Chapter 110 Qi Kai, this idea was yours, right?
Accountant Cao was also surprised that Donggou Town actually came to pay the money so quickly.
Secretary Tang asked him to open a separate account to record these things, but he thought to himself that there was nothing good about recording such a small amount of accounts, and that probably only Chengshui Town could afford it.
As a result, they had just finished their trip to Chengshui Town the day before yesterday, and were now in Donggou Town. They hadn't exchanged much money. Accountant Cao narrowed his eyes and counted the money carefully. "Did you make any money this year?"
"Not bad." The secretary of the Donggou Town Forestry Bureau was modest, but the smile on his face and the money he took out did not indicate that.
Accountant Cao couldn't help but be curious. "Is growing wood ear mushrooms really that profitable?"
He knew that Chengshui was making a lot of money, but they had been doing it for several years and it was the earliest wood ear cultivation base, while this was only the first year for Donggou.
But the secretary of the Donggou Town Forestry Bureau didn't deny it, saying, "It's really quite profitable."
There's no point in denying it. At the end of the year, all town forestry bureaus have to give accounts, and Accountant Cao, as an accountant, will definitely know.
He simply spoke frankly, "It's only November, and we've already sold nearly 10,000 kilograms, and we're not done yet."
Their town is close to the neighboring county, so they can go directly to another city from there and have no worries about sales.
But Cao Hui calculated how much he could sell 10,000 kilograms of wood ear mushrooms for, and was still amazed. "That's so much in the first year, that's really a lot of money."
Others in the office couldn't help but interject, "Why are you guys so happy to pay? You're going to continue planting next year, right?"
"Of course we have to plant them," the secretary of the Donggou Town Forestry Bureau said with a smile. "We've already ordered the mushroom strains and are planning to expand production next year."
Then the Changshan County Forestry Bureau will be rich, with two golden egg-laying hens below.
Even after sending them away, everyone couldn't help but think of Liuhu Town. "They must be making a lot of extra money on the side, right?"
They all work and have little time to go up the mountain to pick vegetables, so they are not aware that the wild vegetables will not be harvested this year.
Some people knew about it and were about to speak when the office door opened and the secretary of Liuhu Town came in, so they swallowed their words.
"Did the Donggou Town just come to pay the money? How many units do you want to replace?" The secretary of the Liuhu Town Forestry Bureau asked Accountant Cao as he entered the room.
He was really curious. What if the other party just wanted to replace one or two machines? They could squeeze them in by squeezing in their office.
But he certainly didn't want to squeeze in. He wasn't even willing to pay for the strains, and he even paid for the modification himself.
Accountant Cao actually said, "Four." He was surprised at the time, "Four?"
This is not a matter of squeezing in. Chengshui Town is rich enough, and I heard that they only want to change seven platforms.
The secretary of the Liuhu Town Forestry Bureau blurted out, "Can't they win the bureau?"
The Forestry Bureau has money compared to other units, but it doesn’t spend it like this. If they spend it all on this, what will happen to other expenses?
Someone nearby said, "Aren't they rich? It's only November, and they've already sold nearly 10,000 kilograms of black fungus, and they haven't sold out yet."
"Almost 10,000 jin?" The secretary of the Liuhu Town Forestry Bureau remembered that they only bought 5,000 bottles of mushroom spores. This output was indeed a bit unexpected.
And I heard that wood ear mushrooms can be harvested for three years after being planted for one year. Doesn’t that mean that even if the other party doesn’t plant them next year or the year after, they can still make tens of thousands of dollars every year?
He was feeling a bit unhappy when Accountant Cao suddenly remembered to ask him, "You're here to pay the bill, too, right? How many machines are you planning to modify?"
The abacus and account books were all ready, waiting for him to speak, but he stood there for a long time without saying a word.
Accountant Cao was a little surprised. Looking at him, he thought that he had other ideas after hearing the numbers that Donggou Town wanted to change.
After all, Chengshui Town needs to change seven units and Donggou Town needs to change four units. If they change fewer units, it really won’t look good.
"If you have other ideas, you can add more later. You don't have to report it now. If you report too much at once, the machinery factory won't be able to make the changes."
