For three consecutive days, Qian Shulan spent her time in such a tense and busy reception.
On the fourth day, she dragged her exhausted body back with the others. As soon as she entered the door, she saw several people from Fei Ge Bicycles drinking and celebrating in the lobby. Their sales this time were half more than last year.
Seeing them come in, Zheng Guoqiang came over with a bottle of wine in his hand and greeted them, "Auntie! I didn't know your factory is so powerful! I'm really surprised. I... I think your sales volume can be ranked second."
Qian Shulan didn't want to pay attention to the drunkard, but she was quite interested in what he said. She looked at him leisurely, "Who's the first one?"
Zheng Guoqiang was drunk, his body was swaying, but he kept talking. He squinted his eyes and stammered, "The first... of course... Heilongjiang... soybeans."
The young man next to him saw that the factory manager was about to faint and quickly stepped forward to support him. "Yes, Heilongjiang soybeans produce a lot of tofu, and the Japanese like to eat tofu. Last year's soybeans were only exhibited for one day and all were sold out. I heard that this year the number will double!"
Qian Shulan frowned, staring at him intently, her face dark, her lips trembling, "Are you telling the truth?"
The young man didn't know why she was so excited, and hurriedly said, "Of course! They sold 200 tons last fall. Didn't they say it was a bumper harvest last year? They must double their sales this year! But I heard it from others. It may not be true."
After saying that, he helped Zheng Guoqiang away.
Only Qian Shulan and Qian Weihan were left with pale faces. Even Wang Shouquan was pale. The others didn't know what was going on and went back to their rooms to sleep.
The three men began a meeting.
Qian Shulan was furious. "There's going to be famine soon, and they're still selling soybeans! I want to strangle him to death!"
Qian Weihan was also angry, but he was used to being calm, so he said to Qian Shulan, "Things haven't happened yet. Let's not panic."
Although Wang Shouquan was skeptical about the famine rumors, he began to believe it because it had not rained since the beginning of winter.
"Do you think we can ask them to withdraw?" Wang Shouquan thought, soybeans are the third phase and the exhibition hasn't started yet, so they should be able to withdraw, right
"What's your reason? Are you going to tell them there will be a famine this year?" Qian Weihan looked at him straight.
Wang Shouquan was also at a loss. He was extremely irritated and started to pull his hair.
"The higher-ups won't believe it, and many people are here just for the soybeans. If we don't keep our word, there will definitely be trouble. Our country is already in a passive position internationally, and we can't offend these remaining countries." Qian Weihan knew a lot about national affairs because he often listened to the radio and kept communicating with his former comrades.
Qian Shulan also thought of this. The main purpose of these people coming to China is to buy authentic agricultural and sideline products from China. Since China basically does not use pesticides, there are no problems such as excessive pesticide residues. If they cannot buy it this time, they may not be willing to come again in the future. Moreover, breaking their promise will bring a lot of trouble to China. Its reputation will also be damaged.
The reason why the country holds the Canton Fair is to earn more foreign exchange so that it can buy some products that must be imported, such as asphalt, rubber, urea phosphate fertilizer and so on.
If they don't sell grain, they won't have money, and they won't be able to buy these things, and then they won't be able to produce more grain, so this is really a difficult situation.
Qian Shulan didn't sleep all night. When she woke up the next morning, she told everyone that she had to go out for something, and then she took Wang Shouren and ran out of the yard mysteriously.
There was no other way. Today, only Qian Weihan and Wang Shouquan were left to hold on. The others simply couldn't hold on.
Today, there were still many merchants coming and going. The two of them didn't have time to think about it and immediately got busy.
But what no one expected was that Qian Shulan didn't come very late, but only half an hour later than them. When she came in, she was holding a bamboo basket with a lid in her hand. She ran in mysteriously, as if she was afraid of being seen by someone.
She was still wearing the same green dress.
"Third Aunt, what are you doing?" Wang Shouquan couldn't help but feel curious when he saw Qian Shulan looking like a thief.
Qian Shulan leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Watch out for me outside. I want to sell good stuff."
Without waiting for Wang Shouquan to answer, he took out a plate of braised pork from the bamboo basket and placed it on the dining table. The air was immediately filled with the aroma, stimulating the olfactory nerves of many merchants.
