Chapter 168 Future Development Trends of Huaixi Village
Fortunately, the brick factory had just been established not long ago, and the people in the Finance Office mistakenly thought that Zhou Yong was not familiar with the financial procedures, so they did not say anything.
But the people at the Finance Office said that workers' wage advances need approval. And generally they only give one month's salary in advance. After all, they haven't done any work yet, but they want to get paid in advance. If all workers do this, it will cause serious financial problems.
Not long after the incident, Zhang San came to ask for an advance on his salary again, and Zhou Yong, the factory director, was in a difficult situation.
"Captain, I kneel down in front of you, please help me..."
How could a man of seven feet tall kneel down unless he had no other choice?
Zhou Yong hurriedly helped Zhang San up, feeling extremely sad when he saw him kneeling.
"Don't cry. How much does your mother's medical treatment cost?"
Zhang San raised his hand to wipe his eye sockets and choked up, "It will cost fifty yuan..."
Old Mrs. Zhang was kind to others all her life. Her husband passed away early, and she became a widow at a young age. She raised her children alone with great difficulty.
It's just fate that I'm plagued by illness as I get older.
Now, old lady Zhang can't lie down because of the back pain and has to sit up all night. Zhang San couldn't bear to see his mother suffer, so he took her to the hospital for treatment.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhang had a problem with her lumbar spine. The current medical level cannot cure the lumbar spine problem, so she can only be hospitalized for a long time to relieve the pain.
Let alone long-term hospitalization, most people cannot afford the medical expenses even for a single hospitalization, not to mention that the Zhang family was originally poor.
Zhou Yong thought about these things and sighed in his heart. Although he thought he was never a good person and had no compassion, he couldn't bear to see good people go unrewarded: "You go back first, I'll discuss this with the accountant..."
Zhang San choked and responded, "Go out to work." Zhou Yong sat down, took a deep breath and rubbed his face.
When it was time to get off work, Zhou Yong rode his bicycle to find Li Caiyun.
The couple entered the village and did not go home directly, but went to the health center.
After Doctor Shen took Li Caiyun's pulse, he confirmed that she was indeed pregnant, and the baby in her belly was almost three months old.
Coming out of the clinic, Li Caiyun had a smile on her face. Zhou Yong looked up at the sky and felt that the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier and heavier.
When she got home, Zhang Guifang learned that Li Caiyun was pregnant again, and she was so happy.
The older generation all pay attention to a large family, especially Li Baotian's family. They only have one daughter, Li Caiyun, and although they already have three children, to outsiders, their family is still small.
"Caiyun, do you think this baby will be triplets again?"
Li Caiyun looked at her mother, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Mom, how would I know this?"
Zhang Guifang hoped for triplets, so that Li Caiyun would have six children in two pregnancies. This would allow her to suffer less and the children could be raised together.
After a while, Li Baotian came back. When he learned that his daughter was pregnant again, he was so happy that he couldn't express it in words.
"Where's Zhou Yong?"
After Li Baotian was happy, he couldn't help but ask Zhou Yong when he didn't see him inside or outside the house.
Zhou Yong went to Li Hongjun's house to return the bicycle. Li Baotian frowned and said, "No, let's buy another one..."
There is only one bicycle in the family, and Li Caiyun rides it to and from get off work every day. Zhou Yong has several jobs and cannot always stay in the brick factory, so most of the time he walks between the brick factory and the village.
Zhang Guifang nodded: "Then let's buy a bicycle, so that Zhou Yong doesn't have to walk back and forth between the brick factory and the village every day..."
As the living standards of villagers gradually improve, many families in Huaixi Village have purchased bicycles.
Especially those who work in farms, almost all of them have bought bicycles, which is not only convenient for commuting to and from get off work, but also saves a lot of time.
Three days later, without Zhou Yong's knowledge, Li Baotian delivered a brand new Phoenix bicycle to him.
Zhou Yong looked at his bicycle and then at his father-in-law, and felt that his good days were over.
In fact, Zhou Yong should have bought a bicycle a long time ago, but he didn't buy it because he wanted to take a break from his busy schedule.
Zhou Yong doesn't want to revolve around work like a top. Occasionally walking on the country roads, looking at the green fields, and appreciating the scenery along the way to Nanshan, isn't this a way to enjoy life?
As a result, Li Baotian bought him a bicycle.
"Are you happy and stupid?"
Li Baotian had no idea what his son-in-law was thinking. Seeing Zhou Yong staring at his bicycle in a daze, he walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
Zhou Yong came back to his senses and curled his lips: "Dad, don't tell me, I'm so happy that I'm stupid."
What a surprise, isn’t it?
He was so surprised that he wanted to cry.
No matter what, Li Baotian's starting point was good, and Zhou Yong could only express his gratitude.
In the setting sun, three children gathered around the bicycle and watched, while Zhou Yong and Li Baotian stood aside and talked.
Zhang Guifang, wearing an apron, stood at the door of the outer room and called them to eat. Zhou Kexin and her two siblings responded and ran towards the house like little swallows.
The Li family had rice dumplings and fried egg sauce for dinner tonight, and both adults and children enjoyed a lot of them.
Around six o'clock in the evening, Li Hongjun came to his third uncle's house carrying a pheasant.
"Brother, what did you get from going up the mountain this time?"
As the villagers of Huaixi Village have been hunting and picking mountain products all year round, it is almost impossible to catch any prey in the outside world, and the mountain products are even scarcer. Even if we go fifty miles deep into the mountains now, the harvest is not as good as before.
That's why Zhou Yong took the lead in planting medicinal herbs, because he didn't want to cut off his own source of income. Of course, growing medicinal herbs is also beneficial to the villagers.
Not only can you earn work points, but the brigade will also use the money to build the village and provide a better living environment for the villagers.
Li Hongjun pursed his lips, and Zhou Yong understood at a glance that the harvest of their trip up the mountain was very ordinary.
The fact was just as Zhou Yong had thought. Not many good medicinal herbs were picked, and the prey was even less.
After listening to his nephew's statement, Li Baotian said: "It seems that we have to go deeper into the mountains in the future..."
Zhou Yong looked at his father-in-law and said, "Dad, it's too dangerous in the mountains. If we're not careful, someone might get killed in there..."
We cannot disregard everyone’s lives for the sake of profit.
Li Baotian sighed: "But if things continue like this, our cooperation with the Agriculture Bureau will come to an end..."
The step-by-step development of Huaixi Village is entirely dependent on the financial support of the acquisition team.
If the financial resources of the acquisition team are reduced, it will affect the future development trend of the entire Huaixi Village.
After Li Baotian finished speaking, Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Dad, if it doesn't work, we can vigorously develop the breeding industry..."
If the breeding industry is developed, the annual income will be considerable.
However, as the old saying goes, a fortune does not count if it comes with fur, which means that there are certain risks in breeding.
Especially in this era, there was no such thing as technological breeding, and there were only a few veterinarians in the Animal Husbandry Bureau, so it was not easy to develop the breeding industry.
Zhou Yong looked down, knowing full well that it was not easy to develop the breeding industry. But given the current situation in Huaixi Village, how could he make money for construction without developing the breeding industry?
Unless they vigorously open factories, the problem is that opening factories requires money to support them, and what they lack now is money.
Moreover, opening a factory is not an easy task. It requires strict inspection and approval from multiple departments, and each link requires cumbersome procedures. It takes at least one and a half years to complete the entire process.
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