After signing the contract, Li Shirong had to pay a 30% deposit in advance to show his sincerity.
Twenty thousand kilograms of pork, at 4.80 yuan per kilogram, a 30% deposit is 28,800 yuan.
The money was directly handed over to the China Foreign Trade Center, and could not be given to their Wangjia Village Production Brigade. After Director Xu collected the money, he issued a receipt to Li Shirong. Then he stamped all three signed contracts, gave one to Wang Shouquan, kept one at the China Foreign Trade Center, and gave the other to Li Shirong.
"Are you talking about transporting live pigs back to Hong Kong?" Qian Shulan didn't expect that after all her calculations, she would fail in transportation.
Her original plan was to transport the live pigs to Guangzhou, slaughter them, and then replace the meat in the space. It only takes more than three hours to take a ferry from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. Once in Hong Kong, it will definitely not go bad if it is directly placed in the freezer.
It was when Qian Shulan was reading the newspaper that she realized that refrigerators had actually been around for a long time.
As early as 1925, refrigerators were mass-produced abroad, and China produced its first batch of refrigerators in 1956.
As for freezers, wealthy families had built ice rooms to preserve food a long time ago.
Yongrun is a very large group in Hong Kong, with businesses in all walks of life. It is impossible that they do not have refrigerators and freezers.
Li Shirong should have had the same plan before, otherwise he wouldn't have said he only wanted pork, not the pig's head or tail. But who would have thought that Li Shirong actually wanted a live pig instead.
Didn't he want the pig's head? Why did he change his mind? Qian Shulan looked unhappy because she couldn't take it out. If she did, it would probably scare people to death.
Li Shirong also knew that it was not a good idea to change his mind at the last minute, so he quickly explained, "Experts suggest that pigs should be slaughtered and sold immediately. This way, the nutrients in the pork will not be lost, it will be more fresh, and the taste will be better!" He patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, we will definitely reinforce the ship to ensure that there are no accidents before sailing."
Li Shirong thought she was worried that the pigs would be restless on the boat, running around and falling into the sea.
Qian Shulan's lips twitched, but she didn't explain or refute his words. She said with some embarrassment on her face, "Let me think about it. I'll give you an answer tomorrow."
Li Shirong didn't know why she was in such a dilemma, but thinking of her livid face, he didn't ask her in the end. After all, he was the one who changed his mind first.
He originally thought that the other party would not have any problem. After all, his method not only saved the other party a lot of trouble, but also allowed the other party to make more money (a pig's head also counts as money). She had no reason to disagree.
But who would have thought that the other party would actually disagree. He couldn't help but secretly regret why he didn't say it before signing the contract. He was really impatient.
Seeing him nod in agreement, Qian Shulan breathed a sigh of relief and left the China Foreign Trade Center with Wang Shouquan.
Wang Shouquan originally wanted to ask Third Aunt why she disagreed. After all, this matter was more beneficial to them. But when he saw Third Aunt raising her hand, he immediately shut up.
Qian Shulan turned to Wang Shouquan and said, "You go back first. I have something else to do."
Wang Shouquan didn't think much about it, nodded, and returned to the exhibition hall.
Qian Shulan first went back to her residence, opened the mall in her room, and found that No. 153 was online.
"Can you sell me the grass that your Yao pigs eat?" She bought pig grass from the Xiuxian world to feed the pigs here, so it should be the same, right? After all, the most spiritual things in the Xiuxian world are plants, not animals.
But she was still a little unsure. After all, although they were all pigs, the breeds were a little different. Would it affect the taste? Just like beef and pork tasted very different even though they were both grass-fed.
No. 153: "Of course. Maybe we can do both. Sell me a few live pigs from your place, and I'll help you raise them. Then we can compare them. Maybe the climate over there is suitable for raising pigs. No one raises pigs here. We just let them grow up in the forest."
Qian Shulan thought it was feasible.
If the pigs she raised were similar in composition to the Yao pigs in the world of immortal cultivation, she would give them to Li Shirong alive if he wanted them.
