After two hours of training and a detailed operating guide, Liu Xia Lian and Liu Fuhong learned how to do it, and the two kang rooms were loaded onto the truck.

Manager Huang looked at his watch and saw that it was already one o'clock in the afternoon: "Director Liu, I'll treat you to a meal."

"No, let's eat outside. We won't bother Manager Huang anymore. We'll go home first."

Liu Xia Lian took her people away. The system in a large factory is relatively strict. Manager Huang just said that his meal might not be reimbursed and he might have to pay for it himself, so he didn't bother him.

After leaving the gate and walking not far, the convoy arrived at Director Zhang's factory.

Factory Manager Zhang was eating with the workers in the kitchen. He was holding a bowl of noodles and said with some regret: "I don't know if the customer from Northeast China will come. Her family raises breeding geese, so she is a big customer."

The old man guarding the gate trotted away. Although he was over 60 years old, his legs and feet were still very nimble.

"Director Zhang, they are back again. Three cars are entering the yard."

Director Zhang put down the noodles, straightened his clothes, and quickly came to the factory door with an assistant to greet him.

"Ms. Liu, dear friends, welcome, welcome."

Liu Xia Lian went straight to the point: "Manager Liu, I want two kang rooms with 5,000 goose eggs each. What price can you give me? If it's suitable, we can sign the contract immediately."

Manager Zhang's heart was beating wildly with excitement. It was difficult to do business, and it was even more difficult to do business as an individual. Reform and opening up had just begun. Kang rooms were a huge industry, but there were so many large companies in this field that it was difficult for a small company like him to make a breakthrough.

The profit from selling two machines is at least more than 1,000 yuan, which can be used to pay the workers.

"Two thousand four hundred and fifty yuan. I will arrange for a worker to go there to instruct on the installation and stay there for a month. He will come back after the first batch of goslings are hatched. Do you think that's okay?"

Liu Xia Lian thought about it for a while and nodded: "Okay, let's do it this way, draft the contract and issue the invoice."

Manager Zhang clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I'll draft it right away."

It was a makeshift team, and there was no clerk in the factory. They had a ready-made contract, and they copied it twice and signed it. Daya put the canvas bag on the table, and Liu Xialian opened the bag, which contained bundles of Datuanjie. She counted out 4,900 yuan for Manager Zhang.

Manager Zhang originally wanted to count the items himself, but due to his face he couldn't do it himself, so he asked his assistant to count them twice.

"Director, that's right. Four thousand nine hundred yuan."

"Okay, run faster and go to the Old Sichuan Restaurant next door to order food. I want to treat the guests to a good meal."

Liu Xia Lian said, "Manager Zhang, there's no need to spend money, we can just eat by ourselves."

"That won't work. You've come thousands of miles to get here. You're my guests. I have to treat you to a meal. Oh, I forgot to ask you, can you handle spicy food? If not, let's go to another restaurant."

Liu Xialian smiled and said, "The hotel has been booked, so let's do it this way. Since you are sending the technicians over, we won't learn how to operate it. We will learn it after the kang room is assembled."

"No problem. The tech will stay with you for a month and come back when the first batch has hatched."

The group chatted for a while in the factory. Manager Zhang saw that it was getting late, so he got on his motorcycle and led the way.

Liu Xialian called out to the four drivers: "Would you like to go together?"

"Director, it's not appropriate. Forget it, we won't go. The rules of the fleet are very clear. As long as the goods are on the truck, people cannot leave the truck."

Liu Xia Lian then remembered that this was a rule she set, not only because she was afraid of losing the goods, but also because she was worried that someone would put contraband in the car and frame her.

"Okay, discuss it, two of you go, and the remaining two will guard the car."

Manager Zhang said, "Don't worry, you won't starve. There is a canteen in the factory. I'll ask them to make some shredded pork noodles."

Soon, Liu Xia Lian and her group of six got on a business car and followed Manager Zhang to the Lao Sichuan Restaurant.

This is a three-story building, quite impressive. It is a very old building. It was originally a state-owned hotel, but later became a private one.

There were eight of us in total, and we went straight to the second floor and chose a large private room.

The waiter served tea, melon seeds, and peanuts, and then brought the menu over for Manager Zhang to order. Manager Zhang took the menu and handed it to Liu Xialian: "You guys order, I have no dietary restrictions, but Sichuan restaurants are known for spicy food, so we only want slightly spicy food, we can't stand it if it's too spicy."

Liu Xia Lian took it without even looking at the menu: "Boiled pork slices, shredded pork with fish sauce, bacon with garlic sprouts, braised carp, shredded potato with hot and sour sauce, and stir-fried beans. Just these six. For the staple food, give me a few more Shandong steamed buns. My brother and sister have a big appetite."

The waiter was about to leave with the menu, but Manager Zhang stopped him again: "Give me four bottles of Taishan wine and four packs of cigarettes."

Liu Xia Lian hurriedly stopped him: "No, no, I have cigarettes and alcohol in my bag. You're treating, and I'm bringing the cigarettes and alcohol. I can't let you pay for everything." Then she took out two bottles of Taizi and two packs of Huazi from her bag, which was enough.

Because the three women don't drink, and the two drivers don't drink, that is, Liu Fuhong and Li Daniu drink a little. They are out and about and will have to take a long-distance bus ride soon, so naturally they won't drink too much.

The food was served quite quickly, about half an hour later.

Manager Zhang, as a host, took the initiative to pour wine for everyone with his assistant. Liu Fuhong and Li Daniu drank only a few glasses and refused to drink again after further persuasion.

Daya was somewhat afraid of the dish full of red peppers, but Liu Xialian said, "It's okay, it's slightly spicy. It looks scary, but it's actually okay, you should eat it."

There is a custom in Shandong that dishes are served but rice is not. Serving rice means the end is coming, which is the opposite of the Northeast.

Daya followed Liu Xia Lian and ate some dishes first. Although they were a bit spicy, they still tasted very good, with a different style from Northeastern cuisine.

Manager Zhang sighed: "It's such a coincidence today. I didn't expect there would be customers from the Northeast. What's the situation over there? How many breeders are there?"

Liu Xialian shook her head. "It's only been open for more than a year. You know the original situation. We have many rivers, many farmlands, large houses, and sparsely populated areas. So it's more suitable for raising waterfowl such as geese and ducks. Chickens are also raised, but they are more scattered. Each household relies on hens to hatch them themselves."

Manager Zhang was envious: "The water resources in the Songhua River Basin in Northeast China should be more abundant than those in the Yellow River. Goose farming requires water. Your business will take off soon. I heard that people in Northeast China especially like to eat goose stewed in iron pots."

"Yes, it's a must-order dish in Northeastern restaurants. Six or seven people only need to order one dish. You make equipment, do you know if you can make cold storage?"

Manager Zhang smiled and said, "The kang room uses electric heating wire to generate heat, and the temperature and humidity are adjusted by fans. The cold storage is just the opposite. It uses outdoor compressors to cool and fan coils to produce cold air. In fact, it is just a large refrigerator compressor installed in the room. The principle is very simple. It is divided into fresh-keeping cold storage and frozen cold storage, which are different according to the items stored."

"According to you, if we assemble a cold storage in the truck compartment, we can achieve cold chain transportation?"

"Yes, but the diesel engine needs an additional function of generating electricity, and refrigeration requires power."

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