Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 423: Wood for apples

"Xiping, pack your things and come down as soon as possible. We have a meeting at our bureau the day after tomorrow." Zhou Mingyuan said on the other end of the phone.

"Dad, what kind of meeting are we having?" Sheng Xiping was stunned when he heard this. What kind of meeting are we having? It's his turn as the director of a small processing factory to participate?

“The provincial department is going to hold an experience exchange meeting on timber supply contracts across the province in our bureau.

Directors of the [-] provincial forestry bureaus and leaders of other units came to attend the meeting.

Your processing plant is doing well. I suggested to the bureau that you come over and make a report. "Zhou Mingyuan explained a few words on the phone.

"Oh, okay, then I'll pack up and go down."

When Sheng Xiping heard this, he thought this was a good thing. He could take the opportunity to meet with other forestry bureau leaders and keep in touch with each other.

These are all his connections. Whatever he wants to do in the future, this is capital.

"Okay, then hurry up and come down quickly. We can still chat."

Zhou Mingyuan's thoughts were similar to Sheng Xiping's. He wanted to help his uncle, but he didn't want to be too obvious.

So I tried my best to provide some advice in other aspects to help Sheng Xiping expand his contacts and pave the way for the future.

After hanging up the phone, Sheng Xiping spoke to the people in the office, and then went to the field department to report to Zheng Xianyong.

When Zheng Xianyong heard this, he knew this was a good opportunity and quickly asked someone to arrange a car to take Sheng Xiping to Songjiang River.

Sheng Xiping went home and brought a few changes of clothes, got on his motorcycle and headed straight to Songjiang River.

"Dad." When Sheng Xiping arrived at the bureau, he went to find Zhou Mingyuan first.

"Well, it came very quickly. Please sit down for a while. I'll ask Guang Ning to come over."

Zhou Mingyuan was very happy that his uncle arrived so quickly. He waved to Sheng Xiping to sit down first, and then called Zhao Guangning.

"Guangning, you are the person in charge of the reception of this meeting. Xiping just happened to come over. You can take him with you.

Ask him to give you a starting point and be responsible for receiving guests and so on. Zhou Mingyuan said as soon as he saw Zhao Guangning.

"Hey, I got it. Don't worry, Director Zhou. I'll take care of everything."

When Zhao Guangning heard this, he understood what it meant, so he smiled and nodded in agreement, and then led Sheng Xiping away.

This exchange meeting not only included the directors and directors of the [-] provincial forestry bureaus and timber management departments, but also leaders from the provincial department and the Ministry of Forestry.

In addition, there were also people from the Provincial Railway Bureau and Tonghua Branch, with a total of more than 120 people attending the meeting.

With so many guests, accommodation, catering, venue decoration, etc. all need to be fully prepared.

Zhao Guangning is mainly responsible, and there are several others assisting, including Sheng Xiping.

Everyone knows who Sheng Xiping is, so naturally no one makes things difficult for him.

As for Sheng Xiping, he was a company boss in his previous life. He had experienced this kind of situation and knew what to do.

So everyone cooperated very well and everything was well arranged.

From July NO.30 to August [-], the Provincial Forestry Department held an experience exchange meeting on timber supply contracts across the province at the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau.

The deputy director of the Provincial Forestry Department, the director of the Ministry of Forestry, the deputy director of the State Administration of Materials, and the director of the Timber Bureau all attended the meeting and spoke.

Songjianghe Forestry Bureau introduced its experience in “strengthening management and achieving contract fulfillment rate”, which was unanimously praised by the leaders present at the meeting.

The General Administration of Materials awarded Songjianghe Forestry Bureau a banner as an encouragement.

Sheng Xiping was also named on the stage and gave a relevant introduction on the comprehensive utilization of forestry production and turning waste into treasure.

Some of the experiences and exploration paths of the Qianchuan Forestry Wood Processing Plant were told to everyone present.

Issues in the new era, such as modernization of the forestry industry, deep processing of forest products, and increasing the added value of forestry products were discussed.

For Sheng Xiping's report, all the leaders attending the meeting paid high attention and praise.

The leaders of the province directly said that Sheng Xiping should be free to work. If there are any difficulties that the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau cannot solve, the province will help solve them.

