Chapter 349: The Box of the Flower Viewing Party
The three village chiefs frowned at the same time. The carving and production of this box was not easy, especially the lotus in the middle of the box, which could not be wrong.
There is no problem with ordinary wooden boxes. Ordinary men will know some carpentry work, but they are not sure about this kind of fine work.
Dong Li looked at the things on the drawing. If this thing were placed in their village, there would probably be few people who could make it. It was all delicate work.
The oldest village chief spoke at this time: "Miss Wen, how many of these do you need?"
"Three hundred. You can give one hundred to each village. The price of each one is one tael of silver."
"Hiss!" The three of them took a deep breath after hearing this. The price was too high.
They can still make money even if they can make only one in a month, but the craftsmanship required is quite high and not everyone can do it.
"Let's go back and ask and give you an answer tomorrow, okay?"
"Of course you can, but once you take on this task, you must ensure quality and quantity."
"We know this. Let's go back and discuss it."
Wen Zhenyi escorted them out of the courtyard and then looked at Dong Li: "Grandpa Village Chief, how many people in our village can complete this task?"
"It's difficult. Including the carving worker, I'm afraid there aren't many people who can complete this task."
"Did I come up with a problem?"
"Although you've posed a problem, the price is set. Those with the ability will naturally be willing to take on this deal."
"you're right."
"This is a box prepared for the flower viewing party."
"Well, you guys made the box last year, so we need to change it this year."
"It's a good change, something new. Are you selling the piglets in their flowery clothes from your farm?"
Wen Zhenyi was a little confused. They were just talking about the flower viewing party, but how did they suddenly jump to the pigs on the pig farm? "What's wrong?"
"We heard that these piglets don't get sick easily, so we wanted to buy two and raise them so we can kill them and eat the meat during the Chinese New Year."
"There aren't many now. I need to observe. If you're not in a hurry, just wait a little longer."
"Sure, we're pretty busy raising chickens and ducks right now."
"Are the sales of salted duck eggs and preserved eggs still good?"
"It's okay. Although not as good as the first time, it's still pretty good. And with you helping us deal with the chicken and duck problem, we don't have anything to worry about anymore."
"Grandpa Village Chief, since you have so many chickens and ducks, please be sure to disinfect them and prevent them from getting sick."
"We know, and we're all paying attention."
"That's good. You can save some eggs for me. I'll need a lot of eggs next month."
"Okay, we'll save it for you then. It's just that the kimchi issue hasn't been resolved yet."
"Isn't kimchi enough now?"
"We can't even grow enough for our own consumption, so making kimchi is even harder."
Wen Zhenyi thought for a moment and said, "I do have an idea, but I'm afraid you won't agree."
"What idea?"
"You can ask the people in the neighboring village to grow what we need, and we'll buy it. This will not only solve the shortage of raw materials, but also help them make money together."
"That's an idea, but what should we let them grow?"
"We can process vegetables, peppers, sweet potatoes, and potatoes. Right now, the sweet potatoes and potatoes are not enough for me to feed the piglets on my farm."
"You're quite extravagant, using these things to feed animals."
"I have no other choice. After all, there is not much swill and bean dregs. The leaves and fruits of sweet potato vines and potato vines are the best ingredients."
"We don't have the time to grow more of these for you right now, but we can let them try."
Wen Zhenyi also plans to start making vermicelli and open a workshop after the production increases, so as to meet the employment needs of the villagers as much as possible, and everyone will not have too many complaints.
Another thing is that the pig farm has not yet reached a certain scale, so we may have to wait another year.
The next day, Wen Zhenyi didn't wait for the village heads from the neighboring village, but instead waited for a special guest: "Grandpa Wang, why are you here?"
Boss Wang of the teahouse turned around and saw Wen Zhenyi, his face full of smiles: "I said before that I wanted to cooperate, now I have to come in person."
"Grandpa Wang, I thought you were joking."
"I'm not kidding. I didn't bring anything special, but I did bring you some freshly picked spring tea from my own tea fields."
Wen Zhenyi took it with a smile: "This is a good thing."
The two of them didn't go to the hall. It was cooler to sit in the yard.
Boss Wang looked at her yard and said, "I used to think that courtyards with flourishing flowers were beautiful, but now I see that your simple and elegant courtyard is more soothing."
"Grandpa Wang likes it, so I can make some drastic changes when I get home."
"That's possible."
Wen Zhenyi poured him a cup of tea: "What kind of cooperation do you want to discuss today?"
"One is the dim sum you made. You know I run a teahouse, and this dim sum is a must-have in a teahouse. The other is that I want you to build a bridge for me."
"Build a bridge?"
"I heard that Biaozi from the gambling house is acquainted with you. The plays in the theater he owns are quite interesting. I would like to invite them to perform in my teahouse."
"This snack isn't ready yet, so I can only provide you with a small amount. Once all the ingredients are complete, I can give you more. As for the play you mentioned, I need to ask his opinion. I'd rather have him come to you in person and you discuss it with him."
"Thank you very much."
Wen Zhenyi thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Wang, besides tea, what other food does your teahouse usually offer?"
"The food here is just snacks, peanuts and melon seeds."
"How about adding a few more?"
"If it's your product, I'm afraid my teahouse's business will be hard to do."
"I'm afraid I don't have time, but I can give you the recipe."
Boss Wang has been in the business world for many years, so he's no fool. "What do you want?"
"I don't want anything, but I'd like you to help me promote the braised food here. Also, when the time is right, I might need a lot of tea, and I hope Grandpa Wang can give me a discount."
"You want to open a teahouse?"
"No, it's a different kind of tea."
"Then why not do it now?"
"There's not enough food. We can only wait."
"Okay, but you have to let me try your unique tea when the time comes."
"That's natural. I'm just worried you won't be used to it."
“We also need to learn to try new things and be flexible.”
Wen Zhenyi actually admires people like him. Only by being flexible can one avoid being eliminated from this world!
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