Chapter 523 Delivery and Guidance
The early morning sun shines softly on Zhoujiazhuang, casting a golden glow over the entire village.
Zhou Yimin was humming a little tune and was about to go out when suddenly, a figure blocked his way.
Zhou Yimin looked up and saw that it was the old branch secretary. He was slightly startled and a puzzled look appeared on his face, but he still asked politely: "Old branch secretary, what's the matter?"
The old Party secretary looked a little anxious, frowning slightly. He nodded and said, "That's right, Yimin, I need to trouble you for a favor this time. Zhiming has something urgent to do, and the village needs someone to drive a tractor to deliver feed to other villages. Do you think you can help with this?"
The old branch secretary was actually unsure, after all, this matter came suddenly, and the village heads of other villages specifically asked Zhou Yimin to deliver the goods, otherwise they would not accept them.
He had no choice but to rush to find Zhou Yimin.
When Zhou Yimin heard this, the doubts on his face instantly disappeared, and he said with a smile: "I don't think it's a big deal, no problem, I'll go now!"
Hearing Zhou Yimin's quick agreement, the old branch secretary's tense nerves relaxed at once, heaved a long sigh, and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to prepare for loading."
This time we have to deliver goods to six villages at the same time, and the quantity is quite large.
Zhou Yimin put away the things he was about to take out, turned around and walked towards where the tractor was parked.
The tractor was parked in a corner. Perhaps it had not been maintained for a while, and the tractor body was covered with dust, making it look a bit "shabby".
He skillfully climbed into the driver's seat, started the engine, and the tractor made a "thump thump" sound and slowly drove towards the processing plant in the village.
In front of the processing plant, the old branch secretary had already been waiting there with a group of young people.
Zhou Yimin was driving a tractor. When he got close, he did a handsome drift and parked the tractor steadily in the parking area.
Everyone around was stunned by the beautiful operation. They didn't expect Zhou Yimin to have such skilled skills in driving a tractor.
The old branch secretary was also stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and shouted, "Why are you still standing there? Load the truck quickly!"
The young people finally woke up from their dreams and started to move the feed.
The feed bags were big and heavy, and the young men worked in pairs, lifting the feed with great effort and putting it onto the tractor.
Zhou Yimin was also not idle. He got down from the driver's seat and helped direct the loading so that the feed could be placed more neatly and stably.
After more than half an hour of busy work, the tractor was filled with feed, and there was almost no space behind the front of the vehicle.
Zhou Yimin sat in the driver's seat again, started the tractor, and headed towards the first village.
Since the buyer is responsible for unloading the goods, Zhoujiazhuang does not need to send anyone to follow the vehicle.
Along the way, the tractor raised clouds of dust, and Zhou Yimin faced the breeze and felt the bumps of the country road.
Soon, Zhou Yimin arrived at the first house - Taojia Village.
Village chief Tao had been waiting at the entrance of the village early. When he saw Zhou Yimin driving a tractor towards him from afar, a smile immediately appeared on his face and he hurried forward to greet him.
He waved his hands and shouted, "Yimin, I've finally got you here. Sorry to bother you!"
Zhou Yimin parked the car, jumped out of the driver's seat, and responded with a smile: "Village Chief Tao, look at what you said, this is not a big deal! By the way, where are the feeds?"
Village Chief Tao finally reacted, patted his head, and said quickly: "Look at my memory, I almost made a mistake. Yimin, follow me to the village."
As he said this, he led the way.
Zhou Yimin looked at Village Chief Tao jogging and felt a little sorry for him. He said, "Village Chief Tao, why don't you come up and show me the way? This way you can save some energy."
Village Chief Tao did not expect Zhou Yimin to say that. He was pleasantly surprised. Being able to ride a tractor around the village was something worth showing off. He climbed onto the tractor without much hesitation.
Under the guidance of Village Chief Tao, they soon arrived at the place where the feed was stored in Taojia Village. Zhou Yimin looked up and saw that it was just a makeshift house, surrounded by wooden boards, and the ground was not even raised.
He couldn't help but frowned and reminded: "Village Chief Tao, there is something wrong with your storage point."
When Village Chief Tao heard this, his expression immediately became serious, and he quickly asked: "Yimin, please tell me, what else needs to be improved in this storage point?"
He knew that feed was not cheap and was an important material for feeding the livestock in the village.
If there is a problem with the feed and it affects the livestock, it will be a big trouble.
Therefore, it is naturally best to prevent it in advance.