After the meeting, we must have a meal together.

The leaders of each forestry bureau took the opportunity to contact Sheng Xiping in private to discuss some experiences.

"Okay, Xiping, it's only been two years, but you've grown a lot.

Well done young man, I already told you that you are a talent.

You work hard, and I will arrange for people from our bureau to come over and learn from experience. "

Wang Jiachuan, who was transferred to the Tanghe Forestry Bureau, looked at Sheng Xiping with relief.

The relationship between the two families has always been very good. Wang Jiachuan treated Sheng Xiping as his own child. Wang Jiachuan was naturally happy to see that Sheng Xiping was making a difference.

"Huh? By the way, there's something else I've been wanting to do with you.

So what, the apples your eldest brother got in Yantai last year, can they still be available this year?
Please help me ask. I am thinking about purchasing a batch of apples and the like before and after the Gregorian calendar, and keeping them to provide benefits to the employees of the unit.

But, first of all, I won’t buy it with money, I will use wood instead.Could you please ask them if they agree? "

Wang Jiachuan was chatting with Sheng Xiping when he suddenly remembered this matter and hurriedly mentioned it.

Last year, Sheng Xiyun specially sent a dozen baskets of apples to Wang Jiachuan in order to thank Wang Jiachuan for helping him contact coal.

With so many apples, Wang Jiachuan certainly couldn't keep them all for himself, so he gave some to some leaders in the bureau.

As a result, everyone said that these apples are really delicious and it would be great if they could get some during the Chinese New Year.

It was no longer time to make the trip at that time, and it was not worth going alone just for some apples, so Wang Jiachuan said that he would make arrangements in advance next year.

Originally, Wang Jiachuan was thinking of calling Sheng Xiping in October.It happened that they met this time, and Wang Jiachuan mentioned it casually.

"Okay, Uncle Wang, I'll contact you about this and I'll give you a letter when the time comes." When Sheng Xiping heard this, he thought this was great.

You must know that wood sells better than apples. If you exchange apples for wood, the profit will be huge.

If Sheng Xiyun and the other two didn't want to do it, Sheng Xiping would contact relatives of the Sheng family and Zhang family. They would ship a batch over a year ago and they could make a lot of money.

There were many people discussing their experiences together, and everyone's eyes widened when they heard about wood being exchanged for apples.

"Comrade Xiao Sheng, what's going on? I just heard you talking about exchanging wood for apples?
Where are the apples?Is it delicious?If you want it to be delicious, why don't you give us a little change? "The leader of Quanyang Forestry Bureau came over and asked.

“Director He, it’s Apple from Yantai.

Last year, an eldest brother of mine wanted to transport coal to our town of Songshu. He didn't want to bring an empty truck, so he transported some apples.

Our bureau kept a lot of them, and the county supply and marketing cooperative asked for a lot. Anyway, everyone said the apples were delicious. "Sheng Xiping quickly explained to others.

"Oh, then you can contact us together. If the other side agrees, they will give our bureau [-] catties, which will be reserved for employees during the Chinese New Year.

But we agreed that we would also use wood to exchange it, and there would be no money. "In fact, it is more convenient to exchange things for things without having to pay the bills.

The Forestry Bureau has nothing else, but plenty of wood. If I change it to some apples, wouldn’t it be just like playing?

"Okay, don't worry, He Bureau, I will take care of it."

When Sheng Xiping heard this, wasn't this a deal that came to his door?Then why are you hesitating?

This person must have a herd mentality. When several other people heard this, they also became interested and came to inquire.

Finally, the directors of the forestry bureaus of Sanchazi, Wangou, Lushuihe, and Baihe also made an appointment with Sheng Xiping. They also wanted a batch of apples this year in exchange for wood.

Sheng Xiping calculated in his mind, my dear, just these forestry bureaus alone need 60 to [-] catties of apples.

"Dear leaders, I will contact you as soon as possible about this matter. As soon as there is a result, I will notify you as soon as possible."

Sheng Xiping didn't know exactly how much apples were produced in Yantai, but it was only a few hundred thousand kilograms, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

The three-day meeting ended successfully, the participants left happily, and Sheng Xiping gained a lot.

