Era: Starting from cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi

Chapter 280 Becoming the Party Secretary
Time passed in a blink of an eye and pushed back another half a month.

The previous theft of money was gradually smoothed over, and Shuangshui Bay became peaceful again.

The only thing that makes everyone anxious is when the money will be distributed.

Even the new temporary workers from the surrounding production teams were full of expectations.

They have been in Shuangshui Bay for almost three months.

Although the first two months were spent digging caves and doing some hard work, ten work points a day were still guaranteed.

They had no objection to this.

Although the members of Shuangshuiwan, even those on the construction team, earn more than 20 work points a day, but who can blame them for being from Shuangshuiwan?
Only by actually going down into the mine to dig coal can they enjoy the same treatment as the other members of the coal mine, with more work and more pay.

Of course, even if they work with some elderly people, they will not earn as much as those elderly people at the beginning because of their lack of skills, but at least they will not get the fixed ten work points.

So they worked extra hard during this period.

If Shuangshuiwan can really settle their work points for the past three months, it will not be too little, and it will be enough to solve the urgent needs of the family.

After all, the production brigade they were in only distributed some food occasionally, and work points were only settled at the end of the year. If something happened to any family, they would have to borrow money from the brigade, and by the time the year-end settlement came, they would probably still owe the brigade money.

A better production team will allow you to owe for two more years and pay it back slowly. After all, everyone has difficulties sometimes.
A hemp rope will break at the thinnest part, and misfortune will only find the unfortunate, but most people are still kind-hearted.

But if you meet some good-for-nothing brigade cadres, your end can only be described as tragic.

Therefore, they were all eagerly looking forward to it.

But after half a month, there was still no definite news.

Those who were brave enough went to the brigade to inquire, but they were also scolded back.

Compared to the members who were all looking forward to getting their money quickly, some cadres in Shuangshuiwan were like they had eaten firecrackers, and they would explode at the slightest touch whether they were at home or outside.

In the past half month, the old branch secretary and Sha Hongcheng took action and began to streamline the cadres of the two production brigades.

The key is that they set an example themselves. Even if those cadres were unwilling, they could only hold their noses and endure it when facing the combined strength of the two of them and Sun Xiangyang who was looming behind them.

Fortunately, the old branch secretary and Sha Hongcheng also promised them that even if they no longer became cadres, there would be other places waiting for them to shine, and they would not be sent to farm or work in brick kilns.

Before, whether in Shuangshuiwan or Shapingba, each production brigade had a deputy brigade leader in addition to the brigade leader, then the captain of the production team, and then the women's director, accountant, and militia captain.

There are even propagandists in Shapingba.

After several people discussed, the deputy team leader was the first to step down. The team leader of the production team was still called the team leader, but he no longer had the authority to hold team meetings. In other words, the title remained unchanged, but in fact he was changed from a team leader to a group leader.

After all, there are not many people in the current production team.

Most people either went to coal mines, brick kilns, or construction teams. The rest were either old, weak, sick or disabled, but their jobs were definitely not as good as before.

Coupled with the previously announced model of households forming groups and contracting out farming, the production teams have become a mere formality.

Then the team leader naturally lost his meaning.

If anything happens in the future, the captain will be directly responsible.

There were two women's directors, and later they became one director and one deputy director. Naturally, the deputy director could not attend the brigade meetings.

Even the accountant and the militia captain were like this.

How to choose who will be the chief and vice-chief will be decided by letting all the members of Shuangshuiwan vote.

However, they did not just retreat, some people took a step forward.

That is Sun Enguang.

According to Sun Xiangyang's own idea, after the old branch secretary and Sha Hongcheng retired and he became the branch secretary, he would not have the "energy" to take care of the coal mine affairs, so he also handed over the position of coal mine captain to Sun Enguang, the old branch secretary's son and Sun Tiaotiao's father.

The status of the coal mine in Shuangshuiwan is destined to be different. The personnel even account for more than one-third of the entire Shuangshuiwan. The weight of the team leader is also different.

Therefore, Sun Enguang joined the ranks of brigade cadres, the kind who can make decisions and participate in meetings.

Although the old branch secretary strongly opposed it and felt that Sun Enguang was not qualified, Sun Xiangyang was also very tough. After he became the branch secretary, he couldn't continue to directly manage the coal mine, right?
What happened?

His private plot?
In the end, Sun Xiangyang won, after all, he would be the branch secretary of Shuangshuiwan in the future.

