Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

Shen Weiguo's matter was like a gust of wind; it passed and then it was over.

With Shen Weiguo's assurances and everyone's reassurance, Tang Yue stopped worrying, as long as Shen Weiguo didn't repeat the mistake.

Shen Dong also threw himself into his daily work.

A few days later, it was time for the county's annual commune evaluation meeting.

These past few days, Shen Dong has been racking his brains, even going to the library to look up information and refer to other people's manuscripts, but he still has to incorporate his own actual work into them, which has really taken a lot of effort.

After arriving at the county hall in Yang Yujun's car, the two parted ways. Shen Dong and another outstanding individual nominated by the commune went inside together.

"Director Shen, is this your first time in this auditorium?" The speaker was Pan Qingwen, the captain of the Gufeng production team. As an outstanding individual recommended by the commune for many years, he had come many times, although he had never won an award.

"Yes, I'm young. Captain Pan has always been recognized as the best captain in the commune. He must have come many times!"

"Hey, that's all thanks to others. What's the best captain? When everyone's wallets are bulging, that's what's truly good."

Pan Qingwen waved his hand with a smile, but the smile on his face and the curve of his lips showed that he was very pleased.

As the leader of the commune's top-ranked production team year after year, Pan Qingwen's vision and decisiveness were indeed remarkable.

Gu Feng has two collective factories: one is the textile factory where Shen Nan works, and the other is the brick kiln factory. Both were established a few years ago with the approval of Pan Qingwen.

You have to understand that the environment a few years ago was not peaceful at all. Under those circumstances, the risks were extremely high, but he still did it.

As it turned out, he was right. Under the leadership of the two factories, Gu Feng's economic situation quickly widened the gap with the other seven production teams, and has remained so to this day.

His path is also the one Shen Dong plans to take in the Hongqi Production Team next year.

The timing isn't right yet, so let's wait until after the New Year!

Shen Dong snapped out of his daze, then smiled and exclaimed, "I still need to learn more from Captain Pan in the future. The dairy factory only has a dozen or so people, and I'm already under a lot of pressure. Captain Pan is really amazing to manage such a large production team."

"Haha, let's improve together!"

As they were talking, an acquaintance greeted Pan Qingwen, and Shen Dong left, thinking of finding an inconspicuous spot to sit down. Then someone patted him on the shoulder from behind.

"Comrade Shen Dong!"

Shen Dong turned around and found that the person standing behind him was Sha Zhenlin, the head of the county agricultural machinery station. Sha Zhenlin was holding an enamel mug and a notebook in his left hand and raising his right hand, looking at him with a smile.

Shen Dong quickly grasped his hand and said in surprise, "So you're the leader, hello, hello."

Sha Zhenlin warmly grasped his hand, his tone full of joy: "Comrade Shen Dong, you've really made me proud. Last month, we bound several copies of the booklet you wrote and sent them to the city. They received high praise from the city leaders, all thanks to you."

"If I didn't know how well you were doing at the dairy factory, I would have transferred you to the county. We really need a capable and competent person like you."

Upon hearing Sha Zhenlin's praise, Shen Dong remained humble and simply lowered his head slightly, saying modestly, "Thank you for your recognition, leader. No matter what position I hold, I will do my job well."

Seeing Shen Dong's attitude and performance, Sha Zhenlin was even more satisfied. He gently patted Shen Dong's arm with his right hand: "Good! Come visit the agricultural machinery station when you have time."

"Okay, okay."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Sha Zhenlin sat down in the first row at the front.

Watching Sha Zhenlin's retreating figure, Shen Dong thought to himself: Don't worry, boss, I'll come to see you guys after the New Year...

Thinking about it, he found a seat and sat down, but he was surrounded by strangers.

This area is mostly populated by middle-aged people over 40. When he suddenly walked over with his youthful face, everyone was quite surprised.

After talking, everyone learned of Shen Dong's identity and came over to greet him.

The dairy factory has been selling out every day for the past month and has also been causing a lot of trouble. It's impossible that they didn't know about it.

Some people even joked that it was too hard to buy yogurt from Baotashan Dairy Factory, and asked Shen Dong if he could provide some.

As the group chatted and joked, the annual evaluation process for Changlin County in 1981 officially began.

The noise in the spacious auditorium gradually subsided, and the leaders took their seats in turn. First, Chen Jianghe, a county official, gave a speech, followed by reports from each commune on their work throughout the year.

Fortunately, each person's speaking time was limited to 3 minutes, otherwise it would have been dark by the time all twenty communes finished their reports.

Last year, Baotashan Commune ranked tenth. When it was Yang Yujun's turn, he clearly explained the changes of the year: from the start of the dairy factory to its booming success, and the steady progress of the production team's breeding.

Shen Dong listened attentively from below the stage. He had never paid attention to these things in his previous life, but now that he was going to struggle in this era, it was necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of them.

After each production team finished speaking, Shen Dong summarized that the county's light industry was just beginning and still in its infancy, mainly consisting of production team workshops, with very few formal factories.

This gave him a lot of room to maneuver and made him very confident about the upcoming year 82.

After the presentations, the tense moment of announcing the results began.

Holding the evaluation results from the county leaders, the host announced the rankings of each commune in a loud voice.

When they called out the tenth place, Shen Dong got a little nervous and leaned forward slightly to listen attentively.

"Tenth Place - Friendship Commune!"

"Ninth place..."

...

"Third place -- Baotashan Commune!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Dong breathed a sigh of relief.

As the name of Pagoda Hill was called out, gasps of surprise rippled through the auditorium. After all, it was only tenth last year. How could it have changed so much in just one year!

The awards ceremony was later, so after the commune's evaluation, the evaluation of outstanding individuals followed immediately.

"Little Shen, it seems your name will be on the list this time!" said one of the two men from Shahe Commune sitting to the side.

Regardless of whether the other party was sincere or not, Shen Dong humbly replied, "No, you are all seniors, my achievements are nothing to brag about."

"I heard that our Secretary Chen likes young people. Wasn't last year's outstanding individual a young man?"

Shen Dong listened from the side, his eyes following Chen Jianghe.

Even decades later, when people discuss this secretary, they still think he was the best.

Could it be that I really have a chance?

As the host returned to the stage, everyone's attention was focused on his hands.

There was a piece of paper there.

The host smiled, opened the paper (which had no ink on it), glanced at it, and announced directly.

"Shen Dong, Baotashan Commune, was named an Outstanding Individual of Changlin County in 1981."

Hearing his name, Shen Dong's heart pounded. This was the first time in his life and the last, and it made him extremely excited.

He clenched his fist and silently cheered himself on.

"See, I told you it would be you!"

The people next to him shook hands with him, and Shen Dong quickly stood up and thanked them one by one.

Next came the awards ceremony.