When they got up the next day, they reported to the captain about the situation last night, and Qin Dahai showed great anger, saying that he would check the young men of his team one by one, and once he found a suspicious person, he would be sent to the top immediately, so that he could be punished by law. After arranging for the men to pull the wheat and the women to cut the wheat, the captain himself carried water and mud to plug the hole in the wall. After the three intellectuals finished work, they were very satisfied with the hole in the wall that was tightly blocked and smooth as a mirror, and they no longer worried about what happened like yesterday in the future.

Although the rations of the members of the production cooperatives were reduced in the afternoon season by several dozen catties less than last year, the captain made a report to the cadres of the brigade and the commune, saying that in order to ensure that the living standards of the educated youths who had joined the team would not be reduced, they were still given the same amount as last year, which made the three intellectuals unable to thank them enough. But when the captain repeatedly told them not to speak out, they felt that the situation was not good, and they were afraid that there was a hidden mystery.

"Captain, the three of us can't be special, we can't ask for more food that shouldn't belong to us, the members of the society, the poor middle peasants are all the same as us, they do more than us in the cold and summer, wind and rain. They do more dirty work than us, dig ditches and dig rivers they do more than us, the captain of the care and care we are grateful, but we still according to the superior provisions of the division of work head three seven open distribution principle, how much should be given to us, we don't want the excess, can not want. In that case, we will become special members. Yang Ke said.

"Captain, take back your fate! Comrades are your people! You can't offend so many people for a few of us breaking the rules of the team. Besides, I'm afraid this doesn't conform to the principle of distribution, right? Zhao Huimei continued.

Yang Ke and Zhao Huimei also said what should be said, Fang Ling didn't want to say anything, but she was afraid that she wouldn't say a few words about the two of them saying that they wanted more food, so she said: "We should ask for as much as we want, not more than one grain." If the members and comrades can endure it, we can also bear it! ”

Qin Dahai couldn't interject when he wanted to say it several times, and saw that the three of them didn't say anything before he spoke: "I have heard the words of the three of you, and I have also seen your consciousness, and I am not willing to ask the production team to give you more food, and ask other members to take away your fair share, this spirit of sharing the fate with the masses is very valuable and worth learning." "However, I think the decision of my superiors is the right one. 1. When you are growing your body, you need to increase nutrition, even if you don't increase nutrition, but you can't reduce nutrition, right? You're right? He looked at the three educated youths. Second, the three of you are strong laborers, unlike the members of the club who have children in their families, and some families have many children. How much can a small child eat? In this way, the savings are enough for adults to eat, so don't worry about them. Third, in the case of reduced production, in order to ensure your basic standard of living, it is not special to give a little more as appropriate. Some of your educated youth's living difficulties are reflected to the central government, and Chairman Mao and his old man still sent 300 yuan to talk about the rice cooking? We can't be called special, we can only say that it is a need, it is for the needs of your body, and it is for the needs of ensuring your basic life. You must know that the opinions of the leaders of the Dao are correct, and every word of the leaders is true. "Qin Dahai is very interested, I wanted to show off in front of these young people, but I felt that it was a big deal for this trivial matter, so I put it away." I will arrange your life, and I will never let you go hungry. "Let's say that, let the two confidant brothers Qin Gao and Xiong Meng, who accompanied Secretary Zhang to drink that day, carry the food to the house. Yang Ke, Fang Ling, and Zhao Huimei repeatedly asked to bring back the extra grain, but Qin Dahai stopped them from moving. In this way, the three educated youths received the grain.