Not only did he receive praise from the province, he also became familiar with the leaders of various forestry bureaus, railway bureaus, etc.

Everyone left their contact information for him and promised to just ask him if anything happened.

Of course, having said that, when it is really needed, it will definitely not work if there are less benefits.

But after this contact, you are an acquaintance, and it will be easier to find someone to do things next time.

Otherwise, it would be like Peng Dingcheng, who wouldn't know who to look for even if he asked for help.

As people say, you can't even find the temple door when burning incense, and you don't know where to go when you carry a pig's head.

After seeing off all the attendees, everyone in charge of the reception heaved a sigh of relief.

Sheng Xiping had no intention of living in Songjianghe anymore, so he found a car and hurried back to Maekuan.

Back at the forest farm, Sheng Xiping did not go home first. Instead, he went to the processing plant and then contacted Sheng Xiyun.

When Sheng Xiyun heard that several forestry bureaus wanted to exchange wood for apples, he was very happy.

Apples are agricultural products, but wood is a second-class material, which is impossible to obtain even if you want to.

If you transport a few carloads of wood and sell it, you can make a lot of money by reselling it. This is such a good deal.

Therefore, Sheng Xiyun happily agreed and promised that he would definitely select the best apples and ship them there.

When she heard that Sheng Xiping was worried about apple production, Sheng Xiyun was immediately happy.

"Brother, you really have to come back when you have time. I will take you to the orchard to have a good look.

We have plenty of apple orchards here. Not to mention what you want, if it’s dozens of times more, your brother and I can supply it. "

With these words, Sheng Xiping felt relieved, and the two brothers chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

As soon as Sheng Xiyun hung up the phone, he immediately went to find his two sons and sent them out to sign purchase contracts with surrounding villages.

You have to make reservations in advance now, and when the apples are picked, they will be purchased as agreed.

With such a large quantity, what if the reservation is late and all the good apples will be bought elsewhere?

On the other side, Sheng Xiping hung up the phone and dealt with some matters at the processing factory. It happened that he was about to get off work at noon, so he left the processing factory and went home.

Zhou Qinglan went home from summer vacation a few days ago, and along the way, she also brought Chen Feng and Chen Yue back.

The high school at Maekuan Forestry Farm does not have holidays and classes are still in class. However, the Chinese teacher is sick and has to go out for medical treatment.

So when Wang Junsheng learned that Zhou Qinglan was back, he asked her to help take care of the students for a while.

Zhou Qinglan was originally a teacher at a forestry farm, and she also had to do an internship in the second semester of her junior year, so she didn't refuse and readily agreed.As a result, sister Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei, who were about to enter their second year of high school, became their sister-in-law's students.

After the brothers Sheng Xian, Sheng Xikang and others returned home, they were sent to work in the fields by Sheng Liancheng.

This year, Sheng Liancheng and his wife picked up another two acres of land, bringing the total to four or five acres.

Grass grew very quickly in that wasteland, and it would be covered with grass without plowing for a few days.So Sheng Liancheng led his son around the fields every day, picking up the crops in these acres of land.

Sheng Xitai was in the third grade of junior high school in the fall, and they didn't have to go to school during the holidays, so he and Chen Feng led Chen Yue, Sheng Xinhua, and Sheng Xinyu to play mischief outside every day.

When Sheng Xiping entered the house, Zhou Qinglan, Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei had not finished school yet. Those who had gone to work in the fields had not returned, and those who had gone out to run wild were nowhere to be seen.

Zhang Shuzhen was the only one at home, serving rice from the pot.

Hearing footsteps, Zhang Shuzhen looked at the door and laughed when she saw it was her eldest son.

"Hey, you're back? How's it going? Is the meeting over?"

Before Sheng Xiping went out, he told his family that he was going to a meeting, so Zhang Shuzhen asked this question.

"Well, come back as soon as you're done. Mom, I'll take it."

Sheng Xiping stepped forward, picked up the rice bowl and walked into the house.Then, all the dishes and everything were put on the table.

As soon as the food was put away, there was a noise outside.

When Sheng Xiping came out of the room, he saw Zhou Qinglan holding Sheng Xinhua's ears with one hand and holding Sheng Xinyu's collar with the other, training him while walking.

