Wu Jun finished listening to Cui Changfu talk about the sweet potato vermicelli matter.
He always felt that this matter is not as simple as it seems.
Sweet potato vermicelli industry is the biggest pillar industry in Wangpo Township, many years of operation, has formed a small market scale, and applied for the local “local speciality trademark”.
Every year, there are waves of buyers coming to the countryside, and there are nearly hundreds of large and small teams.
Smaller buyers collect three or five tonnes, while larger buyers can sometimes collect thousands of tonnes.
This year is a clean, not even a buyer, a catty of sweet potato vermicelli are not sold.
This is too bizarre, too unreasonable.
Give people the feeling as if these buyers conspired.
According to Cui Changfu’s introduction, Wangpo Township annual processing of sweet potato vermicelli total of 10,000 tonnes or so, the market value of more than two hundred million.
This more than two hundred million sounds quite a lot at first glance, but dispersed into the hands of thousands of farmers, in fact, not much money.
Cui Changfu continued: “See less than a month to the New Year, many villagers who rely on this income to eat has been unable to calm down, a little panic.
The current form is not optimistic, a large number of sweet potato vermicelli stalled, some villagers in a hurry to use money in order to sell their hands early vermicelli, in the big set of the selling price of a set than a set of low, and then go on like this, the market that has been running for several decades can be ruined ah!”
Wang Kangning frowned and analysed: “The market is easy to destroy, and then want to build up can be much more difficult, the villagers have lost confidence in this, will also affect the future planting intentions.”
Cui Changfu sighed: “Who said it is not, these days our township held several emergency meetings, but also sent commissioners to the village door-to-door to do the ideological work, at first there is some effect, with the passage of time, the market does not see the slightest improvement in the market, the villagers have not taken our words seriously.”
“Last year or 10 yuan a catty of pure handmade sweet potato vermicelli, this moment has been waisted to 5 yuan a catty! 5 yuan a catty, huh? …… Our family has also done decades of sweet potato vermicelli, I also have some understanding in this area, this price is equivalent to the price of selling money to dump the goods. ”
Before the pleasant atmosphere, with Cui Changfu talked about this heavy topic became a little dull.
When it comes to this kind of matter that concerns people’s livelihood, no one has the intention to laugh and joke at this time.
Wu Jun thought about it and interjected, “Has Township Chief Cui ever considered this matter from other aspects?”
“Wu is always trying to say that those buyers conspired not to even come, and then they jumped out as saviours when the villagers started to panic, right?”Cui Changfu looked at Wu Jun and smiled bitterly, “Things are obviously like this, and, we also have definite information that this is the case.”
“That ……” Wu Jun would like to say that there is nothing to panic about, slowly with those buyers to consume it, anyway, sweet potato vermicelli shelf life time is not afraid of deterioration, on second thought, he put the words to the side of the mouth and eye back.
He is full of people do not know hungry people hungry, they do not count on this money to live, there is a large part of the income counting on this year it.
Especially listening to Cui Changfu introduction, this industry practitioners, a large part of the village without a source of income of the elderly in doing.
At the end of the year, many old men and women count on this money to live.
Thinking of these, Wu Jun to those collusion to pressure the price of the buyer a burst of contempt.
Many old people in the city have pensions, and even pension income than some 996 work of young boys higher, there is a very good health insurance, every day happy, food and clothing.
Living in the countryside of the elderly can not have this treatment, seventy years old, but also try to rely on their own ability to earn their own pocket money, so as not to drag the children were spurned.
They have been so difficult, or someone like a hound dog staring at their money bags, this is a person to do things!
Suddenly, Cui Changfu’s eyes lit up, with an excited face, he looked at Wu Jun and asked, “Mr Wu, your wine and rice sell so well, so best-selling, can, can, can, with the help of your sales channels to help us …….”
Cui Changfu rubbed his hands with a longing face and said, “I know this request is a bit too much, but I have no other way, General Manager Wu, please also lend a helping hand to pull the villagers of our Wangpo Township.”
The gazes of the crowd simultaneously looked towards Wu Jun, waiting for his reply.
Wu Jun raised his eyes to look at Cui Changfu, looking straight at his gaze, and could see the other party’s strong desire in it.
But ……
Wu Jun sighed and politely said, “I’m sorry Township Chief Cui, I can’t promise you.”
After Cui Changfu heard Wu Jun’s categorical answer, his mood was incredibly complicated.
He had the feeling of falling from the top to the bottom like riding a roller coaster.
Originally, he had high hopes for Wu Jun, but he did not expect that he would give back “despair” to him.
