Chapter 162 Qingxia Food Factory is unveiled
"It's like this. This is Director Jiang from our cannery. Find someone to work with him to go to each village to count the orchard area of each farmer and sign contracts with each farmer."
Mi Xia paused and said, "I would also like to trouble Director Tian to send more experts to guide the fruit tree planting. I will also invite some Kyoto experts to come and exchange ideas with us."
When Director Tian heard that there were experts from Kyoto coming, he was overjoyed and quickly replied: "No problem, no problem, our Agricultural Committee is responsible for these matters."
“County Magistrate Ma, I’m really sorry to bother you today. Linshan Town is just a pilot town, and if possible, the county-wide promotion will depend on your strong support.” Finally, Mi Xiacai said to County Magistrate Ma, the highest leader present today.
County Magistrate Ma laughed and said, "I'll wait and see. Farmers are having a hard time these days."
County Magistrate Ma was also born in a peasant family, so he deeply understood the difficulties faced by farmers. After taking office, he did some practical things for the farmers. However, the country's national strength was limited at that time, and it was difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.
After explaining these things, Mi Xia and the Linshan Town Government simply signed an agreement, which stated a number of matters such as the recycling of fruit seedlings.
Just after signing the agreement, Liu Haoyue came in with a Chinese man. They were carrying a large number of books, notebooks, pens and other stationery.
"Children, I have prepared some gifts for you, but I also have some questions to ask you, okay?" Mi Xia took the things Liu Haoyue handed over.
"Okay, thank you Auntie." The children shouted in unison.
"Everyone line up, everyone has one." Mi Xia said softly.
The children lined up obediently. No one scrambled to stand in the front or the back. The children standing in the front row were all short.
Mi Xia didn't expect them to do so well, so she asked, "Did your teacher teach you to line up like this?"
"Yes, Auntie." said a little boy standing in the front.
"Then your teacher is awesome. This is a very good habit. We must learn to protect those who are weaker than ourselves." Mi Xia said with a smile.
"We got it, Auntie."
"Okay, then I'll start giving you gifts now, okay?"
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
"Come, stand in the first row. There are pencils, erasers, notebooks and books here. Every child has one. You who are standing in the back should be anxious."
After Mi Xia finished speaking, she continued, "This is for you. Auntie wants to ask you a question, okay?"
"Yeah." The little boy nodded obediently.
"What is your dream when you grow up?" Mi Xia asked softly.
"I want to be a doctor because my mother is in good health." The little boy said this and tears began to fall.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Tell your aunt what happened. Your mother will definitely get better." Mi Xia patted the little boy's back, but her eyes looked at Li Chongming.
"We all know that his mother is ill. She has chronic bronchitis and asthma. She coughs when she does heavy work. The village also gives money to those who are sick in need, but these diseases can be cured in a day or two..."
Mi Xia had understood what Li Chongming said, and she also had an idea in her mind.
"Well, when I grow up and become a doctor, I will definitely cure my mother's illness." The little boy suddenly said firmly.
"Good boy, auntie supports you, come on." Mi Xia said and made a cheering gesture.
"Thank you, Auntie." The little boy said and stepped aside consciously.
"Come here." Mi Xia waved to the second child.
"This one is for you." Mi Xiashuang held the thing and handed it to the little girl.
This little girl has beautiful facial features, but she is poorly nourished. "What's your name?"
"Auntie, my name is Xiaoli." Zhang Xiaoli said with her head down.
"Xiao Li, can you look up at your auntie?" Mi Xia's voice was particularly gentle, for fear of scaring the girl.
"Auntie..." Zhang Xiaoli raised her head nervously. She had always been very timid. Moreover, her family was very poor and her mother only liked her younger brother and not her and her sisters.
"Wow, Xiaoli looks so beautiful when she holds her head up and straightens her back. Are you guys like that?" Mi Xia faced the adults. She was afraid that the children would say something to disparage Zhang Xiaoli.
"Yes, Xiaoli, Aunt Xia is right. You really look so beautiful when you lower your head." Li Chongming understood what Mi Xia wanted to say immediately, so he affirmed.
After hearing what the mayor said, Zhang Xiaoli raised her head and said, "Really?"
"Of course it's true." Mi Xia said affirmatively.
"Thank you, Auntie, and thank you, Grandpa Li." Zhang Xiaoli said with a sweet smile.
"You're welcome." Mi Xia touched Zhang Xiaoli's hair.
The gifts were distributed quickly, and every child who received a gift held the book tightly to their chest, as if they were afraid that the book would grow wings and fly away.
They have never had such beautiful books. Most of the children's books were made by their mothers from worn-out clothes. Some children's books were even made from washing powder bags.
Anyone who had a yellow cloth army would be the envy of everyone in that era.
Every child skipped away with a gift in their arms, and a smile appeared on Mi Xia's face. Today is a nice day with gentle breeze. The coldness of winter seems to be melted by the sunshine.
Today, red flags and colorful banners are waving in front of the G County Cannery. The name of the G County State-owned Cannery at the door has been covered with red cloth.
There were many small cars parked around, and from the license plate numbers one could tell that the main leaders of G County were at the scene today.
After a series of reforms, more than ten of the original cannery employees stayed on based on the principle of voluntariness. All those who stayed were old workers who had deep feelings for the cannery and were willing to earn more money through their own labor.
Mi Xia was very satisfied with the reform of the cannery. She could see that Director Jiang had put a lot of effort into it. Therefore, Mi Xia declined the invitation to cut the ribbon. Today, Director Jiang will be in charge of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new factory.
At 9:28 am, amid the roar of gongs and drums, Director Jiang, representing the cannery, and Mayor Dong, representing the G County government, cut the big red silk flower together.
Amid the workers' shouts, the red silk with the factory name on it was slowly unveiled, revealing the large characters "G County Qingxia Food Factory" shining brightly in the sun.
After the ceremony, Mi Xia invited County Mayor Dong and other county leaders to have dinner in the factory cafeteria.
Mi Xia raised a glass of juice and said, "County Mayor Dong, I'll trouble you a lot in the future. I may come back in a short time."
"It would be great if we could have more troubles like this in the future. That way, the people of our G County would be blessed." County Mayor Dong also raised his glass and said jokingly.
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