This suggestion was very pertinent, but the secretary of the Liuhu Town Forestry Bureau still looked unhappy. "No, I just came here to ask." He just left like that.
Not only Accountant Cao, but everyone else in the office was completely bewildered. "He came all the way from Liuhu Town just to find out about this?"
Is the Liuhu Town Forestry Bureau so idle? There's no work going on in the bureau, and the secretary comes to visit the county every day?
Moreover, after the other two towns paid the money and bought the parts, Engineer Qi from the machinery factory led his men to start making modifications, but Liuhu Town still did not come to pay.
Everyone couldn't help but murmur, "Is Liuhu Town really that stingy? They don't even care about the logging mission?"
The Liuhu Town Forestry Bureau wanted to take charge, but they needed the money. There had been several rounds of arguments within the bureau over this matter.
"They said they wanted to grow wood ear mushrooms, but now they're not going to grow them anymore after I've paid. If they had, why would all this happen?"
"Our bureau didn't make much money this year to begin with. Now that other towns have changed, but we haven't, won't we be last in logging this year?"
The conversation eventually turned to growing wood ear mushrooms. They talked about it not only in private but also in meetings, especially among the secretaries of the forestry farms below them.
They have no share in good things, and they want to do everything themselves. Now they can't afford to change the machine's system, so they are unlucky.
The other two towns have already planted crops, and they asked the forestry farms under them to do so. They have made political achievements and have money in their hands.
The secretary of the Liuhu Town Forestry Bureau listened with a grim expression. "Who could have imagined that we wouldn't be able to close the mountain this year? Was it you who could have imagined that, or was it me?"
He didn't want to talk about this topic any more. "Let's wait until next year. Maybe they won't accept the fungus next year."
After much discussion, the Liuhu Town Forestry Bureau finally managed to squeeze out some money and was ready to replace the worst-performing machine in the bureau.
Even after paying the money, Accountant Cao was speechless. "Just one? You don't even have enough to make a trip to the Supply Department."
At least three are needed so that the supply department can go out and buy spare parts. We can't just go out and buy one when you report one, right?
Therefore, the one in Liuhu Town can only be put aside for now, and see if other towns in the county want to make changes. If they do, all of them will be changed together, which seems to be a long way off.
However, the breeding center received two large orders in a row. They tasted success this year and are preparing to expand production next year.
Donggou Town directly built another base and increased the purchase volume of fungus strains to 8,000 bottles. Wugang Town also saw significant profits this year.
Donggou Town even stated that they were afraid that if they planted too much, it would be difficult to sell, so they did not dare to take too big a step, otherwise they would have planted it in all the forest farms.
The number of bottles doubled from 8,000 to 16,000, and this year the Forestry Bureau also took the initiative to express its desire to come and visit.
At that time, the wood ear mushrooms had stopped growing and had entered wintering management. It was not the best time to visit. It was obvious that the other party had heard something from other channels.
After the visitors arrived, they indeed showed great interest in wood ear cultivation. A few days after the visit, they sent the supply department to order 3,000 bottles.
"3,000 plus 16,000 plus 12,000 for clarified water, that's more than 30,000 bottles." After putting the deposit into the account, Zhuang Qixiang did the math.
It may not seem like a lot, but these are all stable customers. As long as there are no problems, the production in several towns except Chengshui may continue to expand in the future.
Last year, they had to make calls everywhere and try every possible means to get two orders, but this year, some people have already come to visit on their own initiative.
Zhuang Qixiang thought that establishing a new unit was like raising a child, raising it little by little, and every bit of growth made him feel gratified.
The child has grown up and more people are concerned about him. Within a few days, his home welcomed two guests in succession.
When he came to work in the morning, he met another one on the way, which made his face stern when he entered the office, even more serious than usual.
Actually, there were also people looking for Yan Xue, but not as many as Zhuang Qixiang. After all, she was only a deputy manager in the center.
But some things that were easy to prevent last year might not be so easy to prevent this year. She still went to Zhuang Qixiang and said, "The center needs to recruit people next year."
"Not enough manpower?" Zhuang Qixiang was actually worried about this matter. After all, next year's orders are more than half more than this year's.
