When they arrived at the commune, He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou went straight to the meat processing factory.
When he arrived at the meat processing factory, Ji Chenzhou locked the car and asked the old man who was guarding outside the factory.
"Master, I'm looking for..."
Before Ji Chenzhou could finish his words, he was interrupted by the old man.
"Don't look for it... you're still busy, what are you looking for?" the old man said impatiently.
Recently, someone came to look for people from the factory every now and then. He went in to notify them and was scolded.
These people come to the factory to borrow money or to find acquaintances in the factory. They know other young people in the factory and they pester them all day long, which hinders a lot of work.
Director Li from the factory was so angry that he was implicated and scolded.
Thinking of this, the old man became even more impatient: "Hurry up and leave, don't disturb the people in the factory..."
Although the old man didn't curse at anyone, he drove them away impatiently, which still made people feel uncomfortable.
But Ji Chenzhou listened to the old man's impatient words, and said calmly: "I'm looking for Chen Lianghui from the factory. Can you help me tell him?"
When the old man heard about the factory manager Chen, he was suspicious: "You are not here to borrow money, are you? I won't let you in if you want to borrow money."
"No, we want to ask about how to sell food in the factory..." Hearing this, He Xianqiu couldn't help but speak out.
The old man took a look and found that both of them were dressed quite well, especially the pretty woman, who had no idea how much money and tickets she had spent on the Dacron on her.
The old man's face looked better, and he explained, "Recently, there have been many people coming to the factory to borrow money and cause trouble, so we are being more cautious... Then I'll go in and find Director Chen."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Just tell Secretary Chen that a man named Ji is looking for him for something." Ji Chenzhou nodded.
The old man smiled and said, "Okay, no, no, you're welcome."
He Xianqiu looked at the old man, who was smiling like a flower. He was completely different from the man with an impatient and gloomy face just now. She found it a little funny.
The two waited outside the meat processing factory for a long time, and then they saw a gentle young man wearing glasses walking out in a hurry.
This should be Secretary Chen, He Xianqiu thought, but He Xianqiu did not expect that this Secretary Chen, who looked so gentle, actually worked in a meat processing factory.
Chen Lianghui was a little excited when he saw Ji Chenzhou: "Comrade Ji, what do you want to talk to me about? If there is anything I can help with, I will do my best."
"It's like this, Comrade Chen, I want to purchase some pork belly from the meat processing plant, but the quantity I need is quite large, so I'm here to bother you..." Ji Chenzhou said.
Chen Lianghui is already prepared. If Comrade Ji has any difficulties, he will definitely help if he can.
After all, if it weren’t for Comrade Ji, his wife might have had a miscarriage.
It was due to his negligence. His wife had recently lost her appetite, but they hadn't had a child for many years, so they didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, this almost led to the death of the child.
If Comrade Ji had not sent his wife to the hospital, the child would have been gone, so Chen Lianghui was particularly grateful to Ji Chenzhou.
Comrade Ji came to him for help and he would do his best to help.
But Chen Lianghui didn't expect that the help Ji Chenzhou asked him to do was so small, almost insignificant.
However, pork fat is indeed in short supply, after all, pig fat has the highest oil yield.
"Comrade Ji, please come in with me... How much pork fat do you want? I will try my best to give you the biggest discount..."
Ji Chenzhou didn't know how much lard he needed, so he turned to look at He Xianqiu.
He Xianqiu thought for a moment and said, "I want 300 kilograms of pig fat."
The oil yield of 300 kilograms of pork fat should be able to reach about 80%, and by then we should be able to produce 240 kilograms of lard.
Moreover, the soap factory is just in its early stages and many things have not been resolved, so He Xianqiu did not plan to buy that much.
But Chen Lianghui didn't expect so much. He was a little surprised: "What do you want to do with so much pig fat? Pig fat is not cheap now..."
Chen Lianghui noticed the female comrade next to Ji Chenzhou very early on.
She was very beautiful and had a good temperament. He had never seen anyone as beautiful as her in the commune.
She and Comrade Ji are a good match, handsome man and beautiful woman, but just by looking at their clothes you can tell that they come from wealthy families. I don't know if Comrade Ji can catch up with them.