If the Yao pigs in the Xiuxian world are better, then she should give them to the Xiuxian world. She can't lie to people. That's too immoral. But in this way, she can't give birth to pigs for Li Shirong. She still has to use the method at the beginning.
The next morning, Qian Shulan arrived at the China Foreign Trade Center at the agreed time. She said to Li Shirong in a skeptical tone, "You said the taste will be lost, I don't believe it! Why not wait until the autumn trade fair, bring a live pig back, slaughter it in Hong Kong, and then compare the ingredients of fresh pork and old pork. If the ingredients are not lost, then you can choose live pigs or slaughtered pigs. If the ingredients are lost quickly, then you can transport live pigs."
Qian Shulan sometimes admires her good fortune. Although Watson of the United States and Crick of the United Kingdom discovered the gene molecular model in 1953, it was not popularized. It should not be possible for them to travel a long distance to the United Kingdom to ask experts to do genetic testing on their pork.
Li Shirong thought so too. If the nutrients were not lost at all, why should he spend so much more money to buy pig heads
The way he looked at Qian Shulan suddenly became a little different. He felt that this old country lady was really a down-to-earth person and did not have the nature of a profiteer at all.
She knew very well that the pork had special effects, and she didn't quote an outrageous price.
His impression of Qian Shulan became better and better, and he agreed immediately.
Qian Shulan breathed a sigh of relief that the matter was resolved satisfactorily, and the two reached an agreement on transportation.
Qian Shulan went to Director Xu again to get Zhuyixuan's sales slip. Their factory exhibited a total of 56 products, and the total number of all products was only 1,800 pieces. They sold all of them this time, and the total sales amount was 10,720 yuan.
When Qian Shulan received this sales figure, she almost laughed out loud.
Director Xu was also very satisfied. "You must keep working hard. Your rattan baskets are very good, but the quantity is a bit small. You can report more at the autumn trade fair. Many merchants are very disappointed that they didn't buy any."
Qian Shulan nodded heavily. The 1,800 pieces that could be reported were already the raw materials of rattan and bamboo from all the production brigades in the commune. The rattan and bamboo in their Wangjia Village had been used up during the Chinese New Year and sold to the provincial capital department store.
In the second half of the year, when the new crop of rattan and bamboo grows up, they will be able to report a higher number, at least six times more.
"Director Xu, have the tractors, diesel, and urea phosphate fertilizers we requested been left for us?"
Director Xu laughed, "Of course I left it for you. The merchant was in a hurry to return home yesterday, so he has already gone back, but our trade center bought it for you. When will you go to the tractor training class? You can only drive it back after you pass the exam!"
Qian Shulan frowned, "Didn't they leave anyone to teach us?"
Director Xu shook his head. "They are in a hurry to go back to their country to do business. Don't worry! The teachers in the tractor training class are very good. Before our country produced tractors, we imported them, and the structures inside were all similar."
Qian Shulan said, still a little unwilling, "There's not even an instruction manual?"
Director Xu slapped his forehead and said, "Yes!" He hesitated for a moment, looked at her and said, "But it's only in English. You probably can't understand it, right?"
Qian Shulan heaved a sigh of relief. As long as she had the instruction manual, she would be able to find the solution according to the manual if she encountered any problems in the future. She would not have to look for help from others.
But she couldn't say it out loud, so she smiled and said, "When I go back, I'll ask a university teacher to help translate it into Chinese."
Director Xu thought so too. He was really stubborn.
Qian Shulan asked again, "When can we enter the tractor driver training class? What are the conditions?"
"Anyone from your production team can come in and learn. As long as someone in your production team can pass the course and get a certificate of completion, you can drive the car away."
Qian Shulan nodded, "How long will it take to study?"
"That's hard to say. Some people can learn it in a week, while others can't even learn it in a year. It's really hard for me to answer this question if you ask me."
Qian Shulan had an idea in mind and asked about the specific location of the tractor driver training class.
After leaving the China Foreign Trade Center, Qian Shulan told everyone the good news directly.
"Do I need to learn how to drive it?" Wang Ligui was a little unhappy. It's too...
