Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 501 Benefits
"Uncle Fu, you are finally here!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang felt happy, then he walked up quickly, laughed and said hello.

"Whoa!"

Xu Guangfu heard the joke in Li Guoqiang's words, and quickly waved his hand to explain: "Stop talking, I have been running back and forth between the ten production teams to complete our project as soon as possible. I almost broke my old waist!"

"Do you want me to say that?"

Li Guoqiang looked at Xu Guangfu complaining, raised his eyebrows, and said in a somewhat unpleasant tone: "After all, you are now a leading cadre at the section level. If there is something, why don't you just tell your subordinates to do it? Why do you have to do it yourself?"

"hey-hey!"

Xu Guangfu laughed awkwardly, then said a little embarrassedly: "I'm just worried and want to keep an eye on it myself!"

"Well! Then you can tire yourself out!"

When Li Guoqiang heard Xu Guangfu's answer, he knew that the other party was making an excuse.

After all, this was just a matter of asking the people from the ten production teams to select a place that was more suitable for beekeeping and to build some infrastructure. It was not an important matter at all, so why would it require a director to personally oversee it?
The only possible explanation is that Xu Guangfu wanted to take this opportunity to show off his face and gain a good reputation!
As the saying goes, life is all about two things: fame or profit.

With Li Guoqiang, a son-in-law with extraordinary abilities, Xu Guangfu basically doesn't have to worry about profits, so the only thing he can pursue now is fame.

And, what's more coincidental is that the bee breeding contracting project they are currently doing can indeed bring him a huge amount of good reputation.

If this happened in ancient times, it is no exaggeration to say that the villagers would be able to spontaneously offer sacrifices to tablets and build ancestral temples.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Xu Guangfu is so active.

"Well, how is your beehive preparation going?"

When Xu Guangfu heard what Li Guoqiang said, he quickly changed the subject and a look of anticipation appeared on his face.

After all, he has now completed all the work and is just waiting to deliver the beehives to the ten production brigades so that he can officially promote this good project that benefits the country and the people.

"Do not worry!"

Li Guoqiang met Xu Guangfu's expectant gaze, smiled slightly, and then said confidently: "The first batch of honeycombs, a total of 100 boxes, are ready. You can have them taken away at any time."

"One hundred boxes?"

Xu Guangfu's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "You... you're not wrong, are you? It's only been a short time, and you've brought back so many boxes of bees from the mountains?"

"What?"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he saw this, and then he asked with a laugh: "You don't believe it? If you don't believe it, you can go to the bee farm with me and you will know."

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

When Xu Guangfu heard Li Guoqiang say this, he immediately started to urge him.

Soon, he, Li Guoqiang, and Xu Yuping all got on the carriage and led the convoy to the first apiary.

At the same time, brigade cadres such as Xu Yuliang and Sun Maocai also received the news. They immediately did not bother to arrange for people to go to the fields to work, and rushed to the first apiary to help.

When they arrived, Xu Guangfu and his men were staring in a daze at the large area of ​​densely packed beehives in front of them.

Although one hundred boxes may not sound like a lot, now that it is in front of them, they realize what a staggering number it is.

Especially when they recalled what they had heard before, that a hive of bees can produce honey worth three or four hundred yuan, they were shocked.

In their opinion, these are not beehives at all, they are simply old hens that lay golden eggs!

"How is it? Uncle Fu, I didn't lie to you!"

Li Guoqiang looked at the shocked expressions on Xu Guangfu and the others, raised the corner of his mouth, then laughed and joked.

"You're so good, kid!"

Xu Guangfu came back to his senses after hearing this, and then gave Li Guoqiang a thumbs up with admiration.

He originally thought that it was already very impressive that Li Guoqiang could get fifty boxes of bees in such a short time. However, he did not expect that Li Guoqiang not only made up for the shortage of dozens of boxes of bees in the first apiary, but also gathered an extra 100 boxes of bees.

Such a large number not only surprised the ten production brigades, but also impressed the county leaders.

