Qian Shulan and a group of people arrived at Sun's house, packed up their belongings and loaded them onto a horse-drawn carriage. The carriage drove straight to the entrance of the village. When they reached the middle, Qian Shulan saw from a distance that two daughters-in-law of the Sun family were standing among a group of women chatting. But before she could get close to them, the two daughters-in-law hurriedly ran away holding their sons.
The speed was so fast that everyone was stunned. When they turned around, they found that it was Wang Danzhi's mother.
"Auntie, how come you have time to come over and play?" asked a middle-aged woman in a blue cotton jacket.
Qian Shulan and Wang Danzhi got off the carriage, walked over to her and said with a smile, "Danzhi and Dafu have separated, and I was worried that she would be upset, so I took her back to her parents' home."
The woman in blue glanced at Wang Danzhi, frowning and staring at her with suspicious eyes. Qian Shulan pinched Wang Danzhi's left arm, and Wang Danzhi immediately lowered her head and wiped her tears. She cried more and more sadly, her shoulders trembled, and she almost turned into a tearful person.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, the woman in blue felt sympathy again. After a good family was torn apart, who would be so heartless as to leave her parents' home? She grabbed Qian Shulan's arm and cursed, "Sun Dafu is really a piece of shit. He has a good wife like Danzhi, but he still fools around with that vixen. Look! He has messed himself up."
Another woman in a red flowered cotton jacket was also filled with righteous indignation. "Isn't it? That Liu Ximei is really a vixen. She has seduced Sun Dafu's soul away. How can Wang Jiamei and the little donkey survive? She is such a damned evildoer! But this is also a good thing! I think the men in our village can be quiet from now on."
"Sister Guihua, are you talking about your man?"
The woman in the red flowered cotton jacket spat at her and said, "With me here, he doesn't have the guts to do anything even if he has the intention. This time, he was so scared that his intentions went back into his stomach, and he won't dare to come out again."
Some women also gradually came over, "Just to see if those gentlemen dare to come near the widow's door!" She waved mysteriously, and when everyone gathered around, she whispered, "Did you see it on the day of the commune's criticism? That vixen was trying to get close to others."
"I know, I know!" Seeing that everyone was attracted by her, she whispered, "The person she is talking about is..." She made mouth shapes and pointed in the direction of the team, and everyone understood what she meant.
Qian Shulan wanted to leave when she saw them talking so animatedly.
But someone pulled his arm, "Aunt, are you planning to find another Danzhi? I have a cousin from my mother's side, he's 40 years old this year..."
Qian Shulan noticed that Wang Danzhi's hands were shaking. Qian Shulan pinched her right arm again, and Wang Danzhi burst into tears again.
Qian Shulan pretended to be distressed and supported her daughter, "Big sister, thank you so much. Alas, our Danzhi was deeply heartbroken by Dafu. She is now determined to bring up the little donkey. You can give up your man, but you can't give up your son. Don't we women rely on our sons to survive?"
Seeing her say that, the lady in blue slapped her thigh and agreed, "That's right! What's the use of a man? He won't help when the oil bottle falls! How can he be as caring as a son. Danzhi is right to think so. Little Donkey is twelve years old this year. In a few years, he will be able to get married. Danzhi can help take care of the grandson. Don't let your life be too good!"
"But can Danzhi support the little donkey by herself? Auntie, let me tell you, the little donkey is still growing at this age. He needs to eat three sweet potatoes for a meal. Danzhi is so frail that she can't support him. I think you should help her find a new marriage!"
"Yes, auntie, you have to consider Danzhi. She is still young. Otherwise, when she gets old, she won't even have anyone to talk to."
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Qian Shulan felt that she had no way to communicate with these people. She pinched Wang Danzhi twice and immediately pretended to faint.
Qian Shulan hurriedly supported her fallen body, and Wang Shouren quickly ran over to hug her.
The two of them worked together to lift Wang Danzhi onto the carriage.
Everyone else gathered around and kept asking questions like "What happened?" and "Why did you faint?"
Qian Shulan wept as she said to the crowd, "Danzhi has suffered a lot in Old Sun's house. She is too weak. I want to take her back to recuperate. She can come back after she has recovered!"
After saying that, he got on the carriage and waved goodbye to everyone.
Everyone watched the carriage go farther and farther away. The woman in blue sighed, "Ah, how pitiful are the parents in the world. Danzhi is a divorced girl, but the aunt doesn't mind her being ugly and takes her home to recuperate. What a good person!"
"you do not say!"
After the carriage left Sunjia Village, Qian Shulan patted Wang Danzhi's hand and asked her to get up.
Only then did Wang Shouren realize that his second sister was pretending.
Wang Danzhi felt a little uneasy as she held the little donkey in her arms.
Qian Shulan knew that she was afraid that her sisters-in-law would have objections, so she said to Wang Shouren, "Boss, Danzhi will live in our house from now on. What do you think?"
The driver was Wang Shouyi. Wang Shouren was sitting on the other side of the carriage. When he heard his mother asking him, he immediately turned around and said, "Mom, haven't you transferred the grain and oil relationship of my second sister to our village? Of course she will live in our house."
