Rebirth 1978, Wife, I won't go back to the city

Hearing this, Li Jingshen smiled and said, "Uncle, the small fish in our Qingliu River are very delicious. I remember that during the Chinese New Year, many people from the town came here and paid money to buy the fish here."

"Yeah, I remember that. There were a few young people in the village who made fishing nets and sold them to people in town. I heard they made a few dollars."

Zhang Zhenming nodded, but still looked a little indifferent.

"Uncle, don't underestimate these few dollars. This proves that there's definitely a market for the fish in our river. Although the current market is small, think about it. With the policies becoming increasingly relaxed, there will be more and more wealthy people in town. The small fish in this river will be enough to bring considerable income to our village."

Li Jingshen said with a very serious look.

Zhang Zhenming's face also showed a thoughtful look. After a moment, he said, "Then I will organize some manpower to break the ice and catch fish, and then sell them in the market?"

Li Jingshen shook his head. "Now that the weather's warming up, we don't have much equipment. 80% of the fish we catch are dead when we get to town. They don't taste good, and we can't sell them for a good price."

"Here's what I'm thinking: Since there's not much work in our production team in the winter, could we organize some skilled women to cook the fish we catch and make them into smoked or fried dried fish? That way, they'll be easier to preserve and fetch a higher price than fresh fish."

"If everything goes well, maybe our village can start a small business in the future and sell the small fish from this river to South City."

Hearing Li Jingshen's words, Zhang Zhenming's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Li Jingshen with joy and said:

"Oh, it's you who's so educated and has so many ideas. I think this method is worth a try."

"We don't have much farm work to do in the winter anyway. We can organize some people to break the ice and catch some fish, and then make a few buckets of fried small fish. It won't take much time. I think this thing has potential."

Looking at Zhang Zhenming's energetic look, Li Jingshen couldn't help but feel moved.

I left the production team, but my wife and her family were still working in the production team.

This job is not hard, but there are still trash people like Zhou Guohua. It’s infuriating just thinking about it.

So, he immediately said to Zhang Zhenming: "Uncle, this matter involves food, and we must pay attention to hygiene. In my opinion, my wife and my second sister Jiang Hua are quite suitable for this job."

"And my eldest and third brothers-in-law love to catch fish and shrimp. Why not let them do the ice-breaking and fishing?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhenming was stunned at first, then he laughed: "You are quite clever, you took all the good jobs for your family members."

Li Jingshen smiled and said, "Uncle, you can't say that. We are a family. If Jiang Hai and his team can accomplish something, wouldn't it be a great honor for you as their uncle?"

Zhang Zhenming nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Okay, then let the Jiang family do this. Depth of Field, you should also pay attention to it. After all, this is the first time our village has done something like this, and we must strive to make it a hit."

"Also, my kid Zhang Yunfei is always restless and likes to go to town all the time. Let him help with this fishmongering job."

Li Jingshen nodded. "Good idea. I think Yunfei is quite smart and good at talking. He's a good candidate for business."

Next, the two discussed some details about selling fried fish by the riverbank. When everything was almost finalized, it was time for lunch.

Zhang Zhenming blew the whistle around his neck, and the people from the two production teams stopped their work, put away their shovels, and prepared to go home for dinner.

At this time, Zhang Zhenming came to the intersection and said loudly: "Everyone wait a moment, I have something I want to discuss with you."

Zhang Zhenming, the village party secretary, has considerable prestige among the masses, and everyone quieted down for a moment.

Liu Gang from Production Team 2 asked, "Village Party Secretary, what's going on? Is there another meeting message from above that you want to convey?"

"Can we talk about it this afternoon? We've been working for half a day and are starving."

Zhou Guohua, the captain of Team One, said in an impatient tone.

Zhang Zhenming glanced at him and said, "Everyone knows that there's not much work for the team this season. The sand for building the elementary school is almost ready now."

"I think we should organize some side businesses in Xiaoxi Village. When we make some money, it can help everyone supplement their family income."

Hearing this, the eyes of those who were originally a little absent-minded suddenly lit up.

Now that the policies from above have been relaxed, some courageous people have started small businesses outside, which is much better than working in the production team.

However, Xiaoxi Village does not have an advantageous geographical location, and most villagers are honest and hardworking, so no one has ever done any side jobs.

At most, I would ask the elderly in my family to raise two hens and exchange the eggs for some money at the market.

"Village Party Secretary, what kind of sideline business do you plan to have us do?"

"Village Party Secretary, how many work points are given for this side job? How will the earnings be divided?"

"Yes, Village Party Secretary. Can you tell us specifically whether we should raise chickens or sheep?"

"We should have done this a long time ago. The village next door organized a group to grow medicinal herbs. I heard they made a lot of money. The dividends at the end of the year were much higher than ours."

Everyone was talking at once, and it was very lively for a while. Everyone looked at Zhang Zhenming with anticipation.

Zhang Zhenming scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I haven't really thought about this yet. I think we should organize a small team. Mainly young people, and we can discuss it together. Once we decide what to do, we'll start working immediately."

"As for the work points for this group, I think five points a day will be enough."

Hearing this, the villagers who were originally full of expectations suddenly showed disappointment.