It seems that vision really needs to be cultivated! Zhao Qingshan sighed.
Zhao Qingshan considered himself a worldly-wise man, but compared with Zhou Xi, Zhao Qingshan felt that he was far behind.
Zhao Qingshan's focus is on helping his own family and fellow villagers. Looking further ahead, Zhao Qingshan can only see the results of Zhaojiagou's new economic development and whether it will be praised by Yuyuan County.
However, Zhou Xi was able to break out of the framework of the entire S Province and look at the whole country, anticipating the potential hidden dangers that might arise in the future after the Zhou and Zhao families did this.
Zhao Qingshan dared not forget that it had only been a dozen years since the movement began. During those years, some powerful families had suffered devastating disasters due to a little negligence.
General Zhou was a cautious man. In that era, no one had ever caught General Zhou with any evidence. He always stayed in a high position and protected many of his former comrades.
At General Zhou's request, Zhao Yunxiang's charitable donations over the years had been channeled through a charitable organization to avoid suspicion. General Zhou had said that doing good deeds wasn't about gaining a good reputation, but about ensuring that those in need received the help they deserved. The Zhou family didn't need extravagant displays of wealth and luxury.
"Cousin An, do you have any good ideas?" Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask when she saw Zhou Xi looking thoughtful.
"Miss, the master often says that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. If the villagers of Zhaojiagou can become prosperous together, the lives of the elderly in Zhaojiagou will be much better." Zhou Xi said.
Zhou Xi's words were like an epiphany for Zhou Yuanyuan.
Just before Zhou Jiasheng entered the kitchen, Zhou Yuanyuan had a fleeting thought: this. Zhaojiagou was so poor, and the villagers had no money, so they valued money more than their lives.
After all, there are only a few heartless people in this world. If the villagers' economic conditions improve, even if they are not very filial to their elders, at least they should not be too harsh in terms of living and medical care.
"Miss, as the saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. Zhaojiagou is backed by the Daqing Mountain, and there are many wild game in the Daqing Mountain. If we make good use of it, it should bring a lot of income to the villagers." Since Zhou Xi had already given his opinion, he didn't intend to hide it.
"Hunting? No, no. A few years ago, the country issued a ban on the mountains. No logging or hunting is allowed on the Daqing Mountain. Even if the country lifts the ban in a few years, hunting is not easy to do. The wild beasts are ferocious. If any villagers are killed or injured, wouldn't their lives be even worse?" Zhao Qingshan said, shaking his head.
In the past, when people were starving, it wasn't uncommon for people to go hunting in the mountains. But hunting is a highly technical profession! Zhaojiagou has produced one or two remarkable hunters over the years, and Gutiezhu's father, Gu Xingwang, was one of them. But what happened? Even the most skilled hunters can fail. Gu Xingwang was killed by wild beasts, and Tiezhu's mother, in shock and fear, gave birth to Gutiezhu, who remained sickly. When Gutiezhu grew up, he was sentenced to stealing trees from Daqing Mountain to pay for his mother's medical treatment. After his release, he embarked on a new path of no return. A good family, destroyed just like that.
"My dear in-law, we are not going up the mountain to hunt, but to develop the breeding and planting industries. The pheasants on the Daqing Mountain have delicious meat. If they can be farmed on a large scale, there will definitely be no shortage of sales. There are also many kinds of wild mushrooms on the Daqing Mountain. You can also let the villagers try to grow them in large quantities. Once successful, they can become the main source of income for the villagers!" Zhou Xi said after careful analysis.
"Raising grouse shouldn't be difficult. Every woman in Zhaojiagou has experience raising chickens. But... aren't mushrooms all wild? Can they be cultivated?" Zhao Qingshan was puzzled. During the rainy season, all sorts of mushrooms sprout up on the Daqing Mountains, and the matsutake mushroom is the most delicious. During their downtime, villagers go into the mountains to pick them and bring them back to their tables.
Zhao Qingshan was born into a farming family. He only knew how to grow crops and had never heard that mushrooms like Matsutake could be cultivated artificially.
"Grandpa, cousin An is right. If we do well in raising grouse and growing mushrooms, it will definitely improve everyone's economic situation. Why don't you talk to Uncle Youtian and lead everyone to raise pheasants and grow mushrooms!" Zhou Yuanyuan felt that both things Zhou Xi mentioned were very promising.
In her previous life, when Zhou Yuanyuan first arrived in H City, she was shocked by the exorbitant prices of various mushrooms sold in supermarkets. Wild animals like pheasants were not only expensive but also frequently out of stock.
"This... pheasants need chicks! Where can we get them? Mushroom cultivation also requires technical support. We don't have any of that, so how can Youtian get started?" Zhao Qingshan frowned, thinking of the difficulties. Pheasants are different from domestic chickens. The first batch of pheasant chicks still need to be collected from the Daqing Mountains. Also, which mushroom varieties are high-priced and widely sold? All of this requires extensive market research.
What if the pheasants are raised and the mushrooms are grown, but they cannot be sold?
Zhao Qingshan was worried.
"Grandpa, please let my uncle handle this matter. My uncle knows a lot of people, so he will definitely find a way." Seeing that Zhao Qingshan was worried, Zhou Yuanyuan quickly made a suggestion.
Everyone has their own expertise. Instead of a bunch of them sitting around worrying about it, they might as well leave these things to Zhao Guohui. Zhao Guohui has been in the business world for so many years, and he has a wide network of contacts. If he can't even handle these two small projects, his title of "business fox" will be in vain.
Zhao Guohui is sure to smell business opportunities from these two small projects. Zhou Yuanyuan is so confident.
Giving money to the poor is a helpless measure. In business, shared prosperity is the best way to achieve a win-win situation.
Seeing that Zhou Yuanyuan and the others had come up with two plans to help the villagers get rich in such a short time, Xiaocao's eyes sparkled as she listened.
It seems that people in big cities have a broader vision and a wider range of knowledge. When she goes to Kyoto, she must study hard and strive to be as good as Yuanyuan in the future! Zhao Xiaocao's face was full of admiration for Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Xi.
Zhao Xiaocao thought Zhou Xi's two projects were very reliable.
Although the rural people were poor, many of them had integrity. Aunt Gu had taught Zhao Xiaocao since childhood that one should never think of getting something for nothing. Those who ask for money are beggars. Only when you earn your own money can you feel at ease spending it.
Zhao Xiaocao could foresee that if the pheasant farming and mushroom planting in Zhaojiagou could really be done, the villagers of Zhaojiagou would no longer have to worry about having no money in their pockets.
After listening to Zhou Yuanyuan's suggestion, Zhao Qingshan nodded repeatedly. He was also happy that his son was capable. There were still young people in the family who could help him solve the problems that he didn't understand!
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