Wang Zhen and Yang Dongmei didn't return from the provincial capital until another week later. The truffle market was about to open, so Zhou Huaian and Yang Chunyan both went to Ning'an.
Wang Zhen told the two what he had seen and heard at the cannery in the provincial capital. After listening for a while, the Yang Chunyan sisters went outside to talk. Zhou Huaian asked questions curiously.
"Their canning factory can produce 300 to 400 cans per minute, and many of their canned products are exported overseas."
Zhou Huaian's eyes widened after hearing this. "300 to 400 cans a minute, that's more than 20,000 cans an hour. Even if you only make a few cents from each can, it's a lot in a day."
"This is just a medium-sized factory. The large ones are even bigger. They even make the cans and bottles themselves."
"The state-owned factories are still powerful. When can we be as comfortable as they are?" Zhou Huaian asked, "Have you found out where they bought their equipment?"
Wang Zhen nodded and said, "I asked someone I know inside, and they have old equipment that has been eliminated in their factory. He said that the old equipment looks cheap, but the time wasted during busy periods, and the maintenance costs, add up to a lot of money.
I think we should buy a set of imported equipment first. In addition to making pickles, we can also use mushrooms, wild codonopsis, yam, etc. to prepare some stewed soup dumplings to sell. I think these things will sell well in the future. "
Zhou Huaian nodded and said, "When buying cows, you have to buy key cows. The same is true when buying machines. Just buy imported ones."
Although Wang Zhen expected that he would make the same choice as himself, he was still very happy to hear him agree without hesitation.
"Okay! I talked to Boss Zheng in the provincial capital. He agreed to help us buy equipment and asked us to bring samples to him after mass production."
Zhou Huaian nodded happily, "We've decided to do it, but there's no sign of the factory yet! Where do you plan to choose the site?"
Wang Zhen had already thought about it, "There is a large piece of vacant land in front of the railway bridge. I think the price there should be cheap, and it is also next to the bus station, which will be convenient for vehicles to enter and exit in the future. Let's choose that place as the factory site.
Then, you can buy the brigade's drying dam, and we can make bean paste, chili sauce, and fermented bean curd in the countryside. The water there is good, and the sauce you make tastes better than in the county town."
Zhou Huaian looked at him with a smile, "I'll go buy the drying dam for the brigade, and you go negotiate for the vacant land under the railway bridge."
Wang Zhen nodded at him a few times, "Slippery!"
Zhou Huaian chuckled, "The more capable you are, the more work you should do! Can you estimate how much money it will cost in total? Let's see how to divide the shares?"
"I asked my friends at the canning factory and they said one set of equipment costs 200,000 or 300,000 yuan. I asked Boss Zheng to help me find out. He has channels there and it should be cheaper."
Wang Zhen paused, "We still need to buy slicers, blenders, testing equipment and so on. There is no rush. Mushrooms will not be available until the rainy season next year, and peppers and cowpeas will not be available until July or August."
Zhou Huaian smiled and nodded, "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, take your time!"
"Don't worry. We can do things much faster than those government officials. They have to hold seven or eight meetings to get something done, but we can solve it with just a few words."
"That's because you, a top student, have insight. If it were me, I would only be able to sell some mountain products."
"You're flattering me again!" Wang Zhen said, and then he remembered something. "What did your second brother say about the power station?"
"My second brother said that they have already started debugging the equipment and are installing the transformer these days. The equipment should be officially started and generate electricity by New Year's Day."
"It will be good to start generating electricity, and the money invested will be rewarded."
"Are you still worried about not having enough money?"
"Of course I am worried. I have invested all the money I earned in the past few years in real estate and department stores." Wang Zhen glanced at him with a smile, "Unlike you, you can make money as soon as you sell the mountain products."
"It's okay! If the money is not enough, I will sell the agarwood."
"It's not worth selling now. In a few years, when there are more wealthy people, the price of these stylish items will probably skyrocket."
"I won't go wrong if I listen to you. Tell me when you think it's a good time to sell it."
"Yes!" Wang Zhen said, "Next year, the shop in the provincial capital will open for business. It all depends on the harvest of truffles this season and mushrooms next year. Otherwise, we have to open a factory and buy a shop next year. Where will the money come from?"
Zhou Huaian thought that there were two more truffle collectors this year. If the two companies raised the price, it would be hard to predict the harvest this year.
"If I really don't have money by then, I will sell the agarwood. Think about it, if I buy a shop and leave it there, I can not only collect rent, but the price will also increase. It's more cost-effective to sell it and collect rent instead of waiting for the price of agarwood to increase."
"Okay! We'll make plans when the time comes." Wang Zhen pointed to the account book on the coffee table and said, "The hotel will distribute dividends again at the end of the year. Remember to call Yiding over."
"That's right!" Zhou Huaian stood up, "You have to go to the clinic too. Chunyan and I will go buy the brushes and then go back."
"The books I bought for you and the snacks I bought for Jiuer are all in there. You can take them back." Wang Zhen picked up a bag. "My dad said thank you for the mushrooms you gave me."
Zhou Huaian didn't expect that he still remembered to buy books for him, so he happily took it and said, "I won't bother thanking you for all the trouble!"
"As long as you feel happy!" Wang Zhen went out with him and called Yang Chunyan and her sister who were basking in the sun in the yard, and went out together.
Zhou Huaian and Yang Chunyan went to the store where they usually bought brushes and got some ropes and tarpaulins before driving the tractor back.
As soon as the tractor arrived outside the yard, Xiao Jiuer, Lai Fu and Wangcai ran out together.
