When Gu Yunyang brought back the time for delivering public grain, Gu Hanping was supervising everyone digging the foundation behind the educated youth settlement.
Seeing Gu Yunyang return, Gu Hanping smiled and beckoned him over: "The foundation can be dug in the next couple of days. The entire structure can be completed in half a month."
Building houses in the South is simpler because you don't need to build a kang (heated brick bed).
However, the foundation must be dug properly, otherwise it is easy to collapse.
This area is by the sea, and typhoons often pass through, so it's common for trees to fall down.
Be careful with these things.
Gu Yunyang nodded, and then told Gu Hanping about the matter of paying public grain.
Gu Hanping nodded: "This should have started a long time ago. Our rice has already been dried and stored in the warehouse. We'll take it out to dry again tomorrow to prevent it from getting damp."
It all seemed to be because of Gu Yunyang's proposal to separate the various brigades to prevent them from all crowding into the grain depot's warehouse.
Everyone has to wait there, and no one can pay.
Since we can only handle the grain supply for one brigade a day anyway, why not let one brigade handle it all at once?
As for who goes first and who goes last, it doesn't matter.
Because there were fewer lines of people delivering grain, the staff at the grain depot were able to conduct more thorough inspections.
If the rice is damp, that's definitely not good.
Someone will inspect it then.
Gu Yunyang nodded: "Then we'll hand it in the day after tomorrow. We have to leave very early in the morning."
Gu Hanping sighed, "Well, it's not that early anymore. Before, we had to go before dawn to grab a spot. Now we don't have to rush like that."
The next day, Gu Hanping had the rice brought out and left to dry in the sun for another day.
To avoid the possibility that if we take it to the warehouse tomorrow, it might be discovered during inspection that it contains a lot of water.
If it gets rejected because it's not up to standard, that would be troublesome.
On the morning of the third day, Gu Yunyang got up early.
Unexpectedly, Gu Hanping got up even earlier.
Gu Hanping beckoned Gu Yunyang over and laughed heartily, "Today is quite a grand event. The entire brigade, men, women, and children, will be out on the move, and everyone will be carrying rice over."
These days, even containers for storing rice are expensive.
Gu Yunyang watched as Gu Hanping greeted everyone, and the rice was being collected in baskets.
Gu Yunyang suddenly said, "We could actually consider making burlap sacks. The materials for making burlap sacks are jute, flax, or ramie, right? We have all of those here. We can organize people to clear a small plot of land on the mountain to grow some. Then, in their spare time, they can have people make burlap sacks. Each one can earn several cents."
Gu Hanping thought about it and agreed, since they had all the raw materials: "Great, I'll organize them to get started when we get back. That way they won't be bored after work. We'll get the materials from the brigade, and once it's done, everyone will get a share of the money. They'll definitely be happy to do that."
Giving each sack a dime is considered a lot.
Most importantly, making burlap sacks is a bit troublesome, but not difficult.
Many elderly people in the brigade who have difficulty walking can do it.
Give them some time to pass, so they don't get too caught up in gossip all the time.
Gu Hanping was unaware that he had given those people something to do, making them experience both pain and pleasure.
Gu Yunyang said, "I've already talked to Liang Wenhao, the captain of the Hongxing Brigade. They'll be sending their tractor to help with the transport today, and we'll give them thirty yuan. What do you think?"
This was something Gu Yunyang mentioned casually when he met Liang Wenhao at the commune yesterday.
"If you agree, I will go to the Hongxing Brigade and find their brigade leader to bring the tractor over."
It costs money, specifically thirty yuan.
In the past, Gu Hanping would definitely have been reluctant to part with it.
But now?
The brigade has money, thirty yuan, which can save a lot of manpower and animal power.
Gu Hanping was willing. He talked to the other officers in the brigade headquarters, and they all agreed.
Next, Gu Yunyang went to the Red Star Brigade and found Liang Wenhao.
After giving him thirty yuan, Liang Wenhao called over the tractor driver and had the tractor brought over.
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