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

"What? We also need to build a fermentation tank!"

Upon learning the purpose of the village officials' visit, Long Lifan sat on a bench in her courtyard, her brow slightly furrowed. After a moment of contemplation, she realized that the village head and his colleagues had recognized the benefits of organic fertilizer. But hadn't she already demonstrated the process? If the village head and his colleagues wanted to build it, they could simply do so directly; why were they bothering her?

"Cough cough cough," Lin Guodong coughed a few times, seemingly sensing Long Lifan's thoughts, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Long Zhiqing, you know that the people in our village haven't had much education, and your memory can't compare to those of you who have been educated. He didn't remember anything you said last time." As he spoke, he pointed fiercely at Lin Guowei, who was standing to the side.

The fermentation process wasn't complicated. Long Lifan knew that Lin Guowei hadn't taken it seriously at the time, which was why he couldn't remember. She wasn't bothered to expose him then.

"Alright, I'll write down the fermentation process when I have time, and you can follow that." However, Long Lifan didn't want to be in close contact with the smell of feces again, so she immediately offered her own solution.

"Okay!" Lin Guodong nodded immediately upon hearing this. If Lin Guowei still couldn't get things done after Long Zhiqing wrote down the process, then he might as well go find a block of tofu and kill himself.

"Captain, how many are you planning to build?"

"Of course, the more the better," Lin Guodong blurted out.

Now that they have witnessed the magic of this organic fertilizer, they naturally want to build more of it and strive to make organic fertilizer available on all the land.

"Hehe," Long Lifan chuckled, a laugh that puzzled Lin Guodong and the others, who couldn't help but ask, "Long Zhiqing, is there a problem?"

"Have you ever thought about where the waste from so many fermentation tanks comes from?"

"this…"

Long Lifan's casual question plunged them into despair. Indeed, Lin Guodong and the others also came to their senses in an instant. They had just witnessed the power of this organic fertilizer and were so focused on building more that they hadn't considered the issue of raw materials at all.

Now they have to admit they were too happy. Having a good idea but not enough raw materials is naturally frustrating.

"Long Zhiqing, do you have any other ideas?" Lin Guodong was really unwilling to give up such an opportunity to increase production.

“I already told you about the solution the other day: develop a side business. In that case, not only will the manure be enough to produce organic fertilizer, but the members will also be able to increase their income.”

“This…” Hearing this suggestion again, Lin Guodong cautiously observed Secretary Miao beside him, afraid that he would argue with Long Zhiqing again. Seeing that he did not make a move, he felt a little relieved. Just as he was thinking about how to make a decision, Miao Dashan spoke first.

“I agree with Long Zhiqing’s proposal.”

His words stunned not only Lin Guodong, but also Long Lifan herself. She hadn't expected that the first person to agree to her suggestion would be Secretary Miao, whom she had argued with that day; this was somewhat beyond her expectations.

"Secretary Miao, you..."

Lin Guodong looked at Miao Dashan, unsure how to express his inner turmoil. He remembered that not long ago, Secretary Miao had strongly opposed it, but now his attitude had changed so drastically that he could hardly keep up.

Secretary Miao took the pipe from his waist, put it in his mouth and took a few puffs, then his expression became solemn. "After returning home that day, I thought carefully about what Long Zhiqing said, and I felt that what she said made sense."

“Aren’t we village cadres here to lead all the members of the commune to a better life? It won’t work to stick to the old ideas. There are so many brigades in Hongxing Commune, why is our brigade the poorest?”

“So, I am responsible.” Secretary Miao spoke sincerely, and after he finished speaking, he walked up to Long Lifan and said, “Long, I apologize to you for what I said that day.”

"Don't, don't, don't"

Long Lifan repeatedly reached out to stop her, saying, "What I said that day was a bit harsh, so there's no need for an apology. Let's talk about what's going on now!"

Now, Miao Dashan, who is the biggest contributor to the development of the aquaculture industry, agrees with this proposal, and others should not object.

"Yes, yes, let's get down to business." Miao Dashan was very excited because he didn't expect the young educated youth to not only apologize to him, but also be willing to offer them advice.

In his view, Long Zhiqing's family was well-off, and he had absolutely no reason to get involved in these village affairs. But why was he willing to do it? Wasn't it because he wanted their Dongwan Brigade to develop better?

"Then, Long Zhiqing, tell me, what exactly should we do?" Lin Guodong frowned slightly; developing the aquaculture industry was too vague.

"That depends on how much money the brigade can come up with!" In her opinion, raising pigs would be the best option. That way, the villagers would not only have meat to eat but also an income, and pig manure would be the best fermentation material.

But piglets usually cost tens of yuan each, so raising too few wouldn't be profitable for large-scale farming. As for raising too many, I wonder about the economic situation of the Dongwan Brigade?

"this…"

Upon hearing this, Lin Guodong was immediately embarrassed. Although he couldn't remember everything, he had a general idea of ​​what was going on and probably didn't know much.

"Accountant Zhou, how much money is in the brigade's accounts?" Only Accountant Zhou would know the exact amount, so the question was immediately posed to him.

"438 yuan!"

Zhou Huiji took out the ledger he always carried with him from his shirt pocket, looked at it carefully, and seemed afraid that it was inaccurate. He calculated it for a while before speaking.

"Only 400-something!"

Long Lifan frowned slightly. This data was beyond her expectations. She had guessed that the Dongwan Brigade wouldn't have much money in its accounts, but she didn't expect it to be so little.

Dongwan Brigade has over a thousand people. If things continue like this, the members probably won't receive any dividends this year. To put it bluntly, Hu Lili or Jiang Nian'an might even have more money in their hands than the brigade has in its accounts.

Wait a minute, it seems that some of the money came from their house construction; otherwise, it would probably be even less.

"Long Zhiqing, what do you think would be suitable for us to raise?" Lin Guodong noticed Long Zhiqing's disappointment, but there was nothing he could do; this was the reality.

“I originally wanted to raise pigs, but with just over 400 yuan, I can’t buy many. I think I’ll raise chickens instead!” Long Lifan estimated the purchasing power of 400 yuan and said after thinking for a moment.

"Raising chickens." Upon hearing these two words, the others' expressions changed slightly, and they couldn't help but turn their gazes to Lin Guodong. Lin Guodong's heart trembled even more. He had almost failed because of raising chickens in the past, and now, upon hearing about raising chickens again, his face turned pale and he became extremely embarrassed.

Lin Guodong composed himself, took a deep breath, and slowly explained, "To be honest, we tried raising chickens before, but they were too susceptible to disease. Our brigade bought more than 200 chicks, but less than 20 survived. We really have no idea how to raise chickens with your suggestion!"

"I see!" Long Lifan suddenly realized why Secretary Miao reacted so strongly when she made the suggestion that day. It must be because he had failed before and didn't want to try again, so he preferred to stay in the fields and farm rather than take risks.

Given the economic situation of the Dongwan Brigade, such a major blow would indeed have a significant impact. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Captain, to be honest, Secretary Miao knows a little about raising chicks, but of course, you have to trust me."