Ye Fan said that he was "not a party member" and just wanted to give Su Duofu a hard time so as not to fall into disrepute as soon as he took office. He didn't expect him to be so enlightened: "With such a high level of consciousness, there is no reason for the superiors to disagree. But there is no need for this. If you are worried about members gossiping because you join the party, Just lend your boat to the food factory.”
Su Duofu asked: "Purchase goods?"
Ye Fan shook his head slightly: "More than that. Find a temporary worker to sail the ship, arrive at the other side at nine in the morning, return at eleven, arrive at the other side at three in the afternoon, and return at four. Work five days a week, rest on Mondays and Thursdays, and the monthly salary is fifteen Block.”
The team leader couldn't help but ask: "Isn't there no money in the food factory's account?"
Ye Fan: "No rush, we'll start next month. We estimate that we will receive dozens of kilograms of honey by the middle of this month. The food factory charges the price of loose honey, bottles and packages it, and the money earned is enough to pay the wages of temporary workers. However, This profit will not be given to the production team.”
The captain can understand this. In the past, the money from selling chickens, ducks, and goose eggs, as well as duck and goose feathers, went to individuals, and the commission went to the food factory.
The team leader said: "Members should be very supportive. Traveling without a boat is very troublesome. But how to charge?"
Ye Fan: "For non-profit merchant ships, the charges should be the same as buses."
The captain nodded, reasonable, "Dofu is from our production team, can we also choose the temporary workers who drive the ship?"
Ye Fan pondered for a moment: "Okay. But when he becomes the director of the factory, he will have to recruit two people to follow the car. One has already been found, a member of the five-star brigade, and the other has to be found from other production teams. Otherwise, the members will feel that there is a loss. Fair.”
The captain had no objection: "But what about Yuncheng?"
Ye Fan was speechless and wanted to praise him for always thinking about his own people: "With the passenger ships leaving at scheduled times and people from outside coming in, it will definitely be busier than now. As for what to do, I haven't decided yet. Wait for Su Yuncheng Let’s talk about it after the college entrance examination. By the way, Duofu, you will still be responsible for the first few shipments.”
Su Duofu said without hesitation: "That's right. Let them take turns buying goods with me. Let them run on their own after August 15th."
Ye Fan: "When you go out to rent a transport vehicle on the island, you can ask someone to find out. There are several technical secondary schools in the city, and they all teach something. If you don't want to go to university, you can still go to technical secondary schools. Technical secondary schools also include distribution."
The team leader hurriedly asked: "Can you take the technical secondary school exam after graduating from a junior high school on the island?"
Ye Fan nodded.
The captain immediately told Su Duofu not to forget.
Ye Fan: "I'll write the party application when I get back. But don't write it yourself. If you can't speak well, ask Su Yuanhang's father to write it for you."
The captain's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but said: "That's right. The old secretary is the best at writing materials."
"Then shall I go find the old secretary?" Su Duofu wanted to leave as he spoke.
Ye Fan quickly stopped him: "Don't mention me. Say you want to join the party. He will say that your family background is not good. You used to be a fish bully and a captain. You just say what age you are. Let Su Yuanhang's father write it. There is nothing above. Don’t blame him for agreeing.”
The captain said without hesitation: "Let me tell you! In fact, Duofu's family is not considered a fish bully. The village primary school was built by his grandfather."
Ye Fan smiled and reassured the two of them: "What happened before the founding of the People's Republic of China is not important. Besides, the higher-ups will also send people to investigate. Come over after you have completed your application for joining the party, and I will issue you a letter of recommendation. Take the application and letter with you. Organization Department.”
Su Duofu: "Myself?"
Ye Fan: "If you don't want Su Yuanhang's father to accompany you, just send a telegram to Su Yuanhang and ask him to take leave on Friday and accompany you on Saturday. Su Yuanhang is a party member and a student at a key university, so his words have more weight than his father."
The captain couldn't believe it: "A student from Yuanhang can talk so well?"
Ye Fan: "If Su Yuanhang wants to go into politics, the first job he will be assigned after graduation will be in the Municipal Organization Department. If he is lucky, he can stay in a provincial unit."
The two were shocked and exclaimed in unison: "Oh my God!" Then they both said in unison: "Does the old secretary know?"
Ye Fan said angrily: "He knows that Hengshan Island can still accommodate him?"
The two wanted to laugh, but they also felt that Su Yuanhang's father didn't know, otherwise he would dare to go to the food factory every day to point fingers.
