Chapter 189: Electricity is on in mid-spring! A good harvest of kelp!
The last airborne management failed, and the higher-ups had a new idea and wanted to expand two new windows.
The branch store and the main store are located in the east and west, and the task of early preparation fell on Hu Laosan. He had to work in the kitchen of the main store, take care of the decoration of the branch store, plan the development of new windows and prepare training. He was treated as three people.
However, the branch was not managed by him in the future, and the hard work he put in now was actually helping others.
"No wonder Third Uncle's eyes are blue." Lan Yuanyuan said worriedly, "I wonder if his body can handle this kind of hard work."
Hu San naturally knew that this was the higher-ups expressing dissatisfaction with his previous attitude, but the work assignment was reasonable and legal, so he had no choice but to do it.
"Master knew that the processing factory in the village was very busy, so he didn't let us tell you." Zhang Hailan continued, "He planned to divide the brine and the small octopus dough."
Yu Zhile thought of modern night market snacks, and several ideas flashed through his mind. He said, "No, tell Brother Hu San not to worry about this. I have an idea. I will give him a complete plan in two days."
That night, she decided on two items to sell at the new window - Jianbing Guozi and hand-rubbed ice powder. First, the window decoration is not complicated, second, the preparation of these two items is simple, and third, the cost is low and easy to be accepted by everyone.
As she expected, her plan greatly relieved Hu San's pressure. Hu San asked Zhang Hailan to send him two old hens and several kilograms of high-quality pork belly.
After finishing this task, Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling brought back a lot of orders.
Yu Zhile decided to slowly start factory-style management and convened a meeting of the heads of each team before starting production.
"The village is expected to have electricity by the middle of the year. By then, the production process will be much more standardized, and each link will have a person in charge." She told everyone, "My plan is to bring you back, so in the next two months, you have to choose your successor."
Everyone nodded in agreement and began to slowly train successors, sometimes boldly letting them make decisions.
The fulfilling days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was spring. The flower seedlings on both sides of the path were growing vigorously, and the path was already full of green.
The personnel handover of each group was very smooth, and the management of each link of the food processing plant was gradually tightened. After running-in, everyone gradually adapted to this scale.
At the same time, Haidong Town’s common prosperity plan has entered a virtuous cycle stage.
The reputation of Haiyu brand was further enhanced by the report of the women's ocean-going team, which led to more orders from surrounding supply and marketing cooperatives. Therefore, the farmed seafood from various villages flowed to the non-staple food processing factory and food stalls in Haiyu Village. After receiving the rewards, the locals were even more motivated to develop side businesses.
In addition, a major event happened in Haiyu Village - Yang Suyun, who had been away from home for more than two months, finally returned.
Her temperament has changed a lot, making everyone curious about her experience.
She arrived home at twelve o'clock, and Ye Chengyu's invitation, who had predicted everyone's thoughts, arrived at twelve and five.
"Okay, I'd be happy to share at the study session." Yang Suyun agreed immediately.
Afterwards, she told Yu Zhile the news that Xiaobao's movie had started filming, and also gave her Yu Yue's letter.
In the letter, Yu Yue wrote in detail about the courses he had taken over the past few months, wrote down the questions that arose during the process, and asked for her opinion.
Yu Zhile had no knowledge of this area, so he simply bought a related reference book in the mall, tore off the cover and sent it to him.
In the following days of study sessions, Yang Suyun shared her experiences in Beijing and talked about some jokes she had made due to her lack of education, so that everyone could understand the importance of knowledge.
As a result, the enthusiasm for learning among the whole village continued to rise. Even the old ladies and old men in their seventies and eighties no longer gossiped when they gathered together, but wrote and drew on the ground with small wooden sticks.
The atmosphere in the village has improved, everyone is more motivated, and the performance of each sideline group is naturally booming.
At the end of May, Haiyu Village welcomed the first major good news of the year - the village was finally going to have electricity!
That day happened to be a rest day in the village, and the brigade organized everyone to listen to the electrician’s promotion of common sense about safe use of electricity and how to avoid electric shock accidents.
There were many details and things to be introduced, and there were two explanations in the morning and afternoon. When the electrician finished his explanation, the sun had already set.
The electrician held the operating handle with both hands, stood next to the transformer in the village, and closed the power switch steadily under the attention of everyone.
