Chapter 40: The Boss's Notes on Seducing His Wife (1)
In fact, Taotao doesn’t care about birthdays.
In her previous life, she couldn't even tell the exact day of her birthday.
Is it the day when the flowers fade and bear fruit?
Or was it the day when it was plucked from the branch by a fairy?
Is it the day when the Immortal Emperor holds you in his hands?
Or the day when she transformed into a human form?
The master was very stubborn and insisted on counting the day he picked her up as her birthday.
Okay, so Taotao treats every day of her life as a anniversary! In this way, she has a reason to dress herself up beautifully and live happily every day!
Oh no, since she came to the 1960s, she has had one more wish - to have enough to eat every day! Eat well! Eat meat!
"Song Zhi, please eat! Eat noodles..." Taotao begged softly.
She had only eaten half a bowl of potato flour in the afternoon and was now starving. Now she is looking forward to Song Zhi picking up her chopsticks so that she can eat noodles and drink soup in big mouthfuls!
Song Zhi said "OK" with a smile, then picked up the chopsticks and started eating the noodles.
Taotao immediately picked up the chopsticks and put a mouthful of noodles into her mouth.
Oops, the noodles are still clumpy, and the texture is soft and fluffy, without any toughness at all. However, the lukewarm noodle soup is still delicious! The soup has the freshness of lard, the pungent taste of chili peppers, the slight spiciness of pepper powder, the sourness of balsamic vinegar, the freshness of chopped green onions and coriander, and the salty, fragrant and soft taste of braised pig's head...
So delicious!
Taotao couldn't bear to eat so fast, so she ate the noodles one by one, and each time she ate a noodle, she had to drink a mouthful of soup, chew it carefully, and taste it slowly...
Song Zhi looked at Taotao with a smile.
——The girl actually didn’t know how to sit or eat properly.
There were two beds in the room, but only a table and a chair.
He was sitting on the chair, so Taotao knelt at the end of one of the beds, with her upper body lazily lying on the table; she was not very polite when eating, holding the chopsticks with her little paws, pushing the noodles to the edge of the bowl, picking up a noodle, and slurping it...
After finishing the noodles, tilt the bowl and take a sip of the soup...
She ate with particular relish and a particularly pious expression. After each noodle and soup, she would purse her lips, revealing shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth, and exclaim "ah" with her eyes narrowed, indicating that this bowl of noodle soup tasted really good!
Song Zhi didn't expect that a bowl of ordinary noodle soup could make Taotao so satisfied!
Is the happiness she wants really that simple?
Song Zhi didn't really like this kind of noodle soup with a lot of MSG, but seeing Taotao enjoying it, he ate a lot too. Only after Taotao had finished the whole bowl of noodles, including the soup, did he slowly say, "This noodles is not tasty."
Taotao's eyes widened instantly.
——Isn’t this delicious?
"This noodles is delicious!" Taotao touched her round belly to express her protest.
Song Zhi, "Noodles can be cooked in ten thousand different ways... In summer, it is best to eat cold noodles or noodles with soybean paste. Cold noodles are the most refreshing, and the noodles and soup must be prepared separately. The noodles are buckwheat noodles, which are cooked and then rinsed in a cold river to cool down. The soup must be prepared in advance with beef broth, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar, and then cooled. Then pour the cooled noodles into the sweet and sour soup, cut the pear, cucumber, tomato and beef into shreds, spread them on the noodles, and sprinkle with fried white sesame seeds..."
Taotao was so absorbed in listening that she unconsciously stuck out her pink tongue and quickly licked the saliva that almost overflowed from the corner of her mouth. She asked curiously, "Is it delicious? It sounds sour and sweet..."
Song Zhi nodded, "It's delicious!"
"Can I change the pear into a peach?" Taotao asked again.
Song Zhi smiled. "Pears are sweet and crispy, and they go well with cold noodles. Peaches are sweet and sticky, and there are other ways to cook them..."
