Huang Qinqin's question clearly implied that she assumed the idea was proposed by the brigade secretary.
Logically speaking, Village Chief Huang certainly wouldn't want other villages to come and take a share of the profits.
On the contrary, it was actually Village Chief Huang who brought this up himself, and of course he wouldn't let the brigade secretary take the blame.
"I was the one who brought this up first, mainly because the pickled vegetable workshop was getting more and more orders, and at the same time, the profits were also increasing."
“I’m afraid that the gap between rich and poor villages will widen, and then it will be difficult for people from Huangjia Village to get along with people from other villages.”
To put it bluntly, he only takes a small portion for himself. He dares to monopolize it for his own village, but he wouldn't dare to take more than that.
A tree that stands out in the forest will surely be felled by the wind; Village Chief Huang dared not gamble with the entire village.
After listening to Village Chief Huang's words, Huang Qinqin fell into deep thought. It was indeed something she hadn't considered.
She was only focused on developing Huangjia Village, without considering the situation of the surrounding villages. If Village Chief Huang hadn't taken this issue into account this time...
Then, in the later stages, problems are very likely to arise.
After all, if everyone has been doing well and you suddenly fall on hard times, others might sympathize with you and even lend you a hand.
But if everyone else is doing just fine while you're the only one suddenly living a good life, then the others won't be happy for you; instead, they'll be jealous of you.
They might even do bad things; the human heart is the most complex thing, and it is not easy to fathom.
Nevertheless, Huang Qinqin was still reluctant to let other villages get involved.
So how should she make other villages rise in status as well?
The brigade secretary and Village Chief Huang saw that Huang Qinqin kept her head down and didn't say anything, nor did they urge her.
The others were also afraid of disturbing Huang Qinqin's thinking, so everyone tacitly remained silent until Huang Qinqin made her own move.
"Secretary, Village Chief, how about this, Huangjia Village will continue to be responsible for the workshop."
"Once the village got electricity, we started arranging for people to work in shifts at night."
"As for the other villages in the brigade, I think we can buy vegetables from them. This will not only ensure the production of pickled vegetables, but also help other villages generate income."
What do you guys think?
Buy vegetables from other villages?
This was a direction they had never considered at all.
Village Chief Huang thought for a moment, then hesitated, "But wouldn't that increase the cost of the pickled vegetables?"
"Huh? How could that be? Don't you mean you're factoring in the cost of the vegetables when you make pickles in the workshop?"
As Huang Qinqin listened to Village Chief Huang's words, she suddenly sensed that something was amiss.
Village Chief Huang said somewhat guiltily, "Huh? Do we have to factor in the cost of the vegetables? These vegetables were all grown by the villagers themselves..."
"It's precisely because the villagers grow the vegetables themselves that we need to be even more careful about the costs. If the vegetables were grown on land that belongs to the village, then it wouldn't matter."
"But if the vegetables used are from the villagers' gardens, why isn't that considered a cost? This already means the pickling workshop bought them, so the villagers should be paid for the vegetables."
Huang Qinqin suddenly felt a headache coming on. She finally understood why Village Chief Huang had said the profits were high.
She said that according to her calculations, although the profit margin on pickled vegetables is high, you can only earn 30 to 35 yuan at most from 100 yuan.
Because bottles have costs, printing and packaging have costs, and fresh vegetables also have costs, after deducting these, a profit of 30% is already quite good.
Huang Qinqin's words were a bolt from the blue for Village Chief Huang, a direct blow to his head.
If we calculate it this way, then Song Mincheng's profit calculation will be greatly reduced!
So why is he in such a hurry to go to the brigade secretary and say that he wants people from other villages to get a share too? Wouldn't that be a huge loss for him?!
Seeing the frustrated look on Village Chief Huang's face, the brigade secretary quickly praised him to prevent him from changing his mind, saying, "I think this is a particularly good idea!"
"Old Huang, weren't you worried before that there wouldn't be enough vegetables in the field? Well, Qin's idea is perfect!"
"After the festival today, I'll talk to the other village chiefs tomorrow and tell them to start planting more radishes and mustard greens now."
Village Chief Huang looked at the brigade secretary, who was clearly bubbling with joy, with a resentful expression, and thought to himself: What a miscalculation!
How could he forget that the brigade secretary certainly hopes that every village can develop together? Now that he has offered himself up for free, the brigade secretary is unlikely to give in.
So, Village Chief Huang could only reluctantly say, "Alright, let's do as Qin'er says..."
"By the way, Qin girl, should we buy these vegetables at the same price as the city market?"
Although Village Chief Huang had never gone to the city to buy groceries, he and his family had gone to the market together when the Xu family treated them to a meal.
After Huang Guiming returned, he told Village Chief Huang that vegetables in the city cost several cents per pound!
If it's priced like this, doesn't it seem like there's not much profit margin left for their pickled vegetables?
Huang Qinqin smiled and shook her head: "Of course not, not to mention that the vegetables from the village don't fetch a good price in the city."
“The price is definitely different between buying a few kilograms here and there and buying hundreds or thousands of kilograms from a workshop.”
"In the city, mustard greens and green beans are generally 2 to 3 cents a pound, radishes are generally 1 cent a pound, and as for taro stems, they are not sold in the city, so let's just say they are 1 cent a pound."
"If the villagers are willing, the workshop will purchase mustard greens and green beans at 1 cent per pound, and radishes and taro stems at 1 cent per 2 pounds."
After much thought, Huang Qinqin decided that calculating the price at half the city price would be the most suitable.
Don't be fooled by the seemingly low price; the sheer volume required makes it all worthwhile, and since it's a long-term business, it represents a significant income for the villagers.
Village Chief Huang also did a quick calculation. Generally speaking, about two pounds of green vegetables can be made into one pound of pickled vegetables, which means that each bottle of pickled vegetables would cost about two to three cents more.
In this way, profits are still guaranteed, and there are also benefits to purchasing vegetables from other villages.
One reason is to allow them to earn some money, and the other is to ensure the production of pickled vegetables during this lean season when fresh vegetables are scarce.
"Okay, let's decide on this then. I'll talk to Xiao Song in a bit and have him calculate the cost of these vegetables."
"Then we'll check which family the vegetables were harvested from and give the money back to the villagers."
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