Chapter 107

Zhen Zhen did consider setting the address in the county seat, but the problem is that the transportation in the county seat is not well developed at present.

"Transportation is indeed inconvenient, but the county has already raised funds to build roads. It is expected that within three years, all major roads will be paved with asphalt, and within five years, asphalt roads will be built to the countryside," said Secretary Cao.

Xu Wei nodded, "If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This time, the higher-ups sent me to Xinyao County to help alleviate poverty. The first thing I have to do is to build roads for the county. Only when the roads are well built will buses from other places be willing to come to our county, and only then can the economy be boosted."

Leaders’ promises are the most untrustworthy, and Zhen Zhen understands this.

Seeing that she did not express her opinion, Xu Wei asked his secretary to bring the county's next five-year plan.

"Boss Zhen, our county will do its utmost to attract investment and retain local brands. Moreover, our county has cheap labor and fertile land. The medicinal herbs that Nao Qingsong needs can be grown by the county farmers."

Need I tell you? She was able to buy enough chili peppers without the government's intervention.

But we have to give face to the leader.

"What County Mayor Xu said is true," Zhen Zhen smiled, "but Nao Qingsong is a big taxpayer, and many cities are very welcoming of us to settle in."

Xu Wei didn't expect Zhen Zhen to be so stubborn.

He took a sip of water strategically. "After all, our Xinyao County is my mother's hometown. The dowry my mother's family should give is definitely not less than that of other cities."

Now that Xu Wei has expressed his opinion, Secretary Cao naturally won't say anything else.

It was like a godsend for them to come across a brand like Nooqingsong during their tenure.

High-quality enterprises such as Naoqingsong and Zhenxin Food Factory have settled in the county.

Xinyao County will inevitably attract more companies to settle in.

After their repeated concessions, Zhen Zhen agreed to go back and discuss it with his son.

Neither Meng Hua nor Jiang Dongping had any objection. Meng Hua felt that the labor cost in the county was low and the policies offered by the county were good, so there was no reason not to agree.

Jiang Dongping felt that it was easier to get work done closer to home. He wanted to work while being with his wife and children. If a factory with easy-to-use facilities was built in the county seat, Jiang Dongping could go home to see his wife and children every day.

After deciding to build a factory in Xinyao County, the county leaders designated pepper as the main crop in Xinyao County.

Encouraging farmers to grow peppers is no small matter. If the grown peppers cannot be sold, the county will have no way of explaining to the farmers.

Fortunately, Good Mother-in-law’s chili sauce was selling well, so the county sent someone to settle the bill with the accountant of Zhenxin Food Factory.

Based on the current sales volume of Haopo Po’s chili sauce, it is enough to consume all the chili in the entire county.

The county held a meeting and issued a directive requiring farmers to grow peppers while ensuring food production.

The story of Qiaotou Village making a fortune by growing peppers has long been spread.

Farmers in the county are all asking about the introduction of pepper varieties.

Knowing that this kind of pepper was introduced from other places, everyone wanted to ask Qiaotou Village for experience. But Qiaotou Village was not stupid. How could they tell people from other villages about such a money-making business?

Now the county has taken the lead, helping to provide seedlings and sending technicians to the grassroots to provide guidance on planting, which can be said to be hands-on teaching.

That’s not all. The county government promised that as long as the peppers are good and meet the good mother-in-law’s purchasing standards, the good mother-in-law will buy them all!

What are the acquisition criteria?

Zhen Zhen Gan Cui asked the person in charge of chili sauce to send a bucket of good chili for everyone to visit.

Leaders of each village took note of the size, appearance, and color of the peppers and planted them according to these standards.

The decision to build the factory was finalized, and Zhen Zhen went straight to visit the land and contact the production line.

According to the county's estimates, Naoqingsong can solve the employment problems of hundreds of people and also promote the cultivation of medicinal herbs such as ginseng in the county.

For a time, all the farmers in the county were grateful to Zhen Zhen.

The good mother-in-law simply feeds the food into their mouths!

In this case, who can tell the difference between Boss Zhen and Bodhisattva Guanyin?

