Chapter 66: Finding Another Way to Sell
The task has been issued to the educated youth. As for how to get the machine, it depends on their ability.
At this moment, many educated youth in Taohua Brigade found the brigade leader Zhou Jiefang to ask for leave and prepare to go home.
Some of the educated youth's hometowns have the machinery factories they need, and they plan to go back home to take a look. Even if they can't do it, they still have their families.
Asking family members for help is not an unfair method.
Zhou Jiefang naturally also took the lead in things that were beneficial to the team and gave them letters of introduction.
Ge Guifen looked at the third son's wife, but didn't ask her to try. Although Wang Xuemei didn't say anything, her family situation should not be very good, and she probably wouldn't be able to help much.
Among the educated youth who got married in this brigade, few of them left.
Zhou Jiefang didn't know whether his daughter's method would work or not. He gave everyone the same time limit. He wasn't worried that the educated youth would not come back, but he was afraid that it would all be in vain in the end.
Zhou Xian himself was not worried. Using the previous method was a bit troublesome and not as convenient as a machine, but it was not a problem. Regardless of whether it succeeded or not, there was always an alternative plan.
Seeing that the vegetables in other greenhouses were ready to be harvested, Zhou Xian thought that they would have to be kept at the grocery store for the time being. This time, she planned to talk to Director Huang in person.
First try to see if they can make a big splash. Of course, they also have to find other sales channels and not just rely on grocery stores.
She asked the members to pick some ripe tomatoes, eggplants and cucumbers.
The quantity is indeed good, but the advantage is freshness. Especially in this season, being able to eat fresh vegetables is enough to be a highlight.
While delivering goods to the grocery store with Zhou Xiaocao, Zhou Xian was thinking about how to discuss this matter on the way.
When I looked up, I saw an acquaintance on the road.
"Director Xu." Zhou Xian waved at the man.
Zhou Xiaocao also stopped the tractor, and Zhou Xian jumped off directly, smiling at the man, "Director Xu, what a coincidence to see you here."
"Are you Director Zhou from Baihua Commune?" Xu Xiuyun was stunned when she was called. She looked around but didn't see any acquaintances.
When Zhou Xian came to her, she slowly remembered this person.
She remembered that this was the director of the Women's Federation of the brigade under the commune.
Although I only met her once, this girl was really young, so I still have some impression of her.
"I have been transferred to the commune now and am no longer the director of the Women's Federation of the brigade. You can just call me Zhou Xian. I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence."
Zhou Xian was so outgoing that Xu Xiuyun couldn't bear to show him a bad temper. After all, there was no grudge between them.
But since they were not familiar with each other, she didn't plan to say much.
"Yes, what a coincidence." Xu Xiuyun nodded.
Zhou Xian ignored her perfunctory response and pointed at the tractor bed and said, "I'm delivering some food to the grocery store. I saw you and came down to say hello."
"Delivering vegetables?" Xu Xiuyun was just about to go to the grocery store to buy vegetables. She also had connections there and heard that a batch of mushrooms would be delivered today.
Her husband and daughter really love the mushroom sauce, so she asked an acquaintance to save some for her when it arrived.
When he heard Zhou Xian mentioned delivering food, he asked another question.
"Yes, with the help of the commune, our brigade built a plastic greenhouse and planted some vegetables in it."
Xu Xiuyun suddenly thought of something and looked at Zhou Xian. Before she could say anything, Zhou Xian had already lifted the cover on the tractor bucket and showed it to her.
Xu Xiuyun, who was originally in a hurry to leave, saw the baskets of straw mushrooms, the red tomatoes, the emerald green cucumbers, and one that, if she was not mistaken, should be an eggplant.
"It's nothing, just some tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants and so on. They just grew and I brought them here. I'm just worried whether Mr. Huang from the grocery store will accept them."
Xu Xiuyun almost blurted out, "There are so many fresh vegetables in the middle of winter, Director Huang must have been kicked in the brain by a donkey for not collecting them."
Fortunately, she held it in. She also knew Director Huang of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and given his personality, it was no wonder that he was worried.
She didn't mention it, and instead asked, "I see that apart from the straw mushrooms, there don't seem to be many other dishes."
"Yes, these are the ones that have been picked from the fields and are already ripe. There are still many that will have to wait a few days before they can be harvested."
As he spoke, Zhou Xian seemed to remember something and handed a few tomatoes to Xu Xiuyun. "Director Xu, here, try some tomatoes from our brigade. I'm not bragging, but the tomatoes grown in our brigade taste really good. You can take them home and fry them with eggs or cook them in soup."
"How can I do this?" Three tomatoes were stuffed into Xu Xiuyun's hands at once. Seeing that each of them was round and almost the size of her fist, she was reluctant to give them back.
If it had been a few months earlier, she wouldn't have been like this.
It's really hard to have some fresh vegetables to eat in this weather.
Zhou Xian took two more cucumbers and eggplants and handed them to Xu Xiuyun. "Director Xu, take them back and taste them. Also give us some suggestions on the greenhouse vegetables in our brigade."
"Oh, sorry, I was just too busy talking. I still have to deliver something to the grocery store. Director Xu, let's talk later."
Without waiting for Xu Xiuyun to say anything, Zhou Xian left in a hurry.
Zhou Xiaocao didn't quite understand, "Aunt, those vegetables are very expensive at this time of year, why are you giving them to her for free?"
The main thing is that the two people don’t look very familiar with each other.
"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb."
