigade has something to do, so what's wrong with them going ahead of you? Old Su, you are an old party member, you can't lack this much awareness!" Director Wu said irritably.
He even resorted to moral blackmail in the end. Su Changjiu was not good at speaking, so he was momentarily speechless.
Just then, a clear childish voice came, "Party members should uphold what is right and resist what is wrong. Cutting in line is wrong!"
The child's words showed no regard for anyone, and everyone present heard them.
Director Wu's expression immediately turned cold. When he saw a little girl of six or seven smiling and saying this not far away, his face turned even uglier.
"Where did this ill-mannered little brat come from? At such a young age, this thinking is very dangerous! How did your parents educate you? Have you memorized the Little Red Book?"
Everyone's expression changed. Everyone in the commune knew who Director Wu was.
He was an extremist, and in recent years, he had harmed many people to please those above him.
Now, to say such dangerous things about a child was clearly to leave no way out for this child.
Not only this child, but even this child's parents, would likely have no way out.
"I think your thinking has slipped more, and you've fallen into the ditch. Can someone like you still be a deputy director of the commune?" This time, a male voice spoke, with a very arrogant tone.
Provoked by one or two people, Director Wu's face turned as black as ink.
"You still know I'm the director of the commune? Then do you know that I can make you disappear immediately!"
Director Wu's face was full of flesh, and what he said now was fierce and ruthless. His fierce appearance scared many people.
However, this did not include the man and child who had interrupted midway.
The arrogant man was wearing a military uniform and holding a well-behaved and cute little girl, as if he hadn't seen or heard anything.
The captains of other brigades who were on good terms with Su Changjiu couldn't help but quietly approach Su Changjiu and whisper to him to back down.
An arm cannot twist a thigh. Who among the cadres in the brigade didn't know what kind of person Director Wu was?
Moreover, Director Wu was from Dongfeng Commune. The first brigade to hand over public grain this year would receive a tractor. It would be strange if Director Wu didn't favor other brigades.
Su Changjiu said with a wry smile, "This matter, I can't decide now! If that person doesn't back down, what can I do?"
It wasn't worth it to make a fuss over such a small matter, and Su Changjiu had intended to back down, but now that someone had intervened, it was impossible to back down.
He saw that the man holding Su Xiaotian's hand was none other than Minister Chen, whom he had met once before.
"Old Su, doesn't that look like Minister Chen from the County Armed Forces Department? He's even wearing a gun on his waist." Someone suddenly reminded him.
At this time, Director Wu also turned his gaze to Chen Zi'an.
Before, he had only thought of the man speaking as the parent of the careless little girl. The angry man had never expected that it would be a leader from the county.
And it was that Minister Chen Zi'an, who was the most principled and also the most unruly.
It was rumored that this person dared to point a gun at someone's head if he was unhappy.
Was that something to joke about? If he wasn't careful, his life would be gone!
Thinking of this possibility, he immediately cowered, his legs turning weak.
Why did this plague god come here for no reason?
And he happened to see this scene of him, which was truly going to be his doom!
"Minister Chen, why are you here? Are you here to inspect work? Director Qian is at the commune, I'll take you there now!"
At this time, he was still thinking of taking Chen Zi'an away from the scene, but he didn't even consider why Chen Zi'an would suddenly come here.