Chapter 403 Cooperation
As she spoke, Su Xiaoxiao winked at Chen Guanghai.
Chen Guanghai nodded subconsciously: "Yes, let's make money together."
Now he realized why Comrade Su did this.
If several villages cooperate, they can take turns going out to sea to ensure the supply of seafood, and also enable several villages to prosper together and live in peace.
To be honest, none of them actually want to fight every day. Isn't this all for the benefit of the village?
But if these interests are tied together, then they are one family and can stand united against the outside world.
Thinking of this, Chen Guanghai felt a little ashamed.
When he heard about this way to make money, his first thought was to make Chenhe Village rich, so that the surrounding villages would be jealous.
Look at Comrade Su, with such vision and courage, no wonder he is a manager and he is just a village cadre.
Zhang Dashan looked at him suspiciously. How could Chen Guanghai, who was so stingy, be willing to share such a good business with him? Was there something fishy going on?
Otherwise, why would he be so kind?
Thinking about it, he asked directly: "Old Chen, what are you planning again? Don't think I don't know. With your stingy attitude of preferring to go barefoot rather than wear out the soles of your shoes, how could you be willing to give me such a good business?"
Chen Guanghai corrected him with a dark face: "First, please call me Chen Guanghai or Brother Chen. Second, we are in a cooperative relationship, not just giving you the business."
Zhang Dashan snorted lightly and hesitated. The two villages had been at odds for a long time, and he always felt that Old Man Chen was holding back.
But the opportunity to make money is indeed tempting...
Before he could reply, his wife, Chen Xiaoju, slapped him on the back of the head. "What are you waiting for? Every household in the village is so poor they can't even afford to eat. They're about to go out and beg for food. What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of someone scamming you or your money? You have no looks, no money, so why should you be afraid?"
Zhang Dashan: “…”
He doesn't care about face, so why should he pretend to be profound? After all, he is the head of the village.
Thinking of this, he deliberately pulled a long face and scolded: "The man is talking, why are you, a woman, interfering? How can you have a say? If you don't know, you would think I'm afraid of my wife? Go home quickly..."
Before he could finish his words, he met his wife's cold gaze and immediately turned off the microphone.
Su Xiaoxiao: “…”
Isn't it obvious that he's henpecked? Are you afraid that she won't notice?
"Ahem... well, Old Man Chen, I've agreed to this on behalf of our village."
The two villages quickly reached a consensus, and Su Xiaoxiao asked Chen Guanghai to ask the other village if there was a master who could make tinware.
Making tin cans is now a top priority.
Believe it or not, there are actually two of them, and their level is comparable to that of Uncle San.
In this way, they might even be able to build a factory specializing in making tin cans.
After discussing the cooperation between the two villages, the two groups of people who had just been fighting each other to the point of being bloody are now as close as brothers.
It turns out that there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
While Su Xiaoxiao was sighing in her heart, Uncle Chen had already come to her door with the first tin can he had made.
"Su girl, do you think this is the case?"
Uncle Chen handed the finished jar to Su Xiaoxiao. The silver-white jar was exquisitely crafted, with very regular welding points. It was obvious that the maker had put a lot of effort into it.
Su Xiaoxiao looked left and right and found that there were delicate patterns carved on it. She couldn't help but admire it. This level of exquisiteness could never be produced by a cold machine.
She generously gave Uncle Chen a thumbs-up: "Uncle, you are awesome, you did a great job."
I filled a jar with water to test its sealing, and it met the standards. The water did not leak out at all when it was put in. It was amazing.
However, she felt that although the carved patterns on it would look nice, it would be a waste of time. She could print some labels and stick them on, which would be both nice and save time and effort.
She immediately told her idea to Uncle Chen, who nodded repeatedly. This little girl has some ideas.
After the jar issue was settled, Su Xiaoxiao began to teach Wang Xiujuan and some women in the village who were good at cooking how to make canned seafood.
Quite a few people came, even Zhang Dashan's tough wife came.
The people from both villages still had blood marks on their faces from the fight, but now they sat together without any grudges, chatting and laughing, and gossiping together, as if they were from the same village.
Su Xiaoxiao finally felt relieved. She was really afraid that this group of people would start fighting. She had just discovered that these people were much more ferocious in fighting than the men.
She tried it out on everyone first, and soon an older sister who was quick to learn came forward to try it.
What surprised her was that these older sisters and aunts were good at fighting and were also fast learners.
In just half an afternoon, a group of more than a dozen people had mastered the skills of canning seafood.
It just so happened that Uncle Chen also brought his people to make the first batch of ten tin cans and had them delivered to her.
Su Xiaoxiao packed a can of each type of seafood and temporarily marked the type of seafood on it with a piece of paper. Then she followed Chen Guanghai to deliver it to the state-owned restaurant in the town.
Chen Guanghai has a good relationship with the manager of the state-owned restaurant in the town, and he usually sends some fresh seafood over. However, the state-owned restaurant's business has been slow recently, so he has decided to stop purchasing their seafood.
Manager Zhao frowned slightly when he saw Chen Guanghai coming over. "Old Chen, you know our restaurant's business is not doing well. I really can't handle this seafood order. Why don't you go to a big restaurant in the city and think of another solution?"
After dealing with each other for so many years, he will help in any way he can.
It's a pity that he can't even save himself now. Their restaurant has had the lowest turnover for two consecutive years and is on the verge of running out of money. It may close down in a few days, and he won't know what to do then.
Chen Guanghai stuffed a can of seafood into his hand and said, "Old Zhao, look at what you said. I know you're in trouble. This is some canned seafood made at home. You've helped our village a lot in the past. I brought it over for you to try."
He picked out two cans and handed them to Manager Zhao, one with hairtail and one with octopus, both of which were spicy.
"Oh, this is so embarrassing. I've always felt sorry for you about the order. We've been working together for so many years."
Manager Zhao wanted to refuse, but was stopped by Chen Guanghai. He had no choice but to accept the things, feeling even more guilty.
"Okay, Lao Zhao, you go ahead and do your work. We're leaving now."
Chen Guanghai waved at him with a smile and left with Su Xiaoxiao.
There are three state-owned restaurants in the town. They have to finish them quickly and then go to the ones in the city. They are very busy.
Manager Zhao watched the two men leave and went into the house with the canned food.
There were few people in the restaurant at the moment, so he took out the can. He could faintly smell the tempting aroma and couldn't help swallowing.
After much hesitation, he opened the jar.
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