At that time, Hezibao was eaten and drunk with Xiangyang Village and other villages, so the large cellar dedicated to storing grain was not located near Hezibao, but near the No. 3 Primary School in Hongshan Town.

According to Li Sixin, this primary school and the cellar are actually one, and the predecessor of the primary school is actually the canteen of the brigade, and people will gather here to eat after work.

Later, the canteen was abandoned, and there was a need for a school in the nearby village, so the canteen was renovated and built into a two-story school building for teaching and educating people.

The cellar was dug out by relying on the small hillside behind the school, even Li Sixin searched around the small hillside for more than ten minutes before he found the cellar mouth that was tightly covered by lush grass and trees, and the wooden door at the cellar mouth looked like it was intact, but with a gentle pull of his hand, the wooden door turned into a piece of wood slag.

"I haven't used it in twenty or thirty years. Haha"

After Li Sixin said something embarrassed, he quickly hugged the wood slag aside, tore open the vines that blocked the entrance of the cellar, and then revealed a narrow hole in the deep darkness.

"Ventilation first" When waiting for the cellar to be ventilated, Li Sixin introduced Xu An: "This cellar is dug by relying on this small hillside, half of it is underground, and half of it is hollowed out of the small hill Don't look at this passage is small, but the inside is very spacious."

I heard from the village elders that in the past, when the weather was too hot or too cold, there were still people who went into the cellar to cool off or keep warm. But later, after a few people fell asleep and fainted inside, the entrance to the cellar was sealed and no one was allowed to enter again. I'm afraid that those stunned people who are not afraid of death will sneak in, faint to death and no one will find out."

As he spoke, Li Sixin made a simple torch on the dead branches and fallen leaves on the ground, borrowed a lighter from the school teacher, lit the torch and cautiously walked inside, until he walked through the passage of more than three meters, and entered the cellar, where the torch was still bright.

"Boss Xu, there is enough oxygen inside, you can come in!"

"Okay, here!"

The entrance of the cave is very short, with Xu An's height, he has to squat to enter, squatting and walking a few steps is too tired, and finally can only return to the primitive state of human beings, crawling inside with his hands and feet, climbing a distance of about three or five meters, and suddenly opening up in front of him, a huge, wide and open cave jumps in front of him.

After years of exposure, the surface of the moist loess has become dry and hard, and it can still make a low echo when you tap your fingers.

It's the middle of October, and the temperature outside the cellar is about 15 degrees, and when I enter the cellar, I find that the temperature inside the cellar is three points colder than the temperature outside.

"In winter, the cellar is about the same temperature, and when it snows outside, when you enter the cellar, you will feel that the inside of the cellar is much warmer than the outside." Li Sixin briefly introduced the role of the cellar to Xu An: "As long as the hole is closed in winter and cool in summer, it is not a problem to keep grain in here for three or five months, which is better than those refrigerators and refrigerators."

Xu An walked through the cellars and asked with satisfaction, "Are the cellars in other villages like this?" ”

"It's almost, it's just a little different in size," Li Sixin said, his right hand lightly patted the wall, and pretended to ask casually: "Boss Xu, what do you think of this cellar?" ”

"This cellar is really good, clean it up, and then build a dense iron door to put it into use" Xu An nodded: "But let's look at several other cellars and talk about them together!" ”

Coming out of the cellar, Li Sixin hugged the dead branches and weeds nearby, blocked the cellar entrance, and then returned to the tractor with Xu An and drove in the direction of the cellars in other villages.

"Let's go straight over and don't have to say hello to the other villages?"

"No, these cellars have been abandoned for many years, and they have long been left unattended." Li Sixin shook his head and said, "When the matter is decided, I'll just go and talk to them." ”

The locals said so, so Xu An naturally didn't say anything anymore, closed his eyes and leaned on the carriage, enjoying the bumpy feeling.

Counting it, this is less than two months, the third time he came to Hezibao, Xu An has a certain resistance to this side of the road, not only used to it, but also feels that this bump is quite interesting.

"Village chief, is this pit deep enough?"

"It's almost, let's go six, prepare!"

Bang – Boom————

Two loud voices came into Xu An's ears one after another, and before he could open his eyes to see what was happening, Xu An felt a few drops of cold liquid splash on his face, and it quickly slid down under the action of gravity.

His nose twitched slightly, and a rich grape fragrance entered his body along his nose, splashing the juice on his face.

The moment Xu An opened his eyes, he saw a big man wearing only a vest holding a thick long stick, his thick fingers grabbed the wooden stick fiercely, and slammed it to the ground with a hideous face, the long stick instantly sank into one-third of the ground, and some purple liquid splashed away in the crystal, and two drops of liquid fell on Xu An's face again.

