Before distributing the supplies, Qin Yuanjiu took a copy of each type of supply.
He gave a brief report to everyone about how he increased the price of wild boar meat from one yuan to four yuan.
Although his tone was flat, the villagers were still thrilled and clapped enthusiastically when they heard him speak.
After finishing speaking, Qin Yuanjiu glanced at everyone and then said, "Previously, our comrade Ke Meiyu suggested to the village chief that we make use of our abundant mountain resources to establish orchards and various breeding areas."
"This breeding model is also suitable for everyone. While generating revenue for the organization, it can also provide subsidies to individual households."
“Our country, Xia Huaguo, is very large, and the organization cannot take care of everyone. So let’s find our own way to solve our current impoverished living conditions.”
"I don't know what everyone thinks. If you think this method is feasible, then I suggest that we distribute one-third of today's supplies first, and then exchange the rest for various high-quality breeds of chicks, ducklings, goslings, rabbits, sheep, and fish, shrimp and crabs."
"And the purchase of equipment and the construction of houses, etc."
"I'll also help everyone talk to the brick factory to see if we can exchange our bricks for red bricks at a lower price..."
The group looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
On one hand, everyone can immediately purchase supplies worth more than thirty yuan; on the other hand, there is a steady path to wealth.
They are genuine farmers, with no special skills, relying solely on the produce of their land and depending on the weather for their livelihood. Now, they are being asked to invest twenty yuan each to start a livestock breeding business.
They don't have the guts...
The village chief couldn't help but try to reason with everyone: "Folks, these supplies are practically free for you all. It's just a stroke of luck. Do you want to squander them all right now, or do you want your money to make more money?"
“We didn’t have any money before, but now we’ve found money on the street. Even if our farming fails, we won’t actually lose anything! This is an opportunity. If we can seize it, we might be able to turn our lives around and become an outstanding collective in the town, the province, or even the whole country!”
"Moreover, Professor Xue has already contacted professors at Kyoto Agricultural University for us, and high-quality fruit seedlings will be delivered soon. It's just a small effort on our part, but it could help us escape poverty and build brick houses for every household!"
The villagers were not very knowledgeable and were usually like weather vanes, easily swayed by rumors. But now, they were excited by the village chief's encouragement, as if they could see their own families building brick houses just like Ke Meiyu's.
“Count my family in,” Grandma Ke responded to her grandson-in-law first. “My precious son contributed wild boar meat, so naturally we should make money from it and plan for the long term.”
"Other things are gone once they're used up, but if you exchange them for chickens, ducks, or geese, even just collecting their eggs will nourish your body. How many things can't buy that? It's like a bank account for your backside!"
The village chief smiled and asked Uncle Ke, who was also the scorekeeper, to write it down.
“Yes, Third Aunt has a good plan. We have a lot of stuff this time, so we can definitely go all out. Each family can adopt a few chickens, ducks, geese, sheep, and rabbits, and just pick some things to cover our daily expenses.”
The village chief had just confirmed the details with Qin Yuanjiu and Ke Meiyu again, and then said to everyone again: "Each of our families has its own small hill, and we will build our houses on the hill."
"Comrade Xiao Qin has applied to the commune leader, and he agrees to our long-term development. Since we have to hand over the products we raise to the higher authorities, the commune leader is willing to provide some supplies to help everyone build houses!"
"We only need to pay for the cost of chicks, ducklings, goslings, lambs, rabbits, fish, shrimp, and crabs, as well as manpower, so each household can adopt quite a lot."
"Each person invests five yuan in the early stage, and the main expense is to buy lambs. If the lambs are well selected, the milk and wool produced will belong to each family. Half of the mutton will be handed over to the commune, and the other half will be distributed according to everyone's work points."
"Of course, if there is too much goat milk and wool, and the family cannot consume it all, they can sell it to the supply and marketing cooperative in the name of the village or commune!"
Everyone couldn't help but start doing mental calculations. Lamb is now 70 cents a pound, but a lamb costs about 8 yuan, so it's almost possible for two people to adopt one.
Rams can be fattened up for meat, ewes can be raised to give birth to foals and produce milk, and their wool can be sheared once a year.
A sheep can produce four to five kilograms of wool and three to five ounces of cashmere a year. Wool costs 63 cents per pound, while cashmere is priced as high as three to four yuan per pound! Even sheep milk yields three to four hundred kilograms a year, at six cents per kilogram; a ram weighs over a hundred pounds of meat, at seven cents per pound, half of which is handed over to the government…
Once they calculated it this way, their eyes were filled with golden light.
It can be said that in the first year they not only broke even, but also made 40 or 50 yuan per sheep, and they will make even more in the future!
"Count me in!" they all shouted, raising their hands.
"I've been working the land my whole life, and this time I'm going to join the young people in this crazy adventure. Count me in!"
"And my family too, we have a lot of family members, we can adopt twelve sheep..."
The villagers who were initially hesitant started shouting as everyone else signed up.
In no time, apart from the three households that were usually jokingly called "tightwads" by the villagers, who gritted their teeth and insisted on getting supplies, everyone else agreed to each contribute twenty yuan to invest in the village's livestock industry.
The village chief nodded with a smile, then looked at the three families and frowned slightly, saying, "If you want to join in the future, you'll have to pay twenty yuan per person."
"But let me make this clear beforehand: if you see others making money, you're not allowed to be envious or do anything malicious, otherwise you'll be handed over to the officers in the station!"
The three families quickly nodded, their mouths and brows carrying a kind of sneer of watching a spectacle.
It's fine if each family raises two chickens, but if so many poultry and livestock are raised together, they'll probably all get sick and die before they even grow up!
If these things were easy to raise, who would leave money behind and still forage in the ground?
It's still more practical to hold the item in your own hands.
The village chief stopped looking at them and continued to smile as he spoke to the villagers: "Let's be upfront. We've provided you with ideas, technology, and housing, but whether it works or not depends on how well you execute it and whether the heavens are on your side."
"There's no such thing as making money while lying down, nor is there any such thing as getting something for nothing. To make big money, you need a bit of an adventurous spirit and a willingness to work hard!"
"What we farmers have in abundance is the quality of being able to endure hardship and toil. As long as we are strict with ourselves in our work, we can increase our success rate."
"How many times in life can we take a chance? Whether we can ride the waves this time depends on everyone!" The village chief also put the inspirational words he learned from Ke Meiyu into practice.
"Moreover, our village completed the task beautifully this time, so the village committee will definitely make room for two positions. Then everyone can run for a stable job!"
Ke Meiyu added, "My husband, Xiao Qin, said that the brick factory will be hiring a lot of workers before the New Year. Everyone should work hard to train and learn cultural knowledge so that they can become workers!"
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