Land reclamation work is being carried out in full swing in Youcaoling, but recently, the villagers' enthusiasm for picking up stones has also been very high.

One day, a family found a black stone and insisted that it could make fire. Since stones that could make fire were not uncommon, no one took it seriously. Unexpectedly, the man went to the commune and insisted that he had found ore.

Secretary Zhou patiently explained to him for a whole morning that it was just an ordinary stone, but he refused to believe it and insisted on receiving a reward. When Captain Luo learned about this, he quickly brought a few strong men from the village to bring the man back.

"Zhang Ba, if you continue to act unreasonably, I will send you to the armed forces!" Captain Luo's tone was full of warning.

"Captain, the stone I picked up is really ore. Why can Zhang Pengguo and Luo Quanxing get the reward, but I can't?" Zhang Ba shouted at the top of his voice with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"That's just an ordinary stone! Also, listen up everyone. From today on, anyone who turns over stones during work will have all their work points for the day deducted!" Captain Luo was firm in his attitude. He knew in his heart that the habit of picking up stones must not be encouraged.

At this time, Jiang Tang knew nothing about this matter. She was having dinner at a home in Shaluo Village.

During this time, Jiang Tang carefully surveyed the area surrounding Shaluo Village. She discovered that the hills behind the village were covered in red date trees. Every autumn, the trees were laden with dates, which the villagers would pick and eat. The trees were numerous, even more numerous than those in Youcaoling Village. If they could sell the dates, they would generate a considerable income in the autumn.

In addition, the family she visited today planted a large area of ​​sugarcane in an open space behind the house, saying that they would use it to make brown sugar.

"Aunt Hongying, are you at home?" Jiang Tang asked politely.

"I'm here, Xiaotian. Why are you here at this time? Oh, Secretary Jiang is here too." Aunt Hongying responded enthusiastically.

Jiang Tang held the bowl and nodded to Aunt Hongying with a smile.

Xiaotian said to Aunt Hongying, "Do you have any brown sugar left at home? I'd like to trade my eggs for two pieces."

"Yes, yes." Aunt Hongying quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks, walked into the house, and took out a rectangular wooden box.

Xiaotian took out five eggs from his pocket and handed a bowl to Aunt Hongying. Aunt Hongying took the eggs and took out two long pieces of brown sugar from a wooden box and handed them to Xiaotian.

Jiang Tang was full of curiosity. He held the bowl in his hand and watched them trade intently.

After Xiaotian left, Jiangtang asked, "Aunt Hongying, is this the brown sugar you made yourself?"

Aunt Hongying sighed and explained, "Yes, my husband has some skills. The land behind our house was originally an old house. The house collapsed, and we couldn't eat all the vegetables we grew. So every year we planted some sugarcane and made some brown sugar for our family. When neighbors needed it, we would give them food or eggs in exchange. Secretary Jiang, we are not speculating here, and we don't charge any money."

"Aunt Hongying, don't worry. It's normal for villagers to exchange and help each other. I would like to exchange some with you, is that okay?" Jiang Tang said kindly.

"Mr. Jiang, why do you need to change? I'll pack a few for you." Aunt Hongying said enthusiastically.

"We have a rule that we can't take even a single needle or thread from the people. Aunt Hongying, can you give me twenty yuan and I'll pay you?" Jiang Tang insisted.

"Why not?" Aunt Hongying replied.

"Aunt Hongying, your family has this skill, so you can definitely open a small workshop. Or do you not want to pass on this skill to others?" Jiang Tang asked tentatively.

"Hey, this isn't a skill. It's just making sugarcane juice into sugar. There's nothing secretive about it. As for opening a small workshop, we've never thought about it." Aunt Hongying said with a smile.

"Brown sugar is in short supply in the market right now. I see that the sugarcane you planted is growing very well, which shows that this land is very suitable for growing sugarcane. In our village, we can plant some at the foot of the mountain and in the corners, and after making brown sugar, we can sell it outside." Jiang Tang persuaded patiently.

When Aunt Hongying heard this, her face was full of surprise. It was obvious that she had never thought it could be like this.

Jiang Tang felt that this was a rare business opportunity. After dinner, he immediately went to find Captain Sun and told him about the matter in detail.

"Secretary Jiang, I don't have much land to begin with, and if I divide it up to grow sugarcane and sell brown sugar, what will the villagers eat?" Captain Sun expressed his concerns with a puzzled look on his face.

"I mean the wasteland in the village and those corners that can be used for planting. A while ago, in order to help Youcaoling Village sell tea and vegetables, I asked Secretary Zhou to apply for a collective commune agricultural product sales license. Whatever the brigades in our commune have, they can be registered with the commune. It's not too late to plant sugarcane now, why not give it a try? I promise that as long as you can do it, you don't have to worry about sales." Jiang Tang explained confidently.

Sun Maocheng had no doubts about this. His recent experience selling tea and vegetables at Youcaoling had shown him the power of ginger candy. As long as it didn't occupy arable land, any type of sugarcane would do.

"Didn't you talk about road construction a few days ago? Now there's a brown sugar business. Which one should you do first? What about the matter with the hill? Is Mr. Luo willing to give that hill?" Captain Sun asked.

"These two things are not in conflict. I'm still trying to persuade them about the hilltop issue. As for the road construction issue, I definitely want to resolve it as soon as possible. I'll come to Captain Sun as soon as I have any news. Captain Sun, don't go back on your word then." Jiang Tang said seriously.

Sun Maocheng chuckled and said, "As long as Caozi Village gives us money, we're willing to make concessions. In the village, my words still count."

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