As soon as dawn was the next day, Wang Manyin drove his hand-held tractor in the direction of Shibijie Commune. In addition to Wang Manchu and a few people, there was also a team of captains, Wang Zhanjun.

Before leaving, Wang Man hoarded dozens of catties of black millet in the carriage, planning to give them to Dong Gang and the person in charge of the factory later.

In order to find a way out for the people of Jar Village, he invested a lot of money this time.

There is nothing that can be done in the jar village, and it is estimated that there is no shortage of people who send cigarettes and alcohol, only black millet is more distinctive.

Many people have only seen yellow millet, and it is estimated that they have rarely heard of black millet.

It is a special product of the Loess Plateau, the shape is similar to ordinary millet, the appearance is gray-black, the appearance is not good, like mold.

However, in the eyes of the people of the Loess Plateau, black millet is far more nutritious and more expensive than ordinary millet.

On the Internet in later generations, a pound can be sold for more than ten yuan. It's a pity that the yield of black millet is too low, and most people eat it at home, and few people are willing to sell it.

Even now, a pound of black millet in the grain station can be sold for two cents, and it needs to be bought by connections. Wang Manhoard gave out dozens of catties at a time, which is definitely a more sincere gift.

The morning weather was a little cold, and there was hardly anyone else on the road, except for the occasional person who was picking up dung.

The walk-behind tractor suddenly rattled, speeding all the way, bringing up puffs of dust.

By eight o'clock, they had driven twenty or thirty miles. After a short break in Liucha Commune on the way, Wang Manchu bought a few buns for one person.

Before leaving, he had more than 20 catties of food stamps in his pocket.

After a hurried meal, the crowd continued on their way.

When I arrived at the original west county seat, it was not yet ten o'clock.

Although he made an appointment yesterday, Dong Gang didn't expect a few people to come in such a hurry. After some pleasantries, he helped find a place to store the walk-behind tractor.

Then, everyone took out the certificate to buy a ticket and take the bus.

Except for Bai Mingchuan and Wang Manyin, the remaining people from Jar Village were all coming to Huangyuan City for the first time. After getting out of the car, they suddenly felt that their eyes were not enough, and from time to time they let out a full admiration.

However, everyone didn't plan to hang out for the time being, so it was important to get down to business.

Seeing that the time was noon, Wang Manchu first found a restaurant, invited Dong Gang to have a meal, and then went to meet the other party's uncle Yang Quanyou together.

Yang Quanyou, one of the people in charge of the weaving factory, is in his 40s this year, has dark skin and is relatively wealthy.

Hearing his nephew talk about the situation, he was very enthusiastic, and without much hesitation, he nodded and agreed.

The weaving factory belongs to the foreign exchange earning unit, and the management is usually strict, and even Dong Gang can't take people in to visit without the person in charge nodding.

Under the leadership of the other party, everyone finally entered the production workshop of the weaving factory and witnessed the whole process of corn husk weaving.

In Wang Manyin's opinion, this workshop is no different from the small workshops of later generations, it is extremely messy, with bundles of corn husks piled up everywhere, and there is almost no place to put your feet.

In the middle of the ground are seven or eight large vats, into which workers are sprinkling water to soak the corn husks and then fumigating them with sulfur.

The pungent sour smell made several people can't help but sneeze.

In the next workshop, there are female workers who spin the fumigated corn husks into single strands of rope with spinning wheels, and some of them are braided into corn braids...... This step may seem simple, but it's demanding. The surface of the braid must be smooth and flat, and no joints can be seen.

I'm afraid that only the skillful hands of my mother-in-law and aunts can do this.

This is also the reason why Dong Gang persuaded Wang Manyin to buy corn husks directly, which was simple and trouble-free, and made a lot of money.

They then enter the nail shop, where workers are coiling braids into different unit patterns and sewing them together with needles and threads.

The last step is to splice the unit patterns together according to the drawings, reinforce the seams, and make carpets, tapestries, cushions, etc. of different sizes.

During the visit, Wang Manyin took the notebook to record the whole process, and all the production details were recorded. The process is not complicated, the key is that the details are very strict.

In addition, there are about 100 workers in the entire weaving factory, and the scale is very inconspicuous, but Wang Manyin does not dare to despise it in the slightest.

Because Dong Gang has said before that in just last year, the weaving factory generated more than 2 million yuan in income for the Huangyuan area. This number may not be much in the future, but now it definitely belongs to the big satellite.

"Sunny, are these really made of corn husks?" After seeing the finished products displayed in the room, Wang Lianshun's face was full of incredulity.

The remainder of the group is no different.

They are now like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking left and right feel novel, and even a little inexplicable awe.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have imagined that corn husks burned as firewood in the countryside could be turned into such intricate and exquisite things after being skillfully woven by a pair of hands.

