"Xu's Catering has made a significant contribution to poverty alleviation efforts in Honghe City, bringing about tremendous changes to Hezibao and the surrounding villages."
"To date, Xu's Catering has purchased a total of 160 tons of various agricultural products in Hongshan Town, including 121 tons of small potatoes, 7 tons of peanuts, and 3.5 tons of dried mushrooms. It has also purchased 37 tons of various cash crops, including 7 tons of pomegranates, 4.5 tons of oranges, and 0.8 tons of jujubes. This has brought over 1.5 million yuan in revenue to Hongshan Town."
"Xu's Catering signed a 'Shuanshuan Chili Planting and Procurement Contract' with 49 households in Hezibao, assisting them in obtaining a loan of 2.45 million yuan to build 147 greenhouses, covering a total area of 49 mu."
"Xu's Catering has invested in and is building two factories in Hongshan Town: a food procurement factory and a braised food production base. The construction will be carried out in two phases. The first phase is the food procurement factory, which covers an area of one mu (approximately 0.16 acres), and the second phase is the Xu's braised food production base, which covers an area of two mu (approximately 0.16 acres)."
"The two factories will bring more than 150 jobs to Hongshan Town and drive the development of various industries in Hongshan Town."
"Since establishing its donation system, Xu's Catering has helped four dropouts return to school from October 1st to the present."
"Please give a warm round of applause to express our sincere gratitude to Xu's Catering for its tremendous contributions to Hongshan Town and even Honghe City. On behalf of the Honghe City Poverty Alleviation Office, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and best wishes to Xu's Catering for investing in and building the factory!"
Throughout the speech by the leader from the poverty alleviation office, the applause never ceased. When he delivered his concluding remarks, the applause and cheers erupted like a tidal wave, completely drowning out the host's introduction.
In the end, it was only after the village chiefs stepped in that the situation was brought under control, and the host's voice rang out again.
"Next, on behalf of everyone here, I would like to ask Mr. Xu An, the owner of Xu's Catering, a question: What were your initial reasons for coming to Qingyan Province, Honghe City, Hongshan Town, and Hezibao? And what made you decide to build a factory in Hezibao?"
Before Xu An could answer, the villagers standing at the back cheered loudly, followed by a round of enthusiastic applause.
Cough cough ————
Xu An took the microphone from Li Sixin, coughed lightly twice, and waited for the atmosphere to quiet down slightly before answering in a deep voice:
"As is well known, Xu's Catering has two different brands: one is Xu's Fast Food, which specializes in group meals, and the other is Xu's Braised Food. Among the products produced by Xu's Braised Food, there is a flavor called 'Hell Braised Food,' which uses the hottest chili pepper in China, 'Shuan Shuan La.'"
"Before Xu's Braised Foods used it in cooking, this chili pepper was rarely used in daily cooking, and the supply on the market was extremely low, lasting at most only enough to support Xu's Braised Foods for six months. After six months, all the hot pot chili peppers in the country were exhausted."
"To prevent this crisis from becoming a reality, I embarked on a journey to find the hot pot chili. By chance, I learned from the shop's employees that this rare chili grows in the mountains near Hezibao in Hongshan Town, and that I had even successfully cultivated it without realizing it. So, I came to Hezibao!"
The villagers of Hezibao were all in a daze upon hearing Xu An's words, as if time had suddenly rewound to mid-September.
Mid-September? Mid-September!
When everyone recalled the time when Xu An first came to Hezibao, their faces showed astonishment. It had only been a month!
In just one month, more than a hundred greenhouses were set up in the village, and everything grown in the fields, from the mountains to the trees, was turned into real banknotes.
At this time of year in previous years, everyone would look at the harvest in the fields with a worried expression, and every day they would carry baskets on their backs and walk for one or two hours along the mountain road to set up stalls in the town to sell their produce. While setting up their stalls, they would hope that Secretary Li or the staff of the poverty alleviation office would find a big boss to come and buy their produce.
In the end, these bountiful harvests will become a staple on their family's table: potatoes when the eyes are open, sweet potatoes when the eyes are closed, and peanuts, chestnuts, and other ingredients as seasonings.
But this year, because of Mr. Xu's arrival, potatoes have become a common dish on the table, and sweet potatoes have become breakfast or snacks, no longer a staple food to fill the stomach. Every household eats brown rice, white rice, and white steamed buns.
Before they knew it, the applause grew louder and louder. Even though their hands were already red and sore, and they were still reluctant to stop.
The sudden burst of enthusiastic applause caused the leaders sitting in the front seats to turn around and look, only to find simple villagers with tears in their eyes, which surprised them greatly.
Just now, Mr. Xu from Xu's Catering explained why he came to Hezibao.
There wasn't anything sentimental about it; it was all just a straightforward narrative. So how did everyone get so moved?
Despite their lack of understanding, the necessary formalities had to be performed. The leaders raised their hands and applauded, and when others saw the leaders clapping, they followed suit, and enthusiastic applause rang out again, interrupting Xu An's next words.
After standing on the stage for about three minutes, the applause and cheers gradually subsided, and Xu An raised the microphone to continue speaking.
"The reason I chose to build a factory here is because I saw the villagers' trust in me, I saw Secretary Li Sixin working tirelessly for the villagers, I saw the support from the poverty alleviation office staff for our work, and I saw the support policies of Honghe City for investing in and building factories. These are the reasons why I built a factory in Hezibao!"
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