Chapter 126: Chapter 126

"Mayor Guo! Hello, hello! How have you been lately?" As soon as Director Tong entered the mayor’s office, he adopted an exceedingly flattering attitude, shaking hands with Mayor Guo while smiling obsequiously.

"Director Tong! Is there anything urgent? And who are these two?" Mayor Guo’s demeanor was friendly, but he remained seated without moving.

It’s now 11:20, with only ten minutes left until the end of the workday! Director Tong didn’t have time to beat around the bush.

He quickly stated his purpose.

Since Mayor Guo had been pressuring him to address the vegetable shortage at the supply and marketing cooperative, it was only natural for him to bring it up.

"Mayor, I do have a solution! This is Wang Jianjun, the leader of the Fifth Team of Chaoyang Commune! Their team is willing to provide ten acres of land to grow vegetables specifically for our cooperative!" Director Tong first listed his difficulties and then got to the point.

"Oh? Comrade Wang Jianjun! Your team is really willing to offer ten acres of land for vegetable cultivation? As I recall, the Chaoyang Commune Fifth Team has quite a few members who are struggling! You can barely feed yourselves, right? How would you be willing to allocate ten acres for vegetable growing? That’s a substantial amount of grain!" Mayor Guo cast an inquisitive gaze at Wang Jianjun.

Although Wang Jianjun was a formidable figure in the village, he turned into a stuttering mess before the mayor, unable to articulate his thoughts clearly.

"Mayor, we need a tractor in our team! So we’ve negotiated with the cooperative that if we can get a tractor for our team, we’ll allocate the ten acres for vegetable cultivation!" Bai Ruxue spoke up on behalf of Wang Jianjun, who couldn’t express himself.

"Who is this?" Mayor Guo turned to Director Tong and asked.

"This is also a member of the Fifth Team of Chaoyang Commune! Comrade Xiao Xue! In fact, it was Xiao Xue’s idea!" Director Tong explained to Mayor Guo.

"Comrade Xiao Xue! You’re quite young, but do you know what it means to go hungry? If your team allocates ten acres for growing vegetables, you might go hungry! Have you thought about this? We can do without a tractor, but not without grain!" Mayor Guo said sternly.

"I understand the importance of grain, but even if we allocate ten acres for vegetables, the cooperative won’t get them for free. They’ll still pay for them, and even if our team’s grain distribution decreases a bit, we’ll still have money to distribute, right?" Bai Ruxue replied confidently while maintaining eye contact with Mayor Guo.

"But can money buy grain?" Mayor Guo’s question was enough to make Wang Jianjun’s legs tremble.

"That’s the second point! I would like to apply to have our team raise a few more pigs! We can use wild vegetables and vegetable stalks for feeding, and if possible, establish a chicken farm. Our team has enough manpower, so raising some chickens and pigs shouldn’t be a problem. Then we can exchange pork and eggs with other teams or even other communes for grain! I’m confident it will work!" Bai Ruxue had already planned her next strategic move, so she remained calm and collected.

On the contrary, Wang Jianjun and Director Tong were both wide-eyed, staring at her in disbelief.

At first, Director Tong thought this girl was only raising vegetables to apply for a tractor for the team, but he didn’t realize her real plan was here.

Mayor Guo started applauding, his face full of appreciation.

"Impressive little girl! I can make an exception and approve an extra ten piglets for your team! However, as for establishing a chicken farm, I can’t do much there! You’ll have to figure out the chicks yourselves!" Mayor Guo spread his hands, curious to see what other clever ideas she might have.

"So, Mayor Guo, does that mean you agree to let our Fifth Team establish the chicken farm ourselves?" Bai Ruxue asked for confirmation first.

"Yes! As long as you have the capability, I’ll sign the paperwork for the chicken farm!" Mayor Guo gave a definitive answer.

"Then it’s settled. We’ll handle the issue of getting the chicks ourselves!" Bai Ruxue declared boldly.

Listening to this, Wang Jianjun broke out in a cold sweat. Did this girl even know what she was talking about?

Is it feasible for their team to establish a chicken farm? Not to mention the issue of what to use for chicken feed; even if wild vegetables grow, they won’t produce much bran.

The primary concern is where to get the chicks. Getting approval for a chicken farm from the mayor is a challenging task, and they’re supposed to solve the chick issue themselves! It’s a matter that others avoid, and yet she charged forward.

"Secretary, draft approval for a chicken farm with a thousand chicks!" Mayor Guo instructed his secretary with a grin.

The secretary immediately went to draft the documents.

Wang Jianjun struggled to contain his tremors. A thousand chicks? What a concept! Currently, each household is allowed to raise only three chickens, yet some can’t even hatch them. Where will a thousand chicks come from?

Even if every household is assigned a task of raising chickens, he still thinks it’s an impossible mission to complete.

"Thank you, Mayor Guo, for your support. But if the chicken farm accidentally exceeds a thousand chicks, how should it be handled?" Bai Ruxue sought assurance before proceeding, not leaving things to chance.

"Ha ha ha, such ambitious talk from the girl! Allow me to grant your team an exception from having an upper limit! But the lower limit is a thousand chicks, okay? Once they’re raised, we’ll exchange them for grain!" Mayor Guo laughed heartily at Bai Ruxue’s words.

He probably saw her as a fearless youth.

"Alright! Now I’m reassured!" Bai Ruxue nodded.

"Comrade Xiao Xue, what intrigues me is how your team plans to obtain the task chicks?" Mayor Guo was curious about how a teenage girl dared to be so bold.

"We’ll hatch them ourselves! What other option is there? But the eggs, of course, would need to be purchased by the team!" Bai Ruxue turned to Wang Jianjun, "Our team has plenty of women who know how to hatch chicks, right, Captain?"

"Yes! We aren’t lacking people who can hatch chicks..." Wang Jianjun resigned to his fate.

"So, Mayor Guo, we do need some initial funding support from above for this chicken farm! Particularly for purchasing eggs!"

"Is it just the money for buying eggs?" Mayor Guo asked with a calculating glint in his eye.

"Of course not! There’s also the cost of building the chicken farm. Our team is quite poor, with so many struggling members, where would we find the money? If we want results, won’t authorities need to invest?" Bai Ruxue, with the sharpness of a savvy businesswoman, didn’t allow Mayor Guo to sidetrack her.

"Ha ha ha! Just for your cleverness, I’ll take charge of funding it!" Mayor Guo grandly exclaimed, "However, you must fully manage the chicken farm! My funding presumes you personally oversee it as the director!" Mayor Guo calculatedly proposed.

"Well..." Bai Ruxue contemplated. Her initial goal was to drive the tractor to find an easy role, avoiding hard labor. But if she became the director, wouldn’t she be overwhelmed?

"What? No confidence in yourself?" Mayor Guo employed reverse psychology. This content belongs to NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianjun felt relieved rather than envious or resentful at the thought of Bai Ruxue becoming the director, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

He exhaled deeply, wiping sweat from his forehead.