Xie Songlin has been relatively free recently. Seeing that the shop is almost renovated, even if he stands a little further away, he can still see the pink and white shop, which is particularly eye-catching.
This bright and unique color attracted a lot of attention on the main street. Some curious people even came to Xie Songlin's door and asked, "Boss, your shop is decorated so uniquely. I wonder what business you're going to do in the future?"
When Xie Songlin heard this, a friendly smile immediately appeared on his face, and he quickly responded: "Oh, our shop will sell cakes from now on."
When the people heard the word "cake", they all showed a look of surprise on their faces. One of the younger guys immediately said excitedly, "Selling cakes? I've heard of that! There's a kind of pastry that's very popular in town recently, called cake."
"Oh? Have you eaten it, little brother?" Xie Songlin was also surprised. It seemed that Lin Jian and his team's publicity was really effective.
The young man nodded and said, "I have. Someone was selling it at my doorstep before, so I bought a piece to try. It tasted really good."
The people around him also echoed, saying in unison: "Yes, yes, that cake is so soft and fluffy, it feels like a cloud in your mouth, and it tastes so sweet. It's delicious."
"That's right, these cakes are sold by vendors carrying baskets on their shoulders, going from street to street. Every time you want to buy one, you have to try your luck and see if you can catch one. My daughter wants to eat some, but I haven't seen them for several days."
"Yeah, sometimes when I'm craving something, I might walk around the street for several rounds but still not be able to find it."
Xie Songlin listened to everyone talking at once and felt secretly happy in his heart. Because of Lin Jian and his friends' promotion and hawking during this period of time, this cake has become somewhat famous in the town, and everyone has a good opinion of it. However, surprisingly, not even one person said it was expensive. He felt that he had underestimated the consumption capacity of the local people.
When the shop opens, business will definitely be good.
Xie Songlin smiled and explained to everyone, "Haha, don't worry, everyone. Once our shop opens, we'll have fresh cakes for sale every day, as well as many new varieties of pastries. Everyone is welcome to come and try them. If you're too lazy to go out, you can wait for our villagers to come and sell them to you."
When everyone heard this, they immediately became excited. It turned out that this shop was selling that cake. Now if they wanted to eat it, they wouldn't have to go around the street looking for vendors.
Xie Songlin was in a good mood. He and Manager Zhuang checked the store's furnishings and decorations again, and estimated that they would be able to clean up and open for business in two days.
Once the decoration here is completed, Xie Dachun and his team will have some free time. Then they can go talk to the village head, Uncle Lin, about buying land and building a workshop.
Cheng Hui has already thought of the production process of instant noodles. After repeated thinking and experiments, she has now successfully made several samples. She has also thought of some other things that can be processed together in the workshop. The main features are that they are easy to carry out, taste delicious and can be stored for a long time. They can then be sold together with instant noodles.
The three of them had discussed this during a family meeting, and their main goal was to target the traveling merchants. These people were constantly on the road, often sleeping in the open and often struggling to get a hot, delicious meal.
This instant noodle dish, with simple cooking steps, creates a bowl of steaming, fragrant noodles. The broth is delicious, and the noodles are chewy, quickly dispelling travel fatigue and chills. Paired with special dried meats and fruits, you've got a nutritious and delicious meal.
For traveling merchants, besides the convenience of food, price is what matters most on the road. Cheng Hui also takes cost control into account, minimizing costs when researching the production process, striving to bring these products to market at affordable prices.
Once the workshop is built, many people in the village will be able to work there, and those who don't want to leave the village can come to work in the workshop.
Xie Songlin went to talk to Uncle Lin about buying the land and told him his plans after the workshop was built. Uncle Lin was so excited that his eyes turned slightly red, his lips trembled, and he was speechless for a while.
Uncle Lin has been in this village for so many years, and he has always been thinking about his old brothers who had fought on the battlefield with him.
Those old brothers, back then, had fought bravely on the battlefield, sacrificing so much to protect their country. But now, back in the village, the court's pensions were pitifully meager. Even with the subsidy from Prince Cheng Ling, most people lived a dull and hard life, barely making ends meet on their few acres of farmland. Uncle Lin had always wanted to do something for them, but his abilities were limited, and he often felt powerless.
At this moment, Xie Songlin proposed to buy land in the village to build a workshop. Uncle Lin immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity. If the workshop was built, the old brothers in the village would be able to go to work. With a way to make money, their lives would surely get better slowly.
How could he not be excited when he thought of this?
Uncle Lin quickly took Xie Songlin's hand, his voice trembling with excitement as he said, "Songlin, thank you so much. You've always cared about our village and everyone. You've set up a school and are building a workshop. I'm grateful for what you've done for the village. This wasteland for building a house is worthless, so you don't have to buy it. Just think of it as the village giving it to you free of charge. Just go ahead and build it. If you need help building the workshop, just come to the village and ask for help. There are plenty of people willing to help."
When Xie Songlin heard Uncle Lin say that he would give him the land for free, he felt a little touched. However, he quickly stood up and said, "Uncle Lin, this is not possible. After all, this land belongs to the village. I can't just use it for free. I really appreciate your kindness, but I still have to pay you the money."
This piece of wasteland is indeed not valuable. It is located behind the village and is relatively remote. It just sits there and is of little use on weekdays.
Besides, he had money on hand and was not short of money to buy this piece of land. He was a principled businessman and was unwilling to take advantage of such a matter of profit, and he did not want to owe the villagers a favor because of this land.
He knew in his heart that the people in this village were all good people. They all got along well with each other and helping each other was a common thing. He also wanted to find ways to help the villagers improve their lives from the bottom of his heart.
But business is business, personal relationships are personal relationships, and the distinction between public and private matters must be clear. Whether it's his current shop or workshop, or a new business he plans to expand into in the future, all of his businesses must be clearly registered under his name, with absolutely no ambiguous deeds or unclear property rights.
If I accept the village's kindness of giving me land for free just for the sake of temporary convenience, it will be difficult to resolve any problems that may arise in the future regarding the operation of the workshop or the use of the land. This will not only affect the development of the workshop, but may also hurt the relationship with the villagers.
Xie Songlin continued, "Uncle Lin, you know my personality. I always do things in a disciplined manner. If I use this land, I must follow the rules and pay you the full amount. If you're willing, you can use the money for the school and build some good tables and chairs for the children. Or I can give you some ideas about building some public facilities for the village for everyone to use."
After hearing what Xie Songlin said, Uncle Lin felt that he was reliable and principled. Although he still felt that it was unnecessary to be so serious, he also understood Xie Songlin's concerns, so he smiled and said, "Songlin, I'll listen to you. Let's do it according to the rules. As long as the workshop can be built smoothly and everyone benefits, that's better than anything else."
Seeing that Uncle Lin no longer insisted, Xie Songlin finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Uncle Lin. Don't worry, I will definitely build the workshop well and make our village more prosperous. I will never let you and everyone else down."
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