Chapter 199 Mobilizing Sideline Businesses
Before the meat was divided, He Hongjin clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention:
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!"
The discussion in the crowd about whether there was more fat in pork this year than last year gradually died down, and the members stretched their heads to look at He Hongjin.
Fu Jingyou was like this, and he saw his wife coming at a glance.
Fu Jingyou threw away the rag and wanted to run away. He Erge glanced at him and quickly grabbed him:
"Look at you, you're such a loser! You won't work now that your wife is here?"
Fu Jingyou broke free from him.
"I'm just going to talk to my wife. I'll be back in a bit. I won't delay my work!"
He Erge: "..."
“Miaomiao!”
Fu Jingyou ran towards Lu Miao happily and reached out to pinch her hand, "Are you cold?"
But before he could get close, Lu Miao covered his nose and backed away.
"What's that smell on you? Don't get so close to me!"
Fu Jingyou lowered his head and sniffed, but didn't smell anything.
I thought that even if there was a smell, it was probably from the pig, so I said:
"I just helped my eldest and second brothers hold down the pig. It must be on the pig. I washed my hands. It's okay."
Lu Miao refused, "No, don't get so close to me! I can't smell it!"
Lu Miao was very disgusted, and He Erge was also urging him.
Fu Jingyou felt a little aggrieved. "Then I'll go to work first? When you finish speaking, go back quickly. It's cold outside!"
Lu Miao covered his nose with one hand and waved the other hand unwillingly, indicating that he understood.
Fu Jingyou looked back every few steps, and was driven away by his wife who disliked him, so he had no choice but to go back and work honestly.
On the other side, He Hongjin had already greeted everyone and briefly explained the situation. He was now waving at Lu Miao.
Whether things can be accomplished next depends on Lu Miao himself.
Lu Miao trotted towards He Hongjin. He still felt uncomfortable standing next to him. He looked around for something and wanted to stand on the stone mill not far away.
He Hongjin realized her intention and his eyes almost popped out of his head in fright. He quickly grabbed her collar and pulled her back.
"Where are you going? Just talk right here!"
A pregnant woman has no awareness of being a mother at all.
Still thinking about climbing up and down?
Lu Miao was not convinced and made a "tsk" sound. He was thinking about important matters and completely ignored the pregnancy.
"Captain, what's going on? Why did you stop talking halfway?"
There were sparse people in the crowd, and someone asked hurriedly.
Lu Miao took out a small, rolled-up notebook from his pocket, opened it, and while looking at the pre-written manuscript, he explained and answered the questions based on the actual situation and the members' questions:
"The idea is actually to encourage everyone to actively participate and support the production team's side projects!"
"Our team has very little land. Apart from the barren mountainous areas, most of the fertile land is used to grow rice. It's rare that there are only eight to ten months of paddy fields during the two seasons of the year!"
"With limited land and resources, can we consider mobilizing everyone to do something else to make up for the shortfall without affecting crop cultivation?"
Lu Miao raised her voice and spoke. Most of the members in front of her looked at her with dark or sallow faces, without any interaction.
Lu Miao didn't know what they were thinking, but he was speaking from the heart.
When faced with a large number of faces like this, it really makes people feel uncomfortable.
A heavy feeling of oppression will inexplicably rise in the chest.
Poverty, hardship, and a sense of hopelessness hang over everyone.
Lu Miao felt heavy in his heart, and his hand subconsciously rested on his lower abdomen.
He Hongjin was shocked. "Can you do it? If not, forget it. We'll talk about it after the baby is born."
"Why not?"
Lu Miao looked at him blankly and puzzled.
"Turn back, turn back, turn back! This isn't something that can be accomplished overnight. If you don't seize the opportunity quickly, how many more people will be able to turn back?"
He Hongjin was speechless after being confronted by her, so he simply stopped talking, turned around and took a few steps back, and asked Chen Guifen to follow Lu Miao.
He discovered that he and Lu Miao were completely different and their personalities would never agree!
"Now, there are two opportunities in front of us."
Lu Miao continued to say to everyone:
"One is the rice fish. As the name suggests, rice fish are fish raised in rice fields."
"Secondly, we always have some empty fields at the end of the year. Why should we leave them empty? Can everyone mobilize and plant some radishes and vegetables?"
"Members can eat it, and those who are better off can feed it to pigs, make compost, and try to find sales channels, which all generate additional income."
"The water in the rice paddies is so shallow, how can the fish survive?"
"That's right, the country has clear regulations now that trading is prohibited! Lu Zhiqing, your talk about sales channels is totally unacceptable!"
"Individual buying and selling is not allowed. We're doing a collective sideline business! We're using collective land. Once we decide to do it, every member must participate. When things are sold, the dividends are also shared by the collective! This is not the same concept!"
Gradually, people in the crowd began to ask questions.
The questions asked were basically the same ones that Fu Jingyou had asked before.
Lu Miao explained one by one, and finally said:
"Growing vegetables is different from growing crops. For crops, the most important thing is the harvest, so you have to take good care of them."
"For fruits and vegetables, if you don't consider selling them outside, even just randomly sowing a handful of seeds on those empty plots is better than just leaving them there!"
"Vegetables may not be as filling as grains, but ten mouthfuls of vegetables are still worth a mouthful of rice. The work is still the same, so why not try to get an extra mouthful?"
This is a well-explained and well-asked question.
The crowd began to buzz with discussion.
I haven't heard any support so far, but everything that needs to be said has been said.
Lu Miao finally encouraged:
"We are a small village nestled in the mountains. We have very few advantages. Once we have an opportunity, we must seize it!"
"I know what everyone is worried about. A collective sideline business definitely requires investment, and no one is sure about the future prospects right now, so there's no need to go too big. If you can, just try one or two acres of land first."
"Based on the size of the fields, we can stock one acre with a maximum of three to four hundred fish fry. If everyone participates, each household only needs to contribute 30 to 50 cents!"
The cost of trial and error is already very low.
After Lu Miao finished speaking, he pursed his lips and looked at everyone.
He Hongjin saw that she had finished speaking, and took a step forward and said:
"I think this is something we can try. The cost of trial and error is low, and if it succeeds, it will be a source of income in the future."
"I voted in favor. The minority must obey the majority. It's up to everyone to decide whether they are willing or not!"
Ma Tianzao pushed his own father, and then Scorer Ma also raised his hand, "I support it too."
Both village cadres supported it, and with Lu Miao's previous experience of earning high work points by composting, more people gradually followed suit and raised their hands:
"I support that."
"It's one of our family too!"
"And our family!"
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