"Hey, what's going on?" Sheng Xiping took a look, hurried forward, reached out to take the child, and asked.

"Look at them, what have they caused?" Zhou Qinglan pointed at the two sons and said angrily.

Sheng Xiping lowered his head and saw, "Hey guys, these two children are covered in mud, not to mention their bodies. The true color of their clothes can't be seen."

For those who didn’t know, I thought the two children had just rolled in the mud. "What are you two doing? What caused this?"

Sheng Xiping took a deep breath, resisted the urge to hit someone, and asked through gritted teeth.

"Brother, I didn't keep an eye on them for a moment, and they went off together." Behind Zhou Qinglan, Sheng Xitai said weakly.

It's holiday, and all the children in the forest farm are running wild outside.

Sheng Xitai and Chen Feng were older and couldn't play with Sheng Xinhua and the others, so they let Sheng Xinhua play with several children of the same age.

She didn't know which one it was, but she said she was going to throw a clay doll, so Sheng Xinhua made clay with him.

Sheng Xinyu was still young and didn't understand anything. He just did whatever his brother did.

The place where they played was the new house of Pan Fusheng's family.

Pan Fusheng recruited a job last year, and then someone introduced him to a partner. He plans to get married by the end of this year.

The Pan family's house is small, so they approved a space with the forestry farm to build a house.

The house has been built, but there is still a lot of loess prepared at that time near the house.

These children went to the mound to get loess, and then got water and mud.

How many children don’t like mud and water?There are no adults watching, so I am going crazy now, so what else is better?

When Sheng Xitai and Chen Feng went to touch fish and caught crickets and came back, they knew they were finished.

So he quickly led the two children back, and met Zhou Qinglan and Sheng Yunfang on the way.

When Zhou Qinglan saw that the two leather children were made like clay monkeys, she was immediately furious. She went up and gave Sheng Xinhua a slap in the face, then carried the children through the door.

"You guys, just do it day by day, Sheng Xinhua. In the autumn, you can go to the Yuhong class for me. If you don't act naughty again, I'll beat you to death."

Sheng Xi glared at his son angrily, then carried the two clay monkeys into the house one by one.

They stripped off their clothes, leaving them bare-chested and wearing only small underpants. Then they fetched water, washed their hair, wiped their faces, and washed their hands.

The two children changed four basins of water, and finally they were clean enough to see people.

Before the cleaning was finished, Sheng Liancheng, Sheng Xi'an and Sheng Xikang also came back.

"What's going on? Why are you still naked? Hurry up and get your child dressed."

Sheng Liancheng was stunned when he walked in and saw that both of his grandsons were naked, wearing only small underpants.

Although the weather is hot in August, we can't let our children go naked.

"The two of them went to mix the mud, and they were covered in mud from head to toe. Why don't they take off their clothes and wash them?"

Zhang Shuzhen didn't protect her grandson this time. It was time to deal with these two arrogant bastards.

"It's really a worry if you can't keep up with the girl doll. Look at Xiao Yue'er, she goes out to play with them all the same. There's not a trace of dirt on her body."

Zhang Shuzhen glanced at the cute little girl over there, her eyes full of envy.

"Isn't that good? I'm going to make them mad every day when I have these two bastards. If these are two girls, I don't know how obedient they will be."

Zhou Qinglan muttered while dressing her child.

After the two children finished cleaning up, everyone in the family happened to be back, so everyone washed their hands and went inside to eat.

While eating, Sheng Liancheng wanted to inquire about Sheng Xiping's meeting.

Sheng Liancheng and Zhang Shuzhen were very happy when they heard that Sheng Xiping went on stage to give a report and was praised by the leaders.

Of the six children in the family, the second and third are admitted to college, and the fourth and fifth will take the college entrance examination next year. Regardless of whether they pass or not, they will graduate from high school.

Not to mention Lao Gao, as far as he can read, his family will be able to provide for him.

Only Sheng Xiping stopped studying after graduating from junior high school and went to the mountains to become an educated youth. Over the years, he has helped the family and supported his younger siblings. The eldest son has suffered the most.

Now, seeing the boss step by step from a worker to a cadre, making a report at such an important meeting and being praised by the leader, Sheng Liancheng and his wife are really pleased.

