Chapter 72: I have something to ask her
The captain of the Morning Glory Brigade sorted out this relationship and was so happy that he slapped his thigh. He didn't expect that after so many twists and turns, he ended up in his own brigade.
No matter what, we cannot miss this opportunity. Ge Chengjin is Secretary Zhou's uncle. If he shows up, he will definitely be able to ask Secretary Zhou, the niece of their Morning Glory Brigade, to help get the greenhouse vegetables.
Even half an acre of land will do, so that their team can also benefit from it.
The captain came to his house every few days, and Ge Chengjin was so annoyed that he could only say that he could try, but could not guarantee that it would succeed. Only then did he persuade the captain to leave.
This is also the reason why he asked someone to tell his sister to bring his niece back.
He was still thinking about how to start talking about this, but he didn't expect that his niece had already seen through it.
Ge Chengjin was still a little embarrassed, "Son, if it's convenient, can you give our Morning Glory Team a chance as well?"
It was true that life in their brigade was difficult. In terms of living conditions, their Trumpet Flower Brigade was ranked last in the Baihua Commune.
It's not pleasant to always hold the commune back.
It's not that he looked down on his niece. He knew she was just an officer, and an officer of the Women's Federation at that. If she couldn't help, it would be embarrassing for the child.
It was really difficult for him to bring himself to say this.
"What's so inconvenient about this?" Zhou Xian laughed immediately. It's like he was feeling sleepy and he was using the pillow.
Zhou Xian had his own plans in mind. He was thinking about how to talk to his boss about expanding the greenhouse after the New Year, but his uncle spoke first.
"Is it really possible?" Ge Chengjun knew something about this matter. He looked at Zhou Xian in disbelief.
"Of course I can, but I have to say something ugly. I can help your team get a greenhouse for vegetables, but you have to listen to the commune about what to plant and how to plant it."
We are all relatives, so we will help if we can.
Although they didn't keep in touch much on weekdays, if Comrade Ge Guifen suffered any injustice at home and went back to her parents' home to cry, her brothers and cousins would have to go to support her.
Zhou Xian had never seen that scene, but he had heard Comrade Ge Guifen talk about it many times.
Although the old lady is partial to her mother's family, she is also a clear-headed person. After all, it was her uncle who asked for help, so she would help if she could.
Ge Chengjin paused, his heart beating fast. What seemed to be a very difficult matter to him turned out not to be a problem at all in front of his niece.
There's no problem in listening to her. They don't know anything about vegetable greenhouses anyway, so they must follow the arrangements of the commune.
It was just that the surprise came too suddenly, so he still confirmed it, "Can you make the decision?"
"Okay." Zhou Xian nodded.
This would be convenient for her as she has experience and can mention it to Secretary He, and it won't be a big problem.
Ge Chengjin calmed down and shouted outside, "Boss, go to the captain's house and invite him over."
Do it as soon as possible.
The head of the Ge family did not dare to delay and hurried to the captain's house to invite people over.
When Captain Liu of the Morning Glory Brigade arrived, he was still confused, wondering why he was called over at this time.
When he came over and saw Zhou Xian was also here, he was immediately excited, "Secretary Zhou, Happy New Year."
Captain Liu still had some sense after all. He originally wanted to shake hands with Zhou Xian, but thinking that the person in front of him was a little girl, it would be a bit awkward to do so, so he awkwardly retracted his outstretched hand.
"Captain Liu, Happy New Year." Zhou Xian said with a smile.
Ge Chengjin repeated what Zhou Xian had said. Captain Liu's hands were shaking with excitement, but he still confirmed it, "Can it really be done? Our Morning Glory Team can also build a plastic greenhouse."
"It can be done, but it may take a little longer to plant the things I plan to grow later."
"What does it matter?" Captain Liu didn't care. No matter how long it was, how long could it be? He was very satisfied that he could get this opportunity for their Morning Glory Team.
Zhou Xian didn't say much else. He just said that he would report the matter to Secretary He when he got back to work and would notify them of the details later.
"Captain Liu, when the time comes, I will select representatives from our team to help you."
"Okay, thank you in advance, Secretary Zhou."
"I'll say some unpleasant things here. We do this to promote the economic development of the commune. I dare not say anything big, but it is okay to let the members share more money at the end of the year. I don't want your team to oppress women comrades. Whether it's a man beating his wife or a matter between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law, as long as the party is at fault, don't give him this opportunity. As for the follow-up, it depends on the other party's performance. The team must not favor those people and must support the work of our Women's Federation."
Captain Liu nodded in agreement. He had not forgotten that Zhou Xian was the secretary of the Women's Federation and was in charge of the affairs of women comrades.
"That's no problem. I will deal with this matter with the director of the Women's Federation of the brigade."
"Another point is that I hope the members of the Trumpet Flower Brigade can also learn from it. We may set up a factory in the future, and I hope the members of the Trumpet Flower Brigade can have the opportunity to be selected."
"Really?" Captain Liu's eyes lit up.
Zhou Xian is not bragging. After all, they are his mother's family team, so he will help if he can.
But they can't stand up on their own, and Zhou Xian won't try to pull them up, so it depends on whether they can seize this opportunity.
"How could it be false? We have built a small factory in Taohua Brigade. Once the machine arrives, we will start production immediately. Brother, you must seize the opportunity." Ge Guifen said with his chest puffed out and full of energy.
She naturally wanted to help her brother, but her idea was the same as her daughter's: she had to be able to stand on her own feet, otherwise it would be useless.
Zhou Xian agreed to help the Morning Glory Brigade to mediate, but he didn't want to tell anyone about it in advance. He would notify them once it was done.
