Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

After the two persuaded her, Aunt Dolan said nothing more. She just sighed and said, "Well, you two just need to make up your mind. My opinion is not important. I just hope you don't let Qiqige down."

Li Bowen looked at Aunt Duolan and said firmly and sincerely: "Don't worry, I will definitely treat Qiqi well! You can just wait and see how I perform in the future."

When Qi Qige heard Li Bowen's words, a happy and joyful smile appeared on his face.

Because they were about to leave, the two of them snuggled together at night, saying endless sweet words to each other, enjoying the warmth and sweetness.

Finally, Qiqige couldn't help but ask the question in his heart: "Is your suggestion of building a dairy factory here reliable? Don't let my mother be happy for nothing!"

Li Bowen smiled and hugged her in his arms, and gently replied: "I think it should be fine. We have visited so many places, and most of the herders have a lot of milk production at home, most of which is made into cheese, but the sales are not very good.

The price of milk powder in the city is very high. If we can collect all this milk and process it into milk powder, there must be market demand. So it shouldn’t be a problem to convince our factory to invest in a milk powder factory. Even if it doesn’t work out, I have a way, don’t worry!”

Li Bowen had figured this out long ago, and he had discussed it with Secretary Muren. If the steel rolling mill was willing to invest, they could jointly set up a factory with the commune.

If they don't agree, then the commune can do it themselves. Li Bowen will seek sponsorship for them in Beijing. People like Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen will definitely be willing to invest. As long as it is a public-to-public investment, there won't be any major problems with the policy.

"Well, then I feel relieved. I really don't want you to leave!" Qi Qige pressed his face against Li Bowen's chest.

"How about I stay for a few more days to accompany you properly!"

Qi Qi Ge smiled and shook his head: "No, we will have to part ways even if it's a few days later. You can't delay everyone's trip because of me. You just need to pick up a woman waiting for you on the grassland, so just come back early!"

"Of course, I'll be back when the next batch of lambs are ready. It'll only be three or four months at most!"

Anything else to say next is superfluous, as the two of them stayed in love all night long.

The next day, under Qiqige's reluctant gaze, Li Bowen stepped onto the truck. The convoy started slowly and gradually disappeared on the vast grassland.

On the way back, except for Li Bowen who was a little sad, everyone else was very excited. After all, they had been away from home for more than a month and no one didn't miss home. Moreover, the trucks were loaded with collected sheep, basically filling up all ten trucks. This time, they were not slaughtered sheep, but alive, with as many as five or six hundred.

This is only part of it. Ten trucks of supplies were exchanged for thousands of sheep. There were too many to transport, so only half of them were transported this time, and the commune helped raise the rest.

Looking at Li Bowen's expression, Zhang Wei couldn't help but tease: "Brother Li, why are you still thinking about that girl?"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by his father, who glared at him and said, "Shut up, don't say anything you shouldn't say, you don't know any rules!"

Then he said to Li Bowen: "Chief Li, don't mind it. This guy is just a mouthful, but he has a good heart. Don't worry, he knows the rules, and no one will say anything nonsense when he returns."

This kind of thing happened to everyone who often drove around. Once they arrived at a place, there would definitely be women who would come to them if they wanted to find one. This time when they arrived at the grassland, it was not only Li Bowen who had Qiqige, but other people also had women, but they were not in serious relationships like Li Bowen.

Not only women, but also those who drive sports cars will smuggle some contraband back from wherever they go, either for their own use at home or to resell.

Master Zhang was no longer surprised by this, and they already had rules in place that no one could tell outside matters back in the factory, otherwise they would be targeted. Besides, everyone has a dirty bottom, so the old crow shouldn't laugh at the black pig.

Only a young and inexperienced person like Zhang Wei, who doesn't understand the ins and outs of the matter, would be so careless in his words.

Li Bowen smiled bitterly and waved his hands: "It's okay, we are all brothers, what's there to be afraid of if it's just a joke! But Master Zhang, you still have to take the time to remind everyone that when you return to the factory, don't tell anyone else about anything other than work, otherwise it will be bad for everyone!"

"Don't worry, I've already told you, it's okay."

After more than two days of twists and turns, the convoy could already see the capital city from afar.

Everyone's mood became more urgent.

The convoy drove into the steel rolling mill and immediately caused a sensation.

The workers didn't even go to work, they all ran out to watch. Five or six hundred sheep, how much meat would that be? At least 30,000 or 40,000 kilograms. People couldn't help but wonder if the factory would give each person a few kilograms of meat. If so, how much would each person get and how would they prepare it at home.

The noise in the factory also woke up the factory leaders, and Director Yang and Li Huaide quickly came down from upstairs.

Li Bowen ran over when he saw the two of them and stood at attention. "Reporting to Director Yang and Deputy Director Li, this business trip was successfully completed. Ten truckloads of supplies were exchanged for 1230 sheep, 586 of which were transported this time. The pastoral commune is helping us raise the rest."

"Okay, okay! You all have worked hard, and thank you for your contribution to the steel mill! Let's go and see the sheep you brought back!" Director Yang said with a smile.

Li Bowen led a few people towards the convoy. The strong smell of mutton did not affect everyone's mood at all.

Pushing through the crowd and walking inside, Director Yang and his colleagues looked at the fat sheep tied up in the truck bed, and their faces were filled with sunshine.

Although we are happy, problems also arise.

How should I arrange for so many sheep? There's no place to keep them, but it would be a pity to kill them all at once.

Director Yang turned to ask several factory leaders for their opinions: "Everyone, what should we do with these sheep?"

"Of course we're going to kill it and eat the meat! Director, we've been craving it for a long time!" Someone from the group of workers nearby shouted.

Soon after, the calls for meat became louder and louder.

Li Huaide, the deputy director in charge of logistics, was the first to step forward. He pressed down with both hands to stop the people from talking, and then said, "Director, the meat yield of these sheep is about 50%. Assuming that one sheep yields 40 kilograms of meat, 580 sheep would yield kilograms of meat. How about this? We should take out half of them first, and distribute the meat to all the employees after they are killed. The remaining internal organs, blood, and bones can be used to stew dishes and be eaten for a few meals. We can find a place to raise the rest first. It's a long-term plan! It will take several months before the next sheep transportation."

After listening to Li Huaide's suggestion, Director Yang nodded and thought to himself that with more than 10,000 kilograms of meat, each worker would have more than one kilogram on their head. At least he could make some meat dumplings, and it would be a good thing to let his family members have a taste of it.