1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 27: Lao Gao, you are even greedier than me!

The next day.

When the team members of the brigade gathered again.

Only the brigade secretary Gao Zhongwei had a long face, as if everyone present owed him hundreds of yuan.

Father Su coughed lightly and tilted his head to glance at Gao Zhongwei.

"Lao Gao, are you okay last night?"

Gao Zhongwei replied with a dark face, "What can I do?"

Father Su nodded, "It's fine as long as it's okay. Are you still going to build the chicken farm over there? Otherwise, I think we should just stop it!"

Gao Zhongwei gritted his teeth and said, "It must be built. I will build it even if I have to sell everything I have!"

Not only did he want to build a new one, but he also wanted to build it bigger than the Su family's. He wanted to regain all his face from the chicken farm. He didn't believe that his wife could not compare to Su Wenchen, a young boy, in raising chickens.

After the chicken farm makes money, he wants to let everyone know that it is not enough to rely on Su Jianye as the team leader. Only by relying on him as the team secretary can all members live a good life.

"Well, Lao Gao, you and Lao Yao will come with me to the commune later to discuss the profit submission of the chicken farm. Don't be stupid and reveal all the secrets to others."

Gao Zhongwei snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm stupid? How can the money I earn in the first month be mine after it's circulated? But the commune has to agree that we don't have to hand over the profits!"

Father Su frowned slightly, "Try your best. Youngest, you guys from your second squad can send 10 people to help make adobe bricks. It will count as full work points. Try to build the chicken coop as soon as possible."

"Old Gao, your team will also send out ten people. Have you all chosen a place?"

Gao Zhongwei waved his hand.

"We'll choose a place when we come back, and let them get the adobe out first!"

Commune Secretary's Office.

"What? Your team is going to build two chicken farms? Are you crazy?" He Feihuai, the secretary of Beiwan Commune, looked at the people in front of him in surprise.

Gao Zhongwei immediately took the lead and said, "Secretary He, this time Comrade Su Wenchen and I will invest our own money to buy new properties for the brigade, without spending a penny from the brigade!"

He Feihuai looked at Gao Zhongwei like a fool.

"Lao Gao, did you take the wrong medicine today? Are you investing your own money to buy property for the brigade?"

Then he turned to Su Wenchen and said, "Aren't you the third child of Su Jianye's family? Didn't you do business in the commune before? Why are you planning to raise chickens for the brigade again!"

When Su Wenchen heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Shit, he hadn't been dealing in the commune for long, and the commune secretary knew about it. Doesn't it mean that the commune actually knows everything about what those people are dealing with?

Su Wenchen scratched his head. "Haha, Secretary, you can't just accuse me. Speculation is against the law."

He Feihuai waved his hand, "Alright, I'm not interested in your little shit, just tell me! What do you guys think?"

When Gao Zhongwei saw this outlet, he knew he couldn’t let that little bastard Su Wenchen snatch it away.

So he spoke immediately.

"Ahem, Secretary He, it's like this. We are just paying in advance. Isn't it risky to raise chickens? How can I let the team take the risk? So I proposed to pay in advance myself. But if the chicken farm makes a profit, do you have to pay me back with interest?"

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why you, Gao Zhongwei, a person who only does things for the benefit of others, suddenly became so generous today."

He Feihuai said with a little concern, "However, there is no precedent in our commune for private individuals to contribute money to the brigade. Why don't you go back and raise funds together as members?"

Su Wenchen rolled his eyes.

"Secretary, our team wants members to raise funds, but do you think anyone will pay? What if there is a loss? Who will pay for it? And if that happens, I'm afraid the members won't be willing to accept the loss. If the matter gets out of hand, it will probably alert the county."

When He Feihuai heard this, he also felt that what Su Wenchen said made sense. If Gao Zhongwei and the third son of the Su family paid compensation, they would at most annoy him, and the two of them would not have any motive to cause trouble.

If the entire brigade really started a riot, he, as the commune secretary, would probably be the first one to be held accountable by the county.

If the commune is asked to pay, it is not that it cannot afford it, but there is more than one brigade in Beiwan, and they are afraid that other brigades will follow suit and ask the commune to pay.

In fact, even if the commune had to pay for everything, it could afford it.

What He Feihuai fears most is that some teams do not raise chickens properly and then find an excuse to kill them and eat the meat.

So he said to Su's father.

"Old Su, what your son said makes sense, but can't you just build one? Why do you have to build two chicken farms?"

Father Su explained, "It was my third son who first proposed it. Isn't he good at raising chickens? He said he wanted to build a chicken farm in the brigade. It just so happened that after the chicken farm in the neighboring county closed down, the price of eggs in the vicinity also rose steadily, so I thought it made sense."

