The young people from the outer villages left, and the whole village was empty.

At this time in previous years, Zhao Cun'er had already entered the farm, and the crops recovered this year had not yet been threshed. Fortunately, after the first snow, there was no second snow, and the cold was a little colder, and the food was not exhausted.

The members of the Zhao Cun'er Brigade were divided into two groups, the male members dragged the round mills to beat soybeans on the drying field, and the women used ox carts to pull the buds to the big warehouse outside the village.

The large warehouse outside the village is 230 square meters, which is not a completely large open room, separated by two: one 130 square meters, which is a working room, and the waterwheel to be used next year will be built here; A 100-square-meter room is used as an activity room for women in winter.

The partition wall in the middle is made of wooden planks and can be removed at any time if necessary.

When it is hot, you can insert a partition at the mouth of the flue to prevent the hot gas of the earth kiln from entering the warehouse.

The warehouse in the courtyard is cold, and the educated youths have to burn the fire around the test earthen kiln, and it is much warmer to peel buds in the big warehouse.

The brigade plans to buy grain seeds next year, and there is no need to keep the integrity of the corn, and the women will bring out all the tools they can use.

One is a pointed wooden skewer, about the thickness of a pencil, flattened, with a cloth strap tied to it for easy attachment to the finger.

This tool is only a little less laborious than peeling corn with bare hands.

Another kind of corn clipper, with a long groove in the middle of the long wood, is just wide to put down a corn, and in the middle of the groove is a thick nail with a length of one knuckle.

A corn cob can be replaced with a few pushes on the fader, and other people take two pushed corn cobs and put them together for a handful, and the hands and feet are numb, and the two corn cobs are rubbed clean in three or two clicks, which is about two or three minutes, and the efficiency is relatively high.

The third tool is a hand-cranked granulator newly imitated by Fu Hang and Uncle Yu.

It is still pure wood, the corn cob is put into the trough, pressed down with one hand, and shakes the handle with the other, and when it comes out, it is a bare cob, efficiency

Not much faster than the second one, with the advantage that it is relatively less laborious and laborious.

There are not enough tools for everyone, but the women are quite new and quick to use.

And everyone wore gloves on their hands, and their hands would not grind out thicker calluses, nor would they be numb from the cold, and a group of people were not afraid of the cold of late November, chatting and chatting happily while working.

Zhao Ke didn't squat in the brigade office, moved a small desk and sat on the edge, listening to their laughter and writing.

"Director Zhao, what are you busy with?"

/ > Aunt Dong looked at her curiously.

When the others heard this, they all looked at Zhao Ke.

Zhao Ke put up his notebook and turned to everyone, "I'm working on an activity plan for this winter." The women were confused: What is that?

"Having a good plan can improve efficiency and do more with less. For example......" Zhao Ke smiled as he watched the few of them sit in a circle, "The literacy course can be carried out at the same time as corn peeling."

Women: "......"

It's not necessary to be so motivated, right?

Zhao Yunyun twitched the corners of her mouth, speechless for her "evil behavior".

Zhao Ke seemed to be unable to see their faces like eating yellow lotus, looked at the women, and caught Zhuang Lan and Su Limei, "Zhuang Zhiqing, Su Zhiqing, how are you two preparing for class? Can I have classes tomorrow?"

Is it finally their turn to make a difference? Zhuang Lan and Su Limei held the corn cob in their hands, stood up excitedly, and responded: "Yes!"

Zhao Ke said, "Then start tomorrow."

Zhuang Lan and Su Limei were all full of energy, and a group of women looked at each other and sighed sadly. At this moment, parents and children are at the same frequency: reading or something, it's really unlikeable.

However, whether they liked it or not, they couldn't change Zhao Ke's decision, and the next day, Zhuang Lan and Su Limei moved to the small blackboard and restarted the literacy class.

With two uses, the speed of peeling buds decreases.

Some people are very self-motivated, like Qu Qianqian, Chun Nier, Zhao Pingping, and other young people. Other people, such as Tian Guizhi, just think it's useless, so they want to play slippery, learn slowly, and learn hard......