Qian Shulan was very satisfied with his answer. She smiled and said to Wang Danzhi, "Don't worry, you have a share in the house." After thinking for a while, she said, "Clear out the utility room on the right side of the front house and give it to you to live in. Little Donkey is old now, and it's not appropriate for him to live in the same room with you. Let him live in the same room with Zhengguo. Zhengguo and his brother always quarrel. It will be better with Little Donkey around."
Wang Danzhi nodded, and the little donkey was also very satisfied. He especially liked Brother Zhengguo, who understood a lot of principles.
After returning home, Wang Danzhi, who had been a little nervous, completely relaxed.
The sisters-in-law at home were not surprised at all when they saw her coming back with so many bags. Except for Zhou Xuemei who was pregnant, everyone else rushed to help her carry the things.
Sun Daqin and Li Chunhua were even more efficient in clearing out the storage room.
It is impossible to build a kang this winter, so we just use the bamboo bed in the utility room.
This bed was used for cooling off in the yard in the summer, and now it is just right for Wang Danzhi to sleep on.
Time flies, everything grows wildly and the grass and trees are green, and soon it is March.
The Wangjia Village Production Team was completely busy.
At first, the rattan baskets produced in Wangjia Village were selling like hot cakes, and the provincial department store came to place orders several times.
After the Wangjia Village Production Brigade ran out of rattan, Qian Minghua and Wang Shouquan went to the nearby production brigade to buy some.
For this purpose, they held another members' meeting.
Qian Minghua shared the good news of the hot sales of rattan frames with the members at the meeting. Everyone was excited and kept thanking Qian Shulan for generating income for the team. Qian Shulan always responded with a few humble words.
After reporting the news, Qian Minghua said, "Our rattan frames are selling very well this year. I suggest planting more rattan or bamboo this year."
Qian Shulan has a different view on this. "Rattan frames can make money, but they are only bought when you get married. Everyone is just trying to live a happy life and won't get divorced easily. There may not be so many orders in the future."
Many elderly people also agreed with Qian Shulan's point of view. "Yes, making money is good, but I think it is better to use the land to grow food. Food is the foundation of us farmers. Only with food can we be at ease. Look at how hungry the people in Zhaojia Village and Sunjia Village are. President Zhou always says that there is grain to be sold back, but why don't I see it? So our land should still be used to grow food. Don't be blinded by the money."
They are all genuine farmers, and they still feel at ease when they have food in their hands. Qian Minghua also thinks this makes sense, so the matter can only be dropped.
Then, Qian Shulan shared her previous idea about the Thousand Chicken Factory.
Wang Shouquan, who was used to big events, was shocked and stammered, "Aunt San, raising 6,000 chickens at once, isn't that too much?"
Everyone was also shocked. Auntie San was really bold, she bought 6,000 chickens right away.
Qian Shulan was not panicked at all, but directly reported the number of eggs she recorded, "Let's do the math. A chicken can lay about 200 to 300 eggs a year, let's take the middle number of 250. Let's calculate an egg at 2.5 cents, a chicken can earn 6.25 yuan a year from eggs, 6,000 chickens is 37,500 yuan, members, this is just eggs, we haven't counted the chickens yet. Just think about it, wouldn't you be tempted by so much money?"
For the chicken farming business, Qian Shulan has consulted No. 153. She said that she could prepare pills for the chickens to eat, so that the chickens would not get sick or be infected. However, the life span is only seven years, which is absolutely based on the life span of the chickens. And it is very cheap, only 100 gold coins for one thousand pills. It is more cost-effective than buying wild boar meat in the world of cultivation.
Everyone was very excited when they heard the number she said, and some people couldn't help swallowing their saliva. My goodness, thirty-seven thousand five hundred yuan, their entire production team couldn't come up with that much money, right
Those who had brains quickly woke up from Qian Shulan's empty promises, "Aunt San, you only care about making money. Raising chickens doesn't cost money? Where's the feed? Where's the food?"
Qian Shulan had been prepared for this, and when someone brought it up, she hurried to explain, "For the food problem, we can apply to the higher authorities. President Zhou is encouraging people to raise more chickens, and we are also responding to his call. There is no reason why he would not help prepare more feed, and chickens can eat earthworms, which can save food and lay more eggs, killing two birds with one stone. As for the method of raising earthworms, everyone knows it, even the women who raise chickens by the canal. There is no cost, it just requires watering and composting, and we old farmers are not afraid of hardship, right?"
It was the last sentence that touched the hearts of the members. They thought it was a good deal as they could earn money without any food and only needed labor.
Someone thought Qian Shulan's idea was a little bit fantastic. Qian Shulan was worried that she would not get more than half of the votes when it came to voting, so she used facts to speak. She went to Wang Ligui to ask for last year's accounts, but Wang Ligui didn't want to give them.
Qian Minghua was very moved by his sister-in-law's words, and said directly to Wang Ligui, "Give it to her. All of us members have the right to see the accounts. The property of our production team must be open and fair, and it must also stand up to the scrutiny of the people."