"We'll talk about how to cook it later! First, tell me, what is the fried noodles with soybean paste?" Taotao asked anxiously.
——Are there so many delicious foods? She has never even heard of it QAQ
After hearing Song Zhi's explanation of the cooking method, texture and taste of fried noodles with soybean paste, Taotao's saliva flowed even more happily.
"Song Zhi, are you really good at making noodles with soybean paste?" she asked eagerly.
Song Zhi nodded with a smile.
"Great!" Taotao clapped her hands happily. "Then how about we go home and make noodles with soybean paste? We can get flour from the production team. We can get some flour and bring some pork back from the city..."
Song Zhi, "I don't cook casually."
Tao Tao was stunned and asked blankly, "Why?"
Song Zhi said seriously: "I can only make it for my wife."
Taotao widened her eyes in surprise.
"Taotao, if you marry me, I will make you a bowl of noodle soup with different flavors every day," Song Zhi said earnestly, "... I can not only cook noodles, but also vegetables. Braised pork is my specialty... Oh, by the way, I can also cook Western food, such as fried steak and baked Italian bacon cheese noodles. I can cook all of these."
Taotao swallowed hard, but she felt very conflicted.
"I, I can buy it with money." She said pitifully.
Song Zhi chuckled, "I'm not short of money."
After changing his mind, he continued to induce her, "Taotao, not only am I not short of money, I am also very good at making money. If you marry me, all my money will be yours, and you can use the money to buy whatever food you want... Okay?"
Taotao gasped and covered her face with her hands!
——Buy whatever food you want!
Who can resist such a huge temptation!
But Tao Tao still held on, "I, I can make money myself! Xiao Zhuzi and I do business together, and we split 40 yuan today! I, I can buy whatever I want to eat now!"
Song Zhi, "But you can't buy the cold noodles and noodles with soybean paste that I make."
Taotao was very discouraged. She pouted and looked at him pitifully, blinking her big eyes as if silently accusing him: How can you be so heartless!
Song Zhi remained unmoved and looked at her coldly.
Tao Tao gave in and begged him in a low voice: "Song Zhi, can you do it once? Just once... let me learn."
Song Zhi suddenly asked: "Why don't you want to marry me?"
Taotao looked confused.
——There is no reason, because in the eyes of the female disciples of Mei Sect, men are all cauldrons. If you give up thousands of cauldrons that "will be better next time" for the sake of one cauldron, you will be laughed at by your fellow disciples.
"Do you already have a man you like?" Song Zhi continued to ask.
As soon as he said it, he regretted it.
——He couldn't allow her to like other men, and he was afraid that a few men's names would really come out of her mouth. So why did he ask such a boring question?
Song Zhi gritted his teeth, thinking that if she already had someone she liked, it didn't matter, he could just snatch her back...
Until Taotao shook her head in confusion.
Song Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Tao Tao was very sad and asked in disappointment, "Song Zhi, can you... make me some noodles with soybean paste? I only want one bite, a small bite! I promise... just one small bite."
Song Zhi held back his laughter.
"Okay," he agreed immediately, "but there are additional conditions."
"you say!"
Taotao sat obediently with her head held high and chest puffed out, listening attentively.
Song Zhi smiled, "Accompany me to do three things tomorrow, and I will find a place to make delicious food for you. It may not be noodles with soybean paste, it depends on what ingredients can be found, but I promise that it will be delicious..."
Taotao licked her pink lips, "Okay! What three things? I've been exercising every day recently. I'm very strong and can move very heavy things! I also learned English. Maybe not as good as Russian, but I can still translate simple things..."
——Are you going to follow him to the Red Star Factory to do some lifting? Are you going to let her be the translator?
This is possible!
Song Zhi shook his head. "These three things are: watch a movie with me, go shopping with me, and give me a birthday present that you made yourself... Do you understand?"
Taotao was stunned.
She suddenly pounced on him!
