Just after the Spring Festival of 1982, Wang Zi'an led his partner Liu Qian back to the Maixiang Brigade. The girl was only twenty-four years old. She had a melon-seed face, not particularly delicate, and had a petite figure. A feeling of Xiaojiabiyu.
"Uncle, auntie! Just call me Qianqian. That's what my parents call me at home." The little girl took out the gift she brought and said, "Zi'an said that uncle likes to drink rice wine. This is what my father asked someone to specially come from. The old flowers brought back from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are withered. I hope my uncle likes them." Wang Zhong said: "Qianqian is interested. I like this gift very much. When you get back, say thank you to your father and me." Liu Qian took out another box: "Auntie, this is I brought you ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin, both of which are good for the body."
"Ginseng? Donkey-hide gelatin?" Jiang Hongguo knew how precious ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin were, even if he didn't understand them. He carefully accepted the gift from Liu Qian: "This is too expensive."
"It should be." Liu Qian was not very shy: "The gifts that Zian brought to my house are not light! Especially the words "uncle", my dad likes it so much that he hides in the study alone every day to watch."
"As long as your dad likes it!" Wang Zhong said with a smile: "I've also brewed some medicinal wine here. When I get back, let Zian bring it with me. Let your dad drink a cup every day. It can replenish qi and promote blood circulation. , coupled with appropriate exercise, has the effect of prolonging life." After chatting for a while, Jiang Hongguo took Liu Qian's hand and became closer to her than to her own daughter. Fortunately, both daughters are more sensible, otherwise they would have to be with her. No trouble.
"Whatever you like to eat, auntie will cook it for you!"
"I heard from Zian that the dumplings made by auntie are particularly delicious." Jiang Hongguo said, "The reunion dumplings leave home. Every time Ziping, Zian and the others come back, I make dumplings for them. It's rare for our family to be so crowded today. Just in time to make dumplings to eat!”
"Mom, I want to eat mutton and green onions!" Ziyu said, holding Jiang Hongguo's hand.
"Okay, okay!" Jiang Hongguo said with a smile. At night, Liu Qian, Zijin and Ziyu slept in the east wing.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Zi An led Liu Qian out, and Zi Jin and Zi Yu also followed.
At the beginning of the new year, it was the slack time for farming, so all the workshops in the brigade were temporarily closed except for the pig farm.
The heavy snow had just stopped the day before yesterday, and although the snow on the roads in the village had been cleared away, the sky and the earth were still covered in silver.
Liu Qian stayed in the Maixiang Brigade for three days. She followed the Zian brothers and sisters to visit most of Maixiang Ridge, and even clamored for Wang Zhong to take them into the mountains to hunt some pheasants.
As time passed by, Zi'an and Ziping also lost their jobs. Wang Zhong and Jiang Hongguo also made a special trip to the provincial capital, met with Liu Qian's parents, and decided on the marriage between Zian and Liu Qian. After Liu Qian graduated, Zian would marry her.
As the first graduating class of college students from top universities in the country such as Shuimu and BIT, neither Zian nor Ziping had any suspense about their jobs.
Zijin, on the other hand, originally had a place to stay in school to teach, and the probability of her getting this place was very high, but Zijin applied to return to her place of origin, returned to Qingze County, and became a Chinese teacher at Qingze County High School.
For new talents like Zijin, the county high school could barely welcome him with gongs and drums. Wang Zhong was not idle either. As soon as the first month came out, he started to work intensively with Niu Dangdang, signed a contract to raise pigs with the villagers, sold all the grain and oil in the collective warehouse, and bought two sets of oil presses from the provincial capital. Machines are used to purchase peanuts and soybeans in large quantities throughout the Maixiangling Community area.
Thanks to the farming method of combining rotation and intercropping promoted by Wang Zhong in the past few years, the planting of soybeans and peanuts has already become large-scale in the Maixiangling area. Seven or six years later, the villagers started planting corn and peanuts on a large scale again. Soybeans.
In 1983, under the leadership of Wang Zhong, Niu Dangdang, and Ma Renli, the Maixiang Brigade expanded the size of the pig farm, and the planting of fruit trees on the mountain continued. Currently, the varieties are limited to pears, grapes, and chestnuts. .
On one side, fruit trees are planted, and on the other side, chickens are raised under the fruit trees. The fruit forest and chicken farm are combined. 1985 was an extremely important year for Maixiang Village.
