The leisurely life of a reborn dad

"Director Cao, when you are free, let's eat some goose stewed in an iron pot together." Liu Furong asked him.

"There's no iron pot for stew in our town, right?" Cao Shujie wondered, he didn't remember there was one.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Furong said: "There isn't one in town. There is one just opened on the outskirts of the city. It's still open in an orchard. It tastes pretty good and there are a lot of people going there to eat."

"Isn't this just farmhouse entertainment? You have to try it. Today I invite Secretary Liu and Mayor Luo." Cao Shujie said.

Liu Furong waved his hand: "I told you to invite me, how could I let you come?"

After finishing speaking, Liu Furong took out a business card and started to make a call.

After waiting for the other party to get through, he said to make a reservation and order a big goose: "Boss lady, get some more ribs and stew them together. We will go there in a moment."

After putting down the phone, Liu Furong called Cao Shujie: "Director Cao, let's go."

"Let's go, I'll ask the driver to take us there." Cao Shujie started calling Song Baoming and asked him to come to the administrative building.

The GL8 he drove today has no problem at all with a few people.

Song Baoming drove towards the suburbs of the city with Cao Shujie, Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou.

The place is easy to find and the distance is not far. It took more than half an hour to reach the place.

When he got off the car, Cao Shujie saw the orchard in front of him at first sight. It was surrounded by a fence. After entering through the gate, he realized that there was a cave inside.

Fruit trees are scattered at random, and there is a bamboo pavilion at regular intervals. The bamboo pavilion is surrounded by kiwi fruit trees. The kiwi tree vines climb to the top of the bamboo pavilion, covering it tightly and completely isolating it. The scorching sun.

In addition to kiwi fruit trees, Cao Shujie also discovered some pear trees and planted them at a distance from the kiwi fruit trees.

There are bamboo tables and chairs inside the bamboo pavilion. The table is octagonal, with a stove made of earth in the middle. There are stoves on one side, where wood is placed for firewood, and a large black iron pot is placed on top.

It was only June now, and neither the kiwi fruit trees nor the pear trees were ready to bear fruit. They could only look at the trees and imagine the fruitful scene.

Not long after I sat down, I was thinking about asking the waiter to bring hot water. At this moment, a middle-aged woman came over with a smile.

When he saw Liu Furong, the other party sweetly called Secretary Liu.

"Lady boss, please stop slandering me. I just came to your place for a meal today. There are so many rules." Liu Furong waved his hand and refused to admit anything.

"What did Secretary Liu say? Please sit down and rest for a while. The goose and ribs are ready and will be delivered shortly." As the boss lady spoke, she turned around and walked out again.

Not long after, a young man came over carrying a stainless steel basin.

When he put the basin on the table, Cao Shujie and the three of them saw that it was full of meat and soup.

There are ribs and small pieces of meat. This should be a big goose.

The ingredients have all been prepared and have obviously undergone preliminary processing, and the basin is still steaming.

The little brother also explained to them that it contained ribs and goose, which needed to be stewed in a large iron pot for another half an hour.

After finishing speaking, the little brother poured all the goose and ribs in the stainless steel basin into the big pot together with the soup, lit the fire, covered the pot lid, and then used a wet towel to wipe the place where the pot lid and the big pot contact. Press it down to prevent the heat inside from escaping.

Before leaving, he told Cao Shujie and the other three that he would come back later to put in other ingredients, and asked them not to touch the pot lid yet.

Cao Shujie and the three of them were not in a hurry. They chatted slowly and ate the boiled peanuts and pickles provided as gifts. Time passed quickly. It seemed that not long had passed. The young man just now came over again with a plastic basin. .

Cao Shujie took a look and saw that the basin was filled with mixed batter. It was golden and looked like corn flour and millet flour mixed together.

Cao Shujie also asked the young man and found out that it was really corn flour and millet flour mixed together. He also asked the young man to put a few more pot stickers on it.

"Okay!" The young man was very happy. This thing is not valuable. Besides, the landlady also told me just now that he must be well served.

After putting a circle around the top of the big pot, the young man put the lid on the pot and pressed the towel on it.