Song Zhi just had time to open his arms before she tackled him hard, and he fell back against the chair.
Taotao just carefully pressed his forehead lightly with her soft lips?
"You are not sick!" Taotao said with certainty.
Song Zhi's face was already flushed red.
Da Baitao knelt on him, her whole body pressed tightly against him...
He felt the light weight of the big white peach, which gave him a solid sense of ownership; he also felt the warmth and softness of the big white peach - no matter what, at least at this moment, this big white peach belonged only to him!
However, Song Zhi was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to start.
He was determined to bring her to the city just to develop a relationship with her.
Because when he stayed at her house, he could certainly stay with her, but her parents and family also kept a close eye on her, so he couldn't find a chance to spend a long time alone with her...
The most hateful thing is that this big white peach seduces him every day without realizing it.
He often wondered: How was it that she managed to make him fall head over heels in love with her every now and then, yet she always looked so ignorant?
That she is scheming?
Not really.
He could feel that she treated him as if he were eating a bowl of the most delicious noodle soup or the most delicious dessert. She cherished him and valued him very much, and was very careful, with a very serious and pious attitude.
Apart from that, she doesn't have any dirty or bad thoughts.
How could he bear her who was so pure and lustful!
Taotao also stared at Song Zhi with burning eyes.
——In her eyes, Song Zhi is a spiritual being.
Normally, he exudes a constant supply of pure white aura like mist, which is not much and is relatively stable.
And once he becomes emotional——
The quality and quantity of spiritual energy are more than a hundred times higher than usual!
So Taotao watched helplessly, although Song Zhi's expression didn't change much - he still looked at her steadily, his eyes dark, but the aura emanating from him... slowly began to surge from his lazy state.
There was a dark storm in his eyes, and his whole body was stiff and tense.
Taotao tilted her head——
His eyes followed her closely?
Taotao smiled playfully, then lay down with her head resting on his lower abdomen.
He still had no expression on his face, just looking down at her.
The rich fragrance emanating from him made Taotao feel extremely comfortable. She reached out and gently stroked his face, then giggled, straightened up and moved closer.
Song Zhi's eyes suddenly widened.
[Song Zhi: Taotao is so pure, she knows nothing! Hmm——】
After another round of eating up everything, Da Baitao was quite satisfied.
ah! ! !
Aura! Rich spiritual energy! She desperately absorbed a lot of spiritual energy...
Now her little inner elixir is filled with spiritual energy, which makes her feel very satisfied!
No, she is not satisfied! She wants more spiritual energy!
Taotao also wanted to know what kind of spiritual energy feedback she would get if she and Song Zhi practiced dual cultivation? It must be tens of thousands times more than it is now, right?
Therefore, Da Baitao, who had completely suppressed Song Zhi, made a request with confidence:
"Song Zhi, can we go into the cornfield?"
Otherwise, why did you bring me into the city? Right, right? !
Taotao tilted her head and looked at Song Zhi proudly, her eyes shining with a shrewd look that said "I know what you are thinking".
Song Zhi only saw her crystal clear eyes and took a breath.
He secretly hated himself for having the will but not the guts to do it, and then he struggled to half-raise himself, intending to push Da Baitao away.
But Dabaitao was not happy, and her two slender claws tightly grasped his clothes.
Song Zhi stared at her blankly...
She wasn't that heavy to begin with, so even if she was on top of him, it would be easy for him to push her away. But looking at her beautiful and pure eyes, her surprised look, and that pitiful expression with a hint of grievance, he... couldn't push her away.
Song Zhi took two deep breaths, trying to control himself so as not to hurt Da Baitao, and said in a trembling voice: "No, no!"
Tao Tao pouted and asked in extreme disappointment, "Why?"
Song Zhi:? ? ?
--Why? Because you are not yet eighteen! You haven't married me yet!
In a hurry, he chose the simplest reason, "Because! Because there is no cornfield here..."
Taotao:? ? ?