Sure enough, Yan Xue nodded. "More than 10,000 more cans need to be cleaned, sterilized, and filled with culture medium. We'll have to hire temporary workers at least twice in March and April."
"This is easy. Just tell the family workers team in the bureau." The county forestry bureau also has a family workers team that specifically receives temporary workers from various factories and participating lands.
There was another difficult issue. Yan Xue said, "We have to hire two permanent workers. This year I plan to continue my research on growing wood ear mushrooms using sawdust, and Guo Changan also wants to see if the wood ear mushroom strains can be hybridized."
"Hybridization of wood ear fungus strains?" Yan Xue still wanted to continue researching sawdust cultivation. Zhuang Qixiang was not surprised, but he was surprised by the following sentence.
"Yes." Yan Xue gave him a positive answer. "He said that rice can be hybridized, and he wanted to try wood ear mushrooms."
Excellent varieties of rice are obtained through hybridization with wild rice, and coincidentally, wood ear mushrooms are also divided into second-generation strains and wild strains.
After the breeding center moved to the county, Yan Xue and Guo Changan even went up the mountain to collect local wild wood ear mushrooms to extract spores, and found that they were slightly different from those in Jinchuan.
Since the cultivation center specializes in bacterial strain cultivation, it must conduct repeated experiments to cultivate the best quality bacterial strains for promotion and sale.
However, since we need to do research and experiments, there will be a lot of work, and the current staff is definitely not enough. We need to recruit at least two more long-term workers to take care of some miscellaneous tasks.
Once the door to recruit people is opened, some things will become difficult to stop. Zhuang Qixiang's face was solemn. "What kind of people do you want to recruit?"
"At least one of them has graduated from high school," Yan Xue said. "I also want to bring in another technician. Next year, we'll be in charge of bases in four towns at the same time."
Although Gao Daidi can do everything and does it well, she cannot teach others. If she wants to go to the forest farm, she still has to bring someone else with her.
Compared with those who are older and have less education, young people who have received systematic education tend to have stronger learning abilities and find it easier to get started.
Zhuang Qixiang also knew this, but the more educated one was, the more he could not avoid those who came to him, and it was not easy for him to recruit workers outside the Forestry Bureau.
That would arouse public anger. The employment problems of so many family members of Forestry Bureau employees have not been solved yet, and they are trying to solve the problems of outsiders.
He looked at Yan Xue and pondered for a moment. "You also know that some people have been trying to squeeze people into the center. What do you think about this?"
"It depends on the person." Yan Xue said, "Although the families that can be sent to our place have some connections, not all people with connections are unwilling to work."
The most important thing is that the county is different from the forest farm. The educated youth are in a state of outflow, and they have no way to recruit whoever they want.
But Zhuang Qixiang didn't know those people and had no way of telling who was willing to do the work. He frowned again when he heard this.
Yan Xue smiled at him and said, "Manager Zhuang, you don't have to be embarrassed. Just call them over and have an interview together, right?"
"Interview?" This word was obviously too new to Zhuang Qixiang, and he didn't quite understand it.
"It's a face-to-face test." Yan Xue explained to him, "We have to see what kind of person is there and whether he can do the job. After comparing, we can choose the most suitable one."
Although interviews cannot avoid all problems, it is still possible to tell whether a person really wants to come to work or just wants to get by.
Zhuang Qixiang understood what he said, "It's indeed a good idea. We can't hire someone who doesn't do anything."
They are already short of staff, and if they hire another big shot, they won't be able to use him and will have to do the work themselves. What's the point?
Zhuang Qixiang couldn't help but glance at Yan Xue and said, "Please take care of it when the time comes." He found that this girl was really smart and quick-witted.
Yan Xue nodded in agreement. After thinking for a moment, her expression became more serious. "Manager Zhuang, I have something else I want to discuss with you."
"You say." Zhuang Qixiang was already accustomed to taking Yan Xue's ideas seriously, and he even sat up straighter when he heard that.
"If it's possible, I mean if it's possible, whether it's a permanent or temporary job, can we give people with disabilities a chance?"
Yan Xue's eyes were filled with sincerity. "Compared to those who try to get in through connections, perhaps they need this job more."
This reminded Zhuang Qixiang of Guo Changan and Gao Daidi, of how the two of them were as skilled and capable as anyone else, and how they made a living independently with their own hands.
