Just when Ruan Ruliang was working hard to reach the pinnacle of science, Su Ye opened the warehouse and found another 10,000 kilograms of grain.
Su Ye contacted Guo Aiguo and Ms. Fang and asked them to introduce a group of county customers. The rate of increase in grain production has exceeded the tolerance of Guo Aiguo and his wife, and she needs to develop a group of stable customers.
Secondly, it would be convenient for Liu Gang to go to the county town to exchange rice. During this period, Su Ye had been eating corn and sorghum flour for two months in a row. She had a physical aversion to corn and sorghum, and she missed the taste of rice very much.
When Guo Aiguo and Ms. Fang received Su Ye's letter, their eyes widened. They obviously didn't expect that this small "mud village" had such great ambitions, not only developing his customers, but also wanting to go beyond City C to "become bigger" and "stronger".
Guo Aiguo was so shocked after reading the note that he didn't speak for a long time. He was thinking about how to restore the production team with mixed feelings. His relatives were easy to control, as they knew everything about him and would not sell him out. But others were not so reliable.
Ms. Fang and her husband have different ideas. "As long as they continue to sell us food, everything is fine. They have helped us so much, so it's okay for them to make some demands. If they don't make any demands, I'll be worried."
In times of famine, food was as precious to people as life. People around them were starving and tightening their belts, but they had rice, flour, and pork to eat. What else could this be but a stroke of luck
Not only do they have food to eat, but the prices are also not expensive. The prices are cheaper than those on the black market, and the quality is much better. The pork belly is plump and delicious, and the snow-like fat layer is a full inch thick. The rice and flour are all first-class, fresh and fragrant.
"Think about it, we have been dealing with this village for more than half a year, have you ever met them?"
Guo Aiguo thought: There really isn't one. This production team gave people a sense of mystery. He suspected that even if he stayed up all night to guard that alley, he wouldn't be able to see anyone.
Ms. Fang continued, "These days we come to get food every few nights. I wonder if our leaders also buy food from them..."
Guo Aiguo understood it in a flash. It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone! It is too scary to eat alone. It is safer only if everyone is dragged into the water. Recently, the leader has been repeatedly hinting at where he can buy pork on the black market. Guo Aiguo is already considering whether to introduce him to Nicai Village.
Guo Aiguo thought deeply when drafting the letter to reply to "Nicai Village". He would not introduce friends who were too upright and stubborn, because if they reported him, everyone's job would be ruined. He would not introduce people who were too cunning, because they were too cunning and unreliable. Guo Aiguo would only add the names of people who were smart, honest, smart and responsible.
After Su Ye received Guo Aiguo's letter, she met several new big clients. After agreeing on the trading rules, she distributed 200 kilograms of grain to the new clients, and then placed another 200 kilograms in Qingxi County. Liu Gang soon got wind of the news and ran to the county, carrying a bag of rice to the dormitory.
Everyone stared at Liu Gang with fiery eyes as he unwrapped the food. They saw the plump and crystal rice pouring out of the rough bag. They also saw Liu Gang's rough and dark palm holding a handful of snow-white rice. At this moment, their saliva also welled up in their mouths.
The rice smells so good even before it's cooked!
Those burning gazes were like nails on the rice, and they couldn't be pulled away. Now, even if a beautiful woman passed by, they couldn't take their eyes off the rice.
Li Ming swallowed the saliva in his mouth and said, "I suggest that we should save this bag of food!"
Others agreed. Liu Yuan said, "Li Ming is right. We can't eat and drink as much as we did before. We were lucky to buy rice this time. We won't be so lucky next time."
Maybe they won’t have a chance to buy rice before next year’s harvest!
As a result, Liu Gang struggled to carry ten kilograms of rice from the county the next day. On the third day, he carried a duck to the county and exchanged it for fifty kilograms of rice. On the third day, the day after, the day after, the fifth day… For a whole week, the students at the educated youth point ate rice. The happiness brought by the starch almost overwhelmed them and almost moved them to death.
Ruan Ruliang's three meals were the highest standard in the dormitory for educated youths. He had an egg, a meat dish, a vegetable dish and a soup every day. He could have as much rice as he wanted. In addition, he had a bowl of water after each meal. Although Ruan Ruliang was immersed in his studies day and night, he did not look haggard, and he was visibly a little fatter.
He knew that it was not easy for Su Ye and the students to get food. He felt ashamed and moved, and he worked harder to study the "Red Star II". He was like a chicken with blood. Many times he stayed up until the rooster crowed in the middle of the night before going to bed. If the students didn't urge him to rest, he would have devoted twenty hours to work. Fortunately, Su Ye didn't know he had such thoughts, otherwise he would have cried. In fact, Ruan Ruliang was their real "parent who provided them with food and clothing".
Ruan Ruliang is still in the research stage, and the food rewards are already incredibly rich. Su Ye couldn't help but wonder: How much will the reward be when the product is successful? She couldn't wait for that day to come.
Recently, Su Ye took the opportunity to process a batch of fresh grain and meat at a low price. He sold flour at 2.5 yuan per catty, high-quality rice at 2 yuan per catty, and pork at 10 yuan per catty. In total, he processed nearly 10,000 catties of grain and made 21,000 yuan in profit.