Look, some farmers who are good at making jokes actually gave Zhen Zhen a nickname, Zhen Bodhisattva!

It is said that the only true Bodhisattva in the country is Bodhisattva Zhen from Xin Yao County!

It is useless to worship other Bodhisattvas, but worshiping this Bodhisattva can give you a full stomach!

After the fall, the weather is dry, so Sister Qian stewed a lung-moistening mutton soup. The sheep here are authentic grassland sheep. The mutton soup is clear and rich in flavor, fat but not greasy, and has no smell of mutton.

After the mutton soup is cooked, add some radish, vermicelli, dried shreds, and wolfberries. The aroma is so fragrant that both adults and children will drool.

Meng Nan took a bite of the lamb shank bone and squinted his eyes because of the delicious taste. Just after he took a few bites, Meng Laidi came in with a big belly.

As soon as she entered the room, she sat down in a familiar manner and called out to Sister Qian, "Hey! Give me a bowl of mutton soup."

Sister Qian couldn't help rolling her eyes, but she didn't have the courage to refuse.

Meng Laidi looked at the clear mutton soup in front of him, frowning, "Why are there only a few pieces of meat? Aren't there big bones? There is such a big piece of meat in the pot, why don't you give it to me? I am a pregnant woman! Do you understand that you should respect pregnant women?"

Sister Qian was unhappy. "If you think there is not enough meat, serve yourself. I am not your maid."

"How can you be so tactless? My aunt is your boss, you are taking money from my aunt, so you should do your job properly! With your attitude, I would have asked my aunt to fire you a long time ago!"

Sister Qian was so angry that she threw the copper spoon and said, "My boss is your aunt, not you, look how proud you are!"

Zhen Zhen never puts on airs or acts like a boss. Besides, Sister Qian also had a job before she retired. She just helps with the cooking and never feels inferior to others.

Meng Laidi’s attitude is so irritating.

Meng Laidi was about to say something, but Meng Nan interrupted and said:

"Meng Lai Di, why are you coming to my house for dinner again?"

Meng Lai Di was stunned. Her parents-in-law both ate at the company, and her husband slept all day and ignored her. She had no money and could only eat simple meals at home. How could she eat as well as her good mother-in-law?

Besides, if she doesn’t come here every day, where can she steal the recipe for Brain Relax?

But she heard from her father-in-law that this guy is a cash cow and can earn hundreds of thousands a day!

In order to retain this project, the county secretary and the county governor came to visit Haopo Po and were very humble.

If we can get the formula of Brain-Song and make a knock-off, even if it's only tens of thousands a day, it would be good!

Meng Lai Di laughed dryly: "Aren't I just missing my aunt and grandma?"

Meng Nan rolled his eyes, "You missed my grandma, but you're empty-handed?"

Sanwa agreed: "Yes, he always comes here at mealtime."

Si Ya: "Don't you cook at home?"

Meng Laidi was so angry that she fell backwards. What a bunch of uneducated kids! If it wasn't for the formula, she would have slapped them long ago!

Besides, her aunt is so rich, so what's wrong with her coming to eat a few meals?

"We are all relatives, so what if I come to your house for a meal?"

Meng Laidi rolled his eyes and picked up a big bone for himself. Meng Nan was quick-witted and used chopsticks to pick up the big bone from the copper spoon.

Meng Laidi tried to snatch it, but Meng Nan took a bite first.

"You uneducated little brat!"

"I'm uneducated? Even if I'm uneducated, I'm still better than you! You eat for free every day, boss around Grandma Qian, and even order us to wash dishes and run errands for you! Who do you think you are? How dare you come to my house and act like the master!"

Meng Nan's words were extremely venomous. Meng Laidi's face turned red with embarrassment after being scolded. "Is this how you treat a pregnant woman?"

"What's so great about being a pregnant woman? The baby in your belly is not my child, why should I give in to you?"

Meng Lai Di held her big belly and said angrily, "If I have a stomachache, and anything happens to the baby, it will be your responsibility!"

