When she was done watching, Su Mo went home, took her canvas bag, got on her bicycle and set off to the commune. Ma Xiaojuan thought there were too many people and did not join in the fun.
When she arrived at the commune, Su Mo parked her bicycle at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, asked Lu Xiaolan to look after it, and then walked to the purchasing station.
At this time, the purchasing station was inspecting the public grain used by the Lujiacun brigade to pay agricultural taxes.
Su Mo sneaked in and soon found Geng Changqing, who was talking to a man who looked like a cadre.
Su Mo ran over quickly and waited until the cadre-looking man left before approaching him and said, "Uncle Geng."
Geng Changqing was a little helpless, this girl really came. It's as busy as a war here, and I don't know what this girl thinks is good.
Seeing that Geng Changqing's face was haggard and his lips were dry and peeling, Su Mo put her hand into the canvas bag and pretended to take out a white pear from it.
"Here, Uncle Geng, eat a pear to moisten it."
Geng Changqing saw that the pear looked strangely fresh, so he took it and took a bite. The meat was crispy, sweet and juicy, and he couldn't help but take another bite.
"These pears are good, where did you buy them?"
"Hehe... I bought it from an older sister I know." Su Mo chuckled.
Geng Changqing guessed that it might be a black market, nodded her forehead, and said: "When going to those places, pay attention to safety."
This girl has become much more courageous after not seeing her for several years. But if you are not very brave, you would not dare to walk on a mountain road in the dark in the middle of the night.
It’s really hard for her!
Su Mo smiled and nodded, "Uncle Geng likes to eat. I will buy some for you next time."
Geng Changqing finished the pear in several mouthfuls and nodded.
This pear is indeed delicious. He has always had a bad appetite, but after finishing it, he actually had the urge to eat more.
"Let's go, you follow me." Geng Changqing said.
Su Mo saw a piece of paper rolled up in his hand. She seemed to have noticed something like a price, so she asked, "Uncle Geng, what is that in your hand?"
"This year's purchase price list of agricultural and sideline products."
"Then can I take a look?"
Geng Changqing handed her the price list, "Look, it's not a secret, everyone knows it."
Su Mo took it and looked at it while following Geng Changqing. The prices above are all calculated in units of 100 kilograms.
Wheat, 26 yuan per 100 kilograms; rice, 19 yuan per 100 kilograms; soybeans, 32.52 yuan per 100 kilograms; mung beans, 40 yuan per 100 kilograms; peanuts, 56 yuan per 100 kilograms; corn, 10 yuan per 100 kilograms; sweet potatoes , 5 yuan per 100 kilograms.
There are three levels of livestock pigs, and the purchase price of each level is different. Those weighing more than 160 kilograms are grade one, those weighing more than 140 kilograms are grade two, and those weighing 120 kilograms are grade three. The purchasing price of first-grade pigs is 0.52 yuan/jin, the purchasing price of second-grade pigs is 0.5 yuan/jin, and the purchasing price of third-grade pigs is 0.47 yuan/jin.
In principle, pigs weighing less than 120 kilograms will not be accepted by the purchasing station and must be driven back to be raised again.
Goat, 80 yuan per 100 kilograms; chicken, 132.4 yuan per 100 kilograms; eggs, 129.6 yuan per 100 kilograms.
These prices are all listed prices, and the purchase price of collected grain and task pigs will be another 20% lower than this price.
What surprised Su Mo was that the purchase price of Coptis chinensis was as high as 1,600 yuan/100 kilograms.
In terms of economic benefits, growing Coptis chinensis is much better than growing grain. However, it takes 3 to 4 years to harvest Coptis chinensis, which is probably unrealistic in an era where grain is the key.
"Uncle Geng, does our commune have a team planting Coptis chinensis?" Su Mo asked.
"No, the harvest cycle of Coptis chinensis is too long. However, there are wild Coptis chinensis on the mountain. After the members dig it up and process it, they can take it and sell it to the purchasing station." Geng Changqing said.
"Currently, the country does not have enough food to eat, and farmers are not encouraged to use cultivated land to grow these crops. Generally, only Corps farms have planting tasks for these specific crops."
Su Mo understands that things are valuable when they are rare, and scarcity naturally means high prices.
After wild ginseng, she has another highly economical growth-promoting crop. After returning home, I went up the mountain to look for wild Coptis chinensis and dug it back to stimulate growth.
Every brigade came to hand over public rations, and Geng Changqing circulated through each purchasing port. The first is to check the quality of grain and agricultural and sideline products in each brigade, and the second is to deal with problems at any time.
At each purchasing station, he arranged for two commune cadres to help there and serve as a bridge of communication between commune members and workers at the grain purchasing station.
These days, ordinary people are instinctively a little afraid of people who eat the country's food. Sometimes the quality inspectors at the purchasing station are deliberately picky, but they don't dare to refute, so they can only suffer in silence. With these commune cadres around, the people at the purchasing station will be more restrained.
Geng Changqing went to the food crops side first.
Captain Lu Baoguo is responsible for keeping an eye on the situation on the food crops side. This year's harvest was so good that Lu Baoguo Yahuazi even laughed.
Seeing Geng Changqing coming, Lu Baoguo hurriedly greeted him: "Secretary Geng, we have exceeded our task this year. Even the quality inspector praised us for the public rations we handed in."
It is not easy to make the quality inspector of the grain station praise it.
Geng Changqing also picked up a shovel for spot-checking grain and checked a few bags. It was indeed good.
"The output and quality are both good. Thank you to the leadership team of your brigade for their hard work."
"Wherever we go, it all depends on the leadership of the country and the secretary."
This year, the secretary secured a lot of fertilizer quota for their commune. It was not just their brigade that increased production, but the entire commune.
Geng Changqing waved his hand and continued to look at other things.
Only then did Lu Baoguo see Su Mo following Geng Changqing, and he was surprised and said, "Su Zhiqing, you are here too."
"Yes, captain, our team has a good harvest, I'll come over to see it." Su Mo said with a smile.
Liu Guangying, who was helping the weighmaster next to him, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard the name Su Zhiqing, and he immediately looked up.
The woman following Geng Changqing was truly as graceful and beautiful as a flower. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was a peerless beauty. If nothing else, just in terms of appearance, her niece lost.
What's more, she is Secretary Geng's niece.
When she first heard about it, she was quite shocked. No wonder the secretary beat her up like that. If she knew that she was the secretary's niece, how would she dare to have any thoughts.
After she heard the news, she went to tell her brother and sister-in-law that day, hoping that her eldest niece would not cause anything.
In addition to Geng Changqing, there was also the brigade accountant Lu Xingjun who was transferred to the entire acquisition station.
He was really busy today. He had just reconciled the accounts and collected the money with the accountant at the purchasing station, and they were urging him to hurry over.
But I am happy to be busy, and the money can be settled in person without arrears. In this way, when the work points are settled, everyone can get the money in time.
This year's agricultural and sideline industries have produced good harvests. He conservatively estimated that the net value of their team's work points this year was more than 10 cents.
