Qian Shulan used to be very curious about why Chinese people like to gather in groups so much.
For example, in her previous life, she lived in the countryside, and the nearby villages were clearly divided. Some villages specialized in growing apples, some specialized in growing cherries, some specialized in growing garlic, and some specialized in growing ginkgo.
Later, she gradually understood that these villages would become the characteristics of the local area. For example, when talking about the Northeast, people would know about the three treasures. This is the characteristic.
Qian Shulan felt that if she wanted to make Wangjia Village Production Team rich, it would not work just by farming. It would be better to develop a sideline business.
First of all, rattan baskets can become a unique brand of their village.
Of course, at that time, many farmers in rural areas could weave rattan baskets, but they could only be regarded as farm products and not a brand.
At least it is impossible to sell it abroad.
Qian Shulan remembers that during this period many products could be sold abroad, but no factory in Liuguan County produced products of good enough quality to be sold abroad.
If they did it, then their Wangjia Village Production Brigade would definitely be the best production brigade in Liuguan County.
"Aunt, do you mean to set up a factory?" Qian Minghua and Wang Shouquan looked at each other, both finding it quite unbelievable.
Qian Shulan smiled and nodded, "Only if we set up a factory can we participate in the Canton Fair in the name of the factory?"
The first Canton Fair was held last spring by the Ministry of Commerce and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, and organized by the China Foreign Trade Center. The exhibits were all agricultural and sideline products, accounting for 20% of the country's foreign exchange earnings.
Qian Shulan took out a newspaper and showed it to the two of them. Qian Minghua and Wang Shouquan tilted their heads to read it.
Qian Shulan asked Qian Weihan to ask a friend to buy this newspaper. They had work permits and could buy any newspaper. There were many old newspapers at the post office, and Qian Shulan read them all, regardless of whether they were new or old. If you want to develop in this era, you have to follow the rules of this era.
Qian Minghua was very excited and swallowed his saliva, "Auntie, can you really do it?"
Qian Shulan spread her hands and said, "Anyway, if we set up a factory, we will be eligible to participate. It won't be a big loss to our production team. Why not do it?"
Qian Minghua thought so too, but he was still a little worried, "I think President Zhou will deliberately make things difficult for me." President Zhou had long been dissatisfied with him. If their production team wanted to set up a factory, he would definitely pour cold water on it.
Qian Shulan knew this very well. She twitched her facial muscles and smiled with wrinkles all over her face. "I'll tell you an idea. I guarantee he will agree to it immediately."
Qian Minghua stared at her closely and asked, "What's your idea?"
Qian Shulan smiled slyly, "Just tell him that you want to set up a 10,000-pig factory, but you're afraid that the factory won't be able to run and will suffer losses, so you want to try to set up a bamboo strip factory first."
Wang Shouquan clapped his hands and gave Qian Shulan a thumbs up, "This is a good idea!"
Because the land in Wanghe Township is barren, President Zhou has given up the idea of falsely reporting the yield per mu. He is determined to improve the poultry industry and strive to launch a large satellite.
In order to build the Qianji Mountain and the Wanzhu Factory, President Zhou has gone to the extreme of sealing the devil. He forces each production team to open one of them. If a production brigade does not open one, he will send the militia to collect all the chickens of the team members and put them in other production teams to raise.
Their Wangjia Village has already established Qianjishan. If President Zhou learned that their production team wanted to set up a 10,000-pig factory, he would definitely agree without hesitation.
Now in the whole Wanghe Town, only Sunjia Village and Zhaojia Village have set up 10,000-pig farms.
However, due to insufficient feed or lack of diligence of the members, the average weight of the pigs raised by these two production teams was less than 100 kilograms.
It was such a disgrace that other production teams quickly gave up their intention to open a 10,000-pig factory when they learned about it.
Even though President Zhou scolded the two production team leaders harshly, he could do nothing about them.
Raising pigs is not like raising chickens. People like raising chickens because the cost of raising chickens is very low and there is no burden.
But raising pigs is not possible. Not only is there not enough feed, there is not even enough space.
Even if he ordered the militia to capture all the pigs, there wouldn't be enough food to feed them, and they wouldn't be able to threaten the people below.
Sure enough, the next morning, Qian Minghua went to the township government to apply for setting up a factory, and President Zhou approved it on the spot.
Because it was winter, it was naturally impossible for Wangjia Village to build the factory immediately.
