Chapter 176 Discovering New Business Opportunities

On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, Xia Juanjuan said she was going to town to buy some wool or something. Since she had nothing else to do after the New Year, she wanted to knit a sweater for each of the kids at home to wear in the spring, and then she rode her bicycle out.

Halfway through the journey, she took advantage of no one's attention, put her bicycle into the space, and passed through the space herself, directly to the county town.

After the birth, she resumed her business of supplying supplies to the canteens of the county textile mills and timber mills. However, because she had to take care of three children and Lin Yuru also lived with them, the frequency of supply was changed to once a month. As the things could be stored during the winter, it was not a problem.

Today is the last visit before the New Year, and because it is the New Year, both Procurement Manager Liu from the textile factory and Procurement Manager Wang from the timber factory need a lot of things.

Xia Juanjuan prepared all the supplies at the old place first, and then waited for them to come and get them.

This time, both sides asked for a big fat pig, 30 catties of mutton, 30 catties of beef, 10 catties of bacon, 10 old hens, 300 eggs, 100 salted duck eggs, 200 catties of white flour, 100 catties of rice, and 20 catties of dried goods such as mushrooms and fungus.

All in all, the total amount of money collected would be around a hundred or a thousand dollars.

Now both Procurement Manager Liu and Procurement Manager Wang knew that they were both purchasing goods from Xia Juanjuan, so they did not hide it from each other and submitted the purchase orders together. This way, if the quantity they ordered was large, the price could be cheaper.

After Xia Juanjuan counted the supplies for them and collected the money, she was about to leave without waiting for them to finish loading the goods. At this time, she heard Liu Caigou and Wang Caigou directing the people in their respective factories to load the goods while chatting about the factory's performance. She could not help but slow down her pace.

"Lao Wang, how about the bonuses at your factory this year? How much can you give out?" Liu Caigou asked first.

Upon hearing this, Wang Caigou couldn't help but sigh and said, "Oh! Forget about the bonus! In previous years, we would work overtime during the New Year. But this year, the snow in the northeast is too heavy, and the raw materials from the lumberyard are stuck on the road and can't be transported. We are almost out of wood, so how can we work? If we wait a few more days, the whole factory will probably have a long holiday! Forget the year-end bonus, I'm afraid we won't even be owed this month's wages!"

After Wang Caigou finished complaining, he couldn't help but ask Liu Caigou, "What about you? Your textile factory isn't afraid of this, right? Your raw materials, such as cotton, are all paid and sold by nearby communes. You shouldn't be short of raw materials, right? You still have to work overtime during the New Year holidays, right? Anyway, your efficiency is definitely better than ours!"

Liu Caigou also had a sad face: "You are wrong. Our factory is also short of raw materials. Originally, there were not many people growing cotton in our county, and we relied entirely on the supply from the commune in Lin County. As a result, this year, all the cotton in Lin County was bought up in advance by other factories at high prices. I am afraid we will have to stop production... I heard that your factory director reported to the county and planned to cut down some trees in our county first to deal with the emergency. Your factory is probably better than ours..."

Xia Juanjuan's heart was moved when she heard this.

She has a lot of economic timber and cotton in her space. These two factories are in need of raw materials now. If she can supply them with goods, she will make much more money than selling materials.

However, she was not rash enough to tell Liu Caigou and Wang Caigou her thoughts right away. Firstly, they were in charge of the canteen and at best were in charge of logistics, so they might not have a say in the matter.

Secondly, timber and cotton are both bulk products, and it is impossible to make such small-scale deliveries in a secluded corner of the county town.

Third, the greater the profit, the greater the risk. If she were to be caught, it would not be a small matter like reselling some food supplies, but a big matter of reselling economic raw materials! If she could not ensure that everything was safe, she would rather miss this opportunity.

Therefore, Xia Juanjuan left without saying anything.

I went to the house in Tonghua Lane first, and then went directly to the town through the space. I rode my bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative in the town to buy some wool, and took out some more from the space on the way, and then returned home.

Yanyan, Yeye and Yaoyao were clamoring for their mommy, crying like trumpets.

Lin Yuru couldn't coax the baby any more, so she picked up one and rocked him for a while, then put him down and picked up another one, repeating the process over and over again.

Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei were also very anxious and surrounded the crib. Xiaowen was older and could hold one of them and comfort him for a while: "Ye Ye, be good. You are a real man, how can you cry just because you want to? Be good and don't cry!"

Xiaowu and Beibei took out their favorite toys and gave them to their younger brothers to play with.

"Be good, little brothers. I'm going to give you my favorite little wooden gun to play with. Stop crying, okay?"

"Good brother! And sister Beibei! Sister Beibei will give you my little handkerchief to wipe your tears, okay?"

But the three kids were obviously upset. Even with the little wooden guns and handcuffs, it was useless. They still clenched their little fists tightly and cried loudly, feeling very aggrieved.

Xia Juanjuan heard the crying from a distance and felt very distressed. She regretted that she had stayed in the county town for too long.

She quickly fastened her bike and ran into the house.

When Lin Yuru saw her coming back, she said, "Oh, you're finally back. The three little ones must be hungry and can't be comforted. Feed them quickly."

Xia Juanjuan took Yaoyao into the inner room to feed him. The little guy finally stopped crying after he had milk to drink. After feeding Yaoyao half full, she quickly fed Yanyan and Yeye. After feeding them all the way, the three little ones' stomachs were rumbling. They were finally full and tired of crying, so they all clenched their fists and fell asleep leaning against their mother.

Xia Juanjuan gently put the three little guys on the bed, then walked out quietly, with regret and discomfort on her face.

Seeing this, Lin Yuru smiled and said, "Silly girl, it's normal for a child to cry when he's hungry. In our village, sometimes we have to go to the fields to work, and when the kids are asleep at home, there are many people who lock them up at home and go out to earn work points. There's nothing we can do about it. Don't feel too bad..."

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan could only smile and said, "Mom, I know."

Lin Yuru smiled again and said, "But your milk supply is quite sufficient. You can even feed three little kids. It's rare."

Xia Juanjuan couldn't help blushing when she heard this: "Mom! What are you talking about!"

Fortunately, Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Beibei are still young and don’t understand, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Lin Yuru smiled and said, "I won't say any more. I'll go and cook. Only if you get enough nutrition can you get enough milk!"

Xia Juanjuan: “…”

New Year’s Eve soon arrived, the day Yan Haotian said he would go home.