Chapter 87 The Hope of Getting Rich from Poverty

In a blink of an eye, it is already the fifth day of July.

A few days ago, Qin Zhengrong accompanied Su Qiao to the city to treat Aunt Peng in the morning, and then in the afternoon he led those who were willing to go into the mountains to collect herbs.

There is strength in numbers.

Over the next few days, everyone had collected more than 500 kilograms of dried licorice, more than 100 kilograms of camphor and star anise each.

Su Qiao got up early in the morning and prepared to take everyone to the city to sell medicinal herbs.

Qin Hu was already waiting at the entrance of the village in a tractor, and Qin Tao personally sat on the tractor to keep order.

The female comrades who went to the mountains to collect herbs in the past few days have already carried the dried herbs they had at home onto the tractor.

The accountant of the production team also took a pen and paper to record the weight of medicinal materials for each family.

In order to encourage members' enthusiasm in collecting and growing herbs, Qin Tao has announced that the money earned from the sale of the herbs will be divided according to the weight of the herbs.

When Su Qiao arrived, the female comrades in the village were a little excited as they calculated the amount of money they could get from selling their medicinal herbs.

Looking at Su Qiao's eyes, it was as if he saw a walking great unity and hope for the future, and his eyes were particularly eager.

"Qiao Qiao, can we really sell these dried herbs for money at some pharmaceutical factory?"

Someone asked in disbelief.

Someone next to her said to her, "Wu Guifen, what kind of nonsense are you asking? You can't trust others, so how can you not trust Qiao Qiao?

Qiao Qiao's character is exactly the same as that of Master Su. She is very decisive. If she says it can be sold, it can definitely be sold!"

Su Qiao smiled and said, "Auntie Guifen, Auntie Qian, don't worry, I have already negotiated with the pharmaceutical factory."

"Hey, we're relieved. Qiao Qiao, please go earlier and come back earlier!"

Qin Zhengrong carried Su Qiao onto the tractor, and the tractor started quickly.

It was just getting light at this time, the dew was rising, and it was still a little cool.

Su Qiao's menstruation had just ended and she was still feeling a little chilly. When the tractor started, the wind made her shiver instinctively.

Qin Zhengrong calmly took off his coat and put it on her, then stretched out his long arms to hug her shoulders to block all the cold wind for her.

Su Qiao nestled in the man's arms, her whole body enveloped in the warm breath.

She raised her head subconsciously, met the man's deep eyes, and smiled sweetly.

Qin Zhengrong looked at the smile that bloomed like a flower, his heart skipped a beat, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.

The stern face instantly became gentle, and a smile appeared in the deep eyes.

When the tractor turned, Qin Hu looked back to observe the road conditions and happened to see the two people smiling sweetly at each other.

A wave of bitterness spread in his heart.

One step slow, every step slow, now he has no chance.

When we arrived at the pharmaceutical factory, the tractor stopped.

Qin Zhengrong jumped out of the car and stretched out a big hand towards Su Qiao.

The tractor was a bit high, so Su Qiao was a bit scared to jump down directly.

She put her hand into Qin Zhengrong's big hand.

Just as she was about to jump off the tractor holding Qin Zhengrong's hand, the man's other big hand first wrapped around her waist.

Before she could react, the man had already held her and landed her steadily on the ground.

Su Qiao and Qin Zhengrong went together to explain their purpose to the guard.

Zhu Weidong must have already informed the security guard, and upon hearing what she said, he immediately let the tractor pass.

He also said to Su Qiao enthusiastically: "Comrade, it's still a little early now, Director Zhu hasn't come to work yet.

You have to wait a moment.”

"It's okay. I'll wait."

"Qiao Qiao, why are you here so early?"

As soon as Su Qiao finished speaking, he heard Zhu Weidong's voice.

Su Qiao turned around and saw Zhu Weidong pushing a bicycle and entering the pharmaceutical factory with a briefcase.

Su Qiao smiled politely and went up to him. "Brother-in-law, you said last time that the factory wanted to collect licorice, camphor and star anise. Our production team went up the mountain to collect some and brought them here today."

Zhu Weidong took a look at the tractor full of medicinal herbs and said with a smile, "Okay, Qiaoqiao, ask the comrade from your production team to drive the tractor with me to the purchasing department."

Su Qiao greeted Qin Hu.

She, Qin Zhengrong, and Qin Tao all followed Zhu Weidong to the purchasing department.

As they walked, Zhu Weidong said to Su Qiao with a beaming expression, "Qiao Qiao, the hair growth shampoo you gave me last time was absolutely amazing.

I’ve only been using it for a few days, and I’ve noticed that not only has my hair stopped falling out, but new hair has even grown in the places where it had already fallen out.”

Zhu Weidong is not very old, only in his thirties, but because of his hereditary baldness, his hair now has a Mediterranean tendency.

Once your hair falls out, you look older.

Over the years, he has sought medical advice for his hair.

But it didn't work at all.

When Su Qiao told him that the shampoo could help hair growth, he actually didn't believe it.

However, considering that Su Qiao saved his son, he accepted it to give Su Qiao face.

I thought about the promise I had made to Su Qiao that if it was effective, I would try to get cooperation from the factory for development and mass production.

So he used it with a try-it attitude.

Unexpectedly, hair loss was significantly reduced after the first use.

After using it for the second time, my hair basically stopped falling out.

When he used it for the third time, he found that fine hair had grown in the bald spots on his head.

This ruined his surprise.

Zhu Weidong was a little excited. "Qiaoqiao, when all the hair on my head grows out, I will apply to the factory to purchase your formula and then cooperate with you in mass production."

As we were talking, we had unknowingly arrived at the purchasing department.

In addition to the director Zhu Weidong, the most important staff members in the purchasing department are two raw material quality inspectors.

At this time, two quality inspectors had already begun testing the quality of the medicinal materials sent by Su Qiao and his team.

Qin Tao and Qin Hu watched the two quality inspectors take the samples and then put the sample herbs into the bottles and jars, with visible tension on their faces.

Su Qiao, however, was not nervous at all.

The herbs they collected were wild from the mountains, and their quality was inherently better than those grown in the wild.

She also instructed everyone on the drying method and process.

She is very confident.

Sure enough, after the inspection, the quality inspector said to Zhu Weidong excitedly: "Director, this batch of medicinal materials is good!

The glycyrrhizic acid content in licorice is 3-5 percentage points higher than that we purchased before.

Star anise also has an oil content that is about 5 percentage points higher.”

Zhu Weidong immediately made the decision: "Since the medicinal materials sent by Comrade Su are of high quality, we will purchase the licorice at 30 cents per pound.

Camphor and star anise are sold at 80 cents per pound. "

Qin Tao and Qin Hu, who had been nervous all the time, were dumbfounded when they heard this.

A pound of licorice can be sold for 30 cents, while a pound of camphor and star anise can be sold for 80 cents?

They worked in the production team and worked hard all day to earn full work points, which was only worth a little over 30 cents.

The total amount of licorice they delivered today was 510 kilograms, and we sold it for 153 yuan.

One hundred and eight kilograms of camphor were sold for 86.40 yuan.

One hundred and twenty kilograms of star anise were sold for 96 yuan.

As a team leader, Qin Tao was in charge of the income and expenditure of the entire production team. He had seen a lot of money before, but when he took the money, his hands were shaking.

The big money he had seen before was earned by the entire production team working hard for a year.

He had never seen money made so easily like this time.

Looking at the money, he seemed to see the hope of the Red Star Production Team to get rid of poverty and become rich, and he was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.