Chapter 222: No Benefit, No Early
Kong Wenhui was really anxious. The quality of the factory's products could not be improved. After the products from other provinces entered the county, the products from the non-staple food factory could not be sold at a high price.

They are praised highly by the public, saying they are rare and precious, but the cakes you buy are sometimes very hard. Last year's mooncakes were harder than rocks. If you can't find a suitable weapon in a fight, the mooncakes can be used as weapons.

The factory also wants to make better products so that when visiting relatives, people won’t ask where they bought the products and they won’t be able to open their mouths when the products taste so bad.

The things given by the superiors are all in fixed quantities, and the factory manager has also found ways to buy things from other places, so the products produced by several production lines in the factory are very popular.

Some things are tacitly understood by everyone, so after Kong Wenhui asked the factory manager, the latter just let her ask. If the product is good, the price can be negotiated.

"Sister Kong, I came here today to reply to your letter. My sister-in-law recently made some delicious food called spicy strips. You should try it. It's simple to make and delicious. You should try it first."

"Don't eat it yet, don't eat it yet. Even if you give me dragon meat now, I won't... Hmm, what's this smell? It's so spicy and fragrant just by smelling it. What did your sister-in-law do before? She's so skillful, and the things she made are so fragrant!"

"My sister-in-law is just an ordinary rural woman who likes to study food. It just so happened that I got some good grains some time ago, so she thought of something delicious for me to thank me. What do you think, Sister Kong? Is it delicious?"

Kong Wenhui looked at the three kinds of spicy strips on the table. In fact, she wanted to be more reserved. After all, there was an age gap between them. If she ate so wantonly in front of Shen Meng, it would be really ungentlemanly.

However, the taste of the spicy strips was so tempting that her saliva began to flow before she even ate any. Good things were not uncommon, but this was the first time she had tasted something so fragrant. She reached out and pinched a spicy one. The moment she put it in her mouth, she felt her whole body bubbling with happiness. The fresh, spicy and fragrant taste was very rich.

"Delicious, this thing is really delicious. The two spicy ones are very suitable for my appetite. I can taste the spiced one as soon as I take a bite. It sizzles with oil. Your sister-in-law is willing to use so much oil when making this thing!"

Shen Meng: “.”

Yes, in order to make this, the oil bottle at home was empty. Lu Zhenping carried the oil bottle to the oil mill early this morning. However, the spicy strips are not the main thing today. What’s in the pocket is the most important thing.

Shen Meng put all three kinds of spicy strips she had prepared on the table for Kong Wenhui to taste, as well as small bags of rice, sorghum, red rice, white flour, glutinous rice... More than a dozen kinds of grains were all placed on the table.

"Sister Kong, I came here today to report good news to you. Look at these things. I had to beg them hard to get them. I don't know what the food factory needs, so I just asked for some samples of each. Please take a look at them with the leader. If they are confirmed, I will write back to them."

Kong Wenhui was enjoying the delicious spicy strips when she suddenly saw Shen Meng taking out so many things from the bag one by one, as if it was not a cloth bag but a treasure box.

"Xiao, Xiao Meng, did you get all this from other people? There are so many of them, and the fine grains and coarse grains are so good. Are they all from the north? Can the folks in the north eat so well?" "Sister Kong, there are some things I can't ask, but the grains all come from legitimate sources, it's just that they're not easy to sell on the market. Please see what you need and write me a list. The prices are already marked on it."

Kong Wenhui is from the purchasing department. She remembers the prices of grain coming into the factory and the prices of products leaving the factory. The moment Shen Meng handed her the list, her eyes widened. This shocked her more than seeing the fine grains.

"Xiao Meng, this price is too expensive. If it's this price, the factory may have to reconsider it."

Shen Meng was not vague either. After Kong Wenhui said this, she started putting all the food samples on the table into the bag one by one.

"Sister Kong, this is probably not going to work. They came all the way here, and it's hard to estimate how much manpower and financial resources they would have to spend. I'm not speaking for them, but they don't need it. Anyway, the price is not negotiable."

"Xiao Meng, look at the price on this order. It's two cents higher than the black market price. This is not just one or two kilograms. If the factory confirms it, they will want hundreds or thousands of kilograms at a time. How much does it cost? This is all public money. Isn't this cutting off the tail of socialism? Aren't they afraid of being reported and..."

"Sister Kong, you should be careful with your words. They paid a high price to buy grain from the common people. If you think the price is too high, don't buy it. Even if the deal fails, there is still righteousness. They didn't force you. If you think it's inappropriate, forget it. Besides, they don't have to sell the grain. I've come here for nothing today. I'll go back first."

After Shen Meng finished speaking, she walked out. Kong Wenhui blinked, looked at Shen Meng's back, and then followed her.

"Xiao Meng, Xiao Meng, you are so impatient. I am not saying that this matter has no point. The factory decides the cost and so on. I am from the purchasing department. As long as the item is suitable and the price is similar, it will be settled. Then tell me what their lowest price is. Since they asked you to speak on this matter, there must be room for negotiation. Just tell me, and I will go talk to the factory director. After the matter is settled, you will have solved a big problem in the factory. There will be good things in the future. I will definitely be thinking about it!"

Shen Meng stared at Kong Wenhui for a while. She was indeed a veteran. She was almost framed by her.

"Sister, no need for the future. Last time I told you to give the cakes and spicy noodles to the food factory, you can let your factory director taste them. If you think they are suitable, you can learn from the textile factory and set up a workshop in our commune and register it with your food factory. We will only charge a labor fee to ensure the quality of the products."

Kong Wenhui: “.”

Just tell me if you are a monkey, you want to climb up when you see a ladder!!!
"We can't do that. We can't control the quality and hygiene of food made in the countryside for our food factory. If someone has problems after eating it, then our factory will be in trouble!"

Shen Meng smiled and said, "Sister, you can ask the leader first. If you are willing, you can select someone to be in charge of our commune's workshop. I think Dr. Cheng's daughter, Cheng Ying, can be the one. Of course, this is an extra job for her. If the products of our workshop are profitable, she will naturally have an extra reward."

People never do anything without benefits. Even though Shen Meng has given the Kong family many advantages, if there are greater benefits, people will still be willing to take risks.