In this way, after discussions among several people, the future power structure of Shuangshui Bay was formed.

One branch secretary, two team leaders, one accountant (chief), one women's director (chief), one militia captain (chief), and one coal mine captain.

Seven people in total.

As for the old branch secretary and Sha Hongcheng, the two deputy team leaders who came down, and those team leaders who lost their power, they all joined the discipline supervision group. They are usually responsible for the discipline of Shuangshuiwan and have the right to put forward opinions.

The entire Shuangshuiwan cadre team suddenly understood clearly that no matter whether it was the accountant, the women's director, or the militia captain, with both a principal and a deputy, they would be able to do their work better in the future and avoid a situation where no one was submissive to anyone else.

After discussing it, there was no delay and the announcement was made directly using a loud speaker.

As soon as the news came out, the entire Shuangshui Bay was in an uproar.

Everyone's attention is mainly focused on Sun Xiangyang.

Although everyone had been mentally prepared that Sun Xiangyang would take over after the old branch secretary retired, no one expected that this day would come so soon and so suddenly.

But soon, everyone accepted the result with pleasure.

Sun Xiangyang's appointment as branch secretary can be described as popular choice. Even the most unwilling people will not deny Sun Xiangyang's importance to Shuangshuiwan.

Although everyone agreed that Sun Xiangyang should be the branch secretary, some steps still had to be taken.

For example, holding meetings and voting.

This is also a must.

On this day, everyone in Shuangshui Bay gathered together and started voting.

Needless to say, Sun Xiangyang passed it unanimously.

The two militia captains, Sun Qingwu and Sha Yandong, after a vote, Sun Qingwu finally gained an absolute advantage and became the militia captain, while Sha Yandong became the deputy captain, assisting Sun Qingwu in managing the militia.

In terms of accounting, although Sun Qingyu almost lost the money before, the voting process was still calm, because Sun Qingyu had always been in charge of the financial situation of Shuangshuiwan, and everyone was used to it. What's more, the money was eventually found.

As for Sha Zhaojun, he was the deputy accountant and also assisted Sun Qingyu in management. He also found a cashier. After this incident, Shuangshuiwan's finances gradually got back on track.

The reason why Sha Zhaojun was not made the cashier was mainly because his past reputation was a bit bad. How could a person with dirty hands and feet be a cashier?

Aren’t you afraid of embezzlement?
Being able to let him continue to assist Sun Qingyu was already a favor to Sha Hongcheng.

Although Sha Hongcheng repeatedly expressed his intention to directly capture Sha Zhaojun, Sun Xiangyang did not agree.

Although some cadres have lost the right to attend meetings and vote in this change of situation, they have all become deputies. What would it mean if Sha Zhaojun was simply dismissed?
Of course, another reason is that Shuangshuiwan will have to pay salaries every month in the future, and Sun Qingyu alone will not be able to handle it. After all, Sha Zhaojun has many years of accounting experience, so it should be no problem for him to assist Sun Qingyu in doing the accounting. Anyway, Sun Qingyu is the manager and there is a cashier under him, so there is no room for Sha Zhaojun to play tricks.

Among all the cadres in the voting, only the director of women's affairs had an unexpected result, or it could not be called an unexpected result.

In Shuangshui Bay, the previous women's director was Jin Xianglan, who did a good job.

The women's director in Shapingba was named Yu Xiulian, a woman with great skills.

Describing the director of women's affairs as having strong skills is definitely not a derogatory term, but a real compliment, which shows that she does a good job.

Previously, Sun Qingyu and Sun Qingwu, regardless of other reasons, were far ahead, and both of them were originally from Shuangshuiwan, and both had the surname Sha.

If Jin Xianglan becomes the director of the Women's Department again, it means that all the former cadres of Shapingba have been defeated and buried in the sand.

But unexpectedly, the final result was that Yu Xiulian was far ahead and became the director of the Women's Department.

It is not clear whether the above reasons are involved here, but things have come to this point. Although Jin Xianglan's smile was very forced, the outcome has been decided and she can only accept it.

Sun Xiangyang was also not surprised by this result. He just glanced at the old branch secretary not far away without leaving a trace.

After a round of voting, the power structure in Shuangshui Bay was completely settled, and many people began to discuss the benefits of this change.

