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Chapter 2195: Living in Abalone Shop for a Long Time

As soon as Song Yunhui arrived at Xiao Lei's house, he smelled the stench caused by industrial production and said, "Is this the stench from the wool spinning mill?"

However, Zhao Shucheng had lived in the abalone shop for so long that he had never smelled the stench. After hearing what Song Yunhui said, he finally understood why he always felt that something was wrong in the village.

When Zhao Shucheng first built the wool spinning mill, he didn't pay much attention to sewage treatment because he purchased a complete set of equipment. In addition, he was used to the smell of animal feces in the countryside, so he didn't pay much attention to this issue.

After hearing what Song Yunhui said, I realized that the equipment of this era does not have the function of sewage treatment, and a separate sewage treatment plant needs to be built.

"Yes, it's the smell of sewage from processing rabbit hair after the wool spinning mill was established."

"Be careful, this gas is poisonous and can harm people's lungs. The wastewater discharged can also cause harm to the human body and may cause cancer if consumed."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't mentioned it. It seems that in the future, when producing, we have to ask the villagers to wear masks and add sewage treatment equipment."

"Yes, brother-in-law, I didn't expect you to know about the problem of wastewater treatment. But you are right to do this, otherwise the sewage will flow into the river and pollute it, and people downstream will not be able to drink water."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Yes, if we don't consider this issue now, we will have to wait until the problem really occurs to deal with it. It will cost more money, and the person's body will have been damaged, and it will be too late by then."

However, when Zhao Shucheng raised this issue at the village committee meeting, the villagers did not understand. They felt that a little pollution was nothing as long as it did not affect production.

"Dongbao, is it necessary? I saw that other factories did not have wastewater treatment during production, and nothing happened."

"Yes, this sewage treatment equipment is not cheap, and it costs a lot of money every year. Why bother?"

Zhao Shucheng waved his hands and said, "Everyone, listen to me. I didn't pay attention to this problem before, but now we have to pay attention to it. Haven't you noticed that after the sewage is discharged into the river, there are no fish in the river, even loaches are gone? But I still remember that before the woolen mill was built, we often went to the river to catch fish and shrimps to satisfy our hunger."

"It doesn't matter if there is nothing, right?"

"How can it be nothing? The fish can't survive here, do you think it will be okay if people drink the water here? Even if our Xiao Lei family has tap water and doesn't drink the water here, but people downstream drink the water and have problems, don't you think we are also responsible? It's wrong to do this, and we will be punished."

However, Zhao Shucheng was unable to convince the village committee, let alone the villagers. After arguing for a long time, they still could not reach a consensus.

However, Zhao Shucheng knew that if pollution was not controlled now, it would only cause more trouble in the future, so he arbitrarily decided to introduce sewage treatment equipment.

When the others saw Zhao Shucheng like this, they hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to do as Zhao Shucheng said. After all, they had always done what Zhao Shucheng said, and it shouldn't be wrong now.

However, there are not many manufacturers of this type of equipment in China, and most of them are small enterprises that are not well-established. Their equipment is not the most advanced, so Zhao Shucheng can only purchase sewage treatment equipment from abroad.

However, this purchase is not so easy, after all, foreign exchange is needed. Although Xiao Lei's family can earn a large amount of foreign exchange every year, they cannot use this money casually, and most of it has been converted into RMB. Now to purchase equipment, you need to apply for it, or even queue up.

Zhao Shucheng didn't want to wait for a long time, so he simply went directly to the provincial government and applied to the Finance Department, which is in charge of foreign exchange. When the next foreign exchange payment from Xiao Lei's family came in, he would give priority to Xiao Lei's family.

The other party also knew that Xiao Lei's family had made so many contributions over the years, so he reluctantly agreed, but it was only this time and there would be no exceptions in the future.

Zhao Shucheng readily agreed, quickly contacted the customer, urged for the deposit and payment, and then had someone place an order for the sewage treatment equipment.

