His predecessor failed

With the joint efforts of the entire brigade, a brand new Red Star Chili Sauce Factory was built next to the medicinal materials processing factory in just three days. Considering that the factory might be expanded in the future, no yard was built for the time being. Only a plaque was hung on the factory building, and the office was shared with the medicinal materials processing factory. Anyway, the place was large enough and only a few steps away. All of them were the brigade's property, and maybe they would work across factories in the future. There was a large open space in front of the factory building. Peng Aiguo organized young and middle-aged people to go to the river beach and pull a few trucks of gravel to pave the floor smoothly. He also planted a few osmanthus saplings in the corners, which looked very good.

When the team leader hung the business license in the factory, everyone applauded enthusiastically. Everyone felt proud and their faces flushed.

Soon, within two days, the military inspection specialists showed up at the Red Star Battalion amid the team members' enthusiastic anticipation. In order to express the Red Star Battalion's warm welcome to the military inspection personnel, all the men, women, and children in the battalion stood on the roadside and applauded. Their level of support for the army was so high that the military members were deeply moved.

This time, Lin Wu came with the people from the logistics department. Master Liu also came as an inspector and kept urging Lin Wu to introduce Su Zhuzhu to him. He had long wanted to meet this excellent chef with extraordinary skills. He thought she would be at least thirty years old. Unexpectedly, Su Zhuzhu was actually an eighteen-year-old girl. This shocked Master Liu. She was really talented. At the age of eighteen, her cooking skills had surpassed many master chefs.

There was no time to chat as they had to get down to business first. Led by the team leader and Su Zhuzhu, the inspectors walked into the Red Star Chili Sauce Factory. They thought it was just an ordinary small workshop, but the result was beyond their expectations.

Although the walls are made of adobe, they are kept clean, the roof is high, and dust-proof measures have been taken. The windows are larger than usual, making the interior look more spacious and bright. One room is used to store materials and packaging materials, including glass bottles and pottery jars of different sizes. Grandpa Li built several shelves for them, and Liu Yuanyuan and the others placed them according to their types, took moisture-proof measures, and labeled them. Another room is the hot sauce production room, where sanitary conditions are much better than the storage room next door. The floor is paved with stone slabs, and the walls are covered with newspapers for dust prevention. The stove for making the sauce is outside the wall so that dust from burning will not fall into the house. Firewood is also piled outside.

The inspectors also observed the sauce-making workers at the hot sauce factory. They were two neat and tidy female comrades in their thirties. They wore uniform white chef uniforms and chef hats. Their hair was all tucked into the hats, with not a single strand of it showing. What was also very commendable was that both of them wore masks throughout the process, showing a very high level of hygiene.

Seeing the inspectors nodded with satisfaction, Su Zhuzhu led the two to look at the operating requirements and guidelines posted on the wall. This surprised the inspectors, because even the army canteen did not have such detailed requirements. Look at the regulations: non-staff members are not allowed to enter the factory work area without permission, sauce-making workers must have a physical examination once a year, the factory hygiene conditions must be checked every day, workers must wear work clothes and hats during work, and the length of nails must not exceed a certain amount, and even the penalties for violating the regulations are listed, which really opened their eyes.

With a knowing smile, Su Zhuzhu knew that the rules and regulations of later generations would definitely be able to keep things in order. They were the experience accumulated by many generations, and if they were used as reference, the effect would be very good.

After visiting the factory, the inspectors expressed their satisfaction with the hot sauce factory and wanted to discuss cooperation.

The captain quickly led the leaders of the troops to the brigade headquarters to rest, have a cup of tea and then talk slowly.

The troops came with sincerity this time. They had tried several major side dishes and chili sauces, and found them delicious, so they ordered these first. Although there were not many varieties, the quantity was particularly large. You have to know that there are several regiments of the 624th Army on the other side of the mountain, and there are not a small number of people.

The Red Star Brigade also expressed its guarantee of delivering goods to the door in good quality and quantity, and in order to express the Red Star Brigade's determination to support the troops and their families, it gave a very favorable discount on the price. Both parties expressed their satisfaction and readily signed the supply contract. The troops also prepaid one month's payment for the goods.

Finally, at the enthusiastic invitation of the team leader, the inspection team stayed and had a meal together at the Youth Institute. Of course, under everyone's recommendation, Su Zhuzhu was the chef, and several aunts helped to cook. The table must be cooked to perfection to leave a good impression on the troops.

