60s: I have a store

Chapter 509 Guidance and Quota

After eating and drinking, Zhou Yimin and Lin Guohuai took a short rest in the yard.

The warm sunlight falling on his body made Lin Guohuai, who was already sleepy, fall asleep.

After all, it is easy to feel sleepy after eating and drinking. In addition, Lin Guohuai has been busy with the construction of the feed factory during this period and has not had a good rest.

Zhou Yimin looked at the time and saw that Lin Guohuai had fallen asleep. He walked to Lin Guohuai's side, raised his hand and patted Lin Guohuai's shoulder, raised the corner of his mouth, and said with some expectation: "Let's go and take a look at the newly built commune feed factory."

Lin Guohuai was startled. He didn't expect to be woken up just after he fell asleep. He was about to lose his temper, but when he turned around and saw Zhou Yimin.

The bad temper immediately disappeared, and when he heard Zhou Yimin's words, his eyes lit up instantly. He rubbed his hands excitedly and nodded in response: "Okay, I've been waiting for you to say this!"

By finishing his work early, Lin Guohuai can go home and rest early.

In order not to waste time, the two men walked to the center of the yard, and Zhou Yimin nimbly got on the motorcycle, which was extremely rare at the time.

This motorcycle has tough lines and sparkles with metallic luster in the sun. In the era of material scarcity, it was a "rare treasure".

Lin Guohuai sat carefully in the back seat, holding on to the edge of the seat with both hands.

This was his second time riding a motorcycle. He still remembered the lightning-fast feeling from his last experience and was now full of anticipation.

More importantly, it can attract other people's attention. After all, in this era, even bicycles are rare, let alone motorcycles.

I guess quite a few people have never seen it.

Zhou Yimin turned the key, and the motorcycle engine emitted a low and powerful roar, like a beast ready to attack.

He slowly turned the throttle, and the motorcycle drove smoothly out of the yard, leaving two shallow marks on the ground by the tires.

As soon as we left the village, our vision suddenly opened up. The breeze blew gently, and the dry grass on the roadside rustled, as if playing a cheerful piece of music.

Lin Guohuai felt his hair flying wildly in the wind. He slowly loosened his grip on the seat, slowly opened his arms, and felt the air flowing through his fingertips.

The cool touch spread from his palm to his whole body, making him unable to help but laugh heartily.

Zhou Yimin drove the motorcycle attentively, his eyes occasionally glancing at the scenery on the roadside.

In the fields, farmers are bending over and working hard for next year's harvest.

The rolling mountains in the distance contrast beautifully with the blue sky and white clouds.

Since Zhou Yimin helped to finalize the location of the feed factory, he was familiar with the route and did not need Lin Guohuai's guidance at all.

Lin Guohuai was still immersed in the joy of riding a motorcycle, thinking that it would be great if the journey could be longer.

But at this moment, Zhou Yimin had already parked the motorcycle steadily in front of the feed factory.

Lin Guohuai came back to his senses and muttered to himself, "I haven't ridden enough yet. It usually takes a long time to ride a bicycle, but I didn't expect a motorcycle to be so fast."

Zhou Yimin found it funny after hearing this and thought to himself: If motorcycles are not fast, then why invent them? Wouldn’t it be better to just ride a bicycle?

However, he just raised the corners of his mouth slightly and did not say his thoughts out loud.

Although the relationship between the two is pretty good, there are some jokes that cannot be made, after all, they may hurt others.

Soon, as the two men reached the entrance of the feed factory, they saw a middle-aged man standing there, looking around.

This person is Huang Guowei, the head of the feed factory.

Huang Guowei saw Lin Guohuai walking towards him with a young man from afar, and he immediately knew that this young man must be Zhou Yimin.

After all, he knew clearly that the purpose of Lin Guohuai's visit this time was to invite Zhou Yimin to come and provide guidance for the construction of the feed factory.

So, with a big smile on his face, he walked up to him quickly and said enthusiastically, "Oh, thank you for troubling me, Section Chief Zhou! You've come all the way here, thank you for your hard work!"

Zhou Yimin smiled and waved his hand, responding modestly: "Director Huang, you are too polite. This is all for the people, so it can't be said to be hard work."

Huang Guowei led Zhou Yimin and Lin Guohuai towards the factory while speaking polite words.

