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Lin Kaifeng pretended to be puzzled and said, "We are all a family now. If the commune has any difficulties, just tell me. As long as I can help, I will definitely help.

Hearing this, Li Chaoyang looked towards the office door thoughtfully.

The commune also wanted a few agricultural tricycles.

Perhaps understanding Li Chaoyang's idea, Lin Kaifeng said, "Director Li, is the commune also engaged in sideline production? Does it need agricultural tricycles to help with construction?

Seeing Lin Kaifeng open up the topic, Li Chaoyang said a little embarrassedly: "Comrade Lin Kaifeng, you have been a sent-down youth for a few years, so you should be familiar with our local natural environment.

"As the saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. Not only should the production team engage in sideline businesses, but we, the commune leaders, should also find ways to develop the commune's collective sideline businesses.

"I proposed to use local bamboo resources, find a few veteran craftsmen, and lead some skillful young people to start bamboo weaving production.

Worried that Lin Kaifeng didn't understand, Li Chaoyang simply took Lin Kaifeng out of the office.

We arrived at a place about two kilometers away from the commune office area.

From the outside, it looks like a residential building.

When I went in, I found that this was not a residential building but a factory.

There is another door inside with a sign hanging on it.

The words "Ai Min Commune Bamboo Weaving Craft Society" are written on it.

"Old Wang, come out for a moment."

Pushing the door open, Li Chaoyang shouted to an old man who was working with his head down.

The old man was about sixty years old, with a lot of white hair and beard.

He immediately gave up the work in his hands, walked to the door and greeted Li Chaoyang with a smile on his face.

"Director Li, what do you want?

"Let me introduce you, this is the leader of the machinery company, Comrade Lin Kaifeng.

"He came with me to inspect the work and see if the craft society has anything good to show to Comrade Lin Kaifeng.

Old Wang suddenly understood.

The so-called taking a look is nothing more than finding one or two high-quality handicrafts from various bamboo handicrafts and giving them to the leader as gifts.

Soon, a handicraft appeared in Lin Kaifeng's hands.

Lin Kaifeng showed a look of astonishment.

It is more like a work of art than a handicraft.

The bamboo craft painting in front of me feels as thin as paper in my hand.

The width is fifty centimeters and the length is about one meter.

A picture of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea was woven using bamboo silk.

Old Wang introduced: "Reporting to the leader, this picture of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea was compiled by me and several apprentices in three months."

"Each strand of bamboo has been treated with anti-corrosion and anti-mildew treatments, and has to be steamed at high temperatures and dried before it can be woven."

"You can keep it at home for decades and the craft paintings will not deteriorate or crack, and will not attract insects."

Lin Kaifeng praised the painting of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea in his hand and said, "I never thought that there are so many skilled craftsmen in our commune."

"If we take this painting of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea to the Canton Fair, we can sell it for at least 5,000 yuan."

After these words were spoken, Li Chaoyang's expression became strange.

There are a large number of exquisite bamboo weaving handicrafts in the bamboo weaving industrial cooperative.

The purchase price of the city's commercial department ranges from a few yuan to dozens of yuan.

There are more than a dozen bamboo craft paintings like this one of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea.

The purchase price was only sixty yuan.

Sixty yuan was already an astronomical figure for the members of the Fendou Commune.

The work points earned by a strong laborer throughout the year would only be worth fifty or sixty yuan if converted into cash.

It takes three months to weave a handicraft painting, which can be exchanged for 60 yuan, and is protected from wind and sun.

A truly divine job.

Unexpectedly, this painting was taken to the Canton Fair and sold for 5,000 yuan.

Then, Lin Kaifeng handed the map of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea to Li Chaoyang for safekeeping.

Walk in and observe everyone's working environment in detail.

The area inside the house is about one hundred square meters, and bamboo baskets can be seen everywhere.

There are a lot of fine bamboo threads in it.

There are more than fifty weavers in total.

"Director Li, the commune purchased the agricultural tricycle from our company in order to transport these bamboo handicrafts to the purchasing department in the city, right?"

Finding there was another door at the back of the workshop, Lin Kaifeng pushed it open.

It turned out to be a backyard.

Various finished bamboo handicrafts are piled up in the backyard.

They are all large handicrafts made of bamboo, such as chairs, coffee tables, sofas, etc.

Li Chaoyang smiled bitterly and said, "The various handicrafts of the Craft Society are mainly sold to the city's commercial purchasing department. They are not responsible for purchasing them, so we can only find a way to send them over."

"If you squeeze into a long-distance bus with so many large bamboo handicrafts, the conductor will charge you more money even if he agrees to let you on the bus."

"That's still good. Sometimes people don't even stop to park."

"There is no other way. We can only rely on the most primitive method, carrying the goods on our shoulders or on our hands to the city."

"It takes at least two days and one night to go from the commune to the city and back."

In order to move his position as quickly as possible, Li Chaoyang really wants to achieve some results.

After all, only by achieving results can you be taken seriously by your superiors.

The bamboo weaving craft club was opened under his leadership.

Don't think that bamboo only grows in large quantities in the southern region.

There are also bamboo forests in the Northeast region.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, many local people relied on this skill to earn food and clothing.

In the 60s, all kinds of private business activities were banned.

Whoever dares to make money by weaving handicrafts will be left with a tail.

is subject to criticism.

In the past two years, the trend has improved.

Li Chaoyang ignored all objections and set up the craft club.

Unexpectedly, the effect is quite good.

However, related problems also arise.

There are not only small bamboo handicrafts, but also large ones as Lin Kaifeng saw.

How to deliver it to the city became the primary problem.

The journey would take two days and one night, carrying everything on shoulders and hands, not counting food and drink on the way.

The villagers didn't have extra money to stay in a hotel.

After dark, I can only sleep in the wilderness.

Every time we go out to deliver goods, there are always a few people who come back sick.

Due to transportation constraints, the craft society's income can only maintain basic living standards.

Li Chaoyang wanted to expand the business, but he had no money.

Once you have an agricultural tricycle, you can load any large object.

By continuously sending it to the city and getting money from the commercial sector, we can expand the scale of the bamboo weaving craft cooperative.

For ordinary people today, various daily necessities and furniture made of bamboo are what they need.

Like the bamboo craft paintings and other small bamboo crafts I just gave to Lin Kaifeng.

Only some leading cadres and intellectuals will buy it.

So it is.

The main product direction of the craft society has always been on large furniture such as bamboo beds, bamboo sofas, bamboo coffee tables, etc.

"Bamboo weaving...bamboo..."

Lin Kaifeng walked to the sofa in the yard and sat down.

Li Chaoyang followed him in and said carefully, "Comrade Lin Kaifeng, can you buy a few agricultural tricycles on credit from the commune?"

Lin Kaifeng raised his hand, signaling Li Chaoyang not to speak for the time being.