When Zhou Xian saw Xu Xiuyun, an idea came to his mind. It is not necessary to supply goods to grocery stores. It is also possible to connect directly with factories in the county.
Zhou Xian naturally understood that it would not work in her personal capacity now. Just like what she just gave was actually nothing, and she didn't accept any money. Even if someone saw it, no one could do anything to her.
If they could connect with the factories in the county in the name of their brigade or Baihua Commune, there are many factories in the county, and I guess there wouldn't be enough vegetables to go around.
After a trip to the grocery store, Director Huang's expression changed noticeably when he saw those vegetables, but he was still a little embarrassed.
After all, they are the ones who are asking someone to do the job, so Zhou Xian can't do anything about it. But since she doesn't have the initiative in her hands, she always feels a little restricted.
They didn't leave immediately, but watched at the door for a while.
Those vegetables have not been put on the shelves yet. With such a small quantity, I guess they have been consumed internally and there are not enough to sell even if they are taken out.
However, Xu Xiuyun still remembered that she came to buy straw mushrooms. When she saw Zhou Xian, she also saw a lot of people queuing up in the grocery store.
She didn't care about much and just said hello hurriedly and went in.
In the past, they would just deliver the vegetables and leave. This was the first time that Zhou Xiaocao saw so many people rushing to buy things, and they were rushing to buy the mushrooms grown in their team at the county's grocery store.
Those straw mushrooms were picked early this morning, and we had already made an appointment with the Xinghua Brigade and the Lotus Brigade to meet up at the commune.
I came to the county town after getting the things.
When the two teams saw the vegetables on the tractors, they almost couldn't move.
I heard that Taohua Brigade has also successfully cultivated vegetables. I can’t wait to try it out and am planning to expand the greenhouse.
There were a lot of straw mushrooms, and also mushroom sauce, but no one else had any share of the fresh vegetables. After all, there were only a few, not enough for everyone. If you didn't have very good connections with them, you wouldn't even get a single word of advice.
It was like someone Xu Xiuyun’s acquaintance, but there was not even a message from him.
If she hadn't met Zhou Xian on the road, she wouldn't even be able to touch an eggplant handle.
But you can't blame others for this. If you tell them and then it doesn't happen, you'll feel uncomfortable. It's better not to say anything and pretend you don't know.
She came out after buying some things and saw Zhou Xian outside, so she came over and started a conversation with him.
This time his attitude was much friendlier.
"Director Xu." Seeing her coming, Zhou Xian greeted her with a smile.
"Don't be so formal. I'm being too arrogant and calling you sister. You can just call me Sister Xu."
"Sister Xu." Zhou Xian also said.
As they chatted, the topic inevitably turned to the greenhouse vegetables in the team.
Zhou Xian pulled Xu Xiuyun aside and sighed, "Sister Xu, I'm not bragging to you. Look at the quality of our vegetables. You can tell they are not bad at first sight. Director Huang's attitude always makes me feel a little uneasy. You said we should promote them to the whole commune. If he doesn't accept them, then we will lose our vegetables."
Coincidentally, Xu Xiuyun also knew Director Huang from the purchasing department of the grocery store. He was somewhat of a relative to her husband, but they rarely saw each other except during festivals. If they got together and drank some Huang soup, she would not know who she was.
"He's just like that. Girl, let me tell you, don't look at his expression. He's arrogant, but he still knows whether your thing is good or not."
Director Huang is not stupid, as he has been able to reach the position of director of the purchasing department. He just puts on airs when facing his subordinates. If he meets a higher-ranking official, he will naturally show a different attitude.
Since it has no close connection with my family, the relationship is just like that. But since Zhou Xian had just given her the food, Xu Xiuyun still said a few more words.
"Don't worry, you can tell that you grow good vegetables. The straw mushrooms and mushroom sauce are all from an acquaintance. My child likes to eat this sauce, so don't let him fool you."
"Okay, I feel relieved with your words."
Zhou Xian paused and smiled at Xu Xiuyun, "By the way, Sister Xu, can I ask you something?"
"What's the matter? Ask me."
"I want to ask, does your company provide benefits during the New Year and other holidays?"
“Of course it will be sent.”
However, each factory distributes different things. For example, their machinery factory doesn’t have any new things to celebrate the New Year, and it’s the same every year, with no novelty at all.
Xu Xiuyun glanced at Zhou Xian and saw that she looked thoughtful. She asked, "Sister, what are you doing?"
"Sister, it's almost Chinese New Year. Do you think the company can get some fresh vegetables to give out to everyone?"
Xu Xiuyun was not surprised to hear this, but felt a little embarrassed.
She is from the Women's Federation, and the issue of distributing benefits to workers is the responsibility of the trade union. She really has no say in this. If she says too much, people will probably think she is meddling too much.
However, she was quite moved by Zhou Xian's proposal. Anyway, everyone knew about the benefits distributed during the Chinese New Year and other festivals in the past. It would be really different if there were fresh vegetables as benefits in winter.
Seeing that she didn't refuse outright, Zhou Xian knew that this was a possibility.
She held Xu Xiuyun's hand and said, "Sister Xu, you know that farmers in our countryside can raise chickens. Although they can't raise more than three, many families are reluctant to eat them and save them for money. In addition to fresh vegetables, there are also eggs. These benefits are not bad at all, don't you think?"
While Zhou Xian was speaking, he was also observing Xu Xiuyun's expression.
Although the Women's Federation has no control over welfare, after all, we are from the same factory, so it is still possible to make an introduction.
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