After the work group finished its meeting with the team cadres, Xu Chengjun immediately called a general meeting of the villagers to announce the matter.
The villagers actually all knew that the ten-thousand-mu farmland renovation was about to begin, so they had been waiting for news.
After the announcement had been broadcast three times over the loudspeaker, people began heading to the big courtyard at Li Long's cooperative, carrying little stools.
There was no other choice. Only this big courtyard could accommodate all the villagers for a meeting; the little courtyard outside the team office could hold only some of them.
By the time Xu Chengjun arrived at the cooperative's big courtyard with several sheets of prepared notes, quite a few people had already sat down on their stools. The courtyard was bustling with noisy chatter.
When they saw Xu Chengjun come in, someone in the crowd called out, "Team leader, hurry up and make the announcement. I still have sowing to do afterward. I've only sown half my land."
Xu Chengjun dragged a chair out of the cooperative's office and said as he sat down, "You've got sharp ears, then, hearing my loudspeaker all the way out there while you were sowing.
"Sit tight. This little while won't hurt. I remember your family partnered with some others to build a pump house, right? If you don't want to lose out, listen carefully."
As soon as Xu Chengjun mentioned pump houses, someone asked, "Team leader, with this farmland renovation, can the pump houses we've just built be used directly?"
"Wait. I'll cover all that in a moment." Seeing people still trickling in, Xu Chengjun raised his voice. "All village group leaders, count your people and see whether everyone's here.
"We're explaining an important policy here, and we want everyone to