Chapter 102 Surrounding the Mountain
"Brother Zhao, you guys chat. If you are in a hurry to go back, you don't have to wait for me. I will return the bicycle to the street office when the time comes." Luo Dapeng said.
This time he came to Zhoujiazhuang not just to lead the way.
He didn’t forget to bring delicious food to those “little brothers” as he promised last time.
Zhao Zhenguo nodded: "Okay!"
As long as you see Zhou Yimin and take him back, you can do whatever you want, even staying here overnight.
Who cares?
"Cousin, what's the urgent matter?" Zhou Yimin asked knowingly.
Zhao Zhenguo sighed: "Because of your idea, our noodle factory has gone crazy. I almost didn't sleep last night, and the factory director didn't either."
"There's no need to be so anxious, right?" Zhou Yimin was puzzled.
Zhao Zhenguo: "We don't want to either. Now the news has spread. Leaders from above are coming directly to our factory to check the progress of research and development. Yimin, tell me the truth, are you sure?"
If you are not sure, then forget it, so as to avoid bringing Zhou Yimin back to the factory and making him lose face, which would be very embarrassing.
He didn't want it to turn out like that.
"Is it difficult? I did it!"
After hearing these words, Zhao Zhenguo's eyes widened, unable to believe it.
The noodle factory knows how difficult it is. So many chefs have tried so many times, but they still cannot make the ideal instant noodles. It is always this problem or that problem.
But I never expected that Zhou Yimin would suddenly say this.
How can we justify their efforts of more than ten or twenty hours?
"Did you do it?" Zhao Zhenguo's voice trembled a little.
The old Party secretary standing by didn't understand what was going on and couldn't help asking, "What did you make?"
Zhou Yimin explained: "Instant noodles do not need to be cooked. When you want to eat them, you can just soak them in boiling water for two or three minutes and they are ready to eat. This type of noodles sells very well abroad."
The old branch secretary understood a little.
So, Yimin, you invented something new again? But this time it's a kind of noodle.
But he didn't understand, what's wrong with boiling noodles? Don't people in foreign countries like to boil noodles? It doesn't matter if there's a little time left, right?
In fact, foreigners value efficiency and want everything to be fast. That is why instant noodles, canned food, fast food, etc. are popular abroad.
In another forty or fifty years, China's people will enter a fast-paced urban life and fast food culture will also become popular.
After that, Zhou Yimin responded to Zhao Zhenguo's question: "Well! According to the records in ancient books, I tried a few times and finally made it, and I also improved it. I guarantee it is better than the current foreign products."
"Hurry, come back with me, the leader is waiting for you!" Zhao Zhenguo immediately pulled Zhou Yimin.
Then, he thought of something and quickly took out the stack of various tickets from Director Yang's drawer and stuffed them into Zhou Yimin's hand.
"This is given to you by our factory director. He also said that there will be other generous rewards once instant noodles are developed. He originally wanted me to recruit you to the noodle factory, and even promised you..." Zhao Zhenguo said a lot of things in a row.
The old party secretary and others nearby were stunned.
First, the tickets. There must be thirty or forty of them, right?
There will be a big reward later? This is not considered a big reward?
Moreover, as long as you go to the noodle factory, you can directly become a leading cadre.
Using this to test the people? Which people can withstand such a test?
Zhou Yimin shook his head: "Forget about working in the noodle factory! I'm doing well in the steel factory."
He just wanted the freedom and ease of being a steel mill buyer. What was so good about being a leader? He was bored with meetings every day. That was not the life he wanted.
Hearing Zhou Yimin's refusal without hesitation, the old branch secretary and others looked at each other in bewilderment.
Zhou Yimin was dismissive of things that others were scrambling to get and looked down upon them.
Afterwards, Zhou Yimin and Zhao Zhenguo went back to the city and asked the old branch secretary to tell his grandparents that they might not come back tomorrow. Finally, he pointed to the mountain behind them.
The old branch secretary understood what Zhou Yimin meant. After Zhou Yimin left the village, the old branch secretary sent someone to pass on the message to Zhou Yimin's grandparents, and he found about 20 young and strong villagers.
"I asked you to come here because I have an important thing for you to do..." the old branch secretary explained to everyone in detail.
It was also emphasized that this was Yimin’s idea and plan, and everyone must do it well.
If this is realized, although their village cannot be said to have achieved chicken freedom in the future, they can definitely enjoy eggs and meat from time to time.
When everyone heard this, they said, "Eat meat!"
Suddenly, everyone perked up and couldn't wait to go surround the mountain.
"Zhihong, you will lead the team and be responsible for this matter. Get it done as soon as possible. The main thing is to prevent the chickens from escaping and the creatures that eat chickens from sneaking in." The old branch secretary appointed a more reliable person to be the person in charge.
From now on, although the chickens are free-range, they will not be completely unattended. People will be arranged to patrol to prevent "chicken thieves" in the mountains.
Especially the weasel thing.
In the north, weasels cannot be killed casually, especially in the northeast, where weasels are treated as gods.
The other northern regions are fine. Although they are not provoked much, they are not worshipped either.
In the south, weasels are a delicacy. Especially in this era of meat shortage, weasels in the south will definitely not escape the fate of being eaten.
Not to mention that weasels like to attack people's poultry, so there is no reason to let them go.
It is said that weasels not only eat chickens, but also like to bite all of other people's poultry to death before leaving satisfied.
That's even more annoying.
"Okay! Let's go now." Zhou Zhihong led the group of people to surround the mountain.
It is not difficult to surround the mountain, but what is really difficult is how to get the chickens.
The most difficult part was done by Yimin, and the village just provided some manpower. In this era, the most abundant and cheapest thing in the countryside is manpower.
Soon, the news that Zhou Yimin had asked the people from the noodle factory to leave spread throughout Zhoujiazhuang.
awesome!
They are very sincere and give away various tickets and cadre positions.
When the villagers met Zhou Yimin's grandparents, they praised them a lot, making them feel relaxed and in a good mood.
On the way, Zhou Yimin met Zhou Dazhong.
Zhou Dazhong quickly told Section Chief Wang what he wanted to see him about.
"Let's go to the noodle factory first." Zhao Zhenguo was anxious.
Zhou Yimin said: "I'll go back to where I live first, the finished product is still there!"
OK! We have the finished products.
"Okay! Let's go together."
Zhao Zhenguo was even more surprised.
On the way back just now, he talked with Zhou Yimin about how to negotiate terms with the noodle factory.
Although he is a member of the noodle factory and even a leader, the factory is not his personal property, and he still has to fight for the benefits that Zhou Yimin deserves.
Regarding Zhou Yimin's idea of finding a few jobs for Zhoujiazhuang, Zhao Zhenguo said he would "reveal" it to Director Hu.
As long as we can make instant noodles that can be exported, a few jobs will not be a problem.
By then, the factory will definitely expand, recruit more people, and increase production. In any case, it will have to recruit people.
It’s not too much to ask for a few places, right?
Thanks to my crazy brother Lemon for the 500 reward!
(End of this chapter)
