Chapter 90 It's great

After Zhou Xian returned, he handed the quails to Comrade Ge Guifen to help take care of them. Ever since Comrade Ge Guifen went to the literacy class, she has been very motivated to learn and now knows quite a few words.

After giving the breeding method to Comrade Ge Guifen, he made a few more trips himself and brought back a few quails.

Now we are just waiting for the Chrysanthemum Brigade to complete the construction of the quail farm so that we can take these quails back.

As long as these quails are well cared for, they will continue to lay eggs. Comrade Ge Guifen called on her second daughter-in-law, Wu Xiufang, to help.

Ever since the eldest son's wife went to work in a pickle factory, the second son's wife has been listless all day long and seems to have no motivation to do anything.

The eldest and third daughters-in-law are now both receiving salaries, but she is the only one staying at home. Although Ge Guifen didn't say anything to her, Wu Xiufang just felt that something was wrong.

Although Ge Guifen disliked her, she was her daughter-in-law after all, and she couldn't just watch her go on like this. The second son's children were sloppy these days, which was annoying to see.

Since attending the literacy class and learning a lot of words, Comrade Ge Guifen feels that she can still work harder at her age.

She has no problem cooking and she can also make pickles.

That's right, the test is a bit too difficult. I think I have studied well, but when I take the test, I fail.

Otherwise, with her skills, it would be easy for her to get a job as a worker in a pickle factory, and there is guaranteed recruitment and no age limit.

Comrade Ge Guifen looked at the quail breeding method in his hand, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to get to work.

It doesn't matter what she does. The chickens she raises are the best, so why would she be afraid of raising quails?

When Wu Xiufang was dragged by her mother-in-law to raise quails, she was a little confused and wondered what was so good about raising these things.

When I heard my mother-in-law muttering that the commune seemed to be planning to build a quail farm, I immediately became excited.

"Yes, I will. It's just raising quails. How hard can it be? The chickens I raise are great. They lay eggs every day."

Ge Guifen rolled her eyes. What does the chickens at home have to do with her?

They will just talk nonsense here, not afraid of exaggerating too much and flying into the sky.

"Okay, keep your voice down. Don't scare the quail. A frightened quail won't lay eggs."

"Yes, yes, I understand, Mom."

When Wu Xiufang saw the quail breeding technology, she went dark and pinched her arm hard to bring herself back to her senses.

She still can't get rid of the bad habit of getting a headache whenever she reads.

No, you must overcome it.

She had to go into the quail factory.

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Zhou Xian handed over all the quails he had signed for to Comrade Ge Guifen, and then found Fang Ru to ask if she could help get a vacuum packaging machine.

Fang Ru naturally didn't dare to guarantee it. After all, if Zhou Xian hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have known about it. "I'll call my dad and ask him later."

"Then thank you very much. No matter whether it succeeds or not, you should give me a reply when the time comes."

Then we went to the Chrysanthemum Brigade and looked at the site for their quail factory.

Seeing Zhou Xian coming over, the captain of the Chrysanthemum Brigade greeted her warmly.

The quail egg factory is already under production, but there is some disagreement on the location of the factory.

The captain of the Chrysanthemum Brigade planned to take the exam like the Peach Blossom Brigade, but the members of their brigade had not attended the literacy class for very long and their learning was average, so they were afraid that they would not do well in the exam.

Just then Zhou Xian came and I wanted to ask her what I should do.

Zhou Xian’s advice is to still take the exam, otherwise it would be troublesome if you don’t understand any documents when they come down later.

How you do in the exam is another matter, but at least you have to be literate, and another thing is that you have to have experience in raising chickens and ducks.

Although raising quails is different from raising chickens and ducks, there is still a difference between raising them and not raising them.

At the very least, raising these poultry is an experience.

Hearing this, the captain couldn't help but frown, "This way, all the big men in the team are excluded in one fell swoop."

Whether raising chickens or ducks, that is women's job. Men only need to work in the fields. They don't have any experience in raising chickens and ducks.

"Captain, what you said is wrong. When it comes to working in the fields to earn work points, people complain that women comrades don't earn enough. But don't forget that women comrades still have to feed children, wash clothes and cook. On top of that, they still have to work in the fields to earn work points."

"Isn't this something a woman should do?"

"There is no such thing as who should do what. Since you've let someone do it, don't erase the traces of what they've done. My conditions don't restrict men from taking the exam, so just let them try."

The captain couldn't help but smile bitterly. Why bother trying? He knew the result without having to guess.

But after thinking about it, I felt that there was nothing wrong with Zhou Xian’s suggestion.

But by the time the news was announced, the Chrysanthemum Brigade was in an uproar.

Their thoughts were similar to the team leader's. They felt that these conditions would block many male students.

This makes them feel very unbalanced and they feel it is unfair to gay men.

The captain sighed and said, "What's fair or unfair? Do you know how to raise quails?"

"We can learn if we don't know. Didn't you say the commune leaders would send technicians to teach us?"

