Chapter 54 Those are a minority after all
No one has ever made this plastic greenhouse before, so if we really want to make it, we have to cross the river by feeling the stones.
If it really works, it will naturally be a good thing.
But if we fail and owe a debt, it will be a burden to the team.
No one can guarantee success or failure.
Zhou Jiefang had read books on greenhouse vegetable cultivation before, so he naturally had some insights. In the end, he successfully obtained the right to trial planting vegetables in a greenhouse, and he felt relieved.
If I can't get this, all the reading of the book about planting that my daughter gave me before will be in vain.
After he returned, he told other cadres in the brigade about this matter, then took them to select a place, measured the dimensions, and reported to the commune.
After getting the data, Director Ji immediately went to the county town and asked his brother-in-law to help find someone from the plastic factory in the provincial capital to buy a batch of plastic.
The picture of the plastic greenhouse was given to her by the system after it was slightly modified based on the plastic greenhouses of this era. The system has improved the structure and highlighted its advantages.
Zhou Xian found some reports about plastic greenhouses, pretended that they were researched from them, got out the blueprints, and gave them to the people in the team to help build them.
Zhou Jiefang transferred some people from the brigade to help build the plastic greenhouse.
Seeing Zhou Xian coming back, he couldn't help but ask, "Girl, what do you think we should plant in this plastic greenhouse?"
Zhou Xian had thought about this a long time ago, and naturally decided to grow some vegetables that are not easy to eat in winter.
"Dad, I picked out a few things. You and the other uncles can take a look at them."
Zhou Xian listed several dishes, such as eggplant, tomato and cucumber, which are hard to eat fresh in winter.
Some families would dry these vegetables and eat them in the winter, but they are a minority after all.
Zhou Xian thought that if he planned the two acres of land well, he could grow some vegetables.
"It would be better to grow some more mushrooms. They are a seasonal vegetable and the people in the city depend on their supply."
In the countryside, when the mushroom season comes, they can go up the mountain to pick some, dry them, and keep them as a dish in the winter.
It’s not easy to eat mushrooms in the city.
After all, there is no place to pick mushrooms in the city. Grocery stores do supply them, but the demand far exceeds the supply.
Zhou Jiefang looked at his daughter in surprise. He originally thought that growing just one vegetable would be enough, but his daughter was more ambitious and wanted to grow different varieties of vegetables all at once.
"Will this work?" Zhou Jiefang was a little worried. It takes a lot of effort to make one dish, so it would probably not be easy to make several.
"That's fine. We have the book."
The branch secretary and the accountant looked at Zhou Jiefang and couldn't help asking, "Captain, what book is that?"
Only then did Zhou Jiefang take out the book on growing vegetables in greenhouses that Zhou Xian had found at the scrap collection station in the city.
The accountant and the branch secretary looked at each other and couldn't help but say, "Brother, you have this book, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Although the next thing is a good thing, I would still feel uneasy if I have never handled this thing before. I didn't expect the captain to be so tight-lipped. He didn't even say a word about this good thing.
Zhou Jiefang: “…” This was not something my daughter had just taken out recently, and she had bought it not long ago.
The accountant couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you want such a good book?"
The secretary also took a look and said, "There is no place in the city to build greenhouses. People can't use them, so they naturally don't want them. Thanks to Xianya for buying books for the children, otherwise this good thing might not have been our turn. This book looks practical, so we can plant more vegetables according to the methods in the book."
The team leaders were very supportive, and in addition to mushrooms, they also selected tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants.
Their team is responsible for this matter, so there is no need to report it. The commune will not care what they plant. As long as they make their own selection and report it, the commune will be responsible for getting the seeds for them from the Agricultural Bureau. This has solved some unnecessary troubles to a large extent.
The construction of plastic greenhouses by Taohua Brigade caused a great response in the brigade.
Zhou Xian had also discussed this with Director Ji. It would obviously not be a good idea to make the announcement before the matter is finalized. But when it comes to selecting people, we cannot let go of those who have persecuted women and children, and those who have been causing endless trouble should not be considered at all.
As soon as this news came out, those who had problems at home would naturally be eliminated.
But we can't say for sure. If the subsequent performance is good, you can still choose him.
The people responsible for cultivating greenhouse vegetables this time were selected from the literacy class.
Anyone who persecutes women and children will be disqualified from the exam.