He originally thought that what was as difficult as heaven for him was just a matter of words for Wu Jun.
Never thought that Wu Jun would not hesitate to refuse.
However, Cui Changfu wasn’t the kind of person who couldn’t distinguish between right and wrong, and didn’t take it out on him because of Wu Jun’s refusal.
He knew that this matter was originally a matter of Wangpo Township, and Wu Jun did not have a little relationship.
He had no reason to be resentful because people didn’t help him, otherwise, there were many people he should hate.
The world’s richest man, Asia’s richest man, the richest man in the country, the richest man in Jibei did not help themselves?
They can hate over?
Cui Changfu tried to do the last struggle: “Wu you want to reconsider my proposal just now? We won’t let you help for nothing, the price is definitely lower than the price given to buyers in previous years, so that you can make some money.”
“Cui township chief you misunderstood me, it’s not a matter of money or not, how much money to earn.”
Wu Jun waved his hand and explained, “What I mean is that I personally don’t know more about the sales channels of the two enterprises than you do, I can’t agree to co-operate with you right now so as not to delay you any further, everything will have to wait until I have gone back to talk to the person in charge of the two enterprises before I can give you an accurate reply.”
“Oh, so it’s like this! Yes, yes, I can wait, it’s only right for Mr Wu to go back and discuss!”
After Cui Changfu heard Wu Jun’s explanation, he had a feeling that there was no way out of the mountain and a village in the darkness, he clasped his fists and bowed with a happy face, “I’m sorry Mr Wu, it’s because my comprehension is too poor, I didn’t understand the meaning of your words, it’s because I’m too reckless.”
Wang Kangning pointed his finger at Cui Changfu from the side and laughed, “Old Cui, you, you’re concerned, you’re only thinking about how to sell that vermicelli of yours fast!”
“Yes, yes, yes, I’m confused when I’m concerned.”Cui Changfu didn’t argue, looked at Wu Jun and said, “Then this matter will be a trouble for General Manager Wu, my mobile phone is on 24 hours.”
Wu Jun thought about it and said, “Tomorrow morning, before ten o’clock, I will give Cui township chief an accurate reply.”
Cui Changfu didn’t even think about it and nodded his head in agreement, “OK, OK, no problem! Then I’ll wait with baited breath for the good news from General Manager Wu.”
“It’s almost time, I still have to go back to the city in the afternoon, I have to go.”Wu Jun raised his hand and looked at the time, it was almost time, he got up and said goodbye to the crowd.
Du Sheng got up and said with a smile, “Mr Wu still has business, so I won’t keep you much longer, welcome Mr Wu to come more often in the future, our Baojia’s door is open for you at any time.”
Wu Jun smiled and responded, “Definitely, definitely, then we, Mr Li, will ask Mr Du to take care of him for two days.”
“No problem, no problem, I am very talkative with Mr Li, I can’t wait for him to stay here for a few more days.”Du Sheng smiled sincerely, unable to see the slightest bit of hypocrisy.
“I should also go back, I still have some things to do in the afternoon to go to the county.”Wang Kangning also took the opportunity to say goodbye.
The group walked and chatted, while Mr and Mrs Dusheng and Li Chunshan sent Wu Jun and the others out of the base.
Wu Jun and Wang Kangning drove off and Li Chunshan stayed behind.
It was already after four in the afternoon when the two of them drove past Xiao Wuzhuang and did not stop.
Wu Jun drove to downtown Shimen and Wang Kangning drove to the county committee.
The two cars at the intersection of Guo Village when the two cars parted ways.
When driving through Guo Village, Wu Jun realised that today is the big fair in Guo Village.
He remembered, Guo Village is a big fair on every 0 and 5.
When he was a kid, he used to follow his parents or uncle to come to Guo Village to catch the big fair.
Adults go to the fair to buy things that are cheaper than the supermarkets.
Children go to the fair purely to watch and eat snacks.
Buy a bunch of ice-sugar gourd, can eat from this end to that end of the fair.
Wu Jun was just in time when the merchants in the big fair were closing their stalls, and there were many people in the car, so the speed of the car naturally slowed down.
The super high-performance Tesla Roadster was driven by Wu Jun like a cattle car, sometimes encountered the wrong car in front of the car still have to wait in place for several minutes.
Once again, the traffic jam was not moving, Wu Jun pressed down the electronic handbrake, and his eyes drifted around to distract the boredom and boredom caused by the traffic jam.
Suddenly, he noticed a strange phenomenon.
