Chapter 227
In addition to Zhang Baosheng and Liu Tong, those who welcomed Zhou Jiani included craftsmen Zhang Laosi and Sheng Manliang, as well as the father and son Liu Yan, who were in charge of greenhouse vegetables, and Zhang Wenfeng, the director of the weaving factory.
With the addition of Zhang Baosheng's family and neighbors who came to help, one table was not enough for everyone, so two tables were set up.
Zhang Laosi and his friends were curious about what Zhou Jiani and Bai Haoyang were doing in college. As they listened to them talking, Zhou Jiani brought up the topic of rural economic reform and also mentioned the article "Practice is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth" published in the newspaper in May this year.
At this time, Zhang Baosheng had not yet realized what Zhou Jiani really wanted to talk about. When he heard Jiani mention rural economic reform, he felt a little proud. Hadn't their brigade's economy been reformed? He had a lot to say about this, and talked about the cultivation of weaving materials and so on. Everyone had a lot of interesting topics to talk about and they had a lot of fun chatting.
Aunt Zhang, who came to help, was interested in the conscription. When everyone put down their chopsticks and just sat there talking, she came to Qiu Zeming to inquire about the conscription matters.
There was a nephew on her mother's side who wanted to join the army, so she helped to inquire about it.
Qiu Zeming shared some of his experiences with Aunt Zhang.
After the show, Zhou Jiani took some food coupons and meat coupons, but Zhang Baosheng refused to accept any. Aunt Baosheng also said, "That's too formal. You're treating us like outsiders."
Zhang Laosi and the others laughed and said, "We're hosting a welcome party for you today, so why would we give you tickets? Don't embarrass us here. Go back and rest, and come visit the factory tomorrow."
I couldn't refuse, so I didn't give it to him and tried to find a way to make up for it from other places.
Zhou Jiani lived in Zhang Kaishan's house, Qiu Zeming stayed in Zhang Baosheng's house, and Bai Haoyang went back with Sheng Manliang.
As for the houses they had lived in before, one was rented out by other educated youth, and the owner of the other moved back in. They said that a college student had emerged from that courtyard, and that they were blessed by the God of Literature, so this time they could only stay in the home of a fellow villager.
Qiu Zeming sent Zhou Jiani to Zhang Kaishan's home. When he entered the house, he greeted the family and asked about Zhang Kaishan's health.
Now that the family has the conditions, we take Zhang Kaishan to the provincial capital for checkups twice a year. He takes medicine all year round. As long as he doesn't get too tired or too emotional, he'll be fine.
After chatting for a while, Qiu Zeming said goodbye.
Zhao Mei boiled some water, Zhou Jiani went into the house to take a quick bath, then came out to play with Goudan. Zhao Mei went into the house to fumigate with mugwort and closed the doors and windows.
Zhou Jiani asked Zhang Kaishan, shaking Goudan, "Has Goudan got a name yet?"
Zhang Kaishan said, "Arise, call Zhang Zhenghui."
Zhou Jiani: "Nice to hear. Zhenghui, little Zhenghui..." She shook Goudan's little fleshy hand. He didn't react as well to this name as to 'Goudan'. When she called 'Goudan', he turned his little face to look at Zhou Jiani, looking soft and cute.
Huihui was helping Zhou Jiani swat the mosquitoes at her feet, listening to her mother chatting with Jiani's sister. Zhang Kaishan chatted from time to time, and they kept talking until almost ten o'clock. They opened the window to dissipate the smell before going back to the room to sleep.
After breakfast the next morning, Zhou Jiani prepared to go to the factory.
During the summer vacation, Zhang Huihui would do her homework and read books every day, but she also had half a day to play. She originally wanted to go play near the factory, but the village loudspeaker announced that families with children who were willing to let their children take extra classes should report to the village primary school.
The village was suddenly in chaos. Parents were of course happy to send their children to school, but the children, who had finally had their summer vacation, just wanted to go out and have fun, and were unwilling to go back to study, so they caused a big mess at home.
Zhang Huihui was quite happy. She wanted to learn from her sister Jiani. In the future, when she takes the college entrance examination, she would not need her parents to accompany her and could go to school by herself.
Zhou Jiani followed Qiu Zeming who came to find her to the factory. The workers were happy to see her coming and greeted her in a flurry of chatter.