For a while, the atmosphere in Taohua Brigade was better than ever before. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who usually quarreled, no matter if it was the mother-in-law suppressing the daughter-in-law or the daughter-in-law suppressing the mother-in-law, now walked arm in arm in the brigade, talking and laughing all the way. They looked like mother and daughter, afraid that others would mention their past quarrels.
The man who likes to beat his wife has been very well behaved these days. Sometimes, when the woman has raised her hand to slap him, she will not wait to be beaten. She will pinch her waist, glare at him, and move closer to him, "Hit me, hit me. I tell you, this slap you give me today will destroy our job opportunities."
Growing green houses is a task assigned by the commune, and those who are selected to grow vegetables are naturally different.
Some people even regretted that if they had known there was this opportunity, they would have studied hard in the literacy class and would not have been eliminated because of poor grades.
There were also members who went to the brigade to plead for mercy, saying that although they were not good at studying, they were good at farming and would have no problem farming.
Zhou Xian also patiently reasoned with them, "Uncle, aunt, I naturally approve of your farming, but now we are growing off-season vegetables. In this regard, let alone you, we have no experience. Even if the higher-ups allow us to fail, do you really want to fail?"
Everyone looked at each other and no one spoke.
"We don't want to fail. We want to get things done so that the leaders can remember the name of our Taohua Brigade. I bought this book at the county waste collection station. It contains the training methods. You can't read, but we have studied it. As long as you follow the book, there will be no problem. If you can't read, and make a mistake, the loss will be huge."
Everyone was looking at the book, most of whom were strangers to it, and for a moment, they all felt a little awkward.
"Then we are so old, can we still go to literacy classes?"
"Of course I can. I run literacy classes to give everyone more opportunities. As long as everyone studies hard in the future, I will definitely think of everyone if there is a chance."
"Amaranth girl, are you telling the truth?"
"Why would I lie to you? The workers we are recruiting this time are people selected from the literacy classes. Once the plastic and seeds arrive, we can start the work."
After hearing this, everyone thought about it and became more enthusiastic about attending literacy classes.
Zhou Xian took a look and found that there were many types of mushrooms. Based on the system's speculation and what was currently available in the country, Zhou Xian chose the straw mushroom, which has a relatively short growth cycle.
As for other mushrooms, we will talk about them later.
Zhou Xian handed over what they needed to the commune, and all that was left was to wait.
The plastic was sent from the provincial capital and delivered directly to the commune.
Zhou Xian immediately notified the people in the brigade to come to the commune to pick it up.
After returning, Zhou Jiefang immediately led people to start building a plastic greenhouse according to the methods described in the book.
The mushroom greenhouse is different from the vegetable greenhouse. The humidity inside is relatively high, so they have prepared it in advance.
If they didn't have anything, they would go to the commune to ask Secretary He for it. The seeds would be sent quickly, but the mushroom strains would take a little longer. Secretary He had to find his old leader and apply to the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences for them.
Zhou Jiefang planted whatever came first and led his men to sow seeds without stopping.
Fortunately, I am not busy now, so I have time to grow vegetables in the greenhouse.
Even Director Ji came over to take a look in person and gave Zhou Xian the newspaper's reply.
Seeing that their team's greenhouse was in good shape, I couldn't help but feel relieved.
"I was worried at first, but I didn't expect you guys to do it so professionally."
"I learned all from newspapers," Zhou Xian said modestly.
After a tour, Director Ji went back. She approved a few days of leave for Zhou Xian and asked her to keep an eye on the progress of the greenhouse.
Zhou Xian opened the letter and took a look. He was not surprised at all to see that it was a notification that his article had been published in the newspaper.
An old lady came over and asked curiously, "Director Zhou, whose letter is this?"
"I'm from a newspaper. My article has been published. The newspaper replied and told me."
She said it easily, but it was not easy for people to listen to.
Director Zhou wrote something that was published in the newspaper every time he wrote it. He was truly like the God of Literature descending to earth.
However, I only dared to mutter this in my heart and did not dare to say it in public.
But the news that Zhou Xian was in the newspaper soon spread throughout the brigade.
Someone asked curiously, "What did Director Zhou write this time?"
"I just wrote a short story." Zhou Xian said with a smile.
When they heard it was a story, everyone pricked up their ears.
Zhou Xian did not satisfy their curiosity, but smiled and said, "There will definitely be newspapers for us later. The announcer will read it and you will be able to hear it."
Now everyone was even more curious about what Zhou Xian had written, and they were all looking forward to the newspaper arriving soon.
Zhou Xian was also busy. In order to ensure that there were no problems with the greenhouse, she asked the system to check it and make corrections wherever there were any problems.
