The Green Field in the Red Sun

Plot Synopsis

Liu Maofu, the old Party branch secretary, was about to retire, and the selection of the new Party branch secretary became the focus of attention among the villagers and rural cadres. After some open and covert struggles among rural cadres such as Mi Liang and Qu Yuanbao, the one elected was actually a peasant woman - Gu Yu. While everyone was surprised, they couldn't help worrying about her. Could a woman be the village chief? Gu Yu's idea was simple. She just wanted to solve the problem that the surrounding farmers had difficulty in selling their grain. She humbly accepted the suggestions of Xia Shipeng, an "intellectual", and learned to consider agricultural problems with an "industrial mindset". Gu Yu mortgaged a forest in the village to the bank for a loan and set up a citric acid factory. Along with a series of problems, the villagers' attitude towards Gu Yu developed from incomprehension to resistance in behavior. Her marriage was on the verge of collapse, the factory was on the brink of disaster, and