Qian Shulan scanned the crowd for a long time and finally found a person who was the first to respond to the meaty aroma in the air. This was a middle-aged man dressed very decently. Qian Shulan noticed that there was no callus on his palms, but there were obvious traces of holding a pen on his fingertips. He was the type of person who usually gave orders. Qian Shulan smiled slightly and walked towards the man, "This is the pork from our production team. I specially asked someone to make a dish for you. Comrade, would you like to try it?"
As he said this, he handed the chopsticks in the basket to the other person.
The man looked at the fragrant braised pork, which was rosy in color and neatly arranged in the middle of the plate. It looked delicious.
Since coming to China, they can only eat one or two ounces of pork for a meal. Others don't think it's a big deal, but for a meat lover like him, it's very unsatisfying. Now seeing so many braised pork, not to mention that he is really tempted, but he doesn't want to try it. There is no way, how can you eat something handed over by a stranger in an unfamiliar place. What if there is something unclean!
Seeing that he was alert and refused to take the chopsticks, Qian Shulan suddenly thought of something and smiled apologetically, "Do you want me to help you try it? I just brought it over and haven't tasted it yet!"
As she spoke, she casually picked up a piece of pork with her chopsticks in front of everyone. This century-old shop was not exaggerating. Even in her previous life, she had never eaten such delicious braised pork. Of course, in addition to the chef's good skills, the raw materials were also the key. That's right! This was the wild boar meat from the world of cultivation.
After all, the quantity of their Zhuyixuan's products is limited. Even if they sell all of them, they can only buy a tractor, diesel, and urea phosphate fertilizer. Forget about other things.
So, she had to find another way. Use this wild boar meat to open up the market. She said that this was the pork she bought by accident, and someone told her how to raise it, and she would raise it according to this method when she returned. After raising it, she killed the pig, chopped the meat, and replaced it with wild boar meat in the space. Anyway, it was impossible to transport it alive after such a long journey.
It's perfect! Of course, the price of pork here can't be the same as theirs, it has to be at least four times higher. Otherwise, it would be a shame for her to go through so much trouble.
Seeing how happily she ate without any adverse reactions, the man who had been a little hesitant immediately put aside his suspicions, took the chopsticks she handed over, and picked up a piece to taste.
"Oh my God! Is this pork? Why does it taste so good!" The person behind him, who seemed to be a Hong Konger who came with him, also tasted a bite and couldn't help but exclaimed repeatedly.
“It’s really delicious, better than what I ate at the big hotel.”
Others who have eaten it also looked intoxicated. If it wasn’t for the fact that it was a taste test, they would have wanted to take a second bite.
“Everyone, try our local pork. It’s not fed with feed and is all grown with original grains and natural wild grasses. The taste is absolutely first-class. Everyone, try it. Don’t be shy!” The vendor shouted the lines while serving the dish to everyone to taste.
Wang Shouquan stood by the door and kept an eye on the people from the Foreign Trade Center, worried that they would come over to cause trouble. After all, they were just a bamboo factory, and now they were selling pork, which was too disrespectful of the rules.
"Is your pork really natural? Are they made from grains and grass that have not been sprayed with pesticides?" The man who was hesitant to eat just now immediately became interested after taking a bite.
Qian Shulan immediately patted her chest and assured, "It is definitely the most original one. You can take it for testing."
As they were talking, Wang Shouren came over, also carrying a basket full of vegetables. But because celery was hard to find, he arrived later than her.
Qian Shulan took his basket and immediately called out, "Everyone, try it. The braised pork we had before didn't have the original flavor because it had too many ingredients. Everyone, try the celery and pork shreds. If you think our pork is good, you are welcome to place an order in advance. We can ship it by the end of the year."
Those who were interested picked up the new dish again. This time, very few seasonings were used, only salt and oil, but the taste of the pork was first-class, even better than the celery without pesticides.
"How much is your pork?"
Qian Shulan held up four fingers and said, "Four dollars and eighty cents a pound."
Everyone else had a stunned look on their faces, especially Wang Shouquan, who was so shocked when he heard the price as soon as he turned around.
The Hong Kong man was stunned for a moment, but soon regained his composure. He picked up another piece of pork with chopsticks and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.
The others looked at his movements as if he was tasting some extraordinary delicacy.
"How many pounds of pork can you provide?" the man asked.
