Reborn in 1977

Chapter 385 Be Careful

In the guest house, Chen Fan held the phone and said, "Secretary, it's me."

Secretary Yang nodded at everyone with a smile, indicating that he had guessed correctly, and then said, "It's you. Are you alright alone in the district committee? Should I let Sanhu and Xiao An go over to help you?"

Chen Fan blew into the electric fan, turned around to shield the microphone from the wind, and covered it with his hand, saying, "Of course I need help. It doesn't matter whether Brother Sanhu and Brother An come or not, but you or Captain Ye must come."

Secretary Yang's expression changed, "What's up? Is there a big deal?"

Otherwise, why would they need to be dispatched?

Chen Fan, "This deal is indeed not small, but, Secretary, Captain Ye said before that when our breeding farm is on the right track, we should help Ganjia Village and their four brigades. I want to ask, do you know about their brigades' current breeding situation?"

Secretary Yang was stunned. Why did he ask about this again?

However, he didn't hesitate and said seriously, "You also know about this. We keep our word. We can't go back on our promises, especially since they gave us seedlings on credit in the beginning…"

Chen Fan quickly said, "I didn't say I would go back on my word. I'm saying, how many live poultry can they provide? How many can be sold each month? Later, you can have Captain Ye make a plan, and we'll also make a delivery plan, so we can allocate quotas according to the plan."

Secretary Yang suddenly understood, "Oh, you're talking about this. This is no problem."

As he spoke, he smacked his lips, "But they used to be free-range. A few days ago, when they saw that we could make money, they started collecting seedlings to build breeding farms. I even arranged for people to provide technical guidance, so they definitely won't be able to provide many live poultry right away. It's estimated that the four teams combined won't be as good as ours.

If you want more goods, I'm afraid you'll have to wait three or four months until the new seedlings grow up. But the number they raise is definitely not as many as ours. It's easy to say about the veterinarian. We can support two veterinarians to go over and make a circle from time to time. The key is that they don't have feed reserves. There's not enough feed."

In the early years, every household didn't raise chickens. They only started raising them in the past two years, and they were mainly free-range, raising egg-laying chickens. It was good enough for a family to have three or five chickens, not to mention ducks and geese, which were the production team's job.

So, when you add it up, the number of live poultry in those four production brigades is probably only half of Lujiawan's, which is indeed incomparable.

In addition, in order to engage in breeding, Lujiawan also took the time to plant pasture and raise earthworms during the spring plowing. It is because of these preparations, coupled with this year's bumper rice harvest, which resulted in a lot of rice bran, that they can support the food supply for so many poultry and livestock. Otherwise, it would be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

Even so, Lujiawan's breeding has also fallen into a bottleneck. The scale may be able to be expanded by another one, but at that time, it will be the end.

Unless they can buy poultry feed, coupled with the team's resources, they can continue to expand.

So at this time, the poultry and livestock raised by the other four brigades have become the best source of supply for Lujiawan.

This is also why Chen Fan is concerned about their breeding situation.

After listening to this, Chen Fan felt that it was about the same as his estimation, and said, "That's right, I just negotiated with the three bus stations in Yunhu…"

Secretary Yang was stunned when he heard this. Wasn't it the Health Department? How did he get in touch with the bus station again?

However, he didn't rush to interrupt Chen Fan's words, but patiently listened to him finish.

But the more he listened, the more magical he felt. When Chen Fan finished speaking, he quickly asked, "Are you saying that just now, you have negotiated with the leaders of the three bus stations in Yunhu? We can go directly to sign the contract, and we can also build houses and open shops inside the bus station?"

Hearing this, the reactions of the other people in the office were different.

Captain Zhang and Xiao Liewen looked at each other. Opening a shop inside the bus station? How much face would that take?

Ye Shubao and An Quan looked at each other, and they could see the excitement in each other's eyes.

They didn't doubt Chen Fan's words at all. The key was whether this was true. As long as they went to the district committee, they would know. There was no need for Chen Fan to lie at all, and he wasn't that kind of person.

As long as these shops open, even if they have half the turnover of the three shops in Gufeng County, the days of the three sideline teams' separate accounts will be here!

As for Zhang Wenliang, seeing that no one was looking at him, he had no choice but to turn to look at Yang Xingxiu and said with a heavy face, "With the increase in business, the sideline team also needs to increase manpower, especially in sales. All of them are women. You, the director of the women's affairs, have a great responsibility!"

