"Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang!"
Li Miaomiao finished the work at hand and was leisurely lying on the recliner eating grapes bought from the system mall when she heard chaotic footsteps outside, followed by a bang on the door.
Li Miaomiao thought that something big had happened in the village, which was why there was such a commotion. She quickly put the recliner and grapes into the storage space and hurriedly opened the door.
"What happened?"
Li Miaomiao spoke as soon as she opened the door. Her eyes swept over Niu Jianzhong, the captain of Niujia Village, and she suddenly understood.
"Captain He, were your tiles fired successfully?"
Li Miaomiao saw that the people in Niujia Village were excited, especially the team leader Niu Jianzhong. Although he was covered in dust, his expression could not hide his excitement and happiness.
Niu Jianzhong couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Yes, the firing was successful. Not only that, but the quality is much better than the tiles fired in Zhaojia Village. We have fired them several times and tested them, and the results are the same. The formula is correct!"
Although they went astray at the beginning and failed several times, they almost gave up in frustration. Fortunately, they persisted in the end, carefully adjusted according to the method written by Li Miaomiao, tried their best to make the details better, and strictly demanded themselves, and finally succeeded.
To be on the safe side, fearing it was just a coincidence, they stayed up all night and burned it several more times, and each time it worked.
Of course the formula is good. How could Li Miaomiao not know that? This is a product of the system. If the tiles fired are still worse than those from Zhaojia Village, then it’s not the recipe that’s wrong, but the people in Niujia Village who have problems with their brains.
"In that case, can you guys follow our previous agreement and burn the tiles needed for our village soap factory as soon as possible?"
"Of course, we came here to tell everyone the news so that they can be happy. Everyone else is still busy in the village, rushing to make tiles, and we will definitely not delay your work."
Niu Jianzhong was afraid that Li Miaomiao would misunderstand him, so he spoke quickly. At this time, his gratitude and admiration for Li Miaomiao were simply beyond words. The only way to express his sincerity was to do what Li Miaomiao asked.
Not only Niu Jianzhong was excited and happy, but Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu were also the same.
Before, they were a little worried that the people in Niujia Village would not be able to make tiles according to their requirements. Then they had no choice but to go to the brick and tile factory in the provincial capital according to the method they had mentioned before. They had no idea what to do.
"That's fantastic, Captain He. Congratulations! The quality of your bricks and tiles has improved. You won't have to worry about not having orders in the future. Life in your village will be better, too. This is truly a great thing."
Zhang Degen never mentioned the difficulties he had encountered in Zhaojia Village. He just congratulated Niu Jianzhong and talked about the benefits of this matter to Niujia Village.
Niu Jianzhong and the people of Niujia Village were so happy at the moment that they didn't think much about it. They just kept responding, "That's right. You don't know how oppressive our lives were before because we were oppressed by the people of Zhaojia Village. Everything else is fine, but the people of Zhaojia Village are really bullying."
Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu both felt this deeply. Not everyone in Zhaojia Village was like this, but if the team leader was such a person, the atmosphere in the village would not be very good. Otherwise, why would they be so angry and would rather spend a lot of money to deal with the people of Zhaojia Village?
"Let's not talk about that disappointing news. Anyway, your village will definitely get better in the future. Compared to human beings, your village is much stronger. Now that the quality of bricks and tiles has improved, everything else will be no problem. How about this, to get a good start, we place the first order with your village?"
Accountant Wu turned the topic he wanted to talk about with just a few words, which made the people in Niujia Village even happier and more grateful.
"Thank you so much. We in Niujia Village are not people who forget their loyalty when they see profit. When we have a good life in the future, we will definitely remember the help from Comrade Li Miaomiao and Fanglin Village."
"Well, in that case, let's sign the contract now so you can start making tiles with peace of mind."
Accountant Wu had encountered many things and gained a lot of experience in the provincial capital. With Zhaojia Village going back on its word first, the first thing he thought of was to sign a contract and write down the agreed things in black and white. If the time came, the people from Niujia Village would not be able to go back on their word, otherwise it would be a breach of contract.
"Sign a contract?"
The people in Niujia Village were a little stunned when they heard this. In the past, when someone came to their village to order tiles, they would just make a verbal agreement and at most pay a deposit, but there was no such thing as signing a contract. This sounded quite new.
"Yes, our village soap workshop has now been expanded into a soap factory. Some operations need to be standardized, otherwise it will be a mess."
Accountant Wu paused, took another drag of his pipe, and then continued, "It was only after I went to the provincial capital that I realized the benefits of signing contracts. For example, all orders for our soap factory are signed with contracts, and large orders require a deposit. This way, both parties must act according to the contract and cannot arbitrarily regret it, otherwise they will accept the penalties stipulated in the contract."
When the people in Niujia Village heard what Accountant Wu said, they nodded in agreement.
"You know what, this method is really good. Our village has encountered this situation before. The tiles were clearly baked, but the other party didn't want them. In the end, there was nothing we could do but naturally suffer the loss."
"That's why I said we should sign the contract first so both parties can feel at ease."
"Okay, okay, let's sign it now. After we're done, I'll take the contract back and make everyone happy."
Li Miaomiao watched Accountant Wu, the old fox, tricking the people of Niujia Village. An old fox is an old fox. Now that the contract has been signed and the price has been set, even if the people of Niujia Village want to go back on their word, it will be impossible.
Out of gratitude to Li Miaomiao and Fanglin Village, Niu Jianzhong and the people of Niujia Village had no doubts or opinions about signing the contract after hearing what Accountant Wu said. They even offered to reduce the price.
Fortunately, although Accountant Wu was a shrewd and scheming person, he was only trying to trick the people of Niujia Village. He was just preventing them from getting better off in the future and tasting the benefits and profits, and then turning his back on them. He had no intention of cheating them.
"The price should still be as agreed. You have to make a living too. This price is already very affordable, cheaper than the one in Zhaojia Village. As long as your tiles can meet the quality shown to us and are delivered on time, that's fine."
When Accountant Wu said this, everyone in Niujia Village was very moved: "No problem, we can guarantee both of these points, and we will never let you down."
This is the first order for their village and also the first shot fired. Even if Fanglin Village does not require it, they will do their best.
After the contract was signed, both parties were very satisfied. Zhang Degen and Accountant Wu wanted to invite the people from Niujia Village to have lunch to celebrate, but Niu Jianzhong was still thinking about going back to work, so he refused without thinking.
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