Chapter 197: Life was already difficult, and now it has become even worse.
Aunt Li wrote down the names and amounts of the seasonings she knew, and also wrote down the production process.
Zhang Man hurriedly took the note, looked at it twice, then folded it up carefully and handed it to Zhang Qiang.
After seeing Aunt Li off, she said to Zhang Qiang: "Brother, I've given you the idea, you can do the rest yourself."
Zhang Qiang saw hope just ahead and happily agreed.
In the next few days, Zhang Qiang began to hang around the duck factory, secretly inquiring for information.
It is called a factory, but in fact it is just a production point - a production workshop.
Lei Ming and others rented a small courtyard, where they produced ducks.
Zhang Qiang squatted nearby, and when he saw someone coming out, he would approach them, hand them a cigarette, some candy, and ask about the recipe.
Then I spent money to buy part of the formula from several workers.
When Lei Ming came to inspect the production site as usual, he discovered Zhang Qiang acting suspiciously.
He saw at a glance what Zhang Qiang was planning, but he did not expose him directly. Instead, he waited until Zhang Qiang left and then quietly greeted the brothers Yang Dong and Yang Pan.
The three of them got together, discussed in a low voice for a while, and came up with a wicked idea.
Two days later, Zhang Qiang came to the workshop again and saw Lei Ming squatting at the door smoking.
Lei Ming was wearing work clothes. Zhang Qiang thought he was a worker in the workshop, so he approached him and asked in a low voice: "Brother, can you sell me some seasonings and processes? The price is negotiable."
Lei Ming looked up at him and said, "This is not an easy thing to do. The workshop is very strict. If you really want to buy it, you have to pay a high price."
"How much?"
Lei Ming held up five fingers and said slowly, "Fifty dollars, not a cent less."
"It's too expensive!! Fifty, you might as well go rob it."
"Whatever you want." Lei Ming said indifferently, "My process is the core process. There are only three people here who master this process, and I am one of them."
When Zhang Qiang heard this, he felt heartbroken, but when he thought of the words "core process", he gritted his teeth and took out the money.
Lei Ming took the money, wrote down the amounts of a few seasonings, handed it to him, then turned and left.
After two days of research at home, Zhang Qiang went out to do some field research again.
This time I met the two brothers Yang Pan and Yang Dong again.
The two men did the same thing and cheated another hundred yuan from him.
In this way, Zhang Qiang spent a total of 500 yuan and finally put together the so-called "formula".
He was very happy and thought that he could make authentic duck products this time, so he quickly bought the ingredients and went home to experiment.
"Son, you bought so many at once. What if you fail?" Mother Zhang was a little worried when she saw him buying dozens of ducks in one go.
Zhang Qiang was full of confidence. He threw two large bags of seasonings on the ground and said, "No problem. Don't worry. It will work this time. I spent so much money on the recipe. I have to make more duck products and sell them so that I can make back my money quickly."
"That's true." Zhang's mother rolled up her sleeves and said, "Come on, I'll help you."
The mother and son tinkered in the kitchen for a whole day and finally finished cooking the duck in the evening.
However, the duck meat he made according to the "recipe" was not tasty at all. Not only was the meat hard, but it also had a fishy smell that had not been removed.
Only then did Zhang Qiang realize that he had been deceived.
He was so angry that his face turned blue, and he slammed his fist on the table, cursing, "These bastards actually dared to lie to me!"
After tasting the duck, Zhang's mother burst into tears: "Oh my God, so many ducks are wasted!"
"You guys are really..." Zhang's father was also distressed, "Sell it first. If you can't sell it, eat it yourself. So much food can't be wasted anyway."
Fortunately, it is winter now and the temperature is low, so there is no need to worry about the duck going bad.
Zhang Qiang pushed his cart to sell duck products, but not only did he fail to sell them, but people turned around and left after tasting them. No one wanted to buy anything.
If you compare yourself to others, you will die; if you compare goods, you will be thrown away.
They already have delicious duck products, who would buy Zhang Qiang’s?
It’s extremely rare, and also extremely expensive!
If the food isn’t sold, you’ll have to eat it yourself.
A family of three eats duck for every meal.
After eating it for three days in a row, I finally couldn't stand it anymore.
I don’t know if it was because the food was not heated enough or they ate too much meat and couldn’t digest it, but the three members of the Zhang family suffered from vomiting and diarrhea and had to get intravenous drips for two days.
Zhang's parents were almost heartbroken to see all this money spent.
Zhang Qiang gnashed his teeth in hatred and simply went to the duck workshop to find the people who had sold the recipe.
Everyone said that there was no problem with their formula. When they heard Zhang Qiang mention the words "core technology", others told him that he must have been cheated.
Where is the core technology here?
Not at all!
In fact, these workers didn’t know that only half of the ducks were produced.
The other half of the process needs to be taken to another production point for further processing.
The core ingredients and their dosage are controlled by Lei Ming and the Yang brothers.
Moreover, this seasoning cannot be used right away, it needs to be pre-processed.
Zhang Qiang couldn't find Lei Ming and others, and he was furious.
Not only did the business fail, but I also lost a lot of money.
Life was already tight, and now it's even worse.
No, I still have to find Zhang Man!
Zhang Qiang urged Zhang's mother to go, and Zhang's mother was very willing to make the trip for her son.
After all, sons are the apple of your eye.
She went to the staff dormitory of the machinery factory, and as soon as Zhang Man got off work, she greeted her with tears in her eyes.
"Manman, please save your brother!" Zhang's mother cried and told Zhang Man what happened. "You came up with this idea, you can't just ignore it. Your brother is so worried that he's fallen ill!"
Zhang Man was very upset after hearing this, but she still comforted her: "Mom, don't worry, I'll think of a solution."
The next day, Zhang Man took a leave of absence and shamelessly went to Xu Nuo for help.
At noon, she arrived at the school gate and was about to go in, but she saw Xu Nuo and a young and handsome boy walking out of the restaurant side by side from afar.
The two were talking and laughing, and looked very close.
The boy also stopped to buy a roasted sweet potato, broke it open, blew on it carefully, and handed it to Xu Nuo.
Xu Nuo took the sweet potato, took a bite without hesitation, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
When Zhang Man saw this scene, a thought suddenly popped up in her mind: "Great, Xu Nuo is actually having an affair with another man behind Lu Chen's back! This is going to be a good show!"
She was thinking about how to take advantage of this when she noticed a man behind her taking pictures with a camera.
The man looked like a tourist visiting from out of town, and he would raise his camera to take a picture of everything he saw.
The man saw Zhang Man staring at him, so he walked over to her and asked, "Comrade, I want to take a photo at the entrance of this university, can you help me?"
This sentence made Zhang Man think: God is so kind! She got what she needed.
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