Mortals are really troublesome!
What good is there in practicing dual cultivation in a cornfield? It must be comfortable in bed! However, the bed in this guesthouse is not very comfortable, it's hard...
Tao Tao was very unhappy and stared at Song Zhi, accusing him with her eyes:
——So you brought me into the city, not to practice dual cultivation with me, but to show off that you can make ten thousand different kinds of noodle soups, and then you didn’t make them for me?
It’s so unfair.
[Song Zhi: Taotao really doesn’t understand what it means to crawl into a cornfield. She is still so naive...]
Later, Song Zhi tortured himself for the whole night.
He held the big white peach all night, and was also grabbed by her soft, sweet taste... and ate it all night!
After finally waiting for her to fall asleep, he moved to the bed next to her in agony. Then he tried his best to suppress those inappropriate thoughts in his mind... He finally fell asleep, but Dabaitao turned over on the bed opposite, called out Song Zhi in a daze, and climbed onto his bed again!
Song Zhi finally calmed down, but failed again.
But he didn't dare to move. He could only watch as Dabaitao used him as a pillow and even crossed one leg over him... He took small, deep breaths and smelled the fragrance of Dabaitao filling his mouth and nose.
He waited until Dabaitao fell asleep again before he fled to the bed next door.
But after a while, Da Baitao chased after him again with his eyes closed...
In this way, Song Zhi took turns running on the two beds for the whole night. He had two nosebleeds and was a mess many times... He only closed his eyes for a while when it was almost dawn.
At dawn, Song Zhi opened his eyes and saw Bai Taotao's peaceful sleeping face.
He sighed slightly.
——She finally caught up with him and ended up in bed.
Song Zhi felt a little bitter in his heart. Even he himself couldn't tell whether being entangled by a naive girl who knew nothing about love was sweet or troublesome.
It's probably still troublesome.
If only he could marry her as soon as possible, all his troubles would be solved.
Song Zhi got up, changed his messy shorts, sneaked into the public bathroom, quickly washed them clean without being seen by others, then secretly took them back into the house to hang them up to dry. Then he straightened his back and swaggered to the public bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.
Finally, he considerately fetched a basin of water back to the room, washed two enamel bowls, brought back two bottles of boiled water, and bought breakfast and put it on the table.
Looking back at Taotao——
She was still curled up in bed and sleeping soundly. Maybe Song Zhi coming in and out disturbed her, so she covered her head with the quilt.
Song Zhi laughed, left her a note and left.
Taotao woke up because of hunger.
I woke up and saw that it was already nine o'clock in the morning? !
I saw the breakfast and the note on the table again——
Breakfast was porridge and meat buns. The note said that Cheng Zhujun would come to see her at ten o'clock in the morning and let her have a free day, but she had to stay with Cheng Zhujun the whole time. He would come back in the evening to pick her up for dinner.
Taotao smiled, poured half a basin of water into it, put the meat buns on the enamel bowl, dipped the enamel cup in the basin, and went out to wash.
By the time she had cleaned herself up, the rice noodles and buns were already slightly warm, and Taotao had just finished eating——
Cheng Zhujun came over and knocked on the door.
Taotao quickly tidied up the room and went out with Cheng Zhujun.
Cheng Zhujun brought Taotao to the family compound of the cloth factory and went directly to a family surnamed Wang, where she told Aunt Wang the purpose of Taotao's visit. When Aunt Wang heard that Taotao came to buy cloth? She immediately took out her own work clothes and asked Taotao to change into them. She also asked Taotao to put on a mask and said, "Xiaojun, wait here. I will take Taotao to the inventory workshop and tell you which cloths you can take... But don't say anything after you go in. Just point to any cloth you like."
Taotao nodded.
So she followed Aunt Wang into the inventory workshop of the cloth factory.
To be precise, it is a scrap workshop.
There were four or five shelves of cloth in the workshop, and each shelf was filled to the brim.
