A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

(Shaanxi Cave)

Naturally, what Lu Cheng did for the villagers was supported by the entire Shuangshui Village, and his prestige was greatly enhanced.

There were not many entertainment activities in those days, and when villagers from various villages gathered together to brag and chat, they also spread Lu Cheng's reputation.

Country people attach great importance to reputation. If you have a good reputation, you can get ahead wherever you go.

Just like when Sun Shaoan started his business later and went to work in other towns, when others heard that it was Sun Shaoan, the production team leader at the age of 18, they would give him some face.

Now, Lu Cheng has such a good reputation that even the leaders of Shigejie Commune have heard about it. They said they would wait until the end of the year to name Lu Cheng an advanced model and publicize him.

This is certainly a good thing. If Lu Cheng wants to move beyond Shuangshui Village in the future, he really needs such a good reputation.

In recent days, the villagers of Guanzi Village also like to come to Lu Cheng for medical treatment and massage.

Lu Cheng naturally did not charge money to the villagers in his own village. After all, he also had to rely on the village brigade for support.

But when villagers from other villages come, they always have to pay some money for massage.

Unlike fever, cold, diarrhea, etc., which only require treatment when you are sick, people who come for massage are all suffering from chronic ailments, or they come to relieve pain and fatigue. Everyone needs it.

Spending a few cents can greatly reduce pain and make you more energetic when working, so naturally some people are willing to do it.

Especially some families with better conditions would come to Lu Cheng for massage every now and then.

Just like the village party secretary Tian Futang, who is old and has many ailments, so he likes to ask Lu Cheng for massage.

In this way, with a net profit of two or three cents, or thirty or five cents a day, Lu Cheng actually opened up a new source of income.

Although the income is not much, it is better than nothing.

This can be regarded as an unintentional intervention.

After more than a month, Lu Cheng's cost of living was greatly reduced, he earned more than ten yuan, and his savings were also increasing little by little.

Before we knew it, the weather has warmed up, and cotton jackets and trousers have returned to the closet. People on the Loess Plateau have put on single clothes and jackets, and they roll up their sleeves when working.

That morning, a group of villagers had just finished their work in the fields. While the women had gone home to cook, Sun Shaoan gathered all the men together.

Some people were puzzled: "Shaoan, isn't it common for us in the team to work more and have fewer meetings? Why did you think of having a meeting today?"

Tian Fugao was the first to step forward and said, "Don't be hasty, listen to what Shaoan has to say first."

Seeing that everyone was present, Sun Shaoan began to speak, "There is nothing else to do today, just to talk about the issue of pig feed land. Mentioning pigs can make people upset. We can't even get enough food to eat now, so who can afford to raise pigs?

But there is a policy from above that this fat pork should be provided to the workers and soldiers. Only when the workers eat well can we build our country better. The soldiers are even more worthy of eating meat because they defend their country.

Now there is a policy that every household will be allocated 4 mu of land for pig feed.”

Tian Wanjiang at the side said: "Captain, we all know what you said. But how can the pig grass grown on this four mu of land be eaten by pigs? This pig is our ancestor now. If we don't let it eat enough, it will eat me."

Tian Fugao interrupted, "Uncle Wan Jiang, who doesn't know about these things? Let's first listen to Shaoan's arrangements."

"Don't worry, everyone. Here's what I think. Look at our land. In addition to the land for growing crops, there are also some marginal and scattered lands. These places are barren anyway, so they can be used to grow pig grass.

If we use these places to grow pig grass, we can occupy less arable land. We can produce more food and suffer less hunger. Don’t you agree? ”

The singer Tian Wanyou immediately became excited: "Shaoan, according to what you said, how much can each person get?"

"There is so much wasteland here. You can get as much as you can. As long as the pigs are well fed, you can plant whatever you want on the rest. Even if you want to plant a money tree, that's fine too."

Tian Wanyou was immediately amused, but then he continued, "Shaoan, if you privately distribute the land to everyone, there won't be any problems, right? Do you have two leaders above you? Will the village party secretary agree?"

Accountant Tian Haimin also stood up and said, "Shaoan, if you give everyone land, everyone will definitely support you. But this is risky. There is a saying that goes, bad things can turn into good things, and good things can turn into bad things."

Sun Shaoan laughed: "There is a saying, if you have food in your hands, you won't be worried."

At this time, Lu Cheng stood up and said, "Shaoan, I definitely agree with you giving more land to everyone. Life is really hard for everyone, and we need more land. But this is not easy to do. The village party secretary will not agree, and your second father, the director of the poverty management committee, will not agree either.

What's more, the higher-ups in the commune don't allow it. Don't say we're doing this secretly. We can't keep this a secret. There are no secrets in Shuangshui Village. If we divide up more land, can we keep it a secret from everyone? If someone secretly reports it, you'll be in big trouble. Maybe you won't get any land, and you'll be punished."

Upon hearing this, Tian Fugao immediately supported it: "Yes, Shaoan, we can't let you take the risk."

Tian Haimin followed suit: "I also think what Lu Cheng said makes sense. Lu Cheng is a high school student and often reads newspapers. He must know more than us."

Sun Shaoan was suddenly poured with a bucket of cold water, and felt a little disappointed: "Is this really not going to work?"

"As long as the land is divided, you will have a handle in the hands of the village party secretary. Shaoan, don't forget that the village party secretary Tian Futang has always disapproved of your relationship with Runye. If he finds out and reports this to Xu Zhigong of the commune, you will become a negative example for the entire commune."

After hearing Lu Cheng's serious words, Sun Shaoan calmed down a lot.

In fact, what Lu Cheng said all happened in the original drama, and Sun Shaoan did make a public self-criticism because of it, but he also gained more support from everyone because of this incident.

After all, Sun Shaoan was also criticized for the group.

But Sun Shaoan still didn't give up: "Lu Cheng, is this really impossible?"

"It's not that there is no hope. But we can't do it in private, or we can give people a handle. So, all the villagers in our brigade write a joint letter to express our determination and enthusiasm to complete the pig-raising task, explain the actual difficulties and situation, and propose some solutions, and report it to Director Xu Zhigong of the commune. If he agrees, we will have no problem at all."

"But what if he disagrees?"

"Well, I'll go with you then, and we'll talk to Director Xu together. We farmers are so enthusiastic, Director Xu won't want to dampen our enthusiasm, right?"

"You have a point."

"Lu Cheng's idea is more reliable."

"Okay then, Lu Cheng will write the letter and we'll both put our fingerprints on it."

In this special era, good things and bad things depend on how we deal with them and how we talk about them.

Dividing up public land privately is definitely problematic, but with permission from above, it is different.

But no matter what, Lu Cheng's approach is undoubtedly more prudent. Even if the commune director does not agree in the end, there will be no loss, and no one will be criticized.