Chapter 270 Preliminary Negotiation
If there were more soil at home, more non-acid would have been extracted.
The next day, Tan Chen explained the situation at the wasteland and rode his bicycle to Fengxian County to inquire about the situation of the fertilizer plant.
Shang Ruoting continued to stay at home to extract non-acid. There were a lot of soil clods on the wasteland. In order to avoid moving them back and forth, she went there directly with a basin of water. It was right next to the river, so it was convenient to use water.
Many people were puzzled by Shang Ruoting's actions and came forward to ask her.
"Ruoting, you're such a grown-up, why are you still playing in the mud?"
Shang Ruoting naturally couldn't say that she was extracting non-acids, so she rolled her eyes and thought of a good excuse.
"Haha... these clods of earth can be dissolved with water and turned into mud, which can be placed in paddy fields."
This excuse seemed a bit far-fetched to her, but those people thought it made sense.
"Tan Chen is so lucky to have married such a good wife."
"That's right. This soil is really fine when dissolved with water. It's just right for use in paddy fields."
Seeing that her excuse had been successfully used, Shang Ruoting chatted with everyone for a few more words and continued with the work at hand.
It was almost dark when Tan Chen came back on his bicycle, exhausted.
Shang Ruoting knew that since Tan Chen had just returned at this time, he must have been running around a lot. She quickly stepped forward to take the bicycle and asked with concern, "Are you tired? Come back to the house and rest for a while. Dinner will be served soon."
Tan Chen looked at Shang Ruoting with a smile: "Why didn't you ask me how things were going?"
Shang Ruoting originally wanted to let Tan Chen rest for a while and ask after dinner, since the success or failure was already a foregone conclusion.
Now looking at Tan Chen's expression, Shang Ruoting guessed that this matter was almost done.
So she asked, "Is it done?"
Tan Chen smiled and rubbed her head: "Haha... I can't hide anything from you."
Shang Ruoting originally thought that asking Tan Chen to go to Fengxian was just a test, and she didn't hold much hope. Now that she heard that things were done, how could she not be happy?
"Really?"
"That's great! I believe our high-yield rice will have a bumper harvest."
The two of them talked as they walked into the house one after the other. Shang Ruoting diligently helped Tan Chen fetch water for washing.
After dinner, the two returned to the room, and Tan Chen talked about the details of today's work.
"I went to the fertilizer plant in Fengxian County today, and I happened to have an acquaintance there."
Shang Ruoting knew that no matter what era, it was easier to get things done with acquaintances: "Did this acquaintance help a lot?"
Tan Chen shook his head: "Not really!"
"This acquaintance was in charge of logistics at the factory and had a connection with a deputy factory manager, so he helped me contact him."
"As a result, the deputy director was out on business, so I waited in the mailroom at the entrance until the afternoon."
Shang Ruoting listened very carefully: "Did the deputy director agree to help us process fertilizer?"
Tan Chen shook his head helplessly: "How can it be that easy?"
"The deputy factory director was arrogant and said they were a state-owned enterprise and couldn't accept private orders."
"I was also anxious at the time, so I said that the fertilizer we developed ourselves only needed to reduce one free acid, and everything else was normal."
"As a result, the deputy director accused me of being a jerk and said that the lack of free acid in the fertilizer would reduce its effectiveness, and he wanted to kick me out directly."
"Looking at the deputy director's expression, I knew that this matter was unlikely to be resolved, so I planned to leave."
"I had just walked to the door of the mailroom when someone came towards it and asked why there was such a commotion."
"The deputy director came out to explain, saying I was being ridiculous and asking the factory to make fertilizer but not allow free acid."
Shang Ruoting heard this and understood a little: "The next person should be the head of the factory, right?"
Tan Chen nodded: "Yes, it's Director Xu from the fertilizer factory."
"In order to fight for it one last time, I walked directly to Director Xu and told him my request, but I didn't mention replacing the free acid with a non-acid."
"Director Xu didn't object immediately. He asked me a lot of questions. Finally, he agreed to help us make some fertilizer without free acid, on the condition that we negotiate in the name of the commune."
"In addition, a letter of commitment must be written, stating that the buyer requires the removal of free acid. If the fertilizer's efficacy does not meet the standards, the buyer will bear the resulting losses."
The question raised by Director Xu is reasonable. Since they have requested to cancel the intervention of free acid, they must bear the consequences themselves.
Shang Ruoting also found this meaningless.
"It seems that we have to go to the commune tomorrow. I would like to ask Secretary Cui for help."
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