Chapter 397 Seafood Order
"Brother Chen."
Just as he was frowning, he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him.
Why does this sound like...
Chen Guanghai suddenly turned around and saw Su Xiaoxiao following Chen Lingling in. He immediately stood up from his seat.
"Comrade Su? Why are you here?"
Su Xiaoxiao touched her nose and told the truth: "Brother Chen, I came to see you specifically to discuss seafood purchases. The sea cucumbers I ordered from you last time were of very good quality. My family loved them very much. I plan to purchase more. In addition, I also want to purchase some fresh seafood."
"This time I'm purchasing on behalf of our department store, so the quantity needed might be quite large."
"What?"
Chen Guanghai's eyes almost popped out. He was worried about the sales of seafood in the village, but he didn't expect the order to come to his door. Comrade Su was simply a benefactor to their Chenhe Village.
"Sister, to be honest, I'm worried about this. If this works out, you'll be a great benefactor to our Chenhe Village."
But when he said this, he suddenly thought of a problem. The distance from their place to Binhe City is not short. Last time, they took the train for several hours. If the seafood is to be transported there, it will probably go bad before it is halfway there.
This girl must not know anything, so she said that.
He tried to explain, "Comrade Su, we have as many dried sea cucumbers and dried fish as you want. Even if we give you fresh seafood, you can't take it with you. It will take several hours to get back by train, and it will probably go bad before you even get there."
Su Xiaoxiao then remembered that ice factories were not so popular in those days and cold chain transportation was very underdeveloped.
However, the seafood she bought was for her own consumption and for sale in the game store, so she didn't have this concern.
She immediately said, "Brother Chen, don't worry about this. I won't take the train back home. I have a friend to pick me up, so this weather shouldn't be a problem."
Chen Guanghai nodded and sighed, "It's a pity that we don't have an ice factory here. If we had ice cubes, it wouldn't be a problem even if it was farther away."
As the village chief of Chenhe Village, Chen Guanghai has been trying to find a way to make his fellow villagers rich. The first way he thought of was to set up an ice factory and transport seafood to farther places for sale.
The last time he went to Binhe City to sell sea cucumbers, he noticed that there were basically no fresh seafood in inland areas, only some freshwater fish and shrimp.
If we could bring their seafood over there, sales would definitely be good.
Su Xiaoxiao suggested: "Brother Chen, have you ever thought about setting up a small ice factory in the village? You are in the seafood business. If you can make ice yourself, the transportation costs will be much lower."
Chen Guanghai also knew this, but running an ice factory was not easy.
Not to mention whether it can be approved by the higher authorities, it is difficult for them to even get the refrigerator.
This thing can't be bought with money, you also need connections.
Thinking of this, he shook his head: "Comrade Su, it's not that we don't want to, it's that we simply don't have the ability. This refrigerator is not something that ordinary people can buy."
"I know someone in this field, Brother Chen. If you're interested in setting up an ice factory, I can ask for you later."
Su Xiaoxiao said carefully, and Chen Guanghai became even more excited: "That's great, Comrade Su, I don't know how to thank you. You will be my sister from now on. If you need anything from me, just ask."
The two of them chatted excitedly and completely ignored everyone else.
Chen Lingling cleared her throat and said, "Uncle, I specially brought my sister here. I haven't even had a bite of food yet. How about we eat first?"
Wang Xiujuan also hurriedly joined in: "Yes, yes, let's eat first, and we can talk about it after dinner."
Chen Lingling walked over and took Su Xiaoxiao's arm: "Come on, sister, eat first, and we can talk about other things after dinner."
Chen Guanghai was originally thinking of inviting Su Xiaoxiao to sit down and eat, but when he heard Chen Lingling call him "sister", the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
This generation is quite confusing.
Wang Xiujuan looked at the food on the table and said a little embarrassedly, "You guys eat first, I'll go to the kitchen and cook two more dishes."
They didn't know that any distinguished guests would come, so their dinner today was very simple.
Each person gets a bowl of wild vegetable soup, and the staple food is sorghum steamed bread, plus a small plate of pickles and a can of shrimp paste.
Such food is really too shabby to entertain guests.
Su Xiaoxiao didn't mind. Before this, her family's food was not as good as others.
"Don't bother, sis. This is great."
She came to visit suddenly, and she felt embarrassed to let others give her special treatment, so she hurriedly stopped them.
After thinking for a while, she took out a can of Lao Gan Ma and a small bag of braised beef from her bag and placed them on the table.
She came with empty paws and felt embarrassed to eat for free.
The braised beef with soy sauce was given to her by Liu Cuilan before she left. Because it contained soup, she was afraid of staining her clothes so she put it directly into the small warehouse, thus avoiding the clutches of the thief.
"Oh, that won't do. You came all the way here, how can I let you spend money?"
Wang Xiujuan didn't expect that she had brought something with her, and she felt even more embarrassed.
When the three half-grown children at the table saw the small package of braised beef with soy sauce, their saliva almost flowed onto the table. They had never eaten braised beef with soy sauce in their lives.
The most common food we eat is fish, and during festivals we can have dumplings with pork and cabbage.
The youngest child immediately reached out his little hand to grab the braised beef. Before his hand even touched the edge of the oil-paper package, Wang Xiujuan slapped it away: "What are you doing? Why are you so greedy? Have you never eaten meat in your life or what?"
This is too embarrassing. He wants to touch the things brought by the guests on the spot. It is really outrageous.
The little boy immediately burst into tears: "Wow, wow, wow, I just haven't eaten beef before."
As the child started crying, Wang Xiujuan's expression became even more awkward. She reached out to grab the child and said, "What are you talking about, kid? Didn't we just eat meat a few days ago?"
"These are all the small fish that people didn't want to pick out. Woohoo, I want to eat braised beef in soy sauce."
Su Xiaoxiao saw the embarrassment on Wang Xiujuan's face, and she didn't expect that this family was in far more difficult circumstances than she thought.
She pushed the braised beef in soy sauce in front of the three children and said, "Eat it. I'll treat you."
The three children looked at Wang Xiujuan and then at Chen Guanghai, but none of them dared to take action.
Chen Guanghai quickly refused: "Sister, this won't work, they can just eat this."
"Brother Chen, please don't be polite with me. I came here in a hurry and didn't bring anything. These are just for the children to satisfy their cravings."
As she spoke, she took out a handful of diced beef and placed them on the table: "This is diced beef. If you don't mind, everyone can try it."
The family felt even more embarrassed and tried to refuse. At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
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