Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

The next morning, sunlight shone through the sparse clouds into the village committee's courtyard. Wang Dezhu solemnly summoned Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo to his side. His deep eyes seemed to see into people's hearts as he scrutinized the two young educated youths before him for a long time.

After a moment of silence, Wang Dezhu finally spoke slowly: "Zhao Zhiqing, Xia Zhiqing, I have verified the situation you reported, and it is indeed true. I understand your desire to fight for more rights for the educated youth group. But you also know that Long Zhiqing from the next village was able to enter the village committee because he helped the village set up a pig farm and a chicken farm. If you want to enter the village committee, you should at least demonstrate your abilities first."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo exchanged a smile, their eyes gleaming with joy and anticipation. They had already learned these "secrets" from Liu, the educated youth, and had made ample preparations for them. The two had talked all night, discussing how to replicate Long's success in Dongwan Village.

Xia Aiguo suggested following Long Lifan's example and setting up chicken and pig farms. However, Zhao Xiaodong had a different idea; he believed that fish farming would be easier and less labor-intensive. After some discussion, the two finally decided to try fish farming.

"Captain, we think the fish farming project has a promising future..." Zhao Xiaodong said confidently, and Xia Aiguo nodded in agreement.

"fish culture"

Wang Dezhu muttered those two words to himself, considering the feasibility of the plan. Seeing the two men's confident expressions, he immediately made up his mind, "Alright, let's raise fish! This matter will be handled by the two of you, and we village officials will fully cooperate with you..."

Zhao Xiaodong and Xia Aiguo walked excitedly back to the educated youth settlement. Didn't this mean they wouldn't have to work in the fields anymore? Thinking of this, they couldn't suppress their smiles.

"Zhao, Xia, how are you?" As soon as they returned to the educated youth community, the other educated youths surrounded them and asked questions! Instantly, a commotion broke out.

“Zhao, Xia, we also went to protest yesterday. Why should only the two of you get these benefits…”

"That's right, we're not convinced..."

"........."

Upon hearing the results, many educated youths began to shout. Yesterday, everyone went to the village committee to protest. Why are they the only two who don't have to work in the fields now? They are no different from before.

"Don't worry, everyone. Everything takes time. Rest assured, as long as we, the educated youth in our settlement, are united, good things will surely come in the future," Xia Aiguo tried to reassure everyone, but no one seemed to buy it.

Long Lifan was completely oblivious to the disturbances in the neighboring village; all her attention was focused on Director Xu in front of her. Xu Tiansheng, a frequent visitor to Dongwan Brigade, had once again brought good news to this land.

He excitedly told Long Lifan that the matter she had suggested last time had made progress. It turned out that with the coordination of the provincial Ministry of Agriculture, the well-known machinery factory in Beijing had finally agreed to help produce the urgently needed parts.

This news made Long Lifan's eyes light up. She exclaimed excitedly, "That's great! In that case, our production plan for those machines should be able to proceed smoothly!"

Xu Tiansheng smiled broadly, puffed out his chest, and confidently replied, "Of course! With the support of the provincial Ministry of Agriculture and the technology of the Beijing Machinery Factory, we are sure to succeed!" The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they could already see the future scene of roaring machinery and bustling production.

"Then it's settled. Once this machine is produced, you must reserve one for our Dongwan Village!" Long Lifan's smile was particularly radiant in the setting sun, her eyes sparkling with boundless anticipation for the future.

Xu Tiansheng frowned slightly, looking somewhat hesitant: "This whole set of machinery, Long Zhiqing, is quite expensive. Even with our biggest discount, it won't be available for less than a thousand yuan."

Lin Guodong, who had been silently accompanying him, gasped upon hearing the price. Although he didn't quite understand the specific uses of these machines, the price alone was enough to make him hesitate.

"Long Zhiqing, you mean our village wants to buy that set of machinery..."

“That’s right, Captain, I meant our Dongwan Village wants to purchase that set of machinery.” Long Lifan’s tone was firm and confident; she had already planned everything out in her mind. “I plan to build a mill processing plant in Dongwan Village, so that surrounding villages can come here to grind rice and flour, thus benefiting the villagers nearby. Moreover, the establishment of the mill processing plant will greatly benefit our village’s chicken farm and pig farm.”

"What are the benefits?" Lin Guodong still looked puzzled.

Long Lifan patiently explained, “Of course there are benefits. Think about it, rice bran and wheat bran are the main food sources for pigs and chickens. If everyone comes here to process grain, we can buy back the rice bran and wheat bran from the commune members, which will not only give the commune members extra benefits, but also promote the development of our pig farm and chicken farm. This is a win-win situation!”

“Okay, let’s buy it then…” Hearing Long Lifan’s explanation, Lin Guodong’s resolve hardened. Although the village had already arranged for many people to gather pig feed, looking at the group of pigs in the pigpen starving for food, he knew that pig feed alone was far from enough, and the pigs wouldn’t gain weight anyway.

Hearing the conversation between Long Lifan and Lin Guodong, Xu Tiansheng felt a ripple of emotion and looked at them in shock. He couldn't help but interject, "No, such a big thing, you two just made a decision like this?"

Lin Guodong turned to look at him with a smile: "Director Xu, you don't know yet, do you? Long Zhiqing is now the Party Secretary of our village."

"The Party Secretary?"

Xu Tiansheng was taken aback upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that in just one month, Long Zhiqing had become the Party Secretary of Dongwan Village. Of course, he wasn't doubting Long Zhiqing's ability to take on the role, but rather he admired Lin Guodong's decisiveness.

After all, choosing an outsider for such an important position requires immense courage and wisdom.

Xu Tiansheng looked at Lin Guodong, secretly admiring him. He knew that this decision might be a new turning point for Dongwan Village. This small village might very well shine brightly throughout Pingwu County because of this decision.

Long Lifan turned around, looking earnestly at Xu Tiansheng, her tone pleading: "Director Xu, this set of machinery is really too important for our village. As for the price, you don't need to give us a special discount, just pay the price as it is. But, could you let our village pay in advance? We can give you an IOU and guarantee that we will pay off the entire debt by the end of this year."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tiansheng fell into deep thought. Issuing IOUs was indeed common in state-owned enterprises, but it was usually done by higher-level units to lower-level units. He had never heard of a village like Dongwan Village issuing IOUs to county-level enterprises in the name of the village committee.