The Li family agreed that they would not tell the villagers about Li Long going to Yanjing again. In other words, they would not publicize it.
To be honest, ordinary people in those days still devoted most of their energy to farming. The county television station had not yet been established, and the radio station broadcast only a limited amount of content each day. Ordinary people did not subscribe to newspapers like Northern Xinjiang Daily. Even Beiting Daily would probably be six-month-old "news" by the time the villagers saw it.
So as long as the Li family did not bring it up themselves, other people would most likely never know that Li Long had received this honor.
Never mind this award-even selections for advanced individuals such as May Day Model Workers and March 8th Red Flag Bearers, which had more bearing on ordinary people's lives, attracted little attention.
People cared more about whether grain prices and the cost of goods would rise that year, and things like that.
So this time, the Li family reached an unspoken agreement to say nothing.
After all, the Li family's fortunes were already flourishing, at least by the Fourth Team's standards. Quite a few villagers seemed unconcerned on the surface, but plenty felt envy, jealousy, and resentment.
If they learned about this, most probably would not mind, but there was no ruling out a very small minority bad-mouthing them or causing trouble behind their backs.
They were not afraid of that. It was mainly the hassle.
Keeping a lower profile was better.
Li Long also asked his family whether they wanted him to bring anything back. Li Jianguo only told him to check on his courtyard house. It had probably accumulated quite a bit of dust and needed cleaning.
"I'll give you some money.