Chapter 341 Cleaning up the Factory, Shrimp Business

Lin Heng drove a sidecar and his elder brother to a dilapidated little house.

This place is located in the edge of Taibai City. There is a very messy vegetable market next to it. Many farmers will set up stalls here to sell some small things.

Lin Heng knocked on the door and shouted, but no one responded for a long time.

After a while, an old lady from a nearby residence walked out of the door and looked at the two curiously and asked: "Who are you looking for?"

Lin Heng smiled and asked: "Excuse me, are there three young men living next door?"

"There are three young men, driving a tractor, they should be out working." The old lady nodded.

"I see, then I'll come back in two days." Lin Heng thanked him and turned away.

On the way back, Lin Yue said curiously: "I heard that Zhao Hu and Liu Sheng are doing well."

"Yes, they are not bad, that's it, I'm mainly looking for Liu Sheng, if we can't find him for the time being, let's buy tools to clean the factory." Lin Heng said.

"Okay." Lin Yue nodded. On the way back, the two bought various cleaning tools. It was only half past ten when they arrived at the abandoned factory.

It was very easy to find workers. There were many people living nearby, many of whom were unemployed. They would definitely come back when called.

There were few opportunities to work and make money in this era. Many people in the city were unemployed. The same reason why educated youth went to the countryside was because there were no job opportunities in the city.

After all, heavy industry in China had just developed in this era, and other industries were still extremely imperfect. The private economy had just started, so it was not easy to find a job.

Lin Heng took the documents to a crowded street nearby and shouted: "I need fifteen cleaners to help with two days of work, fifty cents a day, and they must be under fifty years old and have good hands and feet. Is there anyone who wants to come?"

As soon as Lin Heng said this, an old lady stood up and asked: "Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. The money is settled in cash on the same day. Today it can only be counted as thirty cents for half a day. The work will start at one o'clock in the afternoon. If you need it, you can come to me to sign up. I will wait here for half an hour. If the quota is full, I will not need it."

Lin Heng smiled and nodded. His dress and the sidecar three-wheeled motorcycle he was sitting on were the best endorsement.

Now the wages in the city have risen. The formal employees have worked more than one yuan a day, and between thirty and forty a month.

The wages of those hard laborers are at least more than one yuan a day, and those who are harmful to their health are higher.

He is just looking for cleaners, and he pays fifty cents a day, so it is not very low.

"I'll come, count me in."

"I work well!"

Some people came to sign up on the spot, while others ran back to call people.

Lin Heng finally selected five men and ten women. He gave them an extra dime for bringing their own tools. After registering the booklet, he gave everyone a note and said, "Please gather in front of the old textile factory on time at 1 pm. There is a spray paint shop for Hengxiu Feed Factory in front of my factory."

The name Hengxiu Feed Factory was thought of a long time ago, and the goal is to build a Hengxiu Group in the future.

"I understand, I will make sure to arrive on time."

"Don't worry, you can go now."

The group of people were very lively. Even in the city, there were not many opportunities to make money, and everyone was unwilling to miss it.

Many who came late were extremely regretful. After hearing Lin Heng's words, they asked again: "Leader, are you going to open a feed factory? Are you going to recruit workers?"

"Yes, we are all good at work and can do anything."

"If you are recruiting, please notify me."

Lin Heng looked at them and smiled: "It is still under renovation for the time being. It is not certain to recruit people, but it will definitely be recruited."

After chatting with the people here for a few words, he turned back to the factory.

In the factory dormitory building, his elder brother repaired the water pipes. Seeing Lin Heng coming back, he smiled and said, "Now it's good, there is water for cleaning."

"Don't rush to clean, let's first see which doors and windows are broken, and then buy some materials to renovate them." Lin Heng looked at his elder brother and said.

It was almost noon, and it was almost time to eat.

"That's fine." The two took a ruler to measure the windows of the factory that were missing glass.

The main task this time was to clean the factory first, fill in the glass, clean the rusty windows and repaint them, etc.

The purpose was to restore this abandoned factory to its original appearance, instead of being so overgrown and messy now.

After the preliminary cleaning, the next step is to renovate, re-paint the courtyard wall with cement, re-paint the ground, repair the exterior wall of the house, and renovate the interior, etc.

Things are done step by step, he is not in a hurry, because there is still a long time before the feed factory starts.

