Chapter 93
Li Decheng came back quickly, followed by Village Chief Li.
Li Decheng was from Qiaotou Village. His father died early and his mother was a widow. His family was poor and he could not afford to marry a wife, so Li Decheng went to Batou Village and became a son-in-law.
When Village Chief Li heard about the recruitment, he immediately shouted into the loudspeaker. Soon, villagers who had the same idea came over. A rough count showed that there were about twenty of them.
"Look, these are people who can endure hardships and work hard."
Zhen Zhen took a quick look and found that these people seemed to be smart and capable, and they were clean, without any of them being particularly slow.
"No one likes to drink or cause trouble, right?"
Village Chief Li shook his head quickly, "We can't even eat, how can we get wine to drink? Don't worry about this."
Zhen Zhen told me about the job of recruiting workers to chop chili peppers. "To be honest, this is not an easy job. The chili juice will splash into your eyes and face, and your hands will burn. People who can't endure hardship really can't do this job."
Village Chief Li doesn't think chili sauce is a problem.
"No matter how difficult it is, it's better than not having any food, right? These families have many children, and you provide them with food and accommodation, so why wouldn't they be willing? Dacheng and his wife, if you both go, you can solve your own food problem. With the bonus, the two of you can earn 80 yuan a month, which is much better than working away from home."
Zhen Zhen nodded and said:
"Our Zhenxin Food Factory is currently connected to the state and has one day off per week."
"You still have a vacation? That's great. What are you two still wasting time on?"
The young man named Dacheng is tall and strong, and looks very strong.
His wife is thin and has a tanned face. They don't talk much and seem quite honest.
"Let's do it!"
His wife nodded and said, "Work in the county town. I can come back to see the kids on Sundays. We'll just work here."
There are still a few people on the scene who are willing to do it.
Zhen Zhen was not as optimistic as them and asked them to go to the county town to try out a job first.
A group of people followed Zhen Zhen to the county town.
On the way back, Zhen Zhen pulled Li Decheng aside and talked about growing peppers.
"Both three-cherry pepper and chili pepper are commonly used varieties for making chili sauce. The price of chili pepper is high and the supply cannot meet the demand. It is much more profitable than growing crops. Batou Village and Qiaotou Village can grow them together and sell them to good mothers-in-law to make chili sauce when they are ripe."
Li Decheng actually thought this was a good suggestion.
Although the village is engaged in clothing processing and saffron production, there is still some surplus labor, and farm work is not available every day, so it is not difficult for every family to grow a little more peppers.
As for Qiaotou Village, there is even less of a problem.
"I told Village Chief Li this, but I was afraid he wouldn't believe me."
"That's easy. We at Zhenxin Food Factory can sign an agreement with them and if the quality is up to par, we will buy them all."
Li Decheng's eyes lit up. "That's no problem! Our two villages have nothing else but lots of land. You can plant as much as you want."
The yield of peppers is high, and one mu of land can yield five to six hundred kilograms, which is a good way to make money.
Zhenxin Food Factory has a high sales volume. If they can buy up all the peppers, they can get cash after the harvest.
There is nothing more worry-free than this!
Li Decheng thought he could do it. "I'll go back and discuss it with Secretary Wang and the villagers. Once the rules are worked out in Batou Village, I'll talk to Village Chief Li of Qiaotou Village."
"no problem."
Zhen Zhen brought a group of people to the food factory. She transferred Meng Pandyi over to be in charge of recruiting workers and workshop management. Meng Pandyi has strong comprehensive abilities, is down-to-earth and capable, and is talkative, making her the most suitable person for recruiting workers.
Now that Meng Pandi has received a salary increase, and at Zhen Zhen's suggestion, she wears a white shirt and a tight black suit, and she really looks like a professional woman.
"Everyone, please follow me." Meng Pandi smiled and led everyone to the workshop. She drew big cakes as she walked. "The work is a bit hard, but the pay is high! The employees of our county's state-owned enterprises and factories don't get paid as much as you do! Our factory's welfare is not bad. We eat and live in the factory, so it doesn't cost much. Everyone should save as much as they earn. Isn't it better than working in other places?"
Nowadays, some smart farmers have gone to big cities to work, but since they don't speak Mandarin and have never seen the world, they feel uneasy going so far away.
The Zhenxin Food Factory is close to home and the work involved is physical labor, so they can do this kind of work and can get the hang of it after being taught a few times. They don't have to worry about being looked at as fools because of their lack of education.
Dacheng and his wife tried it and found that the chili juice was indeed spicy, but they were willing to endure hardship and wanted to stay so that they could take care of their children.
"We stay!"
"We'll stay too!"