Wang Ligui was choked by him and handed the accounting book to her.
Qian Shulan took it and tried hard not to frown. What the hell is this? Why is it so confusing
She searched for a long time before she found the item about income from eggs. "Comrades, since we established the 1,000-chicken factory, we have earned 4,500 yuan from selling eggs. This is only half a year, and this is only 1,000 chickens, many of which are roosters. Think about it, why were you able to share the money last year? Wasn't it because of our method of raising chickens with earthworms? Aren't you tempted? Don't you think it's a pity that so much money slipped out of your hands?"
Some people were frightened by the amount of money and panicked, fearing that they would be labeled as rich peasants and dragged into the stage for criticism. "Third Aunt, are you asking us to develop in the direction of rich peasants?"
Qian Shulan rolled her eyes. "I can tell you're uneducated. You don't understand the documents passed down by the leaders. If this is the direction of developing rich peasants, then why did President Zhou encourage us to build a thousand-chicken factory? Aren't those who produce 10,000 catties per mu richer than us raising these few thousand chickens? When the time comes, everyone else will be sleeping on the rice pile, and you'll be the only one grumbling with hunger. Don't you think you'll be ashamed?"
The young man's face turned red from being scolded.
The others were also moved by Qian Shulan's words.
Since raising chickens is encouraged by the higher authorities, it won’t be like raising rattan frames, where the money earned from selling chickens has to be hidden and not let anyone know.
Some people are more realistic. "Aunt San, I believe you can make so much money, but you have to raise 6,000 chickens at once. An egg costs two and a half cents. You need at least 8,000 eggs to hatch chicks. Can you imagine how much money this will cost? Have you calculated it?"
Qian Shulan gave him a thumbs up and said, "You are a promising young man. You raised a very good question. It costs us two hundred yuan just to hatch the chicks."
When everyone heard that it would cost so much money, they were all shocked. Some people started to say discouraging words, "Third Aunt, this is too much money. If the chicken gets chicken plague, we won't get anything."
Qian Shulan raised her hands and pressed them down. "How about this, we do it in the form of dividends. We first collect 500 yuan as the start-up capital for the chicken farm, and we can own 25% of the shares. Whoever pays this money will own 25% of the shares of the chicken farm. Do you have any objections?"
Now is the stage of public-private partnership, and the profit is distributed according to the principle of "four horses sharing the spoils". "Four horses sharing the spoils" means: state taxes are about 30%, enterprise accumulation fund balance is 10%~30%, employee welfare bonus is about 5%~15%, and shareholder dividends, directors, managers, and factory directors' remuneration are about 25%.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering who could come up with so much money. Some said they couldn't afford more than 200 yuan, so they could give 20 yuan to own a small share. Everyone was tempted.
In order to support his sister, Qian Weihan was the first to raise his hand and vote, "I'll give fifty yuan."
Qian Shulan smiled at Qian Weihan and took the lead in voting, "Then I'll pay two hundred yuan."
Wang Shouquan glanced at his father, and Wang Liwei raised his hand, "Our family will also contribute fifty yuan."
Seeing that the team cadres began to support, other people also raised their hands. Some whose families had less money gave one dollar, and some who had more money gave ten dollars.
Qian Shulan wrote down everything, and in the end there was eight hundred yuan.
Qian Shulan said to everyone, "Then let's calculate it based on 800 yuan for a 25% share."
Qian Shulan then calculated everyone's share, took everyone's money, and asked them to sign and put their fingerprints on it.
Because everyone had invested in the chicken farm, most people raised their hands when it was their turn to vote. If more than 50% of people voted, the proposal would be passed.
Wang Shouquan saw that the proposal was approved, thought for a moment and said, "I want to say something about this. This chicken farm is so big, and raising 6,000 chickens at once is not a small number. I propose that Comrade Qian Shulan be appointed as the director of our chicken farm. What do you think?"
The members naturally agreed and raised their hands to vote for Qian Shulan. In the beginning, everyone even approved of the chicken farm that Qian Shulan advocated, so there was no reason why she was not capable. Besides, who had her ability
Qian Shulan didn't expect that Wang Shouquan would help her before she even started to recommend herself. She was very excited, "Since everyone thinks highly of me, I will definitely live up to everyone's expectations. Let me first say that anyone who knows how to raise chickens can come to me to sign up after the meeting. The best will be selected, and if the members raise chickens well, the factory will also give rewards! Please sign up and support our chicken farm."
There was nothing else to do in this meeting, so when Wang Shouquan said to adjourn the meeting, almost every family had people come to sign up. Qian Shulan first registered their names, then smiled and said to everyone, "I will announce the official list of admitted students after I buy the breeding eggs. I will definitely find those who can raise chickens. Those who can't raise chickens should not come and join us. Go and make baskets."
Everyone burst into laughter.
One member asked, "What should we do if we can't read?"
Qian Shulan smiled and explained to everyone, "When the list is announced, I will let our children help read it out, so that everyone will not be left in the dark."
Everyone's hearts were put back into their stomachs.
The chicken farm was settled.
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