Chapter 200: Divide the Meat
However, there are also some people in the crowd who are quick-witted.
After weighing it, he hesitated and asked:
"Lu Zhiqing, what about this sales channel? What if the fish are raised or the vegetables are grown, but we can't sell them?"
This is a good question, and it successfully caused a stir among the crowd.
Even those who had raised their hands in support before looked at Lu Miao nervously.
yes!
If it really is a way out and they really want to do it well, they will work hard with all their strength.
But if you work hard all year and produce results but can’t sell the products, wouldn’t that be a waste?
Lu Miao knew everyone's concerns.
After thinking for a while, she clapped her hands to focus everyone's thoughts:
"I know the county commissioners. If necessary, I can communicate with them."
"If it doesn't work in the county, then we can sell it in Beijing. Everyone should know that I'm from Beijing and I have some connections there."
Fu Jingyou and He Hongjin both knew Lu Miao's family background, but the rest of the team didn't know the details.
But it doesn’t matter, Lu Miao is an educated youth and he came from Beijing.
She grew up in Beijing and must have many connections there. If one way doesn't work, there will definitely be another one.
The members believed what Lu Miao said about the "sales" issue, but that brought up a new problem.
"Lu Zhiqing, Jingshi is a big city! It's quite far from here, right? How can we get the fish there?"
"If we let everyone carry the fish, we won't mind the fatigue, but we're afraid the journey will be too long and the fish will die, become smelly, or go bad!"
"Yeah yeah!"
The threshing ground became noisy again, with everyone talking at once.
Lu Miao raised his hand twice, but failed to draw everyone's attention back.
Finally, He Hongjin stood up and shouted:
"Stop talking! Listen first!"
Only then did everyone quiet down.
Lu Miao continued, "Beijing is one or two thousand kilometers away from us, so we can't just carry it by hand. We need to open our minds. Doesn't the north send coal to us by train every year? Of course, we can also transport it by train and cargo ship!"
Someone in the crowd raised another question:
"Would the station be willing?"
"Whether she's willing or not depends on 'talking'. Even if she's not willing, we have to 'talk' her into agreeing! Everyone wants to live a good life, but can you say that a good life can be lived just by living it? Everything depends on fighting for it!"
"If you don't fight for it, if you don't try, it's like having food right in front of your mouth, but you pout and still cry out in hunger!"
Lu Miao made the final move and asked everyone:
"Do you have confidence? Can you open your mouth and eat this meal?"
"have!"
"have!!"
Almost all the doubts were resolved, and Lu Miao's metaphor was too apt, so the west threshing ground was suddenly filled with deafening voices.
"Hey--"
Lu Miao rarely showed a happy smile, and raised his voice and said:
"Then everyone, please follow the team's rules. Now, let's divide the meat!"
"Oh! Divide the meat!"
Someone started shouting, and the threshing ground became completely lively.
The makeshift water stove was emitting hot steam, and the few pieces of pork that had just been cut were still emitting hot smoke.
The members talked about dividing pork and raising fish and growing vegetables. The production team was bustling with people, and the atmosphere of humanity and the New Year suddenly increased.
According to Chen Guifen's arrangement, Lu Miao and Tian Guihua took their children back to the He family first.
Chen Guifen asked Lu Miao not to go back yet, saying that after the meat was divided, they would heat up the oil at home and fry the dumplings. They could eat some ready-made food and take some back with them for the New Year.
Lu Miao agreed.
On the threshing ground, He Erge sharpened the two meat-cutting knives in his hands. When he had some free time, he turned his head and said to Fu Jingyou:
"Your wife is quite capable, and she's very good at talking."
Brother He also added:
"No wonder you're so curious. Our factory director and deputy director are not as good as her in speaking."
Fu Jingyou puffed out his chest, feeling proud of it, but said:
"It's okay. The two sisters-in-law are also very nice."
He Erge nodded and said with a smile:
"yes."
He is satisfied with his wife, who knows how to manage a life and has given birth to a child for him.
Only Brother He sighed, shook his head, and worked silently without saying anything else.
On the other side, Lu Miao and Tian Guihua returned to the He family. They closed the door and gathered the children around the brazier to warm themselves by the fire and eat nuts.
Lu Miao wanted to hug Minjie, but Tian Guihua knew that she was pregnant and was afraid that children would hurt her without restraint, so she didn't dare let her hug him.
Lu Miao had no choice but to give up.
After looking at Minjie for a while and then at Minmin, Lu Miao asked:
"Is this the child of my eldest brother?"
Tian Guihua nodded, "Yes, she is six years old this year, and her name is Minmin."
"That's a nice name. Doesn't Coal Ball have a proper name?"
"have."
Tian Guihua nodded quickly to "clear her son's name."
"Call Minjie."
Lu Miao exclaimed, "One is Minmin, the other is Minjie, why are they calling each other so close?"
Tian Guihua peeled the nuts and fed them to Minjie, saying with a smile:
"This branch of the He family happens to be of the Xingmin generation, so naming it comes naturally."
Lu Miao said "Oh" and nodded.
I kind of understand.
But in this case, Minmin's name seems a bit random.
Thinking that favoring boys over girls seemed to be a common thing at that time, Lu Miao felt a little soft-hearted and couldn't help but pay more attention to Minmin.
The little girl's hair was dry, yellow and messy, and her eyes were swollen.
I heard that the mother went back to her parents' home. Thinking about it, Brother He is a rough man and probably he wouldn't be able to comb the child's hair.
Lu Miao had been to the He family many times. Before, when Fu Jingyou and He Hong went into the mountains, she stayed overnight at the He family.
She knew something about the distribution of the He family and where things were kept.
After finding a broken comb in Chen Guifen's room, Lu Miao took out two dark red strings from the sewing box.
She sat back in the main room and waved to Minmin, then confirmed with Tian Guihua about something:
"Sister-in-law, should she call me aunt?"
Tian Guihua smiled and said yes.
Lu Miao also laughed and continued to wave at Minmin, "Minmin, come over to your aunt."
Minmin was not shy and came over obediently.
Lu Miao asked her to stand in front of him and held her in his arms. He held her soft hair and combed it straight, then made two small braids at the back of her head.
"Sister-in-law, take a look, what do you think?"
Lu Miao pushed Minmin forward.
Tian Guihua nodded, "It's much neater."
Minmin touched the pigtail. Although she couldn't see it, it was very interesting.
Her mother never braided her hair, and every morning she would just wipe it with water when she washed her face...
Minmin felt strange in her heart, and she touched her pigtail and looked at Lu Miao curiously.
Seeing that she was staring at him, Lu Miao grabbed a handful of red dates and nuts and put them in her pocket.
"There's a small stool in the kitchen. Go get one and sit here to warm your hands together."
Minmin ran away happily.
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