Su Zhuzhu did not hide anything. She used a big fat fish to make a big pot of her specialty, boiled fish. The fragrant braised pork was indispensable. I heard that the soldiers in the army liked to eat this dish. The braised pork intestines were prepared the day before. They could be served directly by sprinkling some garlic sprouts back into the pot. The team leader brought over a cured pig's trotter, which Su Zhuzhu had chopped and stewed in the morning. There were also fried peanuts, wild vegetable egg soup and cold shepherd's purse. Finally, a big pot of white rice was served. When the lid was opened, there was a plate of steamed sausages inside.

In addition to the main leaders, Wang Jiaguo was also specially called to accompany the drinking. This guy was a great drinker and good at chatting, making several people in the army smile. Except for Lin Wu, Lin Wu was not Wang Jiaguo's drinking partner, and Lin Wu was originally a guest, drinking had nothing to do with him, which was just convenient for him to feast on the braised pork intestines, which he had not had time to eat.

After being persuaded to drink a few glasses of wine, Master Liu found an opportunity to sit next to Su Zhuzhu and asked her how to make boiled fish. It was his first time to eat boiled fish and it was really eye-opening. It was very different from the method in H Province.

Su Zhuzhu was not shy about it. Besides, it was worthwhile to use a dish to build a good relationship with the army, so she carefully explained the recipe to Chef Liu. She also said that it didn't matter if he couldn't remember it, and she would write down the recipe and bring it to him in the army.

This boiled fish really attracted Master Liu. He thought that he would give it a try and show off his skills to the army leaders, which would also make his elder brother proud.

The reason why Master Liu was able to work in the army canteen was because his eldest brother was a meritorious servant of the army. After he made another contribution, he used his merit to exchange for a job in the canteen and brought his younger brother, who had been dependent on him since childhood, to work in the canteen. Because he was not a regular chef, although Master Liu had some talent for cooking, he still felt that it was a little lacking. He was always worried that someone would say that he got into the army canteen through connections and discredit his eldest brother. He really wanted to be recognized by everyone, so when he met Su Zhuzhu now, he directly introduced her to him as a soulmate. Even though Su Zhuzhu was much younger than him, he humbly asked Su Zhuzhu for advice.

Su Zhuzhu decided to write a few more recipes for Chef Liu. It was obvious that Chef Liu really loved what he did. While she was talking for a while, he had already started taking notes in his notebook. She looked very serious.

Both the host and the guests enjoyed the meal very much. Since they had been drinking, the captain arranged for the guests to stay in the male educated youth dormitory to take a nap and rest, and then return to the army after the drinking had worn off.

When the inspection personnel from the army returned, each of them was given a gift, which were various side dishes and chili sauces made by Su Zhuzhu and her two sisters-in-law, as well as small river shrimps, dried fish, spicy fish cubes and so on. She said that the chili sauce factory would also produce these in the future for the leaders of the army to taste.

With this, the first large order of Red Star Chili Sauce Factory was perfectly settled. The team leader happily went straight to the village to report his work to the leader. He thought that the order would be only ten kilograms a month, but he didn't expect that there were so many people in the army behind the mountain, and two hundred kilograms would be needed a month, not to mention various side dishes. This first order was so large that it made the team leader very happy. He walked into the leader's office with his back straight.

The township leaders were also stunned. Is it so easy to set up a factory now? They did it right away. Not only did they finish it in three days, but they also received the money. No, the Red Star Brigade must be reported as a typical example of the township's work this year. There is no other example in Qingfeng County. It is definitely the advanced one this year.

The team leader put his hands behind his back and walked out of the township government with a calm and composed look on his face, hiding his achievements and fame.

The next day, the first batch of hot sauce was escorted by the team leader himself, who drove a tractor with Wang Jiaguo and Peng Aiguo to the troops.

This was rushed out by Su Zhuzhu and a few workers yesterday. It's quite heavy.

Considering that hot sauce takes a long time to store, I might as well make more at one time and deliver it once a week. After all, it’s not close to the army by the main road, and the tractor has to deliver medicinal materials to the health center. After the medicinal materials in the medicinal fields are harvested, they have to be delivered to the county. I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle it, so saving money is better.

After the first batch of hot sauce successfully passed the army's acceptance, the captain convened an internal meeting. The main content of the meeting was the profit allocation between the medicinal materials processing plant and the hot sauce factory.

