Chapter 74 Another idea
Being the secretary of the commune's top leader is naturally different from being an officer in the Women's Federation.
On the first day as a secretary, Zhou Xian got up early and went to Secretary He’s office early after breakfast.
Secretary He originally didn't have a secretary, so there was no place reserved for her in the office. Now that she was transferred here, she naturally couldn't be allowed to work while standing, so a place was prepared for her and Zhou Xian's original desk was moved over.
Zhou Xian came early in the morning and cleaned Secretary He's office first. He put the day's newspaper on the desk. When he saw Secretary He coming through the window, he made him a cup of tea.
The main thing is that she is the only one in the office, so Zhou Xian doesn’t have to worry that Secretary He won’t be able to see the results of her work.
The leader took the initiative to transfer her here, so she naturally couldn't let him down.
Secretary He was about to enter the office and passed by Zhou Xian's desk. Zhou Xian stood up and greeted Secretary He.
"You go ahead and do your work. I'll call you if I have something." Secretary He was a little uncomfortable with suddenly having a secretary.
As soon as he entered the office, he felt that it was different from usual.
Looking carefully, I found that the room had been cleaned, the tables, chairs and cabinets had been wiped, and the files had been neatly put away. There was that day's newspaper on the desk and an enamel cup next to it. When I opened it, there was a cup of steaming hot tea.
Take a sip, the temperature is just right.
It's easy to tell who did it.
When Secretary He raised his eyes, he could still see Zhou Xian working at his desk, and he felt very relieved.
Secretary He has had contact with the secretaries of county leaders before, but he dares to guarantee that those people are definitely not as careful as Xiao Zhou.
His office had been cleaned before, but it was just cleaning, like organizing files, putting newspapers away, or even having tea made for him. That was not the case.
Secretary He drank his tea, feeling very happy. He thought it was a good decision to transfer Xiao Zhou to be his secretary. What a diligent girl.
"Xiao Zhou, what are you busy with?" Secretary He wondered why Zhou Xian was so busy since he hadn't assigned her any work.
When Zhou Xian heard Secretary He's question, he immediately put down his pen, stood up, and showed Secretary He what he was working on.
"Secretary He, it's like this. Spring is coming soon, and everyone can use their private plots. The members are worried that when the private plots have vegetables, we won't be able to sell the vegetables in our greenhouse. I think we have to find a way to solve this problem. Now that spring has come, we can't just stop using our greenhouse, otherwise it will be a waste."
"Yes, that's right."
Secretary He nodded and opened the plan made by Zhou Xian.
If you encounter something you don’t understand, just point it out and ask.
After listening to this, the whole person was a little excited, "Xiao Zhou, tell me what's wrong with your brain? How come you have so many ideas?"
If we do as stated in this plan, we won’t have to worry about not being able to sell greenhouse vegetables when the weather gets hot in the future.
As mentioned above, continuing to cultivate other types of mushrooms is also a feasible method.
After all, Taohua Brigade has brought the mushroom drying machine, and it would be a waste if it cannot be used.
"Okay, you can arrange this."
"Let me arrange it?" Zhou Xian was naturally confident that she could get Secretary He's agreement, but she didn't expect that Secretary He would directly give the matter to her to arrange.
"What? You have no confidence?" Secretary He laughed as he rarely saw Zhou Xian looking dazed.
"No, I will ensure that I complete the task." Zhou Xian immediately stood up straight and said.
Zhou Xian paused for a moment and said with a smile, "But there is one thing I have to tell you in advance."
"What is it?"
"This time when we expand the mushroom greenhouse, I plan to choose the Morning Glory Brigade and the Plum Blossom Brigade?"
"Aren't these two brigades next to each other? Wouldn't that be a bit inconvenient?" Secretary He recalled the terrain of the two brigades and asked with a frown.
"They are not next to each other. The truth is, the Morning Glory Brigade is my mother's hometown, and the Plum Blossom Brigade is my eldest sister-in-law's hometown. During the Chinese New Year, they both came to me and wanted me to help them apply to build a greenhouse in the brigade."
"You agreed?" Secretary He raised his eyebrows.
"I'm just saying I'll do my best to help them get their approval from you. If you don't agree, we can choose another brigade."
Secretary He looked at Zhou Xian expressionlessly, and for a moment it was unclear whether he was angry or not.
After a while, Secretary He suddenly laughed and pointed at Zhou Xian, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll do as you say. But Xiao Zhou, I have to say this first. If there are any problems with these two teams, I'll only hold you accountable."
"Thank you Secretary He, I will definitely work hard and live up to your expectations."
"Okay, go ahead and do it. You'll be busy later."
After Zhou Xian left, Secretary He drank tea and read the newspaper, but he did not feel angry at all.
For some things, it is better to do them openly than to do them secretly. It is more comfortable to speak out after the matter is exposed.
Secretary He could still accept this if it was said openly. Anyway, we are going to promote plastic greenhouses to the production teams below, no matter which team they are placed in. There is no need to get angry about this kind of thing.
He just doesn't like those who do sneaky things in private and then cry out for injustice when they are exposed.