Qian Shulan understood that perhaps this price seemed expensive to people today, but Hong Kong was already a well-off society with a high standard of living. At least half of the families could afford pork at this price, so the man accepted six times her price. She originally thought he would bargain, so she deliberately raised the price by two times, but she didn't know that he didn't want it at all.
Qian Shulan was also generous, "I can provide 10,000 kilograms."
The wild boar meat she bought weighed 300 kilograms, but if she were to raise it herself, she would have to raise at least 100 pigs, which is already a huge project.
The man was thinking, and suddenly someone squeezed out from the crowd, and the smile on Qian Shulan's face disappeared instantly. Her mind raced, "I..."
As soon as she said a word, the man looked at her fiercely and said, "What's wrong with you, comrade? You should sell bamboo baskets, why are you selling vegetables? Who gave you the right? Arrest her, she is trying to disrupt our trade fair. I want to give her a thorough trial."
As he spoke, two young men rushed in.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? We are still talking about the pork business! How can you be so rude and barbaric! Do you have any manners to treat an old lady like this?" The Hong Kong people immediately scolded her in dissatisfaction.
The man's originally ferocious expression suddenly turned into flattering, "So you are discussing business."
"Yes! This lady is very good at raising pigs. I want to buy her pigs. Is that not okay?"
When the man heard that he wanted to buy something, he smiled and said, "It's just a misunderstanding. I thought she brought the food in casually for other purposes! Then you guys talk, continue talking, I'll go out first." He kept nodding and bowing as he walked out.
"Thank you!" Qian Shulan was very grateful for his help. Although she also had her own way to escape, she was still grateful that someone stood up for her.
"My name is Li Shirong, the manager of Hong Kong Yongrun Company." The man introduced himself solemnly.
Qian Shulan was stunned. Yongrun? Is that Yongrun? A very famous group in Hong Kong.
Li Shirong said, "I want to order pork from you, just the quantity, I hope it's a little more."
"How much do you want?" Qian Shulan stared at him and swallowed nervously.
"Twenty thousand kilograms of pork, only pork, no head or tail. Is that okay?" Li Shirong said.
Qian Shulan had no problem, but she looked a little embarrassed. "It's like this. If we all go to raise pigs, then no one will take care of the crops in the fields. I want to ask, can I use the money from selling pork to exchange for food? Sweet potatoes, sorghum, corn, wheat are all fine."
Li Shirong was stunned for a moment and did not agree immediately, "How much do you want?"
Qian Shulan replied without thinking, "Change it all into food."
Li Shirong was stunned. He looked at her in confusion. "Didn't you produce 10,000 catties per mu? Why do you still need to buy so much food?" He had just checked into the hotel provided by Huaguo when someone told him the good news. He was of course very happy. They could produce 10,000 catties per mu, which meant he could collect more food to sell. The food in Huaguo was still very good. It was not sprayed with pesticides, and there was no fertilizer residue. It tasted very good. But what was going on now
Qian Shulan tried her best not to let anyone know, and said in a nonchalant tone, "I buy grain to raise chickens, and our production team has too little land and too many people, so we can't get much grain even if we produce 10,000 catties per mu." That was the only way she could tell him that everything in the newspaper was fake? Isn't this just a way of asking for death
When Li Shirong heard her say that it was for raising chickens, he didn't think much about it. After thinking for a long time, he nodded and agreed. He was a man of action and decisiveness. Once he made a decision, he would implement it. "You need to give me a piece of original pork now. I will ask my subordinates to take it back for testing. If it passes, I will go to the China Foreign Trade Center with you to sign a contract within three days. I will also indicate the test report on the contract. If the difference is too big, you will have to pay double the deposit. You have to think it over carefully."
Qian Shulan thought about it and decided there was no problem, so she agreed immediately.
Soon she found an opportunity to go out for a while and handed him a basket of pork.
The basket was not big, and there was about five pounds of pork in it, all cut into pieces.
"It's April now, go get tested early. Don't let anything break down!" Qian Shulan warned worriedly.
Li Shirong immediately handed the basket to his subordinate and asked him to deliver it back personally.
The author has something to say: When I was looking up information here, I found out why our country did not buy food during famines. It was because there were deficits everywhere and the country had no money. The purpose of earning foreign exchange was to buy necessities. It cannot be said that this was wrong.