"Auntie, don't worry!" Captain Zhou had no choice but to grab Aunt Guihua, "Xia Zhiqing has abilities, but we have to investigate and investigate. You don't want to think about Xia Zhiqing's reputation in the village before..."
Aunt Guihua put her hands on her hips and raised her eyebrows high: "You don't believe how I see people?"
"Of course not!" Captain Zhou shook his head quickly, "I just think that we have to wait a little longer to convince everyone in the brigade!"
The brigade was not his exclusive responsibility. He had to vote on everything he did. With Xia Yao's previous image, she would definitely not be able to pass this test.
"Captain, that's all money!" Aunt Guihua said anxiously, "We can't live with money, right? Look at the people in our Qingshui Brigade, who doesn't have a few patches on their body? There are even a few who are from the same family. Do you want to watch the people in the brigade continue to be poor when they only have a few clothes to wear?"
"Shangyang brigade was not as wealthy as us before. Just because they raised sheep and made a lot of money, how many girls from the brigade wanted to marry there?"
Auntie Guihua's words made Captain Zhou sigh deeply.
"But……"
"Stop it!" Aunt Guihua pushed Captain Zhou into the Lu family's door with a loud voice, "Xia Zhiqing, let's discuss with you, what exactly is the method of raising chickens?"
Captain Zhou had just said two words when he was blocked by Aunt Guihua.
Aunt Guihua was so angry that she knocked on the door.
Xia Yao didn't expect them to come so quickly, so he was stunned for a moment before opening the door.
"Auntie, captain." Xia Yao felt a little guilty at the sharp look in the captain's eyes last week.
After all, she came up with this idea more for herself.
Captain Zhou stared at Xia Yao for a while, then strode into the Lu family. Aunt Guihua, who was familiar with him, knew that he wanted to have a good talk with Xia Yao.
Aunt Guihua winked at Xia Yao and lowered her voice: "Speak carefully! Auntie believes in you!"
Xia Yao nodded and followed Captain Zhou.
Lu Tiantian and Lu Changbai stuck out their little heads and glanced at Captain Zhou and Aunt Guihua. Lu Changbai was determined to help Xia Yao and walked out carrying two short stools.
Lu Tiantian also moved with small steps, holding a water spoon, and said in a milky voice: "Grandpa Zhou, Grandma Guihua, drink water."
It's just that she was young, and before she could reach them, most of the water in her hand was spilled.
Captain Zhou saw it and walked up quickly: "Put it down quickly! Don't fall!"
He didn't have a good look on his naughty grandson at home, but when he saw Lu Changbai and Lu Tiantian, his old face full of grooves was full of smiles.
Lu Tiantian smiled silly at him and walked to Xia Yao obediently.
Seeing the visible closeness between Lu Tiantian, Lu Changbai, and Xia Yao, Captain Zhou became more convinced of the suggestion Aunt Guihua had just made.
He coughed and signaled Lu Changbai to take Lu Tiantian aside, and then he said, "Just now, your Aunt Guihua said that you want the village to set up a chicken farm?"
"Yes." Xia Yao nodded, "Private trading is not allowed now, but our brigade can set up a cooperative ourselves, and then connect with the county's factories or supply and marketing cooperatives to sell chickens and eggs."
"Eggs are not expensive, but they add up. Even if it costs one penny more than the purchasing station, our daily income is very considerable, not to mention that we can also sell chickens. I went to the county to find out, and one pound of chicken can be sold for one dollar." Five!"
Aunt Guihua's eyes shone brightly and she murmured to herself: "If we raise five hundred chickens, even if each chicken only weighs four kilograms, this batch of chickens can be sold for three thousand yuan! Even if the eggs cost three hundred yuan a day, If you sell them for five cents each, you can make four to five hundred in a month! This can make three to four thousand in a year!"
"And a batch of chickens can be raised much faster than pigs. Four or five batches can be raised in a year." Xia Yao added, "If you calculate it this way, you can earn more than 20,000 yuan a year."
Aunt Guihua's breathing became rapid after listening to Xia Yao's words.
She took a deep breath and looked at Xia Yao, her eyes like two light bulbs, astonishingly bright: "With this allocation, our team can get more than two hundred yuan per head!"
Xia Yao smiled and said: "Yes, and five hundred chickens are not too many. If we want to raise them, we can raise a thousand!"
When Aunt Guihua heard this, she took a deep breath: "Isn't that 40,000 to 50,000 per year?"
The brigade sells pigs every year, and everyone would be happy if they could get more than a dozen pieces. If there were so many...
Captain Zhou knocked on the cigarette rod and interrupted their beautiful thoughts angrily.
"What if the chickens are sick? What if they can't be sold? What are you thinking?" Captain Zhou said in a rough voice, "Where can we sell a thousand chickens?"
