Rising sun is born in the east

Chapter 224 Seizing the Initiative

Tian Jing secretly rolled her eyes. She knew that no matter what she planted, the seeds would be taken away.

"Alright, the rest is for the captain. Remember to credit my work points."

"Credit again?"

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm just worried that the production team's total assets won't be enough to pay back your work points."

"I'm not in a hurry to collect the debt, we can take our time."

With too many lice, one doesn't feel itchy; with too much debt, one doesn't worry. Captain Ou was indifferent.

"Each household can have at most eight liang, and the rest will be handed over to the commune. Next year, the commune will not only provide piglet breeding but also chicks."

With this incentive, the commune members had no objections and carefully picked the cottonseeds in their hands.

With many hands, it was done quickly. A few days later, nearly two hundred jin of seed cotton yielded over a hundred jin of cottonseed.

Tian Jing kept one jin of cottonseed and the rest was taken away by Captain Ou's men. Anyone who wanted cottonseed could get it from him for free, but with a condition: if they took it, they had to plant it and were forbidden from giving it away.

...

It had been more than half a month since the winter wheat was planted, and it was a vibrant green. The commune members' faces were beaming with joy.

Secretary Ji came to inspect and then held another general assembly of all commune members.

The meeting's purpose was nothing more than to encourage commune members to strive for increased production.

This season's harvest was good, and because it was a trial phase, the commune and the team would personally inspect the harvest in the fields.

After the summer harvest next year, based on the harvests of these two seasons, the standard for the annual public grain quota would be set.

Of course, this standard would not exceed the amount of public grain previously paid by the production team. Sudan Novel Network.

They hoped that the commune members' harvests would be better year by year, and their lives would become more prosperous.

The inspiring and uplifting vision of the future made the commune members, who were content with the current harvest, eager to achieve a thousand jin per mu immediately.

After the meeting, Secretary Ji personally went to the Li family to praise Li Zhengguo and Tian Jing.

The success in Kushan Mountain was inseparable from the help of this couple, and the land adoption responsibility system was also modified based on Tian Jing's suggestion.

The next village to experiment with the land responsibility system was Wang'er Production Team, which was adjacent to Kushan Mountain.

Wang'er Production Team, like Kushan Mountain Production Team, was a difficult village cut off by the Wulipo bend. The seeds collected from Kushan Mountain, after being used by Kushan Mountain, were as much as possible allocated to Wang'er Production Team.

Tian Jing was unwilling to take all the credit. "It's all thanks to Ouyang Lei's help. He also borrowed funds for the village's milling room."

Secretary Ji admitted, "We all know who Ouyang Lei is. He's a sharp one. Everything he's done during this period can be considered a good deed. I will mention him in my work report."

"That's good. Li Zhengguo and I can't take credit that belongs to others."

Ouyang Lei, who came to collect vegetables again, was so surprised to hear that Tian Da Xia had given him great credit that he almost fell to the ground.

"Tian Da Xia, little sister, what exactly are you planning to do? I don't have any connections in the south."

"What's the date today?"

"The seventh."

"Did you watch the news yesterday?"

"I did. It was a big event. I'll tell you..."

Tian Jing waved her hand. "You don't need to tell me, I already know. The movement is over, and the management of the market will become more relaxed in the future. Don't you have any ideas?"

Ouyang Lei was stunned. He suddenly leaned on the table, stretching his upper body towards Tian Jing. "Tian Da Xia, give me some guidance. And what about my uncle?"

Li Zhengguo pushed him away in disgust. "There will definitely be demand for the market, otherwise, how would your market exist? In the future, market management will be relaxed, but you can't be too arrogant."

"When the policy is released, your market can operate in the open. However, the market will no longer belong to individuals. You will just be one of the people doing business in the market, do you understand?"

Ouyang Lei only looked at Tian Da Xia.

Seeing Tian Da Xia nod, he nodded. "I understand. Then, what about my uncle?"

"Hold your position, don't act rashly, and don't be as overbearing as before. You must also restrain your subordinates. If they don't listen, fire them. You must change his image and be a good official who cares about the people."