He also told Cao Shujie and the others that he would come over and lift the lid when the time came.

After the young man left, Cao Shujie and the three of them were left here.

Cao Shujie suddenly discovered that the privacy here was particularly good. The nearest bamboo pavilion was four meters away, and there were pear and kiwi fruit trees in the middle, so he really couldn't hear what was being said next door.

This is certainly not the first time Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou have come.

Luo Ningyou took the teapot, poured tea for Liu Furong and Cao Shujie, pointed outside and said, "Boss Cao, what do you think of this place?"

"Is it really good, or Secretary Liu will choose the place, otherwise I don't know." Cao Shujie said.

Liu Furong shook his head: "This place has just opened not long ago. The person who planted the orchard before could no longer do it, so a boss from the city contracted this place. He put a lot of thought into it, and after a little renovation, it became Nowadays, there are quite a lot of people coming to eat in the hotel.”

"I heard that many people from the city come here specifically to eat."

Cao Shujie listened to Liu Furong's introduction to the situation here. He turned around and looked carefully. There was no one there just now, but now there were people walking around in the orchard, and there were people talking next to him, but he couldn't hear clearly what was said.

"The things are actually the same things, it's just that they look very stylish after being tinkered with like this." Liu Furong said.

Cao Shujie nodded, that's actually what happened.

He said: "The main thing is packaging. Nowadays, life is better than in the past, and people also pay attention to experience."

"Director Cao is still able to summarize and hit the mark." Liu Furong said.

Today I just went out to have a meal and chat. Unknowingly, a burst of heat came out of the wet towel, and the aroma of the meat in the pot came out along with the heat.

Cao Shujie pointed to the wet towels used for sealing around the big pot and said: "My family used to use big pots to steam buns, cook, and stew meat. In the past few years, I haven't used them anymore. I have always felt that I still cook in big pots." fragrant."

"No, that's not the case among the three of us. Life is getting better, but we always feel that some things are not as good as before." Luo Ningyou also sighed.

Both of them are in their 40s and have richer experiences than Cao Shujie. At this age, they are more prone to nostalgia.

About 20 minutes later, the young man came over again and opened the lid of the pot. The accumulated water vapor turned into clouds and spread out, and the aroma of meat came out.

The young man used a spatula to remove all the battered pot stickers from the side of the pot, then sprinkled the pot with chopped green onion and coriander leaves, and told Cao Shujie and the other three that the meat was cooked and ready to eat.

"Director Cao, try it quickly." Liu Furong had already picked up two pieces of meat with a colander and put them first in Cao Shujie's small bowl.

"Secretary Liu, I can do it myself." Cao Shujie subconsciously stretched out his arm to block him.

But the meat has already been put into the bowl.

Liu Furong said: "Director Cao, you are a hero of our Qingshi Town. What's wrong with scooping two pieces of meat for you? To be honest, the people of Qingshi Town really have to count on Director Cao in the future."

"Serious words!" Cao Shujie did not accept this responsibility, but he understood what Liu Furong meant.

Luo Ningyou added next to him: "Director Cao, we are ready to promote ordinary people to plant orchards in the whole town. The meeting has also been held. By then, the people in the town will really count on Xuemeng Food Factory."

I originally had this idea last year, but it was not yet mature.

If fruit trees are planted throughout the town, who will the fruits be sold to?

After Cao Shujie's Xuemeng Food Factory opened and the sales of the products were pretty good, the idea in the original plan came to fruition.

Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou discussed it again and again, and held three leadership team meetings in Qingshi Town, and finally decided to promote it comprehensively.

To put it bluntly, Xuemeng Food Factory is now their strong guarantee.

In particular, the construction of the Xuemeng Food Factory Phase 2 project gave them a shot in the arm.

Otherwise, they would be stupid and sell the land to Cao Shujie at such a cheap price.

Cao Shujie listened to Luo Ningyou telling the ins and outs of this incident. He finally picked up the wine glass and sighed: "Secretary Liu, Mayor Luo, we the people of Qingshi Town are blessed, but it is not because of me, nor because of Xuemeng Food Factory, but because of you. A good responsible leader.”