As soon as this part of the women pouted, Zhao Ermao became a representative, and went directly to the captain Zhao Xinshan to give advice: "Isn't this literacy done voluntary? We old bones don't want to take any Rausch literacy class, and besides, we still delay our work! You see how slow everyone is. ”

Zhao Xinshan directly dismissed: "There is no need to pay grain this year, the bud rice is peeled out early and peeled out late for a day, it has no effect." "That'...... That...... My family has no food to eat, and the whole family will be hungry for a day a day late. Zhao Xinshan said: "If you don't have food, I will pay you a few catties in advance, and I will deduct the dividends when I pay them." Anyway, no one can run this literacy class. Zhao's second wife wanted to play tricks.

Zhao Xinshan said: "You can not listen, but you can't break away from collective activities, and you can't make trouble."

Can you still skip the work of receiving a share of work? Zhao Ermao couldn't help but scold: "Why are you so ...... now?"

/> Zhao Xinshan turned a deaf ear.

Zhao Erma had no choice but to go back with a mutter, honestly doing a job and suffering an extra "sin" of studying. The male members finished beating the soybeans one day in advance, and after sifting, Accountant Niu and Zhao Yunyun counted and stored them.

The four members of the team committee met in the big warehouse outside the village.

The kiln is still in the experiment, and when it officially starts to burn bricks, it will not take too many people at the same time, and it needs to be transferred.

They have experience in building water wheels, and when the time comes, the people from the various brigades will be ready-made, and there is no need to rush to work now. So the four of them discussed, and simply let the male members peel the bud rice together, and take a few days off after they finished. The women were surprised: "The literacy class ......"

Zhao Ke ruthlessly interrupted: "The literacy class is as usual every day, and it cannot be less than an hour, and the specific course arrangement is subject to Zhuang Zhiqing and Su Zhiqing."

The women are aggrieved,

In the spirit of not being comfortable and others not being comfortable, a woman asked, "Why don't the old men in the village go to literacy classes?" That's a good question. Zhao Ke raised his eyebrows.

And the men were originally working hard to rub the buds, but suddenly came here, like honest dogs, and suddenly were kicked over the food bowl.

"What are we doing with literacy?"

"We have to go into the earth to burn bricks for a few days, how can we have that spare time?" Building a waterwheel is also a delicate job, how can you be distracted?" We don't need to be literate! As long as there is one person in the family who is not blind. "Besides, these old people, today I work, tomorrow he works, I can't get the class right, how can I learn?"

A group of men are very resolute, and the objections can be listed one, two, three, four. The women still have to kick over their bowls and insist that the big guys make progress together.

In the end, Zhao Ke gave a solution: "You forgot? The school is going on winter vacation, and there is no shortage of teachers. The team will ask Principal Gu to come up with a class schedule based on everyone's schedule to ensure that no member is left behind on the road to progress. "

Male members: I can't live the "......" life.

They turned to Zhao Xinshan, "Captain, you are judged."

Zhao Xinshan's expression was serious, he coughed twice, and said, "Remember to combine work and rest, don't be blindly busy." Zhao Ke smiled: "Okay, we will make a plan scientifically and systematically." The members of the club had no strength to rub the bud rice, and their heads were slumped.

Zhu Jianyi raised his head suddenly, "What about the children in the village, they can't run wild for a winter? The adults are in class, so you can't leave them behind, right?"

> his words, almost the whole village agreed.

"Yes, yes, the kids have to take care of it." "Reading matters." "How can there be no culture?"

In the past, they didn't pay much attention to the matter of reading or not reading, they were all old farmers, how much culture did they need to farm?

But Zhao Ke and Fu Hang's performance in the past half a year, the members gradually realized that reading is useful. It doesn't matter if they read by themselves or not, it is necessary for the dolls to be literate in reading, of course, they have to hurry.

The students of Zhao Cun'er Primary School had no idea that the winter vacation they were looking forward to was going to be lost.

Zhao Ke wanted to laugh in his heart, and said to Zhao Xinshan with great emotion on his face: "Captain, you see how strong the learning style of our Zhao Cun'er Brigade is."

Zhao Xinshan pretended to believe it, and the last time the brigade held a small meeting, he specially discussed the education issue of Zhao Cun'er's brigade, so he nodded and said, "Arrangement." ”

Zhao Ke smiled and agreed.

An important task of the brigade this winter is to make the work of the brigade more systematic and standardized.

