Everyone followed the voice and found that the speaker was Yan Gengdong sitting in the corner.
And his words also aroused everyone's discussion:
"Lao Li, I think Comrade Yan is right, we can really make a fuss about love food!"
"Yes, Party Secretary Li, there is not much food production this year. If we can sell less of this love food, the members can share more food!"
"Yes, Party Secretary Li, sell less if you can. Life will be difficult for everyone..."
After hearing the words of these village cadres, Li Fengnian fell silent.
He knew that everyone was unwilling to sell the grain they had worked so hard to grow to the country at a low price. After all, the price of one cent per catty was too low. Even if it was kept for oneself, it would be better than selling it.
But the unified purchase and marketing of grain is a policy, and it is also a task from above. Li Fengnian has nothing to do.
"I don't want to sell the food we grow at a low price, but I really have no say in this matter!" Li Fengnian sighed.
Everyone was also silent. They all understood Li Fengnian's helplessness.
People fight against this kind of thing every year, but the result is the same and nothing can be changed.
Zhou Yang, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but sigh when he saw his old father-in-law in such a difficult situation.
Refusal to sell love food is nothing new. It happens almost every year, and this situation exists across the country.
This is mainly related to the current distribution method. According to the above regulations, after each production team has handed over public grain and water conservancy grain, they can distribute the remaining grain.
As for the production team, in addition to leaving enough seeds, member rations, feed grains, reserve grains and mobile grains, they can sell the remaining grain for money.
However, because the state has a policy of unified purchasing and marketing of grain, the grain grown by members cannot be sold at will. It must be purchased by the state, leaving no room for choice.
However, the price provided by the state is very low, with a pound of good wheat only costing 0.12 yuan.
On the other hand, if ordinary people want to buy food from supply and marketing cooperatives at this price, it is completely impossible.
Therefore, this has resulted in many people being unwilling to sell food to the state at low prices.
Because of this, this kind of food is called "love food", showing love and love!
Although it knows that farmers are unwilling, for the sake of food stability, the state can only sacrifice the interests of farmers and assign unified purchase tasks to various places, which is the so-called requisition of grain.
While implementing the unified purchase and marketing of grain, the government also implemented distributed purchases of pigs, eggs, sugar, mulberry silk, silkworm cocoons, jute and kenaf, flue-cured tobacco, and aquatic products, with as many as 132 varieties.
It is stipulated that farmers cannot freely buy and sell these products, and the prices are uniformly determined by the state. The food, cloth, cooking oil, pork and other daily necessities needed by urban and rural residents across the country are all supplied by vouchers issued by the state.
As a result, there are all kinds of tickets that are familiar to ordinary people, and almost all of them have become second currencies.
Zhou Yang knew very well that this was actually the most direct manifestation of the scissor gap between industry and agriculture. It was completely understandable that ordinary people were unwilling to sell food.
Just understand, understand, there are some things that ordinary people cannot change at all.
Therefore, after thinking again and again, Zhou Yang spoke: "We have to sell love food. This is our mission. There is no room for bargaining!"
But when the words changed, Zhou Yang continued: "In view of the special circumstances this year, we can report to the superiors and reduce the amount of love food to half of the original amount."
Li Fengnian frowned and said, "Is this possible?"
"It shouldn't be a problem. The county's grain production has been affected this year. There aren't many production teams that can afford to pay public grain, and there aren't many who can sell love grain! We just ask for less selling points. The above should be OK I understand." Zhou Yang said.
"But if we don't sell love food, the members won't get much money!" Li Fengnian said.
In addition to food rations, members also receive part of the money at the end of the year.
The money is earned by the production team from selling love food and various livestock and poultry raised, and then it is divided evenly according to the work points.
Zhou Yang said again: "First of all, I will make sure that everyone will not be hungry next year. The money issue will be solved after selling the pigs in two months. I guarantee that the income will be much more than in previous years!"
"In addition, our village has raised so many pigs this year, and we also need a lot of grain feed. Selling less love food is also for future development!"
Li Fengnian nodded and said, "Well, I'll handle the application. After you pay the public ration, we'll share the ration!"
"OK!"
........
After the meeting, Zhou Yang was about to go to the feed factory at the back, but was stopped by Qin Xueyi.
"Teacher Qin, is something wrong?"
Qin Xueyi immediately said: "Zhou Zhiqing, I surrender to you!"
"Admit defeat?"
"Well, didn't we make a bet before? If you raise the piglets to 200 pounds before the Chinese New Year, I will have to stay in Babaoliang Village for 5 years. Now I give up!" Qin Xueyi said.
"Haha, it's only been two and a half months, why do you have to admit defeat?" Zhou Yang asked in confusion.
"Because I have seen the effect of biological feed!"
When speaking, Qin Xueyi's expression was a little helpless, but more importantly, he was surprised.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival some time ago, after discussion between Party Secretary Li and several team leaders, they decided to kill a few pigs for the members to eat.
So he picked two larger black pigs from the pig farm, pulled them out and killed them.
Everyone thought it would be good if each pig could kill 1,780 kilograms, but they did not expect that after killing two pigs, the gross weight would be as high as more than 540 kilograms.
This frightened the members and Qin Xueyi at the same time.
No one necessarily knows the growth situation of black pigs better. Normally, it is considered good if an black pig can grow to 200 kilograms in less than a year.
However, the black-haired pigs in Babaoliang Village can grow to 260 kilograms and 280 kilograms, a full one-third heavier than expected, which is really shocking.
After learning that these black pigs had been fed the new feed developed by Zhou Yang a few months ago, and then thinking about the extremely fast growth rate of the Landrace pigs in the pig farm, he knew that he had lost.
As a teacher, Qin Xueyi still has some integrity.
Since the outcome was already decided, he might as well just admit defeat and save time.
Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Teacher Qin, what are you going to do?"
"I have already reported to the hospital that I will be staying in Babaoliang Village for a long time in the next time. The hospital has agreed!" Qin Xueyi said.
"Hahaha, Teacher Qin really does what he says, I admire him!" Zhou Yang said with a smile.
"Zhou Zhiqing, don't put a high hat on me. It's not impossible if you want me to help you raise pigs, but I have conditions!" Qin Xueyi said.
"What are the conditions, please tell me?" Zhou Yang said.
"Expand the laboratory to three times its current size, build a few more dormitories, and equip them with kitchens, bathrooms and other living facilities!" Qin Xueyi said.
"Hey, Teacher Qin, can you use such a big house by yourself?" Zhou Yang said curiously.
"Hahaha, who said I was alone? To tell you the truth, the hospital has decided to transfer a few students from the animal husbandry major to help me. My students will be here in a few days!" Qin Xueyi said.
Zhou Yang immediately asked with joy on his face: "How many people are there?"
"4!"
"Okay, okay, I'll arrange this immediately and make sure you don't have any worries here!" Zhou Yang said.
"Okay, I believe you!"
Then Qin Xueyi said again: "If you have time, Zhou Zhiqing, I want to take you to the pig farm!"
"Have time!"
"please!"
"please..."
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