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Chapter 166 - 159: Ideas
Chapter 166: Chapter 159: Ideas
In the forester’s office, everyone was seated there.
Guo Dongjun had already explained the situation in detail to everyone. In short, it’s time for us to pool our efforts and ideas.
"I’ve already communicated the reality of the county to everyone. Now, please share your thoughts. At this point, it’s clear that the county can’t help us; we have to rely on ourselves. The county leaders also said they’ve given us the greatest autonomy this time, even if it means exchanging the timber from the forestry for food.
As long as we have the capability and ways to accomplish this, they won’t hold us accountable, nor will they consider it speculation."
Guo Dongjun spoke these words with a heavy heart.
If the times were good.
The leaders above wouldn’t grant such authority, they would be delighted, knowing the timber from their forestry sells without a worry.
Exchanging a bit of food, that’s the hard part.
But what kind of weather is this?
After heavy snow, the entire three provinces of Beidong are now disaster areas.
If you trade timber for others’ food now, it’s akin to taking someone’s life.
Who’s foolish enough to trade food for timber now?
At this time, even if you give away timber, no one would want it.
Because to transport timber back, you would need people, and employing people means arranging their board and lodging, which also requires food.
Upon returning, he learned that in the county factories, they’ve tightened their belts in the cafeterias.
The workers aren’t getting enough to eat, implying the county’s grain reserves are almost depleted.
The main issue after this snow disaster is that the first harvest will likely face significant problems.
In past years, at this time, everyone would start preparing to plow the fields, finding ways to prepare seedlings.
But after this year’s snow disaster, forget about plowing, can people even enter the fields now?
Given the circumstances, it will take at least two more months before any planting can be done.
These two months will delay a season of rice.
It means clearly informing everyone that this year there will be a reduction in grain production.
"What can we do now? With the county’s situation like this, we can only think of ways to make phone calls to the brother units we previously collaborated with, seeing if they can trade some grain for timber from their end.
For local brother units, it’s not worth thinking about. With the severity of the snow disaster, they’re probably short on grain too; let’s see if it’s possible from other provinces."
The accountant suggested this.
Everyone sighed, what could be done at this stage?
An idea struck Jiang Xiaoxiao—she had a stash of grain stored away in her space.
And with her plot able to mature its crops in a single day, the grain she could produce wouldn’t be insignificant.
While she couldn’t save everyone in the three provinces of Beidong, she could at least ease the grain issues for surrounding farms and forestries.
Especially since the leaders above had given the go-ahead.
They allowed them to trade their forestry’s timber independently.
What a great opportunity this was. In their province, timber was a scarce resource.
Even with a permit, carrying this out wasn’t guaranteed.
She remembered clearly that in the surrounding villages and cities, everyone needed this timber for building houses.
This was a scarce resource.
In their province, securing such resources required begging favors, holding permits, hosting feasts, and giving gifts, finding ways to acquire timber.
But in the three provinces of Beidong, this wasn’t the case.
An opportunity not to be missed.
This was a win-win situation as she had the connections and the grain.
All it needed was the right chance, and the leaders’ words from above were like an imperial edict.
"Director, how about I go down the mountain to make a call to my uncle? See if he can help us get some grain, even a part of it would be a solution.
I’ll first make a call to check the situation at home; if there’s no disaster there, there might still be a glimmer of hope."
Jiang Xiaoxiao was preparing for a complete change of strategy.
"Good, good, Xiaoxiao, if you’re going down the mountain, hurry! I’ll send someone to escort you."
At this point, Guo Dongjun wished he could personally escort Jiang Xiaoxiao down the mountain.
"Let’s do it this way, we should continue contacting our brother units as planned, splitting tasks, and encouraging the forestry workers to find ways as well; everyone needs to contribute."
The forestry had over a hundred people, including the educated youths, totaling nearly one hundred and thirty to one hundred and forty individuals.
There’s no time to lose; Jiang Xiaoxiao immediately prepared to set off.
Song Moting stood up.
"I’m going to the county."
Guo Dongjun was taken aback, going to the county?
If he couldn’t settle it with the county, could Song Moting have some connections there?
But at this point, he didn’t want to say anything else; everyone could only contribute what they could.
Jiang Xiaoxiao and Song Moting descended the mountain together, with Song Moting taking her to Kenqing Farm.
After all, she could make the call from Kenqing Farm.
There was no need to go to the county; the road was challenging enough, and now the road couldn’t accommodate tractors, relying solely on foot traffic.
Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded.
She was internally calculating how to resolve the grain issue. The grain could be brought out at any time, but even under the guise of her uncle’s arrangements, arriving from Jingbei.
There had to be railway transport permits; it couldn’t just fall from the sky.
This lie was a bit big to pull off.
When Jiang Xiaoxiao arrived at Kenqing Farm, Song Moting was already on his way to the county town.
Jiang Xiaoxiao found the team leader.
Li Dahu, upon seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao, wore a troubled expression, thinking that she had come down from the mountain with other educated youths to request grain.
"Jiang Xiaoxiao, honestly, I..."
Before he could finish, Jiang Xiaoxiao interrupted.
"Captain, I need to borrow a phone."
Team Leader Li Dahu was momentarily stunned.
"Okay, come with me."
Along the way, they encountered many familiar faces, having worked together at the educated youth point.
Seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao, everyone greeted her, though many had scrutinizing gazes.
Everyone understood the current situation, as the production team leader had gone to the county for a meeting.
He had also convened a meeting afterward to inform everyone of the current status.
Every grain counted as a matter of life and death.
What Jiang Xiaoxiao came for was known to many.
The situation on the mountain forestry was more severe than theirs.
Now countless eyes were watching them.
If Jiang Xiaoxiao managed to obtain relief grain from the leader, they’d feel justified in asking for grain too.
The arrival of Jiang Xiaoxiao immediately drew everyone’s attention.
Jiang Xiaoxiao first faked a call home, actually dialing her uncle.
Fan Jianguo indeed needed timber.
The phone rang twice before being answered.
Fan Jianguo hadn’t been having an easy time lately.
Though he was the supply and marketing director at the department store, he was, after all, just a director.
He had to follow orders from the superiors.
Recently, with the country facing disasters, various indicators were tight, and in terms of supplies, even if they tirelessly ran around, it was hard to procure many items. Simply put, money couldn’t buy goods.
And for those in supply and marketing, it was most difficult, often catching blame from both above and below.
His sister had also been worried about her niece over the last couple of days, since she went there.
As soon as the snow started over there, all contact was lost.
They understood, knowing that due to the heavy snow, transport was certainly disrupted, impacting sending letters, let alone making calls.
And he was now in a critical moment.
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