Chapter 70 Leadership Inspection
Chairman Ji also admired the young man Zhou Xian. While talking to Zhou Xian, she followed the leader to the plastic greenhouse.
Seeing the scene inside, Zhou Jiefang was explaining on the side. He was quite knowledgeable about the growth process of the vegetables in these greenhouses, and you could tell that a lot of effort was put into it.
Chairman Ji smiled and said, "Because of the vegetables in your greenhouse, the machinery factory is in an uproar."
Seeing their confused faces, Chairman Ji then explained the cause and effect of the matter.
Previously, Zhou Xian had contacted Xu Xiuyun, the director of the Women's Federation of the machinery factory. He originally wanted to ask her to act as a middleman to promote cooperation between their commune and the machinery factory.
Xu Xiuyun did indeed contact the union of the machinery factory, but unexpectedly, they disliked her for having too many hands. As the director of the Women's Federation, she was in charge of the union's welfare, and they thought she was meddling too much.
After being rejected, Xu Xiuyun turned to the factory director. After all, she was sincerely doing it for the good of the factory. But who would have thought that the director of the machinery factory did not quite agree with this matter and even scolded her.
This made Xu Xiuyun very angry. She had good intentions for the factory, but everyone turned around and blamed her for meddling in their affairs. In this case, she no longer thought about the benefits they could bring and turned around to find her elder sister who was the vice chairman of the trade union in the textile factory. She had seen and eaten those greenhouse vegetables with her own eyes, so how could she not know whether the quality was good or not.
It just so happened that Xu Xiuli was worried about being given this job because the workers complained that the benefits were the same every year. Now it was like someone sent her a pillow when she was tired.
The batch of greenhouse vegetables sent by Baihua Commune was distributed to the textile factory workers as welfare, and the eggs were also a pleasant surprise.
Everyone was happy to be able to eat fresh vegetables in the middle of winter without having to queue up at the grocery store to buy them. They thought the union had done a good job and even distributed eggs to them.
The textile factory also has relatives in the machinery factory. When they met during the Chinese New Year and talked about their experiences, they inevitably revealed the inside story. It was the director of the Women's Federation of the machinery factory who gave them the news that the textile factory could have such benefits.
When the workers at the machinery factory heard this, they immediately became unhappy.
Xu Xiuyun is from the Women's Federation, and she is also from the Women's Federation of their machinery factory. Why is she still turning her elbow outward?
The news spread like wildfire, and the more the workers at the machinery factory knew, the more unhappy they became, especially when they saw the workers at the textile factory happily saying how good the tomatoes were, that they tasted sweet and sour, and that the children at home would hold them and eat them, saying how delicious they were. Eggplant and cucumber are so tender, they taste delicious no matter how you cook them.
That's not purely stimulating.
Other factories are fine, they are just envious, but the workers in the machinery factory are very excited.
This caused a commotion, and the workers at the machinery factory demanded that Xu Xiuyun give them an explanation.
Xu Xiuyun was not a softie who could be bullied. Knowing that the factory was going to hold a meeting to criticize her for this matter, she immediately invited Chairman Ji to seek justice for her.
At the meeting, Xu Xiuyun began to wipe away tears while speaking to the workers. She directly questioned the union, asking whether she had discussed this issue with them at the time. She also questioned the factory director, asking whether she had asked him to consider the workers again since she had been rejected by the union.
But she was rejected every time because she was only from the Women's Federation and could not be the boss of the union. She could only complain about this to her elder sister. Besides, she is her biological sister. What's wrong with helping her?
The most important thing is that when Xu Xiuyun went to see the trade union and the factory director, the workers saw it. At that time, some people had heard of greenhouse vegetables but did not take it seriously.
I didn't expect it to be related to their welfare. If I had known this earlier, I would have expressed my opinion and I wouldn't be envious of the textile factory now.
However, these workers who saw it with their own eyes were undoubtedly witnesses of Xu Xiuyun.
The workers understood as soon as they heard it. It turned out that Director Xu of the Women's Federation had already reported this problem to the factory director and the trade union, but the trade union and the factory director did not agree, so they went to find her sister.
It turns out that I had wronged others.
The factory manager let it go, after all, purchasing workers' benefits was the union's business, but the union still refused.
You don't want to use your brain, but when someone brings ideas to you, you push them away.