Taotao touched and looked again, and found that almost all the cloth on the shelf was dyed the wrong color or woven incorrectly?
At this time, Aunt Wang motioned Taotao to come over and pick out colorful scraps of cloth from a large wooden box.
Taotao didn't go over, but instead walked around the shelf where whole pieces of cloth were stacked and looked at them carefully.
Aunt Wang was a little surprised, and then she saw Taotao's fingers tapping on the cloth one by one...
After a long time, Taotao signaled to Aunt Wang that she had made her choice.
Aunt Wang led Taotao out, her steps a little unsteady.
As soon as they walked out of the workshop, Aunt Wang couldn't wait to ask Bai Taotao, "Little sister, do you really want so many goods?"
Bai Taotao nodded seriously.
"But you want so much cloth, it will cost at least 100 or 200 yuan!" said Aunt Wang.
Bai Taotao, "Let's go back and discuss it with Xiao Zhuzi first."
The two returned to Aunt Wang's house.
Aunt Wang brought a pen and paper and wrote down all the fabrics that Taotao had taken a fancy to, and then made a quotation.
Wow, one hundred and sixty-five dollars!
Taotao just said that she would discuss it with Cheng Zhujun first, then she borrowed paper and pen from Aunt Wang and took Cheng Zhujun out the door.
The two of them didn't go far and found an empty corner in Aunt Wang's large yard.
Tao Tao and Cheng Zhujun sat side by side, and drew several sets of clothes on paper with pencils. While drawing, she explained to Cheng Zhujun in detail, and from time to time she unbuttoned one or two buttons of her clothes to let Cheng Zhujun see how her clothes were sewn...
——In this era, women generally dressed simply, all in black, gray, dark blue or pure white. The styles were also very simple, almost all double-breasted button-down shirts, and they were the same style regardless of winter or summer.
Therefore, the styles of the clothes designed by Taotao are no different from those on the market.
However, she made some careful designs on the collar, cuffs, back and corners of the clothes.
For example, a dark blue double-breasted shirt with a collar sewn on it with small blue flowers on a white background will become a fake two-piece shirt, which looks much more fresh and refined.
For example, an ordinary solid-colored double-breasted shirt could have floral ruffles sewn on the collar and cuffs, the lapel made slightly longer, and paired with a floral belt in the same color, and the sweet girlish vibe would immediately come to you!
For example, a very formal solid-colored double-breasted shirt can immediately become dignified and elegant after being nailed with unique covered cloth buttons!
Cheng Zhujun was shocked!
——In fact, the clothes designed by Taotao are not outstanding. It can only be said that they are just slight changes to the existing clothing styles on the market.
And the last time the Taotao sisters came over, Cheng Zhujun had already seen the clothes they were wearing, and it was indeed like this.
But Cheng Zhujun had never thought about this, because the Taotao sisters were so pretty, and Cheng Zhujun had a preconceived idea that the Bai sisters were so pretty, so their clothes were pretty...
After hearing Taotao's words, Cheng Zhujun fell into deep thought.
- Take the waste cloth that is piled up in the cloth factory, ask someone to sew it according to the design she specified, and then sell it on the black market. Is this feasible?
Not very feasible.
After all, the black market is not an honest way of doing business. Just by sneaking around like a thief for an hour and a half every night...she can't sell many sets at all.
Besides, people are good at making things by themselves. As long as one or two sets are sold, everyone will take some scraps of cloth and make some changes to the clothes themselves...
Cheng Zhujun told Taotao about her concerns.
Taotao smiled and said, "I didn't ask you to sell it in the city!"
Cheng Zhujun was stunned.
Tao Tao, "You've been in the black market for such a long time, you should know a lot of peddlers, right?"
Cheng Zhujun nodded.
