Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 152 Returning Hometown
The road from Fengshan back to Wangjia Production Team is still being widened and renovated, so the dust on the road has become heavier, but there is gravel and sand underneath, so rain or snow should not affect traffic.

The wilderness was completely silent, with only the cattle and sheep herders leading them to eat some cold-resistant wild grasses in the fields.

There was no pedestrian on the road. Wang Jiankun carefully avoided the piles of road construction materials and slowly drove home.

When I entered the production team, I met a few children playing outside. When they saw Wang Jiankun coming back on a motorcycle, they followed him for a while.

He slowed down and took out some candy to share with the 7 or 8-year-old children.

Today is New Year's Day. When Wang Jiankun arrived home, everyone except his mother was warming themselves by the fire.

My mother is still in Guangzhou helping to take care of my aunt and little nephew. I heard that my little nephew weighed 7 jin when he was born, and looked exactly like my uncle.

It’s a pity that current text machines don’t have the function of transferring pictures, and the model I brought doesn’t support it. Otherwise, I could ask my mother or uncle to take a picture and see it.

When the family heard the sound of a motorcycle in the yard, they all came to the door.

"Grandpa, grandma, dad, I'm back, help me get the things."

"Xiangxiang, this is your gift, take it home and take a look at it slowly."

"Thank you, brother. I forgive you." She picked up the box and walked home happily.

"Jiankun, you brought so many colorful things with you. Where did you go?"

"Milky, this is bird's nest and donkey-hide gelatin, and this is milk powder for the elderly. These are all bought in Hong Kong. I brought them here for you to try. If you like them, I will buy more in the future."

Wang Jiankun bought these things two months ago. He forgot to bring them with him before, so he brought them back together this time.

"You are such a waste, kid. We have meat to eat every day, and we also take supplements and milk powder. Now those babies don't even have milk powder to drink." Grandma always said these words, but she still happily took these things and walked home.

My father and grandfather also helped to get some, and the three of us walked home together.

"Grandpa, Dad, these four boxes are iron-box cigarettes bought in Hong Kong. I saw that you liked smoking them before, so I bought them for you."

"This cigarette is good. It doesn't irritate our throats like the ones we smoke here, and it has a nice aroma." My father said as he took a can and left.

"It's just too expensive. I heard from your dad that according to our money, it costs more than 50 yuan a box. There are only 200 sticks in a box, which is 2 cents a stick, equivalent to less than half a pound of pork." Although grandpa likes it, he thinks it is too expensive.

"Grandpa, we are not short of money now. We can eat better, drink better, and smoke better cigarettes. Don't worry about the money."

"Don't buy it next time. I'm afraid I'll get picky if I smoke too much. During that period, I always felt something was wrong when I smoked tobacco after finishing the iron box."

"Grandpa, how is the team doing recently? I noticed that the houses of the people along the way have been renovated."

"Of course that's great. When you have money, you will renovate your house first. Today it's cold and there are not many people outside. Now everyone has torn the flowered cloth to make new clothes. They don't think about saving it until the New Year. They wear their new cotton-padded jackets and shoes as soon as winter comes."

“That’s good, now a set of clothes shouldn’t be a difficult thing;

The team's dividend distribution this year shouldn't be as contentious as last year, right?"

"No, we followed your method last year and asked them to voluntarily invest. This year, we will distribute dividends according to the shares they invested at that time. The team's accountant has estimated that after deducting the necessary expenses for road and bridge construction and some other expenses of the team, the agreed proportion will be reserved for future development. This year, the team will distribute a total of 30 in cash to the investors."

"30? Isn't that a little too little?"

"It's quite a lot. On average, one share will get 1. Almost every family has 3 shares. Those with a large population but no family split up will probably get 7 to 8. Those with a family split up or a small family will probably get 3 to 4.

This year the team plans to buy a few more trucks, repair the upstream and downstream of the river, and then dig more water storage ponds for fish farming.

The water in the fish pond can also be used as a source of irrigation water during the dry season, and does not compete with the water in the river. After all, the water in the river is used to generate electricity. The power supply is quite tight now, so power generation is still relatively important. "

"You just dig a pond to store water. Haven't you considered building a reservoir?"