But having said that, Su Duofu didn't send a telegram to Su Yuanhang - what's the point of asking someone for help and asking him to come by car himself.
Su Duofu's family has saved hundreds of dollars in the past few years. After Su Duofu got Ye Fan's recommendation letter and Su Yuanhang's father's letter of introduction to the party, he asked his wife to get him fifty yuan, pack a pack of ready-to-eat dried fish, and then go out to sea on his own fishing boat.
Su Duofu arrived in Hangzhou in the evening. Because he had a letter of introduction from a food factory, he successfully checked into a guest house in the university town. The next morning, Su Duofu went to the university to visit Su Yuanhang. Su Yuanhang was very annoyed with Yan Yang, because Yan Yang liked to go online like his father, so as soon as Su Yuanhang heard that Yan Yang should get out, and Ye Fan hoped that Su Duofu would become the factory director, he immediately asked the teacher for leave, and then took the bus. TRAIN STATION.
In the car, Su Yuanhang wrote a letter of introduction to the party to Su Duofu as a college student. He was worried that his father's letter was not significant enough.
In the evening, they arrived in downtown Yongcheng and checked into a guest house. The next morning, Su Yuanhang took Su Duofu to the organization department. When Su Yuanhang saw the receptionist, he said that he used to be the director of Hengshan Food Factory and is now a Jiangsu University student.
The word "Jiang Da" made the receptionist tremble. Before Su Yuanhang could introduce Su Duofu, he stretched out his hand and said, "Welcome, Comrade Su, please come in. Is there anything I can do for you?" As he spoke, he led the way. Take them to the office for tea and wait.
Su Duofu was born before the founding of the People's Republic of China. When he was a child, his family was rich, and when he and his father went to work in relevant units, they did not receive such hospitality. Su Duofu had to believe that Su Yuanhang could speak better than his father, Secretary Su.
However, what he didn't expect was yet to come. The deputy minister came out to receive them.
The deputy minister first asked how factory director Xiao Su was doing, and then talked about the only state-owned factory on Hengshan Island. He praised him and Ye Fan for doing a good job and hoped that they would continue their efforts. After the pleasantries were over, the deputy minister asked Su Duofu if he was the new factory director.
Su Yuanhang handed over the recommendation letter, party membership application and Su Duofu's personal materials: "Not yet. He is not a party member yet. Please approve it."
The deputy minister saw Su Duofu's family background - he used to have his own boat, run boats and do business. He couldn't help but frown slightly. But seeing that he had been rushing to the capital for the past few years, he probably understood why Ye Fan recommended him as a candidate. Factory Director - Professional matters must be left to professionals.
Years ago, when Su Yuanhang was admitted to university, Ye Fan and Su Yuanhang did not recommend him, which showed that the time was not ripe at that time.
Ye Fan's cautiousness made the deputy minister smile and nod slightly with relief, then called someone outside to come in and help them get it done in more than half an hour. During this period, the deputy minister was not idle. He chatted with Su Yuanhang about Jiangnan University and said that he was stupid and had gone to great lengths to get into Hangcheng Normal College.
Su Yuanhang said that everyone has something they are better at, like him, he just knows how to read. There's no point in letting him do anything else.
The deputy minister was very pleased. Su Yuanhang was a talented person, proud but not arrogant. He came from a rural area and had work experience. If he could stick to his heart, his future would be bright.
When the deputy minister sends the two of them outside the office, he recruits someone to send the two of them out.
When Su Duofu arrived outside the gate, he still felt like he was dreaming: "Is this done?"
Su Yuanhang: "It's not a big deal in the first place. As for our grass-roots team, only Yan Yang takes it seriously. The superiors certainly didn't send Yan Yang there expecting him to develop the food factory."
Su Duofu didn't understand: "Then why did you ask him to come over?"
"It's gold-plated. The food factory has a stable customer base, and there aren't too many chores on the island. He can stay there for three to five years. If he doesn't join the organization department, he can work as a street director in a city street, or as a deputy in a large state-owned unit. Director." Su Yuanhang said, "Up above. For our sake, when I went to the city to apply for a food factory, the city would send a factory director or accountant to help us. As you can see, even if I said I could sell the goods to the capital, we were told to do it ourselves. "< br>
Su Duofu: "Then Yan Yang doesn't know?"
