It was the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month when I returned home. After visiting the graves of our ancestors with my family, I had a meal with my grandparents, second uncle, second aunt and family. During the meal, Sun Zongyuan poured a glass of Kunhewang wine for my grandfather, father and second uncle. Kunhe wine is produced by Anyang County Winery. It is said that it uses the brewing technology of Wuliangye, but its sales market is only in Ganhe area. It tastes much better than sweet potato wine.
My father Sun Shishan is doing very well as the manager of the county grain and oil supply and marketing company. His job is to supply corn, soybean meal, flour, oil and other materials to Yuanda Feed Factory and several food factories. If he can feed these factories well, the production will keep up, more taxes will be paid, and the county will enjoy the benefits!
Dad asked whether the supply of feed raw materials should be increased after the New Year?
Sun Zongyu then remembered that the whole county was engaged in large-scale pig farming, and the number of pigs would increase explosively next year, and the production capacity of Yuanda Feed Factory was insufficient.
I had previously thought of building another 50,000-ton feed factory in Anyang County Development Zone to radiate the western part of Anxiang County and neighboring counties. It seems that this will have to be included in the New Year plan.
After the meal, the third brother Zongmin made a pot of jasmine tea, and the fragrance of tea filled the air.
Grandpa picked up the teacup and took a sip:
"The tea leaves are okay, but the water we have isn't as fragrant as the two buckets of water you gave me a few days ago."
"Grandpa, I brought those two buckets of water from the Tiger Back Spring in Daqing Mountain. Of course they taste good!"
"Those old guys of ours tasted the tea and said the water was indeed quite good. If they wanted to drink it, I wouldn't give it to them and would drink it myself, haha!"
His grandfather's words reminded him to develop mineral water. Zheng Chunyan mentioned some time ago that it was high-quality mineral water and wanted to find someone to lead its development. Later, as winter approached, the amount of spring water was small. Without production, the development of mineral water could not be carried out on a large scale, and industrial development was not worth it.
In the evening, I also talked about this topic with my father-in-law, Comrade Xu Baifu. Comrade Xu became excited when he heard it:
"You don't understand the situation in Liuzhuang. Daqing Mountain is eight kilometers across, right between Honghua Township and Liuzhuang Township. The Tiger Back Spring is at least 100 meters higher than our Liuqing River. We have a Tiger Back Spring here too, and it never stops flowing, and the Liuqing River never dries up."
"You mean to build a water plant in Liuzhuang to produce mineral water?"
"Let's explore first. If it's also high-quality mineral water, it's better to build it here than in Honghua Township!"
"Indeed, I asked the Provincial Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources to survey it. The report they issued is authoritative. Alas, even if it passes, I don't have anyone here to lead the development!"
"Why don't we let Xu Bing take the lead? He wrote me the day before yesterday saying he was discharged and returned to the army in the first month of the year."
Xu Bing, Xu Rui's older brother, has been in the army for four years and is now the squad leader of a field company.
"That's great, but since he has urban household registration, doesn't that mean he can't be assigned to a work unit?"
In that era, soldiers with urban household registration would work in government agencies and state-owned enterprises after demobilization.
"I had already made all the arrangements to go to the tax office, but for some reason he refused to go and even wanted to start his own business. I couldn't persuade him, so I just let him be."
"Well, if the water quality and quantity are all good, he'll take the lead in moving it forward as soon as he returns from military service. We need it to be operational before May Day, in time for the summer consumption season."
Sun Zongyuan thought again:
"The funds you invested in Qianhe Food Factory earlier will be transferred to the water plant, accounting for 40% of the shares. My purchase of the machinery will count as 60% of the shares. If the production funds are insufficient, you can use the loan to finance the operation."
"Isn't that little money worth owning so many shares? 5% is not a small amount." Xu Baifu said.
"Dad, I have money, so it's only right that I support my brothers. I hold the majority of the shares, and I'm afraid it would be troublesome if he gave orders without experience."
"Yeah, thank you!"
Comrade Xu Baifu has also made a lot of splashes this year. At the county-wide summary and commendation conference a few days ago, Liuzhuang Township ranked fourth in the comprehensive assessment and was awarded the first prize by the county. The township's fiscal revenue exceeded 2 million yuan, and he was also awarded the third-class merit. The county held a field meeting on the standardized construction of health centers and nursing homes. Family pig farming and desertification control also provided the venue for the regional field meeting. Although Liuzhuang Township's development is not as good as Honghua Township, it is also a rising star.
The next day, he drove his Piandou three-wheeled motorcycle to the Hubei Spring in Liuzhuang Township. It is located under a cliff and has a 2,000-square-meter pool of water. From a distance, you can see the mist on the pool. Through the clear water, you can see a thick stream of water emerging from the cliff.
It is surrounded by a circle of high mountains, and various lush trees grow in the cracks of the cliffs. When you climb up the mountain, you can't see any villages or factories in the surrounding area. The environment is still very good.
Returning to the spring pool, he took a closer look at the cliff where the water was gushing out. It was actually made entirely of granite. Sun Zongyuan recognized this type of stone: it was very hard and a good material for building. It was formed by the cooling of magma eruptions and was rich in various minerals. Most mineral waters were formed from this type of stone.
Sun Zongyuan gently swept the fallen leaves off the water surface with a bucket, filled the six plastic buckets he brought, gave two buckets to his grandfather, two buckets to his hometown, and one bucket each for himself and his father-in-law's home.
It’s true that tea brewed with this kind of water tastes really good.
On the 27th day of the 12th lunar month, Honghua Township held a cadre meeting to arrange matters for the Spring Festival holiday.
Emphasis was placed on safe production, especially the secret control of firecrackers; emphasis was placed on social security work, and village cadres were required to play the role of militia and stand guard and perform their duties well.
The meeting emphasized that each village should pay attention to vulnerable groups and spend a day visiting every household to ensure that no one is left without food or clothes.
When government officials go to work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, they must immediately start desertification transformation work. The seventh day is the beginning of spring, and the ground temperature begins to rise, so the transformation of fertile farmland can begin. We should strive to complete the transformation of the remaining 13,000 acres of desertified land within one and a half months. Village officials need to mobilize the masses to overcome their war-weariness and holiday complexes, and not miss the farming season!
In the remaining two days, basically no one in the village will go to work. After a year, it is necessary to visit relatives and friends to reconnect with the estranged relationships.
Sun Zongyu spent a day and a half visiting all the companies, checking the duty and safety conditions. After the inspection, he was basically satisfied with the responsible persons, as they were all very thoughtful and well-arranged.
At three o'clock in the afternoon of the 28th, Sun Zongyu received a call from Zhang Qingshan, director of the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission, who mentioned a deputy director of the Planning Commission in Yantai named Qian Weifeng. He was originally the director of a third-line factory. Because the third-line factory went to the city and merged with other enterprises to produce civilian products, he was transferred to the Planning Commission. Other factory managers were not valued in the merged enterprises. Moreover, since his family was still in the mountains and moving to the city was a long way off, he was interested in working in the Ganhe area.
Sun Zongyuan asked what their education level was and what their majors were.
Zhang Qingshan said to him:
Qian Weifeng majored in business administration at Tsinghua University before the Cultural Revolution. The others also graduated from university, mainly in engineering but also in other disciplines.
In fact, it was a wrong decision to preside over the merger of the two factories, but it was also unrealistic to separate them again.
Sun Zongyuan thought for a moment and said:
"Director Zhang, can we meet with them during the holiday to learn about their situation and what their requests are?"
"That's what I meant. I'll arrange the time and place. Wait for my news."
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