Chapter 80: Selling, selling. Isn't his skill bar too long? ...
Qi Fang obviously hadn't expected to run into Qi Fang and Yan Xue. He was a little slow to react before greeting them, "You guys are taking this little train too."
Yan Xue then noticed the person next to her, "It's you." She was so busy looking for a seat that she didn't even look closely.
But this is a bit awkward, two people who had been on a blind date but failed to get together are sitting together, while the father of the legitimate child is standing aside.
Yan Xue didn't know, but Qi Fang knew that Qi Fang had once had some feelings for her, but he didn't know if he still had those feelings now.
Could Qi Fang even sit on the other side of the aisle? He just stood there motionless, nodding and saying "hmm" to Qi Fang as a response.
Anyone with a bit of common sense would have immediately stood up and given him a seat, but Qi Fang just sat there staring at him for a long while without reacting.
In fact, Qi Fang himself was embarrassed, but it was so embarrassing that his brain almost shut down.
Seeing Qi Fang staring at him, he racked his brains to find a topic to talk about, trying to ease the awkwardness. "I heard you're great at repairing tractors."
Is this the time to talk about this? Qi Fang lowered his eyes and looked at him, wanting to take his head apart like a tractor to see what the structure was.
Finally, Yan Xue stood up and looked at Qi Fang. "Why don't you sit over here? There's room for the basket."
He resolved the awkward situation calmly. After all, Qi Fang could just put the basket down here and then sit in the aisle.
As soon as she said this, Qi Fang realized what was happening and said, "I don't have anything. I'll sit over there." He quickly gave up his seat.
But the scene was still very strange. When the flight attendant who was familiar with Qi Fang came over and saw it, he couldn't help but stand in the aisle.
He didn't know about Yan Xue and Qi Fang's blind date yet. He only knew that Qi Fang had some feelings for Yan Xue before, and that Qi Fang was Yan Xue's lover. He also seemed to know that Qi Fang...
This is so chaotic! Is it okay for all these people to sit together? Will they start arguing if something goes wrong?
The flight attendant was still a little worried about Qi Fang, so she winked at him and asked him to sit somewhere else.
Unfortunately, Qi Fang didn't understand. Not only did he not understand, but after he sat down, he couldn't help but look towards Yan Xue.
Is this guy still thinking about her? The flight attendant quickly blocked his way, fearing that Qi Fang on the other side would see him.
Otherwise, if he makes someone's lover angry and starts fighting, will he stop it or not?
As a result, Qi Fang was blocked by him and was actually a little anxious. He looked past him and looked at the aisle.
He quickly diverted Qi Fang's attention, "It's been over a year since your blind date. Didn't your aunt introduce you to someone else?"
He also wanted to tell Qi Fang, the man behind him, that he was kissing someone and had no intention of missing his lover.
Qi Fang finally told the truth, "My aunt proposed one to me during the Chinese New Year, but I didn't want to watch it, so forget it."
Just as he finished speaking, the flight attendant felt a gaze falling on him from behind, which made it difficult for him to ignore.
It was Yan Xue who nudged Qi Fang with her elbow, and Qi Fang pulled it back and asked her, "What's wrong?"
"I won't be going home soon. I'll go directly to the pilot project." Yan Xue said, "Chang'an, Sister Yue'e and the others are waiting. Their things are all here with me."
Qi Fang said "hmm", paused, and then asked her in a softer voice, "Are you tired?"
"It's okay, not too tired. Haven't I been sitting the whole time?" Yan Xue has never been a very delicate person.
The couple here were talking in low voices, and Qi Fang over there seemed to finally realize how inappropriate his behavior was and quieted down.
The flight attendant chatted with him for a while, and when he saw that nothing happened as he had imagined, he left with peace of mind and went about his own business.
Unexpectedly, when they were about to arrive at Jinchuan Forest Farm, Qi Fang and Yan Xue were about to get off the bus, and the attendant was about to open the door, when Qi Fang suddenly stood up.
Several people looked at him immediately, and the words on the tip of his tongue got stuck and he swallowed them back.
Finally, he glanced at the people around him and simply said to the flight attendant, "I have something to do, so I'll get off at Jinchuan first."
After saying that, he ignored Qi Fang and Yan Xue and walked straight to the car door. He got out of the car and walked a distance before stopping at the roadside. "Yan Xue."
