Jiang Tang nodded. "There are mountains behind your village, and we can get soil from them. There's another mountain right next to the one you're disputing with Youcaoling Village. We can dig there. The Shaluo River flows out from between these two mountains. When the river flows down there, it turns to where your village is. The river is narrow at the bend, so it overflows easily when it rains."
“We previously raised the riverbanks on both sides, but it didn’t work.”
"Look, if we dig this area a little wider and make this bend a little smaller, would that be better?"
Accountant Liu Yishou, who had remained silent, said, "We've considered this approach before, but we ultimately decided to raise the riverbank."
Captain Sun said, "I think we can try this method."
Jiang Tang nodded, she thought it would work.
"By the way, Secretary Jiang, regarding raising rabbits, how about we raise some too?"
"Does your village have the same rabbit grass as in Youcaoling Village?"
“Although we don’t have as many as their village, we still have some.”
"Then we can raise them. At the same time, we can also organize a variety of vegetables for the village. I have proposed a market project to the higher authorities. If all goes well, it should be completed in the fall.
Secretary Zhou told you, he is now encouraging each commune to grow more vegetables."
Sun Maocai touched his face, feeling that he had missed a lot of opportunities because of his previous shortsightedness. When Secretary Zhou told him about this, he was still disdainful of Secretary Jiang.
"I said it, we are also ready to plant it."
Jiang Tang rolled her eyes, and since she knew he was anxious now, she didn't bother with him too much.
“If your village wants to manage the river to grow sugarcane, I don’t think you will have much energy to raise rabbits.
Raising rabbits is a delicate job.”
Sun Maomin, standing by, raised his hand and said, "Yes, Caotou Village can do it, and so can we."
"Do you have enough funds?"
The people in the room were stunned.
They only thought about comparing with Caotou Village and forgot to estimate this.
If the wasteland on both sides of the river were leveled, there would be at least more than 100 acres of land, and it would be difficult to plant sugarcane seedlings anywhere.
"This? How much is a breeding rabbit?"
"I bought some processed by the Shilin Brigade in Youcaoling before. They were cheap, and I also bought some from Xiangyang Village. In total, I spent over 200 yuan."
Liu Yishou looked embarrassed: "This is a bit too much. We need to save this money to buy sugarcane seedlings, but the problem is, we don't know where to buy sugarcane seedlings.
This thing is more common in the south, I haven't heard of it near our commune.
Hongying's family also picked up a few roots from the south a few years ago and threw them into their backyard, where they grew on their own."
Captain Sun thought for a moment and said, "Let's focus on the sugarcane seedlings first. We can wait until next year to raise rabbits. Can Secretary Jiang come up with a solution for the sugarcane seedlings?"
Jiang Tang readily agreed: "I'll ask for you about the river repair."
Captain Sun's eyes revealed a firm determination after hearing this: "We have to hurry up on the river project. The rainy season will arrive in another month.
Secretary Jiang, this time we are really grateful for your help and advice. With your good ideas, our Shaluo Village will definitely be able to embark on the road to prosperity this time. We must not let Youcaoling Village surpass us!"
Jiang Tang responded with a broad smile, "Captain Sun, you're welcome. We're a collective, and our goal is to make the village better and better. Next, I'll quickly write out a detailed plan for river management and sugarcane plantation expansion. You can take a good look at it then, and we can communicate and adjust any issues we have."
With that, the two men sprang into action. Captain Sun hurried from house to house, informing the villagers to gather under the locust tree at the village entrance for a meeting to share the village's new development plan.
Jiang Tang was originally going back to Shaluo Village.
He was stopped by Sun Maomin.
"Secretary Jiang, my brother originally had something else to do, but now he's been so obsessed with making money and competing with Luo Fengquan that he's forgotten about the real thing."
Jiang Tang was puzzled: "What's the matter?"
"We have also prepared a house for you in our village. It's free of charge. Secretary Jiang, I'll take you there to have a look. You can move to our village in the future."
"ah?"
Jiang Tang was dumbfounded. She had been away for only more than ten days, and the changes in Shaluo Village were quite big.
She didn't want to go, but Sun Maomin insisted on dragging her over.
Right in the middle of the village, there was a three-room adobe house with a small courtyard. "Secretary Jiang, this courtyard belongs to Li En's family next door. His eldest brother got into trouble and was imprisoned, and he also owed money to the brigade, so the brigade took over this courtyard. We originally wanted to sell it, but Li En kept causing trouble, so it has been vacant ever since. Secretary Jiang, you will live here from now on. We will prepare new furniture and other things for you. Just let us know if you need anything."
Jiang Tang was stunned by this treatment.
Before I could answer, a voice suddenly came from the door: "Humph, who is so blind as to dare to buy my house? If anyone dares to buy it, I will throw feces in your yard every day."
When Sun Maomin saw that it was Li En, he glared at him and said, "It's Director Jiang."
Li En then saw Jiang Tang in the yard and immediately changed his attitude: "It's Secretary Jiang. Secretary Jiang, if you want to live in my yard, we sincerely welcome you. Welcome." Then he looked at Sun Maomin and said, "This yard is mine, not my brother's. You forcibly took my yard, and I will not recognize it. Of course, if Secretary Jiang wants to live here, I have no objection, but I emphasize that Secretary Jiang lives in my yard, not the brigade's."
"If your brother owes money, who else should he turn to if not your family?"
"We have separated."
Jiang Tang didn't know the story and didn't want to hear it at the moment, so she hurriedly said, "Comrade Maomin, I live very well in Youcaoling Village. I have everything settled there. It's too troublesome to move around, so I'll live there. I'll come here often in the future." After saying that, she looked at the time and said, "It's getting late. I'll go back first." As she said that, she pushed the cart out.
Sun Maomin followed closely behind: "Secretary Jiang, living over there is far from the commune. Living here is at least two kilometers shorter. Besides, it would be inconvenient to call you if something happens in our village."
“If I came to your village, it would be inconvenient for them to call me.
It's all the same, but don't worry, as long as you welcome me, I'll come every day."
After Jiang Tang returned to Youcaoling Village from Shaluo Village, she looked a little tired, but her eyes were full of a sense of accomplishment. As soon as she entered the yard, she saw her mother happily tying chickens there.
"I'm back."
"Mom, how many chickens did you buy?"
"Ten. Just go to Old Man Zhang's house at the end of the village and buy two more tomorrow."
"There's so much, you can't take it all. I'll take you back tomorrow."
"Okay, I'm going back to my room to write the report."
"Go ahead and write. We'll eat some lettuce later. We haven't finished the chicken from lunch yet."
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