Bai Xiaoyue suddenly stood up: "Community and brigade enterprises? We can start enterprises now?"
Li Damin said, "The village and community collectives provide the funds, labor, and land to run the enterprise."
Seeing that his wife was very excited, Yan Ci said to Li Damin, "Damin, tell me the process of setting up this commune enterprise."
Li Damin stayed for a meal before leaving, and kept talking to Bai Xiaoyue about the commune's enterprises.
That evening, Yan Ci asked Bai Xiaoyue, "Wife, you've been asking so many questions, do you have something in mind?"
Bai Xiaoyue nodded: "Yes, if the village can set up businesses, there will be income, and everyone's life will be better. It won't be long before we can't eat meat."
Now the brigade has several tractors, which saves a lot of manpower. During the off-season, many people are idle and have nothing to do for several months of winter.
"Our village has people and land; we could easily start a business."
Yan Ci reminded his wife, "Do you still want money?"
Bai Xiaoyue: "We can pool our money to start a small one and gradually expand it."
Yan Ci: "Then what do you want to do?"
Bai Xiaoyue: "I persuaded my uncle and Ye Jianguo to handle it. I was just offering suggestions."
Yan Ci: "I agree."
Bai Xiaoyue: "Aci, I'll try to talk to Uncle and ask him to let Weiguo have time to practice driving a tractor with you, and let Yan Xiaosong learn from Second Brother."
Yan Ci nodded: "Okay."
Li Damin visited the educated youth in the courtyard with gifts.
Several former educated youths sat together, recounting their experiences over the past two years.
Wang Wei punched Li Damin on the shoulder:
"Damin, congratulations! You've graduated from university and have a job now. You don't have to work in the fields with us anymore."
Fang Wanzhi said, "Damin, tell us about university life in Beijing!"
Liu Aiguo nodded in agreement.
Luo Xiaowei also looked at him curiously.
Li Damin said, "University life is a bit boring; it's all about studying."
All the students are working incredibly hard, pushing each other to the limit. You'll see when you get there.
Wang Wei smiled wryly: "We're probably going to be waiting for ages to go to university."
Liu Aiguo said, "Last year, it was people from the village who were recommended. I don't know if it will be our turn this year."
Li Damin encouraged everyone: "Don't rush, stay calm, the village party secretary and the brigade leader are still very fair."
There's still a long road ahead, everyone should do their best. If one year isn't enough, try two. Don't get discouraged.
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After chatting for a while, Li Damin prepared to return to his workplace. He paced back and forth outside the courtyard, but Luo Xiaowei did not come out.
He felt that two years might be too long, and Luo Xiaowei might already have someone she liked. He paused for a moment, then walked away.
Fang Wanzhi asked Luo Xiaowei, "Why don't you go see Damin off? Didn't you two have an agreement?"
Luo Xiaowei said, "When I see him now, I doubt how I ever had the courage to like him. We are from completely different worlds."
Fang Wanzhi said, "Xiaowei, don't underestimate yourself. You are also very outstanding."
If you've already made up your mind, you should talk it out; it's better for both of you.
Luo Xiaowei nodded: "Sister Wanzhi, I will talk to him and make things clear in a while."
Bai Xiaoyue first went to Bai Wen'an to ask him about the feasibility of setting up a commune or brigade enterprise.
Bai Wen'an told her that the commune and brigade enterprises had a history of more than ten years and were basically set up to increase grain income.
Then she went to Bai Wenli and Bai Wenyi, thinking that if they were interested, it would be easier for the two brothers to persuade their uncle.
The two brothers were very excited after hearing what Bai Xiaoyue had to say.
Bai Wenli said, "Xiaoyue, if this can be done, the people in our village can live a good life."
Bai Wenyi nodded: "I think it's pretty good too."
Bai Xiaoyue: "Do you think Uncle will agree?"
Bai Wenyi: "My dad is easy to persuade, but we need to think carefully about what to do."
Bai Xiaoyue: "We can expand our breeding operations, and animal manure will serve as fertilizer."
More fertilizer means more grain production, more grain can be delivered to the state, and everyone can have enough to eat.
If commune members have more grain, they can raise more livestock, which creates a virtuous cycle.
Then, once the animals we raise have grown up, we process them ourselves and sell them; the profits are definitely better than selling them to food stations.
If the company is profitable, the members can share the profits, and they can live a good life.
Bai Wenli nodded and said, "I'll go and persuade my father and the brigade leader."
Uncle Bai first discussed it with Ye Jianguo for a long time, and then went to the commune to find the leaders.
Upon returning, they held another meeting with the village officials, and in the end, all the officials unanimously agreed to start a business.
Bai Wenli suggested setting up a small meat processing plant so that villagers could raise more livestock, which would be a form of self-production and self-sales.
Low cost, low initial investment, only requires building a factory and adding some simple equipment.
The commune leaders strongly supported the Hongxing Production Brigade in setting up a factory and even invested 2,000 yuan, saying that it was a joint operation between the commune and the brigade.
The Red Star Brigade accounts for 70 percent, and the commune accounts for 30 percent.
Once the village received the money, they began selecting a site to build a factory. They needed to construct several workshops, and the space needed to be spacious and convenient for transportation.
Once the location was chosen, Ye Jianguo immediately began organizing people to build the factory.
Bai Xiaoyue knew that her uncle had already begun to consider personnel issues.
She immediately went to find Li Mingyue and her husband.
Bai Xiaoyue said to Wang Weiguo:
“Brother-in-law, the village is going to set up a meat processing plant. You used to do that. Go and recommend yourself to my uncle.”
Wang Weiguo was overjoyed: "Really? That's great! I'm willing to give it a try!"
Li Mingyue hugged Bai Xiaoyue and said:
"Xiaoyue, really? Now that there's a meat processing plant in the village, will we be able to eat meat more often?"
Bai Xiaoyue knew that her friend had been living a hard life these past few years. Before, when the couple worked, they never lacked meat to eat!
Coming to the countryside means not only working in the fields, but also a completely different lifestyle.
She patted her friend on the back: "Yes, we can eat meat more often, and our lives will get better and better."
She said to Wang Weiguo, "Brother-in-law, just say that you are familiar with the slaughtering process and can drive to deliver goods, and your uncle will agree."
Sure enough, Uncle Bai agreed to let Wang Weiguo work at the meat processing plant. There weren't many people who knew how to slaughter, process, and drive.
Bai Wenli is the production team leader, and he has many responsibilities that keep him constantly on the go.
Uncle Bai then got Bai Wenyi a job at the factory, and Yan Xiaosong smoothly became a tractor driver.
Yan Ci asked his wife, "How did you know that your uncle would get Wenyi into the factory?"
Bai Xiaoyue blinked and said to Yan Ci:
"That's my guess. Right now, Yan Xiaosong is the tractor driver, so Luo Xiaowei has a better chance."
Yan Ci rubbed his wife's head and said, "You worry about this and that, aren't you tired?"
Bai Xiaoyue said, "Aci, aren't you happy? I just feel sorry for Yan Xiaosong. He's been chasing him for so long and hasn't made any progress."
Yan Ci: "I'm not unhappy, I'm just worried you'll get tired."
Bai Xiaoyue hugged Yan Ci's neck and said:
“Aci, the meat processing plant smells awful, so I didn’t want you to go.”
Yan Ci kissed his wife before saying:
“I know, I like my life now, and I can spend my free time with you and the children.”
Bai Xiaoyue: "I also really like my life now because you're with me."
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