Zhou Yimin did not hide anything and said sincerely: "Village Chief Tao, your storage site is OK in other aspects, but there is one shortcoming. The ground is not raised. If it rains or the weather is humid, the feed will easily get damp or even wet by rain.
Once the feed is damp, it will clump. If you can find it in time and deal with the clumping feed, it is not a big deal.
However, if it is not handled in time, the feed will easily become moldy over time.
If you accidentally feed moldy feed to livestock, they are likely to become sick or even die.”
When Village Chief Tao listened to Zhou Yimin's words, he felt a chill on his back. In such hot weather, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
He secretly felt lucky, thanks to Zhou Yimin's reminder. Otherwise, if his negligence caused problems for the village's livestock, he would not be able to face the villagers.
He excitedly grabbed Zhou Yimin's hand and said, "Yimin, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that a storage point had so many requirements."
He felt more and more that appointing Zhou Yimin to deliver the goods was an extremely correct decision.
To express his gratitude, Village Chief Tao warmly invited: "Yimin, why don't you stay for a meal? You have helped us so much, this is what we should do."
Zhou Yimin pointed to the pile of feed on the tractor and smiled helplessly: "Village Chief Tao, I want to stay and eat, but you see, I still have feed to deliver to several villages. It will probably be dark by the time I finish this."
Village Chief Tao still did not give up and persuaded: "It's okay to deliver the remaining few later."
Zhou Yimin shook his head and said firmly: "No, I promised the old branch secretary that I must deliver all the feed within today."
Seeing that Zhou Yimin was so insistent, Village Chief Tao could not force him any further and had to nod and agree.
Afterwards, Village Chief Tao arranged for several villagers to come and unload the goods.
Zhou Yimin and Village Chief Tao stood aside and chatted while watching the villagers unload the goods.
After unloading the goods, Zhou Yimin took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket, handed them to the villagers who were unloading the goods, and said, "Comrades, you have worked hard. Have a cigarette to relieve your fatigue."
When the villagers who were unloading the goods heard this, they all looked at Village Chief Tao. Without the village chief's instructions, they dared not accept the goods casually.
Village Chief Tao spoke up and said, "Yimin gave it to you, so just accept it."
After getting permission from the village chief, the villagers carefully took the cigarettes from Zhou Yimin with happy expressions on their faces.
After saying goodbye to Village Chief Tao, Zhou Yimin drove the tractor to the next village.
After Zhou Yimin left, Village Chief Tao watched the villagers happily smoking Daqianmen cigarettes and couldn't help muttering to himself: "Daqianmen is different!"
The villagers echoed: "That's right, that's right!"
Village chief Tao himself also wanted to smoke. On weekdays, he mostly smoked homemade cigarettes that he made by wrapping tobacco in paper. Cigarettes like Daqianmen were very rare.
He walked up, took the whole pack of cigarettes from the villager, and said, "Don't smoke too much. It's bad for your health."
After saying that, he left without looking back. The villagers looked at the village chief's back as he left, came to their senses, and began to blame each other.
A villager said: "Why didn't you hold on tighter? The village chief took it away so easily!"
Another villager retorted: "The village chief is here to take it, do you dare not give it to him?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. Indeed, no one dared to disobey the village chief.
Zhou Yimin drove the tractor and continued to the next village.
After a while, we arrived at the second village.
At the entrance of the village, the village chief was looking around anxiously. When he saw Zhou Yimin's tractor, a smile immediately broke out on his face and he strode towards him: "Oh, Yimin, I've been waiting for you. Did you have a smooth journey?"
Zhou Yimin parked the car and responded with a smile: "It's going well, Village Chief, where is the place where you store the feed? I'll drive over right away."
The village chief led the way and chatted with Zhou Yimin about village matters.
When he arrived at the storage point, Zhou Yimin took a careful look and found that although the conditions were better than those in Taojia Village, the ventilation was indeed poor.
He pointed to the warehouse window and said to the village chief seriously: "Village chief, you see this window is a little small, and the position is not very reasonable, so the air circulation is not smooth. If the feed is kept in such an environment for a long time, even if it is not humid, it is easy to produce odor due to stale air, which will affect the quality of the feed. You can open a few more large windows on both sides of the warehouse, so that the ventilation will be much better."
The village chief listened and nodded, saying, "Yimin, you are an expert. We didn't notice these things before. Thanks to you for reminding us. We will arrange for people to rectify them right away."
When unloading, Zhou Yimin worked with the villagers. While moving the feed, he shared interesting stories about Zhoujiazhuang with the villagers. The villagers laughed and their fatigue from unloading was relieved a lot.
