Chapter Six: Collecting Grain

  Down from the building, Ye Pingyu rushed to the grain management office on the south side of the town government compound, found the director who was playing poker inside, and told him the situation, asking for his assistance. The director of the grain management office listened and felt a bit unbelievable, their grain management office couldnt even find buyers, how could Ye Pingyu, a young man who had just started working, find such a big client?

  Although not very convinced, Ye Pingyu said it with certainty, and also had Cao Dafus instructions. The director of the grain depot expressed that as long as someone comes to collect the villages rice tomorrow, they will bring people to assist and provide relevant grain collection equipment.

  After hearing what the director of the grain depot said, Ye Pingyu was overjoyed. He returned to his dormitory and pushed out that old bicycle, then rode it swiftly towards the village.

  All the way riding back, Ye Pingyu returned to the village already exhausted. Guo Wenshu saw him suddenly return from the countryside and asked what was going on, looking so anxious.

  "Mom, tomorrow someone will come to our village to buy rice, as much as they can get, you prepare it."

  Kuo Wen-hsiu was surprised and said: "You kid, are you talking nonsense? Everyone is worried about the rice, what are you talking about here? If someone had accepted it, they would have come a long time ago, why wait until now!"

  Seeing that even his own mother didnt believe him, Ye Pingyu said loudly: "Mom, can I deceive you about this? Do you remember the middle-aged man who came last time? Im telling you, he sent someone to buy it, and it was all his help. And the money was also secretly put down by him!"

  As soon as Ye Pingyu finished speaking, Guo Wenxius expression changed and he said: "Son, is this really true? Is someone really coming to take over?"

  Ye Pingyu nodded heavily and said, "Thats right, Im here to inform everyone first. Theyll be coming over tomorrow afternoon. After Ive finished notifying everyone, I still need to go back to the countryside. Can you please notify the neighbors nearby? Ill go find Yang Leyi."

  Yang Leyi is the branch secretary of Jinhu Village, and if you want to inform the whole village, you must tell him.

  Riding a bike to the village, Ye Pingyu found Yang Leyi. Yang Leyi also couldnt believe it at first, but after Ye Pingyu explained the situation in detail, he immediately patted his thigh and said: "Pingyu, youve done a great job, solving our villages biggest problem! Your family has made a great contribution to our village, I represent all the villagers, young and old, to thank you!"

  Ye Pingyu said in a hurry: "Le Yi Shu, dont thank me yet, I have to say something unpleasant first. The person who came to collect our villages Jinhu tribute rice is not just anyone, if someone from another village comes tomorrow to impersonate our Jinhu tribute rice, it wont do! You are the head of the village, you must take care of this matter! Otherwise, they will get angry and refuse to collect it, dont blame me!"

  The quality of Jinhu tribute rice is good. In the past, when it was sold, people from other villages pretended to be Jinhu tribute rice and sold it to foreign merchants, and the village didnt care. Sometimes the villages rice mill also passed off inferior products as high-quality ones, resulting in foreign merchants being cheated and not coming back for a second time. This is also one of the reasons why the villages rice cant be sold out. It has ruined its own brand, and its hard to rebuild it again.

  Yang Leyi looked up at Ye Pingyu and thought to himself, "This young man may not be old, but hes got a lot of tricks up his sleeve. If it were really a big client coming, hed probably notify some relatives in the nearby villages first and get them to bring over their rice to sell tomorrow. But now it seems that wont work, this kid has already set his sights on him."

  "No problem, Ping Yu, Ill go inform the elderly in the village right now and tell them that they will be paid according to quality. If the quality is poor, they wont get paid, so they wont dare to pass off inferior goods as good ones. And other villages wont find out and come to sell rice either!" Yang Leyi thought for a moment before arranging it this way.

  Ye Pingyu thought for a moment, this idea is feasible, tomorrow he will come over and stare at it again, believing that no one will come to make trouble.

  Ye Pingyu and Yang Leyi hurriedly rode their bikes towards the countryside after they finished talking.

  He rushed to the countryside and arrived at 8 pm, his stomach was growling with hunger. He bought a package of instant noodles from outside and ate them after soaking them in hot water. Although he felt very tired physically, but he felt very happy in his heart.

  The next morning, Ye Pingyu and Liang Jun were in the office when a stout man with a pale complexion walked in and asked, "Which one of you is Comrade Ye Pingyu?"

  Ye Pingyu stood up and said: "I am, may I ask who you are..."

