An Ning brought An Laoqi to the brigade headquarters, where Sun Dazhuang was already waiting.
Uncle An and An Sancheng had also come over.
"Let's talk inside."
Sun Dazhuang opened the door to the headquarters. After An Ning went inside, she saw a microphone wrapped in a piece of red cloth.
"This is the button. Just push it to turn it on, then you can start speaking."
"Thank you, Village Chief."
An Ning thanked him, sat down, took out the draft she had prepared, and flipped the switch.
"SCREEEEE—"
A piercing squeal of feedback echoed over the village.
Nearly everyone who was working stopped. The village's public address system was about to broadcast something.
In this era, the PA system held a very high status and was taken very seriously by the people.
"Hello, hello— TAP TAP—"
An Ning said "hello, hello" a couple of times and tapped the mic twice with her hand. Only after confirming it was working did she begin to read her script.
