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Chapter 177 Beef Jerky and Beef Sauce

Hu Zhibin knocked on the door and entered the office.

Ji Sisi's office is now a separate room. The Huaihua Food Factory is almost complete, and each department has its own office.

However, the leadership team has not yet been fully established.

There were three bottles of beef sauce on Ji Sisi's table, all the result of Li Hongying's hard work during this period.

She developed three flavors of beef sauce: braised, five-spice, and spicy beef and mushroom sauce.

Hu Zhibin smelled the aroma as soon as he entered the door. "Why did you bring so much sauce from home?"

Next to the sauce were multigrain steamed buns and hand-pulled noodles, all prepared for tasting.

Ji Sisi said, "After washing my hands, I'll grab a steamed bun and try it. There are chopsticks too."

Water for washing hands was also prepared on the washbasin stand next to him. Hu Zhibin did not stand on ceremony. After washing his hands, he sat down and broke a steamed bun into two pieces.

He used his chopsticks to pick up some beef sauce and put it on the steamed bun, then put the bun together and took a bite.

After only two bites, Hu Zhibin's eyes widened as he looked at the steamed bun in his hand with surprise.

He quickly swallowed it. "How did you make this sauce? It tastes pretty good."

The lingering aroma of the meat sauce still lingered in his mouth, and Hu Zhibin took another bite, still wanting more.

Ji Sisi took out the notebook she had prepared and analyzed that there was still a lot of leftover meat, which could be made into beef sauce and beef jerky.

Two new products have been added at once.

What is beef jerky?

Ji Sisi smiled and said, "It's just that you grind all the beef, add seasonings, flatten it to form a very thin slice, and then bake it in the oven. It tastes pretty good. You can try it when you make it."

"What you just ate was the beef sauce I mentioned. There are two other flavors too, would you like to try some?"

As Ji Sisi spoke, Hu Zhibin had already started eating.

After trying all three flavors, Hu Zhibin gave his detailed comments.

"The braised and spicy ones are good. People here like spicy food and have a strong palate. I don't think the five-spice one will work. It's a bit bland."

Ji Sisi noted down the key points, "Okay, let's just make these two flavors for now. I'll go to the machinery factory in the county town this afternoon to see if we can make the machines."

“I’ll go with you. Master Shi is here too, and Manager Yang also needs to deliver goods.”

Ji Sisi closed her notebook. "After you finish delivering the goods, come with me to the printing factory to pick up the packaging bags we ordered last time. Manager Yang has already negotiated the price. How was it?"

"Six yuan and twenty cents. I thought he would refuse, but he agreed in the end."

That's two cents more, so the price isn't low anymore.

Ji Sisi nodded. "You can go down now. I need to go out for a bit."

"It's almost time to eat, what are you doing going out now?"

"I'm skipping lunch; I'm going to the commune." A new liaison officer brought a message last night, telling her to go to the commune this afternoon.

Ji Sisi got up and walked out. "Take this beef sauce to the cafeteria and let everyone try it. Don't say it's a new product yet. Let's see what the feedback is. I'll ask you for the results this afternoon."

Hu Zhibin tightened the can and carefully carried it out.

Master Shi had eaten breakfast in the canteen early in the morning and was waiting at the entrance.

"Manager Ji, how is that woman who gave birth last time doing now?"

"The recovery is going well. Apart from a little jaundice, the child is fine. I heard that he can be discharged and go home tomorrow."

I heard about this from Li Hongying last night. "That's good." Master Shi was relieved.

It is said that Guo Xiaolan's parents are on their way to visit her, but Fang Shiming has not replied yet; it seems that they have not heard from him for half a month.

I didn't receive a letter from Qi Yan this time when I went back.

The road surface was uneven, and the car bumped along. Ji Sisi subconsciously protected her belly, her heart filled with worry for Qi Yan.
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Huaihua Commune.

"Master Shi, let me find you a place to rest. Take a nap during your lunch break. We still have to go to the county this afternoon. Thank you for your hard work."

Ji Sisi walked ahead. She remembered that there were two empty rooms in the commune, which were the first meeting rooms.

Huang Qiaomei had just returned from the cafeteria after lunch. "Sisi, what brings you here so early in the morning? Have you eaten yet?"

"The director wants to see me about something, but I haven't had it yet. I ate late this morning and I'm not hungry."

While Huang Qiaomei was there, Ji Sisi inquired, "By the way, Sister-in-law Qiaomei, I remember there's an empty room in our commune. Could our driver rest for a while? He has to drive to pick up goods again this afternoon, and we're worried about him driving while fatigued."

Huang Qiaomei immediately knew which room Ji Sisi was asking about.

"Yes, there are. The tables over there have just been wiped clean. I'll take him there. You go upstairs to find Director Yan first."

The finalist nodded, "Okay, thank you for your help, sister-in-law."

Master Shi followed Huang Qiaomei, while Ji Sisi went to Director Yan's office.

The office door was open, and Director Yan was resting on his desk. After not seeing him for a while, the hair on the top of his head had gradually thinned.

Ji Sisi was still hesitating whether to knock on the door and interrupt Director Yan's rest.

"Manager Ji, you're here! Why don't you go in? The director is inside!" The liaison officer who came to deliver the message yesterday had a loud voice that echoed throughout the corridor.

Director Yan was awakened from his sleep by the sound.

Seeing Ji Sisi standing at the door, he hurriedly grabbed his glasses and put them on. "Come in quickly, come in quickly. Why didn't you knock before you came?"

Ji Sisi reluctantly went inside.

"Director Yan, is there something you want to discuss with me by calling me up here?"

Director Yan was still half asleep, and the usually serious-looking man now appeared somewhat bewildered.

"Yes, there's something I need. Secretary Lin asked me to ask you when you might be free to visit the county committee."

"To see County Magistrate Wei?"

Director Yan shook his head. "No, I heard from Director Zhou that he wanted to hold an experience-sharing meeting to help other communes and see if they have any opportunities for development."

"They said your proposal was the standard template. County Chief Wei got annoyed by the constant pestering and lost his temper, telling them that if they really wanted to do it, they should come to you for a look at the proposal before submitting it."

Ji Sisi was completely baffled. Wasn't this something the Industry and Commerce Bureau should be handling? Why was it all being piled up with the county head?

"Director, I'm afraid I can't go. I'm already busy enough with things at the factory. If I go to help them review the proposals, I'll have to be split into two people. Besides, I'm pregnant now."

Director Yan then noticed that Ji Sisi's belly was indeed much bigger than the last time he saw her.

"Then I'll try to help you decline, but it might be difficult to decline Secretary Lin's offer."

"I'll call Secretary Lin later to explain the situation. I came to the office without even having lunch today, and this afternoon I have to rush to the machinery factory to order machines and then go to the printing factory to pick up the goods."

Ji Sisi spread her hands, "I really can't get away."

"This……"

After listening to the conversation, Director Yan realized that Ji Sisi was even busier than him.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely help you get this off the hook. If all else fails, I'll help them look after it, so people won't gossip about us and call us snobbish."