The vegetables brought out this time were carefully selected by the team leader and the secretary; each one was long, crisp, and of excellent quality.
The Party Secretary brought 70 jin of dried green beans, 20 jin of dried mushrooms, and 10 jin of mixed vegetables, all of which he had dried himself. They had selected the best quality vegetables, and even the ones sold in state-run department stores might not be as good as theirs.
After Xu Liang saw it, he made a comparison.
"Hey buddy, let's talk in the office."
"Xinyue, have the logistics staff take these over and test them."
Xu Xinyue nodded.
Just as Qiao Wanyue was about to leave with Xu Xinyue, Xu Liang called her back.
"Girl, let's go to the office together."
Qiao Wanyue glanced at the secretary, and Secretary Guo nodded with a smile.
He realized that Xu Liang and Xu Xinyue were only doing this because of Qiao Wanyue. Otherwise, why would they only choose the dried vegetables from their village when every village had them? If he kicked Qiao Wanyue out now...
That would be truly foolish.
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Xu Liang cut to the chase, "Secretary Guo, our grain factory doesn't lack this channel. As long as our sales representatives go to the countryside, every brigade has these dried vegetables. It's just that my sister said Wanyue has connections with Old Li in her family..."
"We shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders."
This was clearly telling Secretary Guo that the route was only possible because of Qiao Wanyue.
He shouldn't be thinking of anything shady.
Secretary Guo smiled and said, "Wanyue is our village's communications officer, so you can rest assured about that."
An old fox doesn't need to spell things out too clearly.
Xu Liang cleared his throat and revealed a sly smile; he enjoyed talking to intelligent people.
My brother-in-law told me to look after this little girl for a while.
"Secretary Guo, here's the deal: right now, dried green beans are 30 cents a pound, dried mushrooms are 50 cents a pound, and other kinds are 20 cents. Let's be frank, I'll give you 15 cents for dried green beans, 35 cents for dried mushrooms, and 5 cents for the other kinds, how about that?"
After a moment's thought, Secretary Guo realized that he was indeed an old fox.
"Minister Xu, we all know we're serving the people. This money won't end up in my pocket, Lao Guo's. Our village doesn't have any side businesses; we can only grow some fruits and vegetables."
Please be lenient and raise the price again.
Xu Liang's expression remained unchanged, but he didn't say a word.
Secretary Guo wasn't sure what he meant. The price he offered wasn't low, especially considering the large volume of sales, it was quite fair. But Secretary Guo wanted to try to negotiate for the villagers.
Qiao Wanyue chimed in, "Uncle Xu, we can discuss the price, but as your messenger, I assure you that the quality of all future dishes will be the same as today's."
Secretary Guo suddenly understood. Xu Liang had no shortage of channels to drive down prices, and he could also bring up his own advantages to discuss prices.
He glanced gratefully at Qiao Wanyue, then steadied himself. "Minister Xu, it's like this: if you're satisfied, we'll establish a legal channel for dried vegetables when we return to our hometown."
Quality is overseen by designated personnel; every bundle of dried vegetables is top-quality and free of any impurities. I can assure you of this.
Xu Liang thought for a moment, then pretended to consider it and said, "You can suggest the price you're looking for."
That's how business works: first, set a minimum price, then gradually increase it.
Xu Liang is a seasoned veteran; naturally, he wouldn't reveal his hand from the start.
As the leader of the grain factory, he naturally had to keep prices as low as possible.
Secretary Guo smiled and said, "Add five cents to each product."
He spoke with trepidation, and Xu Liang couldn't help but frown when he heard him. Secretary Guo thought he had asked for too much and subconsciously wanted to change his mind.
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