If I stay here, I can have rice and steamed buns for every meal, which is much better than what we eat at home. Besides, how can this job be as tiring as harvesting rice?
It's just that the chili juice irritates your eyes, but you can just bear with it.
The work in the office is easy, but it is not their turn to do such work!
The dozen or so people who followed wanted to stay.
Zhen Zhen thought about getting them some goggles to prevent them from getting their eyes damaged by the smoke.
"I'll go back and ask someone to see if there are any goggles that can be bought back."
Meng Pandi was delighted to see that they all stayed. "Then I will take you to register for employment, and then assign you dormitories and daily necessities. Our factory has work clothes, and you have to change clothes when you enter the factory."
No one expected that the welfare benefits at Zhenxin Food Factory were so good.
It’s more formal than state-owned enterprises.
Zhen Zhen also asked Meng Pandidi to arrange induction training for them.
The relative of the department store accountant helped Zhen Zhen a lot. He alone ordered tens of thousands of packs of instant noodles. Zhen Zhen fulfilled her promise and asked Meng Daguo to send some snacks that the accountant liked and gave her a red envelope of 500 yuan.
In the evening, Meng Eryong also brought a piece of news, saying that the Second Glass Factory agreed to produce glass jars for them and asked them to design the shape before taking them over.
Zhen Zhen had already designed the size, but she still used the name "Good Mother-in-law Chili Sauce". After all, it is important for the chili sauce to be down-to-earth.
After the fall, the instant noodle market was completely opened up, and Zhenxin Food Factory received dozens of calls every day from all over the country.
These calls are either for placing orders or inquiring about adding agents.
Zhen Zhen set up an entry threshold and recruited a group of agents who were both wealthy and capable.
With the promotion and shouting of this group of agents, Zhenxin Instant Noodles set up agents in 52 cities across the country, with sales volume rising steadily and its fame growing.
Meng Hua called and said that at least half of the people in Beijing knew the Zhenxin brand.
Tan Zheng also used some connections to get his superiors to purchase this brand for entertaining distinguished guests. As a result, when some leaders attended meetings, they would have Zhenxin instant noodles on hand.
News cameras occasionally shot over there, but they couldn't blur out the images of Zhenxin instant noodles, so it did allow Zhenxin to take advantage of some official popularity.
With support from many parties, the shipment volume of Zhenxin Instant Noodles Factory is increasing, and two production lines are simply not enough.
Zhen Zhen wants to purchase a few more production lines.
There is no need to worry about sales of Zhenxin instant noodles, as money comes in like water every day.
There were not enough goods to sell, so some people stood at the factory gate with cash in their wallets in order to get the goods.
The sales of instant noodles are booming, but the sales of chili sauce are a bit worrying.
After all, the chili sauce does not have a sincere brand. No matter how well the Good Mother-in-law Chili Sauce sells, it has little popularity in the entire market.
Zhen Zhen decided to recruit a group of salesmen to go door to door, promote the product in canteens and stores, and also visit state-owned factories and other places to let customers taste the food before paying.
Goods that cannot be sold by the store can be returned to the manufacturer.
Zhao Meilan's snack bar also expanded this year. She put a batch of chili sauce in the store and she was given a commission for every bottle sold.
Accountant Fang also helped Zhen Zhen negotiate cooperation with the department store.
Zhen Ersao's store was also not left behind, and with the help of the salesperson, the first batch of 2,000 bottles of chili sauce were sold out.
It's not a lot of money, but it's a good start.
It’s true, after drinking saffron for a few days, Zhen Zhen really felt stronger, her hot flashes got better, and menopause didn’t seem so difficult to endure.
While taking a shower at night, Zhen Zhen looked at herself in the mirror. She seldom looked in the mirror in recent years. She always felt that she was suffering from aging as she got older.
She couldn't accept herself in front of her.
But after almost ten years in this body, she has come to understand more and more that age is not the most important thing. What matters is whether you live your life wisely and whether you have found yourself.
The next day, Jiao Huilan cooked beef soup and spare ribs in a clay pot. The meat in the clay pot was particularly fragrant, much like the meat cooked in a large grass pot.
This clay pot was sent by Zhao Meilan. Zhao Meilan's husband is now a full-time pork seller, and he purchases pork from Meng Daguo's pig farm every day. The Meng family has helped them a lot, and Zhao Meilan is grateful in her heart. When she saw a good clay pot, she bought one specially for her.
After autumn comes, drinking some mutton soup and eating some beef is so delicious!
Zhen Zhen was very satisfied with the meal. Just after he finished, he saw Meng Pandi running in in a hurry.
"Auntie, something bad has happened to my brother!"