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Chapter 195 Gu County Food Factory Causes Trouble Again
Huaihua Food Factory.

A week has passed since the donation ceremony, and there is still no headline about Huaihua Food Factory in the newspapers.

Before the newspaper arrived, news came that the cooperation with Gu County had been suspended.

Ji Sisi and the sales department staff sat in the conference room, listening to their report on the current statistics of their partners.

The loss of ten supply and marketing cooperatives means a loss of seven to eight thousand yuan per month, which is a significant blow to Huaihua Food Factory.

"They're not even cooperating with beef jerky and beef sauce anymore?"

Ji Sisi found it strange. Gu County had only just started making beef jerky, and it was still unknown whether it would sell well. So how did they know how to make beef jerky and beef sauce?
Niu Da said, “It’s the same trick as last time with the beef jerky. This time they directly asked for two months’ worth, and then said they wouldn’t cooperate next time, so we wouldn’t have to travel so far. They also said that the food factory in Gu County should hurry up and start making beef jerky and beef sauce.”

The other two nodded in agreement.

"I'm giving the same answer."

"Me too."

The educated youth group has not been greatly affected for the time being, but they are starting to worry.

Gao Shu asked, "It's obvious they're targeting us. They've copied all our products. Does that mean they'll also copy our management and business models in the future?"

The educated youth were most worried that if all state-owned factories adopted this model, wouldn't things get even more chaotic?

Everyone was furious.

"I will be hiring security guards in the next couple of days. Everyone should also keep an eye out for any suspicious people near the factory. We should also check the source of our goods and report any suspicious persons immediately."

After the meeting, Ji Sisi returned to her office and called Ma Xiaoqin into her office.

"Xiaoqin, our factory needs to hire two security guards. They need to live and eat at the factory. They will work night shifts on odd weeks and day shifts on even weeks. The monthly salary is 20."

"You'll go with Manager Hu to the spice factory this afternoon to check on things."

She is finding it increasingly difficult to travel far now, and she has to ask Ma Xiaoqin to handle many things for her.

"Is there an age limit for the security guard?"

"It's best not to be over fifty, or over thirty."

In the afternoon, Ma Xiaoqin went to the spice factory in the county town with Hu Zhibin.

Ma Xiaoqin always handles the deliveries, and the security guard is familiar with her.

"Xiao Qin, didn't you come just two days ago? Why are you here again today?"

"Uncle Jiang, I'm not here to buy goods. I wanted to ask you about something. Are there any other people in the factory who buy similar spices as us recently?"

Other counties don't really sell many spices; they all come from Lu County to get their supplies.

Hu Zhibin skillfully handed a cigarette to the old man.

Grandpa Jiang took it naturally, thought for a moment, and slowly said, "Last week there was a person from out of town. His accent didn't sound like someone from around here. The letter of introduction was from Gu County."

"Just like you guys, they come in and ask me what materials your factory usually gets. I'm just a gatekeeper, what would I know?"

Grandpa Jiang laughed and said, "Then he went back inside to talk business with Section Chief Wang. Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Hu Zhibin cursed under his breath, "Damn it, they've even stolen from our house! These people from Gu County are shameless!"

Hu Zhibin's cursing caught Grandpa Jiang's attention.

"What's going on? What happened?"

Ma Xiaoqin quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "It's nothing, thank you for today, Uncle Jiang."

Hu Zhibin wished he could confront the people from Gu County right now, "These bastards." "Manager Hu, don't be anxious. Our recipes are all kept secret. It's impossible for them to copy them completely. Besides, Manager Ji said that once we get through this period, everyone will definitely prioritize the ones that taste the best."

Hu Zhibin calmed down, but he still couldn't get over it.

"Manager Hu, if I remember correctly, Master Shi is going to deliver goods to Hongqi Commune this afternoon. It's still early, so why don't we wait for Master Shi to come up and take his car to Gu County to check on the situation?"

Ma Xiaoqin suggested going to Gu County to see what the situation was like and buying some of their beef jerky to try.

Hu Zhibin agreed, "Then let's go to Hongqi Commune now and wait for Master Shi. He'll be here at one o'clock this afternoon."

Ma Xiaoqin and Hu Zhibin then rushed to Hongqi Commune, waiting to go to Gu County to see the specific situation.
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Ancient County.

Ma Xiaoqin went to the supply and marketing cooperative alone. Hu Zhibin and Master Shi usually delivered goods, and most of the supply and marketing cooperative's grocery stores knew them.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Ma Xiaoqin went alone.

"Comrade, I'd like to ask how much your beef jerky costs per pound?"

Ma Xiaoqin looked at the beef jerky in the cupboard; in terms of appearance, it wasn't much different from theirs.

She looked around again and saw that the beef jerky and beef sauce were still produced in their factory.

The salesperson brought over a scale. "Seven yuan per jin (500g), how much do you want?"

It's seven yuan per jin (500g), the retail price hasn't changed, but the wholesale price in Gu County is 63 cents.

"Comrade, could you please give me half a jin?" Ma Xiaoqin was about to take out his money when he realized he didn't have that much cash on him. "Comrade, wait a minute, I'll ask my friend to lend me some money."

The sales clerk had already weighed the beef jerky and was about to pack it into bags when Ma Xiaoqin suddenly stopped them, her face grim.

Fortunately, Ma Xiaoqin didn't say no, so we could only put the beef jerky aside and wait for her to come back.

Hu Zhibin and Master Shi were sitting in the car when they saw Ma Xiaoqin run back empty-handed. Hu Zhibin assumed that he had been discovered by the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Manager Hu, I don't have that much money on me. Could you lend me two yuan?"

Ma Xiaoqin only had one yuan on him, and even with the tickets, he couldn't scrape together two yuan.

Hu Zhibin was startled and quickly took out the money to give to her, saying, "I thought something had happened."

Ma Xiaoqin took the money and went back. As she was about to take the beef jerky back, she heard people arguing loudly next door.

The sound was so loud that it attracted all the customers at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Ma Xiaoqin looked at the innermost door, and with a bang, the door was pushed open and slammed shut, the action completed in one smooth motion.

"Manager Zhang, a person should keep their word. We and the others have no way out. If you tell us that the product cannot be launched on schedule, you will have to take responsibility for the losses!"

The man walking ahead didn't turn his head, only leaving behind a single sentence.

"We are sorry for what happened, but we will find a way to compensate you. You don't need to worry."

The man behind caught up and blocked their way, saying, "What do you mean by trying to find a way to compensate me? You have to give me a definite answer before I feel at ease."

"Back then, you assured us that the other two products would be the same as last time, and that we wouldn't have to worry about them."

"Now you've exceeded my expectations again. A single word from you could cause me and several of my brothers to suffer heavy losses!"

Taking the opportunity, Ma Xiaoqin asked the sales clerk, "Comrade, are you getting some good stuff coming in again?"

Do I look like I know?

The sales clerk was also completely bewildered, looking at the manager and Manager Zhang from the food factory.