This was the first time he called Yan Xue's name, and Qi Fang's eyes darkened at that moment. "What's the matter?"
Yan Xue was also a little surprised, but after hearing Qi Fang's tone, she pulled him aside before asking gently, "Do you have something to talk to me about?"
The young girl looked much fuller than the last time I saw her, and her complexion was also good. She had her lover taking good care of her, so she should be living a good life.
Qi Fang smiled sheepishly, "It's nothing, actually. I just wanted to apologize to you for what happened that time."
What happened that time?
Which time?
Yan Xue was still a little slow to react when the young man continued, "I lost my composure at the time and said a lot of things I shouldn't have said, causing you trouble."
Now Yan Xue understood, and Qi Fang also understood. He was talking about the time when he told them at their house that he would exchange it back.
Unexpectedly, more than a year had passed since the incident, and he was still thinking about apologizing to them. He was even afraid that someone would hear it, so he got off the car at Jinchuan Forest Farm.
Yan Xue curved her beautiful eyes and said, "It's okay. I know you also felt it was hard to accept at that time."
He couldn't accept it at the time, but the reason might be different from what she thought...
But it doesn't matter anymore. After all, things have come to this point, she seems to be doing well, and she is going to be a mother soon.
"Anyway, I'm the one who can't speak." Qi Fang looked at her, then at Qi Fang who was always by her side. "Actually, you two... you two are pretty good."
Qi Fang was a little surprised to hear the words "You two are doing well" coming from his mouth, and even the look in his eyes softened a lot when he looked at him.
Qi Fang finished speaking, not knowing what else to say, so he simply turned around and walked towards the train track, "Then I'm leaving."
This time he left quite decisively, which made Qi Fang comment softly, "He should have left long ago."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the young man who had run away in front turned back. When he saw the two of them, his face looked a little embarrassed.
Qi Fang's expression froze at that moment, but Yan Xue couldn't help laughing, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"Not really." Qi Fang scratched his head, his face becoming even more embarrassed, but he still pointed in the direction he had walked before, "Am I going the right way?"
"You're not wrong." Yan Xue smiled, and Qi Fang snorted, "You can try another way."
After he hummed, Yan Xue nudged him with her elbow, which made him look at Yan Xue deeply. However, because Qi Fang was present, he didn't say anything.
After Qi Fang walked away again, he lowered his eyes to look at Yan Xue's white arm and said, "You kidnapped me twice today." Both times were for Qi Fang.
Yan Xue didn't know if it was an illusion, but she not only heard sourness in these words, but also felt a hint of accusation.
This made her glance at the man. "Didn't he and I only date once? It didn't work out, and we only met a few times in total. Why would you do that?"
"As for that." Qi Fang answered confidently, even lowering his head to touch her slightly bulging belly, "Isn't that right?"
"Can't you teach your child something good?" Yan Xue had never seen prenatal education done this way before, so she slapped his hand away.
When Yan Xue returned to the pilot site, all the work for the day had been completed. A group of people were enjoying the cool air in the shed, and they greeted her when they saw her.
Yan Xue asked a few simple questions and then called Lang Yue'e, Guo Chang'an and Zhou Wenhui to go to the office for a meeting.
Knowing that the quotation was going smoothly, everyone smiled. Zhou Wenhui also asked, "So, when we sell to the Forestry Bureau cafeteria this year, will we go with the retail price or the wholesale price?"
"We definitely have to go with the wholesale price, after all, we're one family," Yan Xue said. "It's just that the quantity is too large this year, and the Forestry Bureau cafeteria can't handle it all."
Last year, the Forestry Bureau canteen only took 50 kilograms. Even though things are cheaper this year, we will buy more. It would be good if we can digest 100 or 200 kilograms.
Yan Xue looked at the group and said, "The period before the beginning of the dog days of summer is when wood ear mushrooms grow fastest and produce the most. Our pilot project has already yielded three to four hundred kilograms of dried wood ear mushrooms."
If they continue to harvest at this rate, they will have one or two thousand kilograms of dried wood ear mushrooms before the beginning of the dog days, not including those harvested after the beginning of the dog days.
Guo Changan thought for a moment and said, "I have a classmate whose father works in a food factory. They should be able to sell some there, but I don't think it will be much."
After all, Chengshui Town is so small, and except for the Forestry Bureau, the factories in the town are very limited in scale.
