bookrebus Chapter 287 How did they do it?
Chapter 287 How did they do it?
Zhou Chuanjing pondered Zhou Rong's words carefully, and after coming to his senses, he said in surprise: "Are you saying that the data is fake?
The newspapers have reported it. If they are lying, aren’t they afraid of being investigated?
I read in the newspaper that many people went there to learn from experience. Whether it is true or not, can't everyone tell at a glance?
Until now, no one has questioned it, and the newspaper has not corrected it. How can you conclude that it is false?"
Zhou Rong: "It's not that no one raised questions, but those who raised questions became conservatives and were labeled as members of the Y faction. And those who visited did see the rice piled up into small mountains."
Zhou Chuanjing asked quietly: "How did they do it?"
Zhou Rong: "When harvesting rice, no one is watching. We just need to collect the yields of dozens of acres of land together. Anyway, the higher-ups just want a nice-sounding data and don't care about anything else."
Zhou Chuanjing fell into deep thought. Zhou Rong was worried that he would follow suit, so he interrupted his thoughts: "Uncle, the amount you reported must be handed in. If you hand in the output of dozens of acres of land as one acre, have you ever thought about what everyone will eat? And what can you sell for money?
The fame may seem dazzling for a while, but when everyone has nothing to eat or use, they will probably blame the captain, and if they meet someone impatient, they will fight him to the death. "
Even if we don't tell others about the yield of 10,000 kilograms per mu, everyone will figure out the tricks for the sake of face and the task. Otherwise, how can high-yield satellites be launched in various places?
When it comes to the autumn harvest, various high-yield satellites are even more exaggerated, with yam yielding 120 million catties per mu, rice yielding 12 catties per mu, and lint cotton yielding 5000 catties per mu. People are excited and rush to imitate, but then they have to tighten their belts and live a hard life for a few years.
If life in the village is difficult, can they who live in the city just sit there and do nothing?
Based on the brotherhood between Zhou's father and Zhou Chuanguo, they will definitely spare no effort to help.
While there is still a chance to evade it, it is better to put the interests involved on the table. If Zhou Chuanjing and his men still ignore everyone's lives for the sake of face, Zhoujiawan can be abandoned...
Zhou Chuanjing smiled awkwardly: "I understand what you said, and I won't do such a stupid thing. That's why I'm on the Wall of Honor and won't let my name be erased!
You said that Uncle Yi wanted me to go and learn from him, and try to build an experimental field with a yield of 10,000 kilograms per mu. Since it's fake, why should I go?
It's almost time to get off work. The cafeteria will make winter melon stewed with meat for lunch. Let's go and grab a seat. I'll ask the waiter to give you more meat."
Zhou Rong asked with a smile: "Are there meat dishes in the cafeteria every day?"
Zhou Chuanjing: "Usually, they have it. If not, we will add more oil or add eggs."
Zhou Rong: "Where do the rice, meat, eggs, and oil come from?"
Zhou Chuanjing: "The early rice has just been harvested. We did not distribute it to the households, nor did we sell it. After handing over the task to the organization, we put it all in the warehouse. When the canteen cooks, we can just go to the warehouse and get it.
The meat and eggs were from the base, and we bought the cottonseed oil from the commune with money from the public account, so that everyone would have enough to eat and have the strength to work. "
Zhou Rong smiled and said, "The food in our village is much better than in our city. There is no public canteen in the city, and you need money and tickets to eat.
In order to save money, many families dare not use too much oil, and if they want to eat meat, they only eat it on weekends. I never thought that we in Zhoujiawan would live a good life so quickly. "
Zhou Chuanjing: "It's all because of the good policies of the organization. They require members to 'militarize their organization, combat their actions, and collectivize their lives', to work together, and have no worries about food and drink. They say this is the symbol of a communist society.
Everyone says that the people's commune is a bridge and communism is heaven. Judging from the food we eat now, it seems to be true."
Zhou Rong joked, "The organization's policies are indeed good, but there are so many people in Zhoujiawan. Even if we kill a pig and dozens of chickens every day, if we eat them for a few months, the pigs and chickens in the base will probably become extinct. When the money is distributed at the end of the year, I don't know how much everyone will get."
Zhou Chuanjing: "Your uncle Chuanyi and I have considered what you said, but the slogan now is 'eat to your heart's content and work hard to produce'.
I heard that some production teams' canteens even opened "flowing banquets" where members could eat whenever they wanted. They even opened the door to passers-by, who could eat whenever they wanted and leave whenever they wanted. If someone didn't want to eat, they would persuade them to eat.
Have you ever heard a folk song that goes like this: Everyone enters a new paradise, where food, drink, clothing, and other necessities are free; chicken, duck, fish, and meat are delicious, and you can eat four large plates of them at every meal;
You can eat fruits every day and have endless clothes to wear; everyone says heaven is good, but heaven is not as good as the new paradise.
Everyone feels that the current life is similar to the folk song I just mentioned, which is what everyone dreams of.
Other production teams provided their members with good food and drink. If we did not do the same, the villagers would make trouble, and the higher-ups would think that we were not implementing the policy well.
The organization set up a branch committee in the brigade and sent a branch secretary and deputy secretary. Those two were nerds who couldn't do any farm work. All they did all day was hold the organization's decrees and newspapers and demand that everyone find ways to complete the tasks.
Although your uncle Chuanyi is a team leader, he is required to obey the orders of the secretary and deputy secretary. If he disobeys orders, he will be accused of something out of proportion.
Your uncle Chuan Yi and I both have our own reasons, and I hope you can understand."
Zhou Rong: "I understand that it is not easy for you to stand in your position. When Uncle Chuanyi comes back from get off work, we can exchange information about the city."
Zhou Chuanjing: "Okay."
The public canteen in Zhoujiawan was built on the open space next to the ancestral hall, in a thatched hut.
The thatched hut was very large, with twenty or thirty large stoves built inside, and filled with eight-immortal tables and stools brought in from various households.
Zhou Chuanjing told Zhou Rong that the canteen was managed by full-time staff and a cooking team had been set up. Zhou Rong's aunt Cao Dayun was the team leader of the cooking team.
He also said that the brigade had issued a notice that all members' private plots would be taken over by the collective, and that their pots, pans, grains, and vegetables would have to be handed over to the canteen for unified arrangements.
The purpose is to ensure that everyone no longer has to worry about food, daily necessities and can focus on production.
Cao Dayun was directing several women to speed up the cooking, so that they would not come back from work and complain when they saw that the food was not yet cooked.
Zhou Chuanjing walked over and said to Cao Dayun, "Sister Cao, Darong is back. Please prepare some delicious food for her."
Cao Dayun pulled Zhou Rong and said happily: "You and the captain go find a place to sit. I'll scoop more meat for you and fry a few eggs for you."
Zhou Rong: "Okay, thank you, aunt."
Cao Dayun: "What's there to thank for? It's rare for you to come back, so we must make something delicious for you. Fortunately, there is everything in the cafeteria, so it's easy to prepare."
Zhou Rong: "Thank you for your hard work, aunt."
Cao Dayun: "It's not hard! We don't have to worry about food and drink now, and we all live a good life. I can't tell you how happy I am!"