Chapter 299

"Jia Dongxu, call your mom out. She promised to be a volunteer propagandist for three days, and there's a propaganda task for her today!"

Officer Song came with a task.

"Good, Officer Song, you go inside and sit first. I'll go call my mom up; she hasn't woken up yet!"

Jia Dongxu was a bit embarrassed.

Indoors.

Jia Zhang was sleeping soundly, her snoring shaking the heavens!

He Yuzhu asked Officer Song to wait a moment.

He turned around, walked to the inner room door, knocked, and prepared to lecture Jia Zhang.

Knock, knock, knock!

There was no response from inside.

Knock, knock, knock!

Still no response from inside.

Officer Song frowned slightly; was Jia Zhang doing this on purpose?

"Officer Song, my mother didn't sleep well last night, she might be having trouble getting up this morning. Don't think too much of it, I'll get her up right away."

What else could He Yuzhu do?

He first placated Officer Song, then knocked on the door with more force.

Bang, bang, bang!

It was nearly smashing the door.

"He Yuzhu, are you annoying or what?"

"Go to work after you eat, put my food in the pot, I'll eat it myself when I get up."

The snoring stopped.

Jia Zhang cursed and swore.

"Mom, Officer Song is here to see you, aren't you going to get up yet?"

He Yuzhu smiled awkwardly again.

"Who did you say is here?"

Jia Zhang was very surprised.

"It's me, Officer Song. Jia Zhang, I'm here to take you to be a volunteer propagandist, aren't you going to get up?"

Officer Song shouted.

"I'll be up right away."

Jia Zhang agreed.

Soon.

Jia Zhang opened the door and walked out.

Officer Song felt a wave of disgust; Jia Zhang must have drooled while sleeping, there were traces of dried saliva on her chin, and two large clumps of eye boogers.

"Mom, go wash your face first!"

He Yuzhu couldn't stand it anymore and urged Jia Zhang.

Officer Song waved his hand, telling her to hurry and wash her face.

In the fifties, apart from actors on stage or big celebratory days like weddings, most women would at most apply a little vanishing cream.

No makeup!

That didn't mean being slovenly, and one couldn't be like Jia Zhang, not even washing her face!

Soon.

Jia Zhang returned after washing her face.

"Jia Zhang, starting today, you will join the propaganda team to promote pest control."

"Pack your things, in a while, Auntie Sun from the propaganda team will come to find you."

Officer Song left after giving the notice.

"Right, the propaganda will last for three days."

"You might have to go to several places, food and lodging are handled by the neighborhood office, you don't need to return to the Sihe Academy within these three days."

At the doorway.

Officer Song added a sentence.

"They even provide meals?"

Jia Zhang was happy.

The work meals should be quite good, right?

"Yuzhu, I won't be back for these three days, take good care of yourself, I won't be able to look after you."

Jia Zhang instructed while eating breakfast.

He Yuzhu almost laughed.

Who was looking after whom?

Jia Zhang was lazy and gluttonous, didn't do housework, didn't cook; it was all He Yuzhu doing it.

Jia Zhang left.

He could be much more relaxed.

Before He Yuzhu could go to work, Auntie Sun arrived.

Everyone in the Sihe Academy knew Auntie Sun; she was an officer at the neighborhood office, mainly responsible for propaganda work, with a different division of labor from Officer Song.

"Jia Zhang, come with me!"

"You are following me as a volunteer propagandist. Director Wang said this is your labor reform for these three days, you must perform well, understand?"

Auntie Sun looked to be in her early fifties.

A bit older than Jia Zhang.

Full of energy.

"Auntie Sun, what is this..."

Yi Zhonghai came to the Jia family.

Auntie Sun was Officer Sun; under normal circumstances, everyone should call her Officer Sun.

But before Auntie Sun became a full officer, when she wasn't an officer yet, she was already in charge of propaganda, so people were used to calling her Auntie Sun, and no one called her Officer Sun.