  "That man said: I am Han Yuanqing, manager of Regional Grain and Oil Company. Director Zhu asked me to come and purchase your Jinhuhongmi!"

  The person who came to collect the rice has finally arrived, Ye Pingyu excitedly walked forward, grasped Han Yuanqings hand and said: "Manager Han, thank you, thank you for buying our villages rice!"

  Han Yuanqing smiled and said: "No need to thank, it just so happens that we also need high-quality rice. The regional leaders all love to eat the rice from your place, how much do you have? Well buy it all!"

  Ye Pingyu felt extremely happy, and after saying a word to Zhao Yanan and others, he took Han Yuancheng to the village. It just so happened that Han Yuancheng and others also had a car, no need to ride bicycles, just bring the road, then the comrades in the grain depot knew and rushed to the village.

  After arriving at the village, Yang Leyi and others had been waiting for a long time. His mother, Guo Wenxiu, and his father, Ye Cunli, were also waiting on the scene. The clients their son had brought, they also showed up. After seeing Ye Pingyu arrive, Ye Cunli pulled him to one side and said in a low voice: "Pingyu, you have to let them collect our familys rice first!"

  "As soon as he heard that his father was going to sell first, Ye Pingyu immediately said: Our familys will be collected last, let the villagers sell first. Also, you must not mix anything into it, otherwise there wont be a next time!"

  Ye Cunli did not expect his son to be so selfless, it made him feel embarrassed and he wanted to get angry but couldnt in front of many people. After Ye Pingyu finished talking to him, he didnt care what else he had to say and directly returned to the scene to discuss with Han Yuanqing, Yang Leyi, and other comrades about how to solve the problem of acquisition.

  As he watched his son discussing issues with the township leaders and village cadres, Ye Cunlis face suddenly filled with pride. This kid is getting more and more official-like. The Ye family has never produced an official before, could this kid be the first?

  After discussion, Ye Pingyu and Han Yuanqing decided to first collect rice from the homes of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled in the village, then collect ordinary peoples rice, and finally collect party members and cadres families rice, in that order. This way, everyones rice will be collected, no one can fight or grab, and the collection order is guaranteed.

  Yang Leyi saw Ye Pingyu standing there, his proposal was well-organized and reasonable, with a dignified demeanor, which made him sigh in admiration. This old Yes child seems to have turned out well!

  Ye Cunli heard the ordinary crowd was prioritized and thought to himself, "Isnt his family also an ordinary crowd? Shouldnt they wait until last?" But then he thought again, "My son is a party member cadre, does that count or not?" Before he could finish thinking, some people in the crowd started joking with him. Ye Pingyu heard this and immediately told them, "Our family is also a party member cadre household!"

  The villagers saw Ye Pingyu being so fair and just at such a young age, they couldnt help but applaud. Han Yuanqing, who was standing beside him, also felt a sense of admiration in his heart. No wonder Zhu Zishen had thought of ways to help him without any personal connections, specially letting him come to collect the villages rice. This young man is quite capable!

  After the discussion, the on-site collection began in order, but just as it started, an elderly man suddenly ran over and asked: "Comrade, are you collecting rice from our village?"

  Ye Pingyu immediately walked over and said: "Old man, we only collect Jinhu tribute rice, no other types of rice are accepted."

  The old man begged: "Our villages rice cant be sold either, can you take a little more?"

  Seeing the old man was also pitiful, Ye Pingyu turned his head to look at Han Yuanqing. Han Yuanqing immediately said: "We cant eat that much rice, and we only collect high-quality rice. We dont accept other types of rice."

  The old man listened and looked very disappointed, turned around and walked away, muttering to himself as he went: "Next year well also grow tribute rice!"

  Watching the old man leave with a sad look, Ye Pingyus heart was also very sad. The village should think of ways to help the masses solve their difficulties. Now, only the difficulties of Jinhu Village have been solved, and the difficulties of other villages should also be solved. But he is now nothing, powerless, can only secretly express sympathy.

  Although he saw the old man was very sad, Ye Pingyu still insisted on ensuring the quality of the rice collected and absolutely did not allow any inferior products to be passed off as good ones. This is a matter of credibility and also a guarantee for future development. He resolutely could not show any weakness or compromise.

  Everything was well arranged, the rice harvest went very smoothly, and it took about two hours. Suddenly, people on the scene looked up to see a Jeep from the countryside driving over from afar. When it arrived in front of them, Liang Jun jumped out of the car first, then opened the door, and Cao Da Fus stout figure emerged from inside the vehicle.