Everyone held their breath, seemed to hear a slight electric sound, and showed expressions of surprise.
However, everyone stood motionless outside the brigade headquarters, quietly waiting for the night to fall.
"There is electricity during the day and the light bulbs can light up." The electrician laughed.
He has experienced many such scenes in his career. Almost everyone in the village will wait until it is completely dark before sending anyone to turn on the lights.
The people of Haiyu Village are no exception, but they are also willing to wait, because they know very well that the scene they most expect in their hearts will appear at that time.
As everyone waited, the sky gradually darkened until one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.
"Secretary, you are the most senior person in our village, you go and open it," someone said.
The old Party branch secretary refused: "What's the use of seniority? These are all brought by the girls in the sideline group. They should be the ones to light up the first lamp in Haiyu Village."
Some people thought what he said made sense, and they urged Yu Zhile, Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue to enter the brigade headquarters together.
Unable to resist the surging public opinion, the three sisters walked in hand in hand and fumbled for the rope to turn on the light at the door.
"One, two, three, pull." The three shouted in unison, and then pulled together.
The rope went down with a slight snapping sound.
In an instant, their eyes were filled with light and they could see the smiles on each other's faces.
At the same time, cheers were heard outside the courtyard, and everyone hugged the people around them excitedly.
"Electricity is on! Our Haiyu Village has electricity!"
"Our Haiyu Village is the first village in Haidong Town to have access to electricity!"
Cheers rang out one after another, and everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.
A little girl pointed at the electrician and said, "Uncle can do magic. I want to learn magic from him and make everything light up!"
"You can't say that." Her mother hurriedly covered her mouth.
Everyone knows that children's words are not to be taken lightly, and no one would find fault at this time to spoil everyone's mood. They would just laugh it off.
The electrician laughed and said, "Okay, little girl, when you grow up, come and learn from me and I will teach you."
"Good girl, you are ambitious." Zhang Wenxin smiled brightly, "Study hard, work in the Electricity Bureau in the future, and become the first electrical engineer in our Haiyu Village."
The girl broke free from her mother's hand, straightened her chest, and repeated her words loudly: "Become the first electrician and engineer in Haiyu Village."
Her serious look made everyone laugh.
Yu Zhile touched her hair and encouraged her, "Come on."
"Uh-huh!" The little girl nodded seriously.
Someone in the crowd started clapping, and slowly the clapping became the rhythm of a well-known movie theme song.
Everyone held hands, sang and danced under the light of the incandescent lights, and it took a long time before they dispersed and went home.
They knew that electricity was expensive, but they knew they would use it rarely in the future, so they turned on the lights on this special night and looked around with a smile at this familiar yet unfamiliar home that was illuminated by incandescent light.
The same scene is happening in almost every household in the village.
The next afternoon, Yu Peilan returned with two machine maintenance technicians from the provincial cannery.
Wang Sumei approved business trip leave for her and her master, so the three of them will stay in the village for a few days to help Haiyu Village set up the production line and train the people in the workshop to ensure that more than half of them can use the machines according to the correct procedures.
"This is the training schedule that the master has arranged in advance. Please check and see what needs to be modified." Yu Peilan handed a piece of paper to Yu Zhile. "If there are no problems, it will start at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Yu Zhile took the form, looked at it for a long time, and replied: "The time arrangement is very reasonable, no problem."
After a brief conversation, Yu Chuyue took the two masters to the courtyard of the sideline group to place their luggage, while Zhang Wenxin went to prepare for the welcoming banquet in the evening.
Although they came unexpectedly, the village was rich in resources and the meal was well prepared, which made both the host and the guests very happy. The chefs felt sincere and shared their experience from the bottom of their hearts.
Because of the training, the evening study in the old warehouse will be temporarily suspended. The people in the food processing team will practice with the two masters during the day and review theoretical knowledge at night.
After all, they are people who have persisted in learning for nearly a year. Their minds are more flexible than many newcomers to the factory, and they can easily remember all the steps.
After a week of intensive training, most of the people's operations were recognized by the two masters, and finally the people with the highest assessment scores were selected as production line operators, responsible for supervising the production line.
When they parted, Yu Peilan hugged Yu Zhile and said, "Don't see me off. Your uncle and I will be back on Dragon Boat Festival."