There are no rules, there is no circle, to condense a plate of loose sand, changes must be made, there must be a charter, otherwise the side business of the brigade will continue to increase, and it will still follow the previous mode of work, and it will be chaotic after a long time, and the management will not be convenient.

This is a step that cannot be ignored in the development of the brigade.

Zhao Ke invited Principal Gu and Fu Hang, and the three of them discussed and made a winter plan that included the whole village, which was almost detailed to every day of the week.

It's not difficult, the table is drawn, the shift is fixed, the course is fixed, and the people are filled.

Then set an assessment reward and punishment mechanism, unqualified deduction points, excellent rewards.

During this period, there are individual shifts or absences, which will be recorded as usual, but as long as the assessment exceeds the passing line, you can turn a blind eye.

As for the rules and regulations of the brigade, with the increase of sideline businesses and the expansion of industries, they must not be completely formulated by individuals, so the previous constitution of the cooperative cannot be directly followed, and the general meeting must be reconvened and decided by all members through voting and consultation.

Prestige is prestige, and a system is a system.

All the grain of the brigade this year was put into the warehouse and accounted for it, and the captain Zhao Xinshan and the accountant of Ox and the deputy captain Xu studied the dividends, and Zhao Ke took the bricks burned by their brigade and went to the commune alone to find Secretary Duan and Director Wu.

The two heard some rumors about "Zhao Cun'er's brigade burns bricks and wants to build brick houses", and they also discussed whether Zhao Cun'er's brigade is a bit radical when they chat.

They didn't expect Zhao Ke to remember sauerkraut

Factory.

But the bricks were placed on the table of the two, and the two commune leaders looked at each other, and it was not surprising that Zhao Ke's character of taking the initiative to fight for it would be remembered.

As Zhao Ke said, instead of cheapening brick factories in other places, it is better to encourage the development of local collective industries.

Secretary Duan and Director Wu communicated briefly, and agreed to the Zhao Cuner Brigade to contract the bricks and tiles of the sauerkraut factory.

"But ugly things have to be said

In front. Director Wu reminded, "According to the commune's plan, the brick factory will be built after spring ploughing next year, and it must produce enough bricks and tiles, and the quality must be guaranteed, otherwise any consequences will have to be borne by your Zhao Cun'er brigade."

Zhao Ke understood that in order to show his sincerity, he took the initiative to agree to sign an agreement and write his responsibilities on it. Secretary Duan said that he was not in a hurry, and next time Zhao Xinshan took the official seal and signed it together. The commune promised that it would not go back, and Zhao Ke was overjoyed.

After finishing the business, Secretary Duan said to Zhao Ke again: "Shu Yi and his partner get along well, and we plan to go further, her mother and I also like her very much, and we have decided that their family will come to the commune to get engaged next week, you are Shu Yi's friend, she definitely wants you to know."

Zhao Kedao: "I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to find her in a while."

Secretary Duan bowed his head and paused slightly, no longer a leader, but a kind elder, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhao, you and Shu Yi are classmates, she is going to get engaged, you don't have to work hard, you can grasp both career and personal problems."

Zhao Ke smiled shyly and did not answer.

Sure enough, Secretary Duan's next sentence was: "Shu Yi's mother said before that she didn't know your plans and wanted to introduce you to a good young man."

When Zhao Ke heard this, he pretended to be shy and pulled the shield out, In fact, I have come into contact with a good young man, but I am now more concerned about the development of the brigade, and the other party is also bent on progressing, so the progress of the relationship is relatively slow......

When Secretary Duan heard this, he understood, Since you have like-minded people, I will tell Shu Yi's mother when I turn around.

Thank you, Aunt Duan.

Secretary Duan waved his hand and said disapprerovitically: "It's a good thing that you young people are self-motivated, and I, as a leader, am of course happy to see you work hard to develop rural causes.

Subsequently, Zhao Ke said goodbye to him, transferred to the Women's Federation, and proposed to Director Zhang of the Commune Women's Federation to hold a blind date meeting between the various teams.

Zhao Ke is now a celebrity in front of the commune leaders, and her advice is indeed worth considering.

Director Zhang smiled: "Your suggestion is good, which can effectively deepen the communication between the teams

The Women's Federation will adopt the opinions, report it to the discussion if it is feasible, and the leader will approve it, and we will do it.