"Then we took it to a meeting of the brigade for discussion. Lao Gao, who was very conscious, suggested that the brigade should not bear the risk and should pay for it themselves."

Gao Zhongwei nodded repeatedly on the side and said, "Yes, that's what I said. My awareness is so high!"

"That's how it turned out. They built two chicken farms. But don't worry, Secretary. They paid for it themselves. Even if they lose money, they won't have to report to the commune!" "Yes, and Secretary He, if we make money this time, we won't do like the pig farm and not hand over any profit. This time we will directly hand over half of the profit to the commune."

Su Wenchen looked at Gao Zhongwei with disapproval, "Secretary Gao, how can you look at Secretary He like this? In your eyes, does he care about petty gains?"

"Besides, you are now handing over your profits to the commune. If you lose money, won't the commune have to cover the loss? Secretary Gao, how can you repay kindness with enmity?"

"Why did I say that the commune should cover the losses? Besides, how can it be considered as repaying kindness with enmity if our commune's industries hand over profits?"

"Yes, the commune only handed over profits but did not bear any risks. If this gets out, how will others view Secretary He?"

"If other brother communes knew about this, they would think that our commune was an incompetent one that only cared about making money but didn't want to take responsibility."

"Secretary Gao, you are deliberately trying to smear our Secretary He and our Beiwan Commune! You deserve to be killed!"

Gao Zhongwei looked at Su Wenchen in shock.

That's not what you said before you came here, and you even added some words on the spur of the moment to deliberately throw dirty water on him.

Secretary He doesn’t really think that I am deliberately smearing him, right?

No, I have to clean myself up quickly, so I started to explain.

"Secretary He, I really didn't expect that this would be done intentionally to discredit you. So, this time we will definitely not hand over any profits to the commune, and we will definitely not let the commune bear any losses, nor will we discredit you in the slightest!"

Su Wenchen looked at Gao Zhongwei with a strange expression.

Fuck, didn't we agree to hand over 20% of the profits to the commune before we came? Old Gao, you are even greedier than me!
If we don’t give anything at all, will the commune agree?

He Feihuai had a dark face and looked quietly at the two people acting in front of him.

Suddenly spoke out.

"Lao Su, you are the captain, what do you say?"

At this moment, Father Su suddenly woke up from his dream.

"Um, what? Secretary, I'm sorry, it's an old problem from the war, I got distracted accidentally."

He Feihuai: “.”

You old fox are really good at pretending to be confused. You get distracted when something happens, right?
He Feihuai first looked at Su Wenchen and Gao Zhongwei, then looked down at the initial breeding quantity of the two chicken farms on the paper.

He said rather unhappily, "Okay, there are only a hundred chickens in the two chicken farms combined, and the commune doesn't need these few hundred yuan, so just consider it a subsidy to your team!"

Su Wenchen's eyes lit up.

Unexpectedly, Gao Zhongwei actually succeeded in doing it, and the commune didn't want any profit at all.

However, when the profits are low in the early stage, the commune may not be interested, but it will definitely be interested when the profits are higher later, so we must take precautions before it happens.

Su Wenchen said directly.

"Secretary, as a commune-brigade industry, how can the chicken farm not contribute to the commune at all?"

"But we can also feel the strong support of the commune for our brigade's industry. How about this? In the first two years, the profits from our chicken farm will be used to upgrade breeding equipment and improve the lives of members. After two years, we will hand over 20% of the profits to the commune every year."

"Although the profit may not be much, and the commune may not be interested in it, this is also a contribution from our brigade to the commune! The commune must accept it!"

"This is the intention of all members of our brigade!"

Gao Zhongwei, who was standing next to him, was confused when he heard this. How come you said handing over profits was a token of your kindness, but I said it was smearing?

So what went wrong?

After listening to Su Wenchen's words, He Feihuai felt relieved.

Look, this little guy can talk better than these two old guys.

Although I look down on your hundred chickens, it is my right not to take them. It would be very ignorant of you to not take the initiative to give them to me.

Especially Gao Zhongwei, he has no political wisdom at all. There must be a reason why he didn't get promoted despite all the things he did in the past few years.

"Okay, I agree. As a commune-brigade industry, we won't give any profit to the commune. I can't explain this to other brigades either. So we don't have to pay profit in the first two years, and after two years, we'll pay 20% to the commune."

Su Wenchen scratched his head.

"Secretary He, please ask the commune to give the brigade a formal document. If you are promoted, we can also explain it to the newcomer."

He Feihuai raised his eyebrows.

"You are thoughtful, boy. OK, I will ask someone to write a copy for you now."

(End of this chapter)