The people of Qingxi County also benefited from this and enjoyed a small feast. Every day when the sky was gray and dawned, the black market in the county had already completed the transactions. The daily supply was limited to ten catties of pork belly. Even if it was only allowed to be bought by the residents one catty at a time, it was better than nothing. Besides, the price of pork in the black market was not expensive, ten yuan per catty, and I heard that it might be cheaper in winter.
Although I don’t know whether the news is true or not, this kind of news is always exciting and gives people hope.
During that time, Liu Gang, Li Ming and others came to the county to purchase items, and they could vaguely smell the delicious smell of rice coming from the windows of people on the street. They probably never dreamed that the food came from their own teacher.
It’s a pity that the food supply is very unstable. After being sold for a while, it disappears again, and then the supply is restored after a while. This cycle repeats over and over again, and it is impossible to discern any pattern.
Thanks to Guo Aiguo, Su Ye got to know some very high-quality customers. Guo Aiguo has a huge network of relationships, ranging from city and county to salesmen in supply and marketing cooperatives.
For example, the police chief of Qingxi County, the secretary of the Qingxi County Revolutionary Committee, the county magistrate, the purchasing manager of the C City Department Store, the officer of the Railway Bureau... If Su Ye had not been doing his job seriously and buying only the food of the Qingxi County, he would have had evil thoughts.
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The days go by.
Ruan Ruliang's research stagnated for a while in the later stage. He suddenly wanted to observe the molecules of sweet potato cells with his own eyes. However, an electron microscope was needed to observe the molecular structure. Ruan Ruliang had only seen this kind of precision instrument in foreign newspapers and magazines. It was a very advanced instrument that had only been invented for a few years. Ruan Ruliang went to several schools but could not find an electron microscope.
He told Su Ye, "There may be only two schools in China, B University and Tsinghua University, that have it. Even if they do..."
He would not lend it to others easily, as he was responsible for an important scientific research task. Ruan Ruliang was just an ordinary secondary school teacher. The normal process should be for him to report to the provincial science and education department, apply for the project, and apply for the use of the microscope. Not to mention whether it could be approved by the provincial science and education department, Ruan Ruliang might be in trouble.
Su Ye never thought that optical microscopes, which were ubiquitous in later generations, would become a rare and popular commodity now
She asked, "Does it really have to be?"
Ruan Ruliang stared at her, thought for a long time and said, "Forget it, it's not necessary. I just suddenly thought that I could screen the traits I want at the molecular level, without having to blindly spend several years observing the separation of sweet potato traits—"
How many years? Su Ye interrupted him without thinking, saving time is the top priority!
"Teacher Ruan, don't worry. I'll take care of this matter!" She patted her chest and said cheerfully.
Su Ye counted her savings and made a bold decision. She wanted to buy a microscope for Ruan Ruliang! During this period, Ruan Ruliang gave her great confidence. The huge sum of money she earned from selling grain a while ago made her dare to think about this.
She did have the conditions. First, Lu Siyuan was abroad, and she could ask him to help her find out about the microscope. Second, she could ask someone to go to Hong Kong and buy the microscope directly. Electron microscopes were not mass-produced at the moment, so they should be very expensive, and Su Ye would need to prepare a lot of money.
The last time Su Ye went to the capital, she felt the high prices in the capital. Gu Xiangqian took her to a restaurant, and the meal cost one-third of her salary. Su Ye immediately decided that she wanted to sell grain to the capital!
Su Ye didn't dare to make any big moves in City C. The capital was far away and the emperor was far away. No matter how powerful the National Security Bureau was, could they find a rural teacher thousands of miles away
Soon, Guo Aiguo and his wife were dumbfounded again when they saw the note.
The couple looked at each other in bewilderment. The note read, "Comrade Guo, Ms. Fang, I wonder if you know any reliable comrades in Beijing. Our village has a good harvest in the fall and has stored a lot of grain. A comrade is going to Beijing. You just need to introduce us to the contact addresses of these comrades, and we will take care of the rest. Sorry for the trouble..."
After reading the letter, the couple looked at each other. Guo Aiguo thought: You guys also know the trouble? You dare to ask for help from the capital. You are so bold, why don't you go to heaven? This "mud material village" didn't ask them to make connections. As long as they were given the contact information, they would never be dragged down. Guo Aiguo cursed his wife in his heart, but he was still happy to help.
Asking for help from capable people is not "causing trouble" but a favor. Only stupid teammates who ask for help are dragging their feet, and the mud village farmer is a reliable teammate.
They supplied Guo Aiguo with a lot of food in the past six months. The food not only filled his stomach, but also benefited the relatives of the Guo and Fang families. He ate well, slept well, and was energetic and worked well. Guo Aiguo was the first to do the hard work in the unit. In addition, he made good use of "food diplomacy" and won two honors in the past six months.
In addition, Guo Aiguo introduced his leader to "Nicai Village" last time, and the leader solved the food problem and took a favorable view of him. When the head of the unit is transferred at the end of the year, he will be the new head!
Without the "Mud Village", there would be no good things today. Guo Aiguo must certainly meet this small request! After Guo Aiguo opened the village, he became enthusiastic about serving the other party.
He wrote a letter carefully introducing several reliable people, and hid under the blue bricks in the alley.
I wish them good luck... It would be great if the price of food could drop further.
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