Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 943 Chapter 941 Grasp the key points
The fact that work points could be directly exchanged for grain alone made the people in the forest farm and surrounding villages, who had suffered from hunger for three years, accept the change to piece-rate work.

Moreover, establishing a cooperative is actually a good thing for everyone.

Although the foreign exchange was earned by the superiors, they also benefited from it and gave certain priority to the forest farm and several surrounding cooperatives in terms of material supply.

Even the supply of meat is more than that of the workers in the city.

Moreover, the cooperative also avoids any reason for others to cause trouble in the future.

In recent years, there have been significantly more new brides marrying in the area around the forest farm.

And all this was facilitated by Chu Xiangqian.

Not everyone knows about this, but the cadres at the forest farm know some of the rumors about it.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian is the most promising person to come out of the forest farm.

He also arranged jobs in the city for the second and third wives, so when they saw Chu Xiangqian, they all ran out to greet him.

When they saw Zhuifeng clearly, they all showed expressions of envy and surprise.

I probably have no idea how much this kind of horse, which is obviously a good horse, is worth.

But BMW horses have always been the object of pursuit for men since ancient times. Even children would like to sit on the back of Zhuifeng.

I was just so envious when I saw the bear, fox and wolf on the stretcher pulled by Zhuifeng.

The envy of chasing the wind immediately turned into anticipation for meat.

Chu Xiangqian dismounted and spoke to a few fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys who were patriotic and people-loving little followers in the forest farm.

"Xiao Liu, gather the rest of you to help, take these bears, foxes and wolves to the tanner's house, skin them and kill them. I'll treat the whole village to meat tonight."

When a group of people heard this, they couldn't help but cheer.

A dozen young men swarmed forward and carried away the wolf and the fox.

As for the bear, seven or eight people simply lifted the stretcher and walked away.

Several little kids around four, five, six or seven years old were shouting "Uncle Chu Xiangqian" or "Uncle" and clamoring to ride on big horses.

Chu Xiangqian simply put all these little guys on Zhuifeng's back.

As for the adults, none of them helped and let the young men from the village do it, while they followed Chu Xiangqian and beat his Daqianmen.

They walked towards the village, talking and laughing.

After entering the village, my second uncle, third uncle, Secretary Qin, Accountant Jiang and others had also returned from the newly opened bamboo forest in the forest farm in the past two years.

Since bamboo products are produced in large quantities, it is inevitable that bamboo has to be cut down and replanted at the same time.

Ordinary bamboo can grow into timber in two to three years, and part of the forest farm plants this fast-growing bamboo.

But if you want to sell it at a higher price, you have to plant other types of bamboo.

As for how to select the seeds, we have to experiment slowly and see what the market accepts, customer preferences and so on.

Moreover, many bamboos cannot grow into useful materials in just two or three years.

After some polite exchanges, greetings and reconciliation, I finally had time to go to my father's grave with my second and third uncles to pay our respects.

Someone also comes to take care of the old house on the hillside from time to time.

Chu Xiangqian thought silently that after coming back this time, if nothing unexpected happened, he would not have the chance to come back for several years.

But then I thought, if I go back to the capital alone, no one will cause trouble for me.

Over the years, the relationship with the street, police station and steel mill has never been broken.

Moreover, as long as I come back, the superiors won’t care about the fact that I brought my second uncle and third uncle and others to Hong Kong Island.

Chu Xiangqian also took the opportunity to mention to his second and third uncles that this year, the second and third wives would all go to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

The third uncle was quite willing, but the second uncle frowned and said, "Xiang Qian, did you hear any rumors?"

Chu Xiangqian looked at his second uncle in surprise, and his second uncle seemed to understand and asked, "We haven't asked you what you do outside these years.

When Jingqi and Jingye were born last year, you said you would give each of them a big house in Hong Kong Island.

I had my doubts at the time, but it had been a year and I hadn't seen any movement from you, so I thought everything was fine.

Now you suddenly ask our two families to follow you to Hong Kong Island, I would be surprised if I didn’t feel a little worried.”

Uncle San suddenly became nervous.

Chu Xiangqian thought for a moment and said, "I have read history books a lot in recent years and have gained some insights. Some things can only be prevented before they happen, there is no best way.

If anything happens, it would be a good idea for us to avoid it first.

As for what exactly happened, I can’t explain it clearly even if I tell you now.”

Second Uncle and Third Uncle were a little confused by what he said, but the prestige that Chu Xiangqian had built up in the past few years also made Second Uncle and Third Uncle begin to trust him blindly.