"The person who transferred him here must have told him. Maybe Yan Yang thinks that I am in my thirties and want to retire in a food factory? What a joke. I will definitely do something big to impress you. "Treat each other." Su Yuanhang made himself laugh when he said this. How can it be so easy to run a factory? Which of the large factories in the city was not supported by the government? Just say that your family's big fishing boat has been built up by two generations. He wanted to reform it when he first arrived on the island. Get rid of it.”
Su Duofu couldn't help but laugh: "Yes. If he comes with money or customers, we don't have any problem if he comes up with three ideas a day. Just like Accountant Ye, when she makes a mess while selling goods, she yells , lined up! The folks lined up immediately, and they were better behaved than elementary school students. Is it because Accountant Ye has a loud voice?”
Su Yuanhang nodded: "Are you going to the station or somewhere?"
"Let's eat." Su Duofu said, "Go to the state-owned hotel."
Su Yuanhang shook his head: "I can't catch the last bus after dinner. I have to walk to school. I can eat at any time. You should go back quickly. I'll take the bus opposite and you wait here, but you have to transfer to a bus. ”
Su Duofu decided to wait for him to have a holiday before inviting him to his home for dinner: "Then be careful on the road."
Su Yuanhang waved his hand, checked that there was no traffic on the road and went to the opposite side.
Su Duofu told his family that he would be able to go back this afternoon if nothing unexpected happens. His old father sailed the boat and waited for him on the shore after breakfast. Su Duofu saw a boat on the beach from a distance and ran over quickly. When he got there, he saw it was his own boat and guessed that his father had been waiting for a long time.
Su Duofu knew what his father was waiting for, so he handed over the identity information after getting on the boat. His father burst into tears when he saw the appointment letter—the Su family, which was still in the Black/Fifth Category two years ago, actually had a party member.
Su Duofu also felt a lot in his heart: "Dad, go back."
Lao Su carefully collected the materials: "Ah Fu, we want to thank Accountant Ye very much."
Su Duofu: "Thank you. But what Accountant Ye wants is not verbal or material gratitude. I can lead the villagers to make a lot of money, which is the best thank you to her."
Lao Su nodded: "Then you should be careful. Don't imitate those with the surname Yan."
"I'm not a stick." Su Duofu laughed, "Dad, you don't know, I came to the ministry today -" He recounted the whole process of meeting the deputy minister, and finally said, "They never mentioned Secretary Su . It’s like I don’t know him. How is this possible? The top leader on our island must be appointed by the city, but he is not as good as Yuanhang, a college student.”
Lao Su couldn't help but ask: "Is the identity of a Yuanhang college student so useful?"
Su Duofu: "Yuanhang School is good. I decided to ask our eldest son to go back to junior high school."
"But she will be twenty in three years." Lao Su shook his head, "She is still a girl. She can find her husband's family in two years." Su Duofu shook his head: "It is different now. Now there are two years of junior high school and high school. He graduated from junior high school at the age of 19 and entered college at the age of 21. He was only 24 after graduating from college in three years. Accountant Ye came to our island at the age of 25 and had two children. Set up the food factory ”
Lao Su: "If you think about it, just go to school. There is a middle school on the island, and it doesn't cost much to live and eat at home. When you go to high school in the city, your salary can afford it. Just go to college, and the country will support you." .”
"Now that the university policy is so good, it would be a pity not to go to university." Su Duofu said this, but he felt unsure. He went home to rest for a night, and borrowed Su Yuanhang's bicycle to go to Ye Fan's house the next day.
The brigade leader met him at the intersection and asked Su Duofu to return the car, and he would drive the tractor over there.
There were other club members at the intersection, and Su Duofu was embarrassed, fearing they would gossip. The team leader noticed this and asked the members: "Do you have any objection?"
Everyone said they had no objection - the factory director was in the Lotus production team, and even if they didn't get Su Duofu's favor, other teams wouldn't dare to bully them casually.
The team leader took Su Duofu back to the production team, then put on the tractor and went straight to Ye Fan's house.
Ye Fan was doing laundry at home. When he heard the sound, he looked up and the two of them turned off the engine and came in. Ye Fan saw the two of them as if they had been hit by a pie falling from the sky, and asked with a smile: "Is it done?"
Su Duofu nodded: "It's done!"
Ye Fan: "Is it going well?"
"It went very smoothly." Su Duofu said it, but suddenly he remembered that he had forgotten to tell the team leader about his visit to the Organization Department yesterday, so he recounted what happened at that time, and then added: "No one asked Secretary Su how he was doing lately. Accountant Ye , I decided to send my eldest daughter to junior high school.”