After Xiao Lei's family purchased sewage treatment equipment, a sewage treatment plant was established to treat sewage from several factories. Zhao Shucheng also began to pay attention to Xiao Lei's environmental protection issues, especially the farm. Previously, rabbit urine was basically directly piped to the side of the farm, and the urine of rabbits raised at home was directly dried in the nest, and the rabbit feces were collected for fertilizer.

But Zhao Shucheng was determined to change this situation, because he knew that using rabbit manure directly as fertilizer would be detrimental to crop absorption, and that it would be more effective after fermentation.

Besides, direct fertilization is a bit wasteful, so it is better to build a large biogas digester directly. After all, since the reconstruction of Xiao Lei's house, rabbits in the village are basically raised in the same place, and pipelines can be used to connect various farms to centrally treat sewage and feces. In addition, the biogas from the biogas digester can also contribute to the village, killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, the villagers didn’t understand at first and thought that what Zhao Shucheng did was unnecessary. But after a month, biogas started to be produced and even supplied the villagers’ daily cooking and canteen. It suddenly smelled really good.

After all, they didn't have to collect firewood or even buy coal, which saved a lot of money. Although Xiao Lei's family had no shortage of money, if they could save a little, they could use the money elsewhere, which was also good.

Of course, the sewage generated by Xiao Lei’s existing factory is just a sprinkler for the sewage treatment plant, so it is often in a half-operating state.

Zhao Shucheng naturally couldn't let the sewage treatment plant sit idle. It happened that the fruit trees planted in previous years had begun to bloom and bear fruit one after another. After the output increased significantly in the future, coupled with the fruit trees in the entire county, the time had come to establish a cannery.

The old branch secretary was originally in charge of the orchard together with the old monkey. He was a little surprised to hear that Zhao Shucheng was planning to set up a canning factory specializing in processing the fruits from the village orchard.

"Dongbao, is this necessary? We can just sell our fruits directly to the public, why bother making this trip?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Uncle, that's not the case. We can indeed sell our fruits to foreign countries, but the price may not be very high. Besides, you also know that when we planted fruit trees a few years ago, people from other villages, even the entire county, and nearby counties and cities also followed suit to plant them."

"It is said that scarcity makes things valuable. With such a large-scale fruit tree planting, the fruits will be harvested in batches, and the price will not be high. If we want to raise the price, we can either sell the fruits to other places or sell them at a low price within the province, which is not cost-effective."

"I've learned about the canning factory before. These canned fruits are still selling well abroad."

The old Party Secretary looked at Zhao Shucheng suspiciously and said, "Are you telling the truth? Are they sick? They don't eat fresh fruits, but canned fruits instead?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "There is a reason for this. Canned food was originally supplied to the crew. After all, people drift on the sea for too long without any fruit and vegetable supplies, and they will suffer from scurvy due to lack of vitamin C. On the contrary, with the advent of canned fruits and vegetables, this situation has been greatly reduced." "Later, after the production cost of canned food was reduced, canned food became a regular product for many foreign families. It is cheap and can also shorten the time of preparing food, so it is very popular among foreigners. Moreover, due to geographical reasons in many foreign countries, many foods are severely damaged when transported to the local area, so the price is not as low as canned food. In addition, foreign countries industrialized much earlier than us, and they believe that time is money. In order to save time on eating and cooking, various canned foods have become popular foods."

"In the past few years, when we couldn't eat fresh fruits, didn't we also take canned fruits as gifts, and often couldn't bear to eat them? Besides, our country is vast and rich in resources. We can harvest all kinds of food and be self-sufficient. We have always been particular about the color, fragrance and taste. That's why we rarely eat processed food. Instead, we like to eat homemade or fresh food."

The old branch secretary hesitated for a moment and asked, "Where will you sell the products after you produce them?"

Zhao Shucheng said: "I have already thought about this, that is, to ship it to the country to our north."