Reach out and scrape off the liquid splashed on your face, send it to the bottom of your nose and smell it gently, still the familiar grape fragrance.

What's going on?

"What are you doing here? How does it smell like grapes? Just when Xu An's curiosity rose, Li Sixin had already taken the lead in speaking and shouted to stop the tractor master.

"Yo! Secretary Li, the village chief of Hua'an Village, who took the lead, looked up when he heard Li Sixin's voice, his eyes lit up halfway through his words, and he looked at Xu An in surprise and said, "Boss Xu, you are here with us again!" ”

"Yes, isn't this the factory ready to start" Xu An opened the rear compartment door of the tractor body, jumped to the ground and walked towards the place where the people of Hua'an Estate gathered, and asked as he walked, "You guys are pounding grape juice"

Before he finished speaking, Xu An had already seen the dirt pit dug directly out of the ground, and the dirty, dilapidated grapes that were mixed with the soil under the action of wooden sticks

"It's." Xu An's brain turned rapidly, and he finally found a statement that could explain the situation in front of him and asked, "Is this your way of fertilizing the fields here?" ”

The village chief of Hua'an Estate did not reply, but nodded sideways to the villagers, and after receiving the signal, one villager immediately lifted a basket of large, round grapes and poured them into the pit, and the other villager immediately lifted a stick and smashed it, and the juice splashed again

Hey————

Seeing the villagers pounding the grapes hard, the village chief of Hua'an Estate let out a long sigh before saying with a lost face and a low tone: "Yes, these grapes can't be sold, so they can only be used for fertilizer. What grows out of the mud and buries it back in the mud is good, it's good."

Li Sixin didn't answer, nor did he give Xu An a chance to answer, and asked directly: "Village Chief He, don't be busy yet, let's go to the big cellar in your village now, do you want to go together?" ”

"The Great Cellar? Haven't they all been abandoned for many years, what are you doing there? The village chief of Hua'an Estate was distracted by Li Sixin's words and took Li Sixin's words.

"Haha!" After Li Sixin laughed loudly, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Xu An, who was standing aside, and said, "Isn't this Boss Xu who has found us another big business!" Whether this business can be successful or not, we have to see if this cellar is good or not! ”

Hearing the word 'big business', the village chief of Hua'an Village suddenly brightened his eyes, and he didn't care about fertilizing the field with grapes, so he took three steps and made two steps and squeezed directly into the seat next to the driver, and then waved to Li Sixin and Xu An and shouted: "Go, I'll show you the way!" ”

On the way to the big cellar near Hua'an Estate, the village chief of Hua'an Estate kept knocking on the side and asked Li Sixin what the 'big business' was, but Xu An and the others both smiled lightly at this question and directly started a new topic without turning a blind eye.

This kind of performance made the village chief of Hua'an Estate scratch his heart, and he couldn't wait to lock the two in a small black room and torture them to their heart's content.

Fortunately, the large cellar of Wah On Estate is not very far from the large cellar on the other side of Hezibao, and with the speed bonus of the tractor, everyone quickly arrived at the large cellar near Huaan Estate.

The cellar here is completely underground, the entrance is like a well, only one person can pass through at a time, although the size of the cellar is not as large as that of Hezibao, but it looks much newer than that of Hezibao.

Looking at the cellars one by one, there were more and more people sitting on the tractors, and they all learned from the head of Hua'an Estate that Boss Xu from Haishi came to them because there was another big business coming to them, and this list of business had to be completed with several cellars.

As soon as these words came out, everyone guessed every word.

"Boss Xu came back to collect the mushrooms from Hezibao for the first time, and collected the crops from Hezibao and many nearby villages for the second time.

"Isn't it our fruit that is harvested these days, in my opinion, it is Boss Xu's factory that has started construction, and Boss Xu is looking for a storage place for the products produced by the factory in advance?"

"Impossible, these cellars are scattered, the distance between the cellars is not close, put a little here and a pile there, and no one will run away when the time comes, impossible! No way! ”

"But what can this cellar do other than store things?"

"In my opinion."

“.”

After looking at all the five cellars in a row, everyone's eyes focused on Xu An and Li Sixin, waiting for the two to uncover the mystery.

Seeing this, Xu An unhurriedly took out his mobile phone and smiled, and said, "I'll make a call first."

In fact, when Xu An received a call from Lu Shengnan and heard that Niu Daben could settle the payment at one time, he was already moved; Later, after Li Sixin said that there were many cellars that could store a large amount of grain in Hezibao, Xu An sent a message to Lu Shengnan, asking her to sign the order for Niu Daben.

