He Xianghua nodded. "That's right! The land has been divided among the households, and small businesses are now allowed. From now on, if people can't eat their fill or dress well, they'll have no one to blame but themselves."
Zhang Rongqing felt He Xianghua's words hit home. "Exactly. Everyone works for themselves. It saves us from supporting a bunch of shirkers and slackers."
Yang Meihua chimed in, "It's true! Forget about a whole production brigade with over a hundred households—even within a family of several brothers, it's always the honest, hardworking ones who lose out."
"Now that the land is divided, it's not guaranteed that just being honest and hardworking will lead to a good life," He Xianghua said, tapping his head. "You need to be smart *and* willing to work hard to achieve that 'comfortable life' they talk about on the radio."