"Then don't give birth. It will just be a waste of food!"

Meng Nan bit the mouthful of meat hard. The big bone that Meng Laidi was aiming at was gone, leaving only the mutton soup that she could see the bottom of. She was drooling with greed and kept cursing Meng Nan in her heart.

After Meng Nan did this, Aunt Qian calmed down a lot.

After finishing his meal, Meng Laidi sneaked into the warehouse, thinking that he would be done with it after stealing the packaging. However, he never expected that there was no product formula on the packaging box.

Meng Nan couldn't get the recipe out of him, and Good Mother-in-law's employees didn't know either, so Meng Laidi was very worried.

Aunt Qian saw that she was acting suspiciously and told Zhen Zhen about it.

Zhen Zhen waved her hands, "Don't worry, even if I put the recipe in front of her, she may not recognize it."

How many Chinese characters does Meng Lai Di know? Of the three Chinese characters for melatonin, she is lucky to know the Chinese character for “black”.

Zhen Zhen didn't take her seriously at all.

The next day, the school assigned students to go home and cook a meal for their parents. Meng Nan called his younger brothers and sisters together to cook a meal for Zhen Zhen.

Who would have thought that by not controlling the temperature well, the fire almost caught fire in the kitchen.

Zhen Zhen had just returned from the factory when she saw black smoke coming out of the kitchen. She pushed the door open and saw, wow! The smoke was so thick that it could have been used to film Journey to the West.

"Hey! What are the four little stove masters doing?" Zhen Zhen teased.

Meng Nan's face was covered with ash from the bottom of the pot. He smiled awkwardly, "Grandma, I wanted to cook a meal for you, but I accidentally poured too much oil and the fire was too big."

The four kids' chubby faces were covered with a layer of soot from cooking. They looked extremely fierce, but their eyes were enough to make one's heart soften.

How could Zhen Zhen bear to blame them?

She laughed: "Other children can cook at a very young age, but my child is different. He can cook at a very young age!"

Meng Nan burst out laughing, and his original tense mood disappeared.

Meng Nan hugged Zhen Zhen's waist and said, "Grandma, cooking is so difficult."

"Is it difficult? How is it difficult? You have already mastered the word 'cook'. It can be seen that victory is just around the corner."

Several kids burst into laughter.

The next day, Jiao Huilan returned with Su Xiu and Song Xiaoyu. As soon as they entered the room, they took out the actors' measurements, information, types of performances, and clothing requirements, and made a data sheet.

Of course, it is closely followed by the host and the leading actors of several important programs.

"Mom, take a look. This is the line drawing that Xiaomei and Xiaohong drew. Is it okay?"

Jiao Huilan and her companions stayed in Beijing for more than two months and finally got everything done. They did not rush back, but went around the shopping malls in the big city to find out what the trends were in the big city.

What is reassuring is that Focus women's clothing designs are at the forefront of big cities.

Jiao Huilan had a plan in mind. "Mom, the female host can wear four styles: red knitted skirt, white suit hip skirt, red suit, and black dress skirt. How about that?"

"Where are the accessories?" Zhen Zhen glanced at the sketch.

"I also drew accessories. For example, for this black dress, I designed a small hat for the host to wear sideways, with black polka dot tulle sewn on it, and black long-sleeved dress gloves. I also drew the jewelry and earrings. If it can be customized, I will do it. If not, I will go to Guangzhou to buy them."

"Try to customize it, and we'll sell the same one for the host later!" Zhen Zhen made the decision.

Jiao Huilan nodded, thinking her mother was amazing. It was the first time CCTV broadcast the Spring Festival Gala live, and no one was sure what to expect, but her mother had anticipated that this year's Spring Festival Gala would be different. On the surface, it was a sponsorship, but in reality it was just to sell the same products as the host and insert advertisements during the Spring Festival Gala to maximize profits.

It would be easy to make millions of dollars in sales just by airing three advertisements on CCTV if Focus Women's Wear fully sponsored the Spring Festival Gala.

By then, all TV sets in the country will be able to watch...

