Chapter 149 Opinion: They are the ones who can solve the problem
Except Zhang Wenxin, no one knew the topic of this small meeting.
The transportation problem was solved. Yu Zhile skipped the discussion and announced: "Starting from next week, we will make canned spicy jellyfish. Each team's work schedule will be adjusted according to the low tide time."
Everyone looked at each other, trying to digest the news.
Even after the dog days of summer, the fresh jellyfish mixed with vinegar and salt can only be kept for half a day. The hot and sour jellyfish sold at the market last time were prepared and brought by the fishing team. They couldn't figure out how to transport this stuff out of Haidong Town after it was canned.
"We have contacted the popsicle factory and will buy ice cubes for transportation when the time comes." Yu Zhile answered their questions.
Zhang Wenxin looked puzzled. They were still discussing the cost of this method this morning, but how come it was finalized in just a few hours?
Out of trust in Zhile, she suppressed her confusion and continued to listen to the other party's arrangements.
Yu Zhile said: "We currently need two people to take samples to the supply and marketing cooperatives in the surrounding counties and towns to promote our products. Anyone who wants to go can just raise their hands."
With a whoosh, Ge Xiaoju raised her hand.
Everyone's eyes were focused on her. She smiled innocently and said, "I want to go out more often. I'll go to the surrounding area first, and then I'll go to a farther place when I have the chance."
The next second, Zhang Ling slowly raised his hand and said, "I'll go too. I want to exercise more."
"Okay, then Xiaoju and Zhang Ling, come to my house tomorrow." Yu Zhile said with a smile.
Entering the next stage, the atmosphere became serious as soon as Zhang Wenxin opened his mouth.
She discussed with Yu Zhile and decided to reveal the matter of the cannery in advance so that everyone could be mentally prepared and try to calm the emotions of the team members when the time comes.
"Everyone must believe that we can overcome all difficulties if we unite as one." Zhang Wenxin looked at everyone present one by one and stretched out his hand with his palm facing down.
Everyone nodded firmly, and their hands were folded into a flesh-colored flower.
"Come on." Everyone said in unison.
The palms separated in mid-air, the meeting officially ended, and everyone went about their business.
The fish paste group officially started working and the courtyard became noisy. Zhang Wenxin then asked about buying ice and transporting it.
"Zhou Yuesheng knows someone at the popsicle factory." Yu Zhile didn't go into too much detail.
Zhang Wenxin suddenly understood, and then winked and teased: "He knows a lot of people here. It's fate that he is destined to be the son-in-law of our Haiyu Village."
"What are you talking about?" Yu Chuyue came over to join in the fun.
Zhang Wenxin dodged Yu Zhile's hand that was trying to make her cover her mouth, and repeated her words with a giggle.
After hearing this, Yu Chuyue also joined in the joke.
Yu Zhile was too lazy to pay attention to the two of them. He folded the newspaper and took it back to the book corner. He accidentally glanced at the information that had fallen on the ground, bent down to pick it up and returned it to Li Ran.
"Comrade Yu." Li Ran called her.
Yu Zhile stopped, turned around and looked at him.
"I'm sorry, I just overheard your meeting." Li Ran apologized first and made a suggestion, "You should choose people who can solve problems in your current situation, not people who want to gain experience or take this opportunity to exercise."
Based on his understanding of the people in Haiyu Village's sideline business group, he did not think that Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling were the most suitable candidates.
"Thank you for your suggestion, but I think they are the ones who can solve the problem." Yu Zhile responded. Li Ran didn't understand and asked back: "Shouldn't we choose someone who is eloquent? For example, Zhang Wenxin, Chen Zhao, or Yu Chuyue."
"Li Zhiqing, have you ever been to the big market in Haidong Town?" Yu Zhile answered the question irrelevantly.
Li Ran was stunned for a few seconds, gave a negative answer, and asked the reason.
Yu Zhile smiled and said, "You can go and experience it tomorrow, it's quite interesting. If you have enough time, you can go to our food stall and try our signature spicy fish noodles, then you may understand."
After saying that, she left the sideline group's courtyard.
At the same time, Zhou Yuesheng arrived at the address she asked from Lan Yuanyuan and handed the letter to the child guarding the gate.
In less than ten minutes, the letter crossed most of Haidong Town and arrived at the yard where Du Sheng lived.
At that time, Du Sheng was resting with his eyes closed, and a man and a woman were kneeling in front of him.
"Mr. Du, this is a letter from Haiyu Village." The child looked straight ahead and respectfully handed it over with both hands.
Du Sheng moved his fingers, and Qinglong reached out to take the letter, took out a big unity to send the child away, and then opened the letter.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Du, but I don't have the habit of accepting gifts from strangers." His voice was not loud. "Signed, Yu Zhile."
Du Sheng opened his eyes and chuckled, and asked, "Du Shi, Comrade Yu doesn't accept your apology, what do you think we should do?"
"Dad, I was really wrong. I will never set foot in Haiyu Village again." Du Shi kowtowed and admitted his mistake.
Du Jiu who was standing next to him glanced at him coldly, his narrow eyes revealing no true emotion.
Du Sheng took in everything and said sternly, "I'll say this for the last time. Don't covet things that don't belong to you."
"I understand, father." Du Jiu lowered his head obediently.
Du Shi knew that he had escaped this disaster, and he nodded repeatedly.
On the other side, Zhou Yuesheng knocked on his comrade's door carrying cigarettes, alcohol and snacks, but the person who opened the door was Ning Tan.