It takes about two hours to visit the flowers. At this time, it was too late, and the bus to Yuanxi County had already left.

Of course, a few people didn't want to rush back, but planned to find a big car shop to live in and leave tomorrow.

Since you are here, it is natural to understand all the problems clearly.

However, Dong Gang heard that a few people were planning to find a big car shop, so he took them to a village under the Chengguan Commune and helped find a place to rest at night.

He is very familiar with the village party secretary here, and specially explained the process of making corn husk carpets with the visiting members.

Under the introduction of the other party, everyone learned more about the situation.

Most of the mothers-in-law and aunts in the village work during the day to earn their share of the work, and can only use the evenings to weave corn husk carpets. Many of them have formed a division of labor, some are responsible for braiding, some are responsible for coiling and splicing, and a carpet can be completed in two or three days.

After all, you can earn at least one dollar a day, which is worth working as a construction worker.

After a lap, Wang Lianshun slapped his thigh with regret, and sighed again and again: "I knew that corn husks were so valuable." We shouldn't feed it. How much money does this make? ”

"I didn't say it, there are still a lot of corn husks in the barn, and I will save them all when I go home tomorrow......"

After hearing this, Wang Manchu and the others also nodded again and again.

Last year, nearly 300 acres of corn were planted in Jarzi Village, and at least 10,000 catties of corn husks were planted. According to the purchase price of Chengguan Commune, it can be sold for more than 1,000 yuan, which is more than the annual dividend of the production team.

Not to mention them, even Wang Manyin was thinking about going back and preparing more corn husks. Last year, he planted several crops of corn in the space and harvested a lot of corn husks.

Because the corn husk is too soft, it can only be used as a match. In addition, there is no shortage of hard firewood in the space, so I basically don't use it when cooking, and I have been piling it up in the corner without care, almost dozens of catties.

Later, I could take it out and give it to my old father-in-law, and I said that I bought it from another village.

Weaving a carpet according to ten catties of corn husks can also weave nearly four or five and earn dozens of dollars.

And Wang Manyin has decided to grow corn in the space next, at least half an acre of land.

"Now let's discuss, should the village organize people to make corn husk weaving by hand, or let the members make it themselves?" Immediately, Wang Manchu asked a key question.

If the village takes the lead, things will be simpler.

Do a day's work, give a day's work.

If the members do it themselves, the village doesn't have to worry about other things, just divide the corn husks.

"Brother Manchu, let's do the same as the commune here, let the members get it themselves. You also heard what Dong Gang said before, the requirements for corn husk carpets are very strict, and they need to be accepted in the factory. If you don't qualify, you can call it back...... If the village is in charge of the purchase, the quality problem is difficult to control. If you don't do it well, it's easy to rip off, and how will you give the work when the time comes. If they don't do a good job themselves, no one can complain when they come back. ”

Wang Lianshun moved his mouth and didn't say anything more.

He understood the meaning of Wang Manyin's words.

If you really count the score in the team, the score of the second team will definitely be high at the end of this year. This is not necessarily a good thing to be too aggressive in the Shibi Festival commune.

It's better to rot the meat in the pot and do it quietly, anyway, in the end, the money will fall into the pockets of the members.

Hearing this, Bai Mingchuan said again: "Not everyone can weave, how can corn husks be divided?" ”

"As before, each family gets some, and what you don't want to do can be sold to others." Wang Zhanjun opened his mouth to answer.

It was discussed until midnight before everyone settled the matter.

Later, the village will send a few more people to study in the factory, and it is best to keep up with the female intellectuals. They are culturally literate and can record the main points of the production process.

After breakfast the next day, a few people had time to enter Huangyuan City to play, during which they specially climbed the mountain to see the famous ancient pagoda.

Followed by a few companions, Wang Manyin did not propose to go to the commission store to check.

After lunch, they took a shuttle bus back to Yuanxi County.

When it was almost dark, we finally arrived at Jar Village.

***

The matter of corn husk weaving was handled by Wang Lianshun and others, but Wang Manyin didn't have to worry about anything.

After returning to the village, he relented and continued to guard the rice fields and ponds with Liu Xiangyang. The early rice has only been planted for a few days, and there is no shortage of water in the field, so there is nothing to do for the time being.

When he went to work in the morning, Wang Manyin first walked around the rice field, then said hello to Liu Xiangyang, and took the rhubarb to the alfalfa field to catch scorpions.

The alfalfa in the Dongshan Pass grows very vigorously, and it has been pinched several times in the spring, and it is still knee-deep. As far as the eye can see, it is lush and green.

In addition, there are some shrubs such as caragana and horsetail planted in the crevices of the valley, and the growth is also gratifying.

Among them, nature has the credit of space water.

