"That concludes our report on Xu's Catering. Please now move on to the next news item about a company in Qingyan Province."
The images on the unidentified fabric shifted from the beautiful rural scenery to the skyscrapers of the city, accompanied by the host's narration, with loud discussions replacing people's hushed sighs.
"Did you see me just now? I was the one standing behind Mr. Xu at the groundbreaking ceremony, hehe!"
"Haha, you're not as good as me. I rode a tricycle out of the village and appeared for a full two seconds!"
"No one is as good as me. I even taught the managers how to pack orders."
"I was there too."
“.”
Listening to the lively discussion among the villagers of Hezibao, Xu An patted Li Sixin on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Secretary Li, the arrangements are really good! I felt something was off when I saw those people turn around and carry baskets of potatoes on their backs."
So, those two patrol teams we encountered on the way back to the village, the group of children working together under the awnings while the mothers packed and the children read and wrote, and those busy elderly people in their eighties and nineties in the greenhouses—were all arranged by you, Secretary Li?”
Before Li Sixin could reply, Xu An changed the subject and said seriously, "Thanks, you've worked hard these past few days."
Faced with Xu An's sudden thanks, Li Sixin paused for several seconds before patting Xu An on the shoulder, his voice surprisingly tinged with embarrassment as he replied, "Don't thank me, I'm the one who should be thanking you."
After pausing for a long time, Li Sixin finally finished speaking: "This year has been the most relaxed one I've had since returning to the village. In previous years, at this time I was either looking for my boss's boss or on my way to find one."
Tsk tsk ————
"Secretary Li, I've always wanted to ask you a question." Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a bit awkward, Xu An clicked his tongue twice and then changed the subject: "When I first came to Hezibao, the old lady picking Sichuan pepper on the road, the old man picking mushrooms on the mountain, and so on, were those also arranged by you?"
"You found out." Li Sixin didn't seem uneasy about his lie being exposed. Instead, he nodded and admitted it directly, saying, "These were indeed arranged by me, but they weren't specifically aimed at you, Boss Xu!"
"Oh, Secretary Li, what do you mean?"
"Actually, I've taken every business owner who comes to Hezibao for a visit on this tour. Quite a few people fall for it; after this trip, many will buy some agricultural products to take back, but usually it's just that once, and that's it."
"Why did nothing come of it? Peanuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other similar products here can withstand long-distance transportation with a very low loss rate. They are also very affordable, and their taste and appearance are quite good. It's impossible that there was no second cooperation because they couldn't sell them, right?" Xu An asked doubtfully.
Xu's Catering has been cooperating with Hezibao for nearly a month, and has sold dozens of tons of products. Consumers have a high level of recognition for the quality and taste of agricultural products and cash crops produced in Hezibao.
Even the occasional negative reviews are due to rough handling by couriers. In terms of the products themselves, Hezibao's products are practically flawless.
“It’s not a problem with the product,” Li Sixin pointed to the dirt road outside the village and said, “It’s mainly because of transportation costs, and the fact that our output is too easily substitutable!”
"Besides the wild mushrooms from the mountains, there are potatoes, peanuts, and sweet potatoes left," Li Sixin counted on his fingers.
"These crops are grown by almost every household in Hongshan Town. They are from the same town and the same land, so how could their quality and taste be any different?"
Since the quality and taste are not significantly different, why would they choose Hezibao, nestled deep in the mountains, instead of those villages with more convenient transportation and closer to Hongshan Town?
What he said made perfect sense. If it weren't for the fact that the mountainside of Hezibao grows the spicy Sichuan pepper; if it weren't for the fact that the Sichuan pepper has rather demanding requirements for its growing environment; if it weren't for the fact that Li Sixin is a reasonable and development-oriented person; if it weren't for the fact that the people of Hezibao listen to Li Sixin; if it weren't for the fact that many of the shop's employees, including Zhang Dezhen, the soul of Xu's Braised Food, are from Hezibao...
Without these conditions, Xu An would never have been able to establish a long-term partnership with Hezibao and make the decision to open a factory there.
The road from Hongshan Town to Hezibao is absolutely terrible!
"By the way, Mr. Xu, I also have a question for you." Li Sixin stopped the conversation and asked, "Was that 100-ton purchase order a one-time thing, or..."
"Given the current situation of our partners, this should be a one-time purchase. Even if they repurchase, it will take one or two months."
"That's a real shame. I was thinking that if this cooperation were to be stable, I would have the villagers cultivate all that wasteland after spring and plant more potatoes."
"That's a great idea!" Xu An praised.
"Boss Xu" Li Sixin turned his head and looked Xu An up and down, saying in a teasing tone, "Why do I feel like you're not praising me, but rather being sarcastic?"
“Secretary Li, you’re wronging me. I’m being sincere!” Xu An said seriously. “Next spring, the production base for Xu’s braised food will begin construction. At that time, the demand for vegetables such as mushrooms, lotus root, lettuce, and white radish will be quite large, not just potatoes.”
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