Chapter 98 Shameful Qu Mingli is about to be promoted
Qu Mingli didn't expect it to be so little. After the other party took out a stack of money and put it on the table, he waited for the next stack.
As a result, Secretary Zhao just stood there, motionless, no matter how he looked at him.
Did I forget or what?
Qu Mingli could only remind him: "What else?"
Secretary Zhao's face darkened immediately. "It's gone."
"No more?" Qu Mingli was stunned and couldn't help but look at the table again.
The few forest farms that came to settle accounts before had at least two stacks of money, and that was because they hadn’t sold all the goods.
That moment of shock was too real, making Secretary Zhao's face even uglier. "That's all."
Qu Mingli didn't know what to say. Even if something happened at the Hongshi Forest Farm before and there was a reduction in production, it shouldn't be that big of a difference, right?
He took the account and flipped through it, realizing that not only were the items sold in small quantities, but the prices were also low. He frowned, "Why are they so cheap?"
That really hit the nail on the head. Secretary Zhao choked up, "We had a bit of a disaster this year, so the crops didn't grow well."
Even if Secretary Zhao didn't tell me what disaster had happened this year, Qu Mingli knew it.
But he later asked Yan Xue, although a reduction in production is inevitable, the quality of the fungus will not be affected if it is well cared for.
As a result, Secretary Zhao told him that the crops had not grown well, and the wholesale price per kilogram on the account was even as low as 2.7 yuan.
Qu Mingli really didn't want to talk this time. He looked at Secretary Zhao and called the accountant to enter the money into the accounts.
Seeing the cash that was less than a bundle, the accountant didn't say anything, but his eyes showed that he was obviously shocked.
That's why Secretary Zhao was reluctant to come to the bureau to report this. It was too embarrassing, like a public execution.
He could even imagine that once he left, the news that Hongshi Forest Farm had only sold for more than 3,000 yuan this year would spread throughout the bureau and become a laughing stock for everyone to talk about.
Sure enough, as soon as the accountant returned, someone immediately asked, "How is it? How much did you pay?" They looked very curious.
Now the only thing left to be paid is the Red Stone Forest Farm. Everyone else looked over, and the accountant looked expressionless and raised his hand to make a number six.
"Over 6,000?" The man who asked was surprised. "How many did they plant? How come they have more than Jinchuan Forest Farm?"
Jinchuan Forest Farm only paid more than 5,000 yuan in total for two years. Can Hongshi Forest Farm dare to do so?
As a result, after he finished speaking, the accountant looked at him and his expression was a little strange. "No."
"No." The man was stunned, and the mood of the other people in the office also fell.
After a long while, someone asked in disbelief: "It's not 6,000. They can't have only paid 600, right?"
"It's 686.91 yuan." The accountant reported the exact number, but is it very different from 600?
"No, they worked for a year and only made over 3,000 yuan? How did they do it?"
"Yeah, other forest farms should have at least 1,700 or 1,800. Why do they only have 600?"
If the difference was only three or five hundred, it would be fine, but the difference was so big that if the accountant was not that kind of person, they would all suspect that the accountant was joking.
But the numbers were accurate to the last cent, clearly no joke. Everyone was speechless for a moment. "They sold so little this year, how can they even make back their investment?"
Of course, Hongshi Forest Farm cannot make a profit this year. More than 3,000 yuan is not enough for them to buy mushroom strains from Jinchuan Forest Farm and build a base.
Even if the farm does not withdraw money this year, after paying the temporary workers' wages, this amount of profit is still not enough for the people in the base to share. Each person can only get half of their previous salary.
This was a huge disappointment to everyone. They had been scrambling to get into this base just to share the money.
There has been a lot of noise in the base recently. One person blames the other for not learning the technology well, and the other person blames the other for not being productive. Everyone thinks it is the other's responsibility.
Some people even went to the field office to make a scene, saying that they had only been paid 200 yuan a year and that they couldn't make ends meet.
After all, a forest farm is not a rural area. If an individual does not have land, he cannot pay wages and his whole family will have to starve.
The forest farm refused to give an explanation, and the other party even brought their children with them, a long list from oldest to youngest, which made Secretary Zhao very confused.
