Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

If you want to work in the brigade, you have to pass the test of the brigade leader and the brigade secretary.

Tan Yuan interrupted the captain's words of thanks and began to ask him her own questions.

Why is the brigade so poor? It is really not the responsibility of the brigade leader Lin Guoan.

The entire commune, or rather the entire county, or even the entire city is poor, and this is not something they can change.

It’s not that the brigade has not thought about changing the current situation, nor does it want to become extremely wealthy, but it does want to ensure that the brigade members can eat meat once every ten days or half a month and can afford medical treatment. These basic requirements must be met.

The cadres mentioned by Tan Yuan had thought about this before, like the father of Captain Lin Guoan, the previous captain of Huaiyin Team.

At the beginning, his father and the brigade secretary had just taken office. They were full of ambition and wanted to rely on their own efforts to make the brigade members live a good life.

But what happened? The results were always the opposite of what we wanted. After all the trying, we could never find the right path. For example, Tan Yuan had mentioned to the team leader last time about growing rapeseed and cotton. They had tried before, but each time failed.

The commune is more inclined to support the brigades with better foundations. Supporting them is better than supporting the Huaiyin Brigade, which is mediocre.

So year after year, the enthusiasm of the branch secretary and others was completely worn out.

A few years ago, Lin Guoan's father was in poor health, so he took over the position of team leader. He wanted to make a change, but unfortunately the secretary had long lost that passion. He could now go to the commune and beg people every day to ensure that the team members had enough food, but he was old and didn't want to continue to struggle, so he just waited for another two years for his son to take over.

Lin Guoan wanted to change, but he couldn't do it alone, so he could only wait day by day. That's why he had that reaction after hearing Tan Yuan's opinion of the team last time.

He originally planned to wait until Tan Yuan recovered before going to the commune together, first asking for seeds as Tan Yuan had requested, then finding a way to get her a position in the brigade, and then persuading her to work with him.

Unexpectedly, before I could implement my plan, Tan Yuan actually took the initiative to bring it up.

Under Tan Yuan's questioning, the team leader kept saying yes, with a bitter look on his face, but he was actually very happy in his heart.

"Comrade Tan Yuan, you're right. It's me, the team leader, who's incompetent. Tell me what our team should do. I'd like to hear your opinion. If it's appropriate, I'll do whatever you say!"

The team leader was very clear that although he was the second in command in the team, he had grown up in Huaiyin Team since he was a child, and in terms of knowledge and culture, he was really no match for the educated youth from big cities.

As long as the educated youth were willing to offer suggestions, he was actually very happy in his heart. As for whether it was feasible or not, he would have to try it first before he could tell.

"I want to know what special things our Huaiyin Brigade has, whether it's food, entertainment, or anything else."

Tan Yuan threw the question back to the team leader. She couldn't just let her figure out a solution on her own. Although she had lived here for several years in her previous life, she had always been working at the educated youth site and had very little contact with the team members. When it came to familiarity with the team, it had to be the team leader, a native of the team.

"Features? Food, entertainment?"

This really stumped the team leader. He had been in the Huaiyin Team for many years and had not noticed any difference from other places.

I can't think of any good ideas at the moment, but the things on the land can't be delayed any longer. If the crops are not planted in the fields after the season, next year's harvest will be affected.

"We can't grow wheat anymore. I think it's best to grow rapeseed."

The lesson from her previous life was still fresh in her mind. Although the rice stalks had been burned in the field, Tan Yuan still didn't want to take the risk. After all, the food was the lifeblood of so many members of the brigade, and she couldn't be careless in the slightest.

The team leader nodded repeatedly and asked Tan Yuan to go to the commune with him. He asked Tan Yuan, an educated youth from outside the village, to talk to the leaders of the commune about the situation of the brigade and let Tan Yuan show her face in front of the leaders of the commune.

The brigade had bicycles, but there was only one that was the brigade's collective property, and it had been ridden away by the secretary that morning. If one wanted to go to the commune, the only option was to walk or use a bullock cart.

Walking was too slow, so they had to use an ox cart. The brigade's oxen were treasures used for plowing the fields, and they were still in the fields and could not be mobilized, so they had to use the Zhao family's ox cart.

So, just as Bian Jianguo drove the ox cart back to Zhao's house and finished eating the grass, it was requisitioned by the brigade again, and Bian Jianguo, the driver, was also requisitioned.

Bian Jianguo showed no sign of displeasure as he drove the ox cart out again.

Huaiyin Brigade is located in the valley, and the commune is not too far away, just half an hour's walk from Shuwaizi Village.

This commune is very large and also has a brigade, but it is much richer than the Huaiyin Brigade. The land is fertile and the main crops grown here are grain and cotton. There are also mulberry trees beside the fields. Many members raise silkworms at home. This brigade also has a sewing machine team.

Tan Yuan sat on the ox cart and watched, secretly swearing in her heart that she must make Huaiyin Brigade keep up with the pace here and let the members of Huaiyin Brigade also have these smiles on their faces.

After entering the commune gate, the young clerk saw that they were from Huaiyin Brigade and led them directly into an office.

After entering, I found that there were actually quite a few people sitting here, but no one was talking and they all had their heads down.

Hearing the footsteps, everyone inside raised their heads at the same time. At that moment, Tan Yuan saw something called hope in their eyes, but after seeing who was coming, the expression on her face returned to numbness again, and then she lowered her head again.

Among these seven or eight people, one with white hair stood up. He was Zhou Tao, the branch secretary of Huaiyin Brigade.

When the branch secretary saw that the person who came was Lin Guoan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

They had already discussed it. Lin Guoan would lead the team to dig and transport sweet potatoes in the mountains, while he would come to the commune to see if the commune could think of a way to reduce the amount of grain their team needed to hand in this year.

But it has been several days. In the beginning, the commune leaders would meet with them, but now they just arrange them here and ask them to leave at a certain time. There is no sign of softening their stance.

It had only been a short while when Tan Yuan realized that the old man in front of her looked several years older than the last time she saw him.

The branch secretary rubbed his eyebrows, did not look at Tan Yuan, and set his eyes on the team leader.

"What are you doing here?"