Xianji Bridge in late autumn is covered with white fog. Several orchards in the garden are all shrouded in fog. When the sun rises high, the fog begins to dissipate, and the red oranges are dotted like beautiful little lanterns.
On the dark green orange tree.
The oranges are ripe and it’s the harvest season again. The folks from the Xianjiqiao Brigade happily walked into the orange orchard to start the annual harvest ceremony.
"Everyone, hurry up and harvest the oranges. The supply and marketing cooperative will come to buy them in the next two days. These oranges can be exchanged for lots of money soon. By then, the brigade will find a way to go to Qingshui to buy a batch of radios.
Come back and listen to the radio every day." Zhou Maolin said.
The radio is a rare thing for the people of Xianjiqiao. It has been seen in the hands of the educated youths who came to Xianjiqiao to jump in line. The educated youths from the city brought many rare things. There are exquisite iridium pens and Shanghai brand pens.
Mechanical watches... and radios. For the people of Xianjiqiao, Shanghai brand mechanical watches and radios are perhaps the most coveted. Among the two, radios should be considered the most practical. Through a small radio, you can know
Major events in the world. You can also listen to wonderful stories and wonderful music programs...it's really a good thing.
"What short-lived ghost? You just stole the oranges and sipped them, but why did you damage the tree?" Zhang Fangqing shouted loudly.
Everyone walked over and saw that many branches of an orange tree were broken and there were many fewer oranges on it. They had obviously been stolen.
"It's really immoral. It's okay to steal some oranges. With so many oranges, we Xianjiqiao people are not afraid of being stolen and eaten. But we really shouldn't damage the tree." Mrs. Zhang Fangqing also said angrily.
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"In our Xianji Bridge, we used to not pick up lost items on the road, but now we have to lock the door wherever we go. If we don't lock it, we will lose things," said Luo Chunhua.
"Isn't it like this since those educated young people came?" said Xiao Laoyong's fourth wife, Zhou Lanying.
Xiao Laosi quickly said harshly to Zhou Lanying: "If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute! If something is lost in Xianji Bridge, does it have anything to do with educated youth? There are good people and bad people everywhere. Teacher Wu, don't be offended.
, my country mother-in-law doesn’t know how to speak. It’s not aimed at you.”
Zhou Lanying also slapped herself in the mouth quickly: "Look at my mouth, I said the wrong thing. Teacher Wu, don't be surprised."
Wu Wanyi smiled and said: "I am also from Xianjiqiao now. I am also sad that the orange tree was damaged. But before I find real evidence, I'd better not make any assertions. But this matter is not a trivial matter. Our brigade must have preventive measures. We cannot let it go.
These vandals continue."
Zhou Maolin agreed very much: "Teacher Wu is right, you can't let a mouse droppings spoil a pot of soup. I think educated young people are like us Xianjiqiao people. Most of them are good, but there will inevitably be some."
Two black sheep. We can't focus on the educated youth, so there are no saboteurs in our village? Also, there are often strangers in our village recently. These people are more likely to cause sabotage. Therefore, there is no practical
The evidence is not allowed to give others a high hat."
"Secretary Maolin, we still need to find a way to find the bad elements who are causing sabotage." Xiao Dajiang said.
"Yes, it's just that the militia company has been patrolling, but the thief who stole the oranges is so cunning that he evades the patrol every time. This is also a risky thing. Not to mention that the entire Xianji Bridge is so big, just this orchard,
It took an hour to walk around, and they were hiding in the dark, so the patrol couldn't catch them," Zhou Maolin said.
Chang Xing has long heard about the oranges lost in the orchard. It is not impossible for Chang Xing to find the thieves. It is very easy to find them. If you let Dahuang wander around, you can catch the thieves. But Chang Xing
Xing never took action. The reason was that Chang Xing was worried that finding the person would make things even more difficult.
When Zhou Maolin was talking, he looked over at Chang Xing from time to time to see how Chang Xing would react. Unexpectedly, Chang Xing didn't say a word, so he asked: "Chang Xing, do you have any good ideas?"
"What can I do? Our orchard is so big, it won't have any big impact if we damage one or two fruit trees. Otherwise, one of you can come over and guard it at night," Chang Xing said.
Wu Wanyi glanced at Chang Xing strangely. Chang Xing behaved a little wrong this time. How could he be with Xini?
Seeing what Chang Xing said, Zhou Maolin was a little surprised. He didn't ask any more questions and said, "Everyone, the most important thing is to pick oranges. When picking oranges, be careful not to hurt the tree and affect next year's harvest."
A whole brigade fought in full force, and in less than two days, they had picked all the oranges in the mountain. The Xianjiqiao brigade’s Shaigu Ping was filled with bamboo baskets filled with oranges. These bamboo baskets were collected from
The oranges were prepared beforehand. Zhou Maolin mobilized all the people in the brigade who were good at weaving bamboo baskets to weave them. Just cut a large piece of bamboo. Finally, all the oranges were packed. Packing them in bamboo baskets can save a lot of money.
The place where the oranges are piled also facilitates the heat dissipation and ventilation of the oranges, so that the oranges are not easily damaged and rotten.
