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Natural disasters are merciless.

"I have found out clearly that our county suffered heavy losses in wheat fields due to the heavy rain this year. Some brigades were on low ground and the rainwater could not be drained out of the fields. The wheat was soaked in water for three days and almost no grains were harvested."

The brigade secretary sighed and said.

The captain of the brigade frowned and said: "Ignore the other villages for now. Although our brigade started harvesting in advance because Teacher Xu Qing predicted the coming of heavy rains in advance, the losses were not small. Not to mention the public rations, we may even lose our own rations." Not even enough.”

The secretary of the brigade said with relief: "Don't worry, the country will not ignore us."

The captain nodded. He had confidence in the country and believed that the country would not sit idly by. Now he should focus on planting rice.

ten days later.

The busy farming season is gradually ending.

this day.

The brigade captain and brigade secretary were notified to go to the commune for a meeting.

in the afternoon.

The brigade captain and brigade secretary who were riding in the bullock cart finally came back.

From a distance, the captain saw that the village was full of people.

"Come on, come on, the captain is back."

"The captain is going to the commune for a meeting today. I don't know what news he will bring."

Everyone in the village was talking a lot.

After the carriage approached, the discussion suddenly disappeared again, and eyes fell firmly on the captain and secretary of the brigade on the carriage.

Under the gaze of everyone, the brigade captain and brigade secretary got off the carriage.

The captain looked at everyone and asked loudly: "Are you gathering here just to wait for us to come back?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"Captain, secretary, we are gathering at the head of the village to wait for you to come back. We just want to hear what news you bring back."

Some villagers said loudly.

"Yes, not bad."

"Captain, please tell me what news you brought back."

"We accept both good news and bad news."

Everyone said in a hushed voice.

The brigade secretary raised his hand and his voice gradually stopped.

The brigade secretary cleared his throat and said: "Today the brigade leader and I went to the commune for a meeting. The main content of the meeting was about the heavy rain not long ago. I believe everyone knows that that heavy rain caused our entire county and even the entire city to suffer. The wheat suffered heavy losses, but in comparison, the losses of our Hongqi Production Brigade were the smallest. Today the brigade leader and I were highly praised by the commune secretary. The first person I want to thank is Teacher Xu Qing. If not for her If you insist, our Hongqi Production Brigade will be just like other brigades. By the way, is Teacher Xu Qing here..."

Xu's mother said loudly: "Secretary, Qing'er is teaching the children. She can't come. Don't be angry."

The secretary of the brigade said: "Teacher Xu Qing persists in her post and is on duty seriously. I am happy that the children have such a dedicated teacher. How can I be angry?"

When Xu's mother heard the brigade secretary's generous praise of Xu Qing, her old face blossomed into a chrysanthemum.

The third sister-in-law, who has always had a problem with Xu Qing, is now showing off to others.

The brigade secretary continued: "Since Teacher Xu Qing is not here, let's continue..."

Before the secretary of the brigade had finished speaking, an impatient person asked urgently: "Secretary, will our village still pay the public grain this year?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone shut their mouths.

The scene fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone was nervously waiting for the brigade secretary's reply.

The secretary of the brigade said loudly: "Everyone, please rest assured. There is no mercy for natural disasters. The country knows our difficulties. Not only do we not have to pay public food, but the government will also allocate a batch of food."

The crowd fell silent, then suddenly burst into cheers.

"Long live China, long live communism!"

The crowd shouted in unison.

When the shouting stopped, someone immediately said: "Secretary, according to what you said, we don't have to hand over the wheat we threshed, and the superiors will allocate a batch of grain, so won't we not have to go hungry in the second half of the year?"

The secretary of the brigade smiled and said: "Yes, we don't have to starve. Speaking of which, we are also grateful to Teacher Xu Qing. As far as I know, other villages will have to tighten their belts in the second half of the year even if they receive food approved by the state."

"Yes, the first person I want to thank is Teacher Xu Qing."

"Teacher Xu Qing is great. She is educated, responsible, and beautiful."

"Sister, I really envy you for giving birth to such a capable daughter."

"From now on, whatever Teacher Xu Qing says, I will absolutely implement it without any conditions."

"You can't go wrong by listening to Teacher Xu Qing."

"..."

Everyone said in a hushed voice.

When everyone stopped talking, the captain who had been silent until now coughed, and then said slowly: "There is one more thing. This rainstorm, our village listened to Teacher Xu Qing's advice and made preparations in advance. Although there are The house collapsed, but no one died, but as far as I know, other villages suffered varying degrees of casualties. So, after everyone went back, they all looked at their own houses to see if they could be repaired, and if they couldn't, they were torn down and rebuilt. "

After finishing speaking, the captain added, "By the way, the idea of ​​repairing the house was also suggested to me by Teacher Xu Qing."

"Teacher Xu Qing must be right."

"When I go back, I will repair my old house."

"My house collapsed under the heavy rain. Fortunately, I listened to the captain and moved to another house to avoid the disaster. Now I know that the captain listened to Teacher Xu Qing's advice. It seems that Teacher Xu Qing He is my savior."

Many people were grateful to Xu Qing. Xu's mother was surrounded by several aunts and flattered her, and they were so happy that they couldn't see their teeth.

……

a few days later.

The distribution of wheat by the Hongqi Production Brigade has ended.

Old Xu family.

Xu Qing and Xu's mother were sitting in front of the door, chatting while choosing vegetables.

Xu Qing asked: "Mom, how much wheat has our family received?"

Mother Xu said in a heavy tone, "Each person received 100 kilograms, which is a little less than usual."

Xu Qing knows a little bit.

In previous years, each person in Hongqi Village could receive about 160 kilograms of wheat.

Hongqi Village distributes food twice a year, once for wheat at the end of June and early July, and once for rice in October. The total amount of food distributed between the two times is about 300 kilograms per person.

At this time, the national average was about 360 kilograms per person per year. Hongqi Village was remote and backward, with more people and less land, and low grain output. The amount of grain received by each person per year was also lower than the national average.

"Mom, the country's disaster relief food hasn't come out yet. After it comes, each person will be able to divide at least another forty or fifty kilograms of food. Mixing it with some wild vegetables will not be a problem. In addition, there are many fish and shrimps in the river in summer, so you can go down to the river to catch them. Deal with it with some fish and shrimps.”

Xu Qing comforted Xu's mother.