"Of course we want to build a reservoir, and then I asked the people in the county water conservancy bureau, and they said that the only place where we can build a reservoir is the Lingjiao production team at the source of the river. No other place is suitable for construction."

"Then how about we invest in the Lingjiao Production Team to build a reservoir?"

"Invest in other production teams to build reservoirs? Jiankun, this is not a good idea. The reservoir is on someone else's land, and it will be difficult to manage. Even if the electricity generated does not benefit them, it may be cut off at any time."

"I see, Grandpa, our lighter factory can only reach this production capacity at present. It is impossible to expand it further. One important reason is that there is not enough electricity."

"The current production is quite large, there is no need to expand it. Our team can get more than 10 yuan every month, and the workers' wages are also very high. I am quite worried that the higher-ups will cause trouble for us because of our good performance."

Wang Jiankun has no good solution for the current development of the production team which is restricted by electricity. Building a thermal power plant is impossible, and the hydropower station has been rejected by his grandfather. The power line from Qinghua Town has limited capacity, and in a few years it may not even be able to guarantee the current power supply. After all, the production teams along the way are also developing and electricity consumption is increasing.

"That's fine, Grandpa. From now on, the production of the lighter factory will not be expanded for the time being. This means that the team's income will not increase as much as it did this year. You have to communicate with the team leaders and team members."

"Okay, it's time to tell them. They've been buying this and that, spending money lavishly, without thinking about saving more."

"Grandpa, you still have to spend money, but you have to spend it according to your income and don't overspend or borrow money. If you don't spend it, it will depreciate."

"It's time for dinner. You two should eat first and then talk. Jiankun, you will have to stay at home for two more days this time!" Grandma was calling for dinner, so Wang Jiankun ended the conversation and went to the dining room with grandpa to eat.

"Grandma, I will go back to the county the day after tomorrow and will be at home all day tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll kill a chicken for you tomorrow. You haven't gained any weight in this period of time. You're still skinny."

"Grandma, I want to eat chicken too. I'm skinny too." My younger sister heard that we were going to eat chicken and wanted to eat it too.

"You've become fat now. You've been eating fish, meat and small river shrimps all the time, and you're still not eating enough!" Grandma scolded with a smile.

Wang Jiankun looked at his sister who had gained some weight, and said with a smile: "Fat girls are not likable. You eat so much, remember to exercise. You can't just sit there and do nothing after eating."

"Oh, I do exercise. I walk to and from school. I don't ride a bike anymore. It's winter now and I'm wearing too many clothes and it's hard to move!"

"That's because you're lazy. You ran to watch TV after eating." said grandma.

My sister felt a little embarrassed when she heard grandma exposing his shortcomings.

"Xiangxiang, you watch TV often, how are your grades?"

"Brother, I don't watch it very often. I only watch it for a while after school and after dinner. I don't watch it at other times. I was in the top three in every subject in the midterm exam."

Wang Jiankun's family had already had a TV a long time ago, but he had always resisted asking his father to install it. One reason was that no one in the team had bought a TV at the time, and he was afraid that it would have a bad influence. Another reason was that he was worried that it would affect his sister's studies.

However, with last year's dividends and the high monthly wages paid by the factory this year, the families in the team had some surplus money, and in addition to spending some on repairing their houses, several families also used it to buy televisions and bicycles.

And my younger sister obviously wouldn't miss the fun. When she saw other children going to other people's homes to watch TV, she would of course follow them.

I can't really control what my family members watch, and it's nice to watch TV after dinner. My family members will also go to other people's homes to watch some.

After a month or so, my father felt that it was not good to go to other people's homes all the time to watch, because some people would make fun of him, saying that he had bought a motorcycle and a bicycle, but why didn't he think of buying a TV to watch.

So after that, my father installed the TV and told Wang Jiankun about it only after he finished installing it.

He thought that since several families in the team had already installed televisions, there would be nothing wrong with installing one in his own home, so he did not object.

"That's good. Don't look at it too much. Studying is important. Looking at it too much will hurt your eyes. You will be fat and look even worse with glasses."

"Okay! I won't look at it any more, and I won't eat chicken tomorrow." After saying that, he picked up a piece of braised pork and bit it fiercely.