After the meeting was adjourned, the old branch secretary was the first to leave with his hands behind his back, followed by Sha Hongcheng, who did not return to his own home but followed the old branch secretary's footsteps.

The rest of the people also slowly left, only the cadres who had just been voted in and the previous cadres stayed and came to the office.

Sun Xiangyang did not sit in the old branch secretary's usual seat, but deliberately left it empty, placed a chair next to it, and sat down.

On his left is Sun Enguo, the captain of the First Production Brigade, formerly the Shuangshuiwan Brigade.

On the right is Sha Zhaoliang, the former captain of the Second Production Brigade of Shapingba.

Next to Sun Enguo is Sun Qingyu, the accountant.

Next up is Sun Qingwu, the militia captain.

Yu Xiulian, the newly elected women's director, sat next to Sha Zhaoliang.

As for Sun Enguang, the captain of the coal mine team, after some humility from Yu Xiulian, he sat at the back.

This made Yu Xiulian feel uncomfortable, and she looked at Sun Xiangyang from time to time.

Sun Enguang is not only the son of the old branch secretary, but also the person Sun Xiangyang trusts the most. He has always been the deputy captain of the coal mine team and is in charge of almost all the daily affairs of the coal mine for Sun Xiangyang.

No one would have any objection to him taking over the position of captain Sun Xiangyang. It seemed that this was the way it should be.

Sun Xiangyang didn't care where Sun Enguang was sitting. After looking around, he spoke directly.

"We are all family and have known each other for a long time. I believe everyone knows what kind of person I am. To be honest, in my opinion, it is a little early for me to be the branch secretary.

Although the old branch secretary and the Sha branch secretary have told me about this more than once, in my opinion, I should at least wait a few more years until the old branch secretary and the Sha branch secretary are no longer able to work. However, they obviously don’t want to see me so comfortable, so this time they insisted on letting me take over and enjoy a peaceful life. ”

Having said this, Sun Xiangyang paused, and the atmosphere in the office suddenly became a lot more relaxed.

They are all smart people, and they know why the old branch secretary is anxious to push Sun Xiangyang up this time, and it is not empty talk for the two of them to enjoy a peaceful life.

“Whether I like it or not, now that I am the branch secretary, I cannot just sit in this position and do nothing. That would be a disappointment to the old branch secretary and the Sha branch secretary, and even more so to the expectations of all the members of Shuangshuiwan.

The development of Shuangshui Bay cannot be achieved by me alone, and requires the concerted efforts of everyone here.

I remember that when the notice of resumption of the college entrance examination came down last year, I was at the home of the old branch secretary. The old branch secretary asked me if I wanted to take the college entrance examination. I told him that I would not.

I want to stay in Shuangshuiwan, develop Shuangshuiwan, and make Shuangshuiwan the brightest pearl on the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi.

Although the old branch secretary didn't laugh at me at that time, I guess he didn't take it seriously in his heart.

He just told me that if he could see that day, even if he died, he would be able to smile in his grave and give an explanation to the previous branch secretary of Shuangshui Bay and the ancestors who gave everything for Shuangshui Bay.

Now, I can say it again, I mean it.

And I firmly believe that Shuangshuiwan will become the brightest pearl sooner or later."

Sun Xiangyang's words were powerful and resounded in the office and in everyone's hearts, making them all blush with excitement and even their breathing became heavy.

Can Shuangshui Bay become the most shining pearl?
In the past, no one would have had any confidence at all.

But now, just looking at the development of Shuangshui Bay in the past year, who dares to say that this is just a luxury, an unrealistic fantasy?

If such a day really comes, not only will the old branch secretary smile in his grave, but even they will be able to stand up straight and comfort their ancestors.

"Oh, there is one more thing. The old branch secretary has asked the county's road editor to help compile the village history. In the words of the old branch secretary, this village history is to be passed down from generation to generation.

His old man has reserved a page for himself.

What I want to say is, do you want to leave a page for yourself? Decades or centuries later, when the descendants of Shuangshuiwan open the village history, they will see your figures and your deeds? "

Sun Xiangyang's sudden words made the people, who were already breathing heavily, stare at Sun Xiangyang like bulls in heat.

Do you want to?
It's more than just a matter of thinking.

Who doesn’t want to be remembered by future generations?

If their names are left on the monument of great achievements of Shuangshui Bay, it would not matter even if they risked their lives.

"Xiang, Secretary, tell us what to do. We will listen to you."

(End of this chapter)