Therefore, along the way, Xu An was just pretending, and the order contract for a hundred tons of small potatoes had already been signed.

After all, Qingyan Provincial TV may not come to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of Xu's catering factory, but the order for 100 tons of small potatoes will be smashed, and they will continue to purchase all kinds of agricultural products and cash crops for two months.

It's hard to say about other cities, but on the side of Hongshan Town, Honghe City, no company can achieve such a contribution as Xu's Catering.

Now, Xu An walked dozens of meters away, and then slowly opened the address book, dialed Lu Shengnan's phone, and said, "Shengnan, how is Niu Daben's list of 100 tons of potatoes?" ”

"The contract has been signed, and the 60,000 yuan brought today will be counted into the deposit, and the cooperation will be officially reached after the balance of 190,000 yuan will be made up tomorrow!" After Lu Shengnan finished answering, he quickly asked, "Boss, are you going to find a refrigerated storage in Honghe City, or transport the small potatoes back to Haishi for preservation?" I'll make a plan in advance. ”

"I don't plan to lease refrigerated storage" Xu An made a big joke with Lu Shengnan in a good mood before explaining:

"Just now, Secretary Li took me around the vicinity of Hezibao and looked at five cellars, the smallest one has a capacity of fifteen tons, the largest one has a capacity of thirty tons, and the five cellars can store a total of 120 tons of small potatoes."

"It's great that there are so many large cellars!" Lu Shengnan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, the biggest obstacle in the cooperation plan was solved so easily, which is really gratifying!

"How's the data over there?"

"At present, the order is close to 10,000, and it is estimated that there will be a huge increase in the afternoon live broadcast, and the company has arranged it here, and the communication between Director Lu and the harvest farm is very smooth, and it is promised that as long as the purchase volume reaches two tons at a time, the master can be immediately arranged to send the vegetables and fruits to our store."

After Lu Shengnan reported all the arrangements in the store in one go, he asked again: "Boss, is there any confirmed news from Secretary Li, will Qingyan Provincial TV Station come to interview and film the groundbreaking ceremony of our factory tomorrow?" ”

"There is no definite news yet" Xu An shook his head and said softly: "The Poverty Alleviation Office is still working hard to lobby, and if it doesn't succeed, it is estimated that it will have to wait until the afternoon to determine."

"Then I hope the order for this 100 tons of small potatoes is enough." Lu Shengnan also sighed.

Then the two communicated in detail about the various affairs in the store, and after the call lasted an astonishing fifteen minutes, Xu An finally hung up the phone, put on a smile and walked towards the people led by Li Sixin.

"Everyone." Xu An laughed loudly: "Just now, after the efforts of Xu's catering! Finally won a list! A big order! Next, Xu's Catering will purchase 100 tons of small potatoes in Hongshan Town! ”

When the words fell, Xu An's imaginary cheers or doubts did not sound, but at this moment, there were bursts of inhalation, which was so loud that Xu An felt that he was temporarily deprived of oxygen

"You can go back to the village now and count the number of potatoes in each village! At seven o'clock in the evening, I concentrated on reporting to Mr. Xu! Xu An added: "During the period of using the cellar, the rental fee will be given at the price of twenty yuan per cubic meter!" ”

This time, after Xu An's voice fell, everyone's figures disappeared in front of them in an instant, leaving only the sound of the answer floating in the air.

However, there are still two people who stayed in place and did not leave, one is a tractor master, and the other is Li Sixin, at this moment, Li Sixin is spinning in circles, waiting anxiously for the phone to be connected.

Doodoo – Doodoo Dood————

"Hey"

"Leader, I just went to the train station to pick up Boss Xu and came back to Hezibao for a walk, Boss Xu just said! Xu's Catering is ready to purchase 100 tons of small potatoes here! The acquisition can start as soon as tomorrow morning! ”

There is too much effective information contained in these short four sentences, and the brain of the leader of the poverty alleviation office has a short circuit due to information overload, and after the brain reacts, he hung up Li Sixin's phone without saying a word or hesitation, and then pressed a familiar landline number.

The moment the phone was connected, the leaders of the Poverty Alleviation Office were also effective in the phone.

"Xu's Catering has just placed an order for 100 tons of small potatoes, are you sure this news is true? Is there any evidence to prove that this order is real and not fabricated? The man on the other end of the phone asked cautiously.

"Yes!"

