Chapter 2239: Poor Benefit
After lunch, Lu Xiaoxiao saw that it was still early and it was not time for Liu Ermei to go to class yet, so she did not leave immediately. Instead, she sat on the kang and chatted with Liu Ermei and her family.
"Dad, why are you smoking more and more dry cigarettes recently?" Liu Ermei asked when she saw Liu Pingjiang smoking one dry cigarette after another.
"When I feel irritable, smoking will make me feel more relaxed."
"What happened?"
"The profitability of the food processing factory is getting worse and worse. I heard from the higher-ups that if things continue like this, the food processing factory will not be able to continue operating."
"How could this happen? Didn't you say a while ago that many people came to the factory to place orders?"
"It's true that many people came to the factory to place orders, but they were all ordering pickled cucumbers. It's not the cucumber season, so their orders are useless."
"Uncle Pingjiang, can't you sell anything else in the factory?"
"Yeah, because those things are available elsewhere, and people won't be stupid enough to come here to place an order."
"It stands to reason that there shouldn't be a situation where things can't be sold now that supplies are in short supply."
"Xiaoxiao, canned goods are rare and not everyone can afford them, so the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores won't buy too many of them. That's why the canned goods processed in the factory can't be sold."
After hearing Liu Pingjiang's words, Lu Xiaoxiao remembered that this was not her previous life, and canned food was not something that anyone could afford.
So she said to Liu Pingjiang, "Uncle Pingjiang, the factory manager will definitely find a way to solve the problem of canned food sales. The food processing plant has been built for less than a year, and the factory manager will definitely not let it go bankrupt."
"Dad, Xiaoxiao is right. You don't need to worry so much. Besides, we have a house now. Even if you can't continue to work in the factory, our family can still live well."
"Boss, Xiaoxiao and Second Sister are right. You can relax."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Even if the sky collapses, there are still tall people to hold it up. What do I have to be afraid of?"
Liu and Liu Ermei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing Liu Pingjiang's words. They were really afraid that Liu Pingjiang would get stuck in a rut. Fortunately, Lu Xiaoxiao came today, otherwise Liu Pingjiang would definitely not figure it out so easily.
"Aunt Liu, Uncle Pingjiang, it's getting late. I'll go back to the county first." Lu Xiaoxiao was afraid that Liu Biao would come to her house to look for her, so she planned to go home early so that Liu Biao would not be unable to find her.
"Xiaoxiao, I'll take you to the village entrance. It just so happens that I'm almost at class."
"good."
"Xiaoxiao, wait a moment. I've prepared some food for you to take home. I heard from my second sister that it's hard to buy vegetables in the county."
"It's really hard to buy vegetables in the county town, so today I shamelessly accepted the vegetables my aunt gave me."
"You don't have to be so polite with us. There's nothing in the countryside except for lots of vegetables. If you run out of food, just go to Auntie's house and get some."
"Okay, I won't be polite with my aunt."
After hearing what Lu Xiaoxiao said, Mrs. Liu happily got off the kang to get vegetables for Lu Xiaoxiao. After a while, she handed a basket of vegetables to Lu Xiaoxiao.
After Lu Xiaoxiao took the vegetables handed to her by Liu, she saw a salted pig's head in the basket, so she said to Liu: "Aunt Liu, I can accept the vegetables, but I can't accept the salted pig's head."
"Xiaoxiao, I have a lot of salted pig heads at home. You can take this back to eat during the New Year. Doesn't your brother like to eat salted pig heads?"
(End of this chapter)
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