The opportunity is that they can buy cattle and sheep, then resell them to Juedian Leather Factory at the original price, and keep the rest of the meat for themselves!
Beef and mutton are now much more expensive than pork!
Moreover, there are offal from cattle and sheep, which can be braised and sold for money.
According to the research conducted by Li Xiangdong and his team, a large live sheep can now be sold for eighteen yuan, while a small one can be sold for sixteen or seventeen yuan. The Juedian Leather Factory's standard for purchasing sheepskin is eighteen yuan and above, and good sheepskin can be sold for twenty yuan!
The same goes for cowhide. A live cow can only sell for a little over ninety yuan, while the purchase price for a cowhide is ninety-five yuan!
With each transaction, their costs are nothing more than buying, selling, transporting, and slaughtering cattle and sheep. These costs are negligible, so it's like picking up free money; all they have to do is bend down!
Liu Yuliang's eyes widened, and he muttered, "My God, this is a windfall!"
The crowd was abuzz with discussion, completely overwhelmed by the prospect of such enormous profits.
However, Li Jin quickly came to his senses and asked, "Then why don't the people at the Juedian Leather Factory buy live sheep and cattle to slaughter themselves?"
"How could you not know that? They are a state-owned leather factory, and the only raw materials they can buy are hides. If they buy live cattle and sheep, who will slaughter them? How will the beef and mutton be processed? These things can't be accounted for."
Once Li Xiangdong explained it, everyone understood.
The current leadership team is no longer the same as before; they have a certain understanding of how state-owned enterprises operate, so when Li Xiangdong spoke, everyone understood.
That leaves only one question.
Will the leather factory in Juedian accept the leather we send over?
"I've inquired. Their various leather products are exported overseas and are in high demand, so they buy as much leather as they can get! As long as the quality is good, they're not short of money!"
"Great! That's wonderful! How can there be such a good thing in the world!"
"Xiang Dong is truly the God of Wealth of Lijiapo!"
"Seriously, only the God of Wealth could have the ability to pick up money from an empty lot like this!"
"Shall we go and buy cattle and sheep right away?"
"Right away! I suggest we set up a slaughterhouse, directly under the food factory, and then send the beef and mutton to the food factory for processing. What do you think?"
Li Xiangdong made the suggestion.
Everyone immediately raised their hands in agreement.
The biggest problem now is who will lead the slaughterhouse.
Li Jin looked at the people present. Almost everyone had a task to be done, and it wouldn't be appropriate to assign it to anyone.
We'll have to find someone else to handle this.
Li Jin tapped his pipe on the stool leg, coughed a few times, and then asked everyone, "Let's discuss who is suitable to be the person in charge of the slaughterhouse?"
Li Tang suggested, "Zhao Suixin from our brigade used to castrate pigs with his father and knows how to slaughter them. Why don't we let him lead the way?"
Li Jin nodded, "That's true. Uncle Zhao used to be a master at slaughtering pigs. I think Suixin can do this job!"
Others echoed and agreed.
With the person in charge appointed, the next step was to find a few young, strong, and capable people to work with Zhao Suixin and make it easier to manage the cattle and sheep.
After calling Zhao Suixin over, Li Jin asked him, "Suixin, our brigade has just established a slaughterhouse, and everyone has elected you to be in charge. Are you willing to do it?"
Zhao Suixin rubbed his hands excitedly, his face flushed red, and his mind was a little confused for a moment, but that did not stop him from expressing his opinion.
He answered loudly, "Yes! Yes!"
"Alright! Go to Zhenbo's place to collect the money later. From now on, you'll be in charge of these young men, Xiangqian. Tomorrow morning, you'll go to each brigade to buy cattle and sheep!"
Everyone was very busy, so the meeting was very brief.
Zhao Suixin left the brigade headquarters in a daze and returned home.
By this time, the sun had long since set in the west. His wife, Wang Xiaochun, was cooking, pulling the bellows while adding firewood to the stove.
Zhao Suixin squatted down in front of Wang Xiaochun, and said blankly, "Wife, pinch me?"
Wang Xiaochun looked at her husband as if he were an idiot. "Is this guy stupid? Do you want to get hit?"
She turned her head and saw that her man's eyes were fixed and his face was flushed. Wang Xiaochun thought to herself, "Oh no, what's wrong?"
Is he sick?
She put down the firewood in her hand, quickly wiped her hands on her apron, and then placed her hands on Zhao Suixin's forehead. It wasn't hot!
Just as they were wondering what was going on, Zhao Xiaojun came running in, panting. He kicked open the door and nearly bumped into his father.
"Running around like crazy every day..."
Before Wang Xiaochun could finish complaining, Zhao Xiaojun asked his father with shining eyes, "Dad! Second Brother said you've become the director of our brigade's slaughterhouse?"
Wang Xiaochun was still confused. "What slaughterhouse? When did our brigade get a slaughterhouse?"
Zhao Suixin grabbed Zhao Xiaojun, "Son, quickly hit your father and see if I'm dreaming!"
His father used to beat him; when has he ever had such a good thing happen?
Zhao Xiaojun readily agreed, "Okay!"
He swung his arm in a wide arc, gathering all his strength, and then slapped Zhao Suixin across the cheek!
"Smack—"
"Father, you've finally made something of yourself!"
Zhao Suixin felt a sharp pain on his face. He didn't care whether he was dreaming or not. He reached out and grabbed Zhao Xiaojun, beating him mercilessly. "You little bastard, you really went for it!"
......
A single lamp cast dim shadows on the wall, revealing the Zhao family members. The neighbors in the surrounding resettlement houses were all asleep.
Wang Xiaochun gently rolled a hard-boiled egg across her husband's swollen cheek, then complained softly, "That brat, he's so clumsy! Tomorrow's your first day on the job, and you're already sporting a pig's face. People will think I hit you!"
Zhao Suixin ignored his wife. He was now nervously recalling the pig and sheep slaughtering techniques his father had taught him. He had been entrusted with an important task by the brigade leader, and he hoped he wouldn't mess things up tomorrow.
It was past midnight, and the couple still couldn't fall asleep in bed.
It's like our ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke; our family has produced a capable person!
Early the next morning, Zhao Suixin, with the knife he had sharpened the night before tucked into his waistband, embarked on a journey to buy cattle and sheep with a group of young men.
In this day and age, cattle are still very important production tools, so only old cattle or cattle that are about to die of illness will be sold by the brigade.
Sheep are much better; raising sheep is for making money.
So, on the first day, Zhao Suixin and his group bought eight sheep and an old ox that had lost all its teeth, and yes, a big donkey.
Liu Yuliang lovingly stroked the donkey's sturdy body, then pried open its mouth to examine its teeth. He sighed and said, "How could they bear to sell such a strong donkey!"
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