Ye Fan was surprised: "Your family's conditions were not bad before. Why didn't you go to junior high school?"
The captain knew something about this: "His family used to be in a special situation. His daughter was often bullied when she was in elementary school. I thought it would be better in junior high school, but in junior high school there were not only boys from our production team, but also people from other production teams. , Seeing that she is honest, she also likes to tease her. It seems that she is only in the first half of junior high school, right?”
Su Duofu: "Last month. No one should dare to bully her now."
Ye Fan: "Then let's go to school. How many years has she been away from school? Why not put her in recently, get used to the learning atmosphere first, and then send her to the first grade of junior high school in the autumn?"
It is common on the island to enroll in the middle of a semester, or to enroll on a sudden basis. There are also those who happily went to class today and stopped going after sleeping all night and not wanting to attend. Parents feel that their academic performance is half-measured and they force their children to go to school, but they cannot get into college. I simply forgot that if I took the metropolitan exam, I could get into a technical secondary school.
For example, Niu Xiaoshan, the son of deputy captain Niu, who would have thought that he could pass the exam. Even Liu Guihua, who supports him the most, is ready for her son to come three more times.
There was also the Shanxi brigade, which entered the Agricultural University at the tail end of the crane. A few days ago, I sent a letter to my family saying that he was Sun Shan from their department.
Su Duofu said: "I think so too."
Ye Fan looked at the captain: "Your grandson is not young anymore, right?"
The captain sighed: "He is really not good at studying. I plan to ask him to learn carpentry. If he can't learn well, I will ask him to fish and farm with me." Seeing the clothes beside the pressure well, he said, "Accountant Ye, please be busy. .”
Ye Fan: "Wait a minute, I learned two days ago that after a period of keeping bees, a queen bee will appear. There is only one queen bee in a beehive. When there is a new queen bee, it must be divided into boxes. But if you divide too much, there won't be so many flowers here. So ask your grandson if he wants to keep bees. Your place is far away from here and bees can’t fly to the honey source here. The beekeepers from the Shanxi brigade should be willing to take him.”
"I'll go back and ask." When the captain of the Lotus Brigade arrived home, he asked his grandson if he wanted to keep bees.
Beekeeping sounds fun, so the grandson of the brigade leader is going to the Shanxi brigade to have a look.
The rapeseed flowers planted by the river have bloomed recently, and the beekeepers are very busy. Because eggs are laid in spring and the honey is eaten well, they have to check whether they need to be divided into boxes every few days. The beekeeping members were worried about what to do when they were separated. The captain of the Lotus Brigade arrived with his grandson.
The brigade leader started learning beekeeping, and the members of the beekeeping club agreed to give him the separated bees without even thinking about it.
If a beekeeper has a car at home, he can follow the flowering period. Unfortunately, without a car, he could only wander around the fields and rivers. Fortunately, there are flowers everywhere on the island this year. There are flowers in spring, lotuses in summer, chrysanthemums in autumn, and plums in winter. Therefore, there is no need to use sugar to keep honey alive in the cold winter months. You can also go out to collect honey when the weather is warm, because it is noon in winter on the island. Temperatures in the twenties are common.
Beekeeping is easy to learn, and the prerequisite is that you are not afraid of being stung.
The grandson of the captain of the Lotus Brigade is not afraid of a newborn calf, let alone a tiny bee.
In late April, the team leader and his grandson moved the separated bees to the Lotus production team. In the first half month, the bees were not used to it and there was not much honey. When the bees become familiar with the surrounding environment, a new queen appears in the hive.
Luckily they used this time to make a few boxes. The captain accompanied his grandson to sort the boxes smoothly, and he felt a sense of accomplishment watching two boxes turn into four. Just then I heard someone shouting: "Captain, collect the duck and goose feathers!"
There is no need for special personnel to guard the beehives. The team leader asked his grandson to go home and get the hair while he drove to the production team.
The members of the club who were selling duck and goose feathers for the first time were suspicious, so everyone went over to stare at the people in the clothing factory. After two times, it felt like selling seafood. The hard-working commune members marked their bags and asked their neighbors to carry them over.
Not many people went there, so the team leader went back and forth four times to deliver duck and goose feathers and people to the vegetable market.
Su Duofu and a garment factory employee went outside for a hair inspection, while Ye Fan bargained with the cashier. Ye Fan recently asked Su Duofu to inquire about the price of down jackets. Ye Fan asked Liu Guihua how much a duck cost, and then calculated it carefully. He found that the clothing factory made too much, and Ye Fan felt like he was being taken advantage of even if he didn't increase the price, so he asked the cashier to raise the price by one dollar.
