Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 773 Development Department

Next comes pickling the radishes.

Turning ordinary, carefully selected radishes into a delicious side dish through a secret pickling method is no easy task.

Because this is aimed at earning foreign exchange through exports.

Therefore, everything from ingredient selection to sauce preparation is handled by dedicated personnel.

The pickle factory doesn't have much machinery; it relies mostly on manual labor.

Otherwise, so many workers wouldn't be able to come in.

But now everything has been reorganized, especially hygiene, which is now strictly enforced.

Nowadays, everyone from top to bottom attaches great importance to it, and a special experimental group has been set up. However, many people don't take it seriously, saying that it's just a pickled vegetable, and once it's pickled, it's done.

What's the difference between this and the pickled vegetables that ordinary people eat every day?
To put it bluntly, it's just a big radish, not pork belly.

Lu Qiaoge visited once and told them, "What we want to make is not pickled vegetables, but high-end condiments that can enter the international market!"

These two sentences alone elevate the image of pickled vegetables.

Of course, this is different from others; it won't yield results in a day or two. Feng Zihan's side still needs the help of Chairman Feng to arrange a few people. Lu Qiaoge even specially sent Xiao Cangcang and Dongdong to make a round to see if the two of them were doing their best.

This investigation really surprised Lu Qiaoge.

Both of these people are actually related to Chairman Feng's first wife, who is also Feng Zihan's mother.

These two people, one named Acheng and the other Awu, were orphans she had rescued. The butler, Uncle An, who came with her was actually one of Cai Yintong's men, Feng Zihan's mother.

Even with Xiao Cangcang's extensive inquiries, she couldn't piece together the complete inside story of what happened back then.

After all, only Chairman Feng and Cai Yintong knew about these things.

Lu Qiaoge felt that although Cai Yintong was bedridden later, she should know that what she did offended Chairman Feng. Although she didn't poison her children, it might not be a good thing.

But one thing is for sure: safety is not an issue.

Cai Yintong should understand that Chairman Feng is not going to leave his family business to his brothers' children.

So she prepared manpower for it.

Both of them are very capable, are low-profile tycoons, and their business acumen is naturally top-notch.

Even Lu Qiaoge's eyes lit up; these two were a cut above Luo Ziwen and Zhen Xi.

With such a person helping to orchestrate things, Feng Zihan's first vote will not only be a success, but she will also be able to make a fortune quietly.

At least by the time Chairman Feng realized it, Feng Zihan could no longer be underestimated.

However, there was one thing Lu Qiaoge didn't quite understand: neither of these two people had appeared before this.

Without her involvement, the Feng family might have truly been swallowed up.

The Feng family that was swallowed up naturally included Feng Zihan.

But she couldn't guarantee that with absolute certainty.

What if they changed their name? After all, having the surname Feng isn't a big deal.

After confirming that everything was alright, Lu Qiaoge felt relieved and said to Feng Zihan, "Tomorrow we'll go to the pickle factory. The first batch of pickles has already been taken out of the jars. If you're satisfied, our small pickle business can start."

Feng Zihan was also very excited. Although it was a small business, she was still thrilled and happy because it meant that she might be able to support herself and her brother.

Even a small business is better than nothing.

Lu Qiaoge didn't remind Feng Zihan that even though it's a small pickled vegetable business, it can grow into a big and successful enterprise one day.

When I went there, Director Bai, Secretary Shi, and Director Lü were all there.

There were also leaders from the food factory.

Although Old Min was standing to the side, his expression was the most joyful.

Don't underestimate the pickle factory; the factory manager said it's the best partner for instant noodles in the future.

In other words, if you want to eat instant noodles, you might have to buy a packet of pickled vegetables to eat with them.

Actually, Lao Min didn't quite understand either. Instant noodles are so delicious; even though he manufactures them and smells them every day, he never gets tired of the aroma. Pickled vegetables?
That's just pickled vegetables, something that helps remove the oil from your stomach. You barely have any oil left in your stomach, and eating pickled vegetables will scrape it all off.

When he spoke to Factory Director Lu, Director Lu chuckled and said that there was no way to explain it now, but that everyone would understand in a few years when life got better.

Whether he understood or not was unimportant; what mattered was that he believed what Director Lu said.

Moreover, he was used to working in the food industry. Although the pickled radish heads were currently in the jar, he knew they would definitely be a success.

People nowadays are very pragmatic in their work.

There were no ceremonies, no need to invite reporters or radio stations—none of that was necessary.

Director Bai personally opened a jar.

A strong aroma of soy sauce wafted over immediately.

Needless to say, it worked!

The workshop director standing to the side was still Lao Zhou. The leaders ultimately decided to keep him, mainly because he was tolerant of people. The two newly hired experienced workers were transferred with the help of Director Bai, but they couldn't be workshop directors. They still had to be selected from among those who passed the assessment.

So, after all the selection process, they finally decided on Lao Zhou.

The main reason is that this person has a strong following, and in terms of attitude... he really admits his mistakes and corrects them. He prepared very hard and eventually passed the exam along with the other workers, and his score was quite good.

Old Zhou was also very excited today.

It's been over a month, it's really not easy.

But it finally came true, and all the sacrifices were worth it.

Feng Zihan tried the taste on the spot, and the flavor... was very satisfying for her, a native of the port city.

This pickled radish is an improved version, suitable for the tastes of southerners, especially those from the port city.

After all, this pickle factory caters to customers in the port city.

Subsequent operations proceeded smoothly.

With Acheng and Awu around, the first batch of one thousand jars of pickled radishes sold out quickly.

Then the second batch of orders arrived.

It was already the end of 1977.

Lu Qiaoge is currently an official in the Ministry of Foreign Trade Development.

Xiao Ma was also transferred here, and he continued doing his old job.

But he was overjoyed with his work because Xiao Ma had become a formal cadre of the State Administration of Foreign Trade.

Some of the cadres in the Fifth Division have already been reassigned, but others are still waiting for their assignment.

For example, Section Chief Wei was taken back by Lao Lü.

The Development Department's office also received comrades from the Fourth Division.

Because the offices of the fourth and fifth offices were given to the other three departments, the higher-ups vacated a large office on the fourth floor for the development department.

Lu Qiaoge's situation is special. This time, Director Lü held a meeting and specifically emphasized that Lu Qiaoge's time is flexible.

Then Lu Qiaoge didn't say anything about leaving the cafeteria.

As long as Director Lin agrees, things will remain the same as before.

This development department has been nicknamed the "Radish Department" by some people.

It's because their first foreign exchange order was for pickled radishes, even though it was placed with people from the port city, but that's what they were selling.

I don't know why they started calling out from behind.

Of course, no one underestimates it. Even a small mosquito is still meat. As long as it can earn foreign exchange, it's all good.

Qi Qi blocked Gu Jiayan at the door and said with a smile, "I thought you could go to the development department. What, they don't want you?"

(End of this chapter)