He noticed that many of the stall owners who set up stalls on both sides of the road were old people.
Either it was an old man and old woman husband and wife team, or a lone old man stallholder, or a lonely old woman.
These old people were plainly dressed, and a large portion of them had hair as white as the clouds in the sky.
As the cold wind blew by, they tightened their clothes, rubbed their hands and stamped their feet to keep warm.
Duk Duk Duk ……
Just when Wu Jun was looking out of his mind, the window of the driver’s seat was knocked.
Wu Jun turned his head to see a scene that made him cry and laugh.
He saw an old crone whose hair had turned white standing outside the car window.
The old man’s figure was curled up like a prawn already unable to straighten up.
The folds on her face were as deep as the sheets he and Xu Fei had rolled in.
She was holding a walking stick made of an unknown material that looked bright yellow and slippery and had split underneath.
The old man was using this walking stick to knock on Wu Jun’s window.
It is estimated that the old person has little concept of the value of the car, otherwise she would not dare to knock the window with the walking stick.
Wu Jun was ready to open the door to get out of the car, but saw that the old woman stood still without the intention to dodge, if he opened the door, he would inevitably run into her.
Wu Jun was afraid that she would knock on the window again, hurriedly put down the window and asked the old woman, “Auntie, what’s the matter?”
“Little man smash, buy some vermicelli to bring back ah, so delicious ah.”The old man opened her mouth, revealing a bed of teeth that had shrunk to the point of being toothless.
She turned back and pointed to a sweet potato vermicelli stall on the roadside, her eyes full of expectation: “Buy some, it’s cheap, handmade, no machine, no messy stuff added, I still want to eat it.”
The old man said, two hands while gesturing.
A cold wind blew by, Wu Jun saw the old man couldn’t help but shiver.
Her two hands, which were like withered vines, subconsciously rubbed together, wanting to rub out a trace of warmth.
Wu Jun looked at the old man, and then looked at the dozens of old people on both sides of the street who were either a few years younger than her, or a few years older than her.
These old people should be at the age of their children and grandchildren, but at this moment, they are on duty in the cold wind, wanting to sell their slow-selling goods.
Wu Jun’s heart was touched by something, he thought of the scene of last winter when he frantically purchased cotton gloves and cotton scarves in the city.
He suddenly realised that even if he bought all their gloves and scarves, they would still appear on the streets the next day.
What one was doing was merely allowing one’s sympathy to flood in a little and getting some of their approval.
In essence, one would not have any substantial impact on their lives.
Today, even if he bought all the sweet potato vermicelli from all the old people along the roadside, again, it wouldn’t have much of an impact on them, and they would still come back at the next big fair.
Only a complete solution to the problem of sales, so that they can rely on this handmade sweet potato vermicelli skills to eat, do as much as sell as much, do not have to worry about sales, this is the most practical.
At this moment, Wu Jun suddenly made up his mind, no matter what, he must get this done.
“Auntie, move to the side, I will open the door and get off.”Wu Jun pointed to the car door and signalled the old man to step back a little.
“Oh oh oh, you quickly come down, look at my family’s sweet potato vermicelli, it’s good.”The old man heard that Wu Jun wanted to get out of the car, the creases on his face instantly unfolded in half.
After the old man got out of the way a bit, Wu Jun leaned the car to the side, not affecting the back of the passage, then pushed the door to get out of the car, and followed the old man to the front of her stall.
The old man’s stall is barely a stall.
A wheelbarrow covered with a bed sheet, this is a small stall.
On top of the bedsheet were several bundles of tied sweet potato vermicelli, and an old-fashioned pole scale was placed next to it.
Wu Jun looked at the old man and asked, “Auntie how do you sell this vermicelli?”
“Six, five, five dollars a catty!”The old man wanted to quote six yuan a catty, but was afraid that a customer who was so hard to pull in would run away, and without waiting for the customer to haggle, she lowered the price first.
“Five yuan a catty? That’s not even enough to cover the cost, I’m afraid.”This sentence was what Cui Changfu had said to Wu Jun, and he still remembered it.
“That’s right! I’m losing money, I’m losing money selling it.”
As if to the old man’s sadness, the old man’s eyes red, almost cried out: “And take the labour, and take the material, tossed for half a month, the final calculation, not as good as selling sweet potatoes in the ground to make money.
After decades of doing business, it looks like it can’t be done …….
Next year, we will do the last year, and then like this year, we will not do it.
I’m not going to be able to get a lot more than that, but I’m going to be able to get a lot more than that, and I’m going to be able to get a lot more than that.