The two brothers looked at each other and quickly nodded to Chu Xiangqian, "Okay, anyway, you have been the boss of this family for a long time. You tell us what to do, and we will listen to you."

However, Chu Xiangqian's idea of ​​using the excuse of going to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the New Year to keep his second and third uncle's families in Hong Kong Island may not be so easy to realize.

There are still five or six months from the New Year until the storm begins.

During this period of time, my second uncle, third uncle, and second aunt must have been thinking about work.

If we don't explain it clearly to them, even if we arrange for them to work in Hong Kong Island, my second uncle and his people will most likely not be willing to do so.

When you first arrive in a strange city, surrounded by unfamiliar environment and new job, a normal person will be hesitant and unable to adapt, and will only want to return to the familiar city and environment.

If you want to convince them, you need a reasonable enough reason.

But Chu Xiangqian would definitely not tell the truth, not even nonsense.

Once my second uncle and the others find out that something really happened in the capital, it will be more difficult to explain it afterwards.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian quickly realized that this time when he came back, he had to improve the relationship between the neighborhood committee, the street, the police station and the steel mill.

Especially the deputy director Li.

This man was also a prominent figure at the time.

He thrived in the ten years of his special life and finally landed safely, transforming himself into a successful businessman in the 1980s, 1990s.

There are really few people like him.

He has all the necessary means and the ability to judge the situation.

If Chu Xiangqian didn't have cheats, he would be nothing compared to others.

After returning to the village, Chu Xiangqian could smell the aroma of cooking meat from afar. In the evening, he accompanied the village cadres to eat meat and drink wine. It was a lively scene.

By the time he rode back to the city overnight, changed to a bicycle outside the city and returned to the Luoguxiang courtyard, it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening.

The silly roe deer cooked a big pot of chestnut stew, and each family got a big bowl of it.

The women and children had a good meal.

But he, the host, was not there, so the heads of the families in the yard and the young men who had married could only wait silently.

As soon as they entered the door, the patriots and the people began to complain.

After Chu Xiangqian learned about this, he hurriedly apologized to everyone.

He said that he wanted to go back to the forest farm and hang out with the hunters in the mountains, so he came back so late.

The three uncles and seven or eight adult men had long forgotten about being hungry.

Everyone became enthusiastic and active. While toasting at the table, they asked about things in the mountains in various ways.

Chu Xiangqian naturally made up a story, saying that he couldn't guarantee the quantity of game meat, but there were still a lot of chestnuts left, and the price was much cheaper than in the past two years.

The three uncles and other heads of the family thought it was normal. After all, they heard that the bark of the trees in the mountains had been stripped clean in the past few years.

Two or three years is definitely not enough for wild animals to recover their populations.

Moreover, in the past two years, the city has indeed never had a shortage of grain supplies.

Although it was impossible to eat white flour buns every meal, I no longer felt hungry.

As for whether people outside the city would still be starving, no one could guarantee it. At least, we rarely heard of people starving to death.

Therefore, it is normal for the price of a side dish like chestnut to fall.

Chu Xiangqian promised to give each family 100 kilograms of chestnuts as a reserve for the winter.

Everyone expressed their gratitude, although the number was not large, but those who had experienced hard times understood.

These 100 kilograms of chestnuts would have been life-saving food three or four years ago.

Only those who have experienced hunger will know how precious food is.

Chu Xiangqian had already had a big meal at the forest farm that night, so he had no appetite for the roe deer stewed with chestnuts.

After drinking and eating meat for half an hour, he simply stood up and said, "Let's get the chestnuts back tonight while the goods have just arrived in the city."

Otherwise, everyone will be taken away tomorrow without you even knowing it.

The three uncles and the others had no appetite to continue eating and drinking.

At around 10 o'clock in the evening, Chu Xiangqian rode his bicycle to Maoer Hutong to have a match with Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu, who had been waiting for him all afternoon and night.

The two women were so tired that they fell asleep. Only then did they quietly go out refreshed and ride their bicycles to take a stroll around Luoguxiang.

They chose a secluded place, took out six bamboo baskets, and put 1800 kilograms of chestnuts in them.

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, more than a dozen laborers followed him out.

The group did not dare to use flashlights and could only quietly follow Chu Xiangqian to the destination. The two of them carried the bamboo baskets and left.

They returned to the courtyard safely and were so excited.

However, someone spoke a little louder and was scolded in a low voice by the three uncles.

Everyone then began to weigh themselves silently.

After working for more than an hour, each household took the chestnuts home, and many people did not sleep well that night.

