"Okay, let's listen to Minister Han. We are going to collect herbs," Hu Hongde immediately accepted Han Qing's opinion. Now he regarded Han Qing and his group as mascots.
When Su Nian and Chu Beichen appeared for the first time, Hu Hongde accompanied them for a stroll in the mountains. By chance, they met Han Qing. Han Qing's rescue gave Hu Hongde his first opportunity. He was transferred to Hancheng County as the deputy county magistrate.
This was a qualitative leap for Hu Hongde. When Su Nian and Chu Beichen came this time, Hu Hongde signed an export contract for 30,000 tons of potatoes with Su Nian's patient Jenny.
This is not only the first big order signed by Hu Hongde so far, but also the first big order signed by Hancheng County so far.
Hu Hongde is a down-to-earth person. He has not considered how much benefit this deal can bring to himself. He just wants to make the people happy. It is good that the potatoes that have rotted in the fields in previous years can be exchanged for profits.
Han Qing shook his head. This Hu Hongde really couldn't talk, but just because of his sincerity, he decided to date him!
"Su Nian, what kind of medicinal herbs are you looking for?" Han Qing had doubts about the epidemic situation determined by Su Nian. After all, he was not Chu Beichen, who had been blinded by love.
"Well, it's the root of a plant. This plant isn't used as medicine, it only has a preventive effect on this disease," Su Nian was pulled by Chu Beichen, walking with one foot deep and one foot shallow. "We all call it wild bamboo, it doesn't have a scientific name."
"It's winter now, and all the leaves have fallen. It must be very difficult to find flowers, so I insisted on coming!"
Everyone understood. If Su Nian hadn't identified it, no matter how much she said, they wouldn't have been able to find this wild bamboo.
When they set out, it was already around eight or nine in the evening. The trip was in a hurry and people hadn't had dinner yet. They were all taking out the dry food prepared by Hu Hongde and eating it.
What Hu Hongde brought to everyone was bread, which was made from wheat flour ground by the farmers in Laowan Township. It was not refined and contained a small amount of bran. In addition, it was mixed with leaves of a plant called cochinchinensis, which made the appearance of the bread ugly and black.
But it’s different when you put it in your mouth. It’s soft, sweet, and has a pure natural grain flavor.
Chu Beichen took a few bites of the fragrant bean cake, gulped down a mouthful of cold water, and then wiped his mouth. "Old Hu, your fragrant beans are pretty good. Let Jenny taste them when you have the chance. If she likes them, maybe she'll even place an order for you!"
Hu Hongde smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed, and in the darkness, only his snow-white teeth could be seen. "Really? I'll give it to her when I get home. I didn't expect foreigners to be so fond of these things!"
"Their fellow villagers have a lot of local specialties at home. I'll ask them to search for them and see if there's anything Jenny likes!"
Su Nian couldn't help laughing: "Look at what you think Jenny is?"
"A cash cow!" Han Qing answered carelessly. "Krupp has so much money he has nowhere to spend it. It would be great if Laowan Township could help him spend some of it!"
Everyone laughed together. Import and export trade is a matter of mutual consent. Both parties can buy or sell anything on a voluntary basis, which can be considered as mutual exchange of resources.
Hu Hongde could never have imagined that Laowan Township, hidden in a remote corner deep in the mountains, could engage in import and export trade. But when he thought about the near future when the potatoes everywhere could be exchanged for foreign exchange, this simple man couldn't help laughing again.
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