Yu Zhile agreed verbally, but still sent the three of them to the village entrance and kept waving until the ox cart completely disappeared from his sight.
A few days later, Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling brought back a new order, and the non-staple food processing team actually used machines for production for the first time.
From the moment the machine started running, all the strings in my brain were stretched tight and my movements became unnatural.
"Don't be nervous. You all performed very well during the training." Yu Zhile encouraged. "As long as you follow the correct steps, there won't be any big problems."
Everyone nodded, took a deep breath, relaxed, and gradually returned to their previous work rhythm.
After the first batch of cans was completed, the second batch started, and then the third batch. Everyone became more and more skilled.
At the end of the first day, the food processing team completed the work that took three days to complete. The greatly improved work efficiency made them feel the convenience of the machine, but they always kept in mind the content of the first training course - correct and standardized operating steps.
In the first few days when the machine was used, the villagers were very curious about the rumbling sound and would occasionally stay outside the processing yard.
As the members of the supplementary food processing team gradually got into the groove, everyone's curiosity gradually faded away and everyone returned to their normal pace of life.
Time flies, and soon it is mid-to-late May.
Starting in May, Mr. Chen and Mr. Luo Ping went out to sea almost every day on the fishing team's boat to observe the maturity of the kelp. After observing for ten consecutive days, they finally selected the date for harvesting.
That evening, the old branch secretary held a simple mobilization meeting before the study session began.
"Everyone will gather at the shore at five o'clock tomorrow morning. Group one will go out to sea to harvest, group two will transport the kelp to the drying ground, and group three will dry it." He held up a loud speaker to announce tomorrow's arrangements, "Tomorrow, no children under the age of twelve are allowed to approach the shore!"
He repeatedly emphasized the last point. After all, the harvesting site was chaotic and noisy, and if a child fell into the water, it would be difficult for the busy adults to find it.
Then the scorer began to read the names of each group.
The next morning, all the men, women, young and old in the village went out together, put on their coolest clothes, and took their positions.
Yu Haizong led the fishing team out to sea early in the morning. After arriving at the breeding area, they stopped the boat, tied the rope, and started harvesting.
The newly harvested kelp is dark brown and shiny, and is neatly stacked on the frame beside the boat. Every time a boat is full, they will send it back to the shore.
As soon as the boat docked, the adults would gather around and drag the kelp ashore. Then two people would form a group and carry a bundle of kelp on a shoulder pole to the drying ground.
"It's coming. The sea has brought it." The younger children were guarding the entrance to the drying area, shouting the news.
They excitedly led the adults to the designated location, and some would follow the adults to pick up stray kelp and drag it to the designated location.
Bundle after bundle of kelp was brought into the drying area and hung on wooden racks, soon soaking the ground.
The little children were running around in the wooden frames, chasing and playing excitedly.
"The last project did not disappoint everyone's expectations." Yu Zhile let out a long sigh and squinted at the sea in the distance. "The first year of the sideline group has truly come to an end."
Zhang Wenxin recalled the scene a year ago when they and Old Chen staged a play to deceive the villagers and couldn't help laughing out loud. Just as she was about to reminisce about the past with her, she was interrupted by Yu Chuyue in the distance.
"Hey, you two, stop being lazy." She shouted loudly, "Come over here and help record."
Hearing her voice, Yu Zhile and Zhang Wenxin smiled at each other, then trotted back to their posts.
The whole village worked non-stop for ten days to harvest all the kelp. Although the intensity of the work was comparable to the autumn harvest, everyone was very happy to see the bumper harvest.
Ye Chengyu is very good at catching the hot spots of life. After the study meeting resumed, she and the three Zhang brothers immediately compiled a few short plays to affirm everyone's efforts and push everyone's joy to a higher level.
However, the joy brought by the kelp harvest has not completely dissipated, and good news came from Beijing.
Mr. Du's people sent a letter back saying that the application submitted by the sideline group at the beginning of the year had been approved, the land issue had also been resolved, and the people there would start building the factory in July.
The villagers knew that only a few people submitted applications, so this incident brought a huge shock to the villagers and made the whole village boil.
Yu Zhile clearly told everyone at the study session that the processing plants in Beijing will give priority to people from the village to register, but the admission process is the same.
People have different reactions to this.
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