Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Hitting with a Stick, Giving a Sweet Jujube

Song Chu raised her hand to make a stop gesture, and everyone present who was still shouting stopped and looked at her together.

“Now let me first talk about how this oil pressing workshop will operate in the early stage.”

“First of all, although the materials for this oil are free, they need to be collected from the Back Mountain. After that, there are several processes that require people to do them.”

“So I will organize a team to follow me up the mountain to collect tea oil fruit recently, and then find a few people to specialize in the piling, ripening, turning, drying, and peeling of the seeds, which will also increase the oil yield.”

Before she could continue, the people present immediately started to clamor.

“What? We have to go to the Back Mountain? That’s so dangerous!”

“Yeah, it’s too dangerous to pick fruit in the Back Mountain. I’m not going anyway.”

“I don’t dare to go either.”

“Why do we need to find people to do the work? How will that be calculated? Working for free?”

The joy of most of the people present was dampened by a bucket of cold water, and they only then remembered that the wild fruit had to be collected from the Back Mountain.

And as for turning, drying, and peeling the seeds, no one was willing to work for free.

Song Chu waited for them to finish their clamor before speaking again: “If you don’t go to the Back Mountain to pick fruit, do you expect to get tea oil for free? Does such a good thing exist in this world?”

Seeing some people wanting to speak but hesitating, she sneered: “Don’t think about letting me go. I’m not your parent. Why should I run to the Back Mountain every day to pick fruit, press oil, and distribute it to you for free? Why wouldn’t I just do it for my own family?”

“Oil is very scarce in the city. If I take the oil to exchange for things, I won’t have to worry about no one wanting to trade.”

She glanced at everyone present, “Don’t say anything about recording work points for me. Do I look like someone who lacks work points?”

Of course, she couldn’t say she would sell it, or she would be criticized. But if she said she would exchange it, the villagers would understand.

Everyone suddenly fell silent. They originally did have this idea. Song Chu was bold and dared to go to the Back Mountain, so let her pick the fruit. They wouldn’t let her suffer a loss; the village could just record work points for her.

But listening to her, it seemed that this village bully really didn’t lack work points because she had never worked before but still had someone to support her…

They also all knew that oil was also tight in the city. If the Song family made their own tea oil fruit, took it to the city to press, and sold it or exchanged it for things, it would definitely be popular, and it would have nothing to do with them.

Their hearts sank again, not wanting to miss out on this oil. Their inner feelings were very complicated.

“But it’s too dangerous to go to the Back Mountain. What if we encounter wild beasts?” someone couldn’t help but ask.

Song Chu didn’t answer him immediately. Instead, she walked to a large, already withered tree in the courtyard.

She jumped up and kicked the big tree with a sidekick.

“Crack!” Then the eyes of everyone in the courtyard widened.

Because of her kick, the big tree, which was thicker than a person’s waist, broke directly from the bottom and fell straight towards the opposite side.

Fortunately, there was no one there because it was not a good place to stand.

“……” This female village bully was too scary.

The villagers knew before that the reason why Song Chu could run amok in the village was mainly that she was stronger than men and very good at fighting. But they really didn’t expect her strength to be so great.

If this kick landed on a person, they would either die or be seriously injured!

Everyone couldn’t help but shudder at the thought and didn’t dare to think further. They looked at her with a bit more fear in their eyes.

Song Chu was very satisfied with this deterrent effect. Otherwise, trying to reason with these people would be useless because they might have even more twisted logic.

So she wasn’t going to waste her breath on them.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, she continued: “Do you see that? I can totally deal with wild beasts. I will also go along every time we go to pick fruit, so you don’t have to worry about safety.”

“If something really happens, you can come and hold me responsible.”

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This reassured everyone a little. If she could kick down such a big tree, Song, the Village Bully, should be able to kill a wild beast if they encountered one. No wonder she was able to kill such a big snake the other day.

“Then who will go with you?” someone asked.

No matter what, if there were risks involved, they wouldn’t want their family members to do it for just a few work points.

Song Chu knew what they were thinking, so after the deterrent, she started to throw out benefits.

“I won’t designate who will go into the mountains. Everyone can volunteer.”

Then she changed the subject: “There is a large area of oil tea trees on the Back Mountain. It’s not only enough to meet our village’s oil needs, but there will definitely be a lot left over. So I plan to take the remaining pressed oil to exchange for cloth, clothes, grain, sugar, meat, and other daily necessities.”

“And we can also use the oil to exchange for soybeans, press them into soybean oil, and continue to exchange for these things. The rapeseed flowers on the mountain can also be pressed for oil. This workshop can operate all year round and will never lack oil.”

“So those who go up the mountain and contribute their labor, I guarantee they will be able to get a share of these things exchanged with oil every month. Others can forget about it.”

“The same goes for those who stay in the oil pressing factory to turn, dry, and peel the seeds. They will also get a share of the things exchanged with oil every month according to their labor.”

This made many people think. If they could get a share of things by working, they would be willing.

After all, who doesn’t lack cloth, clothes, and sugar these days? Even if you have money, you can’t buy these things without tickets.

“Can we really exchange for those things? Will we be accused of speculation and profiteering?” an elderly man asked worriedly.

Song Chu replied: “We are not selling things. Exchanging things is not speculation and profiteering.”

“Besides, we are not going to just exchange with anyone in the black market in the city. It’s definitely not illegal. I plan to go to the textile factories, grain bureaus, sugar factories, and other state-run units in the county town to exchange. I believe they will also be happy to do so.”

“What? Go to the factories in the county town to exchange? Will they exchange with us? Who will go?” someone else asked.

Song Chu pointed to herself and said confidently: “Since I could get the oil press back, can’t I exchange oil for things? Once it’s on track, I will also arrange for someone to specialize in this matter. They can also get a share of things as compensation.”

Everyone thought about it, and it made sense. The oil press was not easy to get. Other communes couldn’t get it, but Song Chu did.

Why? Wasn’t it because her family had connections in the city? It was said that the family of the wife of Old Song Lao San were all cadres.

“Then are there any requirements to sign up?” a man with many children and a relatively poor family couldn’t help but be tempted.

If he could really get a share of things, he would do it. It would really improve his family’s life. It would be good to make a set of clothes for each of his children!

Song Chu replied: “Those who want to go should go to the Production Brigade Leader to sign up first. I only need nine people to go up the mountain. It’s first come, first served until it’s full.”

She reminded, “If anyone gets jealous after the things are distributed and wants to join the team later, it won’t be easy.”

“Of course, the premise is that the people who sign up can endure hardship and work hard. I don’t want anyone who is lazy and tries to take advantage. I will personally supervise.”

As soon as she said this, those who were still hesitant became anxious. She only needed nine people. If things were really distributed in the future, and their family members didn’t go, wouldn’t they be at a disadvantage?

“I’m signing up.”

“Me too.”

Song Chu waved her hand, “Don’t tell me. Go to the Production Brigade Leader yourselves to sign up. The village cadres will select the people together.”

“I need three women to do other work in the oil pressing workshop. Those who are usually quick and diligent are fine.”

“It won’t interfere with their regular work. They can come and do it during their breaks after work and at noon. Those who are interested can also go to the Production Brigade Leader to sign up.”

Under the atmosphere deliberately created by Song Chu, everyone was immediately excited when they heard this. They all wished they could go to the Production Brigade Leader to sign up right now, for fear that their family would be a step too late.

Sure enough, after the deterrent and throwing out benefits, hitting with a stick and giving a sweet jujube, everyone couldn’t sit still.

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