Love in the Siheyuan: Starting from Jia Dongxu

After thinking for a while, Jia Dongxu began to speak, "Leader, I found that everyone in the village is full of hope and enthusiasm for life. It's just that the lack of production experience and production tools has led to low productivity and low labor utilization."

"Oh, let's talk about production experience and production tools. What can we do now and what should we do in the future?"

"As for production experience, I consider it to be two areas: farming and breeding. In terms of farming, I summarize and promote experience in terms of fattening, planting time, seed selection, farming techniques, intercropping, pest control, etc., and teach the people who have just acquired land how to plant scientifically."

"In terms of production tools for farming, we can also see from the countryside that there is a shortage of production tools, which results in a waste of labor. For example, tools for plowing, hoeing, and planting can be mass-produced by factories to provide a variety of agricultural tools. This will save labor to do more things, such as breeding, which I will talk about next."

"From the perspective of animal husbandry, it can be divided into tools and experience. The tools are breeding, and the experience is how to breed, prevent and treat diseases. We can breed both working animals and economic animals. In rural areas, we can breed according to the actual situation."

“Cows and horses, as tools for liberating labor, should be vigorously promoted and popularized, so that the maximum value that a single laborer can produce can be greatly increased, and perhaps large-scale cultivation can be carried out.”

"Economic livestock such as pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks can be raised after manpower is freed up."

"This way, we can solve the problem of rural poverty by earning money from farming and raising livestock."

"Comrade Dongxu, you explained it very well. I benefited a lot from listening to your explanation. But now we lack production materials and production experience, which is a factor restricting our development." After listening, the leader thought for a while and said.

"From your report, it seems that there are many problems in individual villages today. From a local perspective, they can be solved. But if we consider it on a national scale, what do you think?"

Jia Dongxu had already prepared a response in his mind, "Leader, our country is a big agricultural country and is extremely dependent on production tools. At the same time, all parts of our country have a good tool foundation. We can produce various agricultural tools in large quantities and deliver them to farmers through sales or credit purchases, thereby initially meeting agricultural production needs."

“At the same time, we are researching high-yield crops, such as corn, rice, wheat, etc., to increase the yield per mu.”

"In livestock breeding, we strongly advocate breeding and breeding guidance. This way, after a period of time, the situation can be initially alleviated."

"Of course, if permitted, we can also purchase or obtain support from other countries. In short, it is all about improving production tools and production experience."

"Haha, now that you mention it, I really want to put you in the Ministry of Agriculture for a few years." The leader laughed after hearing this, as these ideas were consistent with his thoughts.

"Leader, I just like to think about things. I think about them right after I see them, which is different from your careful consideration. It is said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. In such a big matter, my unrestrained thinking will not work. If I am not careful, it will make the people hungry."

After hearing this, Jia Dongxu quickly said that although he wanted to make progress, this kind of improvement was without foundation, and he would be unstable and easily knocked down. It would be better to make steady progress in steel rolling.

The leader smiled and said, "I heard that you are the head of the security department of the steel mill? But it's a bit of a waste of talent. I think you are more than qualified to be a village head."

"Leader, it is precisely because I was in the steel mill that I knew what materials the steel mill lacked, and asked the village to provide them in a targeted manner, and guided the production direction of the village. If I went to a township, I might be completely in the dark, and I would not know how to produce or what to produce. Wouldn't that be useless to the villagers?"

"Well, you are right. We should not fight an unprepared battle. It seems that we need to plan production so that everyone knows what to produce and how much to produce." The leader thought for a while and concluded.

"Planned economy?" Jia Dongxu blurted out.

"Huh? You also know about planned economy? It seems that you have read a lot of books." The leader looked at Jia Dongxu in surprise. He didn't expect that this little guy had read these books.

Then the leader looked up and checked the time. "Oh, it's already 12 o'clock. Time flies. Come on, we can't let our comrades give lectures to me on an empty stomach."

He asked the staff around him to prepare meals, and the leader invited Jia Dongxu and Yu Yan to dine together.

After listening to this, Jia Dongxu looked at Yu Yan, as if to ask, "Is my timing accurate?"

"Come on, have a simple meal with me. I don't have anything good to treat you." The leader invited the two to sit down.

Jia Dongxu saw a plate of steamed bread, pickled vegetables, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, a plate of scrambled eggs, and three bowls of porridge on the table. He quickly asked, "Leader, is this all you have for lunch?"

"The leader is poor too, and can't afford to treat you to a nice meal." The leader smiled indifferently and invited the two to have dinner.

During the meal, he did not forget to ask Jia Dongxu to continue summarizing the production experience and submit the production experience to newspapers so as to better promote it.

After hearing this, Jia Dongxu agreed immediately.

After finishing his meal, Jia Dongxu remembered that his leader’s pen was with him, so he quickly took it out and handed it over.

But the leader looked at the pen, smiled and said to Jia Dongxu, "Keep it and write more experiences and summaries and publish them."

Then he smiled and sent them out.

Jia Dongxu was dizzy and holding the pen, he went out with Yu Yan, "Political Commissar Yu, is this going to be my family's heirloom?"

"You don't believe it? How about I exchange mine with yours?" Yu Yan said to Jia Dongxu.

Then he patted Jia Dongxu on the shoulder and said, "Dongxu, work hard and don't let the leader down."

Jia Dongxu slowed down, adjusted his mood, put away his pen, and then said to Yu Yan, "Brother Yu, we have the leader's lunch. Did I arrange it right?"

"Okay, you can. Do you want to come and help me on the farm? It's such a waste to work with Lao Wang." Yu Yan looked at Jia Dongxu with a little dissatisfaction, "You are not doing your job properly!"

"Political Commissar Yu, why don't you discuss it with Brother Wang? I have no objection to following you or him. Anyway, I won't suffer any loss if I follow either of you."

"Yes, you didn't suffer any loss, but I always feel that I suffered a great loss," Yu Yan said, "I will apply for a farm consultant for you today. You must stay at the farm for at least one day a week!"

"As long as Brother Wang agrees, I have no objection." Jia Dongxu now goes back to the village once a week. When the time comes, he can spend half a day in the village and half a day on the farm. Anyway, they are close.

"Him? No need to ask, it's decided!"