Tao Tao, "First, find someone to try making clothes, make the first batch, and calculate the cost. Then distribute these clothes to the peddlers and tell them that you will only charge them the cost price... In fact, you have to add 20% profit on top of the cost price. And tell them that they should take the clothes to other villages to set up stalls, and when they have sold all the clothes, they will give you the remaining half of the money..."
Cheng Zhujun was surprised. "We get 1.2 times the profit?"
Tao Tao said with a smile: "Don't forget that we are using waste cloth to make these clothes! Besides, didn't you just say that once a piece of clothing is sold out, others will soon copy it... So, let's just make these three styles and call it a day!"
After a pause, she continued, "It's already autumn, and this year is another bumper year. By the time your clothes are made, our country will have paid all the grain taxes, and everyone will have money. The New Year will be here in a few months... Who doesn't want to wear new clothes? Even an aunt like my mother wants to wear new clothes to visit relatives during the New Year!"
Cheng Zhujun nodded thoughtfully, "So when I asked someone to make it, they made the clothes a little bigger so that they can be used as a cotton coat?"
Taotao took off her clothes and let Cheng Zhujun see how she treated the inside of her clothes - it was autumn now, the temperature was getting cooler, and she was wearing two pieces of clothes. She sewed a cloth button on the inside and sides of the waist of the coat, which can be used to tighten or loosen the waist.
Taotao showed Cheng Zhujun how this dress looked when the waist was cinched in and how it looked when the waist was loose...
Cheng Zhujun nodded repeatedly and praised: "You are really good at this! I can't do that. I don't understand any of this at all."
Taotao smiled and said, "You are only thinking about how to make money."
Cheng Zhujun, "Then I'm not as good as you... I just can't think of the idea of asking those peddlers to take them to the countryside to sell!"
Tao Tao, "If that's the case, I don't have as many connections as you do!"
They both laughed at the same time.
Cheng Zhujun was a little worried again. "But if we go by Aunt Wang's price, it would cost at least 165 yuan, and we don't have that much money on hand!"
Taotao took out a stack of money, counted out two hundred yuan and handed it to Cheng Zhujun.
Cheng Zhujun widened her eyes.
Tao Tao explained, "Xiao Zhuzi, our cooperation will not change, but this cooperation will be separated, because this money is not mine alone. So we will calculate this separately. After the deal is done, he will take 40%, and you and I will each take 30%."
Cheng Zhujun understood, "That is to say, if I make 400 yuan including interest, I will first return you 200 yuan of capital, and then 80 yuan of the 200 yuan profit will go to him, and you and I will each earn 60 yuan, is that what you mean?"
Taotao wanted to say no, because she also had a share of the two hundred yuan...
On second thought, why make things so complicated? She could just settle the accounts with Cheng Zhujun first, and after getting back the capital and profits, she could split the money with Song Zhi.
So Taotao nodded.
Cheng Zhujun was a little uneasy, "Taotao, I always feel that... this money is too easy to make, and I don't have to spend a penny..."
Tao Tao stuffed the money into Cheng Zhujun's hand and scolded him, "You are stupid! These things are so trivial, who else can do it except you? I am far away, so I can only give you some advice... You will encounter so many troubles in the future, I can't help you at all, you have to solve them all by yourself. Even if you don't pay the capital, you have put in the work, and you deserve this!"
"Oh, and don't you want to make more money and have a good year with your brother?" Taotao asked.
Cheng Zhujun's heart was pounding.
Tao Tao continued, "Look, you two are still living in that shed. Winter is coming. It's so cold! Don't you want to save money to buy a house?"
Cheng Zhujun took a deep breath and took the money Taotao handed over. "Don't worry, I will do this beautifully!"
Taotao smiled and said, "This time, I still have to set some rules with you."
"Just tell me!"
Tao Tao, "You have to promise me that no matter what, we will only sell three batches of clothes, one style per batch, and we'll be done once they're sold out! No matter how others follow suit, you must not make a fourth batch!"
Cheng Zhujun recalled Taotao's instructions when she and Taotao were doing business together. It was because she listened to Taotao's words that she was able to double her capital of ten yuan and earn more than a hundred yuan...
