"It's really not going to be easy," Jiang Sui said with some consideration. "It requires a lot of machinery and sanitary conditions, so I suggest you start by making preserved fruits, jams, canned foods, etc., and then start when you have enough money to buy machinery after the workshop is established."
What he said made sense. Xiang Baiwei nodded in agreement: "Then let's make preserved fruits first and give it a try. I'll think of a way to make machines later."
"Don't worry about the machines. I'm here. You don't have to be polite to me as a ready-made consultant for the machinery factory." Jiang Sui assured her with a smile.
Xiang Baiwei was very happy to hear that, but then she became worried about another thing: "The machine is easy, but after the product is made, selling it to others is still a problem. The supply and marketing cooperative may not accept the products I make, and if I only send products to the supply and marketing cooperative, the money I earn will be limited after all."
Jiang Sui immediately understood what she meant: "You mean, you want to deliver it to the department store in the county town?"
"There are a lot of people in the county town. If we send the girls there to sell, we will definitely make more money." Xiang Baiwei thought to herself that her elder brother was not young anymore and she couldn't keep letting the girls wait in vain. She had to make money earlier.
Besides, not only does my eldest brother need money, I also need money everywhere.
"Are you worried about sales?" Jiang Sui swallowed the fruit pulp in his mouth. "If you are worried about this, I should be able to help you."
Xiang Baiwei looked at him with joy: "You can help with this? You won't use the things I made to distribute benefits to your factory, right? This is inappropriate!"
"Of course not." Jiang Sui shook his head. "When I was studying today, I ran into my former high school classmate. My classmate's family is from the provincial capital. He now works at a TV station. He has a wide network of contacts. It won't be a problem to ask him for help."
"Wouldn't this be too much trouble for others?" Xiang Baiwei didn't really want to trouble Jiang Sui, but she couldn't find the words to refuse, because no matter what she said, she would seem pretentious.
"I just have this idea. It's still unclear whether he agrees or not. I'm taking advantage of these two days of studying together to test his attitude."
Jiang Sui didn't dare to make big promises until things were completely successful.
But he already had a perfect idea in his mind, and he was absolutely sure that he could ask that classmate to help him.
In the next few days, when Xiang Baiwei was bored during the day, she would still wander around the streets, looking for and tasting the candied fruits and jams that were selling well here.
Jiang Sui was buried in his studies all day long. Due to the heavy workload, it was difficult for him to come out and go shopping with Xiang Baiwei.
It wasn't until the day before the end of the training that Jiang Sui finally got some free time.
The training course took into consideration that most of these people came with their families and thoughtfully gave them an afternoon off.
So Jiang Sui took Xiang Baiwei on the tram to Lao Mo Restaurant in the provincial capital for dinner.
This was the first time for Xiang Baiwei to eat in such a high-end restaurant since her rebirth. She looked around with curiosity.
Jiang Sui called the waiter and specifically asked him to bring several kinds of jam in their restaurant.
Xiang Baiwei looked at the waiter who was leaving and asked Jiang Sui with some confusion: "You dragged me across half the city to eat here, wasn't it just for the jam in their store?"
"When I was in the training class, I heard from them that the jam in Lao Mo's restaurant was especially delicious. Many customers even bought some jam to take away after dining here." Jiang Sui poured her a glass of water. "Try it, and take some with you when we leave."
Xiang Baiwei took two sips of water from the cup and said, "You want me to learn from you?"
“It’s not impossible.”
Jiang Sui smiled, and when he saw the waiter came back, he said nothing more.
After dinner, the couple played in the provincial capital for the whole afternoon. The next morning, Jiang Sui attended class for more than an hour and then came back to find Xiang Baiwei.
Because this training ends here.
It took a long time for the car to reach the county town, and when we arrived at the county town, there were no more buses to Xiangjia Village.
The director of the machinery factory who was traveling with them guessed that it would be difficult for Jiang Sui and Xiang Baiwei to return home, so he drove the factory car to Xiangjia Village to drop them off before leaving.
After a whole day's car ride, both of them were exhausted.
After returning home, he ate something, washed up, and then climbed onto the kang to sleep and rest.
Because he was too tired, Jiang Sui went to the system to ask for leave, saying that he could not complete the task today.
But in the middle of the night, Jiang Sui and Xiang Baiwei were awakened by a violent knock on the door.
"The power is out?"
Xiang Baiwei fetched a flashlight from the side, shone it on herself and sat up: "I heard some noise outside? What's going on?"
Jiang Sui put on his coat and took out a flashlight: "I'll go outside and take a look."
Xiang Baiwei rubbed her eyes and yawned: "It's raining outside? And it sounds like it's raining heavily."
"The rain started an hour ago." Jiang Sui put on his shoes, found a raincoat and put it on, then walked in the door in the heavy rain. "Who is it?"
"I'm the little trumpeter of the brigade. The captain asked me to come find you. It rained for half the night and the riverbank on the east side was damaged. The captain is worried that if it continues like this, it will damage the surrounding farmland. He wants all of you to come over and help block the dike."
Jiang Sui had already opened the door at this time. The man at the door was very anxious, with his shoes still on. Behind him, there were several villagers holding flashlights, hurriedly running along the road to the east.
The person who delivered the message probably didn't have time to chat for long, so after saying a few words he turned around and ran away.
Inside the house, Xiang Baiwei, who had recovered her spirit, had already guessed what had happened outside.
It was the same in the previous life. During the flood season, there were heavy rains and the river embankment east of Xiangjia Village was washed away, affecting the autumn harvest.
Counting the days, today should be the first heavy rainstorm.
When Jiang Sui returned to the house, Xiang Baiwei had already changed her clothes and was putting on her rain boots.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Sui didn't want her to go.
"When you opened the door just now, I heard that person talking. The riverbank on the east side is broken, right? Hurry up and change your clothes and grab your weapons. Let's go and help."
Jiang Sui quickly stepped forward to stop her: "It's raining heavily outside, you can't go. Have you forgotten how uncomfortable your period was before? If you get caught in the rain today, you will feel uncomfortable again when you look back."
"Let me go. I'm wearing a raincoat. Besides, the river bank is very important. It's always good to have one more person to help. This is related to the autumn harvest."
Xiang Baiwei didn't have time to talk to him anymore. She took Jiang Sui's clothes from the side and said, "You've already changed your clothes before we have time to talk. Hurry up, I'll go get the tools ready, and we'll go over and help later."
Preview: Liu Mei's thoughts: In such a chaotic scene, with heavy rain and slippery roads, if Xiang Baiwei falls into the raging dam, she will disappear without a trace...
So how should Weiwei resolve the crisis?
(End of this chapter)