The educated youth was reborn and wanted to disappear, but he was locked into a military marriage.

After hearing what he said, Yang Yiliang said with a smile: "Why do you need to borrow a car from somewhere else? We have borrowed a small flatbed car from our company and we can just help you get to the station."

Zhu Xiaomin asked: "Does the company have a flatbed truck?"

Yang Yiliang nodded and pointed in the direction of the cafeteria: "It's in the backyard over there, shared by several units. You're not familiar with them, I'll get it later."

As she was talking, Liu Zhuangzhi also came back. Seeing that she had settled down, he smiled and said, "Our department has gained another capable person. Congratulations." After asking about what she had just said, he nodded and said, "I'd better go and let them get to know the people. It will be convenient for Xiao Zhu to have something to do in the future."

Zhu Xiaomin thanked him, cleaned up briefly, and asked Xie Chengzhi to sit down, continuing the work that had been interrupted just now, without being affected at all.

Originally, the four people were busy with their own things. At first, they didn't pay much attention when they heard her talk about the orchard and the base. But gradually, when they heard about building a factory, Xu Xilin couldn't help but be surprised: "Xiao Zhu, why are you planning to build a factory? What kind of factory?"

The topic was interrupted, and Zhu Xiaomin did not hide it, explaining: "It is the canning workshop you see at the brigade headquarters. In the next few years, the fruit trees in each brigade will reach their peak fruit-bearing period, and there will be more plantings later. In that case, the sales of fruits will inevitably become a problem. One canning workshop is obviously not enough, so I plan to turn the workshop into a canning factory to expand production."

One workshop already surprised them, and they were already thinking of building a factory after only one year?

Several people were indescribably shocked. Liu Zhuangzhi asked, "In the name of which team? The first team?"

Zhu Xiaomin shook her head: "This year, the sale of fruits is no longer limited to the First Brigade. Now that I am in charge of the entire Cijiaokou Commune, of course it is in the name of the commune, but the original carrier was the First Brigade, and the focus of the factory construction will still be on the First Brigade."

Liu Zhuangzhi nodded slightly: "That's good, you came from the first team, don't let other teams pick on you and say you are partial to the first team."

Zhu Xiaomin smiled: "I am biased towards the first team for sure, because I know the people in the first team better and know how to use them better. But this is only in terms of management. As for production and economy, I hope all teams can achieve win-win cooperation."

Liu Zhuangzhi nodded and said, "From what I heard from you guys just now, you want to choose a site for the factory? Or just expand the workshop in the first brigade?"

Zhu Xiaomin shook her head and sighed: "The headquarters of the First Brigade, only the villages of the First Brigade are convenient to go to. If other brigades want to transport fruits, they have to take a detour to get in, which is very inconvenient. We have to choose a place that is convenient for everyone to go to."

Xie Chengzhi added: "Behind the First Brigade Headquarters, there is already a hillside. The two workshops have already been expanded to their limit. Even for this year's production, they still have to occupy the space of the large kitchen and canteen in front. If they want to expand in the future, that place will definitely not be available."

Liu Zhuangzhi nodded repeatedly, but was also worried: "You said before that it was not easy for other brigades to choose a site for their bases. Is it easy to choose a place to build a factory here?"

Zhu Xiaomin said: "I don't know if you noticed a hillside when you came to the town from the first team. It was not far from the main road. It was full of rocks and there was not much grass."

Liu Yiliang nodded immediately: "I have seen it. At that time, I asked Chen Zhiqing if it was saline-alkali land. He said that the ground there was only rocks and nothing could grow there."

Zhu Xiaomin nodded: "Our initial plan is to build the factory there."

"Isn't that a hillside? And there are rocks underneath, how can we build on it?" Liu Yiliang was a little surprised.

Xie Chengzhi sighed, "Rural people actually have plenty of strength. That area has never been touched before because it's all rocky underneath. If you want to plant trees, the roots can't get in, and there won't be much harvest from growing crops, so no one cares about it. Now we just need to build some houses. We need to dig what needs to be dug and fill what needs to be filled. As long as we can lay the foundation, it won't affect the upper part."

Jiao Xianglan couldn't help but interrupt: "Why do I feel that it's more difficult to build than your base? The place over there is so big. If it can be separated from the sheepfold and chicken coop a little further away, it can be used, right?"

Zhu Xiaomin shook her head: "In addition to the inconvenient transportation and sanitation problems, there is also an electricity problem. The base's electricity is dragged from the ranger's cabin above. It is just simple lighting, which is completely sufficient. However, the cannery will use a lot of machines in the future, and the base's electricity will not be able to support it at all."

Liu Zhuangzhi asked: "Is there the barren slope you mentioned?"

Xie Chengzhi said: "There is a village behind that hillside, and that road is also on the way to the first brigade from the town. The cable passes by and is only a few dozen meters away."

Liu Zhuangzhi heard that they had thought it through, and said to Zhu Xiaomin: "This is a typical township-run enterprise. You can make a detailed plan later, and I will help you with the procedures. However, the funds required for this construction..."

The country is poor, and even though they are the superior unit, it is difficult for them to get money.

Zhu Xiaomin knew what he meant and smiled, saying, "There is no shortage of manpower in the village, and we don't need to pay workers immediately. Just record the work points. There are also plenty of stones in the mountains, so we don't need to buy them. The only things we need to spend money on are lime and bricks, and then machines."

That’s not a small amount…

Liu Zhuangzhi was silent.

Xie Chengzhi said: "In the past two years, the first brigade has saved some construction funds. As long as this plan is approved, the first brigade can invest in construction. So, although this factory is in the name of the commune, it still needs to be led by the first brigade."

The start-up capital is a huge investment, of course!

Liu Zhuangzhi sighed: "This plan of yours doesn't look like what we have now."

Xie Chengzhi smiled: "To be honest with you, Liu Ke, Xiaomin mentioned this plan when she started the workshop last year."

The first year was a workshop, the second year was factory building, and the third year was formal recruitment of workers.

Liu Zhuangzhi smiled: "It sounds like you thought of it when you were planting the fruit trees, right?"

You said it.

Zhu Xiaomin said politely: "I didn't look that far ahead. I just thought of it when I was distributing fruits to other counties last year."

Yang Yiliang asked curiously, "But if you make plans now, you won't be able to start construction in the middle of winter, right?"

Zhu Xiaomin smiled: "It will be after the spring ploughing. We just need to do the preparation work well so as not to affect the progress of the factory construction."

When several people heard that she was already ahead of the curve, they all secretly praised the superiors for knowing how to employ people. How could the administrative office directly transfer such a young girl who had no ability?

For two consecutive days, Zhu Xiaomin and Xie Chengzhi came up with a preliminary plan, leaving Zhu Xiaomin to refine it. On the fourth day, they heard that the road back to the county was open, so Xie Chengzhi went to buy a sewing machine. Yang Yilian and Xu Xilin went to help him push the flatbed cart to the station.

Zhu Xiaomin was worried, so she followed Xie Chengzhi and reminded him, "The road is not good in this weather. If you need anything, go to town and call me. I will help you. Don't run anymore."

There is a telephone in Zheng Jianye’s office at the company.