Yang Xingxiu glanced at him, "I don't need you to worry about my affairs. It's your transportation team. If you dare to drop the ball, be careful of your skin!"

Zhang Wenliang shivered and turned around without hesitation, muttering silently in his heart, "A good man doesn't fight with a woman!"

At this time, Secretary Yang slammed the phone down, stood up, and said to Yang Xingxiu, "Hurry up and ride your bike back to get me a few changes of clothes."

Then he looked at Ye Shubao, "You go to the district committee with me."

Then he looked at Zhang Wenliang, "Sanhu, arrange for someone to prepare the boat. We'll set off when it's ready!"

Captain Zhang next to him asked, "Why don't you tell us what's going on first?"

Secretary Yang tried hard to twitch the corners of his mouth, but finally couldn't help it, "Hehe, Xiao Chen has negotiated a big deal."

Xiao Liewen stared at him intently, "What deal?"

He only heard intermittent fragments on the phone just now and didn't understand at all.

Secretary Yang raised a finger, "As soon as he went over, Zhou, the section chief of the Political Work Section of the District Health Department, agreed to help and called several directly affiliated hospitals and health schools, agreeing that we could go over to sell braised meat."

After a pause, he said again, "But this Xiao Chen hasn't gone to talk about it yet."

Ye Shubao, who was about to cheer, was immediately stunned, "Why didn't he go? It's noon!"

Secretary Yang's smile grew wider, and he stretched out his second finger, "Because he went to the three bus stations of the District Committee and negotiated them down."

At this time, everyone remembered what Secretary Yang said on the phone just now. So that's how it is?

It's just that, are the bus stations of the District Committee so easy to talk to?

The smile on Secretary Yang's face could no longer be suppressed. With an exaggerated smile, he continued to stretch out his third finger and said, "And he's going to talk to the District Committee's passenger terminal about opening a shop this afternoon. He's calling us over to sign the contract. If he can negotiate it down…"

Speaking of this, he suddenly froze, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"

Yang Xingxiu ran out without looking back, "I'm going to pack your clothes."

Zhang Wenliang, "Preparing the boat."

When he went out, he was still muttering, "Why put the boat in Team 6? But it's faster to leave from Team 6."

Ye Shubao quickly put things into the drawer, "I'll go home and change my clothes first. I'll wait for you at the pier in Team 6 later."

After saying that, he ran away.

After a while, only Captain Zhang and Xiao Liewen were left in the office.

Because Secretary Yang also ran away. As for what he ran out to do? I don't know!

The two of them faced each other, silently smoking, thinking in their hearts, what kind of excuse should they find to follow next time?

… …

Chen Fan hung up the phone, first went to the guest house cafeteria for a quick meal, then went back to his room and had a good sleep. He didn't get up until two o'clock, then went to the Political Work Section, first greeted Sister Zhou, then called Lin Liwen, and waved to Xia Yuping before heading to the passenger terminal.

Xia Yuping looked at the two people leaving, first smiled sweetly, then couldn't help but pouted.

Hmph, although your terminal is very big, I have three, three to one, the advantage is with me.

Xia Yuping held her cheeks in her hands, squinting her eyes and imagining, I helped Little Brother Chen so much, I should be considered a friend in the future, then the next step is… … In the end, the Tingshui Cemetery by the river has beautiful scenery, and I won't be afraid of being lonely if I'm buried there with my brother!

Chen Fan didn't know that someone had already chosen a tomb for him. In order to save time, and because he happened to run into a "turtle shell", he decisively took a taxi.

He arrived at the passenger terminal in more than ten minutes. After getting out of the car, he looked at Lin Liwen's blood-red face and said softly with some apology, "The weather is still too hot. I'm really sorry to trouble you to accompany me on this trip."

Lin Liwen lowered her head shyly, "No, it's okay, let's go in."

She wasn't hot, but flustered. The two of them were squeezed into the narrow turtle shell tricycle. If she wasn't wearing long sleeves, she would have had "skin contact", which was so embarrassing.

When they arrived at the waiting hall, Lin Liwen skillfully led Chen Fan upstairs and directly found the deputy director's office where her father was.

Looking out from the window here, you can see the entire terminal.

Below the steep cement steps is a row of passenger terminals with 12 berths. The functions of each berth are different. The upstream ones are small passenger ships running nearby routes, and the middle two are terminals for temporary ships to dock, and they are of different sizes.

