Chapter 40: Collective Supply
"Oh!" Chu Hong suddenly understood when she heard this: "Why didn't I think of that?"
Her second uncle had complained before that vegetables and radishes were too cheap, only one or two cents per pound, and he was too lazy to sell them on the black market.
After all, even if you ride a bicycle back and forth, it will take nearly two hours.
Even if you sell 50 kilograms, it’s only 50 or 60 cents.
Of course, we can’t send only 100 or 200 kilograms to sell, otherwise we will have nothing to eat at home.
Moreover, the vegetables and radishes in the private plots not only need to be eaten by the whole family for several months, but there are no wild vegetables outside in winter, and even the domestic chickens and ducks cannot eat bran every day. They have to eat some old vegetable leaves or radish tops outside.
But if we set up a collective supply, it would be easy for each family to contribute thirty or forty kilograms.
Aunt He saw that she looked thoughtful, so she smiled and said, "I don't understand either, I just said it casually, you can discuss it with your father first."
"If it really works, I'll say hello to the logistics director and you can just deliver it directly to our factory."
Although this is just a town, it can also be considered a land of fish and rice.
Moreover, because the area is vast and sparsely populated, the leaders above began to develop heavy industry seven or eight years ago.
Steel mills, enamelware factories, garment factories, towel factories, textile factories, gear factories, etc. all employ hundreds of people.
It can be said that Chang'an Town is similar to other urban areas.
The local supply of rice, flour, grain and vegetables is simply not enough, and grain and oil stations and food purchasing stations have to transport truckloads of them from outside farms.
Chu Hong thanked him gratefully: "Thank you so much. If this works, it will save us a lot of trouble and allow every household to buy more meat."
This is a win-win situation for them.
Not only can we establish good relations with the steel plant, but we can also bring benefits to the villagers.
The villagers will also respect them more and more, and they will definitely respond to their call.
In the future, there may be jobs for temporary workers, and it may be their turn.
After Chu Hong watched Aunt He leave on her bicycle, Chu Dan came back carrying a basket.
Chu Hong subconsciously asked, "Are you dividing the fish so soon?"
"It's still early," Chu Dan handed her the basket and showed it to her, "This stupid cat saw the fish in the pond and jumped in, and then became a mud cat."
She looked at her warily again, very firmly: "Don't even think of asking me to give this stupid cat a bath. I still have to watch them catch fish."
After saying that, he put the basket in front of her, turned around and ran away.
Chu Hong looked at the clay cat in the basket and was also suspicious: "Are you Xiao Hei? You can't be Xiao Hei, right?"
In the past few months, Xiao Hei has spent less time at home and likes to run around everywhere.
Chu Hong even suspected that in Xiao Hei's eyes, her home was Xiao Hei's "restaurant" or "inn". After coming back to eat and drink his fill and take a nap, he would run out again unable to stay.
And Xiao Hei is a male cat, and she is a little suspicious whether Xiao Hei has been seduced by a female cat outside.
But Xiao Hei saw that he also had endless things to say, and now the clay cat was as quiet as a cat that had lost its tongue, silent.
Xiao Hei didn't want to talk, for fear that Chu Hong would think he was stupid.
On the way back, Chu Dan kept muttering, "This is the first time I've seen such a stupid cat."
"Could it be that he doesn't want to live anymore and wants to jump into the pond to commit suicide?"
"Or am I seeing things? This isn't Xiao Hei at all?"
Xiao Hei also felt that his previous behavior was a bit stupid, so he thought it was a good idea not to admit his identity.
After Chu Hong leaves, I can just jump into the ditch and wash myself.
Unfortunately, Chu Hong still went in carrying the basket.
Even though he thought that his own Xiao Hei would not be so stupid, Xiao Hei was the only fat cat in the village.
Another thing is, if it weren't for Xiao Hei, he would have run as far away as possible by now. How could he have kept pretending to be stupid?
As soon as she entered the door, she shouted, "Light up the fire quickly and boil a big pot of water."
Chu Yan rushed to respond and quickly went to scoop water into the pot.
Gu Ci also went to light the fire: "Do you want to heat water or boil water?"
To boil water, he would set up a few small logs.
If you want to burn it hot, just use straw.
"Put some wood on the fire and boil some more pots of hot water. My dad and his family will definitely need hot water when they come back."
Xiao Jin and Chu Chu didn't get the job of making the fire, so they came to her side. When they saw the motionless cat in the basket, Xiao Jin hesitated: "Is this cat dead?"
"Are you planning to remove the cat's hair? Can the meat be eaten?"
Chuchu retorted unhappily: "No, I'm just giving the cat a bath."
Xiao Hei, who had been pretending to be dead, finally couldn't help but get angry after hearing what Xiao Jin said. He arched his body and meowed angrily at him.
Chu Hong understood what Xiao Hei said: You are the one who died, I will bite you to death...
She was afraid that Xiao Hei would really claw Xiao Jin, so she held back her laughter, reached out and grabbed Xiao Hei's hind legs, and said calmly: "Xiao Hei likes to eat fish, so he wanted to catch fish on his own, which is why he got dirty."
This considerate excuse made Xiao Hei very satisfied: "That's right, isn't it said that if you work hard, you will have enough food and clothing?"
Although Xiao Jin didn't understand cat language, he thought the cat that kept meowing was a bit fierce. He carefully took two steps back and made an excuse for himself: "I'll go see if the water is hot."
Gu Ci still wanted to talk to Chu Hong, so he took the opportunity to ask Xiao Jin to light the fire. He leaned in front of Chu Hong and whispered, "The collective supply that the aunt mentioned earlier sounds reliable."
"Let everyone know the benefits of collective supply first, so that no one will jump out to oppose me when I speak in the future."
"Weren't you planning to raise ducks? When you have a lot of duck eggs, you can connect with the logistics department of the steel plant, and you won't have to worry about sales in the future."
Chu Hong praised him: "You are very thoughtful. I think the same as you."
Gu Ci blurted out: "We have the same idea."
After saying this, he felt that his mouth was faster than his brain. He heard while working at the reservoir a few days ago that now when people take an oath of marriage, they have to say that they have the same thoughts.
Chu Hong didn't notice anything was wrong, instead she teased him: "Are you used to working at the reservoir? Work has stopped today, why don't you take a good rest?"
Gu Ci glanced at her first, then whispered, "I heard your eldest sister and Xiao Yu'er crying last night, but when I rushed over, I didn't hear any sound anymore."
"I was worried this morning, so I found an excuse to go to the Su family, but I didn't see your eldest sister and Xiao Yu'er."
"I heard from people in the village that your eldest brother-in-law beat your eldest sister."
He is not a gossipy person, nor is he someone who likes to meddle in other people's affairs. He came here just to make the Song family appreciate his kindness.
Also, when he was working on digging the reservoir, he heard a lot of gossip about Chu Hong from people in the three villages.
Some people say that if you can marry Chu Hong, it doesn’t matter if she is married for the second time.
Some people also said that as long as Chu Hong didn't look for a son-in-law who lived with her family, she could marry into a good family.
Others said that many people had tried to propose marriage, but Secretary Song still insisted on finding a son-in-law.
Some people are even more curious about how much money Chu Hong got in the divorce?
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