I don’t know if it’s Wang Zhong’s little butterfly wings or some other reason. Maixiang Village was not split into two like the original work, and divided into two villages, the east and west. After changing from the brigade to the village, Wang Zhong still Elected as the village party secretary by the villagers, Niu Dangda became the village chief, Ma Renlian became the deputy village chief, Ma Renli was the accountant, and Han Chunmei became the village women's director.
Everyone's hair has been mixed with silver threads, especially Niu Bingdao, who shows his age the most. Wang Zhong sat in the first place and was the first to speak: "In 1976, we formulated a development plan for the Maixiang Brigade in the next three years. With the help of Secretary Zhou, we won the pilot qualification for household quotas, allowing the villagers to We all had enough to eat. In the 1980s, in order to allow the villagers to eat meat, we formulated the first five-year plan of the Maixiang Brigade, including oil mills, pig farms, chicken farms, orchards, and fish The development of Maixiang Village is very good. Last year, under the leadership of the Three Monkeys, our Maixiang Village also established its first construction team. In general, so far, the development of our Maixiang Village has been the best in the entire Maixiang Ridge. The region, and even the entire Qingze County, can be said to be one of the best. However, the times are progressing, and we cannot stop. Today, we are calling you here just to discuss our next five-year plan. What do you have in mind? You can put forward your opinions and suggestions." Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you. Niu Dandao took the lead and said, "Then let me talk first?"
"Our oil mill currently has three oil presses. We have basically bought all the soybeans and peanuts in the Maixiangling area, except for what the villagers keep for themselves. Since the year before last, we have started to sell them in the county. We need to buy more peanuts and soybeans, but we are not the only ones doing oil mills in the county. If the oil mills want to expand, they must solve the problem of raw materials."
"What you say makes sense!" Wang Zhongdao: "Agriculture is too dependent on the climate, but the climate is not under our control at all. We cannot decide which year will have a good harvest and which year will have a poor harvest. The problem of raw material channels is indeed a big problem."
"Can we purchase soybeans and peanuts from other places?" Ma Renli said: "The output of peanuts and soybeans in Hebei is not low every year. The soybeans in the Northeast are of good quality, high yield, and cheap!"
"But the Northeast is too far away from us. The freight alone is a big expense, right?"
"Then from Hebei!" Ma Renli said: "Our place is close to Hebei and can be reached by train or car."
"This is a way, but it is not feasible yet." Wang Zhong said: "The train has to be transported from Hebei to the provincial capital first, and from the provincial capital it has to be transferred once. The cost is high enough, and our current scale is not enough. We will wait for the oil mill in the future. We can consider it once it develops, but for now, we still have to focus on our surrounding areas." Everyone nodded, what Wang Zhong said did make sense.
"Let's do this. At present, we are targeting several counties around our Qingze County. This year we will double the production capacity of the oil mill. Next year, we will install two more machines to double the production capacity again. From now on, we will double the production capacity at least every year. Times, be bold, you are the person in charge of the oil workshop, what do you think?"
"It's no problem to increase the output. I can also think of ways to use the raw materials, but if we squeeze so much oil, can we sell it?" Niu Dadan said worriedly.
"You don't have to worry about sales. How much oil you squeeze out, as long as the quality meets our standards, I can sell them."
"Then I have no problem." Niu boldly said.
"We have no problem." Wang Zhong nodded and said: "Then let's go to the pig farm and chicken farm. Renlian, can you tell us?" Ma Renlian said: "As of now, our pig farm has fifty sows. , can give birth to two litters of piglets a year. Currently, there are 500 piglets, which are growing well and can be put to slaughter before the winter months. However, raising pigs does not require oil extraction, and as the number increases, they are particularly susceptible to diseases. Our pig farms are prosperous now, but the risks are also high. Once an epidemic breaks out, it is very easy to spread and the losses will definitely be huge."
"This is indeed a problem." Wang Zhong nodded. Ma Renlian continued: "So my suggestion is that we can first expand the size of the piglets and add a group of sows. In this way, although the profits will be less, the risks will also be less."
"What Ren Lian said makes sense. We have a weak foundation. We cannot take too big a step at once. If we take too big a step, it will easily lead to trouble. The last word is to move slowly and steadily."
