This time, Jiang Wanyue was simply delivering the crispy fish slices. She didn't need to do anything else and finished the delivery quickly.
Things did not end there. She carried a large bag of crispy fish fillets and walked towards the textile factory's staff quarters, and arrived at Aunt Wang's house.
Seeing her coming, Aunt Wang thought she was here to pick up supplies again, and immediately said with a smile: "I was just thinking about you, I want to buy some brown sugar noodles, do you have any?"
Jiang Wanyue said hurriedly: "Auntie, I'm so sorry, I'm not here to sell supplies today."
Aunt Wang took a look at what she was holding and asked, "What is this?"
"It's too risky for a woman like me to enter the black market. Thanks to your help, I don't know how much trouble I have saved. The clothes my daughter is wearing were also given by you, and I always remember them." Jiang Wanyue smiled and said, "This is the crispy fish slices newly produced in our fish farm. They taste very good. I specially sent some to you to try."
She took out a small bag from the big bag and handed it over. There were about twenty bags in it.
Auntie Wang picked up a package, looked left and right, and confirmed that it was indeed fish. She asked curiously, "I have never eaten fish wrapped like this."
She gave Jiang Wanyue a lot of face and opened a package on the spot. She took a bite and was immediately shocked.
When you bite down, you will find plump and crispy fish meat, and the tip of your tongue will taste spicy and fresh. The oil seeps into your mouth, and the flavors of the seasoning and fish are fully integrated. The crispy, crunchy, fresh and fragrant flavors spread between your lips and teeth. After taking the first bite, you can't help but take the second bite immediately. After a few bites, the whole bag of fish is finished in an instant.
"This, this is so delicious!" Aunt Wang couldn't believe it. "Where are you going to sell this at your fishery? I'll go and support you!"
"It's not on the market yet." Jiang Wanyue sighed, "Auntie is from the county town, so she should know how high the tone of the sales clerks in department stores is. They will definitely look down on the products produced by our rural fishery. How could they be willing to put them on the shelves?"
Aunt Wang understood what he meant and said, "Sister, if you want me to help you with something, just tell me. If I can help you, I will definitely help you. If I can't help you, then there's nothing I can do."
She thought that Jiang Wanyue asked her to use her connections to work as a lobbyist for the department store.
She does have a niece on her mother's side who works in a department store, so she could give it a try, but it might not work, so she didn't say anything for sure.
Jiang Wanyue smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Auntie. Here are two hundred packages of crispy fish slices. I would like to ask you to give them to my relatives and friends. If anyone thinks they are delicious and wants to eat more, please go into the department store and ask the salesperson if they have any crispy fish slices from Xiaojing Fishery Farm. Just ask. This will be a huge favor to me."
Aunt Wang was surprised and asked, "You asked me to help you just to give these fish to people for free and have them go to the department store and ask, and that's it?"
Giving people food for free and still asking for help?
This is simply pie in the sky!
Jiang Wanyue nodded: "I will bring more supplies for Auntie when I come back to the county next time."
"Okay, let's stop talking about this." Aunt Wang patted her chest and said, "Leave this matter to me. I promise to do it beautifully for you!"
With these words, Jiang Wanyue felt relieved.
She turned back to the station, and Lin Jin and Zhao Xiangbei had also completed their mission.
After the three of them reunited, they went to the department store.
This is the place with the largest flow of people in the county, with people always coming and going. Although everyone is poor, some people can afford to buy things that others cannot afford.
Jiang Wanyue took out the certificate issued by the brigade, walked to the front desk at the entrance, handed it over and said, "Hello, we are the staff of the Xiaojing Brigade Fishery. We have something to discuss with your manager. I wonder if you can pass it on."
Her hair was combed neatly, and she was wearing a Zhongshan suit and small leather shoes. She was followed by two companions and looked a bit like a cadre.
The receptionist stood up and said, "Wait a moment."
Jiang Wanyue felt that she should buy another set of such clothes so that it would be convenient for her to go anywhere for work.
In any era, clothes make the man. When others don't know you, they can only judge your identity by your appearance and clothes.
After a while, the receptionist came over with a middle-aged man: "Our manager is in a meeting. This is the head of our sales department. If you have anything to say, just talk to Chief Zhou."
"Hello, Section Chief Zhou." Jiang Wanyue extended her hand. "I'm the person in charge of Xiaojing Fishery. My last name is Jiang."
"Hello, Ms. Jiang." Section Chief Zhou led her inside and they sat down in the office. "I wonder if you have come here in such great numbers. What do you want to discuss?"
The arrival of a group of three people was definitely a big deal for Section Chief Zhou, so he came over to receive them.
Jiang Wanyue said: "Our fishery has developed a new product."
She took out a few packages of crispy fish slices and handed them over. "Chief Zhou, do you think this product can be put on the shelves of department stores?"
Section Chief Zhou took a look and found the packaging quite interesting. There was a picture of a fish jumping out of the water on it. The picture was very lifelike and very pleasing to the eye. There were five words printed on it: "Spicy Crispy Fish Slices". On the back of the packaging bag was the production address. This thing was actually produced in the countryside... Section Chief Zhou's face instantly showed a bit of contempt.
He said, "All the products in our department store are produced by regular factories. Products like yours... I'm afraid they won't work."
The words were vague, but Jiang Wanyue was not a fool, so she naturally understood.
In fact, before coming here, she had anticipated that this would be the case, so she did so much preliminary work.
She said, "Chief Zhou, although our fishery is in the countryside, there is no problem with the quality and hygiene of the food. Since the department store doesn't like it, we won't force it. Sorry to bother you."
She stood up, turned around and left, and Lin Jin and Zhao Xiangbei immediately followed.
After walking outside, Lin Jin said, "Wanyue, the crispy fish slices can't be sold in department stores. What should we do? Should we sell them in the supply and marketing cooperatives?"
"The people who go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things are all farmers. How can they afford to buy this?" Zhao Xiangbei shook his head. "Today we gave away a thousand packages of crispy fish slices for free. That's a total of two hundred yuan."
Speaking of this, Lin Jin felt heartbroken.
But she was more worried that the crispy fish fillets would not be able to sell. She had done so much work and invested so much money in the early stages. If she failed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"What are you worried about?" Jiang Wanyue laughed. "Whether it succeeds or not, the fishery still has to continue to operate. Let's go and take a bus back."
When we returned to the team, it was already dark.
Jiang Wanyue went straight home.
The two older children were sitting in the yard picking vegetables.
She finally made it in time for dinner and quickly took over the work and started working.
As the twelfth lunar month approached, the temperature kept rising. The water used to wash vegetables was so cold that Jiang Wanyue felt like her fingers were about to freeze off.
She said, "I will buy two more kettles in a few days. From now on, use hot water to wash vegetables, rice and dishes. Don't let your hands get frostbitten."
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