The cashier shook his head: "The price we gave is not low. Besides, we rented the wagons and transport trucks ourselves."
Ye Fan chuckled: "Did you forget that I am an accountant?"
The cashier wondered why she asked.
Ye Fan: "I've done the math for you, you can still make money from the feathers of a duck." Write "4" on the paper, "I'm talking about one duck, not a pound of duck feathers."
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The cashier's face changed slightly, "You - have you been to our factory?"
Ye Fan shook his head: "I have been to a department store in Hangzhou. There are duvets from your factory in the store. I have removed the workers' wages, fabrics, travel expenses, and all the costs of drying, washing and ironing the duck feathers. You can still make a profit charging this price. . It is hard and dangerous for fishermen to go to sea. It is not easy to save some duck and goose feathers.”
“It’s impossible!”
Ye Fan continued to discuss: "Why don't you go back and ask the factory director? We are a socialist country. Your factory has to hand over the money it makes, right? What does the higher ups use this money for? Apart from raising troops and scientific research, isn't it used on the people? For example, cleaning up rivers, paving roads and building bridges, opening schools, and building hospitals? If the people become rich, there will be less conflicts between people, and public resources will be saved, right?”
The cashier was angry and funny: "We are from Shanghai. Even if we benefit the people, the people are still the people of Shanghai."
Ye Fan stopped smiling: "Are you sure it won't go up?"
"You still want to tell everyone in the newspaper that a duck feather can be sold for four yuan?"
Ye Fan shook his head: "This is too damaging. I can give the Yongcheng City government a warning and tell them to start a clothing factory. The leaders of Yongcheng City go to the province to cry for poverty, and the provincial leaders go north. Do you think the higher-ups will send people there? Are you studying in a clothing factory?
"I can also help Yongcheng Garment Factory introduce it to the capital. From here to the south, no one needs your down jackets and duvets. After passing Shanhaiguan, your factory's down jackets are useless. The southwest or the grasslands have their own national costumes. , don’t like to wear outside clothes. The main sources of customers are from several provinces around the capital.”
The cashier was speechless: "You, you are simply a threat!"
"Two yuan per pound?" Ye Fan looked at her with a smile.
The cashier opened his mouth: "You - we are all women, why should women make things difficult for women?"
Ye Fan was funny: "It sounds like the ones who collect duck and goose feathers are not women. Do you want to go out and see how many lesbians are waiting for you to pick them? I dare say that the duck and goose feathers here are the cleanest. Besides, I only said that one pound increases Two pieces, not to mention that goose feathers are better than duck feathers——"
"Wait a minute, doesn't it increase by a pound?"
Ye Fan: "Three yuan?"
The cashier said hurriedly: "No - two dollars, two dollars, but I didn't bring that much money."
"You can write me an IOU." Ye Fan said, "Tell your factory director what I just said. The factory director will definitely praise you for your flexibility and your ability to calmly deal with rising prices."
The cashier was not angry, saying that it was difficult for you to know that you were sitting on the ground and raising the price: "Our factory director will not accept your trick."
Ye Fan wanted to laugh: "You don't want to know how a little accountant like me dares to give advice to the leadership team of Yongcheng City?"
The cashier thought a lot at the moment, thought about it for a moment, and asked: "May I ask where your ancestral home is?"
"From the capital. My husband is a soldier on this island. Our families are a perfect match."
The cashier paused for breath. No wonder she dared to say that she would help Yongcheng Garment Factory introduce business: "Two yuan per catty, no more. But I really can't explain it to the factory director."
Ye Fan: "My hometown is in Xicheng, the capital, and my father's surname is Ye. So the factory director won't blame you."
"This is the first time I see you using your identity to help others." The cashier was speechless. "If you are not here in a few years, they will not remember who you are."
Ye Fan: "I hope people will be grateful for everything I do, so what's the point of living? Besides, I may not come back if I leave here. If I don't see you again in this life, does it matter whether I thank you or not? I've been here these few years. , they just need to be polite to me.”
The cashier was convinced: "Well, then I will write you an IOU. But I can't guarantee that the factory director will really agree to this price."
Ye Fan: "If your factory director dares to default on his debt, I will prevent your factory's down jackets and duvets from leaving Shanghai!"
(End of chapter)