Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 395 Submission

The brigade cadres had a good idea. They used the harvest to set a trap for the educated youth. How cruel.

How important is it to repair the river channel? The canal is related to the food in the fields. If the educated youth do not do a good job and delay watering, they will have all the more reason to punish them.

Is it really meaningful to hurt the enemy by a thousand and lose eight hundred of your own?

"No matter what, you have to go this afternoon, and go in a grand manner!" Wu Aiqing thought about it and finally found a way to save the situation. "Does anyone know how to draw? You also need to write an article. You can draw the scene of the river repair, add a letter of thanks to the brigade for letting everyone participate in such an important task of river repair, and send it to the city and provincial newspapers for submission."

"Submit an article? Write a thank-you letter to the construction team?" Zhao Chunjiang's first reaction was to refuse. They have been so troublesome, why should he thank them?

But he soon changed his mind and realized in an instant that this was to announce what the team leader had done to the world. It seemed like a thank you, but in fact it was pushing the responsibility back to the team headquarters. No matter what, all the subsequent results were caused by the team headquarters themselves, and they, the educated youth, just followed their arrangements.

"Hurry up, you have to prepare everything tonight. Xue Li will be out tomorrow and can help you send the letter directly." Wu Aiqing felt that the brigade was pressing them step by step. If they were a little slow, the subsequent impact would change rapidly. It was really amazing. It's just a trip to the countryside, why do they have to intrigue with others and race against time?

"Okay." Zhao Chunjiang nodded, then quickly went to the front yard to find Chen Xiaohua.

Although Chen Xiaohua had some flaws in her character, her writing skills were the best among all the educated youth. When she first went to the countryside, she wrote articles and published them in newspapers, but she had to give up later because she could not go out.

When several worried female educated youth heard the solution proposed by Zhao Chunjiang, they at least felt a little more at ease.

"But drawing..." They can't do it at all.

"You can ask Brother Chongwen." Wu Xiaoxiao said in a low voice, "Brother Chongwen said that an elder in his family is good at painting, and he also learned a little from him." Besides, he is still on sick leave and does not need to work. He can go with them in the afternoon and sit next to them, so he can draw and take notes.

Zhao Chunjiang clapped his hands and said, "I'll go right away. Don't worry about it for now. Eat your lunch. The work this afternoon won't be easy."

"Well, do you want me to help you cook? Isn't there a share for that person..." He Yuanchao spoke first before anyone left. They couldn't let others run around thinking of solutions while they just sit and wait for the results. They had to help do something.

"Is it convenient?" Zhao Chunjiang was stunned for a moment. He almost forgot about this matter. As soon as he came back, he was busy looking for Wu Aiqing.

"Bring it here. We have to go back to make lunch." He Yuanchao stood up and patted Wu Xiaoxiao's arm. Since they had already thought about what to do, there was no need to continue discussing it here. The more they talked, the more anxious they would feel.

"Okay, thank you." Zhao Chunjiang hurried to Zhang Ming's place to get food, and then went to his room to get his own rations.

After handing the food to He Yuanchao, he knocked on He Chongwen's door.

He Chongwen came out and opened the door for him. He was a little surprised to see him. "What's the matter?"

"There's just something I want to ask you, can you draw?" Zhao Chunjiang had never said anything to He Chongwen before, and he felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

He Chongwen raised his eyebrows, "I know how. Is there anything I can help you with?" He had just heard his good friend talk about the river repair. Now Zhao Chunjiang asked him this question again for no apparent reason. It seemed strange no matter how he thought about it.

"Could you help me draw a picture of the educated youth repairing the river this afternoon? We will submit it for publication." Zhao Chunjiang did not hide anything. This matter concerned the interests of all the educated youth, so of course everyone had to work together.

He Yuanchao suddenly understood and smiled, "Submitting works is a good idea. I can help you draw pictures, but do you have a channel for submission?"

"It's embarrassing to say, but for now we can only try submitting to a few more newspapers. We are not sure whether we can get published." Zhao Chunjiang scratched his head. After hearing this, their counterattack really seemed like a joke. There were too many uncertain factors.

"I'll help you submit the manuscript. I can also assist in revising it. I can't help you with the river work right now, but I'm confident about the submission." He Chongwen took the matter over directly. His uncle was the director of the Beijing News, so he could just call the newspaper here and it would be resolved. Of course, the other educated youth wouldn't have to rush around like headless flies.

Zhao Chunjiang did not expect He Chongwen to have such a solution. He was overjoyed. "That's great. If it can be published earlier, I believe the effect will be better."

"I understand. I will bring my things with me and go with you to work in the afternoon." He Chongwen was also serious.

He was not stupid, so he naturally felt that the changes in the brigade headquarters were also disadvantageous to him. Although he didn't know what caused this sudden change, because he had no memory of it, since the other party had made a move, wasn't it natural for him to fight back together with other educated youth?

Zhao Chunjiang heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. "That's great. Thank you, He Zhiqing."

"Why thank you? As a fellow educated youth, this is what I should do." He Chongwen waved his hand quickly, then pointed to the stove in the house, "I'm still cooking, so I won't talk to you for now. Zhao Zhiqing, go back and have lunch."

"Okay, then, see you in the afternoon." Zhao Chunjiang said with a smile. At least he had a solution now, and his mood immediately relaxed a little.

Zhang Ming next door pricked up his ears, but because neither of them spoke loudly, he couldn't hear anything clearly. He only knew that He Chongwen would go to work with him in the afternoon.

He spitted bitterly, "You little bastard, you must have fallen for that idiot Wu Xiaoxiao, otherwise why would a pretty boy with a half-healed brain follow you to work? It's just because he wants to get close to that idiot! Damn bastard, you actually ruined my good deeds... Just wait for me!"

After lunch break, the broadcast of going to work resounded throughout the brigade. The educated youth walked behind the villagers, and their mood inevitably became heavy.

No matter what, everyone agrees that river repair is one of the most tiring jobs.

The educated youth had already walked out of the life-threatening hard labor of land reclamation, and their lives had finally improved a little bit. Now they were asked to repair the river again? It was really terrible.