SIAS Chapter 177.1

“Okay, is everyone here? If everyone is here, let’s go!”

Before daybreak, many people had already gathered in the threshing ground. Captain Zhao Youtian counted the number of people and planned to lead them out.

Yi Qingqing followed the captain.

Because today she was going to visit the farm to find inspiration for writing articles, she was dressed differently from usual.

She was wearing a dark blue Lenin suit. Although it was last year’s old clothes, it was still well-preserved and looked very energetic, but not as eye-catching as a brand new one.

She had two neat braids and a fountain pen in her chest pocket.

She was carrying a military green messenger bag, which was bulging with a water bottle and a notebook.

She was dressed in the most common style of that era, that of a cultured person, which made the strong laborers who went out to dig canals look at her frequently.

“I almost don’t recognize Comrade Xiao Yi in what she’s wearing. It’s like… It’s like…”

The old man seemed to be at a loss for words for a long time and couldn’t come up with a clear idea.

A young man next to him added, “It’s like a city person!”

Yi Qingqing: “…”

What did you mean that she dressed like a city person today? So, what did she dress like before? Wasn’t it just a little more simple, catering to the clothing style of the village?

Yi Qingqing was the one who won the honor for their brigade and got their brigade in the newspaper. She was Zhao Youtian’s number one protected person.

He said angrily, “What are you talking about, brat! Comrade Xiao Yi is dressed like an intellectual. Today, she is not going to do hard labor. She is looking for writing inspiration! Literacy classes will be held in a while. You can all go and study Comrade Xiao Yi’s articles. They were published in the provincial newspaper. They were so well-written that they even wrote about our Xiangshui Village Brigade. Everyone in the commune is envious!”

Yi Qingqing was so embarrassed by the praise, “Uncle Youtian, I almost don’t recognize myself anymore because of your praise!”

“Hey, don’t be so modest! That article is so well-written and touching. It happens that I have nothing to do on the road now. I will read it for you…”

Zhao Youtian’s excitement has not subsided yet.

He specially asked his son to buy another newspaper. One copy was placed on the brigade’s honor wall for collection and display, while the other was hidden in his arms.

In the past two days, he praised Yi Qingqing and her article to everyone he met and even read it on the spot.

Yi Qingqing was about to face social death. Suddenly, she felt that her previous decision to submit an article to a newspaper was too hasty.

The road to the farm became extremely long.

Uncle Youtian read an article of several thousand words all the way, and in the middle, he also interspersed various praises about the descriptions in the article and questions from the audience.

Yi Qingqing was forced to answer some questions. The excitement of going to the farm and seeing a large number of new sign-in locations was dissipated a lot.

Even though she felt embarrassed in her heart, she could only answer everyone’s questions with a happy face and a righteous face.

It felt more tiring to talk than to walk along the way!

When they finally arrived at the farm, Yi Qingqing was finally relieved.

The farm was a relatively dry wasteland in the past, far away from rivers and lakes, and there were many rocks. The only advantage was that it was relatively flat.

Starting in the 1960s, the first batch of educated youth who went to the countryside in Daxing Commune were sent here. Under the leadership of the party and the government, they began to transform agriculture.

Later, people who came down also concentrated here.

They moved the rocks from the wasteland, carried out large-scale land reclamation, turned the barren land into fertile land, and at the same time, promoted the construction of water conservancy facilities and land reclamation.

After so many people worked hard for more than ten years, the farm has become what it is today.

 

 

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