60s: I have a store

Chapter 175 Exchange
Afterwards, Zhou Dachun went to find the old branch secretary and the team leader in a depressed mood.

After hearing this, the old branch secretary and the team leader immediately understood that Zhou Yimin did not want to take advantage of the villagers, so they ordered a dozen people to follow Dachun to the cave and move the wood out.

The two men brought the village carpenter and went to Zhou Yimin's house to discuss the batch of rosewood.

"Logically speaking, that kind of wood is not very valuable nowadays," said the carpenter.

If it were in the past, this would indeed be a precious wood, but nowadays, even antiques are not valuable, let alone wood.

"Then we'll go with the market price. Once everything is moved back, you can give us an estimate. I'll go back to the city tomorrow and transport it out to find a buyer," Zhou Yimin said.

It just so happened that he drove the truck back to the village.

It didn't take long for them to reach an agreement on the matter. It wasn't a big deal, and both sides were willing to "give way" and didn't haggle over the price, so naturally the deal was made quickly.

After lunch, people from the plastic film factory came.

They came with three trucks loaded with polyethylene film, and they were going to exchange these three trucks of plastic film for a truck of corn.

In fact, Yue Xiu was still a little nervous.

Food is in short supply now! Can their three truckloads of plastic film really be exchanged for one truckload of food? When Lao Zhang found him, he immediately reported to the factory director and others.

The factory leaders agreed without much hesitation.

They would definitely be happy to exchange their own products for food! The factories are not short of money now, but they are short of food. The food rations allocated to their factories are not enough. The leaders above also said that they should find a solution themselves.

"Is Comrade Zhou Yimin here?" Yue Xiu asked after getting off the car.

Zhou Yimin stepped forward and tried to get close to him: "Uncle Yue, hello! Uncle Zhang often mentions you."

When Yue Xiu heard Zhou Yimin calling him Uncle Yue, he was immediately delighted and their relationship immediately became much closer.

He had heard from Old Zhang about Zhou Yimin, who invented the pressurized well and solar cooker. He was truly a leader among young people and had even been featured in newspapers. He was a celebrity.

But even so, people still give him enough respect.

Yue Xiu smiled and said, "It's strange that he would talk about me often. He would only think of me when he needs my help."

Then, he praised Zhou Yimin, saying that Zhou Yimin was capable and that if his boy could be half as good as Zhou Yimin, he would die with peace of mind.

After the pleasantries, let’s get down to business.

Zhou Yimin took a look at the plastic film and found it to be quite thick, to his surprise. However, its transparency was not as high as that seen in later generations.

I can only say that this plastic film has advantages and disadvantages!

But it is not easy to do this at the moment.

Yue Xiu also led people to check the corns. They did not open the bags one by one, but randomly checked a few bags. They found that the corns were very good and they were not fooled by inferior products.

The subsequent exchange is when the captain connects with them.

In name, it was an exchange between Zhoujiazhuang and the plastic film factory. Yue Xiu also supported this operation, so as to avoid giving people a chance to criticize, which would be disadvantageous to both parties.

With the help of the villagers, the three trucks of plastic film were unloaded, and then the pile of corn was loaded onto the truck of the plastic film factory.

To be honest, the villagers felt sad when they saw the corn being loaded onto the truck, even though it didn't belong to their village.

Zhou Yimin was not stingy either. He gave each person who came from the plastic film factory a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, and Yue Xiu gave an extra bottle of Lafite red wine, as he had no shortage of that stuff anyway.

This made the driver of the plastic film factory very happy.

Although being a driver is a profession that everyone admires and their income is not low, they rarely smoke Zhonghua cigarettes! On the one hand, it is expensive, and on the other hand, it is not easy to buy.

Zhonghua cigarettes, which cost 1 yuan a pack, are the most expensive cigarettes in China. "You! Why are you being so polite to Uncle Yue? If you need plastic film next time, come to me directly." Yue Xiu said to Zhou Yimin.

He also wanted to get closer to Zhou Yimin. Everyone could see that this young man had a bright future.

"Okay, definitely. Our village is planning to do greenhouse cultivation, so the demand for plastic film is still huge."

Yue Xiu also expected that Zhoujiazhuang needed the plastic film for this purpose.

Building plastic greenhouses is not popular nowadays, and it is not easy to promote it. The main reason is that many villages, teams, farms, communes, etc. do not have such courage.

They are afraid that the money invested will be wasted, labor will be wasted, or the cost will outweigh the benefits.

As for Zhoujiazhuang, he felt something was different the moment he entered the village.

The most obvious is the road into the village.

This road is smoother and easier to walk on than some main roads in some communes. In many places, road construction is not taken seriously, and people think that it is enough to have a road that can be walked on, and there is no need to make it so big or so good.

From this road, we can also see that Zhoujiazhuang is more courageous than other villages.

"You guys in Zhoujiazhuang are still forward-looking." Yue Xiu praised.

The old Party secretary laughed and said, "It's not our village that has foresight, it's Yimin. How would we know how to build a plastic greenhouse?"

Yue Xiu was shocked. It seemed that Zhou Yimin had the final say in Zhoujiazhuang!

After chatting for a while, Yue Xiu said goodbye, and they took the corn back to the plastic film factory to report.

"Unfortunately, we don't have bamboo here," Zhou Yimin said regretfully.

If you want to build a greenhouse, of course, it is best to use a steel pipe structure. But given the current conditions in Zhoujiazhuang, that requirement is too high. The cost is also too high.

If we switch to bamboo, the cost can be reduced a lot.

It’s not that there is no bamboo in the imperial capital, but the number planted is not large. They are all introduced from other places, and many of them are ornamental bamboos.

Zhou Yimin then told the old branch secretary and others how to build a greenhouse.

"What should we do then?" someone asked.

After all, the plastic film was returned.

The old branch secretary and the team leader were not in a hurry at all. They knew Zhou Yimin. Since he wanted to build a plastic greenhouse, it meant that the village could do it and met the conditions.

As expected, Zhou Yimin continued, "We can use the riverbed. Isn't it concave? We just need to build from both ends of the riverbank to the middle of the river."

This saves a lot of effort and materials.

"When do we start?" someone asked again.

"It depends on when you are free! You can also cover it when it is hot. It can speed up the growth of plants. If you don't believe me, you can try it. In addition, covering it with plastic film can also reduce insect pests."

With plastic film protecting them, how can foreign insects get in and cause harm? Of course, insects growing inside are inevitable.

The old branch secretary discussed with the team leader for a while and said, "Let's start tomorrow."

They also want to try out the effects.

The old branch secretary asked people to get wooden frames. Although there were no steel pipes or bamboo, there was still wood. In order to increase the stability of the plastic shed, they planned to get some wooden frames.

Zhou Yimin doesn't have to worry about the rest.

(End of this chapter)