Chapter 489: Officially Meet Qin Hengzhi
Lu Qiaoge waved his hand to stop him from asking further questions, then smiled and said, "Grandpa Jing, I learned about your family's situation from the Party Secretary. I think the corn leaves you process have a nice color, and I'm planning to use them to make a batch of fine products. How about this? You can slowly process them at home, and we'll come to collect them once a week. You don't have to send them to the purchasing point, but the price will remain the same. What do you think?"
If the price increases, it will raise the question of whether the old man should pass on his method.
Otherwise, the people in the village would definitely be dissatisfied with him.
Actually, this is nothing, but we must first respect the choice of the elderly.
Lao Jingtou was a smart man and immediately understood Lu Qiaoge's idea.
His eyes were a little red. To be honest, the brigade commune really took good care of him. His grandson's tuition was waived, and the women's director would often come to cook for him. Some families would often send them food because they saw that they were living a miserable life.
Old Jingtou said excitedly, "Director Xiao Lu, are the corn leaves I've processed this way really usable? Can they really be made into high-quality products?"
Lu Qiaoge nodded decisively: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have come all this way."
"That's not a secret recipe, is it? I just figured it out on my own. I have a lot of things woven from corn leaves at home. My late wife, though mute, was neat and tidy, but also picky. I came up with this idea of smoking the corn leaves with herbs for her, because it also keeps the corn leaves and the woven items from getting infested with insects."
Lu Qiaoge and Tan Ying looked at each other. When facing Lu Qiaoge, Tan Ying was no longer as nervous as before, and her eyes were shining at this time.
If this method is used for corn leaves, then the handicrafts they weave will be raised to a higher level.
Since the old man didn't want to keep it secret, Lu Qiage naturally wouldn't insist. He quickly discussed the next matters with the secretary of the Kaoshantun Brigade and Mr. Jing.
Lu Qiaoge drove away from Kaoshantun again.
The brigade secretary and the old well-keeper watched the jeep disappear from their sight.
Afterwards, the brigade secretary excitedly patted Lao Jingtou on the shoulder and said, "The purchase price has increased by one cent, Brother Jing, this is all thanks to you. Thank you, thank you!"
That is now. If it were in the past, people would pass it on to their descendants.
Old Jingtou said with emotion, "Ever since my son and his wife passed away, we, the two of us, have relied entirely on the care of the Party Secretary and the villagers. I don't have much ability, and I don't know how long I can live. This little ability of mine is nothing, but please don't say that."
The brigade secretary laughed and said, "Brother Jing, let me carry you back."
Old Jingtou was in high spirits, and he said to the brigade secretary, "Hurry up and clean up the corn leaves. I think Director Lu is a very efficient worker, and he might be able to get them here soon. You need to find a few reliable people, but not too many. If there are too many, not only will I be unable to teach them all, but everyone won't be able to learn well either. Let's just take it one step at a time."
The brigade secretary naturally knew that what Lao Jingtou said made sense, so he nodded repeatedly and happily went to work.
Old Jingtou also walked home happily, leaning on his crutches.
From then on, he only needed to bring people to process the corn leaves at home, and his grandson no longer had to carry them to Shangen Brigade with great difficulty.
The old man took a few steps, looked up at the sky, and murmured, "My dear, are you blessing me and Niu Niu?"
Lu Qiaoge was indeed quick in his work. After he returned and made a few phone calls, Shao Le arranged for a large truck to deliver all the existing corn leaves to Kaoshantun.
The brigade secretary made the handover and it was agreed that Shao Le would come to pick up the goods in a week.
Lu Qiaoge spent the entire afternoon at the handicraft factory, and witnessed with his own eyes the plum blossom handbags woven from Jinjin grass and corn leaves processed by Laojingtou.
It is not the whitish color of ordinary corn leaves, but golden instead.
Golden plum blossoms are connected to form a small bag. The handle, edges and even the base are made of Jinjin grass. When the finished handbag is placed on the table, it makes the factory look a little gloomy.
Lu Qiaoge thought about it and started clapping.
Then a dozen people gathered around the handbag and started applauding.
Another new product is born.
A female worker said excitedly: "I have seen too many handicrafts, and I don't think they are anything special, but this handbag is really beautiful. If I had money, I really want to buy one and carry it in my hand. Oh my God, it will be so beautiful walking on the street."
Ever since Lu Qiaoge held the meeting called "Be prepared for danger in times of peace," Lin Junan and Fan Xiaoyu also held several small meetings.
They also need to keep innovating. There are thousands of things in the world. As long as they have a pair of skillful hands, what can't they weave?
Look...this kind of plum blossom knot handbag has been woven.
For some reason, with this plum blossom-knotted handbag, dozens of workers seemed to feel relieved.
Lu Qiaoge didn't go to the street office. She was working at the food factory.
As soon as she walked out of the food factory gate, she saw Qin Hengzhi standing under a tree, but the direction he was looking was where swallows and sparrows built their nests.
[Young Master, Young Master, your Qin Hengzhi has been staring at us since he arrived.]
Daque: [Yes, yes, I feel like he looks at Taotao and Nini the most.]
Erque: [Could it be that he recognized Taotao and Nini?]
Taotao said in disbelief: [How is that possible? I've never even met him.]
"Yeah, yeah, we've both been gone for so long, can he really recognize us?"
Lu Qiaoge smiled and said, "Look at the direction he was looking. He must have recognized Taotao and Nini."
As he spoke, Lu Qiaoge had already walked in front of Qin Hengzhi.
Qin Hengzhi had already noticed Lu Qiaoge coming out of the office. His expression, which had been a little cold just now, softened immediately. He lowered his eyes to look at Lu Qiaoge, who was looking at him with a smile, and said softly, "I'll take you to a restaurant for dinner. Chef Li is serving a dish tonight: steamed pork with radish. It tastes very good."
Lu Qiaoge scratched his head and said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you. My family is making shepherd's purse dumplings tonight, and my mom asked me to call you over."
But she also wants to eat steamed pork with radish.
Qin Hengzhi said, "Then I'll go buy two servings of steamed pork with radish and take them home."
The two walked towards where the car was parked.
Lu Qiaoge followed him and asked him curiously, "What were you looking at over there when you were standing under the tree just now?"
Qin Hengzhi raised the corners of his mouth, his dark eyes sparkling. "Since you asked, I'll answer you. I saw two swallows that built a nest on the eaves of your house last year. Why did they build a nest in the handicraft factory this year? Are they planning to become neighbors with the big sparrows?"
This is really amazing. It seems that his little friend really has the ability to communicate with animals.
Lu Qiaoge clapped his hands and looked around. Seeing no one around, he said crisply, "Taotao, Nini, come here and formally meet Qin Hengzhi."
(End of this chapter)
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