It feels different now that I know everything out loud.
Zhou Xian left the office and went straight to the Women's Federation.
Seeing her coming, Director Ji asked her if she had adapted to her new role as a secretary.
"Everything is fine, Director Ji, I came here this time to ask for your help?"
"What's the matter?" Director Ji was also curious. It was only Xiao Zhou's first day in office, but he didn't expect Secretary He to assign him something to do.
When Zhou Xian sat down, Secretary Chen and Secretary Li also came over.
"It's like this. It's almost spring, and I see everyone is preparing to plant vegetables in their private plots. Everyone feels that our greenhouse is useless now, and they are worried. I thought, since we have to plant vegetables anyway, we can continue to plant the vegetables in the greenhouse, and harvest all the vegetables we can in the private plots later."
Director Ji frowned, "Where are we going to sell all these vegetables?"
It is probably not feasible to connect with textile factories to provide employee benefits as before.
There is no shortage of food, so people will definitely buy what they like.
The only good thing is that we chose to grow mushrooms. No matter what time, their mushrooms are always in short supply and demand cannot meet supply.
Other dishes, except those that sell well in winter, probably won’t work in emergencies.
"Director Ji, this is why I came to see you. Many women comrades in the brigades under our commune can make pickles."
Director Ji suddenly understood, "What are you doing?"
"Yes, I thought, why don't we just set up a pickle farm and recruit women comrades with good skills to make pickles. This will not only provide jobs for women comrades, but also solve our greenhouse vegetable problem."
Director Ji thought about it carefully and felt that this thing might actually work.
Many women in this brigade can make pickles, such as pickled cucumbers and pickled beans, which taste pretty good. If this can be done successfully, it will really solve the work problems of many women.
Director Ji didn't expect that Zhou Xian would give such a big surprise to their Women's Federation as soon as she became a secretary.
"So we're hiring now?"
"Don't worry. Since we are going to open this pickle factory, I think our skills must be good. Although many women can make pickles, the taste of each one is different. If we want to build our own reputation, we have to choose the ones with the best taste."
"That's right." Director Ji naturally knew that knowing how to make pickles doesn't mean that you can make them delicious.
With the same ingredients and the same cooking steps, some people still end up with something that tastes just average.
"Then how do we choose?" Secretary Chen found it a bit complicated.
"It's not difficult, but it will take some hard work."
"What's so hard about it? This is our job." Director Ji waved his hand indifferently.
Secretary Chen and Secretary Li even took out their notebooks to see if Zhou Xian had any good ideas.
"It's like this. I thought that everyone in the brigade knows each other, and they must know who's cooking skills are good. Let's not disclose this matter for now, and go to each brigade to ask who makes the best pickled vegetables. After we find out, we will gather those people together, and our Taohua Brigade will prepare the dishes and give them vegetables, let them make the pickled vegetables, and then taste them."
"This method is feasible." Director Ji nodded.
Even if someone dares to cheat at that time, it will be exposed when the pickles are tasted.
"Okay, let us, the Women's Federation, take care of the matter of finding someone."
Director Ji readily agreed and assigned work to Secretary Chen and Secretary Li.
Zhou Xian also knew that Secretary He gave the task to her to handle, as this was also meant to see her performance, so she certainly couldn't mess it up. In addition, the progress of this work must be reported to the leader at any time.
Secretary He was very satisfied when listening to Zhou Xian’s progress report. He thought the work efficiency was quite high.
When President Hu and Vice President Li came to visit, Secretary He did not forget to praise his new secretary.
President Hu responded with a smile and praised Zhou Xian from time to time.
Only Li Dong frowned, "She is just a woman. It is not a good thing for her to be promoted too quickly."
President Hu's smile faded and he subconsciously looked at Secretary He.
He felt that Vice President Li did not seem to be very smart, but Comrade Zhou was definitely capable and quick-witted. Secretary He was just admiring her, but he was so tactless as to pour cold water on her in front of Secretary He.
He thought Xiao Zhou was a bad person and he hadn't seen him do anything for the commune.
As for the last application for the plastic greenhouse, Secretary He had already spoken up, but not only did he reject it, he also poured cold water on it.
No one knew whether Vice President Li was transferred from the provincial capital to help their Baihua Commune or to hinder it.
However, with Vice President Li around, his relationship with Secretary He became much closer. In this regard, President Hu was very grateful to Vice President Li for his lack of tact.
Secretary He is not happy at all now. The talent he has his eyes on is worthless in the mouth of Comrade Li.
Thinking of Comrade Li's attitude, Secretary He was no longer bothered to say anything polite to him.
"If you do well, you will naturally be promoted. I think you need to change your attitude, Xiao Li. The Chairman has said that women hold up half the sky. You are from a big city after all, so why are you still like people in the old society, looking down on women comrades?"
Li Dong's face changed for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
After sitting for a while, Secretary He kept talking to President Hu and completely ignored him. Li Dong also noticed it and got up and left.
Secretary He didn't like him in the first place, so he just left and he could have some peace and quiet.
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