Lin Sanjun: "Director, I'll go back to the village and ask around to see how much I can solve."
Jiang Shushu: "Director, I will go back and ask to see how much can be solved? Farmers have little income, and the people in our brigade will be very grateful and happy if they can collectively earn some income. Thank you, Director, for giving priority to our brigade, but how do we go about the collective procedures?" If you ask someone to sell something, you have to go through the formalities, right? Otherwise, how would I dare to ask someone to do it? Even if I dare to accept it, others won't dare to sell it.
Qian Aibing, "Very good, very good. You two can go back to the village in the afternoon and try to give me an answer when you come back tomorrow afternoon. Deputy Director Qin will help with the procedures. You can go find her later." Both of them are good seedlings and can stand on their own. Jiang Shushu considers things more comprehensively. Smart people save trouble and understand things at a glance. No wonder they like each other so much.
"This matter should not be spread for the time being, so as not to cause unnecessary panic and cause the price of chicken and duck to skyrocket. It's said that with the Lunar New Year approaching, workers in major factories have been working overtime and are very thin. The leaders want them to eat better and replenish their nutrition so that they can better contribute to the people, the Party, and the motherland.
"Okay, we understand."
Lin Sanjun: I was so careless. Why didn’t I think of flattering you just now? Look how happy Director Qian is. Next time I must say all I want to say at once, otherwise I won’t have the chance to speak again.
Jiang Shushu and the other person went to find Qin Lanye and completed the formalities.
Lin Sanjun took the initiative to find Jiang Shushu that morning. "Jiang Shushu, we both work for the director, and we both want to get this done. If we want to keep the supply chain flowing and ensure the people have a good New Year, we need at least 2,000 chickens and ducks. How many can you get? We'll discuss it later. It's best to meet the target number before reporting it to the manager, so as not to cause him trouble and then think we haven't done our job well."
"I haven't been back to the brigade for a long time, so I'm not sure how much I can get exactly. I can only say that I tried my best to finish my half of the task." Hualing Brigade didn't have enough money, so I went to find Huaxing Brigade. It's almost the New Year, and there are still many people who want to exchange a few more dollars to have a good year. Lin Dagui still owes me a favor, so I should help with this small favor. In addition, Lin Dagui has a good relationship with my cousin, so he will definitely agree.
Lin Sanjun: Why am I asking you? I just couldn't complete my mission, so I asked you. I didn't expect Jiang Shushu to answer so perfectly.
"Anyway, we'll try our best to find more. Things like chickens and ducks are not afraid of having too many. The more we find, the happier the director will be." If Jiang Shushu finds more and I find less, but as long as the number is 2,000 and the problem is solved, then the problem of me finding less will not be a problem.
"Don't worry, I'll do my best." Jiang Shushu didn't promise anything.
Jiang Shushu returned home after lunch.
Jiang Shushu called Jiang He and his wife into the room. "Dad, Mom, you're familiar with the brigade. If I go to my eldest cousin and ask to buy chickens and ducks from the brigade in the name of the collective, how many chickens and ducks can we buy from the brigade?"
Jiang He: "Why do you want to buy chickens and ducks?"
Our city's farm supplies meat to state-owned restaurants, butcher shops, and canteens, but it's not large enough and demand is exceeding supply. With the Lunar New Year approaching, the factory is working overtime and is incredibly busy. The city's leaders want to add more meat and vegetables to supplement their supply, but the farm doesn't have enough. Our department, which manages the ingredients, asked us to inquire with the production team.
"How much does your mission require?"
"1,000."
"With so many, the brigade definitely won't have enough. Although the policy is much better now, the number of poultry raised by each household has increased from two to five. But most of them are hens, at least half of the population. Hens are used for laying eggs, so they definitely won't be willing to buy more. And the Chinese New Year is only two months away. As you know, people here attach great importance to the Chinese New Year. No matter how poor the family is, they must kill a chicken on New Year's Eve (secretly give it to the ancestors first, and then eat it themselves), so there will be even less left. Also, the living standards in our brigade are better than those in other brigades. Anyone with a little bit of success in the family will probably keep the meat for themselves. After all, during the Chinese New Year, you really can't buy meat even if you have tickets. If Mingwen helps, I estimate that we can get more than 300 chickens, which is a far cry from 1,000."
"Then I'll go back to the village and ask my cousin to estimate the exact number. If it's not enough, I'll go to the Huaxing Brigade and ask."
Jiang Shushu returned to the Hualing Brigade with the gift and found Jiang Mingwen. After chatting for a while, he said, "Brother Mingwen, I have something to trouble you with. Haha, it's a good thing."
"Good thing? What's the matter? Tell me,"
"The farm doesn't have enough chickens and ducks, but the boss wants to improve the food for the workers who are working overtime, so he asked me to look for some. I immediately thought of our brigade, so I came back to ask you, Brother Mingwen. Our price is one cent per pound higher than the purchasing station, and we will find someone to take them away when the time comes. Brother Mingwen, can you help ask anyone in the brigade who is willing to sell these chickens and ducks? I want to count the number and I'll take as many as you can."
"That's really good. Thank you, Shushu, for thinking of the people in the team. I'll go to a meeting later and ask for you."
"Okay, thank you cousin. I also want the old hen that can't lay eggs." As long as it's alive, the meat will be available.
Jiang Mingwen immediately held a meeting in the brigade and informed them of this matter. Many families wanted to exchange some money but were too lazy to go out. Of course, the most important thing was that the meat was one cent more expensive per pound. In order to earn a few more cents, they all signed up. In the end, the statistics showed that the chicken cost 300 and the duck cost 120, a total of 420.
Jiang Mingwen: "Shushu, there are 420 in total. Is that enough?"
"Not enough. I want to go to the Huaxing Brigade and ask what my cousin thinks."
“How many chickens and ducks do you need?”
"We plan to have at least 1,000 of them. As you know, there are so many people in the factory, and if each person eats a mouthful of meat, that's a huge amount of data."
"You can ask. The people over at the Huaxing Brigade like to split up their chickens and ducks to raise them. They have many more than our brigade. If Lin Dagui is willing to help, the remaining 500 or so won't be a problem."
"Cousin, if I go directly to Uncle Dagui, will he sell it to me? I'm a little worried." Jiang Shushu knew that Jiang Mingwen and Lin Dagui were getting along pretty well privately. Jiang Shushu wanted to bring Jiang Mingwen along because their words as peers would be more useful than hers as a junior.
"Although Lin Dagui has a bad temper, he's not a stingy person. He's a good captain. He's definitely happy to pay a penny more for each pound of meat, and he doesn't have to go all the way to the city. For the sake of the people in the team, I'll go with you. I have some friendship with him, so it's easy to talk to him. I wouldn't be happy if he didn't thank us for such a good thing. After all, where can you find such a good thing?"
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