All of a sudden, Xu Guangfu's confidence increased dramatically and his back straightened up.

With so many beehives, there is no need to worry about not being able to accomplish great things!
Soon, he waved his hand and shouted, "Move!"

Upon hearing the order, his men immediately rushed towards the beehives and kept moving them onto the carriage.

Upon seeing this, brigade cadres such as Xu Yuliang and Sun Maocai hurriedly took the apiary workers and ran forward to help.

Before long, half of the one hundred boxes of beehives were gone.

"Director, there is no room for the carriage, what should we do?"

"What should I do? What else can I do? I'll have to make another trip in the afternoon!"

When Xu Guangfu heard what his subordinates said, he couldn't help but say something back.

Afterwards, without much greeting with Li Guoqiang, Xu Yuliang and others, he immediately had the beehives on the carriage fixed, and then drove away without stopping.

When Li Guoqiang saw Xu Guangfu leaving, he simply gave some instructions to Xu Yuliang, Sun Maocai and others, asking them to remember to hand over to Xu Guangfu when the time comes, and then he took his men into the mountains to continue digging beehives.

Soon, it was evening in the blink of an eye.

When Li Guoqiang and his men dug up thirteen hives of bees from the mountains, as soon as they returned to the No. 1 apiary, they saw Xu Yuliang, Sun Maocai and other brigade cadres all waiting there.

Xu Yuliang first took a look at the wild beehives that Li Guoqiang and others brought back, then quickly stepped forward and said, "Qiangzi, this afternoon, Uncle Fu has taken his men to transport the remaining fifty boxes of beehives away. This is the proof of the handover."

After saying that, he handed Li Guoqiang a piece of paper with the official seal of the Agriculture Bureau.

Li Guoqiang took it and looked at it. It clearly stated that the Agricultural Bureau had received 100 boxes of honeycombs from the Jinshanbao Production Brigade. Each box of honeycombs was priced at 200 yuan, which would be collected from the profits of the ten production brigades over five years.

Just from this item, Jinshanbao Production Brigade can get a total income of 2 yuan. Not to mention, the Agricultural Bureau also promised to give Jinshanbao Production Brigade priority in purchasing a batch of pesticides, fertilizers, seeds and resale grain.

In comparison, even if the Jinshanbao Production Brigade suffered a small loss, it would not be too big.

"Hadron!"

Seeing that Li Guoqiang had finished reading the handover certificate, Xu Yuliang hurriedly continued, "Uncle Fu also told us to arrange for someone to teach beekeeping techniques as soon as possible. He will send someone to take over tomorrow."

"fine!"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "I have already thought about this. You can select ten men from the bee farm workers who are members of the militia. Then let them take a gun and go to the ten production teams to serve as technical instructors."

"Okay! Then I'll do as you say later!"

When Xu Yuliang heard Li Guoqiang's arrangement, his eyes lit up, then he nodded with admiration and agreed.

Because he knew that Li Guoqiang's arrangement was undoubtedly the most appropriate.

This can not only prevent the women in the apiary from being gossiped about when they go to the ten production brigades, but also ensure their safety to the greatest extent and avoid any opinions from their families.

"correct!"

When Li Guoqiang saw Xu Yuliang was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said, "This time they are going with their husbands to serve as technical instructors. Our team needs to give them some travel allowance. You can discuss the specific amount among yourselves."

"Row!"

When Xu Yuliang heard this, he nodded and agreed without much thought.

On the one hand, he was now completely convinced by Li Guoqiang, and on the other hand, their Jinshanbao Production Brigade was not short of money at all.

What's more, their Jinshanbao Production Brigade was the first to become rich among all the production brigades in Chang County. Now that they are sending people out as errand boys, they cannot let others look down on them.

Otherwise, why would people believe that beekeeping can really make them rich?
Soon, Xu Yuliang went to discuss with Sun Maocai and others, and then they unanimously decided to give those who were on business trips a subsidy of one yuan a day, and both husband and wife would receive a share.