Thinking of this, Chen Lianghui felt a little sympathy for Ji Chenzhou. Comrade Ji liked this female comrade very much at first sight. Every time he looked at her, his eyes were particularly gentle, as if they contained starlight.
But the first thing this female comrade asked for was 300 kilograms of pork fat, which would cost at least 240 yuan and 60 five-jin meat coupons.
That doesn’t add up cheaply.
So Chen Lianghui advised: "Pork is now 70 cents per pound, but pork fat is 80 cents per pound. It would cost a lot of money and tickets to buy 300 pounds..."
"Thank you, but we are buying lard to make soap, so we need to buy more..." He Xianqiu explained.
He knew that Chen Lianghui's reminder was well-intentioned. After all, three hundred kilograms of pork fat was not cheap, so he just added a few more words.
"Making soap?" Chen Lianghui was surprised.
It turns out that lard is needed to make soap?
He Xianqiu nodded: "The brigade has set up a soap factory, so now we need pig fat to make soap."
"Is that so? I'll take you there now. However, Comrade Ji is my benefactor, so I'll give you a discounted price of 75 cents per pound."
"Thank you, Comrade Chen." Ji Chenzhou said.
Pork fat costs 75 cents a pound, so you can save 15 dollars.
The two came to the place where pigs were slaughtered. He Xianqiu couldn't stand the smell and felt a little uncomfortable.
Seeing how uncomfortable she was, Ji Chenzhou simply asked her to wait outside and he would choose.
He Xianqiu felt really uncomfortable, so he nodded and left.
The smell from the slaughterhouse was so bad, the fishy smell was so strong that she couldn't stand it.
He Xianqiu was waiting outside. After a while, Ji Chenzhou and Chen Lianghui came out, followed by two muscular men. They were carrying 300 kilograms of pork fat.
Chen Lianghui thought that the lard was used to make soap, and soap was not cheap at that time, more expensive than pork, so he asked: "Comrade Ji, how much do you want to sell your soap?"
"It's more expensive than the ones on the market, 80 cents a piece, but the quality is better than the ones on the market, the texture is smooth and white, and the foam is rich. If you buy more, the price will be lower."
As he spoke, He Xianqiu took out a whitening soap from his handkerchief.
She was thinking that she might have to bring the soap with her if she went to a department store to sell it.
Chen Lianghui was stunned when he saw the smooth white soap. The soap looked very delicate and had no impurities. It was many times better than the soap on the market.
Chen Lianghui had never seen such good soap.
He thought that it was indeed more expensive at two cents, but the quality was many times better than what was available on the market, so he might as well buy it directly from Comrade Ji. Although it was two cents more expensive, which did hurt him a little, the quality was good and it was comfortable to use.
"Then when it's done, I'll buy some."
Thinking of the pork fat on the side, Chen Lianghui said, "Oh, Comrade Ji, these 300 kilograms of pork fat are worth 225 yuan in total, and you need 60 meat coupons for 5 kilograms."
Since it was He Xianqiu who took the money, she walked over to settle the bill.
However, the commune only gave one thousand yuan in start-up capital, but no coupons. He Xianqiu did have meat coupons, but if this practice continued, it would be difficult to settle the accounts.
So He Xianqiu was a little embarrassed, but she thought that Chen Lianghui obviously also thought that the soap was of good quality and even wanted to buy some, and soap was not cheap at that time, so He Xianqiu thought, see if she can start from this and talk to the meat processing factory about exchanging soap.
Ji Chenzhou also knew that the commune only gave money but no tickets, so Ji Chenzhou discussed with Chen Lianghui whether he could exchange soap and meat tickets.
"Comrade Chen, I want to ask you, is it okay to exchange the soap for the meat coupons?"
Ji Chenzhou explained to Chen Lianghui that when the commune distributed funds, they only gave money but no tickets...
He Xianqiu added: "Two kilograms of meat coupons can be exchanged for a bar of soap. Moreover, if your meat processing factory buys soap from our soap factory in large quantities, we will give you a discount of 10%. What do you think?"
Chen Lianghui thought about it and felt that it was a good idea to exchange two kilograms of meat coupons for a bar of soap. Moreover, the soap was of such good quality. If their meat processing factory bought more, they would give discounts. Others should be willing to do so.