They didn't ask for anything else. As long as their eldest son could secure his position as the director of the processing plant, they would be satisfied.

"By the way, Dad, I promised to help several forestry bureaus and exchange wood for apples.

I have contacted my elder brother just now and he said it is no problem and he can provide it.

I was thinking that when my elder brother and the others come over this time, I will work with them to open a sales department in Shandong to specialize in lumber and other things.Do you think it will work? "

Sheng Xiping suddenly remembered this and discussed it with Sheng Liancheng.

Hou Yashuang and his son rented a house in Jinhua and opened a small company in the name of the Timber Sales Department of the Forestry Bureau.

If he doesn't do anything else, he just looks for orders everywhere, then sends the orders here, and Sheng Xiping will deliver them.

During this period of cooperation, the two have already made a lot of money.

Jinhua is too far away from Shandong and cannot be reached.

Sheng Xiping knew that there was actually a shortage of wood in his hometown, so after he hung up the phone with Sheng Xiyun, he suddenly came up with the idea of ​​opening a small company or sales department there.

Once winter production starts this year, we can start shipping goods continuously.

Hearing this, Sheng Liancheng was silent for a long time, "Is this safe? Your eldest brother has a job. Don't get involved in work just to make some money."

In Sheng Liancheng's heart, nothing is better than having a job and an iron rice bowl.

"Then what else can happen? Look at how well the Hou family and his son have done." Sheng Xiping smiled and shook his head.

"You can discuss this matter with Xiyun when the time comes. If he is willing, that's fine. I don't understand this and I won't get involved in your affairs."

In the end, Sheng Liancheng didn't express any opinions. He was old now and couldn't keep up with his thinking, so it was hard for him to cause trouble.

In the afternoon, Sheng Xiping called several forestry bureaus and made an agreement with them to wait for the winter to send apples to them from Yantai.

Sheng Xiping worked efficiently and got results so quickly. The other party was very happy and asked him if anything happened in the future.

After returning to the forest farm, life returned to normal.

It's just that the two monkeys in the house are not idle all day long, and there are always various situations, which can make people so popular every day.

On August [-]th, Zhou Qinglan and others returned to school. Not long after, Zhou Qinglan came back.

She has an internship in the second semester of her junior year. Zhou Qinglan came from Qianchuan Forestry Primary and Secondary School, so she must return to her original school. The internship period is four months, which happens to be this semester.

In this way, Zhou Qinglan can stay at home for a few more months.

In September, Funan Forest Farm established drinking water supply, making it the first forest farm in the world to offer running water.

When the news reached Qianchuan, Zheng Xianyong and others also planned to build a water plant at Qianchuan Forest Farm.

Coincidentally, at this time, a group of replacement workers came to the bureau, and the people from the planning and design team led these new workers through the streets and alleys to conduct measurements.

These people worked for a long time and finally drew the design drawings. After discussion at the forest farm, they felt it was feasible.

So we decided to start building water plants in the next spring and dig water pipes for every household.

The design team measured and planned, and everyone in the forest farm knew about the tap water.

Many people clapped their hands and praised it, and they all looked forward to when running water would be available, so that they would not have to go to the river to fetch water every day.

Of course, the most important thing right now is that the annual winter production is about to begin again.

Qianchuan Forestry Farm has been an overall advanced unit and a production pacesetter every year. Zheng Xianyong felt that this year's winter sports production swearing-in meeting should have a sense of ceremony.

So after discussing with other leaders, we decided to hold a theatrical performance the day before the winter production season to cheer up the workers on the front line.

All units under the forest farm will have programs, and excellence awards will be selected at that time.

As a result, the processing plant will inevitably have to arrange programs and participate in performances.

When it comes to other things, Sheng Xiping still has a way, but he is really not good at this performance.

I had no choice but to go to the trade union and invite Chen Weimin over, asking him to help design several programs and lead rehearsals.

Coincidentally, there were many girls among the replacement workers. After the tap water measurement was completed, they were assigned to work in the processing factory.

Among them, there is a girl named Lin Junhua, who wears a pair of myopic glasses, is of medium height, fair and fair, and sings very well.

Everyone elected her as the lead singer.

(End of this chapter)