Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Li Jianguo stayed at the captain's house for three hours before returning, and even had dinner there.

After returning, Zhang Xiuhua asked him, "Why did you tell them? What if they lose money and blame you?"

"I've already told them not to blame me if they make any losses!" Li Jianguo actually had his own plans.

These people came to him to buy equipment so that he could find out how many chicken farms were going to be built nearby.

He will be able to deal with it by then.

"How many production teams raise chickens?" Zhang Xiuhua asked curiously.

"They raise chickens together in several villages. Excluding our village, they can probably build three chicken farms." Li Jianguo made a rough guess.

Zhang Xiuhua did some calculations. They actually did not sell their chickens in all the supply and marketing cooperatives in the county last year and this year. They live in the northernmost part of the country, and the supply and marketing cooperatives they visited are all in the north. They did not visit any of the southern parts of the county. This means that at least one chicken farm can be vacated in the market.

Not counting their Lijiatun, there are two other chicken farms that have to go to other counties to promote their chickens in order to sell all the chickens.

"The team leader said that this time he would call a meeting of all members and build a chicken farm by themselves. This way they will have a larger share. I think the members will definitely be happy to pay more this time." Li Jianguo knew these villagers very well.

There are not many ways for members to make money, so when they finally find a way to make money, they will rush to invest.

Zhang Xiuhua was just about to bring this up with him. "I think the team leader is a little short-sighted. I plan to lead the members to invest in laying hens. Do you think it's feasible?"

Li Jianguo didn't expect that she would challenge the captain, "So we'll offend them?"

"If I don't compete with them, we will make money and they will lose money. What if someone is jealous of us making money? Our chicken farm will be in trouble." Zhang Xiuhua became more and more worried the more she thought about it.

Li Jianguo sighed. He had to be careful to hide the money he made so as not to make people jealous. He was really... speechless.

"Okay. If the captain is angry with you, just push it onto me and say that I asked you to do it." Li Jianguo was still worried.

"It's okay! Even if he's angry, he can't do anything to me. At worst, I'll just stop being a scorekeeper." Zhang Xiuhua thought very open-mindedly.

Li Jianguo didn't insist.

As expected, the team leader really convened a general meeting of all members and called for fundraising to build a chicken farm. They certainly wouldn't get much money in the first year, but with the equipment, they didn't have to give the lion's share to others. From the second year onwards, it was all profit.

Of course, those who invested in the first year will still own a certain share in the second year, so there is no need to worry about their profits being diluted by those who invested in the second year.

The members were really moved. They all regretted not investing more before, but now that they knew they were going to build a chicken farm, they were short of money and everyone wanted to get a share.

Zhang Xiuhua immediately stood up and turned the tables, "Captain, you can't just burn bridges after crossing them. Before, you didn't have enough money, so I took the initiative to find you to invest. Now that you've made money, you've kicked me out. What about my chicken farm?"

The captain was a little confused and a little guilty, but he quickly found an excuse, "Aren't you a partner with Jianguo's comrades?"

Zhang Xiuhua immediately talked about her own difficulties. "They also built a chicken farm in the south. We gave them all the money we earned, but it was still not enough. We were still short of 20,000 yuan."

This made the team leader feel awkward. "Wait a minute, I'll count how much money the members have. If there's any extra money, I'll give you some."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded and asked him to count first.

Each family came to register, and the brigade accountant quickly calculated the total. They could collect 48,000 yuan. Not to mention giving it away, they still needed a little. They could get a bank loan or sell grain to make up the difference. But it was unlikely to be distributed.

The brigade cadres gathered together to discuss, but no one could come up with a good solution.

It was the team leader who came up with a compromise. In fact, it was still difficult for three production teams to set up a chicken farm.

Because it was their first time raising pigs, they were worried about losing money and were unwilling to invest too much money. This was the same idea as the members of Lijiatun last year.

The team leader thought that the two production teams could be combined to open a chicken farm, so that the extra money could be invested in Xiuhua’s chicken farm, thus achieving the best of both worlds.

The brigade cadres thought this was a good idea, "We can raise chickens and share the risk."

The captain asked Zhang Xiuhua for her opinion. She looked at him with admiration. He was a talent. He could think of such a solution. It was just that he had little experience and was not well educated. Otherwise, he would not have lost money this time.

After some inner complaints, Zhang Xiuhua agreed.

However, she called on every household in the village to invest a little.

"What I am raising this time are not broiler chickens, but laying hens, which are specifically for laying eggs. The chicks will only be replaced once every two years." Zhang Xiuhua asked everyone to think carefully before registering.

Her words cooled the members' enthusiasm. In fact, everyone was more willing to believe Xiuhua, after all, she had raised chickens twice. This time, they were going to raise laying hens, and the time was so long, which was a bit awkward.

"What are laying hens?" the members were curious.

"It is a breed of chicken imported from abroad, which is specialized in laying eggs. Our native chickens produce about 100 to 130 eggs a year, while the egg-laying hens produce between 200 and 250 eggs." Zhang Xiuhua took the laying hens she raised this year as an example, "Each chicken lays an average of 230 eggs a year."

The members were a little hesitant for a moment, unsure which one would make more money.

The brigade accountant did some calculations for them. According to the current market price, 2 yuan can buy 23 eggs. This is the selling price. If you buy them wholesale, it is about 200 cents each. If each chicken lays 10 eggs, it will be yuan a year. Don't think this is a lot of money. You have to know that this is all the income.

Broilers can be put into the market in two months, while laying hens can only be put into the market once every two years. The cost of feed has to be increased sixfold. It is about 36,000 yuan. The cost of water and electricity has to be increased sixfold, which is 5,500 yuan. The same applies to the salaries of employees. The profit in the first year is about 55,000 yuan. It is far less than 88,000 yuan.

“But the chickens can be marketed in the second year,” a member immediately raised this point.

"Yes! A two-year-old chicken is definitely more expensive than a two-month-old chicken."

"But the egg production will also decrease in the second year," the brigade accountant reminded them. "The two types of chickens have their own advantages and disadvantages. My suggestion is that everyone invest a little in both, so that no one suffers a loss."

The members were talking about it.

Some members thought the brigade accountant's idea was good, and some believed in Zhang Xiuhua more. For example, Xu Chunying, Aunt Wang, and Li Jianxin only wanted to support Zhang Xiuhua.

Of course, some people would rather raise broiler chickens because they can be sold quickly and earn more money. But when they thought of the captain's words that the first year's share of money was small, they hesitated again.

The brigade accountant quickly calculated the amount. Zhang Xiuhua had 20,000 yuan. Their own production team had 28,000 yuan. The rest of the money was to be shared with Zhang Jiatun and Xu Jiatun.

Zhang Xiuhua got the list. Maybe it was because she had helped everyone get rich before and now she was facing difficulties. The members felt embarrassed not to invest, so even though the return on investment in laying hens was slow, everyone still invested some money.

This is the humane side of the countryside.