Chapter 74
When someone looked over here following the smell, Yu Huifang said frankly that her daughter was back and she wanted to give her some nourishment.
Anyway, they have always loved their children, so it doesn't seem strange.
I originally wanted to give Nini some more pocket money, but my daughter said that she was already a wage earner and currently received a resettlement subsidy, so she had plenty of money on hand, so she refused.
Zhou Jiani only went to the factory in the afternoon and did not go out again after she came back. She stayed at home with her grandmother to sort out the existing scraps of cloth, paste them together to make a jacket, and her grandmother planned to make a cloth bag.
Her family members liked the cloth bag she brought back. Yu Huifang thought it was very convenient to carry it with her when she went out to buy vegetables or something. She used her jacket as the bottom of the bag, which looked crisp and not sloppy.
At dinner that night, Zhou Wanli asked his daughter with a smile, "Did you really write a thank-you letter to the factory?"
Zhou Jiani delivered it to Director Huang in the afternoon.
The letter was written by Liu Tong, who, as a member of the Qianjin Brigade, expressed his gratitude to the Second Textile Factory for buying vegetables to help the villagers generate income and for helping to find materials.
Director Huang felt a great sense of accomplishment but also a little guilty. He felt a sense of accomplishment because he helped to establish contact with the factory canteen; he felt guilty because he had arranged for his assistant to find a book to deal with the materials issue.
Now feeling a little guilty, I walked around the office, called my assistant in, gave him a few instructions, and the assistant nodded and left.
The people in the factory cafeteria were also happy. They didn't expect that for something that seemed insignificant to them, they would receive a solemn thank-you letter. They asked Zhou Wanli to tell Zhou Jiani that if she needed help in this matter again next year, she could just say hello to the cafeteria directly.
After all this back and forth, they established a relationship with the Second Textile Factory under the name of the Qianjin Brigade.
"Of course, no matter how big or small, it's all help. Moreover, we are helping the villagers solve problems. How can I not show my appreciation?" Zhou Jiani said with a smile.
Zhou Wanli smiled and said, "Everyone in the cafeteria is praising you."
He said his daughter was very good at her job.
On the other side, as soon as Liu Tong and his friends got out of the station, they got on the ox cart of Uncle Zhang who came to pick them up, and urged him to go to the county supply and marketing cooperative.
They rushed into the supply and marketing cooperative before it closed and went straight to the cloth counter. They saw the army green cotton cloth at a glance and were surprised that they were in stock. After asking, they found out that there were not many left, only about 16 pieces. They took out money and tickets to buy it, and also bought two red-line reels.
Afterwards, we took a ox cart back to the village slowly. Along the way, we experienced the same joy that Zhang Baosheng had when he returned to the village last time. I focused on describing to Uncle Zhang the department store and what they saw and heard while shopping.
Zhang Laosi also had a smile on his face all the way. This trip really broadened his horizons. When he got home, he would study other people's weaving techniques.
When I arrived at the village entrance, I met Zhang Baosheng waiting there. It was pitch dark and if I hadn't seen the flickering light, I wouldn't have known there was a person squatting there.
When their car got closer, Zhang Baosheng turned on the flashlight and said with a smile, "You're back? How are you?"
Liu Tong smiled and said, "It's going very smoothly. People really appreciate our baskets and are very polite and friendly to us. We've received two more orders. We have to expand our scale."
Zhang Baosheng smiled broadly, "Great! Great! I was worried that our factory wouldn't have enough orders to keep running."
After discussing the handover, Zhang Laosi said in a deep voice, "The handover went smoothly, but we encountered robbers on the way with the car, and the people in the convoy even opened fire."
Uncle Zhang on the other side felt his heart skip a beat when he heard this and took a breath.
Zhang Baosheng's heart skipped a beat. Before he could speak, a young voice interrupted, "No one was hurt, right? Did both sides fight?"
In the dark of night, Qiu Zeming felt his scalp tingling, and his voice unconsciously revealed nervousness.
Zhang Laosi waved his hands and said, "No, no, our people fired their guns and scared the robbers away. We didn't show our heads. That was the only incident. From then on, we were safe all the way to the provincial capital."
Zhang Baosheng breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat off his face, and said in a tight voice, "It wasn't easy. You've worked hard. Comrade Xiao Zhou wasn't scared, was he?"
Lesbians should be particularly panicked when encountering such things.
Qiu Zeming looked over nervously.
Liu Tong shook his head, his tone unable to conceal his admiration, and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhou is very patient. He didn't say a word and looked very steady."
After explaining the situation in detail, everyone was still nervous.
Finally, Zhang Baosheng understood their hard journey and scheduled a meeting for the next morning. He told them to go and rest quickly, and Qiu Zeming also turned and left.
Liu Tong didn't rush home. Instead, he went to Zhang Kaishan's house, handed the cloth and pattern to Zhao Mei, and told her what Zhou Jiani had told him. He reported three more hats than he actually wanted. Finally, he said, "Three of them aren't Comrade Xiao Zhou's. Fourth Uncle and I each have one, and the other one is for Huihui. We can't let you work in vain. You don't know, this kind of hat is so hard to get in the province. The children all covet it. We didn't buy it, so Xiao Zhou asked you to help make it, so we saved the trouble..."
Zhao Mei wanted to refuse Liu Tong's reward, but Liu Tong waved his hand and said, "Take it. It's my due."
After watching Liu Tong leave, Zhao Mei closed the door and returned to the shed, looking at the drawings in the light.
Zhang Kaishan asked, "Who sent it?"
"Accountant Liu brought this for Comrade Xiao Zhou. She asked me to make a few of these hats for her. She said they're very popular in the provincial capital." Zhao Mei smiled and said, "Let me take a look at the pattern."
