Chapter 245 News
Captain Qin thanked him, took the chopsticks, and reached into the bowl impatiently.
Just as the noodles were about to enter his mouth, Captain Qin suddenly remembered that he couldn't eat this delicious food alone.
Besides, he came here to discuss official business, and it was against the rules to eat the common people's food.
Captain Qin chuckled, swallowed his saliva, put down his chopsticks, and took the initiative to push the bowl to the center of the table.
"Nephew Lin, don't you want to eat something together?"
"Um?"
Ye Lin raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. It was the first time someone invited him to eat a bowl of instant noodles together.
Seeing that Captain Qin was a little embarrassed, Ye Lin asked Ah Hui to go to the kitchen again, "Ah Hui, go get a bowl, I want to eat something with Uncle Qin."
With Ye Lin as his partner, Captain Qin finally relaxed a bit, picked up his chopsticks again, and ate a mouthful of noodles.
“Ugh!!”
With noodles in his mouth, Captain Qin was speechless. He just kept giving Ye Lin thumbs up, his eyes shining with excitement.
After hurriedly swallowing a mouthful of noodles, Captain Qin took another bite and ate the noodles without caring about the burn. He finished most of the instant noodles in less than half a minute.
Ye Lin, who was eating with him across from him, had just taken three bites.
Captain Qin felt unsatisfied after finishing his noodles. Looking at the rich and oily soup in the bowl, he simply picked up the porcelain bowl, turned it upside down, and drank it all in one gulp.
"belch!"
After a burp, Captain Qin wiped the oil off his lips, put down the bowl contentedly, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and praised the taste of the noodles.
"These noodles really taste good. I've lived half my life, but this is the first time I've tasted such a unique flavor. It makes you want to eat more."
“Isn’t this thing cheap?”
Seeing that Captain Qin had finished eating, Ye Lin put down his chopsticks and analyzed the market situation of instant noodles for him.
"Compared to rice and flour, the price is higher. In Hong Kong, a bag costs about one or two Hong Kong dollars. In mainland China, I think it can be sold for around 20 cents."
Captain Qin was secretly shocked. He knew that this thing was expensive, but he didn't expect it could be sold for one or two dollars in Hong Kong. Two dollars was enough for the villagers to eat for seven or eight days.
He took a breath and frowned.
"Isn't two cents a bit too much? A big pancake in the county only costs five cents."
Captain Qin lived frugally and helped the needy families in the village. His salary was not enough to support him, and he would spend every penny he earned.
If anyone in the village couldn't get enough food or couldn't afford medical treatment, he would rather starve himself and help them out of his own pocket.
Although he thought the noodles tasted very good, he was reluctant to spend two cents to buy them.
Ye Lin knew what he was thinking and advised him,
"Uncle Qin, we can't just look at things from our own perspective. You have to look at things from other people's perspectives."
"The world is developing very quickly. The per capita income in mainland China will continue to rise with the implementation of the opening-up policy. Even if it's only a few cents, there will always be people willing to spend it."
"Some people think anything is worth it, while others think it's not. As long as we ensure quality, there will always be a market for our products, and sales will not be a problem."
Whenever Ye Lin sat there, he looked rich, and with his tricks, he gave people the impression that they would make a lot of money by following him.
Captain Qin was confused by what he said. Although Captain Qin didn't understand anything, he felt that what Ye Lin said made sense.
He was reluctant to buy it, but the workers in the city would definitely be willing to buy it. How many workers would there be in the whole country? Their noodles would definitely sell well!
Captain Qin made the decision and decided to follow Ye Lin's arrangements.
"Okay, your uncle doesn't know how to do business, so I'll leave it to you to decide."
"So what should we do now?"
Ye Lin slowly finished the remaining instant noodles in the bowl and told Captain Qin not to worry.
"Uncle, don't worry about anything else. Take the money and build the factory first. The place should be large, spacious, bright and clean. I'll show you the photos."
After wiping his mouth, Ye Lin took out a brochure about integrated standardized factories from his briefcase and pointed at the rows of large factories.
