Chapter 61 Just from the tone, things are still...

Seeing that Secretary He was silent, Director Ji thought he was hesitating, so he quickly said, "Secretary He, I think what Xiao Zhou said is right. It is quite beneficial to our commune."

If you think about it carefully, there are a lot of advantages and disadvantages, but compared to the good aspects, they are not a big deal.

Secretary He thought about it carefully and decided to promote it in two brigades first.

We will not continue to keep it in Taohua Brigade, mainly to let everyone focus on food, so we do not plan to continue to expand the greenhouse in Taohua Brigade.

Another reason was that the Taohua Brigade had already received news about the greenhouse mushrooms. After the leaders of other production brigades learned about it, they came to the commune several times to inquire about it.

"Two production teams, aren't they a little too few?"

Secretary He looked at Director Ji in surprise. He felt that Comrade Ji and Comrade Xiao Zhou had been together for a long time and had big ideas. The two brigades already had quite a few greenhouses.

If this can't be sold, it will be a huge loss. No matter how confident you are, you still have to be sensible.

There are only two teams. We will try to plant it first. If it is successful and there are signs of success later, we will gradually promote it to other teams.

Secretary He made the decision on this matter, and then notified the teams under him to see which two teams to choose.

The Taohua Brigade will naturally not participate this time, but they still need to send people. They are the first brigade to succeed, and they will pass on their experience to those brigades that will be promoted later. Their experience can also help other brigades avoid many detours.

The candidates were naturally selected by the team leader Zhou Jiefang himself. He has been in charge of the greenhouse affairs and naturally knows who has the most experience.

The few people who were selected had to go to those brigades as planting technical instructors to share their experience in growing greenhouse vegetables. They would be paid for this, after all, they could not work for free.

Finally, the commune selected two production brigades, one was the Xinghua Brigade and the other was the Lotus Brigade.

It just so happened that the two brigades were relatively close to each other, and when the things arrived, the Taohua Brigade sent people to teach them how to build a greenhouse. The two brigades were responsible for providing accommodation and meals for the instructors.

After the greenhouse was built, the selected technicians from Taohua Brigade began to make preparations. The straw mushroom cultivation technicians first went to Xinghua Brigade and Lotus Brigade to teach them how to grow greenhouse mushrooms.

Those who were selected wore big red flowers on their chests and left proudly under the watchful eyes of the Taohua Brigade members.

It looked like he was looking very impressive, but actually he was so nervous that he didn't know what to say.

They also copied out the mushroom greenhouse cultivation technology in advance and kept it close to them.

Zhou Xian also held a meeting with them. The successful growth of mushrooms by Taohua Team this time was inseparable from the cooperation of everyone. There were also some problems encountered, but these were all written in the book, so everyone was still quite confident.

But it’s different when you go to other teams. Those people may not cooperate, which may lead to problems they have never seen before. So after this, you must take the initiative into your own hands.

You can raise opinions and listen to good ones, but you must not cause chaos. If people are not united and everyone does their own thing, there is a high probability of failure.

The two men listened more seriously than anyone else and took Zhou Xian's words to heart.

But when he thought about becoming a technical instructor and the fact that the teams would pay him a salary, he couldn't suppress his smile.

Just then the postman delivered the reply letter that I had sent to the county newspaper office last time.

Zhou Xian gave a new letter and asked the postman to send it.

At the same time, Secretary He also received a call from the county leader. He heard that the leader had read the newspaper and learned that the greenhouse vegetables grown by Baihua Commune had a good harvest, so he planned to come and take a look.

Secretary He was so shocked that he stood up from his chair and was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

Of course, he was still modest all day, "It's nothing, it's all small-scale."

But the leaders don't think so. They think this is a good thing for the communes below them, and that Baihua Commune has been developing on its own all along, which is worthy of praise.

Even the work carried out by their Women's Federation was reported in the newspapers. This time, Chairman Ji of the county Women's Federation also came with them.

Secretary He naturally agreed. After hanging up the phone, he paced back and forth in the office excitedly.

After he calmed down a little, he called other commune cadres over and told them about this.

When we heard that the leader was coming, everyone couldn't hide the joy on their faces.

This matter naturally cannot be taken lightly, and someone immediately spoke up, "Should we notify the Taohua Brigade to prepare?"

Although two more teams have built plastic greenhouses, the seeds have not been sown yet. It is impossible to bring the leaders to visit. If they want to see it, they can go to the Taohua Team.

Secretary He was just thinking about this. Fortunately, Zhou Xian was here, so he didn't need to ask someone to make a trip. He just asked her to go back and tell the people in the team.

"Yes, yes, yes. Secretary Zhou, go back and ask your team to prepare a welcoming ceremony for the leader."

"I think we shouldn't make it so grand." Director Ji said with a frown.

Although she didn't know which leader from the county would come, her sister was the chairperson of the Women's Federation and came along. She didn't know what her sister was like, and if the ceremony was too grand, the leader might not be happy.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Director Ji said, "The leaders were attracted by the greenhouse vegetables we created. I think we should focus on this and not do anything else. It would be bad if it backfired."