"Sell to factories in the county, sell to the city!" Xia Yao was very sure, "Captain, you don't know, people in the city are in short supply of this meat! Let's not talk about the distance, let's talk about the textile factory in the county. , I have four to five hundred employees, don’t you want a change of taste? Even if we raise a thousand chickens and put them to slaughter every three months, the supply will still exceed demand!"
Captain Zhou was stroking the cigarette rod, but he couldn't agree straight away.
Xia Yao understood his concerns and said again: "Captain, if you don't trust me, why don't I pay half of the cost of the chicken farm?"
Hearing this, Captain Zhou immediately came back to his senses: "Are you paying half of it?"
"Yes." Xia Yao nodded, "Since we are setting up a cooperative, we must calculate the dividends based on the share distribution."
"No." Captain Zhou shook his head, "We are a cooperative, not a capitalist one. Each of you can only take one-third."
If Xia Yao really invested half of the money, wouldn't Xia Yao have the final say in the entire chicken farm?
But as soon as the words were spoken, Captain Zhou realized something was wrong. He quickly waved his hand: "No! We haven't decided who to sell the chicken to yet!"
Auntie Osmanthus put her hands on her hips and angrily interrupted Captain Zhou: "If you can't sell it, you can eat it yourself! There are more than a hundred people in our brigade, and each household's chickens are worth two to three hundred. It’s not enough to eat!”
When Captain Zhou heard this, he was choked and couldn't speak for a long time.
He glanced at Xia Yao, then at Aunt Guihua, who looked impatient, and sighed: "You can't say that. If we run this chicken farm, the whole village must work together!"
Otherwise, it would become capitalism!
This red line cannot be crossed!
Captain Zhou's face gradually became serious. Xia Yao knew his worries and suggested: "Captain, I know your concerns, but as you see in the Shangyang Brigade, not everyone raises sheep."
"That's more than half." Captain Zhou glanced at Xia Yao and sighed heavily, "But now... I'm afraid not so many people in our team will believe you."
Xia Yao's mouth twitched when he thought of the original owner's reputation in the village.
Captain Zhou added: "Moreover, the brigade's cooperative is set up with the purpose of making the brigade rich. We can't just work hard to raise chickens and end up eating them ourselves! The factory we took over must also be found!"
Hearing this, Xia Yao rolled his eyes.
"actually……"
Under Captain Zhou's confused eyes, Xia Yao lowered his voice: "I have some connections."
When Captain Zhou heard this, he immediately frowned and said, "What can you do?"
Xia Yao is an educated youth who went to the countryside and is from southern province. What career can she have here?
"I went to the county town before and met a friend. Their family are all workers in a textile factory. My friend was an engineer specially hired by the textile factory from the provincial capital!"
"Their words should have some weight in the factory."
Captain Zhou's hands shook: "Really?"
"Really!" Xia Yao nodded solemnly, "I will go to the county town again tomorrow and I will help you solve this matter!"
Captain Zhou saw the confidence in Xia Yao's eyes and couldn't help but slap his thigh and made a promise: "If you can get the textile factory to sign a contract with us, I can let more than half of the team join the cooperative!"
"It's a deal!" Xia Yao agreed immediately, "I'll give you an answer tomorrow!"
Captain Zhou had expectations in his heart, but he had to hold back his excitement.
In his opinion, this possibility is too low.
But Xia Yao is confident that at this time, there is a lack of food and clothing, especially for the workers in the city. Every household is living in a tight situation, and the meat stamps are only one or two kilograms per month. If at this time, there is meat that can be bought without stamps. , no matter what kind of meat it is, they will go crazy for it.
Where there is demand, there will be a market, which is why the black market continues to be banned. However, Qingshui Brigade has rural cooperatives, so it can openly negotiate cooperation with factories and sell agricultural products to obtain profits. This is in compliance with regulations and corresponding policies!
Captain Zhou caught a glimpse of the inevitable victory in Xia Yao's eyes and took a deep breath of dry smoke: "Xia Zhiqing, if things don't work out, there's no point..."
"It will definitely work!" Xia Yao interrupted him, looked at him with a smile and said, "But captain, what if the cooperation is concluded as soon as I go? We always have to provide a batch of goods to the factory first, right? ?”
Captain Zhou looked at Xia Yao carefully, then shook his head: "I don't know where you get the confidence."
"Forget it." He waved his hand, "If you can really negotiate a cooperation, I will show off my old face and hold a meeting immediately to free up a batch of chickens and eggs for you."
"With your words, I feel relieved." Xia Yao agreed with a smile.
Aunt Guihua was the first to respond: "My family has raised more than a dozen hens for almost three months. When the time comes to use them, I will treat these hens as shares!"
"Okay!" Xia Yao nodded quickly, "Auntie, you are a good chicken breeder in the village! When our chicken farm is established, I will let you be the breeder!"
Aunt Guihua was coaxed by Xia Yao into a smile, while Captain Zhou beside him suddenly frowned and then smiled.
Lu Changbai stood on the threshold, looked at them, and muttered in a low voice: "My lord, you are so strange."
