60s: I have a store

Chapter 452 Greenhouse Vegetables

When Zhou Zhiming was inspecting the plastic greenhouse today, he found that the vegetables were ripe and ready to be picked, so he hurried to tell the old branch secretary the good news.

After hearing the news, the old branch secretary couldn't wait to come to the plastic greenhouse.

Over the past month, the vegetables planted in the greenhouse have grown well and are finally ready for harvest.

The scene in front of him made the old branch secretary surprised and happy, but at the same time he couldn't help complaining: "Oh! If I had known that I should have planted immediately after building the greenhouse, I would have wasted so much time. Otherwise, I could have harvested several more crops!"

Zhou Zhiming also spoke up at this time: "Yes! It can only be said that he did not listen to Yimin's advice, and suffered the consequences!"

When the old branch secretary heard this, he wanted to laugh. But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he was right. Zhou Yimin had been continuously expanding production in the village and no accidents had ever occurred.

Every time things progress, they move in the best direction!

"Zhiming, remember what you just said, and always focus on this sentence."

Zhou Zhiming nodded quickly.

At this time, the old branch secretary suddenly got to the point: "Zhiming, go and arrange for some people to pick all the vegetables in the greenhouse, and then use a tractor to transport them to the steel plant!"

Now that the village has a tractor, there is no need to trouble Zhou Dazhong to apply for a truck to load goods every time.

"Zhiming, by the way, call Zhou Dazhong and ask him to come back!"

This kind of good thing will definitely not be wasted on outsiders, and I’ve heard Zhou Yimin mention before that the steel mills have stricter regulations now because it is difficult to purchase materials.

Zhou Zhiming replied: "Okay, old secretary, I will arrange it now!"

I quickly walked to the house where the telephone was installed. There were often security team members standing guard or patrolling near the house or at the door.

The telephone is a very important asset in the village, and no accidents can happen to it.

Zhou Zhiming quickly made a phone call and asked Zhou Dazhong to come back.

Then in less than ten seconds, he hung up the phone. Phone charges are not cheap nowadays, so one should save money wherever possible.

After Zhou Zhiming finished the call, he began to arrange people to pick vegetables in the greenhouse.

After Zhou Yimin learned that the vegetables in the greenhouse were ripe, he also came to the greenhouse.

At this time, Zhou Zhiming had already brought a number of people to the plastic greenhouse.

When the old branch secretary saw Zhou Yimin, he was delighted and said, "Yimin, thanks to your suggestion to build this plastic greenhouse, otherwise we wouldn't have any fresh vegetables to sell now!"

Zhou Yimin replied: "Old Party Secretary, this also requires your consent, otherwise my proposal alone will be useless."

The harvesting of vegetables officially began. Zhou Dazhong quickly divided the work among the people, with some responsible for picking, some for carrying, and some for sorting and packing outside the greenhouse.

The picker bends down carefully, holds the root of the vegetable with both hands, and pulls it gently. A whole vegetable is picked and placed neatly in a bamboo basket beside it. His movements are skillful and quick.

Zhou Yimin joined the picking team when he had nothing to do.

As he was picking lettuce, he reminded everyone: "When picking lettuce, start from the outer leaves and break them off one by one, so that the heart of the lettuce can continue to grow."

Everyone listened carefully and followed suit.

At this moment, the young and strong Zhou Dazhui, thinking only of picking more vegetables, moved too quickly and accidentally slipped, falling into the vegetable field.

His face was covered in dirt and he was holding a handful of freshly picked cabbages tightly in his hand. He looked very funny.

Everyone was stunned at first, and then burst into laughter.

Zhou Dazhu scratched his head embarrassedly and started laughing.

This can be regarded as a little seasoning in the busy farm work.

During the transportation process, Zhou Daniu and Zhou Dazhui started competing with each other.

Both of them wanted to prove that they were strong, so they picked up two large baskets full of vegetables each time and had to compete to see who could walk faster.

At the beginning, Zhou Daniu walked in front, shouting triumphantly: "Dazhu, you can't catch up with me!"

When the old branch secretary saw this, he reminded them, "You two, don't be so anxious. Take your time. This job is not urgent."

However, Zhou Dazhui was selectively deaf, pretending that he did not hear what the old branch secretary said. In order not to be outdone, he quickened his pace.

But after taking a few steps, Zhou Dazhui twisted his foot and almost fell down, but the vegetables in the basket were not so lucky and spilled all over the ground.

This scene happened to be seen by the old branch secretary who was checking the harvest situation. His face darkened instantly. He walked over quickly and criticized in a harsh tone: "Dazhu, what are you doing! Don't you know how precious vegetables are now?"