The leader of the Poverty Alleviation Office answered categorically, because in front of him, Lao Zhang was holding a laptop, and what was displayed on the computer screen was the contract signed by Xu's Catering and Niu Daben sent by Li Sixin

Half an hour later, the phone rang in the silent office, and thirty seconds later, there was a loud roar in the office, followed by a rush of soldiers and noisy calls.

"Honghe City TV Station, Qingyan Provincial TV Station has just issued a notice that it will arrive in Hezibao on time at nine o'clock tomorrow morning to interview and shoot the groundbreaking ceremony of Xu's Catering Factory, and now we solemnly invite your TV station to go with you."

"Leader, I have received the letter, Qingyan Provincial TV Station will set off from the province to Hezibao at six o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Secretary Li, Qingyan Provincial TV Station will arrive in Hezibao at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and you will make arrangements over there."

“.”

Through the irrepressible joy on Li Sixin's face, Xu An knew that this was done! The list of 100 tons of small potatoes became the last straw that tilted the scales!

"Secretary Li, you will inform the villages later, tomorrow morning at eight o'clock! Let's start buying small potatoes! The more people, the better, and the longer the line, the better! ”

"It must be arranged! Boss Xu, prepare the opening speech of the groundbreaking ceremony today! There are also clothes that have not been prepared, if not, I will arrange for someone to go to the city to purchase! ”

"Brought! I'm prepared this time! ”

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Harvest Farm high-rise office.

"Why did you agree to Xu's Catering's temporary procurement request, now we are at home, shouldn't we do it again?" Mr. Wei knocked on the middle-aged man's desk and teased.

"It's Xu's fast food that competes with us, what's the matter with Xu's lo-mei?" The middle-aged man rolled his eyes at Mr. Sun and asked, "What did the nutritional diet expert say?" ”

"Nope." Mr. Wei was immediately deflated when he heard this, shook his head and said: "Xu's Catering has signed a competition agreement with Li Jinyuan, and within the scope of the sea market, it can only give their company group meal guidance."

"The little boss of Xu's Catering is really comprehensive in everything, in terms of doing things, he is not like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old stunned young man, but more like a cunning little fox!" The middle-aged man praised.

"This is blocking our way, why do you still praise him?" Mr. Wei muttered a little resentment and continued: "However, I invited other nutritional diet experts, who are no less famous than Li Jinyuan, to meet in conference room 204 at four o'clock in the afternoon."

"Not bad." The middle-aged man affirmed Mr. Wei's approach and asked: "Is there any movement over there at the Splendid Hotel, it stands to reason that there must be some countermeasures on their side for such a big move as Xu's catering."

"I heard that they are also looking for nutritional diet experts, but their channels are not as wide as ours, and the people they are looking for are not as famous as these two, and they are still looking for them!" Mr. Wei said with some smugness.

"Tsk! The person in charge of this splendid hotel has reached a dead end, and it's the middle of now, and that's the time to worry about the size of fame."

"Yes, if I am the person in charge of the Splendid Hotel, I must first find a nutritional diet expert with a good reputation to cooperate, and at the same time continue to find those who are well-known, and after I find it, I will say that I will improve it again, won't this win two reputations?" Mr. Wei had to say again.

"What's new in Xu's Catering lately?" The middle-aged man nodded in approval and took the topic back.

Prepare to open Xu's lo-mei and Xu's fast food two restaurants in Dongqing City and Zhuzhou City at the same time. Two days ago, I heard that Lu Shengnan rented the shop next door to the Xu's lo-mei branch in Huiyuan Shopping Mall, and now it is under construction, and it is not clear for the time being that the owner of Xu's Restaurant, that is, the little fox, seems to have gone on a business trip to Hezibao, and the specific reason has not been heard yet."

"That's a lot of action! Stay tuned, with the speed of development of Xu's Catering, these mysteries will be answered in two days at most."

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"Master Sun, guess what I just did?"

"What did you do?" The boss of the grilled cold noodles asked casually while teaching the students.

"I just signed a contract with Xu's Catering!" Niu Daben leaned into the ear of the roasted cold noodle boss and whispered: "The list of 100 tons of small potatoes is done!" ”

"You"

"Xu's Catering will help store it for a month, and it will help us promote it in the live broadcast room in the afternoon, which is the live broadcast room that 60,000 or 70,000 people pay attention to!"

"What's the live broadcast room?"

"It's hard to explain, you'll know when you watch it in the afternoon!" Niu Daben patted Master Sun's shoulder as he spoke, and said proudly: "Master Sun, you should be mentally prepared in advance, after today, there won't be too many students who come to the door!" ”

Happy Tanabata everyone!

(End of chapter)