Finally, after some discussion, the team decided to take out some money from the farm to help these people make up their wages for ten months.
They have to be compensated. People can't survive, but they can do anything. When things get out of hand, they still have to be compensated.
Even the farm can only provide compensation for ten months, and this money is not given for free. It will be deducted from the money when it is distributed next year.
I thought the matter had finally come to an end, but I didn't expect that some people would start using their connections to try to transfer back to their original positions.
Unlike the Jinchuan Forest Farm, most of the main positions at the Hongshi Forest Farm are filled by regular employees of the forest farm. The farm is not at ease to hand over such an important matter to the family members.
But being a formal employee means that they had a job before. If they can't get food here at the base, of course they have to find a way to go back to a place where they can get food.
When the words were passed to Secretary Zhao, he was very angry. They complained that the base earned too little, but he also complained that they were not capable of doing the work!
They are all forest farms. Let's take a look at how other forest farms operate. How much money do other forest farms pay to the bureau?
Even if Jinchuan Forest Farm can't compare, Wangshan and Xiaojinchuan can't compare, then what about those three forest farms? Paying more than 600 is not enough to be embarrassed.
In the end, two people left the base, and Secretary Zhao did not transfer any more people here, so he simply used family members as workers.
Only after all the matters were dealt with did the Hongshi Forest Farm make time to hold a meeting to discuss what to do with the base next year and how many mushroom strains to buy.
"I've inquired. Jinchuan Forest Farm paid over 5,000 yuan this year, Wangshan Forest Farm over 3,000 yuan, and the lowest among the others is 1,700 yuan. Growing wood ear mushrooms is still feasible."
The thing is feasible, but the problem is the people who do it. Two idiots came up with a dirty trick and brought a piece of mold to the base.
"Besides, the second year is the peak season for wood ear mushrooms. If we work hard next year and plant more, we will definitely be able to make up for this year's losses."
We have to do it. We have invested money in the field and added a batch of wages. Is it all going to go to waste?
In the conference room, everyone summed up the experiences and lessons learned, looked forward to the future, and finally decided on the work guidelines for next year.
You still have to plant wood ear mushrooms, and you have to plant a lot of them. It doesn’t matter if you lose people and lose money this year, you can just get them back next year.
Then I called Jinchuan Forest Farm, and they said that the mushroom strains there were already fully booked. Several forest farms thought the profits were good, so they all increased the quantity.
Secretary Zhao almost vomited blood. He was just a little late in cleaning up the mess. Was it that serious?
After saying a lot of nice things to Secretary Lang and using his connections in the bureau, Jinchuan finally agreed to use the old breeding room in Yan Xue's house to grow 1,000 bottles for them.
It is quite different from what Hongshi Forest Farm originally wanted, but it is better to have it than not, otherwise Hongshi Forest Farm will have to pay compensation next year.
All of these things are very annoying. I guess Secretary Zhao will have a hard time this year.
At the Jinchuan Forest Farm, Guo Changan frowned as he looked at the final tally of orders from the various forest farms. "We still don't have enough cultivation rooms. We've only built five, and it's a bit of a stretch to supply even these few."
"Didn't you expect to supply so many forest farms at the beginning?" Lang Yue'e was helping to disinfect the test tubes to be used, and she felt a little helpless when she heard this.
But at this point, she paused again, remembering that they had originally planned to build fewer, but Yan Xue insisted on building so many.
This made her look at Yan Xue, "You weren't planning to sell mushroom seeds to other forest farms from the beginning, were you?"
"Not that early." Yan Xue said with a smile, "It's just to make preparations in advance, just in case."
Yan Xue always likes to make plans in advance, but how to take each step depends on the situation.
But this at least proves that she had considered it, and she had planned to expand and strengthen wood ear cultivation from the very beginning.
Lang Yue'e couldn't help but think of Secretary Lang's words. Yan Xue and Qi Fang were both people who could do great things. Sooner or later, the small Jinchuan Forest Farm would not be able to keep them.
However, it is already very good that Jinchuan Forest Farm has become what it is now. People in the forest farm store said that this year's New Year's goods are selling better than in previous years.
After all, one more industry means one more place to eat. One more salary means more money to spend.
Lang Yue'e's eyes lit up with a smile, and she turned to look at Guo Chang'an, "You've been here for a long time, why don't you go?"
