Aunt Guihua is over fifty years old. There are more than a dozen people in her family, and food is a large expense every day. When Xia Yao arrived, she was holding her youngest grandson with a frown on her face and feeding the chickens carefully.
Xia Yao's sharp eyes saw three little chickens.
When she saw this little chicken, her eyes lit up.
The market in the city is vast, let alone the small Qingshui Brigade. Even the chickens raised in the entire commune and the eggs they raise cannot supply the needs of the county.
What's more, she can't do a lot of business in Qingshui Brigade. She must find a way to get this matter out of the way. Speculation is not safe after all. In this poor village, her family's life is too conspicuous. If she wants to truly If you want to make money evenly, you will have to drive the whole village.
Xia Yao thought this in his mind and already had a countermeasure.
But I was too anxious to eat hot tofu. I had to discuss this matter with Captain Zhou and cross the open road from the commune.
Xia Yao carried the cakes and walked quickly to Aunt Guihua.
"Auntie!" Xia Yao smiled with crooked eyebrows, "I want to ask you to do me a favor."
"If you have anything to say, just tell me. What do you want to bring?" Aunt Guihua immediately waved her hand, indicating to Xia Yao to take the things away.
Xia Yao didn't do it, and directly stuffed the things into Aunt Guihua's hands: "This is no small favor, you will have to work hard for a few days!"
"I heard that my aunt's needlework skills are among the best in the brigade, so I wanted to ask my aunt to make two sets of clothes for each of them according to the height and measurements of Dabao and Xiaobao."
As soon as Aunt Guihua heard Xia Yao's words, her refusal slowed down.
Four sets of clothes is indeed no small job.
Before she could think clearly, something was stuffed into Xia Yao's free hand. She took a closer look and found that it was a big unity picture.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Aunt Guihua waved her hands quickly.
Xia Yao said: "Auntie, if you go to the county town to buy four sets of clothes, it's up to you whether you can buy them or not. Even if you buy them, they will cost more than ten yuan a set. I spent more than twenty yuan to buy these cloths, even if you include yours. The craftsmanship fee is also cheaper than buying it now! Not to mention that your handwork is better than what is sold in the county!"
Xia Yao's words were very pleasing to the ear.
Although Aunt Guihua was embarrassed to hear this, she still said proudly: "No! My embroidery skills were outstanding back then..."
Halfway through her words, Aunt Guihua got stuck. She waved her hand: "But you still gave too much, five yuan! Just five yuan!"
As she spoke, she touched her inner pocket to give Xia Yao change.
Xia Yao rolled his eyes and suggested: "Auntie, I'm not short of money, but I'm a little short of meat. Otherwise... can you sell me more eggs?"
"Didn't you exchange twenty eggs with me the day before yesterday and finish them all so quickly?" Aunt Guihua was startled, then grabbed Xia Yao's hand and said worriedly, "Xia Zhiqing, what else did you do? ...That will lead to jail time!”
Xia Yao quickly shook his head: "Auntie, what are you thinking? How could I have such courage? I just gave it to a friend I know in the city, otherwise... I wouldn't have a ticket!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Guihua breathed a sigh of relief and looked away embarrassedly.
She thought Xia Yao was doing something speculative, so she had money to buy this and that.
"Okay." Aunt Guihua nodded, "I'll get you some more eggs. They haven't been sent to the collection station yet."
Her family lacks everything except eggs. The eggs saved by more than a dozen hens, accumulated for more than ten days, are quite impressive.
In the past, their family used to take eggs to the purchasing station. The supply and marketing cooperative purchased eggs at a cost of three-and-a-half cents each. There were still more than a hundred eggs left at home. It would be better to exchange them for Xia Yao at the purchasing station.
only……
She glanced at Xia Yao, but Xia Yao's eyes were clear and not dirty at all, which made her thoughts somewhat shameful.
"Don't worry, I will make good clothes for your two children!" Aunt Guihua sighed in her heart.
In the past, she had always heard from people in the village that Xia Yao was lazy and tormented the two children. However, after getting along with her for the past few days, she felt that Xia Yao was a good boy. Which aunt would be willing to make new clothes for the two children? ?
In total, these four sets of clothes cost a total of forty yuan!
As Aunt Guihua spoke, she went into the room and prepared to count out the eggs to Xia Yao.
At this time, Xia Yao suddenly said: "My friend said that there is a special shortage of eggs in the city, and they sell for six cents each."
Aunt Guihua's hands shook, a full point and a half more! Their family can collect more than a dozen eggs a day. After all, doesn't it cost more than ten yuan a month?
But soon, she gave up the idea and told Xia Yao: "Xia Zhiqing, although the price of the buying station is low, it is safer for us. If you do that kind of speculative thing, you will be arrested and squatted." Bureau!"
Xia Yao nodded, but changed the subject and asked again: "But I like the Shangyang Brigade to raise sheep and sell them. They sell them openly, and I don't think the county will stop them."