Business blowback? Who doesn't know this?

Cao Shujie is also an expert.

But these words were also sincere, and Cao Shujie really felt them.

Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou must have selfish motives in doing these things, but this situation is normal. As the old saying goes, if people don't do it for themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth.

No matter how you put it, at least Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou really work for the people, and the income from growing fruit trees is definitely higher than that from growing grain.

Eat meat, drink wine, and chat about their own ideas.

Cao Shujie is more direct. What he thinks about is how to develop Xuemeng Food Factory well.

Only when you make money can you think about other things. If you don't make money, everything is nonsense.

Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou also told Cao Shujie in detail that they were preparing to implement the town's fruit planting plan.

I also asked Cao Shujie, which fruit they promote is better?

The meaning of these words is even clearer. Qingshi Town will arrange for the whole town to grow the preserved fruits that Xuemeng Food Factory will produce next.

It fully promotes the whole town to serve Xuemeng Food Factory, but on the other hand, it does consider the people.

In this way, Xuemeng Food Factory will purchase these fruits for a long time without worrying about the fruits grown not being sold.

Just like the kiwi fruit in previous years, there are times when it cannot be sold.

At this point, Cao Shujie was not polite and shared with Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou their company's next fruit purchasing plan and the company's new product development plan.

Luo Ningyou even took out the pen and paper he carried with him to take notes. This detail made Cao Shujie particularly emotional.

Who would carry a pen and paper with them if they didn't really have this in mind?

The three of them became more and more engaged in this topic.

If the meat in the cauldron is a little cold, add more heat.

Not to mention, with these kiwi fruit trees covered by vines and the air conditioner running nearby, even if it was a June day, I wouldn't feel too hot while eating around the stove.

Cao Shujie also said that if he had time to kill a sheep, he would find a place to eat roasted whole sheep.

Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou were very greedy when they heard this.

Song Baoming, Cao Shujie's driver, went to settle the bill.

When Cao Shujie and the three of them were eating just now, Cao Shujie also ordered a separate portion of spareribs for him and let him eat it in the small pavilion next to Song Baoming.

Liu Furong and Luo Ningyou had strong objections to Cao Shujie rushing to pay the bill.

Liu Furong was a little unsteady on his feet, and he was still waving and shouting that Cao Shujie couldn't do this, and he had to transfer the money to Cao Shujie.

"Next time, Secretary Liu, next time you invite me, I promise not to pay the bill." This is what Cao Shujie said.

Liu Furong stepped down and said, "Remember, if you are so polite again, we will no longer be friends."

"Lao Luo, please remember this. Next time, find a good place in advance and pay in advance. Don't let Boss Cao take advantage of this." Liu Furong seemed to have drunk too much and kept rubbing his hands on his face.

Song Baoming drove and asked Liu Furong and Luo Ning where their homes were and sent them back directly.

What Cao Shujie didn't expect was that they both lived in the county now and drove to and from Qingshi Town and Pingyuan County every day. No wonder a farmhouse opened on the outskirts of the county and they all knew about it.

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After the second phase of the Xuemen Food Factory was fenced off, engineering vehicles began to come in and out of the construction site constantly to clean up the garbage inside. Then there were road rollers going in to compact the foundation back and forth, and there were also earth movers who kept moving soil in.

In this regard, there was no business-stealing behavior.

Even the black boss of the earthmoving company would not dare to cause trouble here with Cao Shujie.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Cao Shujie has the support of the entire Caojiazhuang behind him. Now, even the entire Qingshi Town is supporting him.

Even if you come here as a fool, you have to be honest, otherwise you don't know how you got slapped at night.

There is a saying that a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local coward. Even if Cao Shujie doesn't admit it, he has evolved into such a character unknowingly.

When someone mentioned him in private, the old nickname of Mr. Dog was brought up again.

Because of this, the construction of Cao Shujie's Phase 2 project has been very quiet.