Jiao Huilan couldn't imagine how popular Focus, BrainQingsong and Zhenxin Food would become.

I am afraid these three brands will become China's national brands in the future? !

Jiao Huilan also wants to contribute to this future.

They had already designed all the costumes, and Zhen Zhen thought they were good, so she only changed a few details.

Su Xiu also contributed a lot. She had a sharp eye and could tell who was suitable for what kind of clothes just by looking at it. She had a very scary intuition.

"Mom, do you know? My younger sister has a photographic memory." Jiao Huilan said.

Zhen Zhen was stunned, "Photographic memory?"

"Yes, this time we went to Beijing, and helped the Beijing Public Security Bureau solve a murder case."

It turned out that a vicious case had occurred in Beijing, and the police posted a notice with the other party's photo on it.

Photos these days are blurry, and they are black and white photos of distant scenes. Su Xiu only took a look at the man on the street, and when she turned around at the train station, she recognized the man at first sight.

"And then?" Zhen Zhen asked.

Jiao Huilan smiled and glanced at Su Xiu with admiration. "I immediately contacted the train conductor, and the conductor went to ask the passenger for his ID. The passenger panicked and ran away. Fortunately, there were several military officers at the train station. They reacted quickly and caught up with him in a few seconds. After verification by the police, it turned out to be the wanted criminal they were looking for!"

The police in Jing City wanted to commend Su Xiu, but Su Xiu refused.

Su Xiu was a little embarrassed. She had been very good at remembering people since she was a child. Not only that, she could also easily recognize footprints and fingerprints.

This kind of thing is innate and useless, so she didn't take it seriously.

Zhen Zhen, however, didn't think so. "I was born with talent and it will be useful. You have this ability, so you will definitely be able to use it. Can't you help me this time?"

Su Xiu smiled, feeling very strange. When she first returned home, she only thought about revenge on Zhen Guizhi, but after a few months of getting along with her, she had been to Beijing, seen the world, learned sewing to enrich herself, and the thought of revenge in her heart became less and less.

The resentment towards Zhen Guizhi also faded a lot.

She is really a very good mother. She is kind, tolerant, humorous and capable. She is like an old hen, protecting her family under her wings.

One day, Su Xiu also stood under her wings, enjoying the feeling of her protecting her from the wind and rain.

Su Xiu really couldn't hate him.

Song Xiaoyu's eyes widened when she heard this. "Sister, who did this murderer kill?"

Song Xiaohong sighed: "His wife!"

"What?"

"He strangled his wife to death and pretended to hang her, then buried her secretly. His daughter noticed what was going on and called the police. The police dug up his wife's body and called a forensic doctor to examine it. In the end, they determined that it was murder and not suicide."

Song Xiaohong felt a little emotional. She had been divorced once and had no expectations for marriage. If it weren't for Aunt Zhen persuading her mother and her mother listening to her advice, she might have been beaten to death by her ex-husband.

It's not easy for women to live.

Since the beginning of autumn, Focus Women's Wear has been recruiting workers. Every family in Batou Village who has young people of the right age who have not been to school, regardless of gender, as long as they can sit still and pass the training and qualify, they can do clothing processing on behalf of others.

The sewing machine was almost smoking. The workers worked in two shifts and were paid commissions based on piecework. Every employee worked very hard, but even so, they were not necessarily able to cope with the advertising effect brought by the Spring Festival Gala.

You know, this is a national party!

This is not comparable to making a CCTV advertisement.

Zhen Zhen thought that the scale of Focus Women's Clothing was still a little small. After deducting the goods for Aili Clothing Equipment, where would the remaining goods be able to be sold!

If you don't make money when you have it, you're a scoundrel. If you take it out to find a OEM, you're afraid the design will be leaked. By then, the streets will be full of the same styles as those used in the Spring Festival Gala.

That would be a loss.

Zhen Zhen discussed with Jiao Huilan and decided to allocate part of the empty factory buildings and warehouses of Zhenxin Food Factory to Focus Women's Wear to expand production.

At the same time, she also plans to open branches in shopping malls and central areas of major cities.