Unless it was a formal occasion.

"I'm here to take Jia Zhang away, she's following me as a volunteer propagandist, she won't be back for these three days."

Auntie Sun informed Yi Zhonghai.

Many people in the courtyard gathered around and heard that Jia Zhang was going to be a volunteer propagandist for three days.

Jia Zhang followed Auntie Sun to the neighborhood office.

The propaganda team was already prepared to set off.

This propaganda team had twelve people.

Eleven were staff from the neighborhood office, and only Jia Zhang was a volunteer propagandist; everyone knew she was being punished for reform.

"This is yours!"

Someone handed over a backpack, telling Jia Zhang to carry it, similar to a marching pack.

"So heavy?"

"What's inside this?"

Jia Zhang didn't want to carry anything.

But looking at the others, everyone had a backpack, even Auntie Sun, who was older than her, was carrying one.

"There are propaganda materials for rat extermination, and rat poison!"

Auntie Sun replied.

Then they set off.

As they walked, Jia Zhang noticed something wrong.

Why were they walking out of the city?

"Don't you know?"

"Uh, I forgot to tell you, our propaganda this time is countryside propaganda. In three days, we have to walk to nine villages to promote it."

Auntie Sun explained without turning her head.

What the hell?

Countryside propaganda?

Jia Zhang was stunned.

Everyone carrying a backpack, not even a single vehicle, walking to do countryside propaganda?

Three villages a day, wouldn't that tire her to death?

Jia Zhang regretted it; if she had known it was this kind of propaganda, she would definitely have chosen to clean the Sihe Academy...

"Auntie Sun, I..."

Jia Zhang wanted to go back.

When they reached the suburbs, everyone else was fine, only she was covered in sweat.

Body shape.

She was the fattest.

Physical condition.

She was the weakest.

"Hey, Auntie Sun?"

"Where are you all going?"

Before Jia Zhang could speak, she saw Wan Ping'an and Cai Quanwu.

The two were following a small convoy, all made up of pushcarts, each cart loaded with two or three large sacks.

"I'm going to the countryside for propaganda."

"Ping'an, I heard the golden rice is on sale?"

Auntie Sun greeted Wan Ping'an with a smile.

"Yes, it was just unbanned. Auntie Sun, do you want to buy some?"

Wan Ping'an responded with a smile.

"I want to buy some, but I'm going to the countryside and won't be back for three days. I don't know if I'll be able to buy any then?"

Auntie Sun felt a bit regretful.

"It's fine, I'll set aside two hundred catties for the neighborhood office, that's enough, right?"

"Enough, enough. Ping'an, I thank you on behalf of my colleagues at the neighborhood office."

"No need to be polite. It's getting late, I won't delay you. Go early and return early, stay safe on the road."

"Thank you, Ping'an, goodbye!"

Auntie Sun and the others set off happily.

Jia Zhang glared fiercely at Wan Ping'an; she just didn't understand why Auntie Sun and the others were so pleasant to Wan Ping'an.

Auntie Sun and the others were not polite to her at all.

After more than an hour of long trekking, Jia Zhang felt her two legs were like they were filled with lead, heavy and sinking, she couldn't even lift them.

They arrived at the first task village.

Liu Family Village.

Jia Zhang remembered, wasn't Liu Honghua from Liu Family Village?

"Officer Sun, you've finally arrived."

The village chief led the villagers to welcome Auntie Sun and her group at the entrance of the village.

In the Sihe Academy, everyone was used to calling her Auntie Sun.

It was different in the village; they weren't familiar with Auntie Sun, so they could only address her more formally as Officer Sun, and welcomed them enthusiastically.

"Jia Zhang, what are you doing here?"

Among the welcoming team was Liu Honghua's father.

Seeing Jia Zhang, Liu's father's face looked very ugly; if it weren't for Jia Zhang being in the propaganda team, he would definitely have dragged her out and beaten her up.