Chapter 106
After Jiao Huilan and the other two left, the house seemed a lot quieter. Zhen Zhen was a little worried about Tao Aihong, so he asked Song Xiaoyu to keep an eye on the women's clothing store.
Ever since Good Mother-in-law Food Store started selling Naoqingsong, there have been queues in the store every day.
Drug stores do not deliver goods on time and products are often out of stock, but Good Mother-in-law always has stock. Thanks to this wave of traffic, the store's daily turnover is over ten thousand, and the sales of snacks have also improved a lot.
After the fall, the peppers in Batou Village and Qiaotou Village were harvested. Zhen Zhen took Meng Eryong and Meng Daguo to the countryside by bicycle to harvest the peppers.
Zhen Zhen asked people from the two villages to grow peppers, mainly to help farmers and help the villagers who depended on the weather for their livelihood to get out of poverty.
This year, Qiaotoucun has reclaimed a lot of wasteland to plant peppers, and every household is very motivated because of the endorsement of Zhenxin Food Factory.
Zhen Zhen's trip to the countryside this time was also to give them peace of mind.
Meng Daguo went to Batou Village, and Zhen Zhen took Meng Eryong to Qiaotou Village.
Village Chief Li came forward and said respectfully, "Boss Zhen, I finally got you here!"
"Sorry, there's been a lot going on at the factory lately."
"You are the big boss. We are very grateful that you can help our Qiaotou Village!"
The villagers' peppers had been harvested and piled at the door, waiting for her to collect them.
Village chief Li took her to check the peppers from house to house.
It is obvious that Qiaotou Village is poor. Most families still live in mud houses. There are only a few tiled houses. The villagers all look gloomy, which is completely different from Batou Village.
Zhen Zhen walked into a mud house and took a look at the appearance of the peppers. "Village Chief Li, let me be frank with you. I won't accept any peppers that don't meet my standards."
"Of course!" Village Chief Li knew the interests involved.
Zhen Zhen winked at Meng Daguo. Meng Daguo often went out with Meng Eryong to purchase peppers and was very knowledgeable about peppers. He grabbed a handful of peppers, pinched them with his fingers, opened a hole at the bottom of the sack, reached in and felt around, and sure enough, he could feel moisture.
"Village Chief Li, this chili is not good!"
Village Chief Li was stunned, thinking that Meng Daguo was trying to lower the price, "Why not? I've seen all the peppers in our village, and they are all of the best quality!"
"The quality is indeed good, but some people are clever and want to make more money by soaking the dried peppers in water and then drying them in the sun to increase the weight of the peppers!"
Zhenxin Food Factory buys fresh chili peppers, dried chili peppers, and chili pepper powder, and the villagers decide for themselves which kind to sell.
Village chief Li glanced at Li Geming in front of him, walked forward and rubbed the chili pepper. The feel was indeed different from ordinary dried chili peppers!
Village Chief Li kicked Li Revolution in the buttocks!
"You are a bastard! I have worked so hard for half a year without earning a penny, just to help the whole Qiaotou Village get rid of poverty! Before selling peppers, I did ideological work several times, not allowing anyone to be clever and ruin the reputation of our Qiaotou Village! I have said that our village is a whole, but you, a blind man, dare to be so clever!"
"Shame on you! It's really shameful!" Village Chief Li's face turned red with embarrassment. In front of the villagers, he made the decision, "Boss Zhen, don't take Li Geming's peppers! He has no manners, and he should be taught a lesson!"
Li Geming was panicking. Most people in Qiaotou Village had the surname Li, and he was related to the village chief Li. He originally thought that he could earn more than others by being smart, but who would have thought that Meng Daguo had such sharp eyes that he could even see the difference between peppers soaked in water and dried in the sun!
"Village Chief Li, I can't! I still have to sell the peppers to pay for my children's tuition!"
"Get lost!" Village Chief Li pushed him away and said with a sullen face, "You said it's impossible? You are such a disgrace! I'm telling you, if anyone dares to play tricks again, we in Qiaotou Village will never take him with us in anything we do in the future!"