Qian Minghua hired the previous 300 members as temporary workers in the bamboo strip factory.
By the way, the bamboo strip factory of their production team is called Zhuyixuan. The name is very literary and has Chinese characteristics at first glance.
Their factory operations are concentrated in two canteens.
In order to participate in the Canton Fair, Qian Shulan asked Wang Shouren to make several products according to her wishes.
In the Wang family, Wang Shouren is considered to be the best at weaving bamboo baskets.
The products she designed include lamps, bamboo baskets, fruit plates, rattan baskets, bamboo fans, gift baskets, and food boxes, all of which are new styles that have never been seen before.
Qian Shulan had seen quite a few on Taobao.
For example, the lamps, after her design, are full of artistic atmosphere.
At first, no one understood what it was. It was not until Qian Shulan explained that everyone realized that it was used to decorate electric lights.
Many people are not optimistic about this thing. Who would buy it? If it is not eaten or drunk, or even used, it is just for show and a waste of money. No one would buy it.
Although Qian Minghua did not know how to appreciate it, he had gone from being suspicious at the beginning to being absolutely convinced by his sister-in-law. He immediately went against the crowd and took these more than 30 products to apply to President Zhou to participate in the Canton Fair.
The Canton Fair is held in April in the spring. Now is the application period.
When President Zhou heard that their bamboo strip factory was going to participate in the Canton Fair, he snorted coldly and poured cold water on them, "Your factory has just been successfully applied for, and the site has not yet been built. You haven't even learned to walk yet, but you're running. Aren't you afraid of falling?"
Wang Shouquan didn't care about his sarcasm and said with a smile, "We just want to give it a try and gain some experience. Maybe we can have more experience when we run the Wanzhu Factory in the future."
President Zhou frowned, and this time he was rarely fooled by them. "What does your participation in the Canton Fair have to do with running the Wanzhu Factory? Do you want your pork to be included in the Canton Fair as well?"
Wang Shouquan stiffened his neck and said, "Why not! Chairman M has said that we should dare to think and act! If we don't even dare to think, how can we make a great leap forward?"
President Zhou was choked by him when he saw him using the chairmanship of M to pressure him, and he couldn't do anything about it. "Okay, if you want to apply, then apply. If you fail, you have to open your Wanzhu Factory next year! Don't try to fool me!"
Qian Minghua and Wang Shouquan looked at each other, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.
While they were waiting for the result, the cloth coupons that everyone had been waiting for for a long time were finally issued. Unlike the three feet and three centimeters in the past, this year's cloth coupons were actually less, only three feet per person.
What's the big harvest? Bullshit! Who has ever seen a big harvest and a smaller amount of cloth coupons? Those who claim that the cotton yield per mu is over 1,000 kilograms are all fooling fools!
Everyone in the Wangjia Village Production Team was secretly muttering in their hearts!
Qian Shulan looked at the cloth and didn't know how to distribute it. There were 15 people in the family, and there were only 45 feet of cloth. 15 feet could make a set of clothes for an adult, and a total of three sets of clothes. Zhengkang was a half-grown child, and he needed 13 feet to make a set of clothes. Xiaolian only needed 9 feet.
Finally, she used the most ancient method, "Let's draw lots, whoever draws the marked one will do it."
Everyone was ready to go and pray for good luck.
In the end, Wang Danna and Li Chunhua were the ones caught among the adults.
The child was caught by Xiaotao.
The next day, Qian Shulan took Wang Danna to the town to attend the market.
The big market held three times a month has reopened.
There were only a few things, no food at all. Most of the people selling things were bamboo baskets, brooms, backpacks, clay pots, coarse porcelain bowls, etc., in the name of the production team.
Looking at the end, there are only a few people scattered around.
Qian Shulan bought a few clay pots and coarse porcelain bowls and took Wang Danna to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Although the supply and marketing cooperative in the town is a little smaller than that in the county town, it is better than the county town in one respect, that is, many things can be bought without tickets.
The only bad thing is that it is limited.
For example, take kerosene. You can buy three taels of it with your grain and oil book.
The same goes for combs, scissors, paper, pens and the like.
These things are relatively easy to buy.
The most difficult thing to buy is cloth.
As soon as Qian Shulan entered the supply and marketing cooperative, she heard someone shouting, "The sugar-grabbing aunt is here!"
Qian Shulan was confused, and only then did she realize that the man was talking about her.
