0p0 Chapter 558 Zhou Mingxuan’s Thoughts (2)
Chapter 558 Zhou Mingxuan’s Thoughts (2)
After Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao left Liu Jingxue's house, they did not go to find the team leader, but went straight home.
It was not an easy task to convince the captain, and the two thought it would be better to discuss and prepare a plan before going to the captain. You can't fight a battle without preparation.
Furthermore, the two were also worried that if they went to tell the captain shortly after leaving him that Liu Jingxue wanted to research drugs to solve the problems that the captain was worried about, people would see that they were secretly interacting with Liu Jingxue.
These days, the conduct of men and women is strictly controlled. If rumors spread that the two of them had close contact with Liu Jingxue, it would be very disadvantageous to both Liu Jingxue and them.
Didn’t you see that every time they came to look for Liu Jingxue, they would go around the mountains or take advantage of the night when there was no one around and didn’t dare to do anything rash.
Moreover, Zhou Mingxuan didn't want other people to know about his relationship with his grandfather.
Although the captain had long known that Liu Jingxue had contacts with people in the cowshed, he still did not dare to take the risk of letting the captain know about the relationship between him and his grandfather.
People are different. The team leader has an old relationship with Mr. Zou, and the other people in the team also protect the soldiers and will not make things difficult for the other three people in the bullpen.
But Zhou Mingxuan knew very well that his grandfather was different from the other three. He was a capitalist. Although his name was red, these two words could not protect him in this era, otherwise he would not have come here.
The two discussed a lot, and made assumptions about the questions that the captain might ask, and thought about how to answer them. They were very confident that they could convince the captain to agree to their plan.
Zhou Mingxuan went over the scenes of the captain's meeting over and over in his mind, imagining many of the captain's various concerns. He looked at Zhao Junhao.
"Haozi, I have an idea. Can you help me with it and see if it works?"
"Mingxuan, tell me what you think. Let's discuss this together."
After getting Zhao Junhao's response, Zhou Mingxuan spoke.
"For the captain, the biggest risk of implementing this plan is probably that he would spend money to get so many poultry chicks, but in the end Xiaoxue's research was not successful, and those poultry either died halfway or still did not grow meat.
It costs money and effort, and it also consumes a lot of firewood and food. Am I right in understanding this?"
Zhao Junhao thought about it carefully and said, "That should be it, plus I have put a lot of thought and emotion into it.
But I think that with Xiaoxue's ability in making medicine, there should be no problem as long as the cause of the disease is found and the plague is resolved.
As for the fact that pigs don’t grow meat just by eating, I don’t know if it is because they are lacking some kind of nutrition as Xiaoxue said. It is still unknown whether this problem can be solved.
However, as long as the plague problem is solved, I think the team leader and his men will raise a large number of chickens, ducks and geese even if they do not agree to expand the scale of pig farming.
Xiaoxue, our goal is halfway accomplished."
Zhou Mingxuan nodded, "You and I have the same idea.
However, in order to increase the chances of success in persuading the captain, I have an idea.
Pork is now 7 cents a pound, and chicken is a little more expensive, only about or yuan a pound. Those young chickens are definitely not that expensive.
We helped the village sell vegetables this time, and each of us earned 110 yuan. Otherwise, the production team would not have to bear the cost of buying the cubs this time. We should pay for it. It can also be regarded as giving back to the production team.
After all, if they hadn't provided this opportunity, we wouldn't be able to make this money.
And according to my estimation, it shouldn't cost much to buy those cubs back. Maybe each of us would only have a few dollars, which is not a big deal for us.
In this way, without the huge amount of money spent, the captain should not have so many concerns. "
“I agree with this.
Xiaoxue is thinking about solving the problems for the villagers. We can't help in other ways, but we can still contribute a little money.
Moreover, if this is accomplished, it will be beneficial to us in the future." Zhao Junhao readily agreed.
Zhou Mingxuan made the decision, "It's decided then. Let's go find the captain tomorrow and talk to him about this."
The next morning, the two went to look for the captain, but came up empty-handed as the captain was not there.
Thinking that the autumn harvest was over and the money and grain had been distributed, there was nothing else for the production team to do that required the team leader to stay at the team headquarters, so the two went directly to the team leader's house.
Fortunately, they were not disappointed this time and the captain was successfully trapped on the kang.
Now it is November and the weather is very cold. Every household has already started heating their kangs.
Zhang Jianguo let Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao into the upper room. When Wu Sufen saw them coming in, she quickly asked them to sit on the kang. She hurriedly went to make some sugar water and got some roasted pine nuts and hazelnuts to entertain the guests.
Since Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao signed so many orders, they sold all the vegetables that the villagers had grown, as well as the extra dried vegetables and mountain products at home, saving more money for the villagers.
They even sold vegetables from several surrounding production teams, allowing the production teams to make a profit from the difference, and when the money was divided, each household got a little more.
The two of them surpassed others and became the most popular educated youth among the villagers in the production team, and their status even surpassed Liu Jingxue in the eyes of many villagers.
After all, the benefits that these two people brought to the villagers are real and tangible.
Therefore, when she saw the two of them coming, Wu Sufen quickly offered them top-notch treatment. If it weren't for the fact that the snow hadn't fallen yet and the frozen pears hadn't been cooked yet, she would have definitely let them sit on the kang, eating pine nuts and slurping frozen pears.
"Zhou Zhiqing, Zhao Zhiqing, what's the matter with you two? Why do you come back home?" asked the team leader.
Wu Sufen, who happened to come in with food, heard what the captain said and immediately blamed him.
"You old man, you are the captain, how can you talk? Can't you come to my house and sit for a while if you have nothing to do?"
After Wu Sufen finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao and said, "Zhou Zhiqing, Zhao Zhiqing, don't listen to his nonsense.
Our whole family welcomes you to our home.
No matter if you have something to do or not, just come to my house and chat.
Anyway, I have nothing to do in the next few months. I will get bored if I stay at home all day. Why not go out and visit other people, chat with my family, and kill some time? "
"Your captain was very happy to see you, but he spoke too quickly and lost his words for a moment."
The captain realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to make amends.
"Your aunt is right, I'm glad you're here, but I don't mean to unwelcome you.
Come to my house often and we can chat.
I feel really bad about it.
You said you gave our production team such a good idea that could help our production team make money. But due to various reasons, it couldn't be implemented, and I felt very sad. "