After breakfast, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying tidied up and then went to the grain drying field to gather.
When they arrived at the grain drying field, many villagers and educated youths had already gathered there.
Everyone was whispering to each other, discussing today's work arrangements and various recent events in the village.
The captain of the brigade stood on the high platform of the grain drying field, holding a tin trumpet in his hand. When he saw that the people were almost here, he began to shout: "Everyone, be quiet. Today we will continue yesterday's summer hoeing work. Yesterday's miscellaneous work in the fields to the east The grass clearing is pretty good, but some areas in the vegetable fields on the west side need to be strengthened.”
The team leader then assigned tasks: "The first group and the second group continued to go to the eastern fields to clean up the remaining weeds; the third group went to the western vegetable fields to focus on inspecting the areas that had not been cleaned before; the fourth group was responsible for planting crops in the village. Water, be careful not to water too much to avoid water accumulation. ”
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After the morning meeting, Zhou Ziwen was going to the mushroom planting base with Chen Shiying.
As a result, just as he was about to leave, Zhao Youcai came over.
"Ziwen, wait a moment, I have something to discuss with you."
Zhou Ziwen stopped, looked at Zhao Youcai and asked, "Uncle Zhao, what's going on?"
"Our chicken farm is now on the right track. I wonder if we can start to expand the scale?" Zhao Youcai asked.
"Well, there is no problem in expanding the scale. Have you talked to Uncle Wu and the others about this?" Zhou Ziwen nodded.
There are currently more than 3,000 chickens in the chicken farm, and together with ducks and geese, the total is less than 4,000.
For the chicken farms in Dabazi Village, this number is a bit small.
Zhao Youcai replied: "Not yet. I want to discuss it with you first and listen to your opinion, and then go to Secretary Wu and others."
Zhou Ziwen thought for a while and said: "Uncle Zhao, expanding the scale is a good thing, it is definitely possible."
"Okay, then I'll go find Secretary Wu to discuss it. Ziwen, you can come with me too!" Zhao Youcai said happily.
"I won't go, Uncle Zhao. Just discuss it with Uncle Wu. I also want to go to the mushroom planting base to have a look." Zhou Ziwen waved his hand.
He now has little involvement in the affairs of the chicken farm, leaving everything to Zhao Youcai and others to manage.
He believed in Zhao Youcai's ability and their ability to manage the chicken farm well.
When Zhao Youcai heard this, he didn't force it and nodded: "Okay, then I'll go find Secretary Wu myself."
After saying that, Zhao Youcai left in a hurry.
Looking at Zhao Youcai's leaving figure, Chen Shiying couldn't help but sigh: "Ziwen, Uncle Zhao and the others are really getting more and more motivated now."
"Yes, everyone's life is getting better and better, and their motivation is naturally getting better and better."
Zhou Ziwen smiled and then invited Chen Shiying to go to the mushroom planting base.
The two came to the mushroom planting base, where many team members were already busy.
Seeing Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying arriving, everyone greeted them warmly.
"The team leader is here!"
"Team leader, look at how these mushrooms look like?"
After Zhou Ziwen responded one by one, he began to wander around the base to check the growth of the mushrooms.
The mushroom cultivation base is well maintained and the mushrooms are growing well.
Zhou Ziwen nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Chen Shiying: "Shiying, just keep an eye here, I will leave first."
There is nothing going on at the mushroom planting base. Zhou Ziwen plans to go to the brigade headquarters to see how Zhao Youcai and Wu Dagang's discussion goes.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it." Chen Shiying nodded. Afterwards, Zhou Ziwen left the mushroom cultivation base and headed to the brigade headquarters.
As soon as he walked into the brigade headquarters, he saw Zhao Youcai and Wu Dagang discussing something, with smiles on their faces.
"Ziwen is here, we are planning to find you!" Seeing Zhou Ziwen arriving, Wu Dagang waved quickly.
"Uncle Wu, Uncle Zhao, have you discussed it?" Zhou Ziwen asked curiously.
"Yes, we just discussed it and planned to collect another batch of eggs and hatch a batch of chickens. What do you think?" Wu Dagang asked directly.
"This is a good thing. As the scale of the chicken farm expands, the income will be greater." Zhou Ziwen nodded in agreement.
"Ziwen, once we collect the eggs, it's up to you to hatch them." Zhao Youcai said.
"Don't worry, Uncle Zhao, leave the hatching of the chickens to me." Zhou Ziwen said, patting his chest.
"Okay, let's make it right then. I'll go back and arrange for people to collect the eggs." After Zhao Youcai finished speaking, he left in a hurry.
Looking at Zhao Youcai's leaving figure, Wu Dagang said to Zhou Ziwen: "Ziwen, you are now a great contributor to our village. The chicken farm and mushroom planting base are both successful."
"Uncle Wu, don't say that. This is the result of everyone's hard work." Zhou Ziwen said modestly.
"Ziwen, you are too polite. Your contribution is obvious to all." Wu Dagang waved his hand.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Ziwen was ready to leave.
As a result, Li Lei came over before he even left the house.
"Brother Li, why are you here?" Zhou Ziwen asked with a grin.
"Hey, I'm here to find you." Li Lei touched the back of his head.
"What's wrong?" After hearing this, Zhou Ziwen also became serious.
"I heard that you are planning to expand the scale of chicken farming?" Li Lei asked.
"Yes! Have you heard about it?" Zhou Ziwen nodded.
"Well, I met Lao Zhao just now." Li Lei nodded, then frowned and said, "Ziwen, if we expand the scale of chicken farming, the biological feed here will not be enough."
"If it's not enough, just produce it!" Zhou Ziwen didn't react.
"I mean the two crushers in the pig farm are not enough." Li Lei smiled sarcastically.
After listening to Li Lei's words, Zhou Ziwen rubbed his chin and thought for a long time, "A crusher, this is not easy to handle."
"What should we do?" Wu Dagang asked from the side.
"Why don't Uncle Wu go to the commune and ask if there are any scrapped grinders?" Zhou Ziwen asked tentatively.
"Okay, then I'll ask." Wu Dagang is now considered wealthy.
The village has made money growing mushrooms, and the pig and chicken farms will soon make money too.
If you can’t afford a new crusher, you can still buy a scrapped one.
Seeing Wu Dagang agreeing, Zhou Ziwen turned to Li Lei and said, "Brother Li, I'll leave the biological feed to you. You must ensure the supply."
"Don't worry, I will take care of it." Li Lei promised, patting his chest.
This matter is actually not that urgent. After all, it will take about twenty days for the chickens to hatch. Taking advantage of this period to prepare more feed, it can last for a while.
After discussing the matter, Zhou Ziwen left the brigade headquarters. (End of chapter)