Along the way, he introduced the construction of the feed factory to Zhou Yimin in detail like an experienced tour guide.

He talked about everything from the difficulties in building the factory, how to overcome problems such as capital shortage and difficulty in transporting materials, to the experience of running around and comparing prices during the equipment purchasing process.

Zhou Yimin listened attentively, asking questions from time to time, and Huang Guowei answered them patiently.

The three of them walked into the feed factory and what came into view was a spacious and tall factory building.

The factory was empty, with no busy workers to be seen.

In the huge space, only the footsteps of the three of them echoed.

It turned out that after the construction of the factory was completed, the villagers from various villages who came to help had returned to their respective villages. After finishing their work, they had to go back to the village to continue their farm work, and had no time to rest at all.

But there is no way, this is the characteristic of this era.

Zhou Yimin looked around at the brand new machines and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, after all, it was a commune, and their approach was different.

These machines were much more advanced than those in the Zhoujiazhuang feed processing plant. He had to work very hard and use a lot of connections to get the equipment in Zhoujiazhuang.

Huang Guowei noticed Zhou Yimin's expression and mistakenly thought that he was dissatisfied with the factory or equipment. He felt nervous and asked quickly, "Section Chief Zhou, is there anything wrong?"

Zhou Yimin came back to his senses, shook his head, and explained: "No, I just suddenly thought of the situation in Zhoujiazhuang and felt a little emotional."

Huang Guowei breathed a sigh of relief. If it was built like this and there were still people dissatisfied, he would really not know what to do.

After all, Secretary Huang had instructed that the opinions put forward by Zhou Yimin should be listened to as long as they were feasible.

Next, they came to the feed production workshop.

The workshop was filled with a faint aroma of grains. Zhou Yimin approached each piece of equipment, carefully inspected it, and gently stroked the cold metal shell.

He saw the brand new machine, nodded, and asked, "The equipment looks good. Did you buy it according to the advice I gave you before?"

Huang Guowei nodded quickly, with a bit of admiration in his tone, and said: "Yes, Chief Zhou. The suggestions you gave are very practical. We will do exactly as you said. However, we would like to ask for more guidance on the specific production processes and quality control." Zhou Yimin paced back and forth in the workshop, like a rigorous detective, not missing any details.

He carefully observed the operation of the equipment, his eyes fixed on the moving gears and conveyor belts.

Afterwards, he picked up some samples of the produced feed, first put them under his nose and sniffed gently to feel whether the smell was pure, then twisted them with his hands to judge the texture of the feed by touch.

Lin Guohuai followed behind, looking at Zhou Yimin's professional and focused appearance, he couldn't help but admire him secretly in his heart.

He just didn't believe it. He couldn't see any difference at all. In his eyes, didn't all feed look the same?

After a while, Zhou Yimin stopped and said to Huang Guowei seriously: "At present, the equipment is running normally, but some details need to be improved.

Take the mixing of feed for example. If the time and strength are not accurately controlled, this may lead to uneven mixing of feed and affect the quality. In addition, the screening of raw materials is more stringent, and impurities must not be allowed to mix in, otherwise it will directly affect the health of livestock. "

While listening, Huang Guowei quickly took notes in his notebook and asked some questions from time to time. Zhou Yimin patiently answered them one by one.

Afterwards, Zhou Yimin inspected the feed factory’s warehouse.

The warehouse is filled with all kinds of raw materials, and the sacks are neatly stacked.

He checked the ventilation and moisture-proof facilities in the warehouse and found that the vents were not set up properly, which could easily lead to poor air circulation and cause the raw materials to become damp and deteriorate.

Zhou Yimin pointed out the problem to Huang Guowei: "We should add a few more ventilation skylights on the top of the warehouse and lay a moisture-proof layer on the ground."

Huang Guowei quickly wrote down Zhou Yimin's suggestion and discussed it in detail during the meeting to see if this approach was feasible.

"Ok."

The next step was transportation. Zhou Yimin learned that the current transportation mainly relied on manual handling and simple carts, which was inefficient and easily caused damage to the feed packaging.

After thinking for a moment, he suggested purchasing some small transport carts and rationally planning the transport routes to improve transport efficiency and reduce losses.

Lin Guohuai stood aside, watching Zhou Yimin quietly as he gave instructions in an orderly manner.

He couldn't help but sigh that Zhou Yimin was so young but had such rich knowledge and keen insight.

