Gu Yunjing and the others all had external connections. Gu Yunshuang was capable and had many work points. He naturally had more food. In these times, a bit of food was sufficient to save a life. The Gu family definitely cared about this.
Li Aiguo would be judged to be in the wrong if the matter reached the commune. He would certainly be criticized for not handling such a simple matter properly.
Li Aiguo hurriedly forced a smile and said, “That’s right, that’s right!”
He looked at the Li family. “Hadn’t you better hurry up and bring the food here?”
Old Madam Li was shocked when she heard Li Aiguo ask her to get the food!
She almost jumped in anger. “No! We have no food. She’s just one woman, how much work could she do? And that useless creature, she only eats and drinks all day. Our family has used so much food to support those two jinxes…
“Comrade Li Aiguo, is this what the modern farmers in your brigade are like? Shouting that they have no food? Looks like your brigade is not doing so well? The year has just ended and the grain should have been distributed recently, but the Li family is out of food?
“And she dares to scold Li Fangting and say she’s a useless creature. In modern society, men and women are equal. This old woman should not be saying such things. Comrade Li Aiguo, you haven’t been doing your job well! Someone like her is allowed to attend classes frequently and receive education to spread the word to others? She had better not mislead the rest!”
Among the brothers, Gu Yunjing was the most successful. He was in a superior position, and although he remained calm, he was awe-inspiring. He simply sat there, but his words terrified Li Aiguo.
The people in these times were not well-educated and their thinking was simple and fairly straightforward. Li Aiguo often bullied them, and no one dared to rebel against him.
They also had no idea how to rebel against Li Aiguo. But Gu Yunjing was different. He had his methods of dealing with scoundrels like that.
The Li family were ruffians, but Li Aiguo cared about his position and was not entirely a scoundrel.
He especially cared about his position as a brigade leader.
So Gu Yunjing could deal with him.
Sure enough, Li Aiguo’s expression changed when he heard these words.
“Who said so? I’ve managed the brigade well and they are all well-educated. The entire Poplar Brigade actively participates in learning. You Lis, hurry up and bring Comrade Gu Yunshuang’s food here. Quickly!”
“No!” Old Madam Li screamed.
She had made trouble for Gu Yunshuang at this time because she wanted to get rid of this woman after the food was distributed. Then she would chase this woman and the little useless creature away and that would save the Li family a considerable amount of food.
Now, they were gone but wanted to bring their food with them. That was akin to someone digging out her flesh.
Gu Yunjing did not care. He let Li Aiguo deal with it.
When Li Aiguo saw that Old Madam Li dared to disobey him, he was enraged. “You shut up. Let me tell you, if you don’t bring the food out, I won’t give you an opportunity to attend classes anymore.
“What good are you if you don’t even understand simple laws? Hurry up and bring the food out.”
Li Aiguo was very good at dealing with his “inferiors” like the Li family. Now he looked maliciously at the Li family. It was all too easy to deal with them. He would give them a few more dirty jobs when rostering the work, and record fewer work points for them. When the food was distributed, he would give them more that was spoilt. There were plenty of methods.
The Li family was terrified when Li Aiguo looked at them like that.
They knew all too well how Li Aiguo dealt with those who disobeyed him.