Chapter 375: The Secret is Discovered

“Alright, I’ll hold a meeting with the villagers tonight to discuss it,” the old village head said.

Such a big matter couldn’t be decided by the old village head alone. Since they were planning to set up a feed processing workshop, they would need land, and the area required wasn’t small.

If most of the villagers agreed, then the construction could go ahead. Otherwise, it would be impossible to build.

The land in the village was collective property; it couldn’t be decided by one person. If someone lay down at the construction site and rolled in the sand, refusing to leave, there would be no way to handle it.

“Alright.”

Zhou Yimin knew that the old village head alone couldn’t make the decision.

That evening, the villagers of Zhoujia Village found it strange. They rarely had meetings during the year, but recently, they had been holding meetings quite frequently!

They suddenly realized that every time there was a meeting, it seemed to bring good news. The more they thought about it, the more they started to enjoy the idea of more meetings.

When the old village head saw that all the villagers had arrived, he spoke.

“I called everyone here today because Yimin has proposed a great idea, and he wants to discuss it with everyone. If everyone agrees, we can start implementing it.”

Upon hearing that it was Zhou Yimin’s idea, the villagers immediately responded.

“The old village head doesn’t need to say anything. We definitely agree.”

“Anything Yimin does will surely be excellent.”

“We wholeheartedly agree!”

Seeing this, the old village head was very pleased. This meant that in the future, whatever ideas Zhou Yimin had, they could be quickly implemented in the village, solidifying his connection to Zhoujia Village.

However, the proper procedures still had to be followed.

“Yimin wants to build a feed processing workshop in the village. Once it’s up and running, the scale of the village’s breeding farms can be expanded.”

Hearing this good news, the villagers immediately raised their hands in agreement.

They knew the effectiveness of the feed, and if it could be processed in the village, even if they didn’t do the breeding themselves, just selling the feed alone would likely attract buyers from other places.

“Since we’ll need to build a processing factory and use the village land, I wanted to inform everyone,” the old village head reminded them.

“We all agree! Anyone who disagrees is going against Zhoujia Village!”

More and more villagers became excited, as though anyone who blocked the construction of the feed processing factory would be a traitor to the entire village.

“Alright, since everyone agrees, let’s go ahead with it.”

“Meeting adjourned!”

With the old village head’s words, everyone began to head home.

Given how cold the weather was, there was no real need to do anything, so they all went back to their warm beds.

The next morning, Zhou Yimin, as usual, woke up and immediately bought all four items from the Dongxing shop.

To his surprise, his luck was good that day, and another 100 bags of feed appeared, which would last for some time. He planned to find a time to bring the 100 bags of feed back to the village.

Before he could even leave the house, the old village head came knocking.

Seeing the smile on the old village head’s face, it seemed the matter had been approved, or else the smile wouldn’t be so bright.

“Yimin, about the feed processing workshop you mentioned yesterday, how exactly do we operate it?”

Since the decision had been made last night, the old village head was eager to know the details of the operation. He had no experience in this area and needed to consult Zhou Yimin.

“Will we need land for it?” Zhou Yimin asked.

He knew the importance of land to the farmers, so he specifically asked.

The old village head enthusiastically described the events of the previous evening: “Last night during the meeting, the villagers trusted you so much that they immediately agreed without me having to say anything. Even the use of land was fine.”

This news surprised Zhou Yimin. He hadn’t expected that not only the old village head but also the villagers of Zhoujia Village had changed so much.

“First, we need to build a house, and it needs to be big enough, or we won’t have anywhere to store the feed once it’s produced.”

“The feed can’t be exposed to rain, or it will become a lump, and then…” Zhou Yimin began.

The old village head, looking confused, interrupted, “So we need to build a bigger house, right? Are there any other specific requirements for the house?”

If there were no special requirements, building a large house wouldn’t take too long.

“The walls can’t be completely sealed off. We need to leave some openings for ventilation,” Zhou Yimin listed the requirements for the construction.

Seeing Zhou Yimin speaking so quickly, the old village head quickly interrupted, “Yimin, slow down. I can’t remember all of this at once.”

He pulled out a notebook to jot things down, not wanting to miss any of the requirements. He had learned this from Zhou Zhimin.

Zhou Yimin slowed down, and after making sure the old village head had written enough, he continued with the next requirement.

It took the old village head more than ten minutes to make a simple record.

He couldn’t help it. Age was catching up with him. In the past, he would have memorized everything without needing a notebook.

Just then, Lin Guohui arrived at Zhoujia Village. He thought there might be more secrets in Zhoujia Village than just the chick hatchery.

They even had plastic greenhouses, something that was not easy for ordinary people to get.

Driven by curiosity, he came to Zhoujia Village again.

Originally, his uncle didn’t want him to go, but when he heard it was Zhoujia Village, he didn’t stop him. He also wanted his nephew to get along well with Zhou Yimin.

Lin Guohui had a good eye for people, and as soon as he saw Zhou Yimin, he felt he was not an ordinary person. Though he hadn’t specifically looked into Zhou Yimin before, after the chick hatchery incident, he took the time to learn more.

He found out that Zhou Yimin had quietly achieved so many big things while keeping a low profile. Not just anyone could pull that off.

If his son were older, he would definitely encourage him to spend more time with Zhou Yimin.

When Lin Guohui arrived at Zhoujia Village, the security team recognized him as a leader from the commune and didn’t stop him.

He was polite, not looking down on the villagers just because he was from the commune. He even handed out a pack of Da Qianmen cigarettes, one for each person.

Zhou Xuanan took the cigarette. Since they often received cigarettes from Zhou Yimin, they weren’t as excited as the villagers from other places who acted like they couldn’t move when they saw Da Qianmen.

Seeing their calm reactions, Lin Guohui knew this wasn’t their first time smoking Da Qianmen, or perhaps they had even smoked better cigarettes before.

Not wanting to dwell on that, Lin Guohui walked to the chicken coop, and sure enough, he saw Zhou Zhimin feeding the chickens. The feed was in small grains, not like the traditional feed.

Could this be the secret to Zhoujia Village raising such good chickens? Perhaps today, he had come to the right place.

Zhou Zhimin was focused on feeding the chickens and didn’t notice Lin Guohui had arrived behind him.

(End of Chapter)