The old branch secretary looked at Zhao Shucheng in surprise and said, "Dongbao, you can't do such a thing for a little money. Have you forgotten Zhenbao Island?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Old Party Secretary, of course I haven't forgotten, but we have to look forward to everything. I have been reading books and newspapers over the years. As early as 1982, the other party expressed goodwill and was even ready to restore relations. However, our country does not look at what they say, but what they do, so no action has been taken. In addition, due to the death of their top leader, they have fallen into a period of power fluctuations at the top level, so they have not taken any action."

"But since Al Gore came to power some time ago, the situation has improved. They have adjusted their attitude towards us and even started negotiations. There has also been some loosening in the business situation."

"I think this is the best time. If we can seize this opportunity and ship the canned goods produced in our factory over, we will definitely make a lot of money. Of course, I am not doing this for the money, but I am going to see if I can exchange the canned goods for better things."

"What is it?" the old Party secretary asked curiously.

Zhao Shucheng said: "I think our Xiaolei family's production is a little too dependent on agricultural products, but this production model can be copied and even learned by others. So I plan to get some heavy industrial things to widen the gap with others."

"Is this okay?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "I'm not sure, but I won't give up if I don't give it a try. After all, the development of the Lei family can be seen in the future at a glance. This is not what I want. I hope there will be greater changes, and even our industrial products can go abroad, instead of only exchanging agricultural products for foreign exchange."

"Alas, I am old, and I can only help you. Everything depends on how you do it."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Uncle, you are the pillar of our community. Without you, I wouldn't dare venture out. But if I really get some heavy industrial production equipment, I probably won't put it at Xiao Lei's house, because it's not easy to transport it, and even the raw materials are not easy to get."

"But if you don't put it here, where are you going to put it?"

Zhao Shucheng said, "Actually, do you still remember Director Li who ordered the steel bars from our prefabricated panel factory?"

"Of course I remember that. What does it have to do with him?"

"He has always wanted to expand his steel bar factory, and even wanted to process iron ore into steel in one step, but he was limited by his funds and equipment, so he has never been able to do it. But if I can really get such equipment this time, then we can cooperate."

After hearing this, the old branch secretary hesitated and said, "But how can we cooperate? Who will be the main one and who will be the auxiliary one?"

Zhao Shucheng was a little hesitant when he heard this, after all, this was still crucial for future cooperation. In fact, since last year, private enterprises have been buying and merging state-owned enterprises, but the merger of village collective enterprises like Xiaolei's may never have happened.

"Uncle, we need to discuss this in detail when the time comes. After all, merging companies is not a trivial matter and may involve the province. After all, if we really cooperate to build a factory, it will be a large steel plant. The area occupied, the source of workers, etc. are all issues that need to be considered."

"Is that so? Fine then. You can start with the canning factory first and then see how things turn out. You must be cautious."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "I understand, uncle, you and Lao Hou must keep a close eye on the orchard. We will rely on this to make a fortune in the future."

"I know, don't worry!"

After hearing Zhao Shucheng's plan, Song Yunping hesitated for a moment and said, "Will this work?"

"It has to be possible, and I'm not only going to can fruit, I'm also going to can meat in the future, such as rabbit meat, pork, etc."

"Canned pork? Pork is hard to buy right now. Will we be able to produce enough canned pork by then?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Of course we are not buying pork, but our Xiaolei family runs a breeding farm and raises pigs on a large scale. We eat the pig heads, trotters and offal ourselves or sell them, and we can process and can the pork to earn foreign exchange."

"Dongbao, you are so awesome!"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Don't you already know how powerful I am? By the way, where is that brat?"

"I went to my mother's place."

"That's great. We can finally spend some time alone together today. With this brat here, we haven't had a good intimate moment in a while."

"You, you're already a father, why are you still so..."

"Women won't love bad men, not to mention the ethical principles of husband and wife. There's nothing to be embarrassed about." Zhao Shucheng said as he hugged Song Yunping and went upstairs to the bedroom. Soon, moving singing was heard from inside.