Chapter 252 Selling Fish

After quickly tidying up the house, Chen Guifen put on a straw hat, carried a hoe and went out to the fields.

The busy farming season is coming soon, and this is the time when odd jobs increase.

Rice fish is an exception.

After briefly disrupting the busy farming rhythm of the production team, things will eventually return to normal...

Back in the county, Fu Jingyou was young and energetic. He rode his bicycle non-stop and arrived at the county in just over an hour.

After the message was passed on, the county office immediately took action.

Several large pools in the cafeteria that were usually used to wash vegetables were filled with water, waiting for the fish to be delivered.

Lu Miao returned home around two or three o'clock, or just after three o'clock. At that time, He Hongjin and his group had just arrived in the county in a ox cart.

It took a long time to wander around before we arrived at the county office cafeteria.

At that time, the tables in the cafeteria were pushed aside, leaving a spacious space in the middle.

The canteen cleared out the large bamboo baskets usually used to transport potatoes and cabbages, and tied them tightly with thumb-thick hemp ropes.

Pour the fish in, fill the whole basket, and then hang the hemp rope on the hook of the scale.

Two strong young men used a shoulder pole to pass through the scale bar and tied a rope, and then carried up both ends to weigh directly on the spot.

Clerks of all ranks, both male and female, from both floors of the county office came running to watch.

After a female comrade looked around, she sighed:

"Wow, this fish is so fresh! It looks so beautiful!"

"It's fresh from the fields, how can it not be fresh?"

Someone next to him answered:

"But then again, the color of this fish seems a little different from the fish we usually eat."

The female comrade in front only heard the first half of the sentence:

"Just pulled it out of the field? Can you raise fish in the field?"

"Haha, that's rare! It seems that some mountain terraces are made this way."

"But in our area, it seems to be the first time someone has done this, and it's been successful!"

"Look at this fish, it's so lively, its belly is transparent, and some even have roe in it!"

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The rice fish brought a lot of attention, and the comrades watching were chatting happily.

During this period, the canteen had weighed all the fish, totaling 266 kilograms.

The office's purchasing agent and accountant were working on the bills with He Hongjin and scorer Ma.

Fu Jingyou watched from the side and rarely interrupted, occasionally saying a few words to Hu Zhiyuan next to him.

Hu Zhiyuan watched the fun and chatted with him:

"You guys are raising fish well. You can continue raising them next year!"

Other communes, brigades and production teams near the lake can raise ducks.

If the climate is suitable and the mountains and forests are nearby, you can also consider growing mushrooms and artificially cultivating mountain products.

The second production team of Dahe Village has mountains and water.

Hu Zhiyuan had been there many times. When he was just promoted, he thought that the place was also suitable for growing mushrooms by driving stakes.

Now that the rice fish experiment has been successful and it is confirmed that it can be successful, we can continue with it.

So as to avoid having to start over with other side projects like mushrooms, which would waste time...

Fu Jingyou nodded and said "hmm".

He was taller than Hu Zhiyuan, so he leaned over slightly and muttered, "What's that?"

"Now that you've been promoted, do you have access to livestock? If you have time, help me get a couple of piglets."

"This position is a new one within the county, and we're still working through the channels..."

Hu Zhiyuan nodded, then shook his head:

"It won't be clear for the time being."

Hu Zhiyuan said, and then lowered his voice:

"But don't worry, we are all family... If you want, I will definitely keep an eye on it for you."

Fu Jingyou curled his lips and patted his shoulder with his big hand:

"Good brother, next time you come to my house for dinner, I'll definitely have some wine waiting for you."

Hu Zhiyuan also grinned: "That's a deal!"

The two of them chatted quietly, each laughing more happily than the other.

He Hongjin turned around with a dark face, stamped his feet and cursed:

"Xiao Liu, what are you doing with that big grin on your face? You have no sense at all. Come over here and check this account!"

Fu Jingyou lowered his arm from around his shoulders, stood up straight, nodded at Hu Zhiyuan, and then walked towards He Hongjin:

"What's the matter, uncle?"

"Is it because of age or something?"

He Hongjin scratched his head, Fu Jingyou seemed to be his backbone.

He showed Fu Jingyou the account book page handed over by the county:

"Why can't your uncle Ma and I understand this?"

"The market price is 10 cents and 2 cents per catty, and that's for big fish."

Fu Jingyou bowed slightly, and each of them took a notebook in one hand and read it:

"Our fish are small, so we can't get that price. The county wants to charge us 10 cents per pound."

"We brought two hundred and sixty-six pounds of fish, and the bill is easy to calculate: twenty-six dollars and sixty cents."

He Hongran said "Oh" and nodded.

Fu Jingyou planned to ask him if it was okay.

Before he could finish his words, He Hongjin snatched the notebook from his hand and grinned at the county purchasing and public accountant:

"Okay, the county will take care of the arrangements. We, the vast majority of working comrades, have always trusted the decisions and arrangements of the county leaders!"

He Hongjin stamped his feet, grinned, and saluted properly.

The county purchasing agent and accountant were stunned.

He Hongjin was overjoyed at the result.

He had actually been worried for a while before. He was afraid that he would not be able to raise the fish, and he was also afraid that he would not be able to sell the fish after he raised them.

Now, not only did I find a place to catch the fish, but I also got twenty-six yuan and sixty cents!

They originally invested 27 yuan to buy the fish fry, and each household in the production team shared 50 cents.

Now we have collected 26.6 yuan, and every household in the team has shared the fish.

I didn’t make much money, but I definitely saved my capital.

Moreover, if they continue raising them next season or next year, the team members will dare to work hard and the profits will definitely be more substantial. He Hongjin grinned and handed the note to Fu Jingyou, asking him to follow him to collect the money.

He Hongjin called on the old comrades and young men who came with him to help clean up the canteen in the yard.

After receiving the leader's instructions, He Hongjin cheerfully promised again and again that he would work hard in the coming year.

After shoveling away the cow dung in the yard outside and putting all the buckets back into the car, He Hongjin waved goodbye to the leaders who were chatting in the county cafeteria.

Driving a ox cart on the street outside the office, he waited for Fu Jingyou.

Fu Jingyou went there for about half an hour and came out with money and a receipt stamped by the county.

He handed the money to He Hongjin in front of everyone and asked He Hongjin to count it in person. After confirming that there was no problem, He Hongjin put the money away and drove the cattle back, holding a thin bamboo stick.

But at this moment, Fu Jingyou stopped again:

"Uncle, you guys go first, I'm going to buy some things and I'll catch up with you later."

Fu Jingyou went to buy soda.

Lu Miao wanted to drink, he always remembered it.

Fu Jingyou originally wanted to buy two bottles of decent white wine, but he forgot to take the ticket when he went out, so he temporarily gave up the idea.

Prepare to come again next time.