Wang Shouquan felt that the country had considered everything. "If you can't even drive it, even if you use a truck to transport it back, is the tractor just for display? You must be able to drive it and use it."
Everyone nodded. They bought it just to work in the fields. They must learn it by themselves.
Qian Shulan looked at everyone and said, "If anyone is willing to learn, come and learn with us tomorrow. This is a rare opportunity."
Everyone was a little tempted. Being a tractor driver means you don't have to work in the fields. This job is too easy.
Wang Shouquan was the first to shake his head. "I'm going to go back to the team first. I'm going to urge the team members to start making things. We agreed to deliver the goods in a month, so we can't be late."
He Cuilan said hurriedly, "I'll go back with you. I get dizzy when I smell diesel fuel, and I can't learn that stuff!"
The other old men wanted to learn, but they were too old. If they got on a tractor, the shaking would be enough to break them apart. It was too painful.
The tractor in Wanghe Town was in this situation. Five or six years ago, it helped their production team to plow the land. It was very interesting at first, but later on, they lost interest in it.
So several old men also wanted to leave. If they went back, at least they could help weave baskets and earn work points. There was no point in staying here.
Wang Ligui wanted to let his son come over to study, but when he thought about the expensive round-trip train fare, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
So in the end only four people were left: Qian Shulan, Wang Shouren, Qian Weihan and Wang Ligui.
Wang Ligui learned it for his son, thinking that he would go back and teach his son after he learned it.
Qian Weihan had another reason, "I have something to do here, Shouquan, I'll ask for leave first."
Everyone thought that he was going to stay here to meet friends. Qian Shulan had known this friend since childhood, so Qian Weihan should also know him, right
After all, they were taught how to raise pigs, so they have to be grateful.
So Wang Shouquan made a suggestion, "Although our team has to raise the pigs ourselves, we still have to be grateful to the third aunt's friend for providing the method. How about this. Although the money has not been allocated, we can take out 100 yuan from the team as a reward for this time. Do you have any objections?"
Country people are more concerned about interpersonal relationships. If you help me, I must thank you. Everyone said, "Of course, of course."
This time even Wang Ligui did not express any objection.
The hundred yuan was handed over to Qian Shulan. Qian Shulan did not refuse. She had really put a lot of effort into this matter, and she felt at ease taking the hundred yuan.
Wang Shouquan pointed to the bicycle path in the corner of the room and said, "We will take this back tomorrow as well. As for the remaining rattan, I'll leave it to you. You can use it to exchange for other things."
This Fei Ge brand 28-style bicycle is for men.
This is the exhibit that Wang Shouquan bought from the accountant for 146 yuan when the Fei Ge team was leaving this morning.
Since we have nothing to do now, everyone wants to learn it first.
Qian Weihan knew how to ride a bicycle, and he was the first to teach Qian Shulan. Qian Shulan already knew how to ride a bicycle, but after he explained it to her, she rode it crookedly at first, but she could ride it smoothly the second time.
She learned so quickly that everyone had the illusion that this thing was easy to master.
So when Wang Shouquan went up, he almost fell flat on his face. If he hadn't been tall and had long legs, and had landed on the ground in time, he might have made a fool of himself.
When others saw how dirty he looked, they laughed so hard that they fell over.
Seeing that he almost fell, these old men were afraid of falling and were unwilling to go up and try.
Qian Shulan asked Wang Shouren to study.
Wang Shouren gripped the handlebars of his bicycle, the veins on the back of his hands bulged, his forehead was covered in sweat, his limbs were stiff, and he was obviously very nervous.
Qian Shulan patted his shoulder and said angrily, "Why are you so nervous? Although you are not as tall as your cousin, you are still taller than a bicycle. If you are about to fall, just put your feet on the ground and you won't fall."
Wang Shouren agreed and slightly relaxed the strength in his hands.
He supported himself with one foot and stepped on the pedal with the other, and when he rushed out, Qian Shulan immediately let go of his hand. Wang Shouren began to push forward.
