Captain Sun quickly responded, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to go and ask them. It's always a good idea to listen to the opinions of our seniors." Then he tentatively asked, "Secretary Jiang, how is the grain harvest in Caotou Village going?"
Inquiring about military intelligence, Jiang Tang laughed and did not hide it: "Immediately collect peanuts, sweet potatoes and the like.
I've been busy building a chicken farm for them lately. Rabbits are multiplying very quickly now, and almost every household in the village has one."
"What? Build a chicken farm? We want to build one too."
"Do you have a place?"
"...Whether they will build the road or not, if they do, give us that hilltop and we will raise chickens too."
“Hey, we’re still discussing it, and a few of the older generation disagree.
Anyway, I will definitely let them give you this hilltop. Let's go and look at the jujube trees. The red dates in your village are quite large."
Captain Sun naturally knew about this, so he took her around and looked at the jujube tree.
It’s not like Liulin Village, which is full of orchards. They plant them in a more scattered manner.
"The harvest is good this year. When can we harvest it?"
"Another month."
After returning from Shaluo Village, Jiang Tang suddenly remembered the key link of the chicken farm and immediately went to Grandma Sanhua's home in Youcaoling Village.
When they reached the door, Jiang Tang smiled and called out, "Grandma Sanhua, are you home?"
Grandma Sanhua came out of the house upon hearing the noise, a kind smile on her face. "Oh, it's Secretary Jiang, come in and sit down. Why hasn't your mother come lately?"
"My mom's been busy lately." Jiang Tang walked into the yard and explained her purpose. "Grandma Sanhua, our village is planning to build a chicken farm. Captain Luo said your hens are the best at raising chicks. Could you help raise the chicks in the coop during this period?"
When Grandma Sanhua heard this, she nodded quickly and said, "Okay, Secretary Jiang, I'm good at this."
Jiang Tang continued, "We'll prioritize using our own eggs. If they're not enough, we'll find other ways. A chick will be priced at 20 cents. If anyone else has hens, please ask them. What do you think?"
Grandma Sanhua thought for a moment and said, "That's a good price. My hens are laying eggs, but we sold them all out some time ago. Now I have four or five left. There should be a lot of people in the village who still have some. I'll go ask around."
Jiang Tang said happily, "That's great, Grandma Sanhua. I'll take good care of it. I'll also notify everyone in the village who has eggs and ask them to bring them over."
After leaving Grandma Sanhua's house, Jiang Tang ran around Youcaoling Village without stopping, going door to door to inform the villagers to provide eggs.
When the villagers heard that this was for the village chicken farm and that each chick was worth two cents, they all responded. Some used their own old hens to build nests, and some gave the eggs to Grandma Sanhua and marked them.
Director Wang learned that Jiang Tang had returned to Youcaoling Village and hurried over on his bike.
As soon as he saw Jiang Tang, he greeted her warmly, "Secretary Jiang, I've finally had you back. Come on, let's go to a meeting."
"What's going on?"
"Something about the market."
Jiang Tang followed Director Wang to the conference room, only to see several secretaries and team leaders already seated.
Director Wang cleared his throat and said, "We've gathered everyone here today to discuss the autumn market that our commune is organizing.
This is crucial to the economic development of the commune and the village. We need to consider everything from site selection to publicity. Let's all speak freely and discuss this together."
The secretary of Hongguang Brigade spoke first: "I think the location should be in the town. Our Hongguang Brigade has convenient transportation, which makes it convenient for everyone to come here to buy and sell things."
The secretary of Shilin Village disagreed: "Although the location on the central street is convenient, the space is limited."
The secretary of the Hongguang Brigade laughed and said, "How many people can come to a market?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him.
Just a few days? The festival had just passed, and Jiang Tang, a young cadre, had helped sell 50% of the agricultural products for the entire commune in just two or three days.
The Zhangwan Brigade member standing nearby scoffed, "If the commune wasn't located in your Hongguang Brigade, how could you possibly compete with us?"
Shilin Brigade corrected them: "You guys stand aside. If it weren't for the supply and marketing cooperatives and the grain and oil stations being here, our village would definitely be number one.
If they don't want this opportunity this time, we do.
We are close to here, and the roads in our village are wide. I can level the land on both sides of the road in two days."
When everyone heard this, they started talking about it.
The Hongguang Brigade panicked: "In your village? Is that appropriate?"
"Why is it inappropriate?"
The secretary of Liulin Village said, "If that's what you say, our village commune is close and suitable. Why don't we draw lots?"
The remaining Youcaoling and Shaluo villages remained silent because they knew their own limitations.
Director Wang looked at Jiang Tang and asked, "Secretary Jiang, do you have any comments?"
Jiang Tang thought for a moment and said, "I think it would be best if this market could cover several surrounding counties. As long as the journey is within an hour and a half, we can go to the commune, county, and city to promote it.
Before the festival, I met with provincial and municipal leaders. When they learned that we were going to set up a farmers' market, they were very supportive.
Since we have the support from above, let’s make it bigger.
The vacant land at the east end of Hongguang Brigade Village is quite good. The bus stop is at the entrance. Walk 100 meters straight and enter the road. 200 meters is the land at the entrance of our village. It is spacious and can accommodate more stalls.
The secretary of Shaluo Village asked, "Secretary Jiang, do you mean it's in the fields?"
The Hongguang Brigade secretary said, "The fields are full of corn stubble."
Director Wang nodded in agreement: "Secretary Jiang's suggestion is good. It can be done in the fields. The autumn harvest is just over and the land needs to be rested for more than ten days before planting winter wheat.
Just take advantage of this gap.
Cut all the corn stubble. Also, we can build a temporary path for vendors and villagers to pass by. The Hongguang Brigade will take care of the road construction. What about publicity? What are your thoughts?
Zhang Feng from Zhangwan said: "We can put up notices in surrounding villages, clearly stating the time and location of the market, to attract more people."
Ma Shunyi said, "We have radio now, right? We can contact the radio station and promote it on the air."
Jiang Tang's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea. Besides broadcasting, we can also mobilize the villagers and let everyone spread the word. The effect might be even better."
Secretary Youcaoling said, "In addition, we can also use relatives and friends to do publicity. If my daughter-in-law goes home recently and tells her parents about it, her relatives there will also help spread the word."
The old secretary of Shaluo Village was not to be outdone: "In short, mobilize all your relatives to spread the word among each other.
Should we first set a time and how long it will last?"
Director Wang said: "The time is set for one month later, in October.
The work in the fields has also been cleaned up.
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