ushernet Chapter 100 Investigation
Chapter 100 Investigation
Early the next morning, Xia Lihua took Xia Wen to the station and mailed some vegetables to Shen Ge. The rest of the family went about their own business. Every harvest season, everyone in the family was busy, even the two elderly people could find something to do.
Although I'm busy, my family is quite happy because they feel there's hope for the future.
Seeing her family's happy faces made Xia Shiyu feel good too, so she didn't go with them. Instead, she stayed home and waited for Ji Xuemei and the others to come over.
Around 10 a.m., several cars roared on the road. Ji Xuemei and Luo Dahai's investigation team arrived at the Xia family's door after more than an hour.
Yesterday, Luo Dahai explained the situation to the nearest brand owner and used the same approach. After thinking about it, the brand owner decided to give it a try and produce this batch first. If it doesn't work, they can stop later.
"Let's give it a try. If we succeed this time, that would be the best, and none of us would lose our jobs."
"Okay, manager, we'll do our best!" Luo Dahai was full of ambition.
Back to the present, after they arrived, they got out of the car and Luo Dahai and Ji Xuemei happily came up to shake hands with Xia Shiyu in turn.
"Hello, Mr. Xia."
"Hello, hello. You must be the leaders of the pickled mustard tuber factory. Now we can go and take a look at the radishes."
Xia Shiyu knew that since they had come to inspect the place, they definitely didn't want to just look at the radishes she had displayed at home; they still needed to go and see the radish field on the mountain.
"Okay, okay," Luo Dahai said happily. Xia Shiyu got into their car and gave them directions, leading them to the vicinity of the radish field.
When they arrived at the radish field, Xia Shiyu got out of the car and introduced it to everyone, "You can see that the radishes I planted are right in front of you. The workers are harvesting them now, so we can go and take a closer look."
As he spoke, he led his men forward, and Luo Dahai and the others followed.
At first, they saw a group of people pulling up radishes, which was quite a lively scene.
Everyone was working enthusiastically, with some pulling up radishes from the ground and others transporting them. Everywhere was filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.
The busy villagers stopped what they were doing to greet Xia Shiyu and her companions when they saw them coming.
"Hello, Mr. Xia."
"Shi Yu is here."
"Oh, these must be the shop owners who came to buy radishes."
"You've come to see the radishes, haven't you? I have some that you've already pulled up."
Xia Shiyu waved his hand, "Don't worry about it, everyone. Let's get busy. We'll contact you if anything comes up."
Then he said to Luo Dahai and the others, "Director Luo, the radish is right here. Now, how do you plan to conduct your investigation?"
Luo Dahai happily agreed, "Okay."
He then pulled a radish, still covered in dirt, from the ground and started discussing it with the people around him.
"Look how good these radishes look!"
"Yes, it looks just like the one the deputy factory director brought the other day."
Although they had all tasted the radish and were quite satisfied, they still needed to be cautious about their work. So he discussed it carefully with the people around him, and some of them even broke off a radish leaf to eat.
Xia Shiyu watched them talk but didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the scenery from the side.
After a while, Luo Dahai and the others finished their discussion. Luo Dahai excitedly stepped forward and said, "Boss Xia, your vegetable growing skills are really good. We are very satisfied with these radishes, so let's sign a contract. This batch of radishes will be the raw material for making dried radishes."
"Okay," Xia Shiyu said happily, shaking hands with Luo Dahai.
Both parties have initially agreed on the intention to cooperate; the next step involves specific details such as price and goods.
Ji Xuemei spoke up, "Mr. Xia, we are sincerely interested in cooperating. I wonder if you can offer a discount?"
Xia Shiyu thought for a moment and then said, "You may ask. The pickled mustard tuber factory needs a lot of radishes and has a large order demand. I can offer a discount, but not much, at most 50 cents per pound."
At this point, someone couldn't help but interject, "Five cents? Isn't that too little?"
After all, the highest wholesale price of radishes in the market is only three or four yuan. Their factory used to have a wholesale price of just over two yuan for radishes, and sometimes it could even be as low as one yuan. Now, the price has suddenly increased to more than nine yuan, which has raised the cost significantly.
Xia Shiyu smiled and said, "You don't need to worry. I'm offering the same price to everyone else. I'm not targeting anyone in particular, and I'm sure you know that my radishes are worth the price."
The others fell silent after these words were spoken. They understood the situation perfectly well, otherwise a large group of people wouldn't have come over the next day.
"Or you can also look for other radish growers who don't have any customers next year. This year, my radish production is limited, and it's enough to supply a few old customers."
It was obvious from her words that she didn't lack clients, and in the end, Luo Dahai spoke up, "Alright, Boss Xia, we're willing to sign a contract."
"Yes, but I don't have many radishes. The quantity is very small. If it's enough to supply the entire factory, I might not be able to continue."
"But once winter is over, I will be able to plant other radishes that are suitable for the season."
Luo Dahai was not discouraged after hearing this. "Boss Xia, don't worry. Dried radish is just one of our factory's businesses. Our factory is also responsible for the production of some pickled vegetable sauce. This time, we mainly want to see how profitable dried radish is. If things go well, we can cooperate on other crops."
The raw materials for their pickled mustard tuber sauce can also be replaced with green vegetables, lettuce, or chives, etc. These are all acceptable. As long as the dried radish goes smoothly this time, he is confident that he can keep the pickled mustard tuber factory running.
"Okay," Xia Shiyu nodded in satisfaction. She also hoped to have long-term partners, as it would be a pity to do a one-off deal.
After the two parties finished their discussions, they successfully signed the contract, and Luo Dahai left satisfied with the contract and the radish.
He couldn't wait to put the batch of radishes into production as soon as the contract was signed.
After seeing them off, Xia Shiyu earned some extra income. However, after doing the math and looking at the radish field in front of her, she realized that she probably couldn't sell many more radishes at retail this time.
Since almost all of them have been pre-ordered, we can only release a few more for the city residents to try.
This was a real hardship for the residents who had been eagerly waiting. Chen Aiying had been quite excited ever since she learned that the radishes were ripe.
She was happy when she saw the message in the group that she would go to the market to buy radishes the next day, but then she saw the vendor say that the quantity of radishes this time was not large, the retail supply was limited, the growth cycle was long, and they could not be supplied as quickly as other vegetables.
The group chat immediately erupted in chaos.