No wonder the commune leaders value him so much. Zhou Yimin does have real ability and can actually solve problems.

Huang Guowei carefully recorded the series of improvement measures and suggestions proposed by Zhou Yimin and said that they would be implemented as soon as possible.

He said gratefully: "Section Chief Zhou, thank you so much today! Your visit is like pointing us in the right direction and solving a big problem. I hope you will take good care of our feed factory in the future."

Zhou Yimin smiled and responded: "Director Huang is too polite. We are all working for the development of the commune."

Just as the three of them were pacing attentively in the feed factory workshop, at this moment, footsteps were heard at the workshop door. Everyone turned around and saw Secretary Huang of the commune rushing over.

Secretary Huang walked towards Zhou Yimin with a smile on his face, and said as he walked: "Yimin, I'm really sorry. I've been busy with other affairs of the commune and only found time to come here now. You must check our feed factory and see if there are any areas that need improvement."

Zhou Yimin quickly went over to him and responded with a smile: "Secretary Huang, you are too polite. It is my duty to contribute to the commune."

In the following time, Zhou Yimin continued his previous work and explained in detail to Secretary Huang the current problems in the feed factory.

Secretary Huang and Huang Guowei listened very carefully and raised their questions from time to time, which Zhou Yimin answered patiently.

Huang Guowei stood by, taking notes and occasionally adding some actual information about the factory.

When Zhou Yimin finished checking all the links and was about to leave, Secretary Huang stopped him.

Secretary Huang looked at Zhou Yimin sincerely and said, "Yimin, our feed factory was successfully built thanks to your help. Now the feed factory is preparing to start recruiting workers. I have specially reserved ten job vacancies for you as a token of gratitude from the commune."

Zhou Yimin was stunned at first, then quickly declined, "Secretary Huang, this is not possible. I do all this for the development of the commune, how can I take this quota?"

Secretary Huang was relentless, and took a step forward, took Zhou Yimin's hand and said, "Yimin, don't refuse.

You have made so many contributions to the commune, and these ten places are far from enough to express our gratitude. This is not only for you, but also an opportunity for the villagers in Zhoujiazhuang who have contributed to the construction. "

It is estimated that Secretary Huang is not very clear about the situation in Zhoujiazhuang now, and the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang may not be interested in these ten places.

The number of places would be about the same if it were a factory in the city.

Lin Guohuai stood aside and did not explain the situation. Even if he did, it would only make both parties embarrassed. It would be useless other than that.

Even if the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang look down on it, Zhou Yimin can still sell it to villagers from other villages.

Seeing Secretary Huang's sincerity, Zhou Yimin hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted the ten job positions. He said gratefully, "Secretary Huang, I will be very grateful. I will make good use of these positions so that those who really need them can get good jobs."

Lin Guohuai and Huang Guowei, who were standing by, saw this scene with envy in their eyes.

Huang Guowei knew that although the feed factory could not compare with the big factories in the city now, it had great potential for development under the guidance of Zhou Yimin.

These ten jobs are undoubtedly a good opportunity for rural families to change their destiny.

Huang Guowei couldn't help but sigh that Zhou Yimin was indeed capable and was treated so well by the commune.

After collecting the quota, Zhou Yimin said goodbye to Secretary Huang, Huang Guowei and others one by one.

He got on his motorcycle, started the engine, turned around and waved to everyone, then drove towards Zhoujiazhuang.

The afterglow of the setting sun cast a golden outline on his body. Along the way, Zhou Yimin was in a particularly good mood, thinking about how to reasonably allocate the ten job quotas after returning.

Lin Guohuai and the other two stayed where they were. At this time, Secretary Huang spoke up: "Guowei, what do you think of Zhou Yimin?"

Huang Guowei was convinced: "Section Chief Zhou, you are really capable. I have been here since the construction of the feed factory. I have never found any problems for such a long time."

"But when Section Chief Zhou came over, he asked a lot of questions at once, and he was able to quickly provide solutions to the problems I asked!"

At first he thought that Zhou Yimin, a young man, couldn't be that capable.

I didn't expect that when I saw him today, I found him to be so amazing that it seemed like nothing could stump him.

After seeing Huang Guowei's performance, Secretary Huang was still satisfied. Even though he didn't like him, he was most afraid that he would conflict with Zhou Yimin.

(End of this chapter)