"Uncle Qin, do we have a construction team here that can build a factory like this?"
Captain Qin took it and looked at it carefully. The construction teams he knew only built small bungalows. He really didn't know if they could build a large factory like this.
He said to Ye Lin with some uncertainty, "This is the first time I've seen a factory like this. I have to go back and ask."
"No, I'll go today. Nephew Lin, I'm leaving first."
Captain Qin is a man of action. He won't feel at ease until the factory in the village is open.
He stuffed the brochure into his arms, said something hurriedly to Ye Lin, turned around and ran away.
"Uncle, take a few packets of noodles back home to eat."
"No more, no more!"
Seeing that he was about to leave, Ye Lin wanted to ask Captain Qin to take back a few packets of instant noodles, but he couldn't call him at all, as there was no one in the yard.
Captain Qin moved quickly.
After returning, the construction team was finalized within two days.
People in their fifties are full of enthusiasm and are busy every day, going to the mountains and the countryside, and even visiting the cemeteries.
In two days, Captain Qin visited all the land belonging to Xiahe Village.
Finally, two plots of land were decided upon for building the factory.
A noodle factory is located not far from the village farmland, only five minutes' walk away.
There is a garment factory located two or three hundred meters away from the village entrance. It is far away from the farmland behind the village and the place where villagers live, so there is no need to worry about food pollution and noise from machines.
On the third day we started turning the soil and laying the foundation.
Everyone in the village was beaming with joy, even more excited than when they built the school.
The factory is good, it can make money, and since it is a factory in our village, they will definitely be given priority when recruiting workers!
They, a bunch of peasants, now have the opportunity to become workers!
Recently, the villagers of Xiahe Village walk with their chins held high when they go out, and don’t even lower their heads when they enter the supply and marketing cooperative.
The usually sullen salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative would immediately change her expression behind the counter as soon as she heard someone was from Xiahe Village. She would hold the person back and not let him leave, calling him "big sister" affectionately. Her enthusiasm scared everyone in the village.
Nowadays, there are many children in the family and everyone wants a proper job.
In the county, everyone has their own job and no one quits even if they work there for their entire life. There are no vacancies at all. There are no fewer unemployed young people in the county than in the village.
Aunt Miao was being chatted with a salesperson selling roasted nuts. The two of them were chatting while cracking melon seeds.
The melon seed shells on the counter were piled up in a pile, more than the melon seeds Aunt Miao had in her pocket.
"Sister, when will the factory in your village start recruiting workers?"
The salesman chatted with Aunt Miao here and there, and with the help of a few handfuls of sunflower seeds, he managed to build up a temporary relationship. Feeling that the time was right, he began to inquire about the factory.
After asking, he took out a sesame roll from the counter and put it into Aunt Miao's hand.
Who doesn't want food?
Besides, her Aunt Miao is not doing it for free. She and Jin Fenglian hang out together all day long and know everything about the Ye family. No one in Xiahe Village knows more about running a factory than her.
Aunt Miao felt at ease, chewing the sesame rolls and telling the salesperson what she knew.
"Sister, to be honest, I do know some inside information."
"Oh! Big sister, please tell me quickly."
The salesperson became excited when he heard this and stuffed another handful of raisins into Aunt Miao's hand.
Aunt Miao just wanted to act sophisticated and show off, she didn't intend to cheat the salesperson out of anything.
But the things were already in her hands, and Aunt Miao was reluctant to return them, so she had to stuff the raisins into her cloth bag.
No more nonsense, let’s get straight to the point.
"Anyway, we'll definitely open two factories, one to produce noodles and one to make clothes."
"The factory building has already started construction. I heard from our team leader that it can be completed in three months at the earliest. When the time comes, we will first select people from our village to work in the factory, and then recruit workers from outside."
“Cough cough cough!!!”
Aunt Miao was eating sesame rolls and talking at the same time, when she accidentally inhaled some sesame seeds into her trachea and started coughing until her face turned red and her neck became thick.
"Hey, big sister, please come in and sit down. I'll go get you a glass of water."
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