With the spiritual spring space, rebirth in the red era

Today's fabrics include cotton, floral fabric, khaki, satin, etc. The cheapest cotton is 0.25 yuan per foot, and the most expensive satin is 1.02 yuan per foot.

"At the beginning, the county leader only agreed to reward him with three feet of cotton cloth. The commune secretary and I went to the county leader's house every day to grind him down for five days." Gao Laobao extended his hand.

"The leader worked tirelessly and finally nodded and changed the three feet of white cloth into three feet of silk and satin. My eldest nephew, please take a look at the certificates." Gao Laoba took out two certificates from his handbag at once.

The certificates read "March [-]th Red Flag Bearers of Guangming County", one each for Liu Yue'e and Xue Ling, mother and daughter, commending them for becoming sales assistants in department stores in the provincial capital.

Xue Ling held on to three feet of silk and satin and planned to make a set of silk clothes for each of her family members during the Chinese New Year, from big to small.

Liu Yue'e, on the other hand, held on to the certificate and refused to give up. In her opinion, honor is greater than material things. It is said that only one woman in the entire Guangming Commune received the title of March [-]th Red Flag Bearer.

"Uncle Gao, thank you." Xue Ming thanked him sincerely. The value of turning cotton into silk has indeed increased several times.

"Don't be so vain. I've even smoothed my tongue in order to get silk." Gao Laoba's eyes flashed with slyness.

Of course Xue Ming understood what he meant, and of course he couldn't let his help go to waste. "Uncle Gao, thank you for your hard work. I'll give you ten pounds of wheat..."

"Forget it, ten pounds of wheat is not enough to express my gratitude. I will give you something more valuable." After Xue Ming finished speaking, he pulled him to his bedroom.

"What's this precious thing?"

When he came to the bedroom and closed the door, Xue Ming first lit a cigarette for him, and then handed him the treasure map given by his grandma.

Gao Laoba wanted to say that you should give me wheat. Although sheepskin is a good thing, it is not enough to satisfy hunger. He patiently opened the sheepskin scroll and took a look. Who knows that he would be immersed in it the next second.

His expression became more and more solemn. After a long time, he rolled up the sheepskin and stared at Xue Ming, "Child, what is this?"

"I think you already have the answer in your mind. This is the treasure map my grandma gave me before she died." Xue Ming said.

Gao Laoba's head buzzed. He had also heard anecdotes from the elderly at home about the Japanese treasure. He did not expect that there was really a treasure, and the hand holding the map couldn't help but tremble.

"It is said that these treasures are the people's treasures stolen by the Japanese from Guangming County. Of course they belong to the collective and the government. Now I officially hand it over to the collective." Xue Ming looked serious.

"I...I don't even know what to say. With my eldest nephew's ideological consciousness, being a county magistrate is more than enough. You should be the magistrate of Guangming County." Gao Laoba was so excited that he was incoherent. This is a great achievement. ah.

"Uncle, don't say this nonsense. How can I be the county magistrate?" Xue Ming lit another cigarette for him.

"Let's go, follow me to the commune immediately to see Secretary Li." Gao Laoba grabbed Xue Ming's wrist and walked out. He didn't dare to make the decision on such a big matter without authorization.

Xue Ming had no choice but to take him to the town by bike, just the two of them. Gao Laoba didn't want to give the credit to other brigade cadres.

When he came to town to report to the Secretary of Guangming Commune, Secretary Li was so excited that his face turned red and his neck thickened, and he immediately convened a meeting with cadres to discuss how to deal with it.

In the end, they didn't dare to make the decision without authorization, so they took Xue Ming to the county to report on the work. The county leaders held meetings again. Two meetings a day would make Xue Ming dizzy.

The county first praised Xue Ming's selfless spirit, but they did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so they immediately sent a telegram to the relevant departments in the provincial capital.

The provincial capital responded immediately and immediately organized a team of archaeological experts to excavate. The expert team arrived in Guangming County in just three days.

Xue Ming was called to the county for a meeting by the expert team. After the meeting, he took a job as a guide, and the organization decided that he would lead the team to dig for treasures.

Before the team set off, the commune leader held Xue Ming's hand and taught earnestly, "Comrade Xue, I beg you to successfully complete this excavation work. The province will not treat you badly."

"What kind of reward can the province give? I won't like it if they give you another three feet of cloth." Xue Ming said.

"You kid, don't talk nonsense. How can you bargain with the province? Your benefits are indispensable." The commune leader laughed.

An excavation team of thirty people headed for the big forest, twenty of whom were active military personnel and the rest were archaeological experts from the province. The leader of the team is named Wu Wenjing, an old man in his forties.

When setting up camp in the woods, Wu Wenjing came to Xue Ming's tent and handed over a piece of bread, "Child, try the bread imported from abroad."

"Thank you, Captain Wu." Xue Ming reciprocated and gave him a piece of hare meat. The imported bread tasted just like that.

The two men were eating and chatting when Wu Wenjing suddenly changed the subject, "I heard that Mr. Zhao from the Zhao family likes you very much and intends to betroth his precious granddaughter Zhao Xue to you."

"Old man, are you kidding? How can I, a mountain villager, be worthy of a rich lady?" Xue Ming was not interested in Zhao Xue, but he was interested in the relationship between Lao Wu and the Zhao family.

"I was Mr. Zhao's guard before, and he took good care of me after he retired." Wu Wenjing explained with a smile.

"It turns out to be Mr. Wu. I'm disrespectful." Xue Ming gave him another piece of rabbit meat. The guard was a direct descendant.

"Actually, it was Mr. Zhao's recommendation that I join the archaeological team. Mr. Zhao is very interesting to his people." Wu Wenjing said.

The implication is that as long as you marry Zhao Xue, your official career will be prosperous. The Zhao family has great energy and can make you prosperous.

"I never dreamed that Mr. Zhao would fall in love with me, but it's a pity that it's too late. I've already gotten married at home." Xue Ming said.

"What?" Wu Wenjing stared at Xue Ming with disbelief, and a wry smile gradually appeared on his face.

He knew that Xue Ming was a smart man and it was impossible for a fool to invent a pedal thresher.

But why did he resist the Zhao family and choose to get married in order to get rid of Zhao Xue.

Zhao Xue is a well-known beauty in the provincial capital. She has an outstanding appearance and temperament, and she is also a glorious people's teacher.

"My son and I are not outsiders, can you tell me the reason?" Wu Wenjing asked in a low voice.

"What's the reason? I don't understand what you're saying." Xue Ming pretended to be confused.

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything. I'll get some wine and we'll have a couple of drinks." After Wu Wenjing finished speaking, he got out of Xue Ming's tent.

The reason why Xue Ming doesn't want to marry Zhao Xue is simple, just because Zhao Xue is a middle school teacher in the provincial capital.

It wasn’t that teachers were looked down upon, but that by 1966 society as a whole was extremely unfriendly to intellectuals.

He didn't want to be affected by Zhao Xue, let alone a fire at the city gate that would affect his relatives, so he would rather marry a young widow than Zhao Xue. This reason could not be told to anyone.

"Zhao Xue, we are not from the same world. I hope we can go our separate ways from now on." Xue Ming suddenly felt melancholy.