Zhao Ke came out of the Women's Federation and went to see the three people who participated in the midwife training, and heard that their achievements were at the forefront of the entire training class, so he encouraged and praised the three of them.

And the three of them asked a lot about the situation at home.

Zhao Ke only told them about the situation of the three of them, and didn't say too much about the changes in the team, and it will be more surprising when you go back and see it with your own eyes.

The three of them looked at each other, even more curious. When are you on holiday? Fifth Aunt Zhao Chunhua said: "Before New Year's Day."

Zhao Jianguo and Zhao Rui in the provincial capital should also come back at about the same time, and the changes in Zhao Cun'er will definitely shock them.

Zhao Ke was separated from them, and there was nothing else to do for the time being, so he went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

For a period of time before the year, everyone had to buy New Year's goods, which was the only procurement outbreak period of the year, and the supply and marketing cooperatives were not busy at other times, Duan Shuyi sat comfortably by the stove and roasted her hands.

Zhao Ke came in, she didn't get up, and beckoned her to come to the stove to warm up. "Is there anything you want to tell me? I left from Secretary Duan. Duan Shuyi's gorgeous eyes twitched, "You know I'm going to get engaged?" Zhao Ke nodded slightly and asked her, "Sure?"

Duan Shuyi let out a "hmm", and her whole body was filled with happiness. Zhao Ke joked: "If you marry in the county, won't I have no acquaintances in the supply and marketing cooperative?"

When Duan Shuyi heard this, her willow eyebrows straightened, and she said angrily: "Why are you so snobbish? Am I only doing that little to you?"

"Of course it's not ......" Zhao Ke pulled a long voice and sold a pass, "Although I don't have an acquaintance in the supply and marketing cooperative, I have one more acquaintance in the county, which is also very good."

Duan Shuyi was so angry that she pinched her, You hurry up and leave, it's annoying.

Zhao Ke dodged her fingers, but couldn't dodge, so he grabbed it and coaxed: Okay, okay, don't laugh, congratulations on your good fate. That's pretty much it. Duan Shuyi withdrew her hand and said arrogantly, "But you're not wrong, I married into the county, and it's also your connection."

Zhao Ke had to "curry" with his connections, and he was very obedient, which made Duan Shuyi smile, and then said: "I heard Secretary Duan say that your mother wants to introduce me to someone, and next time you hear that someone wants to introduce me to someone, help me decline in advance."

"Why?" Duan Shuyi looked at her, What good objects can you see in the village, and if someone introduces them, you can look at each other.

Zhao

Ke shook his head, "My future path has not been determined yet, I don't plan to find a partner for the time being, I told Secretary Duan that there are young people who are in contact, you can reply to others like this."

She is definitely going to take the college entrance examination, and she must choose a new direction, rather than choosing a person who is likely to be separated halfway at this time, it is better to go in her own direction first. In the future, it is possible to meet real like-minded people, or it may still be her going alone, and Zhao Ke can accept it calmly.

I don't understand you.

Duan Shuyi asked: "Are you here when I'm engaged?" Zhao Ke promised: If you invite me, I will definitely come. Duan Shuyi raised her chin, "Then I invite you to participate." Zhao Ke smiled, Okay.

In the evening, Zhao Ke lived in Zhao Mian's dormitory, and by the way, he placed an order with the bearing factory, and then returned to Zhao Village.

Zhao Xinshan and they also had results, and the next day, he convened a meeting of the whole village to open a meeting, and the location was in the big warehouse outside the village.

The partition in the middle was removed, and the large warehouse was turned into a spacious meeting place.

Zhao Xinshan stood on the platform at the front, holding a loudspeaker and said, "Be quiet, listen to me."

The noisy members below gradually quieted down.

"Today's general meeting is mainly about a few things." Zhao Xinshan said in a serious official tone, This first one is about the arrangement of winter labor.

Zhao Ke and Zhao Yunyun walked to the stage with a huge board, facing all the members.

Then, Zhao Yunyun took out a large chapter of paper and pasted it on the left side of the board.

Zhao Yunyun pasted newspapers and drew these board newspapers and other things, and she was already experienced, and this was a bulletin board that she independently made according to Zhao Ke's weekly arrangement.