"Didn't I just tell you not to worry, not to worry, but you didn't listen. Now something bad has happened!"

Zhou Dazhu felt a little aggrieved and muttered quietly: "I didn't do it on purpose. You can still sell the vegetables if you wipe them clean."

The old Party Secretary got even angrier when he heard this: "Absolutely not! These vegetables are to be sold to the steel mill. We can't ruin the good impression Zhoujiazhuang has in the steel mill because of these vegetables!"

This is not something that can be made up for with a little money, and this is a channel that Zhou Yimin worked hard to open up, so there is no need to sell such good vegetables to the commune.

Not only are the prices pushed down, but we also have to be picky. We are not like the wealthy steel mills where the prices can be negotiated as long as the quality is up to standard.

Zhou Dazhu realized that he had caused trouble, so he stopped talking and just quietly picked up the vegetables that had spilled on the ground and put them into the basket.

After seeing this scene, the people around were afraid to act quickly, otherwise the vegetables would be spilled on the ground again. At that time, the old branch secretary would probably not just scold them.

When Zhou Yimin heard the old branch secretary's words, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. He could only say that he was worthy of being the old branch secretary as he had such a long-term vision.

"You are absolutely right, old Party Secretary. When it comes to cooperation with a steel plant, credibility is the most important thing."

Then he turned around and comforted Zhou Dazhu: "Don't take it to heart. Be careful next time and don't let this happen again."

Zhou Dazhu blushed and nodded, then he and Zhou Daniu picked up the vegetables that were spilled on the ground.

Even if it is not sold to the steel plant, there is no problem keeping it in the village. After all, it is just spilled on the ground and is not a big problem.

Outside the greenhouse, people sorting and packing vegetables classify them by type and size, pack them neatly into baskets, and put a layer of straw in each basket to prevent the vegetables from being damaged during transportation.

The old branch secretary kept walking around, checking the progress and quality of the harvest, and reminded everyone from time to time: "Be careful, don't spoil the vegetables, these are the treasures of our village."

His eyes were full of concern and expectation, fearing that something like what had just happened would happen again.

After hearing this, the villagers paid more attention when working, for fear of making mistakes and being punished by the old branch secretary later.

After hearing the news from the village, Zhou Dazhong felt a little strange. Why didn’t they ask the truck from the steel plant to transport the goods? Did they ask him to transport it back by bicycle?

He shook his head. He hadn't offended the old branch secretary recently, so he shouldn't have played a trick on him like this.

I quickly rode my bicycle back to Zhoujiazhuang, wanting to see the old branch secretary and see what he was up to. As time went by, the number of vegetables in the greenhouse became less and less, while the baskets outside the greenhouse piled up more and more, and soon formed a small mountain.

After Zhou Dazhong returned to Zhoujiazhuang, he rushed to the greenhouse without stopping and saw so many baskets of vegetables.

I didn’t expect that this greenhouse could produce so many vegetables in one harvest. Considering the area of ​​the greenhouse, it is indeed a bumper harvest.

All the vegetables in the greenhouse were harvested soon.

The old Party secretary said, "Zhiming, can you drive the tractor over here?"

When Zhou Dazhong heard this, he was immediately shocked and asked, "Old Party Secretary, when will the village have a tractor?"

Why had he never heard of such a big thing from the villagers?

The old branch secretary said indifferently: "There is nothing worth talking about."

Zhou Dazhong didn't expect that the old branch secretary was also a Versailles person, but there was nothing he could do.

Soon after harvesting the vegetables, the old branch secretary ordered Zhou Zhiming to drive the only tractor in the village, loading baskets of vegetables to the steel plant.

By the way, let's take Zhou Dazhong along as well. If Zhou Dazhong doesn't go, I don't know if the vegetables will be counted on Zhou Dazhong's head.

Zhou Dazhui and the others were full of envy, but there was nothing they could do since Zhou Zhiming was the best among them in learning how to drive a tractor.

I just hope that next time there is such an opportunity, it will be my turn.

As soon as the tractor hit the road, it attracted a lot of attention.

Pedestrians on the road cast surprised glances at him. Some couldn't help but stop, opening their mouths wide, their eyes full of envy and curiosity.

"Which village is this tractor from? It's so rare! How come I've never heard of it before?"

An old man was amazed, and the young man next to him came forward and stared at the tractor as if he was looking at a rare treasure.

Amidst the dusty road, Zhou Zhiming arrived at the steel plant safely.