The younger sister was a little unhappy about being told off, but she still liked the delicious food, so she sat down and ate quietly. "Jiankun, you said that the hybrid rice yield is high, but the rice is not very tasty when cooked. This year, the hybrid rice planted by the team was harvested and distributed to the team members, but they all disliked that it was not as delicious as the original rice." While eating, the father talked to Wang Jiankun about hybrid rice.

"Not delicious? It tastes the same to me!" Wang Jiankun said puzzledly.

"Your grandmother used old rice to make this meal. She didn't use the newly milled rice this year. Try the newly milled rice tonight and see if it tastes good."

"Then I really didn't consider this situation. Maybe the researchers have only optimized the yield for the time being and haven't had time to improve the taste. Since the taste is not good, should we still grow hybrid rice next year?"

"After discussing it, the team decided to plant it. After all, the yield is much higher. Planting this rice is more profitable than before. The public grain payment is also based on weight. There is no prohibition on not accepting this hybrid millet.

If you think the taste is not good, you can find other teams to exchange some, and your own millet can be used as feed for chickens and pigs. "

"That's good too. We have enough food now, so it's good to develop some animal husbandry. Eating more abundantly will keep you healthy."

After the family happily finished their lunch at noon, Wang Jiakun went to his room and had a good sleep. He went out to check on the team at around 3 pm.

When he went out, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. Wang Jiankun went back to the house and took an umbrella and put it on.

The team was very quiet at the moment. Only when passing by a few doors could you hear noise from inside. It should be the people who had TVs turning on the TV.

The children playing on the road should have been called back home, so the fun of childishness is missing.

He walked along the newly built cement road to the front of the team. On the way, he met a few people who were visiting each other. When they saw Wang Jiankun, they greeted him warmly.

When we arrived at the hydropower station, there was no one in the small room inside the station. They must be resting today. The turbine was not running to generate electricity. Now the team's civilian electricity was connected to the power lines from the town. Only the lighter production factory used electricity generated by the team's engine.

At this moment, the dam was almost completely blocked, leaving only a small stream of water flowing into the small canal leading to the team.

While no one was around, Wang Jiankun inspected the turbines, generators, transformers, etc. in the hydropower station and used his super powers to repair the necessary parts.

After he returned home, Wang Yongjin came to his house and brought two large yellow croakers weighing about 4 kilograms.

"Yongjin, you're back? How are your shipping and seafood businesses doing now?"

Wang Jiankun hasn't looked at the Yangtze River Shipping financial statements for a long time. He just asks his mother about the income and expenditure every month. Excluding the depreciation cost of the ships, there are now 8 C-200s plus 2 Experimental Type 2 short-distance ships, and the monthly profit of the transportation project is about 26.

The seafood wholesale and retail business and some sales commissioned by partners that were developed along the way earned more money, with a profit of more than 30 yuan per month.

"Jiankun, business is pretty good. With more ships added in the second half of the year and more docks, we are making a profit of about 60 yuan per month, and it looks like the profit will increase quickly."

"So how is the training going for the new shipyard, the first mate, the salesperson, etc.? I've been busy lately and haven't read your work reports."

"Jiankun, I came here to tell you about this. Now the new 8 groups of new crew members have been trained. They have been practicing for a month and have passed the assessment. So I came to ask when the new ship will arrive?"

"Have 8 groups been trained? Well, let's go to Hukou Town in a few days to let them board the new boats. This time we will only add 4 boats, and let the extra 4 groups take turns to rest with the existing groups.

Last year you were all away during the Chinese New Year and had no time to go home. This year there are more people, so you can take leave in batches. You can arrange your get off work schedule well, so that some people can have a rest during the Chinese New Year and some people can have a rest during the Lantern Festival.

In the future, there will probably be two boats with three groups of people, and each group will have 2 days of vacation per month. We will try to let them take a break together so that they can go home more often. "

"Okay, Jiankun, they will definitely be happy to hear this news. The first and second batches of people have long wanted to take a long vacation to solve their personal problems. Now that you have said this, it will be easier for me to arrange it."

"Really? Now that everyone has made money, they are going to get married, right?"

"Yes! Jiankun, there are 5 or 6 people getting married during the Chinese New Year. I am also getting married on the sixth day of the first lunar month. There are 8 families getting married on that day in our team. Can you come to my house to attend the wedding?"