But this is also a solution. Zhou Wenhui immediately said, "I can also ask around at other workplaces. My dad's workplace also has a cafeteria."
Ever since she had a falling out with Zhou's father, she rarely mentioned him. It was obvious that she was sincerely trying to help Yan Xue find a solution.
Even Lang Yue'e said, "I know someone at Kang Peisheng's previous workplace who can help me ask around."
Time can smooth out many things, and being busy and fulfilled can do even more. When she mentioned Kang Peisheng again at this moment, she was surprisingly calm.
"You guys are really... Should I offer you another sales salary?" Yan Xue's words made everyone laugh.
After laughing and feeling relaxed, she straightened her expression and said, "I know everyone is doing this for the sake of the pilot, but it's not necessary right now."
Yan Xue proposed another option besides the canteens of various units, "I think we can actually directly sell it to the supply and marketing cooperatives and let them sell it."
These people didn't expect that wood ear mushrooms have always been a mountain product and a sideline for them, which made them forget that they can now sell them through the supply and marketing cooperatives.
Zhou Wenhui, who grew up in the town, was the first to think about it. "I think it's feasible. The supply and marketing cooperative sells vegetables, and wood ear mushrooms can be kept for a long time."
If you store it for a long time, you don’t have to worry about inventory pressure, and you can buy more at one time, unlike other vegetables that require frequent replenishment.
The fact that it can be stored for a long time means that it can still be bought in the winter when vegetables are in short supply. As long as the price is reasonable, there will definitely be no shortage of buyers.
However, the Chengshui Supply and Marketing Cooperative alone certainly cannot consume several thousand kilograms, so we still have to find ways outside.
"You didn't expect that, did you? You'll be worried if you can't grow any, and you'll also be worried if you grow too much." Yan Xue smiled and joked.
"Yes, our technician Yan is really capable." Lang Yue'e also sighed.
Guo Changan didn't sigh, "I think we are still missing a salesperson."
He was not convenient, Lang Yue'e was gentle and cautious but not enterprising enough, so she was not good at it. Although Zhou Wenhui had helped Yan Xue sell things before, she was not suitable for selling things that were too practical.
Yan Xue, the only one who is good at speaking and sociable and can definitely sell things, is now five months pregnant.
"Why don't I go to a few places and sell these things while I'm still able to move around?" Yan Xue suggested.
Before they could say anything, they suddenly heard a baby crying outside, and a man's vague coaxing sound.
Zhou Wenhui was the most sensitive to this. She looked at her watch and immediately stood up, "I forgot to go back and give Airong milk."
Airong is the name Liu Weiguo came up with for his daughter after racking his brains for several days. The child is still young and needs to drink milk every two or three hours.
Because the pilot project is close to home, Zhou Wenhui always goes home to feed her baby on time and then comes back after feeding. Today, she was delayed because of a meeting.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the crying sounds outside became closer and closer, mixed with the voice of Liu Weiguo, who was trying to coax the baby out of his wits, and whispered, "Little ancestor, can you please stop crying?"
Yan Xue looked at Zhou Wenhui, who was clearly anxious, and said, "Go feed the baby first. There's no rush here."
Zhou Wenhui responded and went out, carrying the child to an empty room. Soon the crying subsided, and Liu Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Xue was about to continue the previous topic, but when she saw him, something moved her. She walked to the window and called out, "Weiguo, do you have time now?"
"Nothing, what's going on?" Liu Weiguo heard her call and walked over. He looked inside and said, "Is there a meeting?"
Yan Xue said "hmm" and said without hesitation, "Would you like to go out and do sales work? There's a bonus."
Liu Weiguo's communication skills are obvious to all. There is no one in the entire forest farm that he doesn't know, and no one he can't find out.
When I helped Qi Fang sell radios before, he came up with a warranty on his own and asked for a good price. He is definitely smart and has the potential to be a salesperson.
Sure enough, after talking to Liu Weiguo, he was not afraid of going out to sell. "Then let's give it a try. I'm free at home these days anyway."
I got some wood ear mushrooms from Yan Xue as samples, and within two days, the first order was concluded. Chengshui Supply and Marketing Cooperative wanted 50 kilograms, saying that they would first see if they could sell well, and then purchase more if they could.
