Chapter 137 Feed Business

"How is it?"

"It's delicious!" Lola spoke first, "I like this flavor, it's especially delicious."

Not only Lola, but also some people who were invited to "evaluate" nodded and said that the taste was delicious.

"I didn't expect tea and milk to be so delicious. It's really delicious and different from what we usually drink. If such drinks are available in the store, we will buy them."

"It would taste better if you put some ice in it."

"Yes, it will definitely taste better after adding ice cubes."

"Amy, what do you think?" Mira looked at Tang Yuan who had been silent.

"I think it tastes good, too." Amy's body also couldn't eat or drink too much, but it was used to drinking high-sugar beverages. When faced with the drink in hand, her mind told her that it was a bit too sweet, but her body thought it was just right.

And since everyone, including Lola, thinks it's good, there will definitely be a market for this drink.

She didn't intend to make this drink the best in the world, she just hoped to sell more so that she could make some money and use up the hundreds of thousands of kilograms of tea she had on hand.

"When I came here today, I brought 100 kilograms of tea leaves in the car, which should last for a while," Tang Yuan put down the drink in his hand and took a few sips. "If the beverage factory needs tea leaves again, you can find me."

"Of course, the tea from you is cheaper than buying it from other places." Mira called someone and went out with Tang Yuan. While moving the tea down, she gave her a hundred dollars and put it on the factory's account.

Tang Yuan owned half of the shares of the beverage factory, which was equivalent to the US$100, of which US$50 came from her own account.

Mira gave generously, and Tang Yuan also received the money generously. The beverage factory was a formal factory, and all income and expenditure had to be recorded, and taxes had to be paid in the end. The money from the tea leaves went directly into her hands.

After moving the tea leaves, Mira pulled Tang Yuan and said, "The drinks produced in the factory will be sent to major supermarkets as soon as possible. Our factory already has some channels, but this is a new drink and may not sell well."

"It's okay. You are in charge of the factory's affairs. Just take your time." Tang Yuan tried to comfort her. After all, the tea had already been bought, so she might as well keep it. There was still more than half a year before the big batch of tea next year, so there was no shortage of time even if she was in a hurry.

"Thank you, you are so kind. I didn't expect to be able to work with someone as nice as you," Mira said happily. "But even though you said that, I will still work hard to sell our drinks so that the beverage factory can have enough profit. By the way, there are some machines in the factory that will not be used in the future, and they can also be sold for money."

"Machine?" Tang Yuan asked, and when Mira nodded, he asked hesitantly, "Can I go and take a look?"

"Of course." Mira immediately took Tang Yuan to see the machines stored in the factory warehouse.

On the way, Mira briefly explained the general situation.

Because the corn production in Country M is high, the beverage factory originally made corn juice. She even went to the market to do research and thought corn juice would be a good market, so she bought a full set of machines in advance.

This includes a set of grinders that can crush corn and then make corn juice. When corn juice was first launched, it was well received, but soon other manufacturers began to make corn juice. The taste was different, but it was sweeter and sold better.

As a result, the beverage factory's business plummeted. It had been barely able to sustain itself before, but by the time Tang Yuan appeared, it was already in a situation where its income was not enough to cover its expenses.

Mira emphasized: "Although the corn juice business is not doing well, our milk tea business will definitely be good. It is difficult for other beverage factories to get a lot of tea leaves. Besides, I have adjusted it many times this time, and the taste will be better. We must not let them take away our business."

Tang Yuan nodded, feeling a little nervous.

Then she thought again, she didn't spend much money on the tea leaves she had, which was much less than the cost of investing in the beverage factory. If she really couldn't sell them, she wouldn't lose much.

Mira used the money she invested to buy professional machines. If she really couldn't continue the business one day, she could sell the machines and get some of her capital back.

With this thought in mind, she was no longer nervous. With the attitude of letting things take their course, she went into the small factory space where the crusher was placed with Mira.

In addition to machines, there is also a lot of corn here.

Mira explained that these corns were leftover from making corn juice, and now that corn juice is no longer being made, she plans to sell them.

The corns were all old and could be stored for a long time. Tang Yuan picked up a bag of corns at random and confirmed that they were all fine. After all, they were all food.

Since it is food, it can be sold.

Tang Yuan turned her eyes and saw various kinds of corn stalks piled up in the corner. These were delivered when the corn was harvested. They could be used for burning normally, but she remembered that corn stalks were also mostly used for making feed.

"Are you interested?" Mira saw some of Tang Yuan's thoughts.

Tang Yuan nodded: "In fact, I have a friend who raises some animals. Maybe we can use them."

"Then I'll give them all to you," Mira said immediately, "Half of the beverage factory originally belonged to you, and these things are also for your use. The factory won't need them in the future."

Tang Yuan was tempted for a second, but he outsmarted her: "Since you were planning to sell them anyway, I can buy them at the price, but I will use this small factory for the time being."