Then the young man who had been fooled by her before came over.
When I saw her, I was very excited, "Auntie, you are here, what kind of candy do you want to buy today?"
Qian Shulan thought to herself, can I say I don’t want candy
Wang Danna didn’t know what was going on between the two, so she directly refused, “We don’t want candy.”
The young man was obviously disappointed.
Qian Shulan knew that in this era, it was impossible for anyone to be enthusiastic enough to go door-to-door to sell. Even if the store was not open for one day, people would not be in a hurry.
The young man was so disappointed that it was obvious that something was wrong. She couldn't help but be curious, "What's the matter with you?"
The young man scratched his head shyly and said with a red face, "Auntie, I have been practicing how to catch candies for a few days and have made some progress. Do you want to take a look?"
Qian Shulan looked at him in surprise. To be honest, she was quite curious.
Seeing that the lady was interested, the young man immediately called her, "Come here, I'll weigh it for you."
As he said this, he ran back to his counter and thanked the young man who had just taken over his shift.
Then he asked the customer what kind of candy he wanted. When he heard that he wanted a pound of fruit candy, he grabbed some from the candy basket and threw them on the second plate, just the right amount, not more or less.
Wang Danna opened her mouth in surprise and looked at him with sparkling eyes, "You are so awesome!"
The young man blushed at being praised by a young girl, but he puffed out his chest, obviously enjoying her compliments.
When he looked up at the girl, he saw that she had two braids that hung down to her chest, with red hairbands tied at both ends. She had airy bangs, fair skin, and crescent-shaped eyebrows. Her eyes were as black and bright as grapes, and were particularly beautiful.
Somehow, he suddenly felt a surge of heat rising from his heart, as if a feather was tickling him, making him feel extremely itchy. He pursed his lips, blushed, and lowered his head in embarrassment.
Qian Shulan didn't notice anything unusual about the two people. She was still frowning. She just found that the boy's speed in grabbing candies had increased, but the others still couldn't keep up.
She walked to the counter, tapped it lightly, and said to the young man, "Do you want me to teach you how to sell goods?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, but he didn't care about being shy. He nodded and agreed readily, "Okay!"
Qian Shulan walked behind the counter and asked the first customer a question. When she received three taels of milk candy, she immediately weighed it and calculated the price when she wrapped the candy.
The first customer was there paying for his grain and oil coupons.
Qian Shulan then asked the second customer what he wanted to buy. At the same time, she greeted the third customer and asked him to get ready.
While the second customer was weighing, Qian Shulan took the grain and oil book from the first customer, checked it, collected the money, and then helped the third customer weigh.
By doing this alternately, the time it takes to serve a customer is controlled at one minute, which is three or four times faster than the three or four minutes of this young man.
The young man was hit again, but his expression was no longer as ashamed as the first time. Instead, he was full of fighting spirit. "Auntie, I will continue to work hard."
Qian Shulan nodded at him and said, "I look forward to your growth."
After hearing this, the young man's face turned red.
Wang Danna smiled at him and said, "You are already pretty good."
The young man smiled shyly when she praised him, but his heart felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey.
When they arrived at the cloth shop, the salesperson's face lit up when she saw Qian Shulan, "Auntie, you are the old lady who always gets the candy you want, right?"
Qian Shulan didn't expect that she would be so famous, and she nodded with a smile.
The saleswoman looked at her with admiration, "Auntie, how do you make it? Hong Shunyou makes sugar candies like crazy every day. Recently, he can only make one catty accurately, and two or three taels is not good at all."
Wang Danna noticed that the young man’s name was Hong Shunyou and she made a note of it in her mind.
Qian Shulan couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the young man fighting with the candy every day. However, after seeing so many salesmen with bad tempers, seeing this young man working so hard, Qian Shulan couldn't help but feel good about him and praised, "This young comrade is really good!"
"That's right! The young man is honest and many people are watching him. But he is completely focused on his work."
Qian Shulan smiled but said nothing. When Wang Danna heard this, she secretly looked at the man and saw that he was helping the customer weigh sugar with a serious look on his face. She couldn't help but feel a ripple in her heart.
There were a lot of people here, and they couldn't keep chatting, so Qian Shulan asked for the cloth she wanted, paid for the cloth coupons and money, and then left.
Wang Danna, however, looked very worried. She wanted to speak to Qian Shulan several times but didn't dare to.
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