Most of the members don't know much and don't know how to read forms. Zhao Xinshan previewed in advance, but he didn't explain it to the members, but asked Zhao Yunyun to explain.

Zhao Yunyun was not timid, pointing to the table and said: "Since December, everyone has been working in shifts and classes according to this table, and the time is on it.

There are no specific names on the form, just three numbers, representing three groups. The members of the three groups, the brigade has been arranged, and they are separately noted at the bottom of the table. Each of the three groups has a team leader, that is, the three people who brought the village brigade before: Xu Cheng, Wang Laosan, Wang Xiangquan, and Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Yunyun said: "I am the clerk of our brigade, Pan Cuilian of the cooperative is pregnant, and I am responsible for the temporary attendance and record-keeping.

Personnel transfer and the like, you don't need to go directly to the captain, first find me and Pan Cuilian.

The most surprising thing about this news is Wang Laosan and Pan Cuilian, the couple can be said to have been directly promoted to the next level, and they are no longer ordinary members. The old Wang family didn't care what they were thinking, at this time, there was light on their faces, and they held their heads high to meet the envious eyes of the whole village.

At this time, the captain Zhao Xinshan said selflessly: "The three team leaders and the two people in charge of keeping the work are not iron rice bowls, and if the work is not done well, they will be replaced.

Speaking of which, the next step is for the Zhao Cuner Brigade to reformulate the rules and regulations, and all members need to participate in the agreement. This can improve the sense of collective honor and cohesion.

And the members are really excited to participate in the formulation of the team's standards.

This involved all aspects, and the brigades also held meetings to list a series of contents they could think of, and even referred to the cooperative's constitution and some of the commune's systems issued by the state a few years ago.

These were all collected by Zhao Ke from various documents collected in the county and commune.

There are still Zhao Yunyun made big-character posters.

A huge piece of paper, she stretched out her arms alone and asked Zhao Ke to help. Zhao Ke smiled and grabbed the other end, and the two of them pulled away. The members looked at the two-meter-long paper, and their excitement cooled.

"How do we understand this?"

"We don't know how to read."

That's too much......

Accountant Niu and Vice Captain Xu looked at each other and smiled.

When the brigade held a small meeting, they saw the dense rules and regulations taken out by Zhao Ke for the first time, and they were all dizzy. There are too many, and they are small and miscellaneous.

Zhao Xinshan's throat was also itchy, he coughed with his fist against his lips, and said: "After a while, it will be explained one by one, and the members will vote, and more than two-thirds of the people will agree, and that one will be passed."

Zhao Yunyun can't be responsible for the explanation, so Zhao Ke himself can only be responsible.

Zhao Ke started from the first article, stopped after each explanation, and waited for Zhao Xinshan to organize everyone to vote. As long as they are 18 years old, they have the right to vote, including educated youth.

Zhao Ke said with a dry mouth, and kept drinking water to moisten his throat in between, and the members of the club were also dazed when they listened, and they had to discuss with each other after she explained before they could sort it out.

Later, the spirit of the members became more and more sluggish, and everyone wrote all over their faces: It's terrible, the meeting is really terrible! Leave us alone......

But the brigade can't "let go" of them, and they must go through this process.

r/> waited until all the rules and regulations were voted on, and half a day had passed, and the members were tired of sitting, beating their shoulders, waists, and legs, all of them were in poor spirits and absent-minded, and they were eager to end today's general meeting as soon as possible.

Zhao Ke's voice was a little hoarse, standing aside to rest, Zhao Xinshan said: "Let's talk about the third thing, which is the brick house that everyone is worried about.

As soon as the words "build a brick house" came out, the members who were still exhausted a few seconds ago immediately stood up, their waists were no longer sore, their legs were no longer painful, and their eyes were staring at Zhao Xinshan with bright eyes.

"The first batch of bricks from the clay kiln was sold to the commune to build a sauerkraut factory." The members were a little disappointed, and when they turned their heads, it was a good thing that they sold for money.

"The second batch of brick ...... from the earthen kiln"

Everyone's eyes are dumbfounded, the second batch should build a village, right? Whose house will it start with .... Zhao Ke lowered his eyes, his eyes full of smiles.

Zhao Xinshan swept over everyone and said slowly: "Build a school."

Everyone: Huh?