Chapter 177 Going to the Commune
"Then can we ask Mr. Ji to treat the villagers in our Ping An Brigade?"
"What?!" the captain asked in a shocked tone.
"No, no, you know his identity, it won't work."
"Why not? They came here to do reform work. Does that only count as work in the fields? We only let Mr. Ji treat our illness but we don't pay him. This is also considered reform. But this way he can't do the work he used to do."
Lin Zhen's eyes lit up after hearing Song Wei's words: "Yes, Captain, we are short of doctors. There are too many sick elderly people and children this winter. The clinic is simply too busy to handle it. Letting Elder Ji see patients is both work and help for those who are sick, and it doesn't waste his skills."
The elderly are old, and their bodies will definitely break down if they continue to do those heavy farm work. Although treating patients is busy and tiring, it is still easier than doing those heavy farm work.
The captain had seen Mr. Ji’s medical skills with his own eyes, and he was somewhat tempted, but that identity... was not enough.
"Captain, don't be so quick to refuse. You can go to the commune and ask the leader. But there are some rules for asking. You have to play the victim first."
Song Wei came over and discussed something with the captain. The captain had a troubled expression and his brows were wrinkled.
"This...can this be possible?"
Song Wei: "It won't hurt to try. If it works, it will be a benefit to our village. If it doesn't, it's nothing."
The captain gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll go ask!"
"What are you discussing?"
Several old men came out of the room where off-season vegetables were grown.
They are all respected people in the village, and were called by the team leader to look at these off-season vegetables.
At this moment, everyone was so excited that their faces turned red: "It's amazing that vegetables can be grown in this season."
"But we have to grow it in the house, and we have to light a kang to keep the house warm. We can't do it on a large scale, and it takes up space."
After looking at the off-season vegetables, everyone sat down in the main room and Lin Zhen poured them some water.
"Song Zhiqing, how did you come up with the idea of planting this?"
"Can this really be sold? How can I sell it?"
One by one, they pulled Song Wei aside to ask about the planting and sales of off-season vegetables.
Song Wei only asked them: "Do you want to eat those green vegetables in this winter?"
"That's definitely what I thought."
There are fewer vegetables to eat in winter, and eating the same vegetable for a long time will make you feel nauseous. Of course everyone wants to eat better.
Song Wei: "Those city folks want to eat more than you do. The most important thing is that they have money. Think about it, our brigade is the only one that can produce fresh green vegetables throughout the winter. Are we still worried about not being able to sell them?"
Everyone rubbed their hands excitedly: "Then what should we do?"
Song Wei said to the team leader, "First of all, if we want to sell these off-season vegetables openly, we must do it in a clear way. Team leader, take some vegetables to the commune leader tomorrow and strive for the qualification for our team to grow and sell off-season vegetables."
"Then there's the matter of building a greenhouse for vegetables. We can't just grow them in the room because it takes up too much space and there's not enough room. We need to buy some transparent plastic to build a greenhouse that can keep things warm. The supply and marketing cooperatives definitely can't buy the quantities we need, so we have to go to the plastic factory to place an order."
"The last issue is management and sales. If it really works, our off-season vegetable greenhouses will definitely need someone to manage them, and we will have to find someone to negotiate cooperation and orders with the people in the factories for external sales. However, these are relatively later issues. What we need to do now is to solve the first few problems."
The captain said, "Okay, I'll go talk to the leaders tomorrow. How about Song Zhiqing, come with me?"
He felt that this girl was good at speaking, and the off-season vegetables were mainly produced by her, so if the leaders had any questions, she would be able to speak better.
Song Wei did not refuse and followed the team leader to discuss Mr. Ji's problem with those leaders.
Several people got together to discuss a lot of things, such as how to tell the villagers that if the money to build the greenhouse really came from more than just one or two families, Song Wei proposed the idea of letting the villagers invest in the construction together.
Then you have to pay centimeters for working in the off-season vegetable greenhouses, and you also get centimeters or wages for management, but there is no need for that for sales. Sales get commission bonuses based on the number of orders they negotiate.
"Song Zhiqing, please speak slowly. I can't remember it."
Most of the people present were elderly and their brains were not able to process what Song Wei said. The more Song Wei spoke, the less they could remember.
The team leader only regretted that he did not bring a pen to write down everything Song Zhiqing said.
"Lin Zhen, do you have a pen and paper? Give it to me to write down."
"have."
Lin Zhen went to get paper and pen.
This could be considered a meeting, and it lasted two hours before it ended. Everyone put their heads together and sorted out the loopholes and areas that needed detail before leaving.
When they left, they all had smiles on their faces, and their eyes were full of kindness when they looked at Song Wei.
An old man even patted Lin Zhen on the shoulder.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Lin Zhen, you found a good partner."
It's also a fortune-making one.
As for off-season vegetables, you don’t even have to think about it to know that you can make money in this season.
Country people have few ways to make money. Although the food they grow is enough to fill their stomachs, they are all very poor.
If these off-season vegetables were really successful, then Song Zhiqing would be the benefactor of their entire Ping'an Brigade.
Early the next morning, Song Wei and the team leader went to the people's commune to find the leader.
"Secretary, Jiang Lei, the captain of the Ping An Brigade, wants to see you."
"Looking for me? What's the matter in this weather? Is someone sick?"
Many people came to him because their elderly and children were sick and couldn't find a doctor. They all said that they wanted the clinic to recruit more doctors.
Didn't he want to? But these days, all the good doctors went to the big hospitals, and other communes were also competing for doctors. Their small clinic couldn't recruit a good doctor who could really treat patients.
"Let's go see what's going on."
The middle-aged man stood up and walked out of the office. As soon as Jiang Lei saw him, he shook hands and greeted him. Song Wei stood a little behind him.
"Secretary Wang, I'm sorry to bother you. I really have something to discuss with you."
Secretary Wang was also polite: "It's no big deal. It's our duty to serve the people. I wonder what's going on with your team?"
"That's right."
The team leader told him about the off-season vegetables. Secretary Wang opened his mouth slightly, thinking he had misheard.
"What vegetables are you talking about?"
The team leader called Song Wei and said, "Song Zhiqing, show the vegetables to Secretary Wang."
Green vegetables grow fast and densely, and they look different almost every day. When you come to see the commune leaders, you must bring samples with you.
Song Wei handed over a bunch of green vegetables in her hand, and faced these leaders with an attitude neither humble nor arrogant.
"Secretary Wang, these are the off-season vegetables that our brigade has grown through its own experiment. Please take a look at them first."