The workers were dissatisfied and turned their attention to the trade union, demanding that the union give them an explanation.
Under heavy pressure, the union leader had no choice but to call Baihua Commune to ask if they could still purchase a batch of greenhouse vegetables from them.
The last crop had just been harvested and given to the textile factory, so it was too late to plant it now. Although Secretary He was tempted, he couldn't agree. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to produce anything for the customer, so he refused.
There were only so many dishes in total, not enough to share.
But it's still quite exciting to feel that someone is fighting for it.
The machinery factory was in an uproar. If the union and the factory director hadn't made such a fuss, they would be the ones getting those benefits now.
When the factory manager saw that the workers did not come to him, he put pressure on the union and asked them to resolve the matter.
He also didn't dare to offend Xu Xiuyun. After all, she was familiar with the people in that commune and he would have to count on her to help mediate.
Xu Xiuyun was not afraid at first because she had not committed any serious mistake and the factory could not fire her. As for whether she would be suppressed, she has no worries about that. She is just a lone commander, so what is there to be afraid of?
How deep can they suppress her? She still has to do the work of the Women's Federation.
This puts all the pressure on the union.
The incident at the machinery factory also drew the attention of many factories to the vegetable greenhouses of Taohua Brigade, making them famous in the county.
In addition, when the straw mushrooms were in season, Zhou Xian had submitted newspapers to the county newspaper office, and those straw mushrooms were in great demand in grocery stores, so now all of them were connected.
A brigade grew off-season vegetables in a plastic greenhouse, which were taken advantage of by a textile factory. The factory purchased the vegetables from the brigade and used the purchased vegetables as welfare for the employees.
In the past, the factory's purchasing staff would also go to the lower-level brigade to purchase in the name of the factory. Now that the weather has turned cold, there are not many vegetables in the fields. Who would have thought that the lower-level brigade had built some greenhouse vegetables, which were taken advantage of by the textile factory.
Someone who knows the textile factory said that he had seen the vegetables there. The tomatoes were all round and of the same size. The cucumbers and eggplants were all very fresh, even fresher than those bought in season.
Although there are some exaggerated elements in it, people who have never seen it will still use their imaginations to make up stories.
Besides, the straw mushrooms in the grocery store are grown in the greenhouse of the brigade, so the quality is not bad. How bad can the other vegetables be?
Other factories also joined in the fun, and now the vegetable greenhouses of the brigade under Baihua Commune have become very popular.
The people in this commune didn't really know much about the situation in the city. Only Secretary He had received a call from the machinery factory, but there was no follow-up and he didn't take it seriously.
Now that he has heard about it, Secretary He is quite happy that they are now so famous in the county. However, he cannot show it in front of his leaders.
The leader visited the plastic greenhouse and found that the vegetables there were growing really well, so he praised them again.
But he didn't stay long and went back.
I didn't disturb the members when I came, and of course I didn't disturb them when I left.
The other members were still watching the fun from the audience. Those who occasionally noticed them only glanced at them hastily, their main attention being on the stage.
It's rare to have such a lively scene, no one wants to miss it.
After seeing the leaders off, Zhou Xian did not specifically mention this matter. Only after the event was over did he mention it to several team leaders.
"Why didn't you tell us that the leader was coming?"
The branch secretary was frightened. They didn't go to greet the leader. Would that make the leader unhappy?
"No, the leader even praised us, saying that we did a good job of bringing the educated youth and members of the commune together to have fun during the New Year. He also said that our plastic greenhouse is also very good and asked us to keep it up."
"Really? Did the leader really say that?"
"Of course, why would I lie to you? Secretary He and the others were there at the time and heard everything."
Everyone looked at each other and finally felt relieved. Nothing made them happier than receiving praise from their leader.
"That's good. That's good."
However, Zhou Jiefang still had some concerns. "My dear, when spring comes, we can plant vegetables in our private plots. Can we still sell our greenhouses?"
According to his understanding, some farmers will take the vegetables from their own private plots to designated farmers' markets to sell.
Moreover, after the spring, there are more varieties of vegetables, so I’m afraid all my efforts will be wasted.
"No, Dad. We are not allowed to grow vegetables in the city. Even if there are too many, it doesn't matter. Who says we can only provide fresh vegetables? We can make some pickles like cucumbers and eggplants, just like mushroom sauce. As long as we have many ways, we can always sell them."
