Back to 1984: I built a chicken farm on a barren mountain.

Of course it's sweet! This is the best sweet potato from the sweet potato producing region.

Actually, the sweet potatoes in Qiwang Village are delicious not only because they have been grown for a long time, but also because of the soil there, which is rich in iron ore.

It is true that the land shapes its people and its products.

Shen Xiaoxia ate a piece of sweet potato, then grabbed another and ran to Qian Xuebing, stuffing it into her husband's mouth. Qian Xuebing was also surprised after eating it, finding the dried sweet potato to be quite delicious.

After talking with Qian Xuebing for a while, Shen Xiaoxia turned back to Chen Wenfeng and said:

"Boss Chen, these dried sweet potatoes are delicious, but they can't sell this well just because they're delicious. It's almost as good as our hard work selling steamed buns."

Seeing the unwillingness in Shen Xiaoxia's expression, Chen Wenfeng knew she had a strong competitive spirit and said:

"You think selling dried sweet potatoes, walnuts, and chestnuts isn't hard work, but these things still require people to work hard to plant, tend, and harvest. Walnuts and chestnuts are relatively easier, but dried sweet potatoes still need to be steamed, cut, and dried, right? It takes a long time! You only see the thief eating meat but don't see the thief getting beaten!"

Shen Xiaoxia blushed deeply after Chen Wenfeng's words and didn't know how to respond.

Chen Wenfeng understood her meaning perfectly well; she simply wanted to sell more steamed buns. After all, as the sales of mountain products increased, the sales of steamed buns would inevitably be affected to some extent.

Chen Wenfeng turned to Manager Li and said:

"Manager Li, with the local mountain products selling well, will this significantly impact the sales of these steamed buns?"

"It will definitely have an impact!" Manager Li said.

"After all, people can't come all at once and buy everything. But the number of people who eat steamed buns is still quite stable. It can be said that there is an impact, but it's not that big."

Goodness, Manager Li's words were quite convoluted, but Chen Wenfeng understood them quite well. In any case, whether it was steamed buns or mountain products, selling them would bring profits to Zunxi Jiuzhou Restaurant. As long as they sold goods, the restaurant would only make money and never lose money.

However, in the long run, a balance needs to be struck. After all, mountain products are more about novelty and are also affected by the seasons, unlike steamed buns which are more stable.

How can we let the steamed buns also benefit from the momentum of mountain products? But we can't just help Shen Xiaoxia come up with ideas for nothing; we have to make her spend some money.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Wenfeng, under Shen Xiaoxia's expectant gaze, finally spoke and said:

"Boss Shen, I have an idea. Let your steamed buns ride the wave of traffic from the mountain produce group."

"flow?"

"Oh, so it's about letting your steamed buns benefit from the local produce group's success."

Shen Xiaoxia knew Chen Wenfeng was full of ideas and had a good relationship with the restaurant owner, Wu Jiajun; his ideas were generally correct. She quickly asked:

"Boss Chen, tell us quickly!"

"I can say yes, but I have to make a condition."

"What are the conditions?"

"Is the Kyushu Hotel still paying you that salary?"

Chen Wenfeng said that in order to poach Shen Wanjun from Shen Xiaoxia, Jiuzhou Hotel gave her a salary and asked her to find another helper. However, Shen Xiaoxia was very careful. She accepted the salary but was unwilling to hire anyone else, which meant that she earned an extra salary herself.

Upon hearing Chen Wenfeng mention this, Shen Xiaoxia instantly understood what he meant.

"We don't want the money anymore."

"That's more like it. It's only because Mr. Wu has a good temper that such a big boss can tolerate your bad habits. If it were me, I wouldn't let you stay here at all."

Chen Wenfeng said bluntly.

Shen Xiaoxia then realized that she had almost made a big mistake for that little bit of money. When Chen Wenfeng criticized her in public, she was not angry, but simply nodded in agreement.

Manager Li looked at Chen Wenfeng with great delight. This was equivalent to saving money for the restaurant. He smiled and took Chen Wenfeng's arm. Chen Wenfeng thought to himself, "This is just the beginning. This is only the first step. Zunxi Jiuzhou Restaurant will benefit."

The second step is to ensure that Shen Xiaoxia benefits.

Seeing that Shen Xiaoxia was giving him face, Chen Wenfeng continued:

"Boss Shen, what kind of fillings do you use for your steamed buns these days?"

"The usual: pork and cabbage, pork and scallions, chives and eggs..."

"If you want to ride on the coattails of the mountain produce group, you need to upgrade the filling of this bun."

How do I upgrade?

"Keep the popular types of buns and add new fillings."

Shen Xiaoxia had no idea what Chen Wenfeng was up to. Her family already had a full range of fillings for their steamed buns, so how could they add any new ones?

"Add wild vegetable filling!"

"Add dried green beans as filling!"

"Add wild chive filling!"

"Add dried cabbage filling!"

"Add dried radish filling!"

"..."

"..."

Chen Wenfeng rattled off a list of many kinds of fillings, and then continued:

"These fillings absorb oil, so they're all paired with pork; a little fat is fine too."

Shen Xiaoxia was a smart woman; upon hearing Chen Wenfeng's words, she immediately understood. "That's right!" she exclaimed. "Since city people like things from the mountains, then we should capitalize on that." She repeatedly praised him, saying:

"I'll do as you say. But these things you mentioned..."

Chen Wenfeng had been waiting for Shen Xiaoxia to say those words. Now that Shen Xiaoxia had benefited, it was time for him to benefit as well.

That's what you call a win-win situation!

Chen Wenfeng said:

"I'll supply you with the goods. I was just talking to Manager Li about how we've established a rural prosperity alliance, and now all the farmers in the whole town are cooperating with us. What I said was just a suggestion. If you come up with any new ideas, like spring toon filling, summer locust flower filling, autumn mountain pepper filling, or winter sauerkraut filling, as long as you think it can be wrapped in buns and tastes good, we can provide it."

"good!"

Manager Li couldn't help but applaud and said:

"Oh, Mr. Chen, your idea is brilliant! Wait a minute..."

"Mr. Chen, could we also select some of these for the mountain produce group?"

"certainly!"

Chen Wenfeng laughed and said, "That's right! You each get a share, and I provided the idea and put in the effort, so it's fair that I get two shares!"

Shen Xiaoxia couldn't hold back any longer. She went to discuss it with Qian Xuebing, and the couple came over together to confirm the matter with Chen Wenfeng.

Manager Li had intended to invite Chen Wenfeng to stay for dinner, but Chen Wenfeng smiled and said:

"Manager Li, I need to hurry back to prepare the goods. Shen Xiaoxia needs them urgently, within two or three days. What about yours?"

"Can I be more anxious than her?"

"No. I'm not a god; even I need time to make an acquisition."

"Then let's have them in the same batch as her. Once people have eaten her buns, they'll probably buy some too. That way, the mountain produce group will benefit from her success. We can't let her only benefit from the mountain produce group's success."

Manager Li said earnestly.

Wow, Manager Li is really shrewd. Isn't this a case of reciprocity? Chen Wenfeng nodded and smiled, "Okay."

When Chen Wenfeng rushed back to Chenjiazhuang, he didn't go up Jiming Mountain immediately, but went straight to the Chenjiazhuang Village Committee.

Although Chen Youwei's voice had just recovered a little, Chen Wenfeng still had to ask him to broadcast it again.