After unloading the goods, Zhou Yimin took out cigarettes and distributed them to everyone. The villagers happily took them and praised Zhou Yimin for being a good person.
When we arrived at the third village, a group of children were playing at the entrance of the village. The roar of the tractor attracted their attention.
The children gathered around curiously, staring at the feed on the tractor with shining eyes.
The village chief walked out of the village quickly and saw Zhou Yimin with a warm face: "Yimin, welcome, welcome. You have worked hard along the way."
Zhou Yimin greeted the village chief and looked at the livestock in the village. He found that many of them looked thin.
After communicating with the village chief, I learned that the village has been feeding the pigs in the traditional way and the feed ratio is not very scientific.
Zhou Yimin squatted down and carefully observed the condition of the livestock. Combining his own experience, he said: "Feeding time should be more regular, with fixed time and fixed quantity, so that the livestock can digest and absorb better."
The village chief listened attentively, nodded repeatedly, and asked the villagers next to him to write down these suggestions quickly.
During the unloading process, Zhou Yimin taught the villagers step by step how to transport feed more efficiently to avoid waste and damage.
The children watched curiously from the side, coming over from time to time to ask questions. Zhou Yimin patiently answered them one by one, and even took out a few candies from his pocket and gave them to the children. The children took the candies and ran away happily.
Arriving at the fourth village, Zhou Yimin had just stopped his tractor when the village chief came up to him with a big smile on his face: "Yimin, we've been waiting for you. Hurry up and unload the feed to the warehouse."
Walking into the warehouse, Zhou Yimin found that the light inside was dim and he could hardly see the condition of the feed.
He frowned and said to the village chief, "Village chief, the lighting in this warehouse is not good. Light is very important for feed storage. It is necessary to detect whether it is spoiled or infested with insects in time. You can open a few skylights on the roof and install a few lights to ensure sufficient light."
After hearing this, the village chief slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, why didn't I think of this, Yimin, you are really thoughtful."
While unloading, Zhou Yimin chatted with the villagers and learned about some of the difficulties the village encountered in breeding.
He shared Zhoujiazhuang's experience in breeding technology, management model, etc. with everyone without reservation. The villagers listened with great interest and asked questions from time to time, and Zhou Yimin answered them patiently.
After unloading the goods, the village chief pulled Zhou Yimin and insisted that he stay for a meal before leaving. Zhou Yimin politely declined, saying that he still had a mission to complete. The village chief had no choice but to give up and watched Zhou Yimin leave.
The fifth village was far away, and Zhou Yimin spent a lot of time on the road.
By the time we arrived, it was already getting dark.
Village Chief Li had been waiting at the entrance of the village. When he saw Zhou Yimin, he hurried forward and said, "Yimin, I'm glad you're here. You must be exhausted from the journey, right?"
Zhou Yimin smiled and waved his hands: "I'm not tired, Village Chief Li, hurry up and unload the feed."
The village chief was relatively young and full of admiration for Zhou Yimin. As they walked, he asked many questions about the development of Zhoujiazhuang.
Zhou Yimin patiently answered their questions one by one, and encouraged Village Chief Li to dare to try new methods and lead the village towards prosperity.
During the unloading process, the two men had a heated discussion about the future planning of the village.
Based on the village's geographical environment and resource conditions, Zhou Yimin put forward some suggestions for developing characteristic breeding and agricultural product processing. Village chief Li's eyes lit up and he was full of confidence in the future.
After unloading the goods, Village Chief Li warmly invited Zhou Yimin to his home for a drink of water. Zhou Yimin could not refuse the invitation, so he went to drink some water, then hurriedly said goodbye and continued to rush to the next village.
Finally, Zhou Yimin arrived at the last village.
At this time, the sky was already covered with sunset glow and the sun was about to set.
When the village chief saw Zhou Yimin, he said excitedly: "Yimin, we have been waiting for a long time."
Zhou Yimin responded with a smile and began to direct the unloading.
After unloading the goods, the village chief pulled Zhou Yimin and insisted that he drink some water before leaving. Zhou Yimin could not refuse the kindness, so he had to drink some water and said goodbye in a hurry.
Zhou Yimin drove the tractor and set out on the road back to Zhoujiazhuang.
At this time, it was completely dark and only the tractor's headlights illuminated the road ahead.
Although he was tired, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
That day, he not only completed the delivery task, but also helped other villages solve some problems.
(End of this chapter)
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