It was the end of the year, and more people started introducing potential partners to Guo Changan. This time, Aunt Guo finally couldn't hold back and persuaded Guo Changan to go and look for one.
After all, Guo Changan has been injured for almost three years and he is not young anymore. The old man has this one thing on his mind. How can he feel at ease if he doesn't see Guo Changan get married and have children?
Guo Changan was arranged to go on a blind date today. He dressed up specially and was dressed neatly. He looked quite energetic, but he still couldn't help running towards the pilot site.
In the past few years, he has devoted all his energy to the pilot project. Seeing the pilot project getting better and better, he has stood straighter and walked more steadily.
Hearing Lang Yue'e's question, he raised his wrist to look at his watch and said, "I'll go right away." He went to the clothes hanger by the door to get his coat, and then picked up the crutch by the wall.
In fact, he has recovered well in the past two years and can now walk short distances without crutches, but there is snow on the road outside, so it is still safer to use crutches.
But when he went there for a blind date like this, as soon as he entered the door, everyone's eyes would inevitably fall on his crutches, especially the girl who came to have a blind date with him.
Guo Changan didn't care. He put his crutch against the wall and took off his cotton coat, revealing his right hand which looked a little abnormal.
This is his condition. Since he wants to go on a blind date, of course he has to make it clear. He can't hide everything and lie to the girl.
But when the introducer told the other party about it, he was obviously reserved. When the girl saw his condition, she could not hide her surprise in her eyes.
The other person was several years younger than him, only twenty years old, so he was not very good at hiding his emotions. He clearly showed that he cared and did not seem very willing.
On the contrary, the relative who accompanied her was quite happy and kept praising Guo Changan for his good looks and ability, saying that he was already the second-in-command of the Jinchuan pilot project at such a young age.
"The second-in-command of the pilot project is Director Ning, and I am just an observer and recorder." After spending a long time with Yan Xue and Lang Yue'e, Guo Changan can also speak politely.
"Same, same," the woman's relative said. "Who doesn't know that the most valuable thing about this pilot project is the technology?"
The most valuable thing for the success of the pilot project at Jinchuan Forest Farm is Yan Xue's brain. He learned this technique from Yan Xue.
Guo Changan didn't say anything else. After listening to the other party praising him, he also praised his distant niece for being so capable and caring.
During the process, the girl looked at him several times, and every time she saw his right hand and right leg, her face showed confusion and hesitation.
Guo Changan knew that this matchmaking would not work out. After all, a forced marriage is not a happy one. Even if the other party was willing to force himself to marry him, he did not want to live like that.
But he still acted politely before saying goodbye and leaving. On the way back, he ran into Lang Yue'e who was leaving get off work. She smiled and asked him, "How is it? Is that girl pretty?"
"She's not bad looking." Guo Changan said honestly, "But she's too young. She's only twenty this year. We can't get along."
He didn't say that the other party was unhappy. He was indeed too young. It was difficult to have a conversation with someone like him who had experienced so many things in life.
"I plan to ask my mother to find me someone older next time."
"Then let Aunt Guo introduce you to a big one."
Guo Changan spoke and found that Lang Yue'e was also speaking at the same time, saying similar words.
This surprised both of them for a moment, and then they couldn't help laughing.
Lang Yue'e even joked about herself, "It seems that we are really a pair of sisters in trouble. Our marriages are not going smoothly."
She got married early and then divorced; Guo Changan didn't get married, and was about to get married but was rejected by the woman.
This made Guo Changan look at her and said, "Yeah, we are really a pair of sisters in distress."
She also asked, "Is your aunt also arranging a blind date for you?"
"It's being arranged," Lang Yue'e said helplessly. "He mentioned it to me the day before yesterday, but I didn't dare to respond."
"It's all about the same." Guo Changan smiled and waved his hand. "It's really cold. Sister Yue'e, go back quickly. See you later."
Aunt Guo was inevitably disappointed that the marriage did not take place. When she visited Yan Xue's home during the New Year, she still talked about it to Yan Xue.
"The girl he dated before got married long ago and even had a crawling child. He's fine, though. I see he's even less anxious now that he's not getting along this time."
