Liu Weidong went to find the brigade leader to arrange lodging, but the Shangjiang Production Brigade was currently without one. Production tasks were being handled by Dong Laosang, an old hand at farming who gave the orders, while personnel arrangements were managed by Jiang Xingye.
Dong Laosang said it was time for top-dressing fertilizer, so Jiang Xingye organized the work. Since no one wanted the job of recording work points, he gave it to Jiang Xiaocao.
She had originally been illiterate, but to do the job well, she had spent the entire winter learning to read and count. Although she was still a bit clumsy at it, she was responsible and used her head, making rapid progress.
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