After several meetings, Jiang Tang received two large teapots, a pen, a towel, and ten kilograms of food coupons. Meng Si Ning boasted, "Cadre benefits are really good. Look, these are all the fruits of my labor."

Meng Si Ning nodded repeatedly in response: "Secretary Jiang is the material for being a cadre. I have always been optimistic about you."

Jiang Tang was so delighted by the compliment that she quickly shared with her the story of how Zhang Yimeng had won over Dr. Ding.

"As the saying goes, when a girl chases a boy, there's always a veil between them. I thought about that a long time ago."

Jiangtang was originally on holiday.

But the first batch of vegetables in the greenhouse of Hongguang Commune was ripe before the New Year, and she had to take care of it.

This time, the advanced brigade defeated the Youcaoling Brigade, which had always been at the bottom.

But things are changing. Captain Yang watched as several brigades gradually caught up and became anxious. "Secretary Jiang, our brigades followed your plan and planted chives, spinach, leeks, and tomatoes. The tomatoes are already ripe. The leeks are plump and have no insect holes."

Jiang Tang looked around and nodded. "Captain Yang, you guys are really good at farming. The vegetables are growing well. They're so pleasing."

Captain Yang chuckled at the compliment: "Of course, when it comes to farming, several brigades can't compare to us. We even went to Youcaoling to buy some chicken manure to use as fertilizer for this shed, so it's growing strong."

"Okay, give me some samples of each and I'll go to the farmers' market and ask around."

"Okay, how do you decide the price?"

"Chives are one yuan per pound, chives are fifty cents, spinach is seventy cents, and tomatoes are eighty cents."

"It's so expensive? Will anyone buy it?"

"Scarcity makes things valuable. I'm sure these vegetables are unique to our brigade. Besides, we have to burn firewood and control the temperature every day to build this greenhouse. The slightest mistake will ruin the vegetables we've carefully cared for, and the cost is huge. Don't worry, just wait for my good news."

Jiang Tang didn't have time to return to Youcaoling, so he took the vegetables directly to three farmers' markets in the city.

Director Liu and Director Jin were surprised to see that they were fresh vegetables. "You really grew them! It's amazing. This spinach is pretty good."

"Tomatoes will definitely sell well in winter. Mr. Jiang, how do you set the price?"

Jiang Tang told them the price he had in mind.

Both of them stared with wide eyes: "It's too expensive, no one may buy it. We are all ordinary workers, how can we afford to buy these?"

Jiang Tang disagreed: "If you don't try, how do you know no one will buy it? How about this, I'll give you the vegetables this time first. Just weigh them in advance, and you can settle the bill after you've sold them all."

If no one buys within two days, please notify me and I will take the vegetables away."

“Sell first and settle later?”

They are naturally willing to do so without having to pay in advance.

Several directors discussed it and decided to get 50 kilograms of each item for each market.

Jiang Tang called the commune that day and asked them to notify Captain Yang to prepare it and deliver it early the next morning.

Everyone is very active in making money.

The next day, around six o'clock, Captain Yang came over with some vegetables.

Before the goods were unloaded, they were seen by citizens who came to buy vegetables.

Just go up and ask the price.

Director Liu rolled his eyes and explained, "These are off-season vegetables grown in a pilot greenhouse in a commune in our province. They're designed to allow everyone to eat a variety of vegetables in winter."

However, it is not planted on a large scale yet, the quantity is relatively small, and the price is a little bit higher.

Chives are 1.5 yuan per pound, leeks are 1 yuan, spinach is 1.2 yuan, and tomatoes are 1.3 yuan."

"Oh, it's too expensive. One pound of vegetables is equivalent to several days' wages."

"that is."

"Comrade, weigh me a pound of leeks."

"I want a pound of tomatoes."

Director Liu was listening to everyone complaining about the high prices one second, and the next second someone took out money and bills.

When it comes to buying things, if you buy one, you will get two. I like to gather in groups. It’s the New Year again.

The most delicious thing is leek, you can make dumplings with leek filling.

So, each item weighed 50 kilograms, and it wasn’t long before I weighed them.

The dishes were all gone.

The same thing happened to Director Jin. The vegetables at the vegetable market next to the compound were also sold out on the same day.

Captain Yang hadn't even left yet, but he already started asking for another batch to be delivered tomorrow.

This made Captain Yang very happy.

Such a small amount of food is actually so valuable.

"Secretary Jiang, you're our brigade's great benefactor. I regret that I shouldn't have listened to you earlier. I should have built a greenhouse last year. Look at how much money I've lost."

"Don't worry about it. This is a good start. The volume this year is small, but it doesn't matter. We can add two more sheds tomorrow."

"Two is too few. We'll add four next year. That's the decision."

When Captain Yang left, Jiang Tang ordered some dishes for herself.

The next day, after receiving the food, I went home and divided it up.

I took one to Political Commissar Li and said, "Uncle Li, this is the greens grown in our commune's greenhouse. I brought you some. Go back and let your family try it."

Li Zhengmin looked at the fresh green vegetables, stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy again. He pointed at her and said after a long while: "Jiang Tang, Jiang Tang, you are really a great talent of our Xinliang. You can grow summer vegetables in winter. Only you can think of it, and it's so wonderful.

Well done, well done."

Jiang Tang frowned. "Political Commissar Li, your tone is a bit subtle. Are you praising me or are you angry? It's quite scary."

"Of course I'm praising you."

"Thank you very much."

"How many greenhouses are there? What's the yield per mu? What's the cost?"

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