Rebirth of the backing and eating mountains

However, a businessman is a businessman after all, no matter how angry he was, in the subsequent negotiations, Wu Zhengfei still tried to distinguish between public and private.

After An Rubao arrived in this world, he discovered that the only two types of oil that people eat are meat oil and rapeseed oil. He thought it was due to geographical restrictions, but after hearing what Wu Shifei said, he felt a little bit more. Sure, both of them are extremely smart.An Rubao told about the benefits of peanut oil that he knew one by one. Although Wu Shifei seemed calm, his eyes became brighter the more he listened.He likes to eat, but meat oil is too greasy, rapeseed oil has a strong taste, and many delicacies are always lacking in taste, which often makes him feel very regretful. Now I heard that the earth pearl can extract oil, and the color and taste of the oil They are all extremely high-quality, there is no reason not to be tempted, I can't wait to eat it right away, and I can't wait to discuss cooperation with An Rubao.

Wu Shifei rubbed his chin and said, "I have an oil mill ready-made, but I only squeezed lard and rapeseed oil before. The pearls here are a new thing, and you don't know how to squeeze the oil. What should I do?" ?”

An Rubao looked at his seeming embarrassment, but in fact he was trying to shirk, secretly slandered, and said: "Lard is fine, since we can pickle rapeseed oil here, there should be all kinds of utensils, rapeseed is also good Regardless of the ground pearls, the left and right crops at the same time, the process is not too different as usual, even if there are slight differences, it should not be big. Let's try the method of mustard seed oil first, and if there is something wrong Improvements will always allow us to figure out a good way.”

Wu Shifei nodded, deeply agreeing, the two of them sat for a while, and Wu Shifei asked An Rubao to walk around the oil workshop with him.Although the oil workshop belongs to him, he has never paid much attention to it. After all, most of the Wu family's property is in the Qinlou kiln, gambling workshop and pawn shop. They also dabble in jade and jewelry, such as grain, oil, cloth, etc., which are related to the country's foundation. Most of them are in the hands of a very small number of tough people in the background.For example, the Zheng family and Zhou family in Yuxing City.

Therefore, Wu Shifei seldom comes to this oil workshop on weekdays, and Wu Pu is also in charge of checking the accounts every month. Speaking of which, this is the first time he has really checked his own oil workshop.

The area of ​​the oil workshop is not small, with three entrances inside and outside, the workshop is at the innermost, a square courtyard, the manager first took them to see the lard workshop, the process is the same as what An Rubao knew in his previous life, it is nothing unusual .But the rapeseed oil workshop aroused his great interest.

In the previous life, An Rubao lived in a machine age, which was convenient and efficient, and the purely handmade workshop could only be seen on TV or above the pictures.Although some places still retain the ancient oil extraction process, they are only used for research.He has only seen a brief introduction, but has not actually seen it.The oil mill here is similar to the ones he knows, using the horizontal oil pressing method. When they entered, a few shirtless men were working, with beads of sweat winding down their rough and fit muscles, An Rubao He didn't care, but Wu Shifei frowned slightly as his eyes lit up at the golden oil slowly flowing out along the exit.

An Rubao didn't notice the other party's unease, carefully watched all the steps of squeezing the oil, and kept nodding in praise: "Not bad, not bad..."

When the two came out of the workshop, An Rubao's face remained excited, and he said to Wu Shifei: "Although ground pearls and rapeseeds are two kinds of crops, they are essentially the same, and the oil should be fried by the same process. We can have a try when the ground pearls are brought in." Thinking that he will be able to eat pure peanut oil soon, An Rubao is really happy from the heart.

Wu Shifei was also in a good mood, the two went back to the hall and chatted some more gossip, Wu Pu came back and replied, saying that the order had been passed on.

An Rubao looked at Wu Pu with a half-smile, Wu Shifei remembered An Rubao's teasing before, his face tensed up, and he gave Wu Pu a few supercilious glances, which made Wu Pu very puzzled.

An Rubao stayed for a while, then took his leave and left. ,

Wu Pu sent An Rubao to the door as usual, An Rubao stopped to look at him for a few times, his eyes were complicated but he didn't speak, so Shi Shi ran away.Wu Pu turned around in bewilderment, and Wu Shifei greeted him with a black face comparable to the bottom of a pot.

Wu Shifei's temper has always been unpredictable, Wu Pu didn't panic when he saw this, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to the other party, until his master reached out to take it, Fang asked, "What's the matter?"

Wu Shifei glanced at him, put the teacup on the table, closed his eyes and ignored people, leaving Wu Pu standing alone, thinking about it, but couldn't figure out what happened during his absence.

It has to be said that Wu Shifei's subordinates worked very quickly. Five days later, the first batch of ground pearls arrived in Anping Town.This batch of pearls was collected in the southwestern area of ​​Jingguo. Since it is not the season for earth pearls to be harvested, there are not many of them. Drive into the only oil mill in the east of Anping Town, and enter the warehouse that night.

Early the next morning, An Rubao was pulled into a carriage by Wu Pu who hurried over and took him away to the oil shop. Wu Shifei was already waiting there, and when he saw him coming, he only raised his eyelids and said, "Last night The Earth Pearl is here, you came up with this idea, you have to be responsible for everything, right?"

An Rubao picked a seat and sat down without speaking or moving.Wu Shifei thought for a while and said, "If this can be done, I'll give you [-]% of the bonus." Although Wu's family doesn't mainly deal in grain and oil, they also have a few shops. As good as it is, the price must be high. For these few shops alone, [-]% of the profit is not a small sum.