His expression couldn't help but become solemn. After pondering for a while, he gave Yan Xue an answer, "I will try my best to negotiate with the bureau."
People who are very methodical usually don't make promises easily, but once they make a promise, they will definitely find a way to fulfill it.
Yan Xue mentioned this to him only after seeing that he hadn't shown any signs of abnormality towards Guo Changan and Gao Daidi. A smile spread across her eyes as she heard this. "Thank you."
Soon, those who wanted to get a job received the news. When they heard that they had to have an interview, they were a little confused and didn’t understand what an interview was.
Zhuang Qixiang had already learned a new trick from Yan Xue. "There are too many people looking for me. It wouldn't be good to reject any of them. I might as well test them all and pick the most suitable one."
The same thing happened to Yan Xue. If anyone came to ask, she would say that there were too many people who wanted to come, and that she would arrange an interview in a few days.
Lang Yue'e watched her smilingly deal with the man and asked, "This was your idea, wasn't it?"
Their manager Zhuang is good at his job, but lacks flexibility, unlike Yan Xue, who is full of ideas.
Yan Xue just smiled, neither admitting nor denying, "The road is slippery, do you really not need me to take you back?"
Three months after getting married, Lang Yue'e became pregnant. When the news was confirmed, her eyes turned red and her mother rushed over from Chengshui.
Although she said that it was okay that the child was gone, the child that was aborted by Kang Peisheng still became a regret for Lang Yue'e. Lang's mother gave her many warnings, fearing that her daughter would be heartbroken again.
Fortunately, this time she did not entrust her trust to the wrong person. Guo Changan treated her very well, and the child grew up safely to four months old.
Guo Changan had some work to do today, so Lang Yue'e went back to cook first. Guo Changan also asked Yan Xue to help look after the baby on the way.
Lang Yue'e also heard it at the time, "Don't listen to Chang'an's nonsense, it's just a few steps, I can walk back by myself."
The house they rented was not far from Yan Xue's home. As for buying a house, they had the money, but they had never found a suitable one.
Yan Xue still sent Lang Yue'e to the entrance of the alley, and watched her go in before going home.
From a distance, I could see her little girl wrapped up like a ball, with only a pair of eyes showing, playing in the snow in front of the house.
The little guy is over three years old. The older he gets, the more he can't stay at home. He will run out to play even when it's cold, but he won't run far.
Just as Yan Xue was about to go over, a tall figure stopped at her door. "Little friend, let me ask, does Qi Fang live here?"
He turned out to be looking for Qi Fang, but the voice sounded unfamiliar and Yan Xue had no impression of him.
While I was still thinking, the little girl over there said in a very clear voice: "No, you got the wrong one."
The tall man paused and looked at the gate of her house. "But the comrade who showed me the way just now said it's right here."
Another kid playing nearby reminded the fat boy, "Isn't your father's last name Qi?"
"But my dad's name is Master Qi," the little fat boy said confidently, "and that's what my mom calls him."
Yan Xue was left in a state of confusion.
She usually calls Qi Fang, and she likes to make jokes about Qi Fang and call him Master Qi.
He would only call out names when he was angry or in certain special circumstances. The fat boy usually couldn't hear it.
But Dad couldn't change his name to Master Qi from now on, could he? It's not like their family produces instant noodles or pork floss snacks.
Yan Xue felt that she had to talk to the fat boy when she got back, so she walked over and asked, "Comrade, are you looking for Qi Fang?"
"Yes, this is Qi Fang's house, right?" The man turned around, and Yan Xue could see his face clearly.
He was in his thirties and extremely thin, but his facial features were still there, especially his nose and lips, which were about 40% similar to Qi Fang.
Yan Xue knew at that moment that this person was probably related to Qi Fang by blood, or he might be Qi Fang's elder brother.
She didn't have the habit of discussing things with others outside. She caught the fat boy who rushed over and said, "Qi Fang hasn't finished get off work yet. Comrade, please come in and wait."
Now everyone understood what was going on and looked at her, "You are Xiaofang's lover." Even the way he addressed her was changed.
