Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 489 Let's formally get to know Qin Hengzhi.

Lu Qiaoge waved her hand to stop him from asking further questions, then smiled and said, "Grandpa Jing, I learned about your family's situation from the Party Secretary. I think the corn husks you processed have a good color, and I'm planning to use them to make a batch of premium corn. How about this, you can process them at home at your own pace, and we'll come to collect them once a week. You don't need to send them to the collection point, but the price will remain the same. What do you think?"

If the price increases, then the question arises of whether the old man should pass on his method.

Otherwise, the villagers would definitely be dissatisfied with him.

Actually, it's nothing, but we should respect the elderly person's choice first.

Old Jingtou was a smart man, and he immediately understood Lu Qiaoge's thoughts.

His eyes were a little red. He said that the brigade and commune had really taken good care of him. His grandson's tuition was waived, the women's director would often come to cook for him, and some families would often bring him food because they saw that the two of them were living a pitiful life.

Old Jingtou asked somewhat excitedly, "Director Lu, are the corn leaves I processed really usable? Can they really be made into a high-quality product?"

Lu Qiaoge nodded decisively: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have made this long trip."

"What kind of secret recipe is this? I just figured it out myself. I have a lot of things woven from corn husks at home. My late wife, even though she was mute, was a clean and efficient person, but she was also very picky. I came up with the idea of ​​using herbs to fumigate corn husks for her sake, because this can also prevent the corn husks and woven handicrafts from getting infested with insects."

Lu Qiaoge and Tan Ying exchanged a glance. When Tan Ying faced Lu Qiaoge, she was no longer as nervous as before, and her eyes were sparkling.

If corn leaves are all processed this way, then the handicrafts they weave will be elevated to a higher level.

Since the old man didn't want to keep anything to himself, Lu Qiaoge naturally didn't insist. She quickly discussed the next steps with the Party Secretary of Kaoshantun Brigade and Grandpa Jing.

Lu Qiaoge drove away from Kaoshantun again.

The brigade secretary and the old well-head watched the jeep disappear from their sight.

Then, the brigade secretary excitedly patted Old Jingtou on the shoulder: "The purchase price has increased by one mao (0.1 yuan), Brother Jing, this is all thanks to you, thank you, thank you!"

In the past, people would have passed this down to their descendants.

Old Jingtou said with emotion, "After my son and wife passed away, my grandson and I relied entirely on the village secretary and the villagers for care. I don't have any special abilities, and I don't know how long I'll live. This little skill of mine is nothing, so please don't say that."

The brigade secretary chuckled and said, "Brother Jing, let me carry you back."

Old Jingtou was in high spirits when he was happy. He said to the brigade secretary, "Go and clean up the place where the corn leaves are. I think Director Lu is a capable cadre. He might bring the corn leaves over soon. You need to find a few reliable people. We don't need too many. If we have too many, I won't be able to teach them all, and they won't learn well either. Let's take it one step at a time."

The brigade secretary naturally knew that what Old Jingtou said made sense, so he nodded repeatedly and happily went to get busy.

Old Jingtou, leaning on his cane, happily walked home.

After that, he only needed to take people to handle the corn leaves at home, and his grandson no longer had to carry them to the Shangen Brigade.

The old man took a few steps, looked up at the sky, and murmured, "My dear wife, are you protecting me and Niu Niu?"

Lu Qiaoge was indeed quick to act. After returning, she made a few phone calls, and Shao Le arranged for a large truck to deliver all the existing corn leaves to Kaoshantun.

The brigade secretary made the handover, and it was agreed that Shao Le would come to pick up the goods a week later.

Lu Qiaoge spent the entire afternoon at the craft factory, witnessing firsthand the creation of plum blossom handbags woven from Jinjin grass and corn leaves processed from old wellheads.

Unlike the usual whitish color of corn leaves, they were golden.

Clusters of golden plum blossoms connected to form a small bag. The handles, edges, and even the base were made of tamarisk grass. When the finished bag was placed on the table, it made the factory building appear somewhat gloomy. Lu Qiaoge thought for a moment and then began to applaud.

So a dozen or so people surrounded the tote bag and started clapping.

Another new product has been born.

One of the female workers said excitedly, "I've seen so many handicrafts, and they don't seem very special, but this handbag is so beautiful. If I had money, I would really like to buy one and carry it in my hand. My goodness, how beautiful it would be to walk on the street."

Since Lu Qiaoge held that meeting called "Be Prepared for Danger in Times of Peace," Lin Junan and Fan Xiaoyu have also held several smaller meetings.

They also need to keep innovating. There are countless items in the world, and as long as they have skillful hands, what can't they weave?

Look... they've even woven these plum blossom knot handbags.

For some reason, the dozens of workers seemed to feel more at ease after seeing this plum blossom knot handbag.

Lu Qiaoge didn't go to the neighborhood office; she finished her shift at the food factory.

As soon as she stepped out of the food factory gate, she saw Qin Hengzhi standing under a tree, but he was looking in the direction where swallows and sparrows were building their nests.

[Little master, little master, your Qin Hengzhi has been staring at us ever since he arrived.]

Big Sparrow: [Yeah, yeah, I feel like he looks at Tao Tao and Nini the most.]

Erque: [Could it be that he recognized Taotao and Nini?]

Tao Tao said incredulously, "How is that possible? I've never even had any contact with him."

Yes, yes, we've been walking for so long, do you really think he'll recognize us?

Lu Qiaoge smiled and said, "Look at the direction he's looking, he must have recognized Tao Tao and Nini."

As they were talking, Lu Qiaoge had already walked up to Qin Hengzhi.

Qin Hengzhi had already noticed Lu Qiaoge coming out of her workplace. His previously cold and stern expression softened instantly. He looked down at Lu Qiaoge, who was smiling at him, and said softly, "I'll take you to a restaurant for dinner. Chef Li is offering a new dish tonight: steamed pork with radish. It's quite delicious."

Lu Qiaoge scratched her head: "Oh dear, I forgot to tell you, my family is making shepherd's purse dumplings tonight, and my mom asked me to invite you over."

But she really wanted to eat steamed radish with pork.

Qin Hengzhi said, "Then I'll go buy two servings of steamed radish and pork to take home and eat."

The two walked towards the parking area.

Lu Qiaoge followed beside him and then asked curiously, "What were you looking at over there when you were standing under the tree just now?"

Qin Hengzhi curled his lips into a smile, his dark eyes sparkling: "Since you asked, I'll answer you. I saw two swallows that built a nest under the eaves of your house last year. Why are they building a nest at the craft factory this year? Are they planning to become neighbors with the big birds?"

That's amazing! It seems his little one really does have the ability to communicate with animals.

Lu Qiaoge clapped her hands, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then said crisply, "Tao Tao, Nini, come over here and formally get to know Qin Hengzhi."

(End of this chapter)