After this was said, some villagers felt happy, while others looked unhappy.
Meng Daguo visited a few more shops. Some of them were particularly honest. They sieved the peppers of poor quality and small size aside and dried them in the sun.
However, some people are unscrupulous and mix red brick powder into the ground chili powder, stuff foreign objects into the chili peppers, and make all kinds of idiocy!
Village Chief Li was so embarrassed that he waved his hands and said, "Boss Zhen, I am too ashamed to see you! These people are really useless. I help them make money, but they are so greedy! I will not care about them next year! Love whoever you want!"
Zhen Zhen was not surprised. Human nature is greedy and people will do anything to make money.
Fortunately, the land in Qiaotou Village is fertile and the farmers are good at planting, so most of the peppers are full and look particularly pleasing to the eye.
Only when the chili is good will the chili sauce be fragrant.
There has been little rain in Xinyao County this year, and Zhen Zhen has a feeling that this year's chili sauce will sell especially well.
Zhen Zhen collected the peppers and asked the villagers to pack them into bags and load them onto the truck.
"Village Chief Li, go to the accounting office of Zhenxin Food Factory to settle the accounts tomorrow."
Village Chief Li nodded and said, "Tomorrow, each family will send a representative to go with me, and each family will take their own, so there will be no need for any more hassles."
The villagers kept nodding their heads. Even if Zhenxin Food Factory took away the peppers, they couldn't be completely relieved because they hadn't received the money yet.
It was not until the next day when they lined up at the Zhenxin Food Factory to settle their bills that the villagers felt at ease when they looked at the money in their hands.
This year the pepper harvest was good, and each family sold more than 4,000 yuan, which means they made at least 2,000 yuan in profit, which is better than growing crops!
After the peppers are harvested, we don’t have to sell them ourselves, as people will come to buy them and offer us a high price. At this rate, Qiaotou Village will become rich in a few years!
Qiaotou Village had a bumper harvest, not to mention Batou Village.
In the second year of saffron cultivation, the yield rate is much higher than the first year.
This year, the land where saffron is planted is also interplanted with plants such as peppers.
A lot of other medicinal herbs are also planted, and with the booming clothing processing business, everyone in Batou Village is a 10,000 yuan household this year!
Secretary Wang and Li Decheng were very happy. Last year, the villagers had taken a liking to the building of Gouzi's mother's family and planned for all the villagers to build neat small Western-style houses in the style of Gouzi's mother's family.
We could have kept it a secret last year, but this year the commotion is so big it’s impossible to keep it secret.
Just then, County Party Committee Secretary Cao heard about this matter at the Monday morning meeting.
The person in charge of poverty alleviation in the county now is the county governor Xu Wei.
Xu Wei had just been transferred to Xin Yao County. Before he arrived, Secretary Cao received news that Xu Wei had an extraordinary family background and came to Xin Yao County for gold plating.
Secretary Cao was a practical man. He had no intention of trying to curry favor with powerful people. He always treated Xu Wei with courtesy and got along well with her.
Secretary Cao was shocked when he heard the report from his superiors. "Qiaotou Village was lifted out of poverty in one year? All households in Batou Village have an annual income of 10,000 yuan? You are speaking Chinese, right? Why can't I understand?"
Xu Wei's secretary quickly explained what had happened.
Secretary Cao was stunned. They were all transferred from other places, and the new Yao County was a mess and a hard job.
The roads in other county towns are well connected, but the roads in Xinyao County are in a dilapidated state.
Other counties rely on the mountains and rivers for their livelihood, but Xinyao County has nothing to show for itself.
In order to alleviate poverty, Secretary Cao and County Magistrate Xu visited all the towns and villages in the county, but they could not find any crops that could be promoted throughout the county.
Who would have thought that Boss Zhen would just wave his hand and decide to plant peppers!
Secretary Cao was stunned. "They grow peppers and saffron. How come no one reported this to the higher-ups?"
