Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 397 Reporters Arrive

The people in the educated youth center were in dire straits, which formed a tragic contrast with Jiang Yu who was busy enjoying eating delicious food and enjoying the scenery outside.

Jiang Yu and his friends have arrived at J City, a concentration camp of comedians, and have eaten the famous meat buns, the salty and delicious Lao Bao San, and the sticky and gelatinous beef ribs.

While Fu Biao and his colleagues were busy, Jiang Yu was taken by the people they arranged to visit the guild hall and the S family compound. He ate candied haws on the street where various temples gathered and used his eyes to record those traditional buildings that were full of the vicissitudes of history.

Because he stayed in J City for two more days this time, Fu Biao called his family and asked them to help arrange for a clay figurine master who now specializes in handicraft export to take Jiang Yu to experience the joy of playing with mud.

When Jiang Yu was sent to the workshop the next day, she didn't know what to do. She followed the staff into the door in a daze, and then her attention was attracted by the clay figurines of various shapes inside.

How beautiful! Jiang Yu subconsciously approached the counters where the clay figurines were placed, observing the cute little clay figurines one by one with a look of surprise.

"Comrade Jiang, do you like clay figurines?" The middle-aged man who led the way turned around and walked over happily.

"I like all beautiful things." Jiang Yu nodded, "They are very beautiful, with smooth lines, rich colors, and vivid expressions. They are very beautiful."

"I brought you here today to experience making clay figures. Let's go. The master is waiting inside." The man felt much better when he saw that she was not pretending.

You know, although the clay figurine industry is finally picking up now, most people are still immersed in the panic of the setbacks they suffered in the early years, thinking that this is a useless technology. Inheritance has become a big problem, and there are not many young people who like this thing.

"Oh, okay." Jiang Yu hurriedly followed.

She came here to have fun, so she couldn't let the master waste his time waiting for her for too long.

The old master in the room had gray hair and a white stubble on his beard, and looked very old.

When Jiang Yu was brought in, he was kneading the mud in his hands, rolling it, adjusting the plasticity, and splicing it.

The middle-aged man and Jiang Yu did not interrupt them, but just stood aside and watched attentively.

The old man made a fat doll with a round head and a round belly, which was very cute.

Jiang Yu saw that his movements were skillful, quick and precise, and that every move was extremely accurate, so he knew that this old master must have extraordinary skills.

It was so easy for her, she admired him inwardly.

Half a morning passed quickly, and Jiang Yu just stood there watching the other person finish making the entire clay figure. He did not feel impatient at all, but instead learned some little tricks.

This may be the biggest advantage of having a photographic memory.

The old master put the clay figurine aside and looked up at Jiang Yu. "After watching it for so long, do you feel bored?"

"No, I think it's very interesting. Although the clay figure has no life, in the process of shaping it, you are giving new life to the ordinary mud. This is a very meaningful thing." Jiang Yu shook his head. Doing what you like, whether it is playing with wood or kneading mud, it is not a boring thing. As long as you like it, it is meaningful.

The old master smiled meaninglessly, asked Jiang Yu to sit down, and waved his hand to let the middle-aged man go about his business. "I don't understand what you are talking about, what new life? I only know that this mud can bring foreign exchange to our country and provide assistance to the country. It is not in vain for me to play with mud all my life."

"Those foreigners are very picky. The fact that they like these clay figurines shows your ability. Old man, making clay figurines is the same as those busy workers in the factory. We are all contributing to the country." Jiang Yu could see that the old man had probably suffered before. He looked calm on the outside, but in fact his heart was stagnant. Alas!

The old man showed his fake smile again, and pointed at the mud on Jiang Yu's table, "Come on, my task today is to make mud with you, what do you want to make?"

"Old man, what do you think is the simplest?" Jiang Yu looked at the mud and felt unsure. Although she was quite good at this kind of handicraft, she had never made clay figures, so she was inevitably insecure.

"I think it's all very simple." The old man said very sincerely.

Jiang Yu was silent for a moment, and finally thought about it, "How about we get an animal?"

"Okay, what kind of animal do you want? A rabbit? A bird? A puppy or a kitten?" The old man thought about it. It has been a long time since he made small animals. Now he makes people every day, of all ages and shapes, wearing different styles of clothes.

"Let's use a cat." Jiang Yu made the decision.

"Okay, let's get started." The old man raised his hand and wet his palm with some water from the basin beside him. "You follow and learn."

Ginger Fish immediately followed suit and did the same thing.

The clay figurine teaching officially begins.

The educated youth who had suffered by the river for several days finally saw their light of day.

Zhuang Shouren warmly entertained the city newspaper reporter who suddenly visited. He welcomed him to the brigade headquarters and said, "Reporter, you have come from afar and have worked hard. Let's sit down and have a rest first. It's almost time to get off work at noon. Let's have a quick meal later. What do you think? After work in the afternoon, we will go to the river to check the situation and learn from the educated youth about the work results during this period."

The three reporters were indeed very tired after rushing all the way here, not to mention that the road problem made their bones almost fall apart. Now that they were kindly invited, they naturally would not give up the opportunity to rest. They nodded immediately and left with Zhuang Shouren.

Several team leaders and the accountant stood together. Although they did not agree with each other, they couldn't help but feel resentful at this moment.

These educated youth are quite capable. They were asked to clean up the river, and after just a few days, they even brought reporters here...

If you want to cause trouble for them because of water use problems in the fields later, it will definitely not work.

Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that those educated youth are not all useless!

Some villagers who were unaware of the village cadres' intentions were actually quite happy. A reporter came to interview their brigade. What did this mean? It meant that their brigade was good!

When the reporters come back to report, the construction team will be famous, and they will definitely be included in the list of outstanding teams this year!

It is true that there is always a silver lining after a dark cloud. Last year, I failed to achieve excellence in the evaluation and lost a lot of benefits because I was unable to harvest the crops in time. I must not continue to embarrass myself this year!

Several middle-aged ladies were working with their teeth bared, laughing.

Because their family has young men of the right age, if they could be sent to serve in the army, that would be a great way to success, how great!