This was not a big deal. The corn and machines were not needed in the factory, and they would not make much money if sold outside. Finally, the two men agreed to let Tang Yuan purchase the corn and machines for three thousand US dollars, and the money would be put into the beverage factory's account for Mira to use.

After the contract was signed, Tang Yuan had a separate small factory in the beverage factory.

The things inside were all ready-made. Worried that they would go bad if stored for too long, she immediately ground all the corn into cornmeal and packed them into bags, intending to take them to mainland China for sale.

Compared with rice and flour, cornmeal is slightly cheaper, but they are both food, so naturally no one will pick on them, and it is not difficult to sell them.

Afterwards, all the corn stalks in the small factory were ground into granules and powder, mixed with a small amount of cornmeal, and planned to take it back and sell it as feed.

The quantity this time was not large, and since it was food like cornmeal, she first thought of Aunt Qian and others in the boiler room and sold the cornmeal to them. Each person wanted ten or twenty kilograms, and it was easy to sell a batch.

She then approached the Sun Dong brothers and planned to sell the feed to them.

She had less contact with them since last year's harvest season, and now that the market is gradually liberalizing, the two of them sell their chickens and eggs directly from their own hands.

Bacon and pork can also be sold easily if you are careful.

However, considering the issue of selling food, the two sides would occasionally contact each other.

The meeting place was still in the empty house where the grain was stored before. Tang Yuan appeared with a shoulder pole. Before he even talked about the feed, he received good news.

"Sister Fang, the latest news is that our village no longer limits the number of chickens that villagers can raise at home. It won't be long before we can move all the chickens down from the mountain," Sun Dong said excitedly. "Does this also mean that we can sell eggs to the market openly?"

"If it is liberalized, eggs will be considered agricultural products, right?" Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows.

She remembered that aquaculture was liberalized, but she couldn't remember when. However, she remembered that it was definitely around the time of reform and opening up.

This is indeed good news.

"What a coincidence! Look what this is." Tang Yuan opened one of the bags and let Sun Dong take a look for himself.

Sun Dong glanced down and said, "Cornmeal? But it looks a bit rough."

"In addition to cornmeal, there are also corn stalks that are broken up and mixed together," Tang Yuan said. "Since you are going to raise more chickens in the future, chicken feed is a big problem. You need to feed the chickens well and let them lay more eggs so that you can make money."

Before, when Sun Dong and his friends raised chickens, they certainly had to look for food, but now that they have been released, they will definitely have to raise more chickens, and by then there is a high possibility that there will not be enough feed.

Tang Yuan brought the feed back this time with the intention of giving it a try, but he didn't expect to hear such good news.

Sun Dong nodded: "How much is this feed?"

Tang Yuan held out a hand and said, "Five cents a pound. But you can't just feed the chickens with feed. You still have to let the chickens eat something else to make it even. Five cents is not expensive."

Without waiting for Sun Dong to say anything, Tang Yuan opened another bag, which was a whole bag of cornmeal: "Cornmeal is 1.3 cents per pound, do you want some?"

"Yes, we also need feed," Sun Dong nodded immediately. "Five cents a pound is really not expensive. Not only do we need this feed, Zhao Zhiqiang will definitely need it too."

"That's your business," Tang Yuan looked at him, "I'm only concerned with your transaction. As for Zhao Zhiqiang, I didn't have much direct contact with him, so I won't communicate with him. As for the price, it's also between you two, understand?"

"I understand," Sun Dong smiled, "Don't worry, Sister Fang, I'll take care of it."

Five cents a pound is not expensive. The key point is that cornmeal is something that not everyone can find. With a pound of feed mixed with other miscellaneous roots, stems and leaves, it is easy to cook a big pot.

He needs more food to raise chickens, while Zhao Zhiqiang needs even more food to raise pigs.

As the situation changed over the past few months, it became easier for Zhao Zhiqiang to sell pork, and he gradually delegated the task of cooking pork to his family members. This way, there was no room for outsiders to interfere.

However, there is definitely a lack of pig feed when raising pigs.

All the food outside, both coarse grains and fine grains, requires receipts. If you want things like corn stalks and wheat husks, you can get them, but you need channels and connections. If you have nothing, how can others give things to you?

This is the case with Zhao Zhiqiang. He can barely make ends meet now, but if he wants to raise a few more pigs, he will definitely lack feed.

Even if you earn a penny per pound, in the long run, it will be a considerable income.

Sun Dong thought happily and immediately handed the cornmeal and the money for feed to Tang Yuan.

"Sister Fang, I won't cause you any more trouble. I'll calculate how much feed we need when I get back, and tell you so you don't have to run around too much," Sun Dong said wittily. "Money matters are minor issues. We've made a lot of money in the past two years."

A pound of feed costs five cents, and an egg costs eight cents. If you raise the chickens well and let them lay more eggs, even if you can only exchange a pound of feed for one more egg, it is still a profit.

He may not be good at other things, but he is very good at recognizing people. He felt from the beginning that Sister Fang would have a great future, and he has not changed his mind until now.