Chapter 341 Inside and Outside the Factory
While An Songyu and her sister continued their inspection...
The village committee members, who had been specially invited to a separate office on the second floor of the factory, were also engaged in a heated debate.
“Jianguo’s proposal is good… but with the skills in our village, how many people can compete?” someone directly denied.
No sooner had he finished speaking than someone sarcastically remarked, "We're not planning to open a high-end restaurant, so how much skill do we need?"
Everyone present couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
What's going on with these two getting together?
They've both come from Jiangcun, yet neither of them will give an inch to the other.
But the two of them were completely oblivious to this and continued arguing back and forth.
Jiang Wenlin was utterly helpless, so he simply pretended the two people didn't exist, waved his hand, and let the others continue.
But all the possible opinions have already been offered.
If you really have no ideas, just abstain from the contest.
In retrospect, only An Jianguo's suggestion and another other suggestion seem somewhat useful.
However, An Jianguo was not the only one in the village to suggest opening a restaurant here.
However, the others quickly shut up after making the suggestion.
They are arguably the best cooks in the entire Jiangcun village.
They have both confidence and experience in running a restaurant.
But none of them wanted to be caught by the village committee and forced to do village work.
Naturally, once an opinion is expressed, it's best to avoid drawing attention if possible.
In the current discussion, they naturally don't want to say a single word.
“Actually, I think the market suggestion is better!” someone said after careful consideration.
Everyone present looked over, eagerly awaiting his next words.
“Once you come to the city, you will know that there is basically no concept of a market.”
"Most people go to specialized farmers' markets."
"In our rural area, there are markets that open regularly, right? Don't they have a lot of things that you can't buy normally?"
"But do markets really work in the city?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Besides, if it's just opening a market... can you really make money?"
Upon hearing this question, the man was unable to continue speaking.
Indeed, he could think of many advantages of markets.
I also think that based on what he's observed along the way, it should be a good fit.
But when it comes to making money...
How much money can you really make at this market?
Aren't all the ones making money the merchants in the market?
According to their idea, the merchants on the ground floor wouldn't have to pay much management fee.
That means they probably wouldn't even be able to make enough money just from managing this area.
After that, no one else was interested in the suggestion.
Everyone turned around and began to seriously discuss the operation of the restaurant.
This place is so big, running a restaurant here is no easy task.
The discussion here was not over yet when An Songyu and her sister came out from the building across the street.
This place used to be either a canteen or a warehouse. The roof tiles have almost all collapsed because no one has repaired it for a long time.
As a result, most of the remaining walls collapsed under the long-term exposure to sun and rain.
However, it is still somewhat discernible that the buildings here are indeed long and continuous, just as An Songyu saw them from a distance.
The small building over there is the best building in the entire factory area.
In retrospect, it must have been the original office building.
However, due to the broken windows, water has been seeping in for a long time, causing many of them to be damaged.
They all require extensive renovations to be reused.
There wasn't much to see around the factory buildings.
The tall factory building has two floors, each floor being both tall and wide.
Moreover, there are almost no separations.
At first glance, this appears to be the site where large factory equipment was previously installed.
Emerging from the factory, near the factory gate, is the area where they had just set up their table; this area has also been paved.
I don't know if it's the hardening material or time, but it looks slightly better than the activity area behind it.
But in other large areas, the soil is still muddy.
Even though the village committee had arranged for someone to tidy up beforehand, An Songyu and his companion still didn't dare to go directly inside.
I did take a look around the temporary kitchen.
But everything from the shed to the cooking utensils was brought over temporarily.
After thinking for a moment, the two decided to head towards the entrance.
The old fence around the factory area was already dilapidated.
However, the row of plants that were originally planted along the fence have long since served as a wall after years of growth.
An Songyu and the other person walked over and discovered that most of these plants were actually osmanthus flowers.
However, due to the lack of care over a long period of time, their growth is quite uneven.
Overall, they are still quite close together, which does serve a protective function.
As the two women were standing at the factory gate tending to their surroundings, someone on a bicycle suddenly braked right in front of them.
An Songyu frowned slightly and pulled her younger sister back two steps.
The man on the bicycle was about fifty or sixty years old, with gray hair.
After carefully examining the sisters' attire, he asked, "Has a new restaurant opened in here?"
An Songyu was slightly taken aback and looked at the other person with some doubt: "How did you know?"
"I've heard from many people that a whole line of cars drove in. They were selling tea and snacks; it doesn't look like a legitimate factory." The old man pursed his lips, then continued:
"Now, with the aroma of this food, isn't this just a sign that you're planning to open a restaurant?"
"But isn't this place dilapidated? They've just cleaned it up like this and they're already welcoming guests?"
"Maybe it was just something I did on the side?" An Songyu casually replied, then asked, "I've heard a lot of people say that?"
"Of course! With such a long line of nice cars driving into this old factory that's usually deserted, how could no one notice?"
Without the man saying anything more, An Songyu and his companion saw two people riding motorcycles past.
They had already passed by the gate of their factory.
They even stopped the car, reversed, and stuck their heads out to check the situation inside.
An Songyu was speechless, but not too surprised.
In this day and age, people are not yet immersed in the internet all the time.
They are indeed more interested in things from the outside world.
The man asked An Songyu and the other person a few more questions, but seeing that he couldn't get anything out of them, he left with a smirk.
An Songyu and the other person exchanged a somewhat helpless glance and continued to observe the situation outside the factory.
This factory area was clearly not built in a prosperous area.
Even though it has been abandoned for many years, there has been little development in the area.
The old factory was located right next to the river.
The small bridge over the river is only about wide enough for a large vehicle to pass through.
Across the small bridge, near the factory, there is another river, with exceptionally lush vegetation growing along its edges.
On the other side, there are many buildings.
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