"Do you want to join the mushroom group?"
Zhou Ziwen interrupted Jiang Xiaohong's next speech.
“It’s not that I want to join the mushroom group, but that the production team should give us preferential treatment and let all us educated youth work in the mushroom group.”
Jiang Xiaohong corrected Zhou Ziwen’s statement.
"Comrade Jiang Xiaohong, your idea is good, but it is a bit unrealistic." Zhou Ziwen shook his head.
"Why do you say that? I think we educated youths should receive preferential treatment. We have culture and knowledge, how can we be the same as ordinary villagers?" Jiang Xiaohong said somewhat unconvinced.
“It is good to be educated and knowledgeable, but coming to the countryside to support construction is not for enjoyment.” Zhou Ziwen explained patiently.
“Furthermore, the work of the Mushroom Group is not easy. It requires care and patience. Not everyone can do it.”
“Besides, the number of people in the Mushroom Group is limited, and it is impossible to let all the people All the educated youth came in. "
"But we educated youths are also human beings, and we also have dignity. We can't do the same menial work as ordinary villagers." Jiang Xiaohong was still a little unwilling.
"Dignity is earned by oneself, not by charity from others." Zhou Ziwen said.
"Moreover, the work of the mushroom group is no easier than other jobs, it requires a lot of effort."
At this point, Zhou Ziwen didn't want to talk to her anymore.
Jiang Xiaohong’s thinking is too naive.
"If you have any ideas, you can report it to Secretary Wu and the team leader. Although I am the leader of the mushroom team, I have no status in the production team."
Zhou Ziwen spread his hands.
"Ziwen, I know you are very famous in our Dabazi Village. With your status, as long as you take the lead, you will definitely fight for the benefits we deserve as educated youths."
Jiang Xiaohong looked at Zhou Ziwen expectantly.
"Comrade Jiang Xiaohong, you are wrong. I will not do such a thing."
"We educated youths go to the countryside to receive re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants, and we come to study and work , not to be special. Everyone should rely on their own efforts to obtain recognition and opportunities, rather than rely on others to obtain unreasonable preferential treatment.”
Zhou Ziwen was too lazy to talk to her.
Jiang Xiaohong’s complexion is not very good either.
She looked at him dissatisfied, "Zhou Ziwen, you disappoint me so much. I thought you would understand the situation of our educated youth and speak for us."
"I understand. Your situation, but I understand better the principles we should follow."
Zhou Ziwen looked at Jiang Xiaohong, "We educated youth come here to integrate into rural life, learn labor skills, and contribute to rural construction. . If we pursue special treatment blindly, it will run counter to our original intention of going to the countryside.”
Jiang Xiaohong was speechless by Zhou Ziwen, but she still said unwillingly: "Then we can only do the hard and tiring work like ordinary villagers? What use is our knowledge and culture here?"
"This is something you should consider. Okay, the team leader is already in a meeting. If you have anything, you can tell them, don't come to me."
Zhou Ziwen said. He waved his hand and decisively left the place, then returned to the grain drying field and listened to the lecture with the villagers.
Jiang Xiaohong looked at Zhou Ziwen's leaving figure and stamped her feet angrily.
Originally, she was confident that Zhou Ziwen would listen to her.
But Zhou Ziwen is unwilling to come forward, so her plan will not be so easy to execute.
But Zhou Ziwen's prestige in Dabazi Village is very high, and even if she is angry again, she will not dare to offend easily.
But she would not give up in order not to do the hard farm work.
……
Zhou Ziwen doesn’t care what Jiang Xiaohong thinks.
In his opinion, there was probably something wrong with this man.
She wants to cause trouble as soon as she goes to the countryside. I’m afraid she hasn’t figured out her situation yet!
...Here, after the team leader finished the meeting, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying went to the mushroom planting base together.
After staying at the mushroom cultivation base for a while, he returned home and rode his bicycle to Niushan Village.
He is also very busy. Several other production teams are building their mushroom houses these days. They are about to be built, so he has to keep an eye on them.
Zhou Ziwen rode his bicycle along the familiar path.
The early morning sun shone on his body, making him feel warm and comfortable.
While riding, he admired the scenery along the way.
Spring has just begun, and the nearby villagers are busy in the fields. Some are plowing the land, and some are watering and fertilizing the wheat seedlings. They are very busy.
The fields are a vibrant scene, with green wheat seedlings swaying gently in the breeze, as if to show people the vitality of life.
Zhou Ziwen passed by an orchard, and some green shoots had begun to sprout on the fruit trees, indicating that this year would be another bumper harvest.
Not long after, Zhou Ziwen came to Niushan Village.
The villagers are in full swing building their mushroom houses.
Niu Jiefang is directing from the side.
Seeing Zhou Ziwen, he hurriedly came up to him.
“Ziwen, are you here so early?” Niu Jiefang showed an enthusiastic smile on his face.
"Uncle Niu, let me see how the mushroom house is being built." Zhou Ziwen replied with a smile.
"Haha, come and take a look, we are working very hard." Niu Jiefang said as he led Zhou Ziwen to the mushroom room.
Zhou Ziwen walked into the mushroom house under construction and inspected it carefully. He found that the overall structure was basically completed, and all that was left were small details.
"How's it going? Do you have any questions?" Niu Jiefang asked confidently.
"Haha, with Uncle Niu here to supervise, there must be no problem!" Zhou Ziwen smiled and shook his head.
“I think this mushroom house is pretty good. Once it’s done, we can start cultivating it directly.”
“That’s great, Ziwen, thanks to you. If it weren't for you, we really don't know how to build this mushroom house," Niu Jiefang said gratefully.
"Uncle Niu, this is what I should do. If you have any questions, just ask me at any time." Zhou Ziwen said.
After coming out of Niushan Village, Zhou Ziwen rode his bicycle to several other production teams.
The progress of these production teams is actually about the same. According to the current progress, it will be completed in another day or two.
After Zhou Ziwen came out of Triangle Bay, he was ready to go home.
……
For the next two days, Zhou Ziwen’s life was very peaceful.
In the morning, I walked around the mushroom cultivation base to learn about the progress of mushroom cultivation. Then I went to several nearby production teams to pay attention to the mushroom houses they built.
I took a nap at home in the afternoon, went fishing and hunting when I had nothing to do, and lived a leisurely life.
But some people don’t want their lives to be so peaceful.
"Brother Zhou, something happened."
That afternoon, not long after work, Zhou Chaoyang ran over with a solemn expression.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Ziwen stood up and asked, "Is someone sick?"
Besides this question, he couldn't think of anything else. (End of this chapter)