NFBE Chapter 258: Fighting breaks out again in the Youth House
Chapter 258: Fighting breaks out again in the Youth House
The team leader sighed slowly, his tone revealing helplessness: "And the competition for these five places is not just between the brigades under our commune, but the brigades under several communes are vying for these places!"
"What? Several brigades under the commune are competing for five places? This is the worst news, right?" Shen Nian blurted out in surprise.
The captain sighed again, his earlier joy gone. "Well, that's true. Besides, our brigade hasn't been recognized as an outstanding brigade in several years. I'm afraid the electricity won't be installed in our brigade."
The captain said this, lowering his head in silence for a moment, as if thinking about something. Then he looked up at Shen Nian with a hint of expectation in his eyes:
"Xiao Nian, you are young, smart, and full of ideas. Do you have any ideas?"
Shen Nian frowned, thought for a moment, and then slowly said, "Captain, did the commune tell me what the conditions are for getting a spot?"
"Well, what other conditions can there be? It's just that the brigade that contributes the most to our county will get the quota!" said the brigade leader helplessly.
"Look at contribution? Then we have to show the advantages of our team." Shen Nian's eyes flashed. She might not fight for other things, but she must fight for this electricity.
"Although our brigade hasn't been selected as an outstanding brigade every year, that's due to some objective reasons. Actually, every household in our brigade can eat enough. I wouldn't say the food is particularly good, but at least they have enough to eat.
On the other hand, our brigade's chicken-raising program this year has been very successful. Perhaps next year, neighboring brigades will follow our lead and raise chickens. This could also be considered a starting point."
Shen Nian paused and continued, "Of course, showing our advantages may not be enough. If we can gain other support, that would be even better!"
"Show advantage? Gain support?" The captain murmured, repeating Shen Nian's words, as if savoring the deep meaning in them.
The team leader thought about the compliment and said softly, "Xiao Nian, isn't our team's only advantage the chicken farm? Our team has a chicken farm that other teams don't have."
"Yes, the chicken farm is indeed a big advantage for our team." Shen Nian nodded in agreement, a thoughtful glint in his eyes, "But we can further expand this advantage."
"Enlarge?" The captain looked at Shen Nian in confusion, "How can this be enlarged..."
Shen Nian looked at the team leader and suddenly said, "Let's open up the wasteland, team leader. After the autumn harvest, let the members go up the mountain to open up the wasteland."
"What? Land reclamation? We were discussing the electric wires, how did it get to the point of land reclamation?" The captain asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Captain, please don't be anxious. Listen to me." Shen Nian gestured to the captain to calm down, and then slowly explained, "Captain, you have to wait until I get back to discuss this matter. I will give you an answer in two days."
Although the captain was extremely anxious, he could only suppress his anxiety when he saw Shen Nian's calm expression.
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Ye Jiaojiao looked at Shen Nian, who was writing furiously on the kang table, and said excitedly, "Sister Nian, when we gathered this afternoon, didn't the team leader say there was a quota for installing electrical wires? Do you think our team can get this quota?"
Shen Nian didn't even pause to write as he shook his head gently: "That's not certain. If there are people with connections, then the quota will definitely go to them. We can only do our best and leave it to fate."
Upon hearing this, the joy on Ye Jiaojiao's face instantly vanished, replaced by a hint of disappointment: "Ah? Then aren't we all happy for nothing?"
Shen Nian raised his head, looked at her deeply, and asked slowly, "Do you see anyone in the brigade who is happy, except the new educated youth, the old educated youth, or the members?"
Ye Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment, and after thinking carefully, it was indeed as Shen Nian said.
When the team leader announced the news in the afternoon, except for people like them and the new educated youth who showed some excitement and anticipation, the reactions of the old educated youth and the members were relatively calm, and even a bit indifferent.
She couldn't help but frown and asked in confusion, "Sister Nian, why is this happening? Installing electrical wiring is a good thing. We won't have to grope in the dark anymore, and we can save a lot of money on kerosene."
Shen Nian sighed softly, put down the pen in his hand, and explained seriously: "Our team hasn't been rated as an outstanding team for many years. Whatever rewards we get usually have nothing to do with our team. I guess everyone is used to not getting good things from our team, so when we heard there was a quota for installing wires this time, we didn't hold out much hope. Besides, we can save money on kerosene and electricity."
Ye Jiaojiao felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. She asked unwillingly, "Sister Nian, can't we think of a way to fight for it? We can't just give up like this, right?"
"What can I do...? Listen, did a fight break out in the Youth League compound?"
Shen Nian was just about to talk to Ye Jiaojiao when he heard a noisy sound coming from the Youth League compound in front.
Ye Jiaojiao and Shen Nian looked at each other, their eyes flashing with curiosity about gossip.
"Let's go and take a look!" Shen Nian said, and got off the kang first, followed by Ye Jiaojiao.
The two of them walked through the vegetable garden and saw a group of people gathered at Shi Shengxia's door, and some of them seemed to be pushing each other.
"What happened?"
Ye Jiaojiao asked curiously. She wanted to squeeze into the crowd, but when she saw that all the people around her were male educated youth, she stopped.
Turning around and seeing Zhao Gaoxuan standing by the door, his eyes lit up and he quickly ran over: "Zhao Gaoxuan, what happened?"
When Shen Nian saw Ye Jiaojiao going to inquire about the news, she couldn't suppress her curiosity. She walked around and actually found an empty seat.
Gu Yanqing smelled a faint floral scent coming from the side, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look over. Sure enough, he saw Shen Nian standing next to him, shouting excitedly to the back, "Jiaojiao! Come here!"
When Ye Jiaojiao heard Shen Nian's voice, she immediately ran over from Zhao Gaoxuan.
As soon as Ye Jiaojiao arrived beside Shen Nian, Shen Nian couldn't wait to get closer and ask, "What did Zhao Gaoxuan say? What's the situation now?"
Ye Jiaojiao also came over and whispered, "Zhao Gaoxuan said that Zhu Jiajun and Zhou Jindong got into a fight again because of the pork he sent to Shi Shengxia."
"Delivering pork?" Shen Nian frowned, feeling that this scene was somewhat familiar. "What is going on? Didn't this happen just last year?"
"Yeah, they had a fight over this last year, and I didn't expect they would have a fight over the same thing again this year." Ye Jiaojiao shook her head helplessly. She was also a little confused.