Yan Xue had no good solution. Marriage was a matter of personal will. If Guo Changan himself was not in a hurry, it would be useless for anyone else to be anxious.
However, after the Chinese New Year, a rumor came from somewhere in the town forestry bureau that Qu Mingli was going to be promoted.
To be honest, it's not very surprising. After all, Qu Mingli has made great moves in the past two years and has done very well. It would be strange if he didn't get promoted.
As soon as the news came out, Qu Mingli himself was fine, but Director Liu, who had the worst relationship with him, seemed very happy.
When he ran into him at the bureau, Director Liu asked with a smile, "I heard you were being transferred to the County Forestry Bureau. Is that true?"
Qu Mingli couldn't help but glance at him again, "Who told you that, Director Liu?"
Director Liu didn't deny it. His smile became more genuine. "Who in the bureau doesn't know about this now? Congratulations."
He spoke quite sincerely, which made Qu Mingli look at him again, wondering what he was planning.
What is Director Liu planning?
Of course, he happily sent Qu Mingli away, took the position of secretary himself, and received the fruits of victory.
Although it was three years late, Qu Mingli was capable and left him a great kingdom.
Even though several forestry farms paid a lot of money last year, that was still the beginning. Only after this year's planting and next year's planting are completed will the benefits be good.
This model will have to be changed when the time comes. How can we let them divide all the money among themselves and only pay 20% every year?
Unlike other factories, where all profits are handed over to the government, wages are only paid according to rank, and the bureau keeps the lion's share, which allows it to earn tens of thousands more every year...
Director Liu was thinking about it, and when the bureau evaluated the outstanding individuals this year, he voted in favor of Yan Xue and Qi Fang.
Some people questioned, "Isn't it a bad idea to give the award to the same person two years in a row? Will it give other comrades something to worry about?"
He also sternly retorted, "Advanced is not about dividing pork. Considering the contributions these two comrades have made to the bureau, is there anyone more qualified than them?"
So naturally, Yan Xue and Qi Fang were named advanced individuals of the year and went on stage together to receive their certificates and prizes.
The applause from the audience was unprecedentedly enthusiastic. The main reason was that last year we were just talking about it but couldn’t get a taste of it. This year we finally got to taste it, and it was especially delicious.
Whether it is the forest farms that grow wood ear mushrooms or the town’s machine repair factory, they also receive bonuses for conducting training courses and modifications.
Not only is there a bonus, the town's machine repair factory was also named an advanced unit this year. The only regret is that the great contributor, Master Qi, is not yet from their machine repair factory.
After attending the commendation meeting, Yan Xue and Qi Fang were preparing to go to a restaurant for a meal like last year. Well, they probably wouldn't meet Qi Fang again this year, but then Director Liu came over.
The second-in-command of the town bureau smiled as warm as the spring breeze, and spoke in a gentle tone as the spring rain, "Congratulations, both of you have been awarded Advanced Individuals again this year."
Yan Xue immediately smiled and said thank you, Qi Fang also said "hmm", but he looked at the other party a little longer, always feeling that the other party had other purposes.
As expected, Director Liu continued, "You two have made a lot of contributions to the bureau, but I still don't know much about you. If you're not in a hurry to leave, come to my office and sit down."
Qi Fang really wanted to say that they were in a hurry to leave, but he didn't say it. Yan Xue was also a little curious about what the other party wanted to do, so she followed them.
The two entered Director Liu's office for the first time. Director Liu even picked up the thermos and poured them a glass of water personally.
For some reason, when Secretary Lang and Qu Mingli did this, they felt it was perfectly normal. But when Director Liu did this, it only reminded people of the saying, "When you offer a gift, you must have something in mind."
Director Liu had never worked in the Party or government before, nor was he particularly good at talking to his subordinates. After a few words of concern to the two of them, he got down to business.
"Xiao Qi has such good skills, he should have been transferred back to the machine repair factory long ago. It's a pity that he's still staying at the forest farm. But we can't blame Secretary Qu for this. You all know how busy he is. He's also being transferred to the county soon, so he probably can't take care of it."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he hinted that Qu Mingli employed people but did not give them any benefits. It was obvious that he intended to sow discord between them and Qu Mingli and win them over.