There are only 13 households living in the yard now, and the remaining 5 kilograms were distributed per person.

I no longer have to worry about food for the winter, and I feel more at ease.

No one would tell anyone about this because every household had bought it, and if anything went wrong everyone would be in trouble.

Moreover, this kind of thing happened in the yard a few years ago. The adults were very strict about it, and even the children knew to keep it a secret.

Not to mention, Chu Xiangqian didn't take the money directly.

The three uncles have collected a lot of copper coins and antiques in the past six months.

The money from the chestnuts will be used to offset antiques, and each household will give the money to the three uncles, which means that the risk is shared equally by the three of them.

The three uncles also got some benefits. Chu Xiangqian agreed to give them part of the money and replace the rest with dried meat.

For the three uncles, they got their capital back and exchanged all the profits for chestnuts and dried meat, which was much more profitable than just keeping all the money.

After the discussion, Chu Xiangqian returned to the east wing from the third uncle's house with two bags filled with copper coins, jade articles, calligraphy and paintings.

Then he saw Shazhu, Aiguo and Aimin waiting for him.

After saying hello, I put the things into the bedroom, which was actually put into the Novice Village warehouse.

After returning to the living room, I learned that the leader of the steel mill wanted to treat me to a meal.

No need to guess, you know it must be related to food.

Chu Xiangqian asked with a smile, "The factory should have no shortage of supplies. In the past few years, I have been exchanging salted fish for things with the factory.

Why are you asking me for food?"

Sha Zhu chuckled, "You don't know, the factory is indeed not short of food. But at least half of those salted fish are used to entertain visitors from other units.

Moreover, when you invite guests to dinner, it is impossible to serve only salted fish and vegetables, there must be some chicken and duck meat.

In addition, in the past two years, the factory has had more and more tasks.

The workload is heavy and the workers have no appetite for money. If any work-related injury occurs, they will inevitably be scolded.

Winter is coming soon. If we don’t prepare some good things soon after hearing that you are back, the factory managers will have a hard time this winter.”

Chu Xiangqian had originally intended to win over Deputy Director Li as much as possible.

After pretending to think for a while, he said, "Then go to the factory tomorrow and tell the factory director and Deputy Director Li.

I'll try to get a few wild boars back, but I don't want money. Your factory manager knows what I want."

Sha Zhu, Aiguo and Aimin nodded without asking any further questions and completed the factory's commission. The three of them were in a very good mood and refused to go back to sleep despite muttering to themselves.

Chu Xiangqian didn't have time to chat with them. He made an excuse that he wanted to go back to the front door to sleep, and left while pushing his bicycle.

But after he left, Sha Zhu suddenly laughed and whispered to Aiguo and Aimin, "Guess, brothers, whether your eldest brother will return to live at the front door?"

Aiguo and Aimin rolled their eyes at Shazhu and thought to themselves, even though you are my elder brother-in-law, my real brother is the backbone of the family.

Even if I knew that Chu Xiangqian really had other women outside, I would not discuss such things with you.

The two brothers didn't say anything and went back to their rooms to sleep.

Shazhu, who felt it was boring, could only mutter a few words and then go home to hug his wife.

Chu Xiangqian naturally returned to Maoer Hutong.

The next night, four wild boars entered the steel mill.

After the handover, Chu Xiangqian winked at Deputy Director Li.

Li Huaiyi immediately understood and nodded quietly.

After the factory director left, Li Huaiyi took a car out of the steel rolling mill and saw Chu Xiangqian riding a bicycle away from a distance.

He hurriedly told the driver to go home and drove behind Chu Xiangqian.

The two men walked one after the other and soon arrived at the yard where they had traded the wild deer that year.

Li Huaiyi chuckled, parked the car a hundred meters away from the yard, and walked to the yard to open the door.

Chu Xiangqian pushed his bicycle inside and said with a smile, "I still have 2 kilograms of dried fish.

3 wild boars, 5 silly roe deer and deer, can you eat them all? "

Li Huaiyi was ecstatic after hearing this. Even for someone of his level, he couldn't eat meat whenever he wanted.

If you want to use connections or maintain relationships, it is much more useful to bring meat to the door than to bring cigarettes and alcohol.

Moreover, sending fish and meat to the old father-in-law will have a greater effect than giving gifts to himself.

He suppressed his excitement and whispered, “Even if you give me so much every month, I can still get it.

Moreover, knowing that you like old things, I have used various connections in recent years and now have a lot of good stuff in my hands.

It's a pity that you are always on business trips, so it's hard to find you."

(End of this chapter)