Zhou Jiani went to see the sample room and found that the variety of samples was becoming more and more abundant, but the hot item this year was the woven lumbar pad. Zhou Jiani took the opportunity to discuss with Zhang Laosi and others to launch neck pads and woven pillows.
"You can add a layer of fabric outside the neck pad, and make the pillow hollow. It needs to have sufficient support and a little elasticity..." Zhou Jiani was composing the picture on the spot while talking. Zhang Laosi and others asked questions from time to time, and Zhou Jiani answered them on the spot, and made adjustments to the shape and comfort at any time according to the characteristics of the material.
They were busy until after ten o'clock. Zhou Jiani let them figure it out on their own while she and Qiu Zeming went to see the plastic greenhouse.
On the way, she whispered to Qiu Zeming: "Did you tell the captain last night?"
Qiu Zeming smiled and said, "I told you, Captain Zhang thinks this proposal is too bold."
This time, Zhou Jiani wanted to bring up the issue of rural land reform, to leave an impression first and then do some ideological work later.
I just don’t know if Zhang Baosheng has the courage to be at the forefront of reform.
Or you can talk to Secretary Zhai. Even if it cannot be implemented in the entire commune, you can find a few pilot projects and carry out it in secret. Although these secrets are generally hard to keep secret, as long as the higher-ups don't pursue it, the people themselves will be the ultimate beneficiaries.
And this is also a topic.
The rural economy is also an economy. Zhou Jiani can deeply feel the rapid pace of the spring breeze of reform through the debates among classmates. Although that moment has not really arrived, people's thoughts are changing and speech is free. Even if a classmate expresses opposition to the teacher's lecture theory on the subject, no teacher or student will condemn him. Instead, everyone expresses his own opinions and argues fiercely.
Zhang Baosheng was indeed frightened. The household contract responsibility system posed too great a political risk.
Zhou Jiani understood Zhang Baosheng's feelings very well. If she had not had the experience of her previous life, she would also be afraid if she were in Zhang Baosheng's position.
Let’s lay a foundation first, and then slowly do ideological work later.
The two of them took a walk around the greenhouse.
Liu Yan respected Qiu Zeming very much and treated him as an old leader.
The father and son also tried their best.
Zhou Jiani felt that since Liu Yan and his father had mastered the craft, they would be able to take over the contract in a few years. If she took over the contract and worked diligently at the greenhouse, she would surely be one of the first people in the village to become rich.
At noon, Zhou Jiani was about to go to Zhao Mei's house for lunch when she was stopped by Zhang Baosheng.
The old man was a little serious and whispered, "Let's go home to eat, and tell me about the issue of household contract responsibility system."
If the land is distributed to the people and they cultivate it themselves, they will definitely work harder for themselves than for the government. This can be seen by looking at how each family tends to their private plots.
When working for the government, you have to be careful of those who are dishonest and just put on a big show without doing any work. When working for yourself, the money you earn is yours. The more you work, the more you earn. Every year, you will have more food in your hands, and every household can have enough to eat.
Zhang Baosheng wasn't unmoved. He'd been a bit frightened the first time he heard it last night, but once the proposal had sunk in, he couldn't help but ponder it. He'd been up all night, not getting much sleep. He felt this approach excite him, then worried about the political implications.
Their brigade is now a model brigade in the entire county, and is well-known in the city and province. If it fails because of Jiani's proposal to distribute land to households, all the honors that everyone has worked hard for in recent years will be wasted.
Zhou Jiani carefully considered her choice of words and analyzed the form, emphasizing the article from two months ago. She said, "This is a movement for ideological liberation, a signal that the country supports the use of practical action to test truth..."
Zhang Baosheng looked thoughtful and said, "It's not that easy."
Zhou Jiani also knew that it was not that easy. From the launch of the contract responsibility system to its full implementation, there would be countless controversies and obstacles.
But she knew the final outcome, but Zhang Baosheng didn't. He had come from a turbulent era and was walking on thin ice. This was different from developing the weaving industry, so it was difficult for him to make up his mind.
Zhou Jiani said gently, "Don't worry. I'm just suggesting that we analyze future developments. You can wait a year, probably less than a year, maybe half a year, and then you can see if my proposal aligns with the general direction of national development."