In the provincial capital, Zhou Jiani slept until seven in the morning. Everyone in the family went to work or school, leaving only her grandmother at home, who was looking at the coat that had been hanging out to dry all night.
Seeing her granddaughter coming out, she said, "I'll go make noodles, a poached egg, and a spoonful of beef broth. It's delicious. Jiaping and Jiaan ate half a bowl more than usual this morning."
"Grandma, you take a rest. I'll cook it myself."
She took out the noodles and saw that they were the ones she had ordered from the group.
She also saved some noodles to eat when she cooked for herself after moving.
After dinner, she went to the local street office, found Director Ge, and solemnly handed him a letter of thanks.
In addition to thanking them for their care during the reporting incident, Director Ge also felt embarrassed about the matter of finding information.
But no matter how embarrassed he was, it didn't stop him from giving Comrade Xiao Zhou some ideological work on the theme of reconciliation regarding Peng Zhen's report. Zhou Jiani smiled and expressed her gratitude.
After leaving the street office, I went to the school to see Teacher Meng and told her about the progress of the plastic greenhouse. I also found out the location of the experimental team and wrote a letter to ask for advice.
Meng Wen was very happy for them and said, "That's good. Professional matters should be consulted with professionals."
Zhou Jiani said gently, "Teacher, when our greenhouse vegetables are grown, I will definitely invite you to taste them."
The information that Teacher Meng Wen helped to find was the most valuable, especially the notes. When they discussed with the farmers in the village, several uncles also said that they benefited a lot.
Meng Wen didn't refuse. She thought it was a beautiful symbol and said, "Okay, that's the fruit of your success. The fact that I can wait for you to deliver the food also proves your success. I have to share this fruit."
After chatting with Teacher Meng for a while, Teacher Meng still had a class, so Zhou Jiani came out.
After she left, a male teacher came over and asked, "Is that Zhou Jiani from your class? She looks like she's changed a lot!"
Meng Wen smiled and said, "Yes!"
The change they were talking about was not in appearance, but in an indescribable temperament.
The male teacher nodded and described it as, "I feel like I've grown up all of a sudden."
Meng Wen said with relief, "Maybe going to the countryside has helped me grow up. I used to be a naive little girl, but now I'm a sensible and mature woman. You don't know, Jiani is helping the locals build a plastic greenhouse. Some time ago, she asked me to help find information, and today she came to report on their experiment in the city."
The male teacher smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. She has understood the significance of the educated youth going to the countryside."
On this side, Zhou Jiani rode her bike slowly towards the First Department Store. When she passed by the supply and marketing cooperative, she stopped to take a look inside and buy handkerchiefs, bamboo hats, straw baskets, hand-woven brooms, enamel pots, basins, and bamboo thermoses.
I don’t want the tin thermos anymore, the bamboo ones are not as popular as the others.
The woven bag she brought from the village played a big role.
After entering the First Department Store, I first went to take a look at the section selling woven products. There were quite a few customers there and their goods were selling well, but not many people asked about the storage stool.
Zhou Jiani curled her lips and went to the north building to find Section Chief Wang.
Section Chief Wang was looking at a report. When he saw her, he hurriedly said, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, I don't think this batch of goods will last for many days. You have to speed up production."
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Don't worry, our factory is ready to start construction. Once the factory is up and running, not only will the production volume increase, but we will also be able to add more styles."
Section Chief Wang smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."
He pointed to the empty seat next to him and said, "Xiao Song is on a business trip. Drag his chair over here and sit down."
Zhou Jiani didn't hesitate, she moved a chair over and sat down, saying, "Is Section Chief Wang busy?"
Section Chief Wang smiled and said, "I'm waiting. Comrade Zhou, please let me know if you have any instructions."
The day before yesterday, I guessed that Comrade Zhou would definitely come to see me again, so when I saw her coming, I felt even more certain.
"Is it about the storage stool?" Section Chief Wang said first. "The clerks at the woven goods counter have reported over the past few days that many people still like this product, but have passed on it because of the high price. However, I also know that the storage stool is complex to make and the cost is high, so it would be difficult to reduce the price. So I'm curious if Comrade Zhou has any ideas to help sell this product."
"You really can't hide anything from me," Zhou Jiani asked with a smile, "Section Chief Wang, do you know the leaders of the Friendship Store?"
Section Chief Wang stared, but with an admiring smile in his eyes, he sighed, "Comrade Zhou, you really have the guts to think like that!"
In fact, he has also helped to think of a way out in the past two days. He thinks that it would be better if the product is exported. The design is quite attractive, and foreigners are interested in strange and exotic things.
Moreover, foreigners will not think that price is expensive, and there is even room for it to rise.
He didn't expect that Zhou Jiani was also planning this, but she was eyeing the Friendship Store, but she was selling everything to foreigners and making money from them.
Section Chief Wang laughed and said, "No matter how good the product is, Friendship Stores can't just stock it. It's more convenient to go to a foreign trade company than to go to them. Or you can be patient and wait, make a few more samples, and then wait for relevant exchange meetings to showcase your products and build your reputation."
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "What if we provide them with a set of these storage stools for free? Of course, I don't know what the layout is like inside, but I just thought, let's provide them with a set of public stools, so foreigners can sit down and rest their feet when they're tired of shopping. The store clerk can explain a few things, and if they're interested and willing to place an order, they can pick up the goods directly from us."
When the time comes, we will prepare some inventory and put it in the First Department Store, and pick it up from here.
Section Chief Wang was a little surprised by Zhou Jiani's idea. He thought about it and nodded slowly, saying half-jokingly, "Comrade Zhou, if our department store is hiring in the future, I'll have to find a way to recruit you."
How come he hadn't discovered this kind of talent before?
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