The team leader couldn't help but say, "The commune is now preparing to make canned eggs. We must raise our quails successfully so that we can supply the commune's production line."

Although Secretary He did not push them so hard, the team leader still had high expectations for himself.

The Taohua Brigade had never grown greenhouse vegetables before, but this time they succeeded. They also went to other brigades to teach people how to grow greenhouse vegetables. Their Chrysanthemum Brigade could not fall behind.

So the goal he set for himself was to succeed and not fail.

The members' dissatisfaction aroused the team leader's competitive spirit. He felt that Secretary Zhou was right. To raise quails, it is better to have some experience so that you can get the hang of it quickly. When you are familiar with it, you can run it yourself.

Wouldn’t it be fine if we let the people in the team lead the others later?

There is a chance, just not now.

Everyone looked at each other, unable to say anything against it.

The quail farm was still under construction, and the Chrysanthemum Brigade organized its members to take the exam. There were also educated youth who came to sign up. Compared with the members of the Chrysanthemum Brigade, the educated youth were given fewer places.

There were not many educated youth coming to take the exam. They were all those who did not get orders last time. They felt that they could not find a way to sell their products, but raising quails should be no problem. They had also raised chickens and ducks at the educated youth site.

As for those educated youth who had received orders, they naturally looked down on the location of the quail farm. When they heard that educated youth Zhuo, who was in charge of the supply and marketing department, had won a large order, they also became eager to try.

This matter naturally alarmed the higher-ups. At this time, all things had to be registered for unified purchase and sale. Cooperation between Baihua Commune and the county factory, for example, was generally not managed.

However, this thing was sold outside the province and even appeared in the newspaper, attracting attention, so they had to intervene.

Some people from the relevant department came down, and when Secretary He heard that they were here to investigate, he was not panicked at all. He followed all the necessary procedures and did not make any mistakes.

The inspector looked through the documents for a while before he frowned and pointed at one place and said, "What does this mean?"

"This is a sample. I let people taste it before I sell it to them. If it tastes good, they will buy it."

"No money?"

"Yes, it's free. The cost of this sample is our own."

Secretary He believed that he knew what to do after sending out two cans of samples and getting a large order.

It's okay if you really want to pursue it. Private transactions are against the rules, but giving it away for free without charging any money is not against the rules.

The comrade checked it, confirmed that there was no problem, and prepared to leave.

Now that Baihua Commune is so famous, it should be registered and then subject to the state's unified purchase and sales.

But they have already found their own sales channels, so they are of no use to them.

Secretary He also took the opportunity to express his attitude, "Don't worry, everyone, as long as we can do it ourselves, we will definitely not cause trouble to the country."

Those comrades were deeply moved by his words. Not long after they returned, they applied for a certificate of merit for Secretary He.

Zhou Xian helped Secretary He put the certificate on the wall of the office.

Secretary He looked at it happily for a while, then found Zhou Xian to ask about the quail eggs.

Zhou Xian would go to check on them every day when she got home, but Comrade Ge Guifen didn't let her see what was going on. She just said that they would soon hatch and told her not to just look at them blindly, as it would be a waste if they didn't hatch.

Although he didn't see it, Zhou Xian still told Secretary He about it because of his biological mother's trust in him.

"I think the Chrysanthemum Brigade will be ready soon. If these eggs are hatched, we can send them over as well."

She also remembered that she had promised the commune that they would send technical personnel to provide guidance. Secretary He originally planned to let Zhou Xian go, but she gave the quail eggs to her own mother to take care of.

After thinking for a while, Secretary He said, "Well, let Ge Guifen and Wu Xiufang go to the Chrysanthemum Brigade as technicians and teach them the skills of raising quails.

Secretary He still has great trust in the members of Taohua Brigade and always feels that there is nothing that the Taohua Brigade cannot accomplish.

I thought about it in my mind but didn't say it out loud, and I told myself not to get carried away because of this.

Although Baihua Commune is famous, it is also under the watch of many parties. If any problems occur, they will be very serious.

Secretary He asked Zhou Xian to supervise the affairs of the quail farm. When he was about to go out, he saw Li Dong.

If he hadn't suddenly appeared, Secretary He would have almost forgotten about this person.

"Xiao Li, where have you been these days?" Secretary He was already very unhappy.

Originally, I considered that he came from the provincial capital and would leave after a few years, so it didn't matter if he didn't take care of things.

But disappearing for such a long time without making a sound, isn't that too much?

Everyone is busy, but he is the only one relaxing. Is he still a leader? Is there any leader like this?

Li Dong glanced at Secretary He and then said, "I went back to the provincial capital."

"Going home?" Secretary He was not surprised at all.

Li Dong's actions are hard to understand. Not to mention that he is busy recently, even if he is not busy, do we still have to guess what he is thinking?

Even Secretary He thought that he might not want to stay in their commune anymore and was going back to the provincial capital to find a way to transfer himself back.

If it is really as I guessed, then... that would be great.