Although Xu Yanfen was respected by the whole village and the team leader also gave her some face, she did not hold any position and had no say in anything happening in the team.
But An Jingzhi got the position of accountant, the only accountant in the team, and her family's say in the team was different.
The next day, An Jingzhi officially took office, took over the account book, and started to calculate. But in fact, it took him less than half a day to finish all the calculations in the account book. It was not because he was good, but because the account book was too simple.
He didn't know until he calculated it, and only after he did he discovered that most of the people in the team owed the team a lot of money.
The living conditions in Changyun Brigade were considered to be below average in the area, and at that time every household in the countryside was poor.
He was not allowed to do business, and working as a factory worker could not provide much for the family. Speculation was too risky. Although he was fully prepared, even if he made money, his family did not dare to spend it.
If he wants to make his family rich in a legitimate way, he can only do it from the collective, and his identity as the brigade accountant is very useful. Only when he has a say in the team can he implement his plan in a legitimate way.
"What? You want to open a pig farm in our village? No, no, our village is so poor, how can we afford to buy pigs? Putting so many pigs together, let alone the cost, if swine fever breaks out, all our money will be gone!"
The captain was in the office and immediately refuted An Jingzhi after hearing what he said.
Fearing that his words were too harsh and would affect the young man's enterprising spirit, the captain slowed down his tone and said, "Jingzhi, I understand that as a young person you definitely want to do something for the team. It's good to want to work for the team, but you also have to consider the actual situation. Our team can't afford to be tossed around."
"There's a brigade in Xijia Village next door. Last year, they bought five pigs to raise together. Within two months, swine fever broke out, and they lost everything."
An Jingzhi explained, "Separately raising pigs is different from large-scale farming. Large-scale farming requires professional knowledge. We certainly can't just bring the pigs home and raise them."
"Here's what I think. When we buy pigs, we can go to the farm and learn some pig farming knowledge from the people there. That way, we won't have to take such a big risk when we come back. Since we're buying pigs, if we're nice, they'll probably give us some pointers."
"No, you've sorted out the account books, so you should know that many people in our team owe money to the brigade. How can the brigade afford to buy pigs?"
No matter how An Jingzhi tried to persuade him, the captain had the same attitude: no money, no support.
An Jingzhi didn't insist on it. He came here just to mention this matter so that the other party would have an idea.
Seeing that he had rejected the other party and really did not pester him anymore, the captain was relieved and said, "Young people should be down-to-earth when doing things. Go back and think carefully about whether what I said is right. Our team really can't afford to be tossed around."
The next day, An Jingzhi took some time off and rode the only bicycle in his family to town.
"Does your village want to buy pigs? My father knows the director of the farm. If you want to buy pigs, I can help you say hello." Kong Hualin paused and said,
"This is large-scale breeding, not just a small-scale operation. How many do you want to buy? I suggest you send someone here to learn the specific breeding techniques, so that your village won't fail to raise the pigs properly and end up killing them."
"You should have heard about the Xijia Village Brigade, right? It's not far from your village."
"I haven't decided on any yet. I wanted to find you first to get an idea of how much I'd like to buy. This is my first time and I have no experience, so I'm going to catch about ten just to practice."
"You definitely have to learn breeding techniques. I was worried about this. Thank you, Lao Kong." An Jingzhi expressed his gratitude.
Kong Hualin looked very pleased with himself. "What's there to thank me for? I just wanted to say hello."
Seeing him like this, An Jingzhi asked, "Has your uncle's position been decided?"
Kong Hualin smiled and said, "It's settled."
"By the way, can you make the decisions about your village?"
After An Jingzhi explained, the other party realized that he had become the team's accountant.
"Oh, you got a job as an accountant right after you returned. Not bad."
"You're the team's accountant and have some say in the team, but buying pigs must be discussed with the whole village. Don't do something bad with good intentions."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on. I came here just to ask you for help."
The town is actually not very wealthy, and there is only one pig farm. Although it is called a pig farm, there are actually only about fifty pigs in the entire farm. If you don't ask in advance, you don't know when you can buy piglets.
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you. Come find me whenever I need you."
After returning from town, An Jingzhi spent some change to buy some melon seeds.
As soon as I arrived in the village, I met a group of old ladies sitting there talking.
"Jingzhi is back? What are you doing in town again?"
An Jingzhi greeted everyone one by one and gave each of them a handful of melon seeds. Everyone happily accepted them and talked while eating the seeds.
An Jingzhi stopped his bicycle and sat next to them, chatting with them. Many people in the team were headed by these old ladies.
Although it is not the busy farming season, the fact that they have time to sit here and chat proves that they are in control of the family finances.
"What? Did the town buy another batch of pigs?"
"Yes, they are all supplied to the state-owned restaurants in the town and the factory canteens. I took a look and saw that the pigs raised in the farms are very fat. A large piece of white pork, if used to fry oil, can be eaten for a year." An Jingzhi said.
The old ladies couldn't help but envy,
"It's better to be a city dweller. The food in the cafeteria is cheap and juicy."
"That's not the case. Our countryside is not bad either. We can raise our own chickens and eat as many eggs as we want. We also have a private plot of land where we can grow a lot of fresh vegetables. If they want to eat them, they have to buy them." An Jingzhi comforted him.
Everyone felt much better after hearing this. Although life was not as good as An Jingzhi said, and they could not eat as many eggs as they wanted, as they had to take them to the town to exchange for seasonings and sell them for money, they could indeed eat as many vegetables as they wanted, as they could grow their own and did not have to buy them.
"But if you ask me, we can actually eat that greasy fatty meat. If our brigade has a breeding farm, can't our village eat as much as we want? During the New Year, we can just pull the pigs out from the farm and slaughter them. Every family can get a lot, and the extra can be dragged to the town to sell, and every family can get a lot of money." An Jingzhi said.
The old ladies all disagreed, "No, we can't let the pigs die. We can't do the stupid things that the Xijia Village Brigade did."
"That's not what they said. The reason their village killed their pigs was because they didn't learn. When we buy pigs, we go to the farm and learn how to raise them. We definitely won't kill the pigs."
"There are dozens of pigs being raised well in this town. After we learn how to do it, we can just buy a few and raise them. What's the big deal?" An Jingzhi said while eating melon seeds.
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