"Chang Xing, you and Hong Bing and the others sent a few baskets of oranges to Dashui Middle School. Our orchard is producing, and we can't do without Teacher Jin and Teacher Ye. Our gardening farm can be set up, and they have also helped a lot.
"Yes." Zhou Maolin said.
"Yes." Chang Xing agreed.
Back home, Wu Wanyi asked Chang Xing: "Chang Xing, tell me the truth. Do you know who destroyed the orange tree?"
"How do I know? If I knew, why wouldn't I just catch him on the spot?" Chang Xing shook his head.
"No, you must have an idea. If you want to find him, you can definitely find him. Is he really from Youth Farm?" Wu Wanyi asked.
"Mother, I really don't know. Didn't I tell you, if I knew, why didn't I catch them?" Chang Xing said with a bitter smile.
"Hmph. You don't have a word of truth in your mouth now. You have a way to find someone, but you don't. It shows that you know that it is difficult to deal with people when you find them. The main thing is that you are worried about me. If the person arrested is an educated youth, in the future
I can't stay in Xianji Bridge, honestly, is that true?" Wu Wanyi said.
"You're half right. There may also be people from Xianjiqiao who were caught. Others stole oranges because they were greedy for a while. If you steal them, you steal them. One or two less orange trees will not have any impact on the brigade's harvest.
What impact? But if you arrest the person, the entire atmosphere of Xianji Bridge will be wrong in the future." Chang Xing said.
"You should know the person who stole the oranges!" Wu Wanyi said.
"I told you so much, why didn't you grasp the key point? By the way, I will go to Dashui Middle School with the Red Soldiers in the afternoon and send some oranges there." Chang Xing said.
"I heard that Teacher Ye used to teach in Xianji Bridge. She is very beautiful and is not married yet." Wu Wanyi said.
"Well. When the new school was first opened, Teacher Ye and Teacher Jin came to Xianjiqiao together. Later, when Dashui opened the middle school, they were transferred as the backbone." Chang Xing said.
"Do the boys in your group admire Teacher Ye very much?" Wu Wanyi stared at Chang Xing.
"Huh? What's that look in your eyes? Wanyi, what do you mean by asking like that?" Chang Xing felt that Wu Wanyi's tone was a little strange.
"My eyes are normal." Wu Wanyi said with a smile.
"Wanyi, you don't think I have any thoughts about Teacher Ye, do you? Now you are like your mother-in-law in Xianjiqiao, who like to catch wind and shadows?" Chang Xing said with a smile.
"I am originally from Xianjiqiao's mother-in-law's house. You have also been to Teacher Ye's house, right?" Wu Wanyi asked.
"Yes. I treated Teacher Ye's brother." Chang Xing said.
"Then you cured Teacher Ye's brother. Teacher Ye is very grateful to you, right?" Wu Wanyi asked.
"Oh, you are getting further and further away. I'm going to call the Red Soldiers and Da Lei. Otherwise, it will be dark when we get back." Chang Xing was a bit confused and quickly used his escape technique.
"Chang Xing, you feel guilty!" Wu Wanyi shouted towards Chang Xing's back. When Chang Xing ran out, he seemed to have forgotten to cross the threshold, staggered and almost fell.
A smile appeared on Wu Wanyi's face. She was not jealous, but just deliberately teasing Chang Xing.
Zhou Maolin prepared several baskets of oranges for Dashui Middle School. According to the headcount of Dashui Middle School, one teacher can share one basket. Zhou Maolin did this to thank Principal Jin and Ye Jiangwei, and also to give some benefits to the teachers of Dashui Middle School.
In the future, we can take a little more care of the young people in the Xianjiqiao Brigade.
Naturally, it was impossible for Chang Xing and others to carry so many oranges on their shoulders. Ma Benfu drove Chang Xing and others to Dashui Middle School on a tractor.
Principal Jin was very happy: "Secretary Maolin is really too polite. On behalf of all the teachers of Dashui Middle School, I would like to express my gratitude to the Xianjiqiao Brigade."
"Secretary Maolin also brought some oranges for you and Teacher Ye. You can take them home during the holidays. Our Xianjiqiao oranges taste good and there is no shortage of water, but you may not be able to buy our Xianjiqiao oranges.
Oranges." Chang Xing said.
"Why are you so embarrassed to take things from your Xianji Bridge every time?" Jin Kanghe said.
"You're welcome, Principal Jin. Our Xianjiqiao brigade has always regarded you and Teacher Ye as people from Xianjiqiao. There is Xianjiqiao, so naturally you and Teacher Ye have a share. Where are Teacher Ye?" Chang Xing
asked.
"Teacher Ye, alas, Teacher Ye has been in some trouble recently." Jin Kanghe's expression suddenly became complicated.
"What's wrong with Teacher Ye? What happened at home?" Chang Xing asked quickly.
"There's nothing wrong at home. We just encountered some difficulties in Dashui Commune. You don't need to worry about this matter. Teacher Ye can handle it." Jin Kanghe seemed not to want Chang Xing and others to get involved.
"Principal Jin, what are you talking about? Teacher Ye is from our Xianji Bridge, and she is in trouble. How can we ignore it! If anyone dares to embarrass Teacher Ye, we will fight him forever!" Zhang Dalei said.