Chapter 277: I Like Eating This
The food was sluggishly delivered until half the night had passed, and Mr. Li just stared at the mounded heaps of grain in the County Committee Office, saliva flowing in the mouths of many who gazed at the plump grains and fresh fruits.
"I’ve never seen anything like this; is this also a fruit?"
"I looked it up, and it’s called banana melon, this prickly one is durian, cactus fruit... lots of odd and curious fruits, just look at how red those apples are over there, it’s quite startling."
"Forget about the fruits, it’s just the grains like wheat and rice, all so full and fine, truly admirable!"
"Don’t just flatter it, our country’s grains are also very good, comrades from the agricultural science institutes are working day and night on their research, one day we will catch up to and surpass Western countries."
"Now is not the time for this argument; what should we do with these grains, all of which have no proper documentation? Should we transport all of it to the disaster-stricken area, or just the grain from the county warehouses?"
"What do you mean by that, are you suggesting we keep some for ourselves?"
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