"In the future, you will be assigned to another unit. Wait patiently, and don't make mistakes, otherwise, you will be the chicken used to warn the monkeys."

"Okay, okay, I'll go back and tell my uncle right away. I'll go and establish connections in the south right now. Little sister, where in the south?"

Tian Jing replied, "Keep going south, all the way south to the fishing villages opposite Xiangjiang. Legally acquire various plots of land. Don't make too big a move. Just a small plot of land would be enough for you to squander for several lifetimes."

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving now. Does little sister want to acquire land?"

Tian Jing looked at Li Zhengguo.

Li Zhengguo shook his head. "We don't want to acquire it separately. We want 10% of your shares. We're contributing technology and guidance, right?"

"What are shares?"

"It means that of all your assets, including capital, profits, and all properties and assets, we own one-tenth, and we have the right to dispose of this one-tenth."

"I understand. I'll leave this to Xiao Hu to manage for now, and I'll seize the opportunity."

"Mm, acquire separately. Don't make it too large a plot, a few mu or a dozen mu is fine."

"Okay."

Ouyang Lei left in a hurry, leaving behind the large iron pot he had finally obtained.

Li Zhengguo and Tian Jing secretly chuckled. It was quite a sense of accomplishment to have fooled a ruffian into becoming a big shot.

...

Li Rongguo's soybeans were harvested. Although planted late, the harvest was good because the soil in the wasteland had been improved.

Two mu of land yielded nearly three hundred jin of soybeans. Combined with two seasons of harvest from the vegetable sheds, Li Rongguo's life was visibly improving.

The commune members were extremely envious. As you go further west, the wasteland becomes wider. Moreover, Li Rongguo's family also had a strong wife, so the wasteland was no worse than Li Zhengguo's.

In fact, all of this was the result of Tian Jing secretly controlling the transport of plant energy. New land couldn't be so abundant.

Even with good soil, without sufficient fertilizer, diligence alone couldn't compensate.

In recent years, Tian Jing didn't want her own family to stand out too much. While the interactions with Ouyang Lei and the brick house were unavoidable, she didn't want to be head and shoulders above others in farming and vegetable growing.

Except for Li Aiguo and Zhang Fangcao's family, whom she couldn't stand, and of course Li Uncle and Li Second Uncle's families, as well as the man who dared to cause trouble at her house's beam-raising ceremony and his immediate relatives.

For the rest, including the Lin family, she would subtly transfer a little plant energy when she passed by. What she wanted was for the villagers to be motivated by their labor. Once everyone was motivated, no one would come to her house to gossip or stir up trouble. Haven't things been quiet lately?

...

Li Jianguo's family of four returned.

The couple's demeanor had changed dramatically. Their eyes no longer darted around, their backs were no longer hunched, and they greeted people with a natural smile.

The two children were wearing brand new clothes and leather shoes.

The commune members were curious. Had Li Jianguo's family gotten rich after going out for more than half a month?

Li Jianguo came with three hundred yuan to repay a debt.

"Zhengguo, I'll return this three hundred yuan to you first. For the remaining two hundred yuan, I'll write you an IOU."

Let alone the commune members, even Li Zhengguo and Tian Jing were curious.

"Cousin Jianguo, did you encounter any good fortune on this trip?"

"Nothing much, I just helped someone out. That person insisted on repaying me. When I refused, he bought two sets of clothes and leather shoes for Youcai and Niuniu."

Li Zhengguo didn't press further. He accepted the money and the IOU. "Was Niuniu's surgery successful?"

"It was very successful. The wound has healed, and the scar will disappear with time. Thank you for your reminder and help, otherwise, our family would still not be able to hold our heads up in the village."

"You're welcome. I help people based on who they are."

"I understand."

Li Zhengguo brought out Tiantian's ledger and tore off a page for Li Jianguo.

Li Jianguo carefully wrote the IOU. "Zhengguo, I might be slow to repay, but I will definitely repay it."

"I believe you."