"There are 8 families on the sixth day? Weddings are always held together, why not separate them? I'm not sure if I have time. After all, I'm quite busy and may not be at home on the sixth day. If I'm at home, I'll go."

"Well, actually we have separated. There are no good days before Chinese New Year, and the weather is too cold. After Chinese New Year, it is not so cold in spring. From the third day of the Chinese New Year, there are 7 or 8 families getting married or getting married. The sixth day is the best day, so there are more people.

The lighter factory in the team started working again on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, so the families in the team chose to get married in the days after the Lunar New Year.

Wang Jiankun didn't expect that the opening of the lighter factory on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year would affect the weddings of people in the team. It seems that the six-in-one practice in industrial society has a great impact on daily life and weddings and funerals.

However, the current national statutory working hours are 6 days and 8 hours, so Wang Jiankun cannot change it rashly. He will wait until the time comes to adjust it according to the statutory holidays. The country is currently carrying out reforms and will definitely follow the example of foreign countries.

All Wang Jiankun could do was to ask the factory to pay employees high wages and give them some compensation in this regard.

Wang Yongjin told Wang Jiankun about the situation of the Yangtze River Shipping Team and then went back. He was also going to get married and his family must be very busy.

In the past few years, some people in the team got married during the Chinese New Year, but there were only 5 or 6 families, and it was possible to get married from the beginning of winter before the New Year to the beginning of spring after the New Year.

There are so many weddings this year. On the one hand, of course, the conditions of the families in the team have improved, so it is much easier to find a bride. On the other hand, the lighter factory is in operation all the time, and everyone is definitely reluctant to take leave to get married, and others are also unwilling to take leave to attend the wedding.

Not long after Wang Yongjin left, Wang Liping also came to see him.

"Jiankun, I haven't seen you for a long time. Will you stay a few more days this time?"

"I can't stay for a few days. I will go to the county the day after tomorrow. What's the matter? Do you want to talk to me about something?" Wang Jiankun asked hurriedly when he saw him bringing some gifts.

Wang Liping hesitated for a moment and then said, "Jiankun, I've been driving for more than a year now. I've also saved some money, so I was thinking if I could ask you to help me buy a tractor?"

"Buy a tractor? Didn't the team buy a few before? You can apply for one! Why buy one yourself?"

"Hehe, I can earn more by buying one and running a haulage business. Besides, the tractors in the team are already driven by someone else, so it's not easy for me to steal them. So I want to use the money I've saved to buy one and drive it."

"Is that so? The team bought one from the tractor factory in Raozhou last year, so we can ask the team to help buy another one. Why are you looking for me?"

"I asked the team for help, and the team sent people to Raozhou because the team also planned to buy two more tractors. However, when we went to buy them this year, they said there was no stock and we had to wait in line for half a year. Moreover, the tractor factory did not guarantee that we would be able to get the goods by then."

"It'll take more than half a year? What's going on? I haven't heard of any incident at the tractor factory!"

"I don't know either. It seems like there's some policy that says certain people will be given priority for sale, so I can't buy it now."

"Well, let me ask someone. By the way, why do you want to do your own transportation instead of driving a truck for the team?"

"Jiankun, I'm getting married after the New Year, and I thought I could earn more by driving a truck, so~."

"Get married sometime after the New Year! I'll help you think of a way to get you a tractor, and I'll try to get it for you."

"Thank you so much, Jiankun. I'm getting married on the fifth day of the new year. You must come to have a drink at the wedding!"

Wang Liping was very happy to hear him say this. It meant he was willing to help with all his strength. Based on his understanding of Wang Jiankun's connections, he knew that he would definitely be able to get the tractor.

"Okay, I'll go when the time comes. I'll remember about the tractor, and we'll calculate the price after I buy it."

"No, how can I ask you to advance the money? I'll give you 3 first. The tractor I bought for transportation last year was 5. I haven't found out yet this year. If it's not enough, I'll make up for it."

"That's fine. I'll write you a receipt and you can take it." As he said this, he was about to write a receipt.

"Jiankun, no need. I trust you. You go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first."

After saying that, he opened the door and went out without asking Wang Jiankun to issue a receipt.

Wang Jiankun didn't hear his grandfather talk about the team's failure to buy a tractor, so he planned to ask about it during dinner in the evening.

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