Cheng Zhujun nodded solemnly: "I'll listen to you!"
With money in hand, Cheng Zhujun felt more confident. She first changed into the work clothes that Taotao had worn before, and then went to the inventory workshop of the cloth factory with Aunt Wang to look at the cloth that Taotao liked.
Then Cheng Zhujun and Aunt Wang started secret negotiations...
Taotao didn't ask about these things. She just stayed at Aunt Wang's house, cracked some melon seeds, and played with Aunt Wang's grandson for a while.
Cheng Zhujun and Aunt Wang came back happily, holding the fine fabric that Taotao liked and wanted to take home.
Aunt Wang warmly invited her to dinner, but Taotao had other thoughts in mind, so she declined and went to the guesthouse with Cheng Zhujun, holding the cloth.
On the way, Cheng Zhujun pursed her lips happily and whispered to Taotao, "...I bargained down to 130 yuan, but I gave Aunt Wang a kickback of 10 yuan. Aunt Wang also said that she would take me to the ingredients factory in the afternoon. Would you like to come with us? I will talk to them about the business, and you can concentrate on looking for accessories that are suitable for our three sets of clothes!"
Tao Tao nodded and said, "Pick up your brother later, and the three of us can go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner!"
Cheng Zhujun felt a little apologetic, "I'm sorry, Taotao, my brother's illness hasn't recovered yet. He has pneumonia and it's contagious... Let's do it next time! I'll take him to see a doctor on Monday, and when he's completely recovered, I'll definitely bring him to see you!"
Tao Tao thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go eat together. Let's go early. I want to order a few more dishes so you can pack them up and bring them back for your brother."
Cheng Zhujun, "Why do we have to go to a state-owned restaurant? It's quite expensive!"
"I want to go." Taotao said stubbornly.
Cheng Zhujun thought that Taotao had a close relationship with Mr. Song and probably had money, so she agreed with a smile.
With Cheng Zhujun, a local, Taotao was able to go to state-owned restaurants and eat there using cash and coupons very smoothly.
She ordered six dishes in one go, three meat dishes, two vegetable dishes and a soup.
Even Cheng Zhujun was shocked.
"Taotao, we can't finish all these dishes!"
Taotao just smiled, then took out a small notebook from her pocket and started recording -
Braised chicken with shiitake mushrooms: dried shiitake mushrooms, garlic, ginger slices, and red dates.
Braised pork: tofu, garlic, and ginger slices.
Braised pork trotter: kelp, garlic, and ginger slices.
Stir-fried three fresh vegetables: …
Lotus root and pork ribs soup: ...
Cheng Zhujun asked curiously: "Taotao, are you recording the recipes of these dishes?"
Taotao finished recording and put away the notebook. Then she lowered her voice and said, "I want to see which side dish they use the most, so I can go back to the village and plant some—"
Cheng Zhujun understood, but was a little embarrassed, "But they are a state-owned unit, they probably won't buy things from individuals."
Tao Tao said with a smile: "I know, so I will go back and tell my dad and ask him to find a solution."
"Your father—"
"My father is the party secretary of our village, and our village is also a member of the supply and marketing cooperative! We can establish a supply and marketing relationship with the state-owned restaurant in the name of the village!" Taotao said.
Cheng Zhujun suddenly realized and asked, "So what do you want to grow in the countryside?"
"Keep it a secret!" Taotao said with a smile.
In fact, there is nothing to keep secret. It seems that the biggest sales volume of state-owned restaurants should be condiments such as ginger and scallions. These things are not difficult to grow for farmers. Moreover, these are not included in the grain payment plan stipulated by the state. If the crops are grown and sold, the money received will belong to the welfare of the people's commune and will be real money that can be directly distributed to all villagers.