The two smiled at each other and walked towards the small round table side by side.
"Brother Zhou is here. You two are indeed the most tacit team. You arrived at the same time without any prior arrangement, and you bought the same brand of cigarettes and alcohol." Xu Cong said cheerfully, "It just so happens that I have a day off tomorrow, so the three of us can drink to our heart's content today."
As he said this, he was about to get up and go into the kitchen to get a bowl, but was stopped by Zhou Yuesheng.
"Let Ning Tan go. I need your help with something. Let's talk about business first then drink." He stated his purpose directly.
Upon hearing this, Ning Tan resigned himself to taking the snacks and going into the kitchen, leaving the space for the two of them.
Afterwards, Zhou Yuesheng briefly explained to Xu Cong what he wanted to ask for a favor and hoped that he could keep it confidential.
Although Xu Cong's request was a bit strange, he readily agreed to the small request from his savior.
At this time, Ning Tan poked his head out and asked, "Have you two finished talking?"
After getting a positive answer, he brought out the slices of braised beef and new bowls and chopsticks.
The porcelain bowls made a crisp sound when they collided. The three of them drank and chatted until dark. In the end, only Zhou Yuesheng was sober.
He cleaned up the table, helped Xu Cong back to the house, and then dealt with Ning Tan, who was drunk and holding onto a tree, for a while before tearing him off and sending him home.
Standing at the door of Ning Tan's house and being blown by the wind, he realized that his whole body was filled with the smell of tobacco and alcohol. He turned back to Ning's house and took a quick cold shower before setting off back to the village.
It was late at night when Zhou Yuesheng returned to Haiyu Village. The only sounds in the whole village were barking dogs and chirping insects.
He climbed over the wall into the courtyard, but saw a faint candlelight and Yu Zhile lying on the table, so he walked towards them quickly.
"Are you back?" Yu Zhile heard the voice and looked up in a daze.
Zhou Yuesheng nodded, blew out the candle, bent down, picked her up and walked towards the room.
"I've been drinking." Yu Zhile rubbed his neck affectionately and murmured, "And there's a smell of cigarettes, I don't like it."
Zhou Yuesheng looked down at her and noticed that she subconsciously turned her face away to avoid the smell of alcohol.
He put the person on the bed and did not kiss her forehead and say goodnight like he did the night before. When he was about to leave, Yu Zhile hooked his hand.
"Don't you want to kiss me?" Yu Zhile's eyes looked particularly bright under the moonlight.
Zhou Yuesheng touched her lips with his finger and said, "Save it for now, and kiss it later. Go to sleep quickly, good night."
"Yeah." Yu Zhile scratched his palm and closed his eyes again.
The next day was the big market day, and it happened to be the day when the tide was receding, so Zhang Wenxin ran to Yu's house early in the morning to wake her up.
After a hurried breakfast, the two of them went out with Hu Shuang who wanted to join in the fun. They gathered with everyone in the sideline group at the beach and picked jellyfish along the coastline.
There were so many jellyfish in this season that you could see one every dozen steps. The group soon returned with a full load. They cleaned the mucus off the jellyfish and left the rest of the work to the supplementary food group.
Yu Zhile asked them to separate the jellyfish skin and jellyfish head, cut the former into shreds and the latter into pieces, and then add seasoning and mix them together.
After mixing it, she, Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue sent it directly to the market.
It was only eight o'clock when the three of them arrived at the market, and they were able to catch a group of breakfast customers and sold more than a dozen servings at once.
Among the customers are workers from neighboring counties who came to the town’s shipyard for exchange and study. Their county is far from the sea and they have never eaten fresh jellyfish.
"I didn't expect that fresh jellyfish is so slippery when picked up, and it tastes crispier than the dried ones I usually buy." Someone commented, "The stinging head is tougher and crisper, and the taste is also very good."
Another person agreed: "It tastes good, sour and spicy, and it's appetizing. I think it can cure my child's anorexia. It's a pity that we can't eat it there, and it's not worth making a special trip."
"Sister, we in Haiyu Village will start making canned spicy jellyfish next week. Who knows, your supply and marketing cooperative may have some for sale in a few days." Ge Xiaoju seized the opportunity to talk, "You can go ask when you have time."
"Really? You want to sell it to our county? Isn't it said that it will go bad in a few hours?" asked the eldest sister.
Zhang Ling showed her the crushed ice around the bucket and said, "It won't spoil easily if it's kept cold. If you put it in the refrigerator, it can be kept for a long time."
"Yes, we will also use large ice cubes to surround the cans when we transport them, so they will definitely not go bad when they are delivered to you." Ge Xiaoju took over the conversation.
The perfect cooperation between the two answered the elder sister's doubts. She smiled and said, "I will go to the supply and marketing cooperative to ask and let my child try it too."
"Sister, your child must be envied by others outside." Ge Xiaoju said, "Not only can you make money, but you also care about him and miss him so much. You are the best mother in the world."
The eldest sister felt a little embarrassed by the praise and smiled with her hands covering her face.
Li Ran saw this scene and realized how presumptuous his proposal yesterday was. He wanted to dig a hole and hide in it.
Unexpectedly, the sharp-eyed Yu Chuyue saw him and greeted him loudly: "Li Zhiqing, you are here to attend the fair as well. Do you want to try our noodles?"
Li Ran looked in the direction where the voice came from, subconsciously looking for Yu Zhile's figure, and met her eyes.
He pondered for a few seconds, then walked over and apologized: "Comrade Yu, I'm sorry."
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