Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

After the meeting started, Director Kuai from the office spoke first, roughly explaining the purpose of the meeting, and then Xu Huizhen spoke.

Xu Huizhen said: "I just took a general look at the works brought by everyone. They are very good and exceeded my expectations. This makes me more confident in my plan. Of course, some works need to be improved. Our goal is to go abroad and sell our products overseas, so we have higher requirements. For example, the workmanship must be more refined, and the shape must be not only practical but also beautiful. Take this straw hat as an example."

Xu Huizhen picked up a straw hat and continued to explain: "This straw hat is very delicately made. If you add a circle of bright colors and a flower at this position, would it be more beautiful? Or if you add some lace on the edge of the straw hat, would more people want to buy it? And this handbag still feels plain. It can be designed with more colors or decorations to make it the finishing touch."

When the people below heard that their works would be exported abroad, they were very excited. If their works could be selected, it would increase their family income. So they all whispered to each other or nodded to show their support for Xu Huizhen's point of view. Director Kuai also listened with great interest.

Xu Huizhen picked up the chalk again and started writing and drawing on the blackboard. She drew several shapes of handbags alone, including an inverted trapezoid, a cylinder, and one with a big belly in the middle and pointed ends. Her purpose was to broaden everyone's thinking.

Xu Huizhen also drew some ornaments, decorations, cartoon animal patterns, etc. that were popular online in later generations, asking everyone to use their imagination to create more new varieties after returning home. She promised that they would come again after the Spring Festival, and those with good skills might be hired as craftsmen, and receive monthly wages like workers in the city.

Finally, Xu Huizhen said, "Now, please let Comrade Han Qingqiu, the craft designer of our embroidery factory, speak."

Han Qingqiu said: "Director Xu just gave a very good and comprehensive speech. I will just briefly add to it. Our factory has now opened up sales channels, but the products are single, so we thought of developing straw and rattan products. Why? Because the cost is low. These grasses and vines are all picked in the fields between mountains and are everywhere. The main cost is the processing cost, that is, the labor cost. If we can sell these grasses all over the mountains abroad and earn money from foreigners, it will be a good thing that benefits the country and the people. In the future, we will continue to develop new products. If everyone has good ideas and suggestions, we can also communicate and learn from each other. Thank you everyone, thank you for the support of the Yushui County government staff."

After the meeting, both sides exchanged ideas with each other. Everyone was very excited and full of hope for the project.

Before traveling through time, Xu Huizhen had read a report that the straw handicraft factory in Yushui County exported more than 2000 million yuan a year, which, combined with domestic sales, was already very impressive. So Xu Huizhen was very confident in this project.

The two had lunch at the county government. At the dinner table, Xu Huizhen met the county magistrate, who was the parent official of Yushui County. The county magistrate said, "Our county government is very optimistic about this project. You have sales channels and we have production personnel. It would be even better if you could build a branch factory in our county."

Xu Huizhen said: "I need to go back and discuss this branch factory with my superiors. What we need to do now is to get the project started first. After that, we can discuss other things. Maximizing profits is our goal."

The purpose of the business trip was achieved, and the two people embarked on the return journey. The Yu Shui County Government sent someone to deliver train sleeper tickets and checked in the goods they bought. The office director came to see them off in person, which shows how much importance they attached to this matter.

Director Kuai said: "We will urge the communes below to develop as many new products as possible to ensure your satisfaction." Xu Huizhen also politely expressed her gratitude, left her contact information, and invited them to visit the embroidery factory.

Having been away from home for several days, Xu Hui really missed her son. There is a saying that goes, "A mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away." Similarly, a mother also worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away!

At noon today, Director Li asked He Yuzhu to prepare a banquet at the steel mill, with the highest standards, the kind that would make a mule not work like a horse. He entrusted the leaders of the Ministry of Industry to invite the main leaders of the Commerce Bureau to inspect the work of the steel mill.

The leaders of the Commercial Bureau and the steel mill have nothing to do with each other, so how could they inspect the work? In fact, inspecting the work is just a high-sounding excuse, and the purpose is of course to have a meal. The Chinese table culture is broad and profound, and many things are negotiated with meals as an opportunity and drinking as a bond.

There is a very good saying in later generations: Drinking revolutionary wine every day, it strengthens relationships and exercises the stomach. Drinking makes the party style regress, drinking makes couples back to back...

Wise words!

The steel mills were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, but if you wanted to buy food, you had to go through the Commerce Bureau. This was called street police, each in charge of their own business.

The current general situation is that the whole country is united and determined to achieve 1070 at a rapid pace, and steel rolling mills are the leaders and main force in the steelmaking industry!

Let the leaders of the Commerce Bureau feel the bustling steelmaking scene. The workers have a lot of work to do and need to eat enough, otherwise they will not have the strength to work. So should you support them and give them more food? No? You have to bear part of the responsibility for affecting the great cause of steelmaking!

Chinese culture is also profound and extensive, and it can be very unreasonable!

Director Li narrowed his eyes, and his mind was busy calculating!

In the third canteen, He Yuzhu and his two generals, the eldest disciple Ma Hua and the second disciple Feng Dashuan, were wielding swords, spears, and halberds, frying, stir-frying, and cooking. The leader had spoken, so they just had to do it.

Watching the master's skillful movements, Feng Dashuan was filled with envy, and his admiration for the master was as endless as a surging river.

Feng Dashuan used to be tall and thin, looking like a stick. He lived by the sea and ate seafood but didn't gain weight. Recently, he ate a lot in the cafeteria and gained some weight.

He was really grateful to the master for arranging him in the canteen. He had never eaten such a rich meal before! At least he was full. He didn't want to eat seafood every day in his hometown.

Every time the chef cooks for him, he can taste the food. Yes, he either eats secretly or tastes the food. He is very happy.

He Yuzhu's bad ideas are full of pettiness. With the warning from the dream, he is now especially good to his two disciples. There is nothing wrong in pampering your own disciples.

After cooking each dish, he would leave a little for his apprentice to taste and comment on. Feng Dashuan was a foodie and ate it in no time. He Yuzhu asked, "Shuanzi, how is this dish?"

Shuanzi's wolfing down of food was just like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, not knowing the taste at all! It would be strange if he could tell whether a dish was good or not, but it did not stop him from flattering his master: "Good, very good! Very good! This is the best dish I have ever eaten."

Ma Hua rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "He's stealing my lines again."

Ever since this junior fellow apprentice arrived, he has been favored by the master alone and has even snatched his lines, making the master feel like he has been banished to the cold palace and out of favor.