"Okay, let's do it in the name of the commune. I heard from Captain Luo that you're letting them clear the land and grow vegetables. Is there any way to sell them?"

"There's no market for it, but we can find one. As long as our commune has vegetables, we don't have to worry about farmers' markets in the county or city not coming."

"So, I can also encourage other villages to grow vegetables. From now until the busy farming season, three or four months, growing some vegetables will help you earn more."

"Secretary Zhou, this is a good idea. If the entire commune uses their fields and yards to grow vegetables, we can definitely set up a market."

"What kind of market is it? Secretary Jiang, can you tell me more about it?"

“It’s similar to a farm, except that farms are large and formed, while ours are scattered.

During the autumn harvest every year, we can open a wholesale market next to the commune to attract people from nearby or county towns and purchasing staff from farmers' markets to come and make purchases.

We can sell it wholesale or retail.”

"Is this method feasible?"

"Many ideas need to be tried. If we don't try, how can we know if they work? If we work hard, there will always be results. If Secretary Zhou is interested, I can write a report for you to take a look at."

"Okay, I'm waiting for your report. You better hurry up."

"No problem, Secretary Zhou, I have something else to ask you."

"What's up?"

"Are there other communes in our county that raise Angora rabbits? Youcaoling would like to raise some too. Secretary Zhou, could you please make some connections so that people in our village can go over and learn from them, and maybe even buy some of their rabbits?"

"Raising rabbits. A lot of people are raising rabbits now. Although rabbit fur is valuable, many individual farmers in rural areas don't pay attention to hygiene. Rabbits urinate and defecate everywhere, which easily soils their fur. Dirty rabbit fur is worthless. Also, there's less meat from long-haired rabbits, so selling the meat isn't worth much."

"Zhangwan Brigade raised rabbits for a year before, but instead of raising them collectively, they distributed the chicks to individual households. Due to improper husbandry, many of them died, and the rabbit fur was too dirty to sell for a good price. As a result, the villagers stopped raising them. However, some families in the village still have rabbits, and a few days ago, Secretary Zhang asked me to help him find a place to buy them.

If you want to raise rabbits, you can buy rabbits from Zhangwan Brigade. I've talked to them and they say they're cheaper than those from other communes.

In addition, I will contact Xiangyang Commune."

"Thank you, Secretary Zhou. I'll wait for your news. It's getting late. I'll go back to the village first."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

"By the way, Secretary Zhou, you know that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Look, the road between our two villages and Liulin Village is narrow and bumpy. It's the hardest to travel on when it rains. Could you help us apply for some funds from higher authorities to repair our road?"

"What's the connection between being wealthy and building roads?"

"Don't you think this makes sense, boss? If the roads are blocked, then even if we have a lot of good stuff and can't get it out, it's all in vain."

"That makes some sense, but..." Secretary Zhou was troubled. "It's not that we won't build the road. The main concern is Shaluo Village. Building the road will occupy their land, and they've always been at odds with Caozi Village. If the road is built, Caozi Village will have to use it, and they'll feel disadvantaged. It's been delayed for so many years until now."

"I know about Shaluo Village. I'll mediate this matter. Secretary Zhou can help apply for the funds first."

"If you are sure, I can help you apply."

"I'll give it a try and hopefully we can finish repairing the road by next spring."

Secretary Zhou felt it was mysterious, as he had tried mediation before.

Jiang Tang felt that it was not difficult. It was nothing more than affecting their respective interests, so they had to find a way to balance the interests.

...

Everyone disliked the road leading to the village, like Liu Xiulan. Jiang Tang had been riding her bike all the way, and her butt was almost hurt. She didn't want to sit down and just got off and walked: "What kind of mountain valley did the province assign you? This road is not even as easy to walk on as the mountain road.

They probably gave you a good place because you were young, but they were afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it, so they could only give you the worst one. If I had known this, I would have asked your dad to say hello to them.

We still have some connections.”

"Mom, I think this is great. The road is not good, but next year...next year I will definitely repair it."

"Oh, look at the breath, he's not afraid of blowing the cow's hide."

"Comrade Liu Xiulan, please believe that everything that comes out of your belly is absolutely of the highest quality."

"I am confident, but I am not sure after fusing with your father, this abscess."

"..." Jiang Tang was left speechless by her mother's shocking words.

"Didn't you say the bicycle was a broken one that a colleague from the commune didn't use? This one is clearly a new one."

"Ah... well, he had a lot of kids at home and couldn't afford to eat, so he thought of renting out his bike to make some money. I rented it out for one dollar a month."

"How can they buy a bicycle when they can't even afford to eat? What kind of family is this?"

"...Young people are impulsive. When they have money, they buy things on impulse. Then they regret it and can't return it, so they come up with this idea."

"Don't you have a few children? Are you still young?"

“…”

Buddha said: One lie requires countless lies to cover it up.

...Oh, God, she's incompetent!

When they arrived at the village entrance, they met villagers returning from the fields. Seeing that it was Jiang Tang, they greeted him warmly: "Secretary Jiang is back."

"I'm back."

"This is..."

"My mother, Comrade Liu Xiulan, was worried about me and came to check on me."

When everyone heard it was Secretary Jiang's mother, they hurried forward to greet her: "Comrade Liu, you have given birth to a wonderful daughter."

"Since Secretary Jiang came to us, he has helped us a lot and done great things. He is a good secretary.

We thank the Party, the government, and the leadership.”

Jiang Tang blushed as she listened to this. She didn't even know she was that good, but this lady was really good at rhyming.

Comrade Liu Xiulan immediately responded: "As she should, this is what she should do. The child is young, and I am sorry for causing you trouble."

"Don't bother me, don't bother me. Secretary Jiang has bought us a lot of good things. He is our lucky star now."

Liu Xiulan felt a little dizzy and floating around being surrounded by a group of people.

She shared her 20 years of education with several aunts.

He also successfully revealed the purpose of his visit to his aunts.

There was an auntie on the spot who said that her chicken ginger is free to eat.

If she wasn't in a hurry to go home to cook, she would have dragged her mother back home to catch chickens.

After separating from the crowd, Comrade Liu Xiulan's face was filled with joy: "The people here are so welcoming."

"Comrade Liu Xiulan, you are able to receive such treatment because of your daughter's efforts. I am so awesome, aren't I?"

"Amazing, awesome! My children are all amazing."

"Hey, this one in front is where I live. The rent is one dollar a month."

"One dollar, why do you want more money?"

"Normally, I would have to live in rotation with each household in the village. I'm only seventeen or eighteen years old. Mom, are you willing to let me live like this?"