The three downstream ones are large terminals dedicated to large passenger ships.

The cargo terminal is still one kilometer downstream. As for the ferry terminal where Chen Fan first came, it is at the very bottom.

After chatting about business, Deputy Director Lin took him to visit the terminal by the window.

Chen Fan stood by the window, looking at the boats in the dock, but he didn't see the small "Hua Zi" assembled cargo ship from Lujiawan. Clearly, Secretary Yang and the others hadn't arrived yet.

Lin Liwen's father stood by the window with his hands behind his back, watching the dense crowd on the dock steps, and said with a smile, "Comrade Xiao Chen, you're giving up a great future to settle in the countryside. Little Wen in my family always speaks of you with admiration."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "One person can't achieve anything alone; success depends on the collective. Take this sideline business of farming, for example. When we started, we received support from the commune and brother production teams. Otherwise, just the seedlings and preventive medicine alone would be a major obstacle.

During the breeding process, from the production team leaders to the ordinary members, almost everyone has spared no effort and done their best to successfully raise these poultry and livestock.

But these are not materials within the plan, and the supply and marketing cooperative can't absorb such a large quantity of live poultry. We still have to find our own solutions. At this time, we have to rely on friendly units like the Health Department and the passenger terminal for help. Otherwise, if we rely on the production team alone, I'm afraid we'll be working for nothing."

Deputy Director Lin nodded in satisfaction. He was used to seeing people grabbing credit, so it was rare to see someone pushing the credit away completely, especially a young person.

Thinking about his previous achievements.

Whether it was as a writer with a considerable reputation in the province or leading the compilation of the first aid manual in the Health Department, it was enough to prove that this young man had a bright future.

The only pity was, why would he stay in the countryside and refuse to come out?

Thinking of this, he glanced at his daughter, who was daydreaming beside him, and couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart.

This is difficult.

Chen Fan didn't hear a response. He discreetly glanced at Deputy Director Lin and noticed that he seemed to be thinking about something, so he didn't say anything.

But after waiting another half a minute and still not getting a response, he felt a little uneasy.

Then, he coughed dryly and said, trying to find something to say, "Director, are there frequent floods on the Yangtze River here? Is it very dangerous at that time?"

Deputy Director Lin finally came back to his senses, chuckled, turned his gaze to the window, and said with a smile, "It's okay. Although there are floods every year, they generally don't exceed the warning line. Even if they do, there's not much danger. In recent years, especially in the last decade or so, the water level hasn't been too high."

After a pause, he seemed to remember something, his expression changed slightly, and he said softly, "The most dangerous time was in '54. That year, I don't know what happened, but the weather was abnormal. The plum rain season lasted for as many as 50 days, almost twice as long as normal years.

By May, the Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake systems entered the flood season at the same time, which is also very rare in history.

By early July, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River began to experience torrential rains like crazy. If the Jingjiang Flood Diversion Area hadn't opened its gates and breached the dikes for flood discharge three times in succession, the entire middle reaches of the Yangtze River would have been in danger, and it might even have endangered the downstream areas.

The great flood of that year lasted until the beginning of October before gradually receding."

Deputy Director Lin's expression was particularly heavy when he said this, as if he still had lingering fears.

He then looked at Chen Fan and said with a smile, "Speaking of this, we have to thank the production team members like you who live along the Yangtze River. After that year, the production teams along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were mobilized every year to reinforce the riverbanks. The current Yangtze River banks are much higher and stronger than before, which also makes us units that work by the Yangtze River feel much more at ease."

Speaking of this, he laughed again, "So, what you said just now is good. We all help each other, and unity is strength. You can't accomplish anything by fighting alone."

Chen Fan naturally smiled along.

There is mutual help, but who you help is important. Helping someone isn't just helping anyone. Why should I help you?

So, in the end, it's still about relationships.

Lin Liwen watched them chatting happily and smiled especially cheerfully. Although her brother was a little younger, he was much more mature than those peers who were pursuing her. At least, none of those people dared to talk and laugh freely in front of her father.

It would be good enough if they didn't shrink their necks like quails.

As expected, the man this girl has taken a fancy to is different!

After Deputy Director Lin finished speaking, he pointed to the Yangtze River outside the window and said with emotion, "The Yangtze River is the most important thing in water defense. Unless we encounter a once-in-a-century flood, there won't be any major problems.