Seeing how professional she was, the members who were still studying the planting book looked at her with shining eyes.
The secretary couldn't help but say, "Brother, your girl is indeed well-read. She is really amazing."
Zhou Jiefang was extremely proud in his heart, but he was very humble when speaking, "After all, this is also a task of the commune, so I must pay attention to it."
We dare not slack off this week. The weather is not too cold yet, but according to the current progress, we will definitely be able to harvest a batch of vegetables before the New Year.
Just think about scrambling eggs with tomatoes, smashing cucumbers, roasting eggplants, and stir-frying mushrooms in the middle of winter. It makes me happy.
So he also kept a close eye on the greenhouse.
Ge Guifen felt sorry for her husband and daughter who were busy, so whenever she had free time, she would make some malted milk or an egg cake for their parents.
Thinking that it was her daughter who bought it and told her to drink it too, Ge Guifen felt relieved.
Her daughter is really considerate. Look at her three sons, she never gives them a good look.
My daughter-in-law is okay. My third son's wife is a teacher at school. There are a lot of people in the literacy class now. If you encounter something you don't know, people will come to the door in broad daylight, stuff a few handfuls of food over and ask questions.
The eldest brother’s studies are pretty good, and this time he was almost selected to go to the greenhouse.
Ge Guifen felt it was a pity.
It’s just that the second son’s wife is not very competitive. She is far behind. Even if the people in front of her are eliminated, it’s not her turn. The second son's family has been very active these past two days and has been very attentive to the third son's wife.
Seeing that the previously agreed reward was about to arrive, Ge Guifen waved his hand and called a meeting.
Everyone was very happy when they heard that rewards were going to be distributed.
After finishing the meal and clearing the table, everyone sat down, looking at Ge Guifen with burning eyes, waiting for her to speak.
Ge Guifen glanced around and said, "I said before that whoever behaves well in the family will get the cloth within a month."
As she spoke, Ge Guifen patted the defective cloth at hand, and everyone's eyes fell on the cloth.
"Recently, everyone has performed well, but the third daughter-in-law has performed the best, so I decided to give her this piece of cloth as a reward."
Hu Lanhua was a little disappointed, but not surprised.
Wu Xiufen also looked disappointed.
Wang Xuemei, on the other hand, looked at her mother-in-law with some shock.
"What are you standing there for? Don't you want it?"
"Mom, if my third brother's wife doesn't want it, just give it to me." Wu Xiufang replied with a smile.
"How dare you say that? If the third brother's family doesn't want it, then it won't be your turn. I'm embarrassed to even mention your grades in the literacy class. I'm old enough, but I did better than you. Look at what you've learned. And the second brother, you and your wife are such a duo. She's the third from the bottom, and you're the second from the bottom, and you two are so proud of yourself. You've made me lose face."
Saying that they performed well was giving them face, but to be honest, she was still very angry.
She is just old and lacks the energy, otherwise she would have been able to get first place in the literacy class. My daughter is so smart, it's all her fault.
Anyway, Ge Guifen refused to admit that her second son's brain was like hers.
The second brother and his wife were so ashamed that they dared not say anything.
Both of them admitted that they did not have the talent for studying. Who would have thought that they still had to study at this age.
The more she looked at them, the angrier Ge Guifen felt. "Forget about you two being stupid, but I have to tell you that children still need to study hard."
After all, they are my grandchildren, I can’t let them be influenced by these two idiots.
"Don't worry, mom. Cuicui and her brother are so smart. They learn faster than me and their father. I can't teach them anymore."
"With your level, don't delay the child. The eldest family, you too, if the child has any problems with study, go ask the third family, don't teach blindly. The third family, please take more care. By the way, has Yiyi finished her milk powder? Give this bag of rice noodles to the child. From now on, the study of the children in the family will be left to you. It's okay for adults to lag behind, but don't let the children get zeros on the exam."
Ge Guifen thinks that being stupid is not a big deal, as long as you don't get confused. If it really doesn't work, just listen to smart people.
"Mom, no need. I haven't finished the milk powder yet. You can keep it for Dad."
"It's for the child, so don't refuse it."
As it concerns her own child's studies, Hu Lanhua also advised, "Third sister-in-law, just take what mom gives you. You will have to worry more about my child in the future."
"That's right, his father and I are not very smart, so please help us teach him." Wu Xiufang was not an ungrateful person, and since her sister-in-law had spoken, she quickly followed suit.
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