"How about we build another feed factory." Ma Renli said, "The risk of raising pigs is high, but there is no risk in making feed. We can sell piglets and feed at the same time." Wang Zhong nodded and said, "What Renli said is right." It coincides with what I think. We should not only set up factories, but also form an industrial chain. We are all farmers. We are not good at high-tech things, so we have to work hard on things related to agriculture. In addition to feed mills, I mean, we can also set up flour mills and noodle mills. Now with the reform and opening up, the economy has developed, and life is getting more and more promising, especially for urban people. They are not like We have land to farm, and everything can only be bought. Now it is not the same as before. The same things at the same price must be bought by people. When ordinary people have money, they can only spend on food, clothing, housing and transportation. We can't get anything else by spending money, but we are good at tinkering with food. For now, let's focus on food first and get the name of our Maixiang brand out there." What's left in the oil shop The oil residue can be fed to pigs and chickens, and the pig manure and chicken manure can be used to make fertilizer after fermentation.
A few people discussed for a long time and roughly set the basic direction. They discussed for a few more days and settled on more detailed details. Then they began to select a site and start construction. The construction team also used their own equipment.
Wang Zhong and Ma Renli traveled far away and bought all the corresponding machines. At the same time as the flour mill was built, the production capacity of the oil mill was also increased again.
In 1986, Sanhou, the captain of the construction team, led his disciples to pour concrete on the dirt road leading into Maixiang Village.
In 1987, the oil mill was expanded again. Wang Zhong personally made a trip to Hebei and signed a peanut and soybean purchase contract.
In 1988, Maixiangpai Agricultural and Non-staple Food Co., Ltd. was established. Maixiang brand flour and edible oil were successfully sold in Shandong Province, going north to Beiping, and south to Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Yangcheng, and established sales points in these major cities. , Maixiang Construction Co., Ltd. was established.
In 1989, the road leading into Maixiang Village was turned into a two-way four-lane asphalt road. In the spring of the same year, Wang Zhong took out the planning map of Maixiang New Village and planned to build a house from scratch within three years. Maixiang New Village has buildings, courtyards, garages and gardens.
In 1990, the plan for Maixiang New Village was approved, and construction officially started in early summer. Maixiang Construction Co., Ltd. took over all the projects. Explosive excavators came on the scene and flattened a hill. They also dug a river from the Maixiang River. The water diversion canal runs through the entire Maixiang New Village.
In 1993, all the projects in Maixiang New Village were completed and successfully passed the acceptance inspection. Each house is a two-story building covering an area of 330 square meters, in a new Chinese style, with front and back yards, garages, and terraces.
On the tenth day of August of the same year, Maixiang Village moved from the old village to the new village. People from the town, county and even the province came, and even reporters from the People's Daily were present. The relocation ceremony was very grand, with loud gongs and drums. , firecrackers blasted together, so lively.
This year, Wang Zhong was 67 years old. After the relocation ceremony, Wang Zhong resigned from all his posts and moved into a small Chinese-style villa designed by himself. He lived a retired life of raising flowers and grass. The sixty-six-year-old Jiang Hongguo also became a beardless man. An old lady who has become silvery white and has wrinkles on her face.
In 1997, Wang Zhong originally said that he would take Wang Zhong to Xiangjiang to watch the return ceremony, but unfortunately Jiang Hongguo was bedridden and could not get up.
He suffered too much when he was young. Although Wang Zhong helped him nurse himself back to health over the years, Jiang Hongguo still couldn't survive it.
Jiang Hongguo's last wish is to return to her hometown in Dengfeng. Without calling his children, Wang Zhong pushed Jiang Hongguo, who was in a wheelchair and could not move, and drove all the way to Dengfeng, where he arrived at Jiang Hongguo's hometown. Unfortunately, everything had changed, and Jiang Hongguo's first Ren's husband had passed away long ago, but he did leave a bloodline, the child he had with his later wife.
The day after returning to Maixiang Village from Dengfeng, Jiang Hongguo left. Wang Zhong was not sad. At this time, his beard and hair were all white, and his face was vicissitudes of life.
The four children have already married and established businesses. The eldest grandson has graduated from college and married a wife, giving the king a great-grandson.
The development of Maixiang Village continues. Almost all the young people in the village who went to college have returned and joined the team building their hometown.
Wang Zi'an has also resigned and joined the village's construction company, leading the village's construction company out of Maixiang Village and across the province.
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