Yan Xue guessed the reason immediately. It should be that Qu Mingli was leaving, and he was recruiting new people and wanted to continue using them.
Sure enough, Director Liu continued, "But this isn't a difficult matter. Once Secretary Qu is done with his work, I'll help you find a solution. How can we let Xiao Qi stay in the forest farm like this?"
After saying that, he looked at Qi Fang. He thought Qi Fang would immediately accept the olive branch he threw and say that he would work hard and live up to his expectations. However, Qi Fang had a dull expression and didn't even react.
This was a bit frustrating. Was it because he hadn't explained it clearly enough? Or was it because Qi Fang only knew how to deal with machines and didn't understand these things at all?
This guy can even think of organizing training to achieve political achievements. He doesn't seem to be so stupid.
Director Liu pondered for a moment, then looked at Yan Xue. "Xiao Yan, the Jinchuan Forest Farm is also back on track. You can find a leisurely job in the bureau."
He said sincerely, "If it doesn't work out, then get a technical consultant. Go to the forest farm when you have something to do. Life in the forest farm is still too hard, and it's not suitable for you women."
After saying this, as if afraid that Yan Xue would overthink it, he said, "Don't worry, your salary will not be reduced. The bureau has never treated you unfairly."
Mainly, he wanted to change the distribution system of the cultivation base. If Yan Xue was still in the forest farm, she had set up all of this herself, and it would probably be difficult to handle.
But fortunately, Yan Xue is a female comrade. Once Qi Fang's job is transferred, she must also be transferred. They can't live apart, right?
Director Liu thought he had thought it through very carefully, but Yan Xue just smiled and said, "There's no rush. The pilot program will begin inoculating the bacteria in a few days. Do you want to give it a try?"
She even advised Director Liu to experience life, saying, "It's very challenging and will show everyone in the forest farm that you're just as hardworking as everyone else."
Upon hearing this, Qi Fang also looked at Director Liu and said, "It's best to go and drill holes. That's tiring work, and it's the best place to take the lead."
The couple both looked at Director Liu, as if they were more anxious for a reply than Director Liu, which made Director Liu very anxious.
In recent years, all leading cadres have been sent to the countryside to receive re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants during the hard struggle. He had already planted enough fields in those two months and really didn't want to work anymore.
In the end, no one got a definitive answer, and the discussion ended. Of course, Director Liu wasn't in a hurry, as he still had the final say in the bureau once Qu Mingli left.
After leaving the Forestry Bureau, Qi Fang said in a calm voice: "He might want to move the bases of various forest farms." This was very to the point.
Yan Xue thought so too, and looked at the man with a smile, "I'm afraid he's not that active."
Qu Mingli had built up something himself, so he would never allow others to mess around with it after he left.
But since this move is about to reach out to them, and they are not soft persimmons that can be easily manipulated, "We need to tell Secretary Qu."
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the ring of a bicycle bell behind him. Qu Mingli came over pushing the bicycle and asked, "Want to have dinner at my place?"
His tone was very relaxed and casual, and I didn't know if it was a real coincidence or if he was waiting for them on purpose.
Yan Xue laughed, "Did you make it yourself?"
Unexpectedly, Qu Mingli actually nodded and said, "Your sister-in-law has a job and the children have to go to school, so they didn't come with us."
He could also cook, and the couple happened to have something to say to him, so they didn't refuse.
Qu Mingli lived in the dormitory arranged for him by the Forestry Bureau. The house was not very big. There was a kang connected to a stove at the door, and he cooked on the stove.
After the dishes were cooked, he poured a small cup of white wine for both of them and said, "Try my cooking skills. Usually when I'm at home, your sister-in-law lets me cook."
There are few men who can cook these days, and they talk about it so frankly. Yan Xue found that the feeling he gave her was the same as when they first met more than two years ago, very gentle.
His cooking skills were indeed quite good. After they had finished half a cup of wine with the food on the table, he asked, "I'm about to be transferred to the county. I think you've heard about it, right?"
Yan Xue and Qi Fang both nodded. Even if Director Liu didn't say it today, Secretary Lang would have told them as soon as he got wind of it.
"Then I won't waste any more time," Qu Mingli looked directly at the two of them, "Have you ever thought about transferring to the county as well?"
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