Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

"Brother Wang, you've gone back to the factory? It's been a while since I've seen you."

Wang Xuebing, wearing a navy blue coat, paced back and forth at the door. Upon hearing Shen Dong's voice, he immediately smiled, put his luggage on the ground, and opened his arms.

Shen Dong was taken aback. What did that mean? Were they copying the foreign practice of hugging?

"Thanks a lot for your help, little brother. You've been a great help this time."

Fortunately, he just came over and patted Shen Dong's arm hard.

"Come on, let's go inside and talk!" Shen Dong said with a smile, leading him inside and then calling out Hu Weidong and Li Chenfeng from the workshop.

Shen Dong explained, "They are the backbone of our workshop, and they love researching technology the most."

Then he introduced Wang Xuebing to the two of them: "This is Wang Xuebing from the Third Machinery Factory in Shanghai. He is a key technical worker and knows a lot."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it," Wang Xuebing hurriedly waved his hand.

Upon arriving at the office, Wang Xuebing first recounted the events of the past few days to Shen Dong.

After Shen Dong left that day, the county secretary hosted Wang Xuebing, and the matter was settled during the banquet.

Of course, he also made some requests, or rather, requests, hoping that the Third Machinery Factory could help him get some equipment. Just like before at the county machinery factory, Wang Xuebing did not immediately agree.

When he arrived at the factory, he told the factory director about what he had gained from his trip to Pi County. Upon learning that the Party Secretary had assured him that there would be other unplanned coal supplies available, he immediately agreed.

I called using the contact information they left and we made an appointment.

Two other people from the Third Machinery Factory also came this time, but they went to Pixian County first. Wang Xuebing came temporarily and will be leaving soon.

Besides recounting his itinerary for the past few days, Wang Xuebing also brought good news.

Upon learning that Shen Dong was the factory director of the commune's dairy factory and had helped so much, the factory director also gave Wang Xuebing the authority to purchase some obsolete equipment for Shen Dong within the scope of his responsibilities.

This news delighted Shen Dong.

It's important to understand that the joint venture factories are all food processing plants and cannot produce yogurt. If they could have some of their obsolete equipment to help alleviate the burden on the dairy plants, that would be very helpful.

"Great, bro, that's exactly what I needed."

"Haha, I asked our factory manager for this authority precisely because I knew you needed it."

Seeing the excitement on their faces, Wang Xuebing felt a little smug and picked up a piece of paper from the table to write down their contact information.

"Brother, I might stay for a couple of days. You can make a list of what equipment you need first. If you don't have any, I'll help you find a way. Send me a telegram in a few days."

"OK!"

After exchanging a few words, Wang Xuebing was about to leave when Shen Dong hurriedly stopped him.

"Brother, I need your help with something personal."

"You said you would definitely help if you could."

"Could you help me find an English teacher?"

Wang Xuebing asked with a surprised look, "You want to learn English?"

Shen Dong replied with a smile, "It's not for me, it's for my younger sister. She's about to start high school, and I wanted to give her some extra nutrition during the summer vacation."

Last year, English already accounted for 50% of the total score in the college entrance examination, but next year, English will account for 100% of the total score. Of course, only he knew this news.

However, Wang Xuebing is aware that the status of English is rising.

Moreover, given the current signs of policy easing, coupled with Shen Dong's intelligence, his first reaction was that Shen Dong was paving the way for his sister to go abroad in the future.

So when he heard that he could introduce her to his sister, he immediately agreed.

"That's easy. Some people in our factory also find tutors for their children. I'll go back and ask. But coming here isn't something everyone is willing to do."

"Thank you for your help, brother. The price is negotiable. If it doesn't work out, I can handle the negotiation myself."

Wang Xuebing agreed without further hesitation.

Because he was in a hurry to meet up with his other colleagues, he left after sitting for a short while.

"Factory manager, is what he said true?" As soon as the man left, Li Chenfeng couldn't wait to ask.

"If Wang Xuebing can really provide us with the equipment, then the food factory can really add production lines. We can start planning ahead." Hu Weidong, who was usually so serious, couldn't help but show his joy at this moment.

Shen Dong thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you guys find someone to contact the four factory managers, and we'll try to communicate with them together. They might not be willing to put it on the production line."

It would take some time for the factory managers to arrive, so Shen Dong sat down and thought about the grocery store.

We can borrow a few factories to set up yogurt production lines and open more general stores to expand our product range.

This year, Shen Dong's goal is to dominate the county's yogurt market. However, relying solely on the supply and marketing cooperative will not achieve this goal. After all, the cooperative cannot sell yogurt only to one company. Even if they don't sell through the cooperative, factories and small workshops can set up their own stalls. Therefore, Shen Dong also needs to take part in this area.

It's unclear how many of the four joint venture factories will ultimately agree to set up yogurt production lines.

Setting up a new production line means investment, and the joint venture factories have only recently gotten on track, so they might not agree to it.

Furthermore, Shen Dong also considered that the opening of general stores could not all follow Shen Die's model. The self-built + rent-paying approach was not feasible; it was too cumbersome.

This would be a good opportunity to consolidate all the small workshops, stalls, and shops in the county, saving a lot of trouble.

After thinking things through, I went to the refrigeration workshop.

The workshop is right across from the factory; it's just a short walk away.

After several days of trial operation, popsicle production is now on track.

Currently, it takes four hours to make one batch of popsicles. Each batch uses 10 sets of molds, and each mold can make 10 popsicles. This can be increased to 12 popsicles later.

Since it's only April, with three batches a day, that's 300 popsicles a day, and the production capacity hasn't been fully released yet.

Of the 300 popsicles, 150 are milk popsicles because they have the highest profit margin.

In terms of cost, the milk is leftover from the milk skin, and the only costs are white sugar, coal consumption for the refrigeration machine, and labor, which add up to only 1.5 cents per piece. If it is wholesaled at a price of 4 cents, the profit is still considerable.

The cost of mung bean popsicles and hawthorn popsicles is slightly higher, so the profit margin will be lower.

However, since there is only one refrigeration unit and the machine compartment is not big enough, even if four batches are made a day, the maximum number of units can only be about 480. This translates to a profit of less than 20 yuan per day, which is incomparable to products like yogurt, which can easily generate hundreds of yuan in profit per day.

However, the agricultural machinery station also said that after gaining experience from the first time, the speed will be faster in the future, and two more machines can be provided in June, but then we will have to pay for them.

Moreover, with Wang Xuebing's connections, I think I should be able to buy one or two machines. When I run them at full capacity, I can earn at least 200 yuan a day.

"Old Wu, how's it going? Have you ordered the wooden boxes yet?" Old Wu's real name is Wu Qingfeng. He was just hired to be the leader of the popsicle team, but the team currently only has three people.

Shen Dong originally wanted Shen Weiguo to come over, but he refused, feeling that he was not free to work in the factory.

Shen Dong didn't bother with him.