Yan Xue didn't deny it, so the other party took off his hat and gloves. "I don't know if Xiao Fang has mentioned me to you. I'm Qi Kai, Qi Fang's older brother."
It was true. Yan Xue brought the person to the room where she and Qi Fang were staying, and put down the little ball that was becoming increasingly heavy in her hand. "I mentioned it a little bit."
Qi Kai finally saw her appearance clearly. She was a very young and beautiful girl. Her eyes were curved when she smiled. She was sweet and friendly. She was completely different from Xiao Fang.
But the name he heard...
Qi Kai didn't say much, but looked at the little ball on the ground, "Is this your and Xiao Fang's son?"
His eyes were indeed complicated. After all, the last time he saw Qi Fang, Qi Fang was only an eighteen-year-old boy.
When Yan Xue untied the scarf for the little girl, his expression became even more complicated, because they looked so much like Qi Fang when he was a child and had not yet left Yanjing.
However, Qi Fang was obviously not as lively as the little guy. After hearing Yan Xue's "hmm" and asking him to call someone, the little guy curved his eyes, which were very similar to Qi Fang's, and said, "Uncle."
After Yan Xue sent the little guy across the street to find the second old lady and Yan Jigang, he retracted his complicated gaze and got to the point. "Actually, I came here mainly to see you."
"You're here to see me?" Yan Xue looked a little surprised. "I don't think there's anything about me that's worth looking for you, am I?"
Unless he had already gone to Qi Fang and the result was not satisfactory. Or maybe he knew that with Qi Fang's temper, it would be useless to go to him himself.
The fact is obviously the former. Qi Kai's face showed fatigue. "I don't want to bother you rashly, but Xiao Fang won't see me, so I have no choice but to come to you."
He looked at Yan Xue and said, "Before, my father and I were both on the farm and couldn't take care of him. Now that he's back, my father is worried about him. As soon as he settled in, he asked me to come and see him to see how he's been doing these years and whether he's doing well."
"If you want to hear the truth, he didn't have a good life in the past few years, especially in the beginning." Yan Xue was not like an ordinary woman. She would make people feel at ease when she spoke.
Qi Kai was stunned. She continued, "He was forced to work as a lumberjack in a forest farm. He also suffers from insomnia and refuses to see a doctor."
These were all things Qi Kai had not expected, and given Qi Fang's personality, he would never tell others about them easily.
But why not say it? Don't let others think that he has it easy, and then stand on the high ground and demand this and that from him.
Qi Kai was stunned for a long while before he found his voice again. "Is he okay now?"
"Now that you're back, have you forgotten all the hardships you endured on the farm?" Yan Xue just asked in return.
Qi Kai fell silent again. He couldn't forget, and sometimes the hardest thing was not the physical pain, but the torment in his heart.
He couldn't help but rub his cuffs. Over the years, whenever he felt uneasy, he would use this action to force himself to calm down.
After a while, he spoke again, "Regarding Teacher Xiaofang's matter, my father and I were really powerless to do anything at the time."
He had no need to lie about this. "Back then, not only his teacher, but also my father and I were in a difficult situation. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been sent down for so many years and only just returned now."
"So you stopped him outside the door and scolded him?" Yan Xue's voice was still soft, but her words were not gentle.
The problem is not the inability to do anything, but the attitude. Qi Fang is not forcing his family to do something that is impossible to do.
This time Qi Kai was silent for even longer. "It's not that I want to scold him, it's that I can only scold him and scold him away."
He said: "My father and I were also under investigation at the time, and my father was ill. If he hadn't left, he might have been implicated by us."
When Qi Fang walked in, he just heard this sentence. He couldn't help but stop at the door with an inexplicable expression.
Qi Kai continued, "He had already come down to support the construction. As long as he stayed out of it, he would be safe. He was indeed not implicated afterwards."
Obviously, he did not regret his original behavior, and even felt that he had made the most correct choice.
Qi Fang lowered his eyes and was about to go in when he heard Yan Xue say, "Then why don't you tell him the truth? Do you think he won't understand even if you tell him?"
That familiar voice seemed to pierce people's hearts. "It's been so many years, he might not be able to react, right? And he still doesn't want to see you. Is he angry about what you said back then, or do you underestimate him and don't treat him as family?"
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