After measuring the data, the two drove to the glass factory to get the materials, and then went to eat.

The two of them had a bowl of oil-splashed pulled noodles for lunch. The noodles were so delicious that they were sprinkled with chili, garlic and oil.

After the meal, Lin Heng went to the hardware store to buy a lot of sandpaper and other miscellaneous tools.

When they returned to the factory, fifteen workers were already waiting here with their tools in a neat line.

Lin Heng looked at the watch and saw that it was only half past twelve. He hurriedly said, "Everyone is too active. Come in with me."

He opened the door, drove the car in and parked it, and took everyone to the dormitory building and said, "Today, everyone is mainly cleaning this dormitory building, cleaning it inside and out, and polishing the rusty places with sandpaper."

After speaking, he assigned specific tasks and then motioned for everyone to get started. With so many people acting very quickly, all the garbage in the two-story dormitory building with an area of ​​150 square meters was initially cleared in more than an hour.

It took another hour to scrub the walls and floors inside and out.

The blue-grey exterior walls have become clean and tidy, the gray interior walls have become snow-white, the cement floors have become shiny, and the rusty doors and windows have all been polished and repainted.

"Next, let's start cleaning the outside, pull out all the weeds and debris, gather all the scrap iron and other things together and I will sell them."

Lin Heng gave instructions and went to work with his eldest brother. He took the lead in letting people sort out the scraps and scraps, and then he drove them all to the garbage station and sold them.

By the time the four-acre outdoor area was cleaned, it was already four o'clock, and the entire factory now looked like it was, not as dilapidated as before.

"Brother, you continue to lead them to clean the remaining factory buildings, and I will bring back the ordered glass." Lin Heng looked at his elder brother and said.

"Okay." Lin Yue nodded and agreed, and he would continue working with the workers.

Lin Heng drove to the glass factory, where the glass had been cut and loaded into the car. He gave the money and followed over to install the glass.

Then he went to the power management station to re-register, and the electricity here was reconnected.

The afternoon passed quickly, and there were still one and a half factory buildings and three warehouses that had not been cleaned because they were quite messy. It was estimated that it would take another day tomorrow.

After the workers left, Lin Heng and his eldest brother went out to have dinner together.

Lin Heng had already decorated the dormitory in the afternoon and bought basic tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans. The original wooden bed here was repaired and can still be used, and the quilts were bought fresh.

The dormitory building was cleaned, and they had a place to rest here.

He went to bed early and had breakfast the next morning. His eldest brother continued to lead the workers to clean up the remaining factory buildings, while he drove the car to find the buyer of the fresh shrimps.

This time, he did not go to wholesale merchants, but visited many state-owned restaurants and some small private restaurants to ask whether they could buy fresh shrimps and the channels through which they could buy fresh shrimps.

Because green shrimp is a relatively expensive ingredient, ordinary people in this era cannot afford to consume it. Small restaurants do not purchase large quantities, while state-owned hotels have cold storage and often purchase larger quantities.

The acquisition requirements of state-owned hotels are relatively high. As long as they have high-quality goods, Lin Heng used cigarettes to open the way and soon met Li Yong, the person in charge of material procurement of the largest state-owned hotel in Taibai City, Taibai Hotel.

He took out a bag of fresh shrimps he fished from home and showed them to the other party for inspection. He smiled and said, "Brother Li, please look. These are Hengxiu brand fresh shrimps produced at our Hengxiu fresh shrimp breeding base. They are all raised in mountain spring water. The feed is silkworm chrysalis powder, etc..."

Lin Heng brought these fresh shrimps from home. They were packed in plastic bags and filled with a lot of oxygen. They were alive and well.

He originally didn't want to bother himself with selling products one by one, because he knew that there were many wholesalers with low potential. He just needed to find someone to cooperate with or invest in. There was no need to do everything personally.

But after thinking about it carefully, I felt that he was not qualified to invest in others now. In addition, he did not have a lot of green shrimps, so it would not take much time to find a seller.

And there is another advantage to getting to know the purchasing managers of these big hotels. If he wants to buy wild animal meat in the future, they will be one of the good buyers.

He focused on the brand effect from the beginning. When explaining the advantages of raising his own fresh shrimps, he also took out the newspaper he had just submitted. This kind of government endorsement is very popular in this era.

