"You told Xu that you really didn't have that idea..." Anzi immediately chimed in, "How about we name our price? How much is the transfer fee?"
So when they got home, Geng Yan took out eight bowls of lotus seed and snow fungus sweet soup from the freezer, and the eight of them—one child, two adults, and three children—sat in the yard and ate it.
The knocking was followed by a deliberately raised voice: "Aunt Hong, you're Madam Xu. Open the door so you can retreat and hide!"
Before Xu finished her reflections, a look of relief, as if she had survived a near-death experience, suddenly appeared on her face. She sighed again, saying that the person she had sighed about before was someone else, not herself.
"Sigh..." Mrs. Xu sighed, her face full of helplessness, "It's all because of this supermarket. The cauliflower all went bad, but then they turned around and said they'd taken it all. What a mess that is! Nearly 80,000 catties of cauliflower! The young man is desperate, like a patient grasping at straws, coming from all over to find solutions."
In just six months, the failed supermarkets broke their contracts one after another, putting immense psychological pressure on the small-scale greenhouse growers. Many of them were holding their breath and impulsively decided to try again.
After a while, Geng Yan heard the sound of several electric bikes driving past her door. Immediately afterwards, Xu knocked on Anzi's gate again and said in a cheerful voice, "Aunt Hong, come on, Auntie will take him to take a look around the greenhouse planting area!"
Before leaving and returning home, Xu got up and left after chatting for a while about the transfer of the shed.
"He said other vegetables might last a while, but the cauliflower from Haishi is different! Our cauliflower has to be eaten after it flowers; once it flowers, the taste is noticeably different..."
"Of course I'm serious. Your business is small now, but the daily supply of fruits and vegetables is still quite low. Buying from wholesalers keeps costs down... So, it's still necessary to have your own small greenhouse. In case of any emergencies, your own greenhouse can hold out for a few days, right?"
Anzi's words were rambling and illogical. Xu Shi, who believed that Anzi was just acting on a whim, straightened her expression and thought for about ten seconds before saying, "If he is really interested in those greenhouses, after you go home and agree to these people, take him to the greenhouse planting area to take a look. If he takes a fancy to any of them, let you know, and you can contact them privately for him."
Without a hint of guilt, Xu shifted her gaze from under Anzi to under Xu Kang and Xu Le, and stammered out our plan: "We know you know him, and we want you to help us make the connection so he can take the batch of rapeseed flowers."
Hmm? They were getting along so well just now, why are they suddenly coming over here saying they need to hide? Did I misjudge the situation?
"It must have been Aunt Hong who mentioned it. I guess you've also gone to cooperate with the failed supermarket. Now all these people outside are worried about you, and they'll have to lose one of you."
Now that I've decided to bring the small shed up there, if I also bring the paper mill, will my idea become a reality...?
Judging from Xu's tone, Geng Yan knew that it was an acquaintance visiting, and that they were there to cause trouble. After glancing at them, Geng Yan took Xu Kang and Xu Le home.
The window of opportunity to acquire that small greenhouse is during the two weeks we spend processing the cauliflower. After that, I suspect a small number of people will become hesitant...
Seven seconds after the voice faded, the Xu family's courtyard gate opened, and half a body peeked out. After looking the group over, he asked with a puzzled expression, "Why are they here to see you too? Old Hu and we came here a couple of days ago, and Old Liu came the day after that..."
"It was so sudden, didn't they say at the meeting today...?" Xu suddenly slapped her forehead and laughed, "I forgot, he was away on a business trip during the National Day holiday, so he couldn't possibly attend the meeting..."
Furthermore, I have invested in and built a factory in Hezibao. The production of Xu'an Braised Food Taobao Store will be transferred here soon. If they only do online business there, they don't need such a small factory!
Currently, the combined daily profit of Xu'an Slow Food, Gengyan Braised Food, and Gengyan Braised Food Taobao Store is around 80,000 yuan. The paper mill's annual rent would consume two months' worth of profits. Add to that renovations, equipment, etc., and it would take at most six months' worth of profits to be invested...
"...If he definitely wants two or eight small sheds, then these next door are the worst; you can even help him supervise when you're free... If he wants fewer, then the four sheds belonging to the Yan brothers are just right... Before he takes them, he can't disconnect them from our village's surveillance system, so that even if this happens again, we can find the person responsible..."
Monitoring system?
Upon hearing this, Geng Yan looked up towards the mudflats and indeed saw rows of white, mailbox-like devices erected outside the mudflats. She muttered to herself, "Why did they suddenly install a surveillance system?"
Following Geng Yan's gaze to the dilapidated seven-story building of the abandoned paper mill, the image of this modern factory hidden in An Zi's mind resurfaced.
"Geng Yan, is he saying that we want to continue operating the business and want to transfer the shed?" Anzi grasped the key point in Xu's words.
“Indeed, with so few fruits and vegetables, your big store is really lacking.” Anzi replied and then changed the subject, “Xu drinks sweet soup. Last night I made lotus seed and snow fungus sweet soup and put it in the freezer for a day. It’s icy cold and refreshing, and it’s perfect for this kind of weather.”
But once we've ruined the cauliflower, it'll be so frustrating that we'll probably keep working on it until we get over it.
"Yes, just from what you know, there are at least a dozen small greenhouses that want to be sold." After saying that, Xu joked, "If Aunt Hong were to consider taking over, she used to grow whatever vegetables she wanted outside her shop!"
Although Anzi really wanted to say that she would accept whatever amount was less, she ultimately nodded and rejected Geng Yan's proposal when she thought about the pitiful working capital under the store's accounts.
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