Xu Wei smiled and said, "You can't blame them! In the past few years, the situation was tense and everyone was making money secretly and didn't dare to show it off."
"You didn't dare to show off before, but now you dare to do it?"
"This kind of thing can't be kept secret! By the way, I heard that the whole village of Batou is engaged in garment processing, and it is also thanks to the help of Boss Zhen!" Xu Wei took the teacup and poured himself a cup of hot water, "This Boss Zhen is really not an ordinary person. One day, I must meet her!"
Secretary Cao had met Boss Zhen before, and she was truly an impressive beauty.
But once a woman becomes capable, it is no longer her appearance that impresses people.
Now, in Secretary Cao's mind, Boss Zhen is a money tree, a money basket, and a hen that lays golden eggs!
"This boss Zhen is a widow."
"A widow?" Xu Wei had just arrived and didn't know about this. "Her husband died?"
"Her husband was a soldier and died in the line of duty."
Secretary Cao talked about Meng Hua's father-in-law again. Although he couldn't find out the surname of Meng Hua's father-in-law, his superiors in Beijing City had tactfully reminded him not to offend this family. How could Secretary Cao dare to offend them?
It seems now that the entire Xinyao County may have to rely on Boss Zhen for help!
Their political achievements also depend on Boss Zhen!
"So, Boss Zhen is a strong woman," said Xu Wei.
Secretary Cao sighed: "It is true. A woman with a large family had no one to help her. Now that she is prosperous, she still remembers to help the suffering villagers. This spirit deserves praise! I suggest that this year we should vigorously publicize the touching deeds of Boss Zhen and use Boss Zhen as a model of getting rich to inspire the people of Xinyao County! Encourage everyone to get rich!"
Poverty alleviation is one aspect, but the main thing is to have more jobs so that everyone has something to do and social security can be good!
Otherwise, there are so many unemployed young people returning from the rural areas, and people are robbed and female compatriots are harassed every day!
Relying solely on security patrols is only treating the symptoms and not the root cause!
In the final analysis, we still need to mobilize everyone to make money! After making money, we can marry a wife and build a house!
People are afraid only when they have money, and they won’t go out and cause trouble only when they are afraid!
Xu Weilai's main job in Xinyao County is to alleviate poverty. Now that he has a direction, he plans to visit Boss Zhen in person.
The next day, Xu Wei and Secretary Cao came to visit Zhen Zhen in person.
Zhen Zhen didn't expect that the two of them came in such a hurry. She secretly complained in her heart, thinking, wouldn't it be better for the county governor and the secretary to go to the Zhenxin Food Factory?
It would be better to pose and take pictures there, why go to Good Mother-in-law Food Store and suffer?
When he got out of the door, Zhen Zhen greeted him with a smile, "Secretary Cao, long time no see. This must be County Governor Xu, right? I've heard a lot about you!"
Xu Wei was startled by her appearance, then came to his senses and held her hand, "Boss Zhen, I've heard a lot about you."
Xu Wei immediately saw the bottle of Naoqingsong oral liquid placed at the door of Good Mother-in-law's house.
"I heard that only drugstores can sell brain light."
Zhen Zhen thought about it and said, "This is a brand that I, my son, and my nephew-in-law jointly created."
Secretary Cao and Xu Wei were both stunned. Xu Weisi did not hide her surprise. "This brand has been advertised on CCTV. I heard that it is selling well all over the country. A few days ago, I joked with someone that if we could get a brain-clearing company in our county, I guarantee that we can get rid of poverty in ten years!"
Zhen Zhen smiled and felt relieved that he had indeed paid a lot of taxes.
"We are looking for the second largest Chinese medicine factory in the city to do the processing, but the Chinese medicine factory's production capacity is insufficient. We plan to open a factory and are currently selecting sites across the country."
Xu Wei and Secretary Cao looked at each other as if they saw money falling from the sky.
Secretary Cao exclaimed, "Why choose a location? Just open it in Xinyao County! You can choose any address! It's tax-free in the past few years! The county has given you the green light, and we will help you solve whatever you want!"