Li Yong really liked this idea. After hearing what Lin Heng said, he started to ask about the price. Lin Heng had already found out that the price of the fresh shrimps they purchased here was two yuan, and he was five cents cheaper.

"If the quality is really the same as what you said, I can purchase a batch and have a look. Can I take back the green shrimp here and use it as a dish to check the quality?" Li Yong asked.

Lin Heng said, "How about I send you a batch of samples the day after tomorrow?"

"Okay." Li Yong nodded in agreement.

After negotiating with them, Lin Heng went to several other state-owned hotels and made similar inquiries. After hearing his description, they were all willing to give it a try and waited for him to get samples before discussing in detail.

At the end of the day, Lin Heng visited all the more than ten large state-owned hotels in Taibai City.

When he went back in the afternoon, his eldest brother and his people also cleaned up the factory area and took out all the garbage and dumped it into the garbage heap.

Everyone is waiting for him to come back and pay his wages.

"Don't worry, everyone, I won't break my promise if I promise to settle the payment on the same day." Lin Heng said with a smile, moved a table out, and paid everyone's wages one by one.

After the workers left happily, Lin Yue asked, "Have you settled the matter today?"

"No, it still takes some effort, but it's not a big problem." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"That's good." Lin Yue nodded and asked, "Didn't you continue looking for Liu Sheng?"

"I went, but he still hasn't come back. Let's forget it for now. Let's talk about it later." Lin Heng shook his head. He originally wanted to ask Liu Sheng to transport goods for him, because he was a more reliable person.

In the end, he wasn't here, so we had to forget it for the time being.

"Is that so, shall we go back tomorrow morning?" Lin Yue asked again.

"Let's talk some more tomorrow and then go back." Lin Heng thought for a while and said.

After the chat, he and his elder brother went to look at the factory and warehouse. After cleaning, the place was very different, and it looked like a factory.

They did not go out to eat dinner, but cooked it themselves in the kitchen of the dormitory building.

Early the next morning, Lin Heng took his eldest brother to continue discussing the shrimp business, and also asked about his purchase intention of hazel chicken and muntjac meat.

These state-owned restaurants are also very interested in these, especially hazel pheasants, which cost ten yuan for a piece weighing more than one kilogram, and thirty yuan for a piece weighing more than two kilograms.

The prices are very high, but in fact it is normal. No matter what era, there are many differences between the upper class and the lower class. These big hotels cater to people who are either rich or expensive, and they are all people who are not short of money.

And the more they cherish it and the more expensive it is, the more they like it.

After a day of running, at 5pm, Lin Heng and his eldest brother bought some fruits, snacks and daily necessities and went home.

It was already dark when they returned to Hongfeng Village. As soon as Lin Heng knocked on the courtyard door, Xiaoxia hugged her leg.

"Dad, have you gone hunting again?"

"No, I went to the city to discuss business."

"It's been a long time. Mom and I have missed you."

"I missed you too, baby."

Lin Heng picked her up and got close to her for a while. The little cotton-padded jacket acted so coquettishly that it made people's hearts melt. After holding her for a while, he put her down and pushed the car into the house.

"It seems that everything is going well for you?" Xiulan said as she helped carry things into the house.

Lin Heng smiled and nodded: "Yes, it went smoothly."

After putting the things down, he cleaned the grapes he bought, held Xiaoxia in his arms while eating and chatting, and told them everything he had done in the past three days.

"You really don't stop for a moment, so won't you have to go down again tomorrow?" Xiulan looked at him and said with some distress.

"Yes, I will go to Hongfeng Mountain to go to the underground cage in a while. I will get some samples and discuss the specific details tomorrow." Lin Heng nodded.

After saying that, he looked at Xiulan and said, "The dormitory building over the factory has been packed up and is completely ready for people to live in. Do you want to go down and live downstairs soon? If there is any problem, you can go to the hospital as soon as possible."

Xiulan shook her head without thinking: "I don't want to live down there, I just like it here and I feel comfortable living here."

She added: "And I don't think there's anything wrong with me. But I might not be used to living down there. I'd better wait until I'm about to give birth. It's too early now."

Although the city is bustling, she still likes the slow pace of life in the village.

"That's okay." Lin Heng didn't force it. He actually liked living up there. He went to the city just for Xiulan's safety. But if she didn't want to, there was no need to force it. Instead, it made her feel bad.

Xiulan ate a grape and said, "By the way, I have something very interesting that I forgot to tell you."