Taotao also knew very well that even if Ruyi Village reached a supply and marketing relationship with the state-owned restaurant, the transportation costs of products such as ginger, onion and garlic would make the village almost unprofitable because Ruyi Village was too far away from the county seat.
Taotao’s real secret weapon is the few spices she found with the help of Xiaopuo.
Those spices, if you add a little when stewing meat, it will be so fragrant!
But if the state-owned restaurants are interested in Taotao's unique spices, then Ruyi Village can raise the prices of ginger, onion and garlic, and then use her unique spices as a bonus, free of charge. For every 100 kilograms of ginger, onion and garlic purchased, one kilogram of dried spices will be given away.
The spices must be collected and dried so that no one can recognize what they are.
Of course, Taotao knew very well that such a supply and marketing relationship could only last for two years at most.
——In the first year, the state-owned restaurant might buy ginger, onion and garlic from Ruyi Village because they need this spice, but it is also possible that they will have discovered the variety of this spice at that time, and maybe have people plant the spices that year... Therefore, Ruyi Village can only maintain the sales of ginger, onion and garlic until the second year at best.
But it doesn’t matter. Taotao has several other spices in her hands. If she takes them out one by one, they can last for about three or four years, right?
Another thing is that Taotao would position the spices on hand as "extras", so people would have the illusion that these spices are not valuable... Even if others deciphered her unique spices, the "worthlessness" would be enough to stop others from imitating her...
——No one would deliberately plant large areas of unprofitable and worthless plants.
I hope the village can continue selling ginger, onions and garlic for a few more years.
This should be counted as her contribution to the village, and it will surely be a plus point when she runs for worker-peasant-soldier student in the future.
However, Taotao wanted to visit a few more state-owned restaurants in the city. She wanted to know more - for example, how much sales the state-owned restaurants made in a day, how much they purchased, and which supply and marketing cooperatives they usually purchased from...
These things cannot be rushed.
After lunch, Taotao and Cheng Zhujun first delivered the packed meals to Cheng Zhujun's younger brother, and then went back to find Aunt Wang. Under Aunt Wang's guidance, they went to the garment accessories factory and also to the scrap inventory workshop.
——Taotao found a treasure!
Oh my god, there are all kinds of beautiful plastic buckles, metal buckles, cloth lace, knitted lace and so on...
The only drawback is that most of these things are unique pieces, with only seven or eight of them at most, and all of them have some quality issues because they failed the factory's quality inspection. Moreover, they are sold by weight and you can't choose individually.
Three cents a pound.
Taotao's eyes were shining! Her eyes were red as she greedily bought a hundred kilograms in one go!
Only three bucks!
As a result, Cheng Zhujun habitually went to bargain, and finally the deal was settled at two dollars a piece!
However, one hundred kilograms is not a small amount.
Cheng Zhujun spent 20 cents and asked the factory staff to help carry the two sacks of stuff to her home...
At this time, seeing that it was getting late, Cheng Zhujun remembered Song Zhi's instructions and hurriedly sent Taotao back to the guesthouse.
Taotao was still a little reluctant——
She couldn't bear to part with the 100-pound rag...
Oh no, those are all her treasures!
She wished she could go to Cheng Zhujun's house right now and sort out those beautiful buttons, lace and other things overnight. But when she thought about it, she had promised Song Zhi yesterday to have dinner with him, so she had to follow Cheng Zhujun to the guesthouse reluctantly.
The two of them had just parted ways with Aunt Wang on the street, and after walking a few steps, a man on a bicycle rushed straight towards Taotao -
Taotao walked on the inside, with a wall on one side and Cheng Zhujun on the other, there was nowhere to hide. Fortunately, Cheng Zhujun reacted quickly, pulled Taotao and ran forward a few steps quickly, narrowly avoiding the bicycle!
The man on the bike didn't hit Taotao, but instead brushed past her, then crashed directly into the wall, with a "bang" the bike fell over and the man flipped over.
A bunch of round things rolled out of the basket on the front of the bicycle.
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