Gu Yunyang was a little curious. Now that they had finished talking about the supply and marketing cooperative, what else did Hao Jianshe want to say?
Zhou Zhigang was just as curious.
Then, Hao Jianshe said, "I want to hold a gathering soon so that all the brigades of Baishi Commune can come and set up stalls to exchange goods and services."
Um?
Going to the market?
Such things have happened before.
Even now, there are still gatherings before the Lunar New Year every year.
It means that villagers from all around would bring out their surplus items and exchange them with others.
This is for the sake of the Chinese New Year.
Prepare some New Year's goods before the Lunar New Year.
Some brought out eggs from their homes, some brought out their hens, and some brought out fruit from their homes...
There are also people who write Spring Festival couplets for you.
Of course, Spring Festival couplets were from the past; they're not very popular these days.
But why are they suddenly organizing a rally?
I understand. It's to alleviate the anxiety people are experiencing because the supply and marketing cooperatives don't have much stock and people can't buy things during this period.
Believe it or not, it might actually be useful.
Those who work as commune cadres do have some methods.
Gu Yunyang actually wanted to exchange some things as well.
For example, some ducklings and goslings.
He also enjoys eating roast duck, partly to enrich his farming.
The other captains shared the same idea, so the proposal was quickly approved.
Zhou Zhigang just wanted to leave as soon as possible, so he didn't object much.
It was only appropriate to say a few symbolic words; it wasn't the end of the year yet, and this gathering was somewhat irregular.
However, Hao Jianshe argued that the supply and marketing cooperative lacked goods and could not meet the needs of many daily necessities, and the proposal was approved by everyone else.
Zhou Zhigang could only agree in the end.
After the meeting, Liang Wenhao originally wanted to ask Gu Yunyang about the method of making soy sauce.
However, Hao Jianshe called out before him, "Yunyang, come with me."
Gu Yunyang knew perfectly well what Hao Jianshe wanted to do.
However, he did not refuse. He smiled at Liang Wenhao and followed Hao Jianshe.
The other brigade leaders felt a bit sour, but couldn't say anything.
After walking for a while, Hao Jianshe said, "Yunyang, I really didn't expect that you have such a wide range of reading interests."
Gu Yunyang chuckled and said, "Secretary Hao, I mainly read books by writing letters, and I read quite quickly. So I read a lot. I've basically finished reading all the books in the library near where I used to live."
Hao Jianshe was naturally shocked, but that wasn't what he wanted to ask, so he naturally turned to the topic of making soy sauce: "Tell me how to make soy sauce."
Gu Yunyang nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The process of making soy sauce is actually very simple. It's just about using soybeans or black beans, steaming them, adding rice koji mold for fermentation, and then sun-drying them. This process takes more than 180 days. Finally, it's boiled and packaged."
Actually, supply and marketing cooperatives don't have a repackaging process yet.
They all came in a large vat filled with soy sauce. If someone wanted to buy soy sauce, they would just bring a bottle.
That's why I say my kids are all good at running errands.
After hearing Gu Yunyang's words, Hao Jianshe was taken aback: "Does it really need to be dried for so long?"
Gu Yunyang nodded. Of course, he wouldn't say that many soy sauce manufacturers in later generations used hydrochloric acid and alkali to accelerate production in order to make money.
Traditional soy sauce requires 180 days of sun-drying, while this chemically-processed soy sauce can be made in just seven to nine days.
The reason it tastes so delicious is because it contains added chemical ingredients.
Gu Yunyang would never do such a thing.
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