The bicycle was going faster and faster! Wang Shouren was so excited that he almost laughed out loud.
"Be careful not to bump into anyone." Before she finished speaking, Wang Shouren bumped into the little girl who came out of the yard.
Fortunately, the girl reacted quickly enough. When he rushed over, she dodged directly. Wang Shouren was unable to dodge and crashed directly into the half-meter-high broken wall. He fell to the ground with the car.
"Oh my god! Is the car okay?" Wang Ligui was so distressed that he exclaimed.
Qian Shulan didn't have time to deal with him. She ran over to move the car away, helped the man up, and looked him up and down, "Boss, are you okay?"
Wang Shouren's left side was covered in mud. He patted the dirt off his body, feeling extremely embarrassed and his face flushed red.
Seeing other people coming over with scary looks on their faces, Wang Shouren lowered his head in guilt.
The little girl was startled when she saw him fall. After she realized what was happening, she ran over and said, "Are you okay? I'm so sorry! I just came out to ask for help from my aunt, but I didn't expect you to come here..."
Wang Shouren didn't care about feeling guilty and waved his hands, "It has nothing to do with you, it's my fault!"
Others checked the bicycle and found that the front of the bicycle was a little tilted.
Wang Shouquan clamped the front wheel with his legs and straightened the front of the car with both hands.
When everyone saw that there was nothing wrong with the bicycle, they began to blame Wang Shouren.
"Shouren, you should be careful too! This little girl is so old, and you can't even see her. I think your eyesight is not very good. I say you'd better not learn to ride a bike. If you crash your bike again, you won't be able to afford the compensation."
"That's right! We are not the team leaders. What good will it do even if we learn it? You probably won't have a chance to use it in the future!"
"That's right! You can't do that! I think you should not stay to learn how to drive a tractor. Just go back to your hometown with them tomorrow." This was Wang Ligui's voice.
The more they talked, the more unpleasant it became. Qian Shulan looked unhappy. Wang Shouren was originally inferior, and felt that he could not do anything else except brute force. He had no confidence in himself. Now that he was hit by these people, he might feel even more inferior in the future. It was unbearable!
Qian Shulan glanced sideways at Wang Shouren and found that his head was almost hanging down to his chest.
She glanced at everyone and said to the old men with bad words, "He just learned how to ride a bicycle today and he didn't hit the girl on purpose. Besides, this was an emergency. I don't believe that there won't be any accidents when you just learn how to ride a bicycle." When she first learned how to ride a bicycle, she even hit a haystack. Who can say that they can ride well the first time
Everyone felt a little embarrassed to see her being so disrespectful.
But arguing with an old lady would not be glorious even if I won, so I didn't say anything.
Of course, they would never admit that they suffered in silence because they were afraid of losing the argument to the old lady.
Wang Ligui was a little unconvinced and wanted to learn even after taking the bicycle.
Qian Weihan was worried that he would fall off his bicycle, so he immediately asked Wang Shouquan to hold it from behind.
Wang Ligui tried to learn it crookedly for a long time, but still couldn't master the balance.
Wang Ligui's ability to become an accountant still holds a place in the hearts of the team members. Everyone also admires him and thinks he is a smart person.
When everyone saw that even he couldn't learn it, they felt a little worried!
While everyone was paying attention to Wang Ligui, Qian Shulan said to Wang Shouren, "You must be more careful in the future. Don't be anxious or panic. You are serious about your work, so learning to drive is the most suitable thing for you."
Wang Shouren nodded, and his tense body slowly relaxed.
Qian Shulan said to the little girl, "Didn't you just say you had something to talk to me about?"
The girl slapped her forehead and said, "Look at my memory! Our leader asked you to come over and help. We are going to start the exhibition the day after tomorrow, and we would like to ask you to give us some advice. We hope to sell more goods."
Qian Shulan agreed without much thought.
They had helped her a lot before, and now that they needed her, of course she had to do her part.
The author has something to say: Because there was a China Resources Company in our country, which was also very famous at that time, so I changed China Resources in the text to Yongrun. I hope everyone understands, muah