Next came the county vegetable and groceries store, which ordered 300 kilograms. Firstly, they had a large customer base, and secondly, they had five stores in the county.
We also discussed the canteens of two units in the county. Liu Weiguo was a cunning guy. He took advantage of the fact that the vegetable and grocery stores had not started selling them yet and asked for a retail price.
Anyway, even if the county vegetable and grocery store starts selling it, their unit will pay the same price if they go to purchase it, which is not much different from buying it from them.
Now the stock on hand was almost gone. In comparison, the 100 kilograms from the town forestry bureau canteen was not much.
"After the second round of young forest cultivation is completed, I will go and have a look. I should be able to negotiate with a few more companies, but the retail price may not be reached." Liu Weiguo said.
Yan Xue had expected this and was not disappointed. She gave him the bonuses from these orders first.
Liu Weiguo immediately flattered her, "Godmother Airong is really open and honest, unlike her godfather who is so reluctant to even give her food."
If he hadn't said it, Yan Xue would have been so busy that she almost forgot that at this time last year, she and Qi Fang also had to go up the mountain.
If the second old lady hadn't arrived earlier, she would have to get up an hour earlier every day to prepare meals. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, she had been in the forest farm for almost a year and a half.
She still helped Qi Fang explain: "You wouldn't give him nothing, would you? Didn't I overfill it later?"
Liu Weiguo listened to her and asked her in bewilderment, "You gave him more? How come I didn't know?"
Yan Xue initially thought he was the donkey's own, but Liu Weiguo was obviously even more speechless than her. "Qi Fang is really good. You've been pretending to be so good to him, but he hasn't said a word."
Yan Xue had no way to help Qi Fang wash. She really didn't expect that she had put so much in and Qi Fang could eat it all by himself without saying a word.
Fortunately, I don’t have to go up the mountain anymore, otherwise what would I do if I got sick from overexerting myself…
This made Yan Xue unable to help but stare at Qi Fang for a long time after she returned home at night, especially the man's tight abdomen without a trace of fat under his clothes.
Qi Fang noticed it, raised his hand and touched it, but didn't find anything wrong, so his peach blossom eyes deepened.
Yan Xue understood this look. When she mentioned personal secretary that day, the man gave her that look.
Then when he returned home that night, Secretary Qi used the mole on his clavicle to seduce her and did something that a personal secretary couldn't do outside.
Anyway, Boss Yan is at this stage now and has no resistance. The secretary just needs to use some tricks and she will be blinded by lust and surrender.
Of course, because the boss's young boss was present, the secretary was more restrained and only greeted the young boss briefly.
But maybe it felt a bit like stealing, anyway, Boss Yan slept soundly afterwards, and even when he woke up in the morning, the secretary was as energetic as usual.
Seeing the man's expression change, she immediately turned to him and said, "I was just checking where you put your food before, but I didn't hire you."
Qi Fang's expression was noticeable, and he automatically changed the subject, "How are your fungus sales?"
Yan Xue knew at a glance that he had most likely thought of it, and there was no way for him to argue. "You're quite good at hiding it. I didn't know about it for over a year."
Qi Fang couldn't change the subject, so he just looked at her belly and said, "Maybe our child needs it."
They had a child around the Chinese New Year, and they got married last August. Did he start accumulating energy a year in advance? Isn't this skill bar too long?
Ever since having a baby, Qi Fang has learned to blame the child for everything, as if the child is his amulet and he is the one who relies on the child to get to the top.
No matter how Secretary Qi got to the position, after Boss Yan's wood ear mushrooms were delivered to stores and supply and marketing cooperatives, they sold quite well.
The main thing is that it is cheap and good, and one pound costs 30 cents less than in the small market. Before the products are even sold, some of them have already been distributed among the stores and supply and marketing cooperatives.
In those days, working in shops and supply and marketing cooperatives was also a good job. After all, when good things or cheap things came out, no one would get the news faster than them, and no one would be better able to buy them than them.
Some items are really hard to buy, and you have to build good relationships with the people in the store supply and marketing cooperative first, otherwise the items will be gone before you even see them.
So after the insiders divided it among themselves, word got out that stores and supply and marketing cooperatives were now selling cheap wood ear mushrooms, which were bigger and better than those in the small market.
Director Liu’s wife had an acquaintance at the supply and marketing cooperative, and she went to check it out immediately after hearing about it. When Director Liu came back at noon, he found a large bag of fungus at home.
