Chapter 204 The Most Handsome Guy

"Okay!"

Xu Guangfu saw that there were indeed thirty beehives in the apiary, and the swarm was so strong that he could not help but grab Li Guoqiang's arm tightly, and then he praised excitedly:
"You are awesome, I knew I was right about you!"

"hey-hey!"

Li Guoqiang felt amused when he saw Xu Guangfu's difficult expression, but he also expressed his understanding.

You know, although 30 beehives are not a lot, under the most ideal conditions, they can only produce more than kilograms of honey a year.

But no matter what, this is the only non-staple food industry of Jinshanbao Production Brigade, and it is a hen that can lay golden eggs.

With this industry, their Jinshanbao Production Team will have the opportunity to get rid of the situation of relying solely on farming for a living.

Even more, when this industry continues to expand, it will benefit future generations and allow the villagers to live a prosperous life.

And all this happened under the leadership of Xu Guangfu. How could he not be excited?

In fact, it was not just him, all the brigade cadres present were equally excited.

Because they changed the history of Jinshanbao, where people had to rely on farming and hunting to make a living from generation to generation, and that will be remembered forever.

The purpose of life is to seek fame and fortune!
Seeing that a great achievement is about to be created in their hands, no one can resist such temptation.

Just when everyone was imagining the various benefits they would gain through the apiary in the future, a questioning voice suddenly arose in the crowd.

"What's the use of having so many bees? It would be a joke if no honey was produced at all."

Hearing this, Xu Guangfu's face darkened, and then he suddenly opened his mouth and shouted: "Who? Who is gossiping there?"

After saying that, he stared and scanned the crowd, trying to find the bad apple that was destroying the unity.

Seeing this, everyone avoided Xu Guangfu's gaze, fearing that they would be implicated.

At the same time, they were also somewhat curious about who was so jealous of everyone's well-being that he had to pour cold water on everyone at this time.

However, since everyone was just busy watching the bees and having fun, they didn’t succeed in finding the person after searching for a while.

Seeing this, Xu Guangfu could only suppress his anger, and then said in front of everyone, "Now while everyone is here, on behalf of the team, I want to emphasize this to you again."

"The bee farm is the first collective industry of our brigade. Its development is related to whether every household in our Jinshanbao Production Brigade can live a good life in the future."

"So, if anyone dares to sabotage, we will not let them off easily once we find out."

As soon as he finished speaking, brigade cadres including Sun Maocai and Ma Changshun also hurriedly expressed their opinions.

"That's right! If anyone dares to do anything behind our back, we will never let him go."

"It's not easy for our team to have a talent like Qiangzi, who has helped us create such a promising career. It's fine if you don't want to help, but you must not hold us back, otherwise, the spit of the whole village will drown you."

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Listening to the warnings from the brigade cadres, each one more stern than the last, everyone couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and at the same time they also deeply realized how important the status of the apiary is.

Li Guoqiang, who was in charge of the apiary, naturally became the most important person.

It can be said that if you offend brigade cadres such as Xu Guangfu and Sun Maocai, you may be fine, but if you offend Li Guoqiang, you will have to clean yourself up and prepare to be punished!

After scolding everyone, Xu Guangfu directly asked the accountant of the production team to take everyone away, and then he and Li Guoqiang went into the wooden house to ask him about his next plans.

Among them, the most important issue is honey collection.

Faced with this problem, Li Guoqiang did not take on too much, but took the initiative to propose several solutions.

The first is to move to another location, the second is to plant fruit trees around the apiary, and the last is to have the apiary workers carry out decentralized breeding.

These methods can be used one by one depending on the situation, or they can be used in combination.

In short, there should be no problem in achieving this year's production plan targets.

Seeing that Li Guoqiang had even thought of a specific solution, Xu Guangfu and others immediately gained confidence in him. After a brief discussion, they immediately decided to reward him with 20 kilograms of wheat flour and also specially approved two job quotas for him so that he could arrange two people to work in the apiary.

Correspondingly, the production plan target was doubled to 3000 kilograms of honey.

If it can be completed successfully, the annual output value will reach more than 10000 yuan, which is equivalent to raising fifty or sixty big fat pigs.

By then, after deducting various costs, every household will be able to earn at least an additional 200 yuan in income, which is almost equivalent to an ordinary worker in the city's annual salary.

In addition, the income from arable land has not decreased, and there is no need to worry about the source of food. Wouldn’t life be easy?
Therefore, Li Guoqiang decided to give the two jobs to Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping without any hesitation, without any intention of avoiding it.

If anyone dares to object, they have to first ask others whether they are willing to give up hundreds of dollars of wealth every year.

When Li Guoqiang sent Xu Guangfu and others away, and then rushed home to tell Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping the good news, they were almost overjoyed.

They never dreamed that a family of orphans and a widow could get such a job that provides a stable income regardless of the weather.

If it wasn't still broad daylight, Xu Yuping would have wanted to pull Li Guoqiang into the house and work hard for him.

At the same time, on the other side, after Xu Guangfu and Sun Maocai returned, they immediately asked Lao Sun to drive the donkey cart to take them to Majiadian Commune, to prepare to report the matter of the apiary to the commune leaders.

When He Shijun saw Xu Guangfu and Sun Maocai coming together, he thought something big had happened in the Jinshanbao Production Brigade, and hurriedly asked them why they came.

As soon as they told him what happened, he was stunned.

"You are right, aren't you? You really have a bee farm? And you have thirty beehives now?"

"Director He, you are joking. How dare we joke with you about this kind of thing? If you don't believe it, you can take some time to go to our brigade to see if it is true!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangfu quickly waved his hand and spoke.