Captain Liu naturally agreed.
When it was time for dinner, Ge Chengjin wanted the team leader to stay for dinner, but Team Leader Liu naturally did not stay and just waved his hand and left.
The lunch was also full of fish and chicken, and was particularly sumptuous.
When leaving, Comrade Ge Guifen's backpack was filled with things and covered tightly with something.
After leaving the team, the old lady could no longer hold back and said, "My daughter, this shouldn't be difficult. If it doesn't work, I'll go talk to your uncle later."
"Mom, I can't tell my uncle about something I'm not sure about."
Although she often makes big promises to others, isn't this also working towards achieving those big promises?
Applying for a plastic greenhouse for the Morning Glory Team is not some grand promise.
Seeing that her daughter was confident, Ge Guifen finally felt relieved.
When I got back, my two daughters-in-law had also returned.
When Hu Lanhua saw Zhou Xian, she seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if she had something to say.
Zhou Xian parked the car in the yard and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"
"Little sister, can we go inside and talk?"
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll put the things down."
Zhou Xian went back to the house, put down his small bag, and then went to Hu Lanhua's room.
Only the eldest sister-in-law was in the room. Before she could say anything, Hu Lanhua took out a piece of army green cloth and handed it to Zhou Xian, "Little sister, take this cloth and make some clothes."
Zhou Xian didn't answer, and looked at Hu Lanhua with some confusion, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter with you? You have to tell me first."
These days, cloth only comes in three colors: black, gray, and blue. Army green cloth is considered a hot commodity.
She thought she treated her sisters-in-law well on weekdays, but not to the extent that her eldest sister-in-law should be grateful to her. It was not that she looked down on her eldest sister-in-law, but with her eldest sister-in-law's ability, she really couldn't get this cloth.
Not to mention the need for cloth coupons, army green cloth is a hot commodity these days. Everyone admires soldiers, and this kind of cloth is basically used to imitate military uniforms.
I want to ask her for something.
When Zhou Xian thought about his sister-in-law's family, he could guess about 70% of it.
Sure enough, Hu Lanhua hesitated for a moment before she said, "My father asked me to give you this cloth. Little sister, my father wants you to help him apply for the plastic greenhouse at the Meihua Brigade."
Zhou Xian guessed correctly. She remembered that her eldest sister-in-law’s father was the captain of the Plum Blossom Brigade.
"I will bring this up with Secretary He when I get to work, but I can't guarantee that I will be selected for the Plum Blossom Brigade."
The main reason was that we had just agreed to the Morning Glory Brigade. One brigade had no problem with it, but the other two brigades probably thought Secretary He was a little hesitant.
In Zhou Xian's opinion, Secretary He is a conservative.
Seeing that Zhou Xian agreed to bring up the matter in front of the leader, Hu Lanhua immediately smiled and wanted to stuff the cloth into Zhou Xian's hands again.
Zhou Xian naturally refused to accept it. She still had to think about how to tell Secretary He about this matter.
Seeing that she refused to accept it, Hu Lanhua didn't want to force it on her. This was the gift her father gave her when she came back without telling anyone else. He just didn't want others to know and gossip about it.
Naturally, she couldn't show off.
When Hu Lanhua put the cloth away and came out, she was startled to see her second brother's wife strolling at the door.
"What are you doing?"
Wu Xiufang was also puzzled and asked directly, "Sister-in-law, what bad things have you done to scare you like this?"
Thinking about how her elder sister-in-law called her younger sister into the room and talked for a long time, she felt a little upset and thought that her elder sister-in-law must have secretly given something to her younger sister.
She felt that she couldn't fall behind, so she gritted her teeth, took some of the things she had brought back from her mother's home, put them in her arms and gave them to Zhou Xian.
Looking at the snacks that his second sister-in-law stuffed over, Zhou Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Second sister-in-law, take it back and give it to Cuicui and Niu Dan."
Although Comrade Ge Guifen is in charge of all the things in the house, the old lady would not take all the things given by her daughter-in-law's parents into her own hands. What belongs to whom belongs to whom, and she is not greedy for these things.
Seeing that Zhou Xian refused to accept them, Wu Xiufang became anxious, "Little sister, do you think these things are not worthy of your appreciation? I know my family is not as well off as my sister-in-law's, but this is also a token of my love."
Zhou Xian was stunned for a moment, and it took her a long time to react. It was her eldest sister-in-law who called her over to talk about something, which caused her second sister-in-law to misunderstand her.
"No, it was my sister-in-law who came to talk to me about something. She didn't give me anything."
"real?"
"Do you think I have something in my hand when I come out?"
Wu Xiufang thought about it and realized that there really wasn't one.
She suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "Then you should just take it and eat it, it's not worth much."
It was just half a bag of glutinous rice cakes that her mother gave her, and she intended to save it for her child.
It’s nothing to give it to my sister-in-law. She takes good care of the child on weekdays. She always gives the child milk candy and egg cakes, and even feeds the child malted milk.
Zhou Xian naturally refused to accept it, so Wu Xiufang took it back.
When Ge Guifen saw the looks of her two daughters-in-law, she went to ask her own daughter.
Zhou Xian didn't say that she was thinking about building plastic greenhouses in other brigades.
When spring comes, vegetables can be planted in private plots. There will be no shortage of vegetables to eat at that time. For people in the county town, greenhouse vegetables are naturally not so rare.
They are not afraid of the impact on mushrooms. At this moment, mushrooms are not available whenever they want like in later generations. Even if straw mushrooms are on the market at that time, the quantity will be small, so for them, the impact will not be big.
It's time they consider growing other mushrooms, too.
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