Although the Loess Plateau has been dry for nine times in ten years, the rainfall is actually quite good, but it is mostly concentrated in summer, so it will cause crop yield to be reduced. But for other plants, the impact is not so great. Wang Manyin believes that as long as he continues to govern carefully, in five years at most, the entire Dongshan Pass will be completely covered by thick greenery.

In order to maintain this hard-won situation, Wang Lianshun repeatedly emphasized at the meeting that members were not allowed to go into the Dongshan Pass to cut grass and cut firewood and dig roots.

Of course, alfalfa still has to be cut to feed the sheep.

After the beginning of spring, Wang Lianshun found someone to dig two new caves not far from the residence of the educated youths as a sheepfold, and divided the original sheep into two groups of captivity.

At present, it is supplied by more than a dozen acres of alfalfa, plus the hay stored in the team, and the effect is quite good.

In fact, if you raise more sheep, you can also sell wool and cashmere to make money. Sheep wool is not good, only a few dollars a catty. However, the price of cashmere is very high, about 30 yuan a catty. If it is fed well, it can create a lot of benefits for the production team. However, cashmere is caught, and it is not easy to make up enough for a pound.

But in any case, the aquaculture industry of the second team is at least developing in a good direction.

As the vegetation in the eastern mountains increased, the number of wild animals and birds gradually increased.

Wang Manyin walked all the way, but the scorpions didn't catch a few, but caught up quails one by one from time to time. Rhubarb was just about to set off to chase after him, but he stopped him.

In this kind of narrow and undulating cliff ditch, the speed advantage of rhubarb cannot be brought into play at all. Running back and forth will only trample the alfalfa ground out of sight.

Another reason is that the quail is too small and does not have much meat on its body, and Wang Manyin does not want to bother tossing.

If it's a pheasant, that's a different story.

What he didn't expect was that he soon saw two more yellow squirrels being blasted out. With a squeaky sound, they fled in panic and appeared more than ten meters away in an instant.

During the spring season, the weasels wake up from hibernation and taste the buds of the plants.

And alfalfa is one of their favorite foods.

So seeing the weasel here, Wang Manyin didn't feel strange.

What he didn't expect was that one of the squirrels didn't seem to know to be afraid. The guy had come to a stop in the open area after running some distance, standing on his two hind legs, turning his head and squeaking...... It seems to be provoking Wang Manyin.

This guy is simply an old birthday boy hanging, and he is impatient.

Hearing the master's order, Rhubarb rushed out. However, blocked by the lush alfalfa, its speed cannot be increased at all.

When Wang Manyin arrived, he saw this guy guarding a hole and roaring. Apparently, the weasel just got into the hole and escaped.

He turned his head to look around, only to notice that there were seven or eight holes nearby...... This is also one of the tricks of the weasel.

In order to deceive predators and take shelter temporarily, they usually dig a dozen burrows, one of which is a real one.

If someone else comes and wants to pour out the yellow rats, I'm afraid they can only try one by one.

But with rhubarb, everything is not a problem. This guy must have locked a real hole, and there is definitely a yellow squirrel hidden in it.

After Wang Manyin broke a branch to mark it, he continued to wander around the alfalfa field.

Not long after I walked out, I found a series of squirrel holes.

It seems that as expected, there are quite a few yellow squirrels that have recently entered this alfalfa field to feed. If they are allowed to run rampant, it will take a few months at most, and the entire alfalfa field will be ruined.

In addition to being in charge of paddy fields and fish ponds, he and Liu Xiangyang are also in charge of the entire Dongshan Pass. Since you have encountered it, you naturally can't ignore it.

It's so close to the water source that it's not a matter of effort. In fact, these guys are purely looking for death and dare to dig holes in the cliff ditch. Even if they are ignored now, a heavy rain in the summer may drown them in the hole.

Wang Manyin made up his mind, gave Liu Xiangyang an explanation, and went home to bring the two cats over. Cats play a greater role in catching weasels in this terrain.

When he returned, he saw Mao Danshan and several broken babies also standing on the edge of the alfalfa field, with an excited face.

Seeing him, Mao Dan took the initiative to speak: "Uncle Manyin, a few of us will help carry water to fill the squirrel hole, how about we catch one of us later?" ”

"Okay, no problem, even the weasel skin will be given to you." Wang Manyin nodded and agreed, it was regarded as a benefit for the broken babies.

He doesn't have a special hobby for squirrel meat, and it's okay to taste it occasionally. As for the weasel skin, it is only a few cents a piece, and it is even more invisible.

With the promise, the guys immediately left with buckets of water.

Wang Manyin didn't really count on them, and also picked up two buckets to follow.

As the gurgling water filled the hole, a weasel soon escaped. Before they could run far, the cat guarding the side had already rushed after them......