The team leader directly proposed that the profits from the two factories should be shared by Su Zhuzhu. No matter which factory it was, it was suggested by Su Zhuzhu. The most important thing was that the medicinal materials processing factories were almost all built under the framework established by Su Zhuzhu, and she also made a great contribution to the preparation of medicinal materials. The team leader didn't know this. The reason why the county leaders and the county hospital were able to manage and support the Red Star Brigade in setting up the medicinal materials processing factory was because of Su Zhuzhu, not to mention that the recipe of the hot sauce was personally contributed by Su Zhuzhu. Everything was for the vigorous development of the Red Star Brigade.

The captain's proposal was passed unanimously and was unanimously recognized by everyone. The next step was to discuss how to match the proportions.

Originally, the team leader proposed that the medicinal materials processing factory and the hot sauce factory share 30% of the profits with Su Zhuzhu, and no one had any objection.

But Su Zhuzhu refused.

"Captain, fellow comrades, my original intention in proposing to build a medicinal material processing plant and a hot sauce factory was to contribute to the team and improve the income level of our team, so that the elderly and children can be taken care of, the children can go to school, and every household can have enough food and clothing. This is my original intention to respond to the country's call to go to the countryside. The successful construction of our two factories depends on everyone's concerted efforts, not just my own credit."

"Zhuzhu, I know you are a child with a big heart, but your contribution is obvious to everyone. This should be given to you. Not only you, but anyone who has made contributions to the two factories will be rewarded."

The captain's words made everyone cheer. Finally, it was agreed that Su Zhuzhu agreed to accept 10% of the profits from the medicinal materials processing factory and the hot sauce factory, but refused the salary and gave the job to other people. She still preferred to work in the health center where she could learn more.

In addition to Su Zhuzhu, the salaries of other employees have also been adjusted. At Su Zhuzhu's suggestion, various bonus benefits and year-end dividends for the entire team were set up. This will increase the enthusiasm of the entire team and bring everyone together so that the factory can develop in the long run.

When Su Zhuzhu received another complaint from He Qiaojin complaining that she wrote too few letters, it was already the Qingming Festival. The medicinal fields were already growing lushly, and the Red Star Brigade was working hard to reclaim land and plant peppers, peanuts, sesame and other raw materials for hot sauce. It was always better to supply them themselves than to purchase them from other places, and it could also increase the team members' income. As long as they were more diligent, their income would rise sharply, which was much better than just farming. However, the team leader also emphasized that the land to be planted should not be reduced at all. After all, food could only be purchased with tickets, and there were not so many tickets in the countryside. They had to plant more themselves, and they still had to pay public grain, so farming was still the top priority and could not be delayed.

Su Zhuzhu wrote back to He Qiaojin, saying that she was busy with spring plowing and had no time to visit her relatives in the army. If He Qiaojin had no mission and could arrange a vacation, he could come to see her. By the way, she also sent him a lot of delicious food, especially various types of peppers from the hot sauce factory. She sent a lot of each variety. Su Zhuzhu also said in the letter that she had made some connections during the period after the New Year and the brigade built a hot sauce factory. With the help of Lin Wu, she received a large order from the army, so she was very busy this spring. These hot sauces and side dishes were all made by her teaching the workers, and they are all best-sellers of the hot sauce factory.

Su Zhuzhu also said in the letter that the Red Star Brigade is now a famous dual-factory brigade in the county. It has established two factories in just one year and has long-term cooperation with the army. Newspapers and reporters from the county and city have come to interview it. Ever since the news that the Red Star Brigade had a medicinal material processing factory and a hot sauce factory appeared in the newspapers, it has become famous. Now the factory has more and more orders, and fewer orders for medicinal materials, but they are all long-term supplies. They are short of funds just waiting for the first batch of medicinal materials to be harvested from the fields. This is all thanks to the brigade leader, who was so excited at the time that he opened up a lot of land to grow medicinal materials at once, but it was not enough to sell. The hot sauce became even more popular. Not only in the county, but also many factories and supply and marketing cooperatives in the city and province sent people. Not only did they reach a long-term supply agreement with the supply and marketing cooperative, but canteens of many textile factories and machinery factories also came to purchase. As a result, the Red Star Brigade had to expand the hot sauce factory, otherwise the few workers would not be enough. So she was really busy, and said a few nice words to coax He Qiaojin. There was no way. Men were sometimes very childish, especially straight men like He Qiaojin. When they first met, they decided to be cool, steady and full of masculine charm. After confirming the relationship, Su Zhuzhu said in her heart that she couldn't stand it. He was so coquettish and seductive, and he always pretended to be a little milk dog. He was childish and domineering.