In other words, the quantity is not large now, otherwise Zhou Xian would have to set up a processing plant or something.
The straw mushrooms are only temporary. Later, they will plant oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms. As an experimental base, their Taohua Brigade will definitely set an example for other brigades.
Take cabbage for example, it can also be made into sauerkraut. Among the team, there are still a few craftsmen who can make it.
If it really doesn't work, broaden the scope a bit. There are only a few craftsmen in the entire commune. Then we can organize ourselves and pick out those with good skills to do the work. This will ensure that we can retain a group of repeat customers.
"Will it work?" the accountant asked worriedly.
It was mentioned before that the mushrooms needed to be dried, and the machine was on the way. Taking advantage of the free time at this moment, Zhou Jiefang began to call on the people in the team to build a factory.
There is a bit of a New Year atmosphere at the moment, but knowing that a factory will be built in the brigade and that workers will be recruited from the brigade, everyone is very happy and feels full of energy.
Zhou Jiefang didn't even need to say much, many people wanted to rush in.
Now that we have a factory, we must recruit people.
As the key figures in getting the machines, Fang Ru and Qi Zhijie can be said to have been admitted to the factory.
As for the positions, the team is also in a bit of a dilemma.
If the price is too high, then they will listen to the educated youth and something might go wrong. The reward is too low. It’s a waste of people’s efforts.
However, no cadres or members in the brigade opposed these two people joining the factory. They would not do such a thing as crossing a river and then destroying the bridge.
We can't just abandon people when the machine comes.
Regarding this matter, Zhou Xian also talked to Fang Ru and Qi Zhijie. Neither of these two people wants the quota to return to the city, so naturally this quota will not be given to others, after all, others have not completed the task.
However, the brigade does not have much money in its account at the moment, so even if you enter the factory, you will be directly paid in work points. Zhou Xian also made it clear that if the brigade has money coming in later, they will definitely pay you wages.
The choice was between farming or working in a factory. It goes without saying that working in a factory is better than farming. Both of them chose to work in a factory.
Qi Zhijie, on the other hand, felt a little embarrassed facing Zhou Xian. He used to look down on Zhou Xian, thinking that she was a country girl who dared to covet his good brother and was a little ignorant of the world.
Although Zhou Xian didn't like Qiao Donglin for some reason later on, he still often teased her behind her back, thinking that she must be playing hard to get.
The most important thing is that all the food that Zhou Xian gave to Qiao Donglin before actually went into his mouth.
Ever since Qiao Donglin entered the labor camp, Qi Zhijie has become much more obedient and has completely realized that Zhou Xian really doesn't like Qiao Donglin anymore, otherwise he would not have watched Qiao Donglin being taken away.
In fact, he would rather choose to go back to the city, but he can't.
He went to the countryside with Qiao Donglin, and Qiao Donglin ended up being sent to a labor camp. Although the letter of denunciation had nothing to do with him, the Qiao family didn't think so. If he went back and hung around the Qiao family every day, he would be deliberately causing trouble for his family.
Even his family members don’t agree with him going home now, and they want to wait a year or two to see how the situation develops.
Another point is that the Fang family did not agree to Fang Ru going back, and Qi Zhijie did not dare to show up at the moment.
Fang Ru's case was much simpler. When she followed Qiao Donglin to the countryside, it caused quite a stir. Although she came to her senses after Qiao Donglin went to jail and recalled herself then, she felt that she was a fool, but there was nothing she could do since she had already said it.
At that time, she was praised for her active participation in going to the countryside as the child of a cadre. In fact, this machine was obtained with the help of her family. It would not be a good idea for her to return to the city with it. Except for her slow thinking when facing Qiao Donglin, she still knew what was good and what was bad at other times.
Fang Ru felt that maybe she could also do something big in the countryside like Zhou Xian, and then return to the city in glory, and no one would be able to say a word against her.
Of course, she didn't plan to speak out this idea until she accomplished something big.
So when faced with Zhou Xian’s question, both of them expressed their desire to enter the factory.
But they couldn't start as ordinary workers. They had to be factory cadres at the very least. This was the result of a rare discussion between Fang Ru and Qi Zhijie when they sat together.
They worked hard to get machines for the team, but ended up just being employed as workers in the factory. They even looked down on themselves.
You don’t have to be the factory director, but you must be a cadre in the factory. This is their requirement.
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