Chapter 139: Chapter 139

The next day was the official inauguration of the chicken farm.

Mayor Guo, accompanied by Secretary Guo, arrived early, bringing fireworks.

Secretary Li from Chaoyang Commune also came to welcome Mayor Guo and praised the Fifth Team extensively.

Initially, he looked down on the Fifth Team the most, because the entire Chaoyang Commune had the hardest time with this team, always having more reverse households than other teams each year.

What he didn’t expect was that this seemingly worst team, the team he least favored, was the first to get a tractor. Moreover, they earned Mayor Guo’s appreciation and were granted a chicken farm.

Surprisingly, they actually managed to build the chicken farm.

The tiles for the chicken farm were purchased through Bai Ruxue’s resourcefulness, along with various tools for building, aside from the soil and wood which were free; many other costs were incurred, and Mayor Guo only allocated five hundred yuan, which Bai Ruxue had already overspent.

Those eggs weren’t included in the five hundred yuan.

Yet she didn’t mention it, letting Mayor Guo believe she was efficient.

Even if she had spoken, what would have been the point? To say she used her own money to purchase them? Her family’s poverty was known across the team, and explaining that would be clear.

"Comrade Xiao Xue! I really wasn’t wrong about you! You managed to figure this chicken farm out so fast! Terrific! Keep up the good work!" Mayor Guo remarked as he inspected, marveling at the organized chicken farm and those eggs.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mayor Guo! Wait and see!" Bai Ruxue responded without humility.

"This girl is indeed capable! Old Wang, your team’s victory is all thanks to this girl!" Secretary Li agreed with Mayor Guo.

"Haha! Other teams don’t have such capable girls like Xiao Xue does!" Wang Jianjun laughed heartily, recalling how his son drove the tractor every day, feeling a bit unreal.

"Mayor, with the chicken farm given to the Fifth Team, aren’t there any projects for the other teams?" Secretary Li tried to secure some benefit for other teams.

"Huh? What are you saying? This project was applied for by Captain Wang along with Comrade Xiao Xue. If you have ideas, you can also apply! I’m fair to everyone! It’s about whether you’re capable or not, right?" Secretary Guo laughed heartily, neither denying nor granting, implying reliance on themselves.

"Mayor Guo, our Chaoyang Commune has only the Fifth Team with a tractor. You see other communes, not saying each team has one, but quite a few do!" Secretary Li seized the rare moment when Mayor Guo was agreeable to push his agenda.

"Today is the grand celebration of the chicken farm’s completion! Leave other matters out!" Mayor Guo firmly shut down his proposal.

As they were talking, Third Granny led four other chicken farm workers over, carrying eggs and equipment for chick incubation.

Many women followed behind, each helping to carry something.

"Comrade Xiao Xue, have all the chicken farm workers arrived?" Secretary Guo asked Bai Ruxue, actually reminding Mayor Guo and rescuing him from Secretary Li’s flattery.

By this time, Bai Ruxue also spotted the group. She quickly handed the items to her sister, Bai Ruxia, and rushed forward to greet them.

"Mayor Guo, Secretary Li, you both came personally! Everyone, get ready!"

"Comrade Xiao Xue, we even brought fireworks along for you!" Mayor Guo’s secretary fetched them from the car.

Secretary Li regarded Bai Ruxue as if she were his own daughter, affably.

He imagined she could potentially create some political achievements for him; how could his attitude be anything but good?

However, what he didn’t anticipate was how considerable the political achievements Comrade Xiao Xue would create for him.

"Thank you, Mayor Guo, for your support! Let’s go inside to take a look!" Bai Ruxue invited them to visit the chick incubation room.

She also reminded Third Granny, Second Aunt, and Aunt Sun Hong to begin incubating chicks.

Others were not casually allowed into the incubation chamber.

The villagers regrettably stayed outside.

Only Wang Xuehua and An Liangliang busily shuttled back and forth carrying items.

There were altogether one thousand three hundred seventeen eggs, divided among three people, managing approximately four hundred each.

This orderly management ensured smooth operations.

After all, the eggs needed to be turned daily.

Mayor Guo and his three companions watched as they sorted eggs, adjusted the temperature, set thermometers, until the end.

Then, led by Bai Ruxue, they exited the room; guards for the night had already been found, four strong men.

Bai Ruxue handed the firecrackers over for them to set.

The crackling sounds resounded, lively beyond measure.

The villagers erupted in thunderous applause.

Children laughed and ran about, ecstatic beyond description.

Mayor Guo gave a speech, followed by Secretary Li, then Captain Wang, with Bai Ruxue also saying a few symbolic words.

Thus, the chicken farm of Chaoyang Commune’s Fifth Team was officially inaugurated and began operations.

Regardless of activity, the five workers were required to remain at the chicken farm daily.

This was Bai Ruxue’s rule.

She wasn’t confident about the incubation result, thus demanded thorough diligence from them, for if errors occurred and the chicks didn’t hatch, she’d be unable to account for it.

Apart from financial matters, with all the preparation and effort invested, she couldn’t afford failure.

Laboring all day allowed the farm to get on track; now all that remained was waiting for chicks to hatch.

Chicks would take twenty-one days to hatch; she had time to wait.

After being busy all day and returning home, Zhang Yuan’s request to enter the space sounded; she let him in.

Once she found a chance to enter, she was greeted by a box of small yellow fish, precisely one hundred.

She didn’t have time to greet Zhang Yuan, eagerly clambering onto the box.

"Wow..." she could only utter this word as drool trickled down.

Zhang Yuan watched her with amused silence.

After a while, when Bai Ruxue had enough, she looked up at him.

"So much, what does your friend do? How come they have so many small yellow fish?" Bai Ruxue asked in amazement, her emotions yet to settle.

Ten gold bars could be stored under her pillow, but this large box left her exhilarated without knowing where to place it.

"His family wields influence! He wants to cash out this gold, so there should be more! You’ll have more reasons to be excited in the future!"

Zhang Yuan indulgently laughed; this girl was genuine, reassuring in her transparency.

"Hehe, I’m going to become a wealthy lady!" Bai Ruxue giggled naively.

This gold, after a few decades starting a gold store, wouldn’t money simply flow effortlessly into her pockets?

By then, she could easily lie down and count money.

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Failing to earn in a day made her anxious.

"Thus, girl, I plan to stay until all his gold is extracted before heading back!" Zhang Yuan stated.

"Alright! It’s no issue; we can meet whenever we want!" Bai Ruxue replied without hesitation.

"But I want to marry you!" Zhang Yuan muttered softly, yet Bai Ruxue was so busy reveling in the gold, she didn’t hear him.