"Wait a moment, I'll go find Director Li from our meat processing plant."
He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou nodded and waited for Chen Lianghui there.
Soon Chen Lianghui came over, and he brought a slightly plump middle-aged man with him.
Chen Lianghui brought the slightly plump middle-aged man to He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou and introduced him to them: "This is Director Li from our meat processing plant."
Ji Chenzhou nodded: "Hello, Director Li."
He Xianqiu also said: "Hello, Director Li."
Director Li nodded and said, "Hello, comrade. Secretary Chen just told me that I want to see your soap."
Director Li obviously thought that Ji Chenzhou was the person in charge, so he spoke to Ji Chenzhou.
"Director Li, this female comrade is the responsible person," said Ji Chenzhou.
Director Li was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this young woman would be managing a soap factory.
"Is that so? Then, female comrade, sixty five-jin meat coupons can be exchanged for 150 bars of soap. Workers at the meat processing plant can get a discount when buying soap, right? Can you let me see how the soap tastes..."
He Xianqiu took out the soap and showed it to Director Li. Director Li took a look and found that the soap was white and smooth, unlike the soap from the supply and marketing cooperative, which was dull in color. He was quite satisfied.
"Yes, our soap factory offers a 10% discount for purchases over 100 bars of soap. As for tickets, any ticket will do. You can just convert them when the time comes... Besides, the holidays are coming soon, so it would be nice to give soap as a holiday gift to employees," said He Xianqiu.
Director Li was somewhat tempted. He calculated that at 80 cents a piece, one hundred pieces of soap would cost 80 yuan. With a 10% discount, it would be 72 yuan, or 72 cents a piece of soap. He could give any ticket. This was indeed better than buying it at the supply and marketing cooperative or department store. The soap at the supply and marketing cooperative cost 60 cents a piece, and you needed a soap ticket. The quality was not as good as the soap bought by this female comrade, and she still needed a soap ticket.
"Okay, female comrade, I agree to exchange the meat coupons for soap, but our soap will cost 200 yuan. When do you think it can be made..." Director Li thought that there were hundreds of employees in the meat processing plant, so he needed at least a little more.
"The soap will be delivered within a week, but in order to ensure that both parties can be assured and to prevent any accidents, let's make an agreement." He Xianqiu said with a smile.
"Okay." Director Li nodded. It was indeed safe to come up with an agreement.
Afterwards, the two of them drew up an agreement and kept it to themselves.
Director Li was also happy. The soap was of such good quality and was sold at a 10% discount. Although it was 1.2 cents more than the price sold at the supply and marketing cooperative, which hurt him a lot, the quality was really excellent. So when he thought about it, he did not lose anything and even made a profit.
Therefore, Director Li of the Meat Processing Plant readily asked someone to help deliver the 300 kilograms of pork fat to the Qinggang Brigade.
He Xianqiu was also very happy. Getting her first business order so quickly at least made her feel a lot more relaxed.
When the two men left the meat processing plant, Chen Lianghui saw them off.
At the entrance of the meat processing factory, He Xianqiu held his bag and said to Chen Lianghui: "Thank you, Director Chen. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to do so smoothly."
"Yes, thank you Comrade Chen." Ji Chenzhou nodded.
Chen Lianghui waved his hand: "No, no, you're welcome. Comrade Ji is my benefactor, I should thank him."
Afterwards, the two said goodbye to Chen Lianghui.
The two of them pushed their bicycles out of the meat processing factory. He Xianqiu was really happy now because with lard, they could make soap and place their first order as soon as possible.
Thinking that it was because of Ji Chenzhou that things went so smoothly, He Xianqiu no longer cared about the difference between men and women and happily gave Ji Chenzhou a hug.
"Zhou Zhou, it's great to have you."
When Ji Chenzhou was hugged by He Xianqiu, he was stunned for a moment, and then fireworks exploded in his mind, and he was completely immersed in the joy of He Xianqiu hugging him.
He reached out to hug He Xianqiu, but in the end he didn't, which was not good.
But he raised his hands and placed his fists on He Xianqiu's waist, which could be considered a hug.
Ji Chenzhou lowered his head and looked at He Xianqiu, his eyes full of tenderness.
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