The person who asked the question was the most respected old man in the village, the old patriarch of the Su family, and now the oldest person in the Su family.
He is an old man of the Su family. Su Dafang also wants to call him grandpa.
Su Dafang sighed and stood up.
"Grandpa, don't get excited. It's not that we don't grow food anymore. Our village is a grain-producing area in Hongqi County. How can we not grow food?"
After hearing this, Mr. Su wanted to grow food, and his face looked better.
I really don’t blame him. The older generation all came from the war-torn times. It was such a miserable life when there was no food, not enough to eat and no warmth, and all the grass roots on the mountains were eaten away. Now that I think about it, the old man also feels sad.
Afraid.
As long as I can fill my stomach, I would rather be poor and work down-to-earth than starve to death.
Mr. Su's thoughts represent the thoughts of most elderly people in the village.
This is also the reason why Su Dafang called the old man over.
Once he has been explained and straightened out, it will be easier for other elderly people in the village to do their ideological work.
Although the main people working now are young people, there are elderly people in every household, and the opinions of the elderly in the family are definitely very important.
He Qingdong came to the village office.
Su Dafang had been waiting for him to come all morning, and immediately asked him to come in when he saw someone.
He Qingdong didn't have any stage fright. He smiled at the elders present and walked to the empty seat next to Su Dafang and sat down.
"It was Dongzi's suggestion to plant medicinal materials. I asked him to discuss it carefully with the elders and branch secretaries." After Su Dafang said this, he looked at He Qingdong, who stood up and walked to the middle.
"It's like this. I know a boss in the city. He told me that medicinal materials are very profitable..." The man's voice was calm. He was the youngest among so many people present, but when he spoke, he was not at all calm.
No stage fright.
He took a piece of chalk and listed a rough gap between the income from medicinal materials and the income from corn on the blackboard.
"Of course, our village is a large grain-producing village, so we cannot use our fields to grow medicinal materials. While we are getting rich, we must also ensure that we do not go hungry."
On the way back, He Qingdong had already thought clearly that not all of his village could grow medicinal herbs. Those flat lands near water sources should insist on growing rice, and he could try using the fields on the mountainside to grow medicinal herbs.
At the beginning, we didn’t need much. We just set aside an area and planted it in the name of the village.
He Qingdong actually has a few ideas for the follow-up, but he must first get the approval of the village cadres.
I heard that only some mountainous areas on the mountainside were used for planting, and the people at the meeting had no objections.
After the old people left, the few remaining cadres who were currently in office, He Qingdong did not leave either. Su Dafang asked him to explain his thoughts to them in detail.
He Qingdong also spoke.
"Uncle, I think the village can try using collective land first. If the follow-up results are good, the village can expand planting, or encourage villagers to plant privately. Then the village can use the cooperative method to collect what the villagers grow and unify it.
sell away."
"This will make it easier to build scale and gain a reputation."
After he finished speaking, he stopped and waited for Su Dafang's decision.
Su Dafang nodded, and a deputy director on the side said: "What you said is quite easy, but we have only grown crops in our lives, never medicinal materials. How are we going to do this in the beginning? We have no idea, we don't know how.
Let’s start.”
These cadres in the village all want to improve the village.
So after hearing He Qingdong's proposal, they were definitely moved, but they didn't know how to act for a while.
"This is not a difficult task. If everyone decides to do it, I will be responsible for finding someone to teach them how to plant." Liang Hong, who collects medicine, asked him to find someone to teach them how to plant. It shouldn't be difficult.
Xiao Yang, the accountant in the village, graduated from the Workers' and Agricultural University. Although he is not as good as today's serious college students, he can still be regarded as having gone to college.
After hearing He Qingdong's words, he thought for a moment and said, "I have a classmate at the agricultural science station in the city. I'll go ask him and find some information."
"Xiao Yang is right, we need to take action ourselves."
Su Dafang is a very courageous person. Now that He Qingdong has found a way to become rich, if they don't have the courage to leave, they would be really sorry for their position and He Qingdong's good intentions.
After the village cadres discussed it, they immediately went out to see the land.
In addition to the grain-producing points drawn by the county, the collective land in the village also has several other places. Although most of it is plain and fertile, there are also places close to the mountains.
No, the side next to the school happens to be close to mountains and rivers.
The village immediately decided to use that piece of land to grow medicinal materials. As for the private fields nearby, Su Dafang discussed it with others and decided to exchange it with them for other land owned by his family in the village.
"Exchange it with ours."
He Qingdong said.
Su Dafang looked at He Qingdong.
Other people also looked at He Qingdong.
He Qingdong curled his lips: "Our old lady is old, and my younger brothers and sisters are still young. I am also quite busy and can't find time to farm for a while, so let's use our family's land in exchange.
You can grow medicinal materials for the village first, and when the medicinal materials make money later, you can give us some rent or something."
When he said this, he completely ignored the fact that there was also a young labor force in the family, Su Xue.
Well, in fact, in He Qingdong's eyes, his daughter-in-law is delicate and even weaker than Bao'er.
When he saw Su Baoer fetching water, he would feel that the child was really powerful, but when he saw his wife fetching water, he would feel that her white and tender palms were going to be red again, and he felt extremely distressed.
He Qingdong didn't know that he was partial.
If someone is willing to step forward and take the initiative to trade their own land with them, that would be the best thing.
You must know that although the collective land in the village can be exchanged, it is collective after all. If you really want to operate it, you still have to go through a series of procedures, which is very troublesome.
It would be much more convenient to exchange it with a private one.
Su Dafang was also happy, but he was afraid that He Qingdong would suffer a loss. So he strode over and asked him if he wanted to ask Su Xue's opinion.
"I'll tell her this afternoon, but she will agree with my decision. Uncle, just go ahead and do it."
"Okay, can I trouble you to contact the shipping channel?" Since Su Dafang wants to do it, then let's do it. The shipping channel issue can be solved first. As long as people see hope,
Only then can you have the strength to fight.
He Qingdong nodded.
"I will go to the county seat soon and have a detailed chat with him to see if he wants to sign a supply contract with us."
"Okay, Dongzi, thank you for your hard work. You are so considerate of the village. I want to thank you on behalf of all the villagers!"
Su Dafang was very grateful to He Qingdong.
He was indeed right, Dongzi was definitely the most promising person among the young generation.