There were so many chores, and many of the people living in the town who were not afraid of getting dirty or tired came to look for work. Cao Shujie did not object to this kind of small "subcontracted" work. He urged those who contracted the project to pay these in time. People pay their bills.

He will not delay the money of these four construction companies.

It was negotiated in advance and they settled the bill according to the progress of the project.

After the time entered mid-June, Jiajiayue Supermarket made its first sales payment for preserved fruits to Xuemeng Food Factory.

In other words, the three trucks shipped on April 25th totaled less than 970,000 yuan, which was not a lot of money, but this was a good sign, indicating that Xuemeng Food Factory began to collect money at Jiajiayue Supermarket.

Three days later, the second batch of 5 cars shipped on Labor Day, with a payment of more than 1.5 million, also arrived.

By this time, a sum of money had arrived in the account in almost three days.

For Xuemeng Food Factory, this sales situation has just begun to enter a virtuous circle, instead of Xuemeng Food Factory forcing the shipment.

In addition, the factory's sales manager Guan Boyong and his team continue to negotiate with the Wal-Mart supermarket chain on the distribution of goods.

After reporting this matter to Cao Shujie last time, Guan Boyong personally went into battle. In addition, they have the successful precedent of Jiajiayue Supermarket and the case of their products selling out at Jiajiayue Supermarket. At this time, they will cooperate with other supermarkets. Talking makes it much easier.

What is more difficult to discuss is the issue of payment recovery time.

For example, Walmart does not charge entry fees for products, and the sales rebate is 2%, which is not a lot. However, their payment cycle is 60 days, which Cao Shujie cannot accept.

To be more transparent, we can also understand that assuming that Wal-Mart can achieve the same sales volume as Jiajiayue Supermarket, with sales of about 20 million per month, the interest on the current deposit of this money will also amount to 20 million per month. Nearly 7,000 yuan, which is 14,000 yuan in two months. This interest also earns back the admission fee.

If the sales are larger and the payment cycle is longer, the supermarket will actually earn more.

However, the cost pressure took too long, which made it difficult for Xuemeng Food Factory.

Guan Boyong also came to ask Cao Shujie for advice on whether the 60-day payment cycle would be acceptable, but Cao Shujie rejected it directly.

If you don't become a householder, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive.

The more detailed things are like this, the more I realize how difficult it is to do.

In other words, Guan Boyong can't really feel Cao Shujie's pressure now, but it does not prevent him from carrying out Cao Shujie's orders and continuing to negotiate with Wal-Mart Supermarket to strive to achieve the optimal payment cycle of 30 days, and at the latest 45 days, and then Uncooperative for a long day.

In addition, Guan Boyong and others are also discussing with Wal-Mart about the export of Xuemeng Food Factory's products.

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While Guan Boyong and the others were working hard to negotiate, they did not forget to develop other small customers, and good news frequently came from the market.

Although the shipment volume of these small customers is not as large as that of chain stores such as Jiajiayue Supermarket, they also have an advantage.

They all take money to pick up the goods.

This is also the benefit that Xuemeng Food Factory has gained for itself after its products sold out at Jiajiayue Supermarket, and online sales have continued to rise.

Without these confidence, Xuemeng Food Factory would still have to face the problem of slow payment when facing these small customers, instead of like now, some small customers are rushing to buy their products with money.

There are even some small wholesalers who directly take cash and drive trucks to wait at the entrance of Xuemeng Food Factory to pick up goods. There are quite a few people who do this.

They know that the ‘Ai Meng Preserved Fruit’ is now easy to sell, and many children ask if they have Ai Meng Preserved Fruit every day.

Even if he charges 10 yuan per bag for large packaging and 5 yuan and 50 cents for small packaging, he still can't stop the children who are attracted by the delicious food.

The weather in summer is changeable. One moment it is obviously the best weather, the next moment there are dark clouds, thunder and lightning, and it starts to rain again.

In this heavy rain, everything seemed to have pressed the pause button.

The company's products have a relatively big quality problem. I have been busy reviewing them for the past two days. I can't even remember how I fell asleep last night.

I'm just so tired that my head is a bit broken. I'm really sorry, but I'll update as usual today.