It's some seemingly inconspicuous reservoirs, lakes, or smaller tributaries that often have accidents."

Tributaries flow into branches, and branches flow into the main stream. For the Yangtze River system, the main stream is naturally the Yangtze River. The river from Lujiawan to the Jiang entrance can be regarded as a branch, and then the small rivers that flow into this branch are tributaries, which also means branching waterways. (I haven't studied water conservancy, so I don't know if it's right. That's how the river defense section in charge of water conservancy projects in our town divides it.)

Hearing Deputy Director Lin's words, Chen Fan couldn't help but be a little curious, "So, there are still accidents that happen?"

Deputy Director Lin nodded and turned to point in a certain direction upstream, saying, "Less than 5 kilometers ahead is the Liuhua River estuary, which is the boundary between your Guifeng County and Shuanghe County."

Chen Fan nodded lightly, "Yes, our goods come from the Liuhua River waterway."

The two banks of the Liuhua River are basically rural areas. There is only a county town of Shuanghe County at the Jiang estuary. The riverbanks are covered with various miscellaneous trees. Every spring, these miscellaneous trees bloom, and the petals fall into the water, hence the name.

It's a pity Chen Fan hasn't seen it.

Deputy Director Lin smiled, moved his finger upwards, and continued, "Less than three kilometers further up is the Jiang estuary of Yun Lake. Yun Lake has a very large area, more than 100 square kilometers, so it is designed as a natural reservoir, and many water conservancy projects have been built there.

As a result, last autumn, Yun Lake City suddenly had continuous heavy rain, and the lake water rose sharply. In order to discharge the flood, the Water Conservancy Department decided to open the gates to release water."

Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed, "Not far from the gate, there is a small village with twenty or thirty households. The houses are on the outer embankment surface. In fact, it can't be called an embankment. It's originally a small mountain near the water. It's normal for houses to be built on the hillside.

As a result, due to the continuous heavy rain, coupled with the impact of the flood discharge, it directly caused a landslide…"

He pursed his lips and shook his head gently, "After the accident, the leaders of the prefectural committee organized ships and manpower to salvage the area as soon as possible, and only recovered the remains of some people in the end."

After speaking, he was silent for several seconds before turning to look at Chen Fan and saying, "The Yangtze River is the busiest waterway in the country. Countless materials travel back and forth on the river every day, and the river also nourishes countless lands on both sides, supporting hundreds of millions of people.

On the other hand, what you said just now is also correct. Living by the river means danger.

However, as Mr. Li said, 'Man will conquer nature.' As long as we can nip the danger in the bud and subdue the Yangtze River, then this Yangtze River will honestly contribute to the people.

This is the same principle as Mr. Li teaching us to 'be vigilant at all times'. Soldiers must be vigilant against invaders, and we must be vigilant against the ravages of floods. The same goes for you."

Hearing the last sentence, Chen Fan was a little confused, "Huh?"

What does it have to do with us?

Deputy Director Lin smiled and said, "Be vigilant and pay attention to safety at all times. If you are careless when shipping goods every day, losing the goods is a small matter, but human life is a major matter!"

Chen Fan immediately stood up straight and said solemnly, "We will definitely keep the director's teachings in mind, pay attention to safety at all times, and ensure that all potential safety hazards are eliminated."

Deputy Director Lin patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction, "Good, good, good."

At this time, Chen Fan's eyes suddenly lit up, pointing to a boat that was about to dock and saying, "Director, look, our boat is here."

Deputy Director Lin turned his head and looked in the direction Chen Fan was pointing. The first thing he saw was the "Hua Zi" assembled boat, which looked like a wooden board floating on the river. He couldn't help but be a little surprised. He turned to look at Chen Fan, "Are you talking about that wooden boat?"

It's the most unique boat in the entire dock. It's impossible not to see it!

Chen Fan smiled sheepishly, "Don't look at how small it is, but it's absolutely stable. We've used it many times, and there's no sign of it falling apart at all."

Deputy Director Lin's forehead was covered with black lines. Falling apart?

Chen Fan quickly added, "And we are building a 20-meter-long ship, which is being built in our commune's shipping company. When the big ship is launched, we will immediately replace this ship!"

The corners of Deputy Director Lin's eyes twitched. Your commune's shipping company can build ships? Why haven't I heard that any shipping company in the entire region has this ability?

Shipbuilding?

The shipyard is only three kilometers upstream. When did the prefectural committee have a second shipyard?