The leaders of the steel plant had been waiting at the door for a long time. They thought they would see the traditional horse-drawn carriage transporting vegetables, but when they saw the roaring tractor coming, they were really shocked.

The leader's eyes widened instantly, and his face was filled with surprise. He opened his mouth slightly and muttered to himself: "I didn't expect that Zhoujiazhuang even has a tractor!"

He knew very well that although tractors were not as good as trucks, their transportation efficiency was not much different, which meant that Zhoujiazhuang had taken a big step forward in its development.

The leader walked over quickly, looked around the tractor and praised Zhou Zhiming: "You guys in Zhoujiazhuang are really great. With this tractor, it will be much more convenient to transport vegetables in the future!"

After all, the trucks in the factory will be assigned tasks, so there is no need to ask the factory trucks to help transport goods, which saves a lot of effort.

Zhou Zhiming smiled and responded: "This is all thanks to Yimin, who invented the feed."

After hearing Zhou Zhiming's words, Director Zheng of the steel plant had some thoughts in his mind, since meat is so difficult to purchase now.

Why don’t you raise them yourself? Before, I was worried that the breeding time would be too long and I was afraid that the breeding would not be good. But now that we have feed, it’s completely different.

Moreover, if the factory raises the fish itself, it can reduce demand. The more I think about this idea, the better it seems. I guess I should find some time to have a good chat with Zhou Yimin.

Then, with the help of everyone, the vegetables were quickly unloaded.

When Director Zheng saw the piles of fresh green vegetables, he couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

In this period of relative scarcity of supplies, it is so rare to see such fresh and rich varieties of vegetables at this time.

Then he walked forward, picked up a lettuce and looked at it carefully. The leaves were crisp and tender, without any signs of disease or insect pests. He touched the cucumber. The thorns on the skin were prickly, but the body of the cucumber was stiff.

Director Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhou Dazhong: "Your Zhoujiazhuang really gave us a surprise this time. The quality of these vegetables is better than I thought."

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "How about this, considering the excellent quality of the vegetables, we will give you a little more price."

When Zhou Dazhong heard this, his face lit up with joy and he quickly thanked him: "Thank you so much, leader. This is really great!"

If we tell the old branch secretary this good news, he will probably be very happy for a while.

When the workers at the steel plant heard that the canteen had received fresh vegetables, they all gathered around.

Everyone was excited to see the piles of spinach, lettuce, cucumbers and beans.

A young worker couldn't help but say: "Finally I don't have to eat Chinese cabbage anymore. I'm almost tired of eating it every day. Now I can change my taste!"

Another veteran worker also agreed with a smile: "Yes, these vegetables look fresh. We will have to pick more later."

Everyone was talking at once, and were full of expectations for these vegetables.

I have been eating cabbage for the entire winter. Although it is still edible, there are other vegetables to eat to change it up a bit and not have to eat such a monotonous diet.

Director Zheng saw Zhou Dazhong was about to leave and quickly called out to him, "Dazhong, come here for a moment. I have something to tell you."

Although Zhou Dazhong felt a little strange, since the leader had spoken, how could he refuse? He trotted to Director Zheng's side.

"Director Zheng, what do you want me to do?"

Director Zheng got straight to the point: "Actually, I want to talk to Yimin about something. Can you help me talk to Yimin?"

There was no way. The time Zhou Yimin would come to the factory was uncertain, and if one wanted to find Zhou Yimin, one could only ask people from the same village to help notify him.

Zhou Dazhong thought it was something else and quickly replied, "Okay, Director Zheng, I'll tell Section Chief Zhou when I get back to Zhoujiazhuang!"

After all, there is a leader present, so it would be better to call them by their positions.

Director Zheng nodded and returned to his office.

Originally, he didn't need to come out for this kind of thing, but when he heard there were fresh vegetables, he couldn't help but be curious and decided to join in the fun.

Seeing that all the work was done, Zhou Zhiming drove the tractor and took Zhou Dazhong to Zhoujiazhuang.

After returning to Zhoujiazhuang, Zhou Dazhong couldn't wait to tell the old branch secretary the good news.

After hearing this, the old branch secretary felt that the previous determination seemed to be correct. It seemed that this standard had to be maintained in the future, and it might get worse and worse.

Otherwise, the steel mill might be disgusted and refuse to accept it.

The only option is to continue selling the vegetables to the commune.

When the villagers learned that their vegetables were not only sold at a good price but also recognized by the steel plant, they cheered.

Zhou Dazhong remembered Director Zheng’s words and went to Zhou Yimin’s home.

(End of this chapter)