"Ok!"

He Shijun saw that Xu Guangfu didn't look like he was joking, so his face suddenly became serious, and he quickly asked, "Are you sure this can be done?"

"Uh..." Xu Guangfu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "For the time being, we think it should be possible, but we don't know how big it will be in the future."

"After all, you should know that bees need a lot of flowers to collect nectar, but we don't know exactly how many flowers there are and how long the flowering period will be."

"We came here this time, on the one hand, to report this matter to you, and on the other hand, we also want to ask the comrades from the commune animal husbandry station to come over and help guide us."

"That's it!"

After listening to this, He Shijun nodded thoughtfully, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this will disappoint you. The animal husbandry station in our commune can provide guidance on raising pigs, sheep, cattle, etc., but none of them can raise bees."

"If you need it, I can ask the county and city if they have anyone who knows this technology, and then ask them to come over."

"Row!"

When Xu Guangfu heard that the commune animal husbandry station did not have relevant technical personnel, he did not feel disappointed. Instead, he nodded readily and agreed.

The main reason why he said this was that he wanted to give the commune leaders a chance to participate, which is commonly known as sharing the fruits, so as to avoid making too much noise in the future and arousing jealousy.

At this moment, He Shijun suddenly remembered that the name Li Guoqiang was somewhat familiar, and then after thinking about it carefully, he could not help but ask in surprise: "Well, you just said that the bee farm was proposed by an educated youth named Li Guoqiang, and he was personally responsible for running it?"

"Yes!"

Xu Guangfu nodded, then laughed and said, "Originally we just wanted to give it a try, but we didn't expect that he would actually be able to do it."

"In less than a month, he dug up 30 beehives from the mountains and made a huge contribution to the brigade."

"If everything goes well, this year our team will earn tens of thousands of yuan, which will make everyone very happy."

"Ah!"

When He Shijun heard Xu Guangfu's words, he thought of the former director who became a vegetable because of Li Guoqiang, and he couldn't help but nodded strangely and praised: "It seems that he is the lucky star of your team."

"you do not say!"

Xu Guangfu was excited when he heard this, and he quickly agreed, "Since he came to our team, good things have happened one after another. For example, during last year's winter fishing, he caught a rare big carp, and he also killed a tiger king in the mountains."

"And now he has turned it into a bee farm, which gives everyone hope."

"To put it bluntly, if the bee farm can really successfully complete its production plan this year and let everyone make money, I guess my words may not be as effective as his by then."

"Oh?"

He Shijun raised his eyebrows, then asked in surprise: "From what you said, do you still want him to be the captain?"

"Harmful!"

Hearing this, Xu Guangfu quickly waved his hands and said, "How can I let him be the captain just because I want him to be? The most I can do is to help recommend him to you, and then let everyone choose."

"But I guess, everyone will definitely choose him when the time comes. After all, who doesn't like to have a captain who can lead them to a good life?"

"Ha ha!"

When He Shijun heard this, he was immediately amused, and then he said with a look of agreement: "You are right. No matter when or where, people need leaders who can lead them to live a good life."

At this point, he paused for a moment, then continued, "How about this! I'll ask the technicians for you these few days. I also remember that the country now has relevant policies on beekeeping. I'll implement them for you when the time comes."

"During this period of time, you should maintain a good development momentum and try not to have any accidents. By the way, you can ask Li Guoqiang to summarize the experience and see if it can be promoted in other places in our commune."

"If this thing is really accomplished, I will definitely record a great merit for you."

"Thank you, leader!"

When Xu Guangfu and Sun Maocai heard He Shijun's promise, their faces immediately broke into smiles.

According to their identities, backgrounds and abilities, they could at most serve as brigade cadres for one or two terms with the support of fellow villagers.

But now that we have such an outstanding achievement, it is hard to say.

If I'm luckier, maybe I can even become a commune leader!

Soon, they said goodbye and left He Shijun's office, then each went to find their own acquaintances to keep in touch and show off.

Thanks to their publicity, it didn't take long before most people in Majiadian Commune knew that the Jinshanbao Production Brigade had set up a bee farm. At the same time, the name of Li Guoqiang, the tiger-fighting hero, once again became popular among people.

"This is interesting!"

When the militia leader Ma Baoshan heard the news, he couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on his face.

At the beginning, he thought that he had taken advantage of Li Guoqiang in the Tiger King incident, and he also valued Li Guoqiang's talent, so he wanted to use the excuse of conscription to get Li Guoqiang into the army to make a contribution. Unexpectedly, the Jinshanbao Production Brigade actually organized a shooting competition and openly blocked this matter.

Afterwards, he couldn't interfere any more.

But he didn't expect that not long after that, Li Guoqiang would make such a big fuss again.

Everyone should know how valuable honey is, and naturally they will understand what a apiary that can produce several thousand or even tens of thousands of kilograms of honey annually means.

This means that Li Guoqiang will be able to become the most handsome guy in Majiadian Commune and even the entire Chang County with his apiary.

From then on, his identity as an educated youth was no longer a constraint for him.

As long as he was willing, both Majiadian Commune and Chang County would be very happy to provide him with a job as a technician at a livestock station and recruit him so that he could eat commercial grain again.

Even if he can achieve greater results, it is not impossible for him to directly become a leading cadre of the commune.

After realizing this, many people became interested in Li Guoqiang, and began to ask people about his situation, hoping to see if they could take a ride with him and get some benefits.

At this time, Li Guoqiang didn't think so much.

According to his development plan, he was going to return to the old city to set up an office, so naturally he would not look down upon the work in the commune.

After having lunch at home, he took Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping to the apiary.

(End of this chapter)