Then, when they announced the decision, they found that not many people signed up.

This made them feel a little confused, and they hurriedly found a few people to ask about it.

But the result made them look at each other in bewilderment.

"Captain, it's not that we don't want to be instructors, but the subsidy is only one dollar a day, two dollars for two people, and there's no use for us to take the money! It would be better for us to stay and follow Qiangzi into the mountains to dig beehives, so we can get some meat every day!"

Seeing that Xu Yuliang, Sun Maocai and others did not say anything, Li Xiuqin continued to repeat the reasons why they did not sign up.

After all, they followed Li Guoqiang into the mountains to dig beehives, and they could get at least a pound of meat a day, which, converted into money, would be worth at least one dollar.

If they become instructors, not only will they have to travel a long way, but they can only get two dollars. In comparison, it is naturally not very attractive.

In other words, what they lack now is not money, but real supplies.

"What do you say we should do now?"

After hearing what Li Xiuqin said, Xu Yuliang could only pull Sun Maocai, Xu Guanglu and others aside, then asked with a frown.

"this."

Sun Maocai rolled his eyes, then hesitantly suggested: "How about we exchange the subsidy for food?"

"no!"

When Xu Yuliang heard this, he immediately refused, saying, "We don't have a lot of food in our brigade. If this is converted into food, each person would need at least 6 to 7 kilograms of rice a day. For 20 people, that would be 140 to 150 kilograms.

Moreover, we don’t know how long they will be there to provide guidance. If it takes more than ten or twenty days, we will need several thousand kilograms of food!
By then, even if we agree, other villagers will have objections."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell into silence again.

In the end, seeing that he could not think of any good solution, Xu Yuliang had no choice but to find Li Guoqiang and talk about the problem.

"Whoa!"

When Li Guoqiang heard this, he couldn't help but said with some amusement: "I thought it was something difficult! You can go and tell them about the other benefits!"

"Benefits? What benefits?"

Xu Yuliang was slightly stunned, then looked at Li Guoqiang with some confusion, as if he couldn't understand what Li Guoqiang meant.

"You think so!"

Seeing that Xu Yuliang still hadn't figured it out, Li Guoqiang could only patiently explain, "They are going to be technical instructors for others this time. In order to learn real technology, they have to be well served by others!
Moreover, when they finish their work, they might even receive a big gift from them!"

"Oh! I understand!"

When Xu Yuliang heard these words, a look of realization immediately appeared on his face.

Afterwards, he hurried back and told this matter to Sun Maocai, Xu Guanglu and others. Everyone immediately admired Li Guoqiang's intelligence.

In fact, if they are given a little time, they can also think of these hidden benefits.

But for a moment, they were all confused by the benefits that their own production team could provide, so they did not think about the benefits that the ten production teams could provide.

Now that they had a solution, they did not dare to waste time and hurried to find the workers at the apiary and spread the news.

Soon, after realizing the huge benefits that this could bring, the workers at the apiary rushed to find Xu Yuliang to sign up.

Seeing this, Xu Yuliang and others became more and more impressed with Li Guoqiang's talent, and then hurriedly determined the ten places based on the family conditions of those who registered, as well as the men's marksmanship and style.

By the time they finished their work, Li Guoqiang had already placed the beehives he had just dug up. He also used these dozen beehives to review the precautions of beekeeping with the ten workers who were going out to serve as technical instructors, so as to avoid embarrassing him.

In addition, to ensure that everything goes well, after the second batch of beehives are gathered in a while, he will go to the ten production brigades with Xu Guangfu to deliver the beehives, and by the way, check the progress and effectiveness of the technical guidance to ensure that there will be no accidents or problems in the beekeeping project.

Even, if possible, he wanted to have the ten production brigades sign a technical guidance agreement with Jinshanbao, using some specialty products in exchange for Jinshanbao sending people to inspect and guide them regularly, so as to deepen the cooperative relationship between the two parties and lay the foundation for the establishment of a beekeeping cooperative in the future.

(End of this chapter)