At that time, he thought it was a gift from someone. After all, although being a director had some power, he actually earned less than those workers with higher ratings.
However, because he had some power, he could help out with some things. Sometimes, when people from the forest farm asked him for help, they would give him some wood ear mushrooms, wild vegetables, etc. However, with Qu Mingli's replacement recently, things were not so easy to handle, and fewer people came to him for help.
Director Liu wanted to frown when he thought of Qu Mingli, but his wife actually said, "It wasn't given by anyone else. I bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative."
His eyelids twitched at that moment. "Did you buy this at the supply and marketing cooperative? When did the supply and marketing cooperative start selling this stuff?"
"It's only been available these past two days," his wife said. "They say it's grown somewhere. Anyway, it's cheaper than what you get at the market, and the flesh is thicker."
She grabbed a handful and started soaking it right away when she got back. It was indeed delicious. As she spoke, she pointed to the basin in the kitchen where the wood ear mushrooms were soaking.
Director Liu went over to take a look without saying a word, then looked at the large bag of dried black fungus left. His heart sank, and he simply went out to the supply and marketing cooperative again.
Sure enough, the wood ear mushrooms were already on display in the supply and marketing cooperative, with a cardboard sign inside that read "3.5 yuan per pound."
Because it was something that had never been seen before, many people stopped to look at it. Seeing that the item was in good condition, it was sold for several taels in a short time.
Someone also asked how the supply and marketing cooperative sold this, and the salesperson casually said, "It's produced by the forest farm downstairs. Otherwise, how could it be sold so cheaply? I even got a lot to eat at home."
"Is it produced in Jinchuan Forest Farm?" Director Liu asked nearby. The next second, the salesperson nodded, "Yes, it's produced in Jinchuan Forest Farm."
This time he had given up, especially after he went home and ate the black fungus fried by his wife and found that it was very similar to what he had eaten in the cafeteria last year.
It is estimated that the wood ear mushrooms in the cafeteria were collected from Jinchuan Forest Farm. This thing can indeed be grown, and the quality is good. He might have been tricked by Qu Mingli and Lang Zhongting.
After all, if he had known earlier that the wood ear mushrooms in the cafeteria were grown, he might not have easily allowed Jinchuan Forest Farm to carry out this pilot project and add another achievement to Qu Mingli's political achievements.
The supply and marketing cooperative didn't sell things secretly, and soon other people in the bureau knew about it. Although they didn't say it explicitly, they probably regretted choosing to listen to him.
Qu Mingli is fully responsible, so if anything goes wrong, Qu Mingli will be solely responsible for it, and if any achievements are made, they will also be Qu Mingli's alone.
Someone even asked him if he knew about the fungus from Jinchuan Forest Farm being sold at the supply and marketing cooperative. He immediately frowned and said, "We've only just started selling it, so we don't know how much we can produce yet."
That's true. It seems that the supply and marketing cooperative only purchased a few dozen kilograms in total. If the output of this thing is not high, it will be useless no matter how good the quality is.
As we all know, the yield of wild wood ear mushrooms is not as high as that of mushrooms, otherwise it would not be sold at a higher price than mushrooms.
The supply and marketing cooperative only bought a few dozen kilograms, but they sold out very quickly. Within a few days, they called Jinchuan Forest Farm, hoping to order another batch.
Liu Weiguo also left the field's phone number at the county vegetable and grocery store. Secretary Lang didn't mind answering the call at all. After answering the call, he asked someone to notify Yan Xue.
At that time, Yan Xue was checking the drainage of the ear field. After all, the rain in the forest farm began to increase in July. If the drainage was not done well, it would easily affect ear discharge and breed bacteria.
However, there were only a few people in the pilot area, and some of them were disabled or pregnant. It was impossible to ask Lang Yue'e and Zhou Wenhui to do all the work, so Qi Fang came over and helped her clean the drain with a shovel.
After they checked and cleaned the drainage ditches in Erchang, Yan Xue went back to arrange the shipment and went home with Qi Fang.
Before they arrived, they saw a man about thirty years old standing at their door from a distance, wanting to go in but hesitant.
Hearing someone coming, the man turned around and said, "Comrade, let me ask you something, this..."
Before he could finish his words, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed with surprise, "Qi Fang! I finally found you!"
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