Chapter 486 Lucky Star Xiao Lu
Meng Qingshan felt a little embarrassed and said awkwardly, "I was too narrow-minded."
Lu Qiaoge raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Brother Meng, your efforts and achievements have been seen by me and the leaders. You've done a great job."
Although Lu Qiaoge is younger than him, he is his leader.
Meng Qingshan was convinced by Lu Qiaoge, and the leader's evaluation of him was like a reassurance to Meng Qingshan.
After reporting a few things to Lu Qiaoge, he continued to work with full enthusiasm.
Lu Qiaoge drove to Shangen Brigade.
Before leaving, I stopped at the commune and went to the branch factory to check the situation. Everything was running normally and the second batch of orders would be completed soon.
Now their main weaving material is corn leaves.
The other materials are given to the main factory.
The main factory has developed very beautiful straw hats.
But it cannot be called a straw hat, it should be called a sun hat.
It has a ribbon tied with a bow on it.
These are the goods that Lu Qiaoge bought from the textile factory, and they come in all colors.
We now have more than 2,000 straw hats in stock.
Straw hats may not be exchanged for foreign currency, but they can be sold domestically.
Seeing Lu Qiaoge coming over, President Zhu hurried over from his office and said, "Hey, Director Lu, you're here to inspect our work again."
"Hello, President Zhu. Hello, what inspection are you doing? I'm on my way to the Shangen Brigade to check on the purchasing points, and I stopped by to take a look. I hope I didn't disturb you."
"What are you talking about? You're just too busy. I really hope you can come over here and give us some advice when you have nothing to do. By the way, Director Lu, do you have any good side hustles?"
Lu Qiaoge glanced at President Zhu, who looked very serious, and after a moment's deliberation, he said, "A sideline business with low costs and low risks is knitting."
"Then your branch factory isn't hiring right now."
Besides, even if we recruit people, we can’t recruit hundreds or thousands of them.
The handicraft factory produces high-quality products. If there are no orders, who can support so many people here?
To be honest, no one in the country buys these so-called handicrafts.
Of course, President Zhu couldn't say this to his face.
Lu Qiaoge said, "President Zhu, you can organize the idle labor force to weave straw hats. They don't have to be high-quality, but the quality must be up to standard."
After thinking for a moment, Lu Qiaoge took off the straw hat on his head and said, "You don't need to put the ribbon on. The specifications are uniform. If you can weave the same style as mine, I will buy it as long as it meets the standards. The specific price will be based on the domestic market price. This is not for export for the time being."
President Zhu was just asking casually. If he has the answer, that would be the best. If not, it doesn’t matter.
It is spring plowing season now and we are very busy, but there is still some free time.
Besides, all the production teams in the commune are now engaged in side businesses, and they have indeed tasted the sweetness of side businesses. They will definitely not miss any opportunity.
I didn't expect such a surprise.
He immediately said, "That's no problem. To be honest, although we are all from the countryside, we farmers are still the ones who have to weave straw hats. As long as you collect the money, I can get started. There's no need to find a special venue. We can just assign the task and let them find the materials and weave the hats themselves. Then we can take them to the commune for inspection one by one. The qualified ones will be exchanged for money, and the unqualified ones can be taken home and worn by themselves."
To put it bluntly, the least valuable thing for these rural people now is time.
Lu Qiaoge was also happy: "Then I'll have Shao Le come to sign a purchase agreement with you tomorrow."
Although Shao Le is still working in the street office, he has become Lu Qiaoge's assistant and is responsible for many things.
President Zhu said excitedly, "Okay, I'll start a meeting now and issue a notice shortly."
That’s great. By the end of the year, this will be another achievement of my work.
Besides, Director Xiao Lu agreed to purchase the company and even signed an agreement, which proves that as long as we can weave qualified straw hats, it can be a side income.
President Zhu thought of the vast expanse of reeds across the lowland and asked Lu Qiaoge, "If we make mats out of them, can we sell them? Some farmers are cutting reed stalks, weaving them into kang mats, and selling them at market. But not many people buy them. After all, they're not consumable. Some families keep their mats for over ten years. There are also people buying them in the city, but fewer and fewer now. Many people live in high-rise buildings and sleep on beds. Without a kang, they can't make these mats."
Lu Qiaoge thought for a moment and said, "How about holding another barter market? Forget about the straw hats for now, but we can bring in reed stalks, sorghum stalks, or other straw-woven items, or even dried vegetables from home. Oh, and now dandelions and shepherd's purse are available, so those are fine too."
President Zhu slapped his thigh and pointed at Lu Qiaoge: "You are a lucky star, girl. I am so grateful to you. I will go to the meeting now."
President Zhu ran towards the office happily.
Lu Qiaoge also laughed.
President Zhu is a rare good president. He is not completely devoted to his work, but he is almost there.
Zhao Xiaoman's eyes sparkled as she asked curiously, "Director, do you like eating motherwort, too?"
"Of course I like to eat it. You can wash it and dip it in sauce, or blanch it and make dumplings or buns. It tastes very good."
Zhao Xiaoman really didn't expect that city people also like to eat wild vegetables.
Lu Qiaoge said, "It's not about whether I like to eat wild vegetables or not. You see, it's the lean season now, and some of the fresh vegetables in the ground have only just been planted. If you want to supplement vitamins, then eat more wild vegetables."
Suddenly remembering something, Lu Qiaoge asked Zhao Xiaoman to take him to see the warehouse where corn leaves were stored.
The sun was shining brightly today, and the room was bright. Lu Qiaoge pointed at the softly colored, distinctly veined, yet flexible and elastic corn leaves and asked Zhao Xiaoman, "Do you know who processed these?"
Zhao Xiaoman also noticed something unusual about the corn leaves. These bundles of corn leaves were placed separately on a wooden shelf.
Zhao Xiaoman said, "I haven't had time to ask Tan Ying yet. This is from the last collection. Comrade Xiao Shao took some of it to the main factory. He said they wanted to use Jinjin grass and corn leaves to weave plum blossom bags."
Lu Qiaoge knew this.
Lu Qiaoge got them a batch of dyes, which were specially approved plant dyes, and he was preparing to make a batch of high-quality products.
Lu Qiage saw the design drawings and also saw how Fan Xiaoyu weaved a plum blossom, so all the workers under her were very skillful.
Zhao Xiaoman quickly added, "I've smelled it, it seems to have a medicinal aroma."
Lu Qiaoge also smelled it, otherwise he wouldn't have noticed this.
"Okay, then I'll go check out the Yamane Brigade. You go ahead and get busy."
Zhao Xiaoman watched the jeep go away. He had a large basket of wild vegetables he had dug yesterday. He wanted to send it to Qiao Ge, but he didn't know if she would like it, after all, they were wild vegetables.
Now it’s okay, Qiao Ge also likes to eat it.
I have to get up early tomorrow and go to the fields with my husband to dig more dandelions and shepherd's purse, and then send them to the staff quarters to give to Brother Shao Le in the evening, and ask him to deliver them to Lu Qiaoge.
She always wanted to repay Qiao Ge, but she really didn't know how to repay him.
(End of this chapter)
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