Wu Shifei felt that he didn't give less, but An Rubao shook his head after hearing this. He was unhappy, and said with a downcast face: "Although the idea is your idea, all expenses such as materials and labor are mine. Why are you still dissatisfied?" An Rubao smiled and said, "The Wu family's business spreads all over the country. Boss Wu promises me [-]% profit, and I am very grateful. The reason why I shook my head is to tell Boss Wu that I will provide Boss Wu with a solution. The purpose is not for this mere [-]% profit."

Wu Shifei said "Oh?" and said, "Why is that?"

An Rubao said sternly: "The people in Xiaqingshan Village have no ambitions. They just want to live in the rural landscape and be a farmer who relies on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water. I will live happily for the rest of my life. It's just that good luck tricks people. Brother Zheng and I Although the acquaintance is shallow, he has become a lifelong confidant. Boss Wu is a sensible person, and I will not hide it. As far as I know, among the four major families in Yuxing City, the Zheng family controls nearly [-]% of Jingguo's grain and oil business, and the Zhou family The cloth shop has opened all over Jingguo, big and small, and even has branches in neighboring countries. Wu Jiajian's power and financial resources should not be underestimated, while Wang's family, hmph, they are all focused on pursuing official careers, and it has nothing to do with business. It's just that recently the Patriarch of the Wang family has become more and more valued in Beijing. The old family headed by Zheng Guogong's mansion has been squeezed repeatedly, which is already at a disadvantage, and the Wang family has climbed up to the Ding family, which is even more powerful. Related, I think it must have been affected a lot. This Ding Bentan was originally engaged in the business of jewelry and jade, but I heard that the Ding family has also recently entered into the grain and oil business, stealing a lot of business from the Zheng family. I don’t know about other houses. Well, I still know about the Ding family. They are the most selfish and greedy. I think he and the Wang family want to take advantage of the difficult situation of the Zheng family and have no time for others to take care of. , Zheng Guogong's mansion will be hit hard, and it will no longer be able to compete with the upstarts headed by the Wang family. This battle will bring the Wang family to a higher level, and it will make the Ding family leap into a country's wealthy businessmen. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Originally, these have nothing to do with me, but Zheng Junyu is my elder brother, he and Zheng Guogong's mansion are both prosperous, and both are harmed, for the sake of elder brother, although I am humble, I want to do my best."

Wu Zhengfei said: "You said so much, but I don't understand. You also said that the Wu family went on a dark road and fished for a side door. What's the use of telling me these things? It's not related to what we are doing now. what does it matter"

An Rubao said: "Nanbei Grocery has been in Anping Town for more than two years, and Boss Wu has contributed a lot. Boss Wu and I don't know each other at all, but Boss Wu helps each other everywhere. It's just for Brother Zheng's face. Boss Wu and Boss Brother Zheng’s deep friendship can be seen. I thought it was a dispute between merchants about Huicheng’s groceries, but now it seems that it’s not easy behind it. Old grievances, and the friendship between me and Brother Zheng is not a secret in Yuxing City, and it is reasonable to take the opportunity to suppress me. However, they dare to be so blatant, and Boss Wu is just watching from the sidelines. I think Brother Zheng's current situation is probably not it's not good?"

Wu Shifei's eyes flashed, noncommittal.An Rubao didn't even want to hear his answer, and continued: "For the present plan, for myself, and for Brother Zheng, I can't just sit and wait for death. It happened that I planted a few acres of pearls in my house, so I thought of it from the pearls. It was mentioned in a book that ground pearls can be squeezed for oil, so I thought of this method. Afterwards, I let out the rumor of asking for a plate shop, so that people who make groceries could take it lightly, and wanted to try this method secretly first. But I didn’t expect that, The oil shop was opened by Boss Wu, which saved me a lot of trouble. Boss Wu, I just want to say that the Wu family does not lack the income from several grain and oil shops, but this pearl oil may become a big brother Zheng. The biggest bargaining chip for a comeback."

Wu Shifei had vaguely guessed his intentions a long time ago, but now he heard him say it himself, but he still couldn't help being slightly moved.He and Zheng Junyu have known each other for many years, and the two can be said to have had a life-threatening friendship.When he first heard that Zheng Junyu recognized a little brother, he was quite disdainful.Later, he was exiled by his family to this small town of Anping, Zheng Junyu asked him to take care of An Rubao more.In the past few years, he has done a lot of things for An Rubao, and it is indeed for Zheng Junyu's face.Hearing An Rubao's words at this time, he couldn't help but look at the young man in front of him seriously for the first time.

His facial features are impeccable, his eyes are clear and bright, and his expression is magnanimous and firm. It turns out that the person he has always treated as a fragile vase is indeed cast like copper and iron, and can also be relied on by others.

After realizing this fact, Wu Shifei smiled self-deprecatingly. He always believed that he was the most accurate judge of people, but this time he was wrong.Thinking of this, he is no longer a half-dead dandy, sat up straight, stared at An Rubao, and said very seriously: "I heard that you are going to close the North and South Grocery two days ago, I thought you were afraid , I still have a lot of dissatisfaction with you in my heart, but I blame you. However, you have to remember what you said today. Think clearly."

An Rubao said: "If I hadn't thought it through, how would I dare to say such things to Boss Wu?"

Wu Shifei nodded in satisfaction, An Rubao blinked at him, Wu Shifei glared at him, put down his guard against the two looking at each other, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Since then, the cooperation between An Rubao and Boss Wu has officially started.