Secretary He naturally knew that Chairman Ji was Director Ji’s biological sister, and after hearing her say this, he calmed down.

"That's right. Don't make the leader unhappy again. Comrade Zhou, you will be mainly responsible for the plastic greenhouse during this period. Keep a close eye on it and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Don't worry, Secretary He, I will definitely take good care of it."

"Director Ji, please pay more attention to the Women's Federation. The higher-ups are aware of what the Women's Federation has done this time. We must also show the best side of Baihua Commune to the leaders."

"Okay." The others echoed.

Secretary He arranged everything and finally said, "We need to prepare some straw mushrooms as well. When the leader comes, we can let him taste them."

There is nothing else, so let’s adjourn the meeting.

Zhou Xian was responsible for notifying the Taohua Brigade. When he heard that the county leaders would come to visit, Zhou Jiefang's hands were shaking as he held the enamel cup, and the others were not much better.

"Are you serious? Is there really someone from the county coming to visit our brigade?" asked the branch secretary.

"It's to visit our brigade's greenhouse vegetables." The accountant emphasized again.

"Uncle, you've asked this many times. The leader personally called Secretary He to set the time. How could there be a mistake?"

"Should we get ready?" asked the accountant.

"What are you preparing for?" Zhou Xian asked back.

"Of course it's the beating of gongs and drums."

"Uncle, the leader is here to see our brigade's greenhouse. Secretary He and his men said that we are not allowed to do these things, for fear of upsetting the leader."

As he spoke, Zhou Xian looked at Qian Xique again. Since becoming the director of the Women's Federation, Qian Xique's mental outlook has changed.

Even after becoming a cadre, he never gave up attending literacy classes and set a good example for others.

"Aunt Xi Que, Chairman Ji from the County Women's Federation is here with us this time. I guess she will also come to our team. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

"It's not that hard, it's what I should do."

After the matter was notified, Zhou Jiefang and the others naturally knew what to do. However, Secretary He was still worried and made several trips to the Taohua Brigade.

Just when everyone was expecting the leader to come over, they received a call from the leader's secretary.

The leader has something to do and can’t come.

It would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed, but Secretary He also knew that anything that could trip up the leader and change something that had been agreed upon was definitely not a trivial matter.

However, Director Ji learned some news through her elder sister, Chairman Ji. She heard that something had happened and the inspections in and out of the county were very strict, but her sister did not say what had happened specifically.

But judging from the tone, it seems to be a serious matter.

Director Ji naturally did not ask any further questions. Even if he did, he would not get an answer and might even leak confidential information.

But the words had already been spoken, and now the leader suddenly said he couldn't come, so everyone was inevitably disappointed.

The members of Taohua Brigade were even more disappointed than the leaders of the commune.

"Secretary Zhou, will the leader come again in the future?"

"I don't know. The leader didn't say anything. But the leader must have something else that made him unable to come. We have to understand that and not be discouraged. We just have to live our lives as usual."

"That's true." Anyway, I haven't met the leader yet, so what's the difference?

Everyone quickly put the matter behind them.

Zhou Xian went to the Xinghua Brigade and the Hehua Brigade again to deliver the things prepared by the families of the two technical instructors.

The two brigades were still polite to them. They arranged accommodation and meals for them, and called them "instructors" one after another, which made the two of them feel a little flattered.

Zhou Xian naturally couldn't let people get carried away, so he gave them a few words of warning and pulled them back to work, telling them to be down-to-earth and send them back to the team if they couldn't do a good job.

Naturally, the two of them did not dare to make mistakes. After all, where could they find such a good job in the future?

If you go to the Xinghua Brigade, you will definitely meet the brigade leader Xu Huaishan.

The Qiao family would also warmly invite her to their home to sit down. Zhou Xian would refuse if she could. If she really couldn't, she would just sit for a while, drink a glass of water and leave.

Although they tried to conceal the truth, the truth would eventually come out. The Qiao sisters planned to test Xu Huaishan's sincerity by jumping into the river, but Xu Huaishan found out about it.

Zhou Xian heard this by accident.

There's nothing I can do about it, since she has good hearing now.

Qiao Caiyun sobbed and apologized to Xu Huaishan. She was just across the wall from him, and it was not right for her to leave, nor was it right for her not to leave.

When he looked up again, he saw Qiao Caiyue not far away, looking curiously in the direction of the two people, with a face full of gossip.

Zhou Xian: “…” No, you are the heroine.

Do you look suitable?

Xu Huaishan said, "Don't do such ridiculous things again, and don't joke with your life."

"I see."

Then there was a period of silence and faint sobbing. Zhou Xian was about to leave, but he stepped on a small branch by the roadside.

The crisp sound of branches breaking was heard, and just a few seconds later, Xu Huaishan appeared.

"Secretary Zhou, what are you doing here?"

Zhou Xian's mind raced, and he finally said, "I've seen enough of the greenhouse here, so I have to leave. I came here to tell you that when I return, I will report the situation here to Secretary He."

Xu Huaishan nodded and said, "Then please go back and tell Secretary He."

Zhou Xian nodded reluctantly. What was this? She didn't mean to eavesdrop, so why did she feel guilty after being caught?