The weather was getting colder. Xiao Jiuer was wearing a corduroy jacket with a red background and black dots made by her mother-in-law, cotton-padded shoes with thin cotton padding, and a maroon woolen hat. She looked like a doll in a New Year picture.
Wangcai and Lai Fu ran to the tractor and wagged their tails happily at the two of them.
Yang Chunyan jumped off the tractor with a smile, "Little one, come pick up mommy!"
"I'm not going to be with you anymore!" The little guy hugged his arms and twisted his butt, "Jiu'er was sleeping, and you guys ran away!"
Zhou Huaian pulled the pompom made of colorful thread on his hat and said, "Oh~ You are so young but you have such a bad temper. It was too cold this morning, so we didn't call you!"
"Bad! I'm not going to pay attention to you and I won't be friends with you anymore!" Xiao Jiuer hugged his short and fat hands, his little mouth was pouting so much that an oil bottle could be hung on it.
Zhou Huaian scratched his lips, picked up the brush from the truck bed and walked towards the baking room next door.
Yang Chunyan took the bag of snacks from the truck bed and said, "Aunt and uncle bought you some delicious food! If you don't treat us well, we will share the delicious food among ourselves."
Little Jiuer pouted in dissatisfaction, "Mom is bad! I'll tell the old ancestor and spank you!"
"Little rascal! I'd rather spank you!" Yang Chunyan smiled and pinched his nose, then lowered her head and kissed him, "Have you been eating well at home?"
After kissing him, the little guy was finally happy and held her hand, "Be good, eat the balls, Mianmian, grandma said I'm a good grandson!"
Yang Chunyan looked at her son and her heart melted. "How good of you! Mom will treat you to delicious food when you get home!"
"I want candy!"
"You can only eat one piece, otherwise your teeth will get worms."
"Um!"
When Yang Chunyan got home, she opened the bag, took out Zhou Huaian's book, and saw milk candy, milk powder, preserved fruits and shaqi ma in it. The shaqi ma was left for the elderly.
After opening a bag of candy and giving him a piece, Xiao Jiuer pointed at Xiao Doudou and said, "Little sister, brother, have some!"
"Good son!" Yang Chunyan took two pieces and put them in her small pocket, then took out a cloth bag and put some preserved fruits and candies in it, "Put them aside for Sanniang to eat slowly."
"Oh!" The little guy walked outside with a cloth bag on his shoulder. Yang Chunyan felt worried, so she followed him and took a look. She saw him turn into Zhou Huaishan's house before turning back to the yard.
The little guy walked into the yard, and Xiaolong, who was playing with cars at the door of the main room, ran towards him, "Katydid, car!"
Xiao Jiuer took out the candy from her pocket and gave it to him, "Delicious!"
Xiaolong took it and started chewing it. Li Qiuyue came out after hearing the noise and hurriedly helped to peel off the candy wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth. She saw the cloth bag he was carrying and reached out to take it down, "Is this from Jiuer for Sanniang?"
"Sanniang, eat slowly!" After Xiao Jiuer learned what Yang Chunyan said, she pulled Xiao Long to go to the backyard to find Zhou Xiaolin.
Seeing that the bag was filled with candies and preserved fruits, Li Qiuyue thought that Yang Chunyan and the others had gone to Ning'an today, so she picked up the cloth bag and went back to the main room to continue knitting a sweater. She didn't see the two little guys come back, so she took the toy car and left the yard.
Zhou Xiaolin followed the two out and saw Cai Xiaomin and a snotty kid playing with a wooden stick by the ditch. "Cai Xiaomin, are you guys catching fish?"
Cai Xiaomin pointed at the snotty kid and said, "He said there are fish!"
When the snotty kid saw the car in Xiao Jiuer's hand, he reached out to grab it and said, "Give it to me, I want to play with it!"
"Jiu'er, that's bad!" Little Jiu'er grabbed it and refused to let go. Xiaolong also went to help, "Guardian!"
Seeing that he didn't let go, Xiao Jiuer lowered her head and bit him.
"You dare to bite me!" The snotty kid raised his hand and pushed him. Xiaojiuer took a few steps back, fell on his butt, and started crying loudly. Xiaolong also started crying loudly!
Zhou Xiaolin became anxious and ran over: "Hit my brother!" She raised her hand and grabbed the other person's face, leaving three claw marks on his face.
"You money-loser, I'm going to beat you to death!" The snotty kid started crying and raised his hand to grab Zhou Xiaolin's little bun.
Seeing this, Cai Xiaomin went over to help Zhou Xiaolin free the snotty kid, "Little youngest, Xiaolin, no fighting!"
Zhou Xiaolin was freed and immediately used the double claws to grab the snotty kid's ears tightly and refused to let go. "If you dare to hit my brother, I will beat the shit out of you."
The slug's ears were pinched by her and it hurt so much that he didn't dare to move at all, cursing, "You loser, you dare to hit me! I can't kill you!"
"You're the one who loses money, my grandma will beat all the shit out of you!"
Li Qiuyue heard the crying and hurried out of the house, pulling the two children apart. "What's wrong? Why are you fighting?"
"The snotty kid stole his brother's toy car, and when his brother refused to give it to him, he pushed him and made him fall on his butt!" Zhou Xiaolin rolled up her sleeves, "When my brothers come back, I'll beat the shit out of you!"
Little Jiuer turned over and climbed up, pointing at the snotty kid, pouting, "Sanniang, the bad guy stole the car! Beat him up!" (End of this chapter)
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