Fortunately, small household appliances in this era are very simple, there is nothing complicated, and they are relatively easy to debug.

The villagers in Lijiatun, Mangcun and Zhangjiatun villages who follow Liu Xialian to grow vegetables are very rich this year, with their income far exceeding that of other villagers in the same village.

In three days, they actually sold 40,000 yuan. The two salesmen were very happy. Their base salary was 45 yuan, and their commission was 1%. So they must have made 300 to 400 yuan a month, which was incredible. They rented a small store near the county mall. It was not big, only more than 150 square meters, and was named Xiongfeng Electric Appliances.

Xu Xiong was able to start his own business and lead the team independently. Of course, unlike Zhao Daxi, he did not have any investment, but worked for Liu Xialian and received a 5% stake.

At noon that day, Liu Xia Lian was inspecting the newly launched vacuum corn production line in the workshop. The new sales manager Sun Pingjun was also visiting the workshop. The process was much cleaner and more hygienic than imagined, and the shelf life was also longer. As long as there was no leakage, there would be no problem for about a year.

Mr. Sun asked, "Director Liu, what is the positioning of this product?"

"Tell me, I need to test you. You've been here for a week."

The two of them came to the office, and Sun Pingjun pulled a chair and sat down: "I think vacuum corn is a very advanced product. Abandoning the vast rural areas, we can only target large cities, or southern cities."

Liu Xia Lian placed pickled ferns, sauerkraut, and vacuum-packed corn on her desk, along with a small box of blueberries.

"I think the real way to make money is exporting. The price is high and we can get foreign exchange. We also sell a lot, but we sell it through middlemen. I hope that after you start working in the provincial capital, while developing agents in various places, you can develop foreign trade. The goods have to be sold to the right place. For example, this blueberry is collected locally for 30 cents per pound, and sold in the city for 60 cents per pound. After deducting the loss, freight, and wages, it is considered good to make 10 cents. But now we make exquisite packaging and send it to the south to sell for 35 cents and two taels."

Sun Pingjun nodded: "There are still many things I don't understand, but I believe I will be able to get started soon. I also have a suggestion. We can build a cold storage. Although cold storage is more expensive, it is very beneficial for the preservation of fruits and vegetables. If we can't sell or process all the fresh corn we harvest at the time, we can store it in the cold storage. By staggering the seasons, the profit can be several times more."

Liu Xia Lian was very surprised. In this era, ordinary people had no access to cold storage.

"Brother Sun, how did you know about the cold storage? How can a teacher like you get in touch with this?"

"The teacher certainly can't get in touch with them. Every household in our area raises pigs. The county slaughterhouse gave us a task. One time we went to the slaughterhouse to deliver pigs. We saw that they were not in a hurry to sell the pigs after killing them. Instead, they pushed them into a large warehouse. We followed them to see it. It was summer, and we had to wear cotton coats to go in. During the peak production period, some vegetables and fruits suitable for storage were placed in the cold storage, and then taken out during the off-season. The effect was quite good."

Cold storage is actually quite simple, similar to the principle of air conditioning, but it is sold at a high price because it is rarely made. It is just like installing a telephone. It costs you 1,500 yuan to pull a broken telephone line. Don't think it is expensive. There are so many people waiting for the installation. If you don't have any connection, you can't install it.

"The cold storage is a good idea, but we have to wait. First, the cost is too high. Second, no one will use it. Third, there is nothing else to store except ferns, prickly ash and blueberries. During this time, let's look for people who are proficient in cold storage. The talent pool must be in place first."

"Okay, that's no problem. I've observed the situation. Potatoes are quite expensive in our market and are relatively easy to preserve. If we mobilize farmers to plant thousands of acres of them, it will be a big business."

"Okay, Brother Sun, I accept this proposal. I will plant potatoes next spring, both greenhouse potatoes and open-air potatoes."

The two were chatting when the phone on the table rang.

Chen Guoqing's anxious voice came from inside: "Sister Xia Lian, please suspend the purchase of corn. There is a problem here and it cannot be sold for the time being."

When Liu Xia Lian heard this, she thought this was a joke. Only 1,500 acres of the more than 3,000 acres of glutinous corn were harvested. Even if the three vacuum corn production lines were running at full capacity, they could only produce 30,000 to 40,000 kilograms a day. The main force was still sent to the south, and local selling and processing could only be considered auxiliary.

"Brother Chen, I hear your tone is not right, was your stall smashed?"

As soon as Sun Pingjun saw that his boss was making a phone call, he got up and left. He was an okay guy and had some good sense.

Chen Guoqing sighed, "How do you know? We have a stall in Huangxian Market. We sell a lot of goods every day, and it's always been good. Northeast corn is selling very well recently. Yesterday, a big brother brought some people and asked for 30% of the shares. I didn't agree, and the two sides fought. As a result, the stall was burned down last night, so we had to suspend business. The people under me are timid and can't fight hard. I have no choice."

"Have you reported to the official?"

"I have reported it. The situation here is a little different. The gang is more powerful and they play with speed and ruthlessness. Basically, they just go through the process. It's useless."

"So what you mean is that when it comes to martial arts, it's still the martial arts world, right?"

"Yes, either agree to give him 30% of the shares, or get rid of him. There is no other way."

Liu Xia Lian thought for a moment: "This corn, I have to sell it. This is my first year doing this. If I can't sell it, no one will listen to me next year. Don't worry, I will take people there tomorrow. There happens to be a shipment of corn tomorrow. If it doesn't work then, I will sell it in Pengcheng now. Anyway, the corn can't be delayed."

Liu Xia Lian hung up the phone, put on long sleeves and went out. It was summer and the sun was too strong.

They came directly to the horse farm. Zhao Hua and Zhao Yong were leading people to build a steel-structured horse shed. As soon as Liu Xialian arrived, Zhao Yong started to say, "This horse shed is too high. It's five meters high and covers more than two thousand square meters. It also has to be equipped with electric lights. What a waste."

"This shed is for the Arabian horses. Arabian horses know that these horses are very sensitive and their ability to withstand cold is much worse than our Northeastern horses. When the weather is very cold, they can only move around indoors. So this shed must be built. Do you understand?"

"Tsk, where is the Ferghana horse? I can't even see a hair of it."

"I think you are itching for trouble. Can't you tell the difference between the big and small kings after not playing for a few days?"

Zhao Hua hurriedly tried to stop the fight: "Xia Lian, I see you are quite anxious, is there something that you need?"

"Big news, Brother Chen's stall in Gangcheng was burned down. He said that he couldn't sell corn. Isn't that bullshit? There are more than a thousand acres of corn confiscated. Is this okay?"

Zhao Yong became excited: "Leave it to me, little vegetable bully, I can easily defeat him with one hand."

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