Zhang Baosheng: "Jia Ni, it's not that I don't trust you. You're in the capital, studying at the best university in the country. There are the best teachers in the country, and the teachers must teach the best. The suggestions you give us are definitely ahead of others..."
Just like this weaving industry, just like the cultivation of weaving materials, isn't their team ahead of everyone else? He believed in Zhou Jiani, but he really couldn't make a decision immediately like he did with the experimental greenhouse and weaving.
"I've kept this in mind. I'll think about it carefully."
This matter was not something he could decide alone. He acknowledged it, but he was also afraid. He had to make up his mind first, then mobilize others to make up their minds, and also ensure that everyone was of one mind and willing to work together to give it a try. This process might take half a year or a year.
Don't be in a hurry. Collective production has been going on for so many years. Just keep calm and steady. There's nothing to be afraid of if you wait another year.
Zhang Baosheng agreed, because no matter how he thought about it, this proposal was for the good of the people, but he really didn't dare to do it.
Zhou Jiani only mentioned this matter to Zhang Baosheng, and did not mention it to anyone else in the village. They stayed in the village for two days, watching Bai Haoyang act like a teacher properly. They visited everyone they needed to visit, set a time with the educated youth to give them classes, and then went to Bin County with Qiu Zeming.
I found a guesthouse, put my luggage there, and went to the Bin County Weaving Factory.
Li Jingdang expressed great welcome to their arrival. At noon, he ordered a few dishes from the factory cafeteria and invited Zhou Jiani and Qiu Zeming to have lunch. Also present was Zhou Jiani's former secretary, Qian Hai.
Qian Hai does a good job in the factory and is Li Jingdang's right-hand man. If Li Jingdang is transferred in the future, he will consider arranging Qian Hai to take over his job.
Zhou Jiani also saw an acquaintance, Lv Minjuan.
Lu Minjuan winked at her, but did not try to get close to her in front of others. She went to queue up for food with her new colleague.
Seeing her like this, Zhou Jiani didn't go over to say hello. She had been in the factory for several days and had a chance to talk.
"Comrade Lü Minjuan has arrived at work?"
Li Jingdang smiled and said, "More active than you."
"Look, you think I'm late."
"Ha ha."
After a few jokes, the four of them ate and chatted, talking about the factory's production, the transaction volume of this year's Canton Fair, and this year's hot products. They had endless topics to talk about.
After dinner, Li Jingdang invited them to his office to talk and drink tea, and in the afternoon he handed over the R&D department to Zhou Jiani.
In fact, everyone knew each other. Two of them were interviewed by Zhou Jiani herself, but they were not that familiar with each other.
There are currently four people in the R&D department. They have knitting experience and can master several knitting techniques, which is better than Zhou Jiani. However, they can't draw and have not received professional training. They only have concepts and abstract painting methods.
After all, this department was set up in a hurry, so the requirements cannot be too high.
But they don't just take the salary without doing any work. They have released new products and sold them normally, with neither good nor bad results.
After looking at everyone's manuscripts and new products under development, Zhou Jiani had an idea in mind. She let them get busy first and went around the workshops herself.
In the afternoon, the two came out of the factory and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some pencils and paper. They went to a state-owned restaurant for dinner, took a walk on the street, and returned to the guesthouse to take a shower. Zhou Jiani began to prepare materials for everyone's training tomorrow.
Qiu Zeming also packed up and went to take a shower.
Zhou Jiani instructed him: "After you take a shower, bring your changed clothes here. I'll take a shower together later."
Qiu Zeming couldn't use too much force on his right arm yet, so he didn't try to show off and said, "Okay."
When Qiu Zeming came back from the shower, Zhou Jiani sent him back to his room to rest: "Your work and rest schedule has been irregular these days in the brigade. Rest early today and I'll take my time."
In the village, people come to chat with Qiu Zeming every day, and he is not idle during the day. It is true that he does not have as much time to rest as when he was in the capital and Qiyang.
Seeing that there was no one outside the door, Qiu Zeming lowered his head and pecked her on the lips, then smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, don't be busy too late. If it's too late, don't wash it. You can find someone to help you wash it tomorrow."
"I know, go to bed."
After Qiu Zeming returned to his room, Zhou Jiani wrote some information and drew some pictures. She pretended to take a basin to the bathroom for a walk. When she came back, she threw all the clothes into the washing machine, dried them directly after washing, and hung them on the rope in front of the window.
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