After distributing the supplies to the disaster-stricken people, Li Xiangdong and others also participated in the post-disaster reconstruction in the area.
After distributing the supplies to the disaster-stricken people, Li Xiangdong and others also participated in the post-disaster reconstruction in the area.
When people are united, they can move mountains.
In the face of major disasters, the Chinese people always spontaneously unite as one.
Regardless of whether there were ulterior motives or whether the person was good or bad.
This may be due to the genes passed down through generations in the blood of the Chinese people.
Even ruins will eventually bloom into beautiful flowers.
The red flag of China will eventually fly high at the top of the world.
Three months later, the 2008 Olympic Games were officially held.
This marks my country's first successful bid for the Olympics, and it is also an important opportunity for China to showcase itself to the world.
2008 was a historic moment for China, a year of great significance.
Li Xiangdong watched the entire broadcast of the matches.
People say that sports are war in peacetime.
In this war, China won first place on the medal table!
That's so inspiring! Absolutely inspiring!
The spine of the Chinese people, which was shattered a century ago, seems to have been completely reborn at this moment after decades of repair.
Everyone felt hopeful about tomorrow, and they walked with great energy.
The “Xindong 91” wheat variety, which was developed under the leadership of Ning Ruoruo, also achieved a bumper harvest this summer.
The average yield per mu reached 1986 jin!
In the boundless golden wheat field, Ning Ruoruo bent down, carefully plucked an ear of wheat, rubbed it in her hand, and the grains fell out of the husk.
Ning Ruoruo blew a light breath, and the husks flew up.
Dozens of golden, plump, and round wheat grains appeared in her palm.
It was heavy.
Ning Ruoruo put all the wheat grains into her mouth and chewed them carefully...
Under the blazing sun, waves of heat rolled in.
Behind them, the latest large-scale combine harvesters are harvesting wheat in an orderly manner.
Rows of golden wheat disappeared, turning into countless bags of wheat grains, which were then transported home.
Then it turns into snow-white flour and is sent to supermarkets, steamed bun shops, restaurants, and other establishments all over the country...
Lijiapo Village had a relatively quiet summer this year because most of its agricultural products were sent to Wenchuan as disaster relief supplies.
Of all the people, Guo Daming is probably the busiest.
The soft-shelled turtles at the aquaculture base have grown to maturity, and now is the time to harvest them and sell them for profit.
Perhaps as people's living standards have improved, drinking turtle blood and eating turtle meat have become a popular trend.
But because more people are buying them, more people are also following suit in raising them.
This year marks the beginning of a downturn in the turtle industry, the worst in several years.
The average price of soft-shelled turtle has dropped from 30 to 40 yuan per kilogram a few years ago to 12 yuan per kilogram now!
However, Lee Ka Po is not affected by this.
Two years ago, the "Baiyanghe" brand ecological soft-shelled turtle from Lijiapo was certified as a green ecological product by the Ministry of Agriculture, with a market price as high as 280 yuan per kilogram!
Even so, demand still exceeds supply!
With nothing much to do, everyone gathered early in the morning at the turtle area of the aquaculture base to watch the excitement.
Guo Daming, wearing waders and a straw hat, directed operations from the center.
"Release the water!"
The sluice gate was pulled down, and the white water gushed out with a "whoosh".
The water level in the pond slowly dropped, eventually leaving only silt.
Countless plump soft-shelled turtles were hiding in the mud of the pond.
Wearing rubber boots and waders, the staff walked into the mud and used specially made iron rakes to dig out the soft-shelled turtles.
Wow, what a tall guy!
Someone was the first to scoop out a turtle that was as big as a washbasin.
Under the sunlight, the large mullet was brightly colored, its yellowish-brown color shimmering. It stretched its neck and gripped the teeth of the iron rake tightly, swaying in the air as the person walked.
"Hahaha~ I got one too!"
Then, people kept catching soft-shelled turtles.
Everyone was laughing and chatting, comparing who had caught the biggest one.
It felt less like hard work and more like an adult playground.
Those watching the spectacle couldn't resist and jumped in to catch the soft-shelled turtles as well.
Soon, one after another, large soft-shelled turtles were scooped up.
When we first released the fry, we released 6,000 soft-shelled turtles, and now we've caught 5,300!
Except for a few larger or smaller turtles, most turtles weigh around two pounds.
According to the purchase price, a standard turtle can be sold for 280 yuan.
Five thousand three hundred would cost one million four hundred and eighty-four thousand yuan!
The turtles were delivered to high-end restaurants across the country on the same day they were caught.
Lee Ka Po's aquatic product base has signed direct sourcing agreements for agricultural products with more than 100 high-end restaurants, and the prices were agreed upon beforehand.
Two days later, 1,484,000 yuan arrived in my account!
To compensate for the losses suffered by the villagers of Lijiapo this year, the village committee and the company management have agreed that the entire 1.484 million yuan will be used to distribute dividends to the villagers!
And it's cash dividends!
The villagers of Lijiapo have seen money over the years, receiving substantial annual wages and dividends, but all of it is directly transferred to their bank accounts.
A bunch of cold, hard numbers on a bank card certainly doesn't have the same impact as stacks of cash.
Everyone found this cash dividend distribution interesting, and the atmosphere throughout the village was very lively.
On the day of the dividend distribution, at eight o'clock in the morning, the village committee set up a table for distributing money, with bundles of RMB piled up like a small mountain on a red cloth.
A line was drawn two meters in front of the table with lime, and whoever was called would come forward to receive the money.
People arrived early, chatting and laughing, forming a circle.
"Ahem! Is everyone here? We're distributing money today, so I won't waste any more time. Let's have Xiang Dong say a few words to everyone!"
The newly appointed Party Secretary of Lijiapo Village invited Li Xiangdong to the stage.
Li Xiangdong waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Just give me the money, why are you talking?"
Besides, he wasn't prepared.
Seeing Li Xiangdong refuse, the people around him laughed and cheered while pushing him onto the stage.
When Li Xiangdong was pushed to the center, everyone began to applaud enthusiastically.
"Alright then, I'll just say a few words!"
Li Xiangdong looked around at the familiar smiling faces and a surge of warmth welled up in his heart.
"This year, our village's income has decreased!"
The reason for the reduction is obvious to everyone; we donated the items to the disaster-stricken people in Wenchuan!
When I first said I wanted to donate money and goods, I thought I would have to use a lot of persuasion!
But I never expected that I had been judging a gentleman by my own petty standards!
As soon as I opened my mouth, not a single person said a word of objection!
Li Xiangdong felt his eyes getting hot. He tried to control the emotions that were about to burst forth, cleared his throat, and continued:
"Everyone enthusiastically donated money and supplies! Many people even went to the disaster area to help with relief efforts!"
I want to say something today: the people of Lijiapo have not let us down!
Give us the money!
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