"Shangyang Brigade has signed contracts with several factories in the county, which is different from those speculators!" Aunt Guihua shook her head, "Our Qingshui Brigade can't compare."
However, Xia Yao's next words stunned Aunt Guihua.
"Why can't our brigade be like the Yang brigade? Although we have mountains, water and fields, we can raise more than just sheep?"
"Whether it's raising chickens and ducks or raising pigs and cows, we can do it." Xia Yao met Aunt Guihua's surprised eyes and smiled, "Auntie, what do you think?"
"If we can set up our own cooperative like the Yang Brigade, just one egg, instead of selling it for six cents, we can sell it for five cents, ten for fifty cents, and one hundred for five yuan. ! One thousand, ten thousand!"
money! It's all money!
Aunt Osmanthus felt that her heart was about to jump out of her throat. She pinched her sleeves tightly. The prospect described by Xia Yao made her yearn for it.
"I think..." Aunt Guihua sat down on the chair and murmured, "That makes sense. The yield of our field is more than that of Shangyang Brigade! What they can do in Shangyang Brigade, we can also do." right!"
Xia Yao watched Aunt Guihua's eyes change with satisfaction and was very pleased.
It's not in vain that she has been laying the groundwork for so long.
Rural cooperatives are in compliance with the rules, but the people in the Qingshui Brigade are simple and timid and don't dare to think about it.
Aunt Osmanthus Osmanthus is a resolute person. After she thought about what Xia Yao said, her eyes became firm.
"Xia Zhiqing, you are right!" Aunt Guihua looked solemn, "Our Qingshui Brigade cannot be poor forever!"
"I'll ask the boys at home to deliver the eggs to you later. You go back with the two children first. I have something to do to see the captain!"
Aunt Guihua said as she carried her grandson out.
Seeing Xia Yao's few words, Lu Tiantian and Lu Changbai filled Aunt Guihua with fighting spirit and their eyes widened.
Xia Yao met two pairs of shocked eyes and rubbed their heads with curved eyebrows.
"Come on, let's go home and I'll make some milk powder for you to drink."
When Lu Tiantian heard Xia Yao's words, she couldn't help but her eyes lit up: "What is milk powder?"
"It's to supplement your nutrition." Xia Yao replied gently, "You will know later."
Lu Tiantian nodded in understanding, and Lu Changbai was thoughtful.
"Captain!"
Aunt Guihua walked to the east end of the village in a hurry. Before she entered the door, she shouted.
Captain Zhou was smoking a dry cigarette. The wrinkles between his eyebrows were so deep that they could pinch a mosquito. When he heard Aunt Guihua's voice, he sighed.
"Why are you here?"
"I'm here to tell you something."
Aunt Guihua couldn't hide the excitement on her face. She walked up to Captain Zhou in three steps and said in a loud voice: "Let's do the same as Team Yang and set up a cooperative!"
"Ahem!"
In the main room, Captain Zhou coughed so hard that his lungs almost came out.
Aunt Guihua didn't realize that it was her words that caused Captain Zhou to react so violently. She frowned and said, "Captain, please stop smoking. Don't you see the expression on my sister-in-law's face?"
"What do women know..." Captain Zhou tried to maintain his image as a patriarch, but when his old wife came over with a sharp look, he immediately changed his tune, "Don't worry, I know everything. Look at me. There’s no tobacco in the pipe!”
Aunt Guihua smiled and did not expose Captain Zhou, but continued to talk about the cooperative.
"Today I heard from Xia Zhiqing that eggs in the city were sold for six cents each, but we sold them to the purchasing station for only three and a half cents!"
Captain Zhou frowned involuntarily when he heard Xia Yao's name: "What else did Xia Zhiqing say?"
Seeing Captain Zhou like this, Aunt Guihua said angrily: "Don't worry, Xia Zhiqing didn't say anything, she's very good! She just mentioned it to me and asked why our team couldn't follow Team Yang. We can also set up our own cooperative to benefit the villagers."
Captain Zhou frowned even more: "How can it be so easy to handle?"
"It's easy to set up a cooperative, but what about the money? If we engage in breeding like the Xiuyang Brigade, it will always cost money. Our brigade raises six pigs but can't make any money, and there are chickens that lay eggs and sell them. Where to go? We are not like Shangyang Brigade, but Shangyang Brigade has a deputy director!"
Captain Zhou had already had these thoughts.
Aunt Guihua was stumped by these questions, but when she thought of the almost doubled money, she felt filled with pride again.
"Captain! We haven't done it yet! Just pour cold water on yourself!" Aunt Guihua slapped the table, "What's wrong with the deputy director? He just knows a few more words than us! Isn't our village uneducated? I Look at Xia Zhiqing!"
"Didn't she cure the swine fever before? Let's ask Xia Zhiqing!" Aunt Guihua's voice was very loud, "Our brigade cannot continue to be so poor!"
Before Captain Zhou could reply, he was encouraged by Aunt Guihua to go to Lu's house.
