Father Qin was very surprised when he heard Shen Annian's plan. He had never thought of setting up a factory in the village.
Dahe Village is indeed very poor. The villagers work from morning to night, but can only barely fill their stomachs.
If we could set up a factory, everyone's life would be better.
But can this factory be run?
"Wouldn't this be like taking the capitalist path? Would the higher-ups agree to this?"
Shen An Nian handed the plan he had written to Qin's father, "Dad, we are setting up a factory in the name of the commune, and the higher-ups will definitely agree.
Part of the profit from selling things goes to the commune and part goes to the brigade. The workers only receive wages and have nothing to do with capitalism.
Aren't there many factories in county towns? If they can run one, we can do it here too."
This makes sense, but Qin's father still has his own concerns.
“We responded to the call from above and planted a lot of fruit trees in the village before, but no one came to harvest the fruits, so the orchard became abandoned.
What if we open this factory and no one wants our products?
"Dad, I've set my sights on the Mid-Autumn Festival this time, so I want to set up the food factory as soon as possible, make a batch of mooncakes, and open up sales channels.
Moreover, we have abundant resources here, and the smoked chicken my mother made before tasted very good.
People in the city are not like us who can live off the mountains and water. They are in great need of supplies.
I was thinking about making some smoked fish and chicken and selling them together with mooncakes. My idea is written here, Dad, take a look."
Although Qin's father could recognize some words, his cultural level was not high.
Seeing Shen An reading the plan, which was covered with dense words, made me dizzy.
"Just tell me about it. These words make me dizzy."
"Visiting relatives and friends during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a must, and you have to bring something with you when you go to see them.
We can make Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes with smoked chicken, mooncakes, and pomelo in them. It’s a lot of stuff, and it looks good as a gift. We’ll definitely have no trouble selling it.”
There is indeed a pomelo orchard in their village, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is also the season for eating pomelo, so it would be nice if they could sell it for money.
"To make smoked chicken, you need chicken. Where can we get chicken in our village?"
"We can let everyone go hunting in the mountains. It doesn't matter if it's pheasants or rabbits, anything is fine. If that doesn't work, we can go fishing. Dad, how does my mom's smoked fish taste?"
Qin's father thought of the smoked fish made by Qin's mother and nodded approvingly, "Your mother's smoked fish tastes pretty good too."
"That's fine, smoked fish is also good, we can make a gift box with the combination.
Dad, you ate the mooncakes too, what did you think they tasted like?
"The mooncakes are ready, with thin skin, rich filling and delicious taste."
“Once things are finalized, I will teach everyone how to do it together.
As for making smoked chicken, you have to convince Mom to do it and see if she's willing."
"It's all about helping the village, so why wouldn't she be unwilling? Just tell her when the time comes."
Shen An Nian disagreed, and said seriously: “This is my mother’s craftsmanship, I still have to ask her first.
You can’t decide for her whether or not she wants to do it.”
Father Qin didn't think this was a big deal at first, but when he saw how serious she was, he nodded.
"Okay, then I'll tell your mother, and then we'll discuss it with the village party secretary to see if this can be done.
Even if we can make smoked chicken, what do you want in your mooncakes? Can we really supply them?"
"The main ingredients for mooncakes are flour, lotus seeds, red beans, mung beans, and eggs, which are all easy to buy."
After hearing this, Qin's father frowned. Eggs and flour are things that every household has, but the quantity is very small.
The money is barely enough to feed my family, and to use it to set up a factory is simply a pipe dream.
"Where can we get so much flour and eggs? Even in our village, we don't have so much."
“That’s why we need the commune’s help. We can use the commune’s name to go to each brigade to collect flour and eggs.
The grain harvest has just begun, and every household must have some leftover flour. We can collect some, and as long as the commune agrees, this won’t be a big problem…”
Shen Anyian spoke freely and answered all of Qin's father's questions one by one.
Originally, Qin's father thought it was impossible, but after talking with her for so long, he felt that setting up a factory was not that difficult.
Qin's father was full of confidence. "I'll go and discuss it with the village party secretary first. If he agrees, we'll go and see what the commune leaders think."
"Dad, you have to ask Mom if she's willing to teach us how to make smoked chicken first."
"Okay, okay, I'll ask your mother right now."
Qin's father went to find Qin's mother happily, and Qin's mother was almost stunned when she heard his words.
She learned the skill of making smoked chicken from her mother, and she didn't expect that the factory still needed her skills.
"Yes, of course I would. Anyone who wants to learn can learn. I can teach them."
"Then we have a deal. You tell the third son's wife that you agreed to this, so she won't have to say that I agreed on your behalf."
Mother Qin found it funny. "Why, did the third daughter-in-law ask you to come over and ask?"
"Of course not. You chased me here to ask you, saying that my promise is not valid and that you must nod before it counts."
Mother Qin laughed even more happily, "That's how it should be. The third daughter-in-law is sensible."
Well, after all, he became the one who didn't understand the situation.
Father Qin walked out carrying Shen Annian's plan and said, "I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to find the village party secretary and have a good discussion with him. Then we'll go to the commune to find the secretary together."
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