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

Early in the morning, Shen Dong received good news from Li Hu.

Yesterday afternoon, he gave some milk skin to the county supply and marketing cooperative driver who came to pick up the goods, so that he could try it and the purchasing department leaders could also try it. In addition, he personally went to the commune's supply and marketing cooperative, found Yang Haitao, and persuaded them to purchase the milk skin by talking about its taste.

After seeing that it was almost time, he rode his bicycle for more than half an hour to treat the purchasing leaders in the county to a meal and give them some dried goods before the price was settled.

The cost of 50 jin of fresh milk is two yuan. If we include the five jin of milk skin, the cost per jin is only 4 mao. The purchase price of the supply and marketing cooperative is 2.4 yuan per jin, and the final selling price of the supply and marketing cooperative is set at 4 yuan per jin. The county price is even 5 mao higher.

So after confirming the price yesterday, Li Hu had to go to the purchasing stations of other communes.

The purchasing stations at Baotashan are no longer sufficient for the dairy factory.

Fortunately, after working hard for most of the day, we finally secured 400 jin of fresh milk.

By the time Shen Dong arrived at his office, the fresh milk had already been delivered.

Adding the 1200 jin (600 catties) needed for the original 3000 cans of yogurt, the dairy factory's warehouse was now piled with a total of 1600 jin (800 catties) of fresh milk.

The scene was spectacular!

Because of the addition of milk skin as a new product, which can contribute 2400 yuan in profit to the factory every month, Shen Dong was very happy all morning.

At lunchtime, when everyone had almost finished eating, he came over and just sat down when Li Chenfeng plopped down opposite him.

He looked up at Li Chenfeng, knowing that the kid must have something on his mind, so he deliberately kept quiet and ate his food.

Sure enough, after waiting for a minute, Li Chenfeng couldn't hold back any longer and muttered, "Factory manager, isn't this dish delicious?"

Shen Dong replied with a nonchalant "Mm," revealing his true colors as a scumbag.

Seeing that Shen Dong wasn't taking the bait, Li Chenfeng had no choice but to say, "Factory Manager, I...I have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible?"

"Go on!" Shen Dong put down his chopsticks to get down to business.

"Factory manager, you see, the yogurt we make has always tasted the same. I was thinking, could we make other flavors? Then yesterday you mentioned New Year's packaging and stuff, so combining the two, I came up with a great idea."

Seeing the interested expression on Shen Dong's face, Li Chenfeng became even more excited and continued, "Could you make a different flavor of yogurt?" So I started looking, and finally found something economical and very suitable for the times—brown sugar!

"The purchase price of brown sugar is much cheaper than that of white sugar, and it is easier to get vouchers. And with the Chinese New Year just around the corner, brown sugar is an essential item for visiting relatives and friends, so when we talk about New Year's goods, we think of them together."

"Factory manager, what do you think?!"

This isn't a question of whether it's possible or not; it's a question of finding a treasure!

The reason Shen Dong included Li Chenfeng in the initial four-person group was because he valued Li Chenfeng's status as a college student.

He has now given Shen Dong a huge surprise.

Thinking about brown sugar is nothing special, but taking the initiative to seek change and exert subjective initiative when the factory is gradually improving and life is comfortable is something that not everyone can do.

"Yes! It absolutely has to be done!"

Shen Dong was overjoyed, and his voice unconsciously grew louder.

As the number of people in the production team gradually increased, Shen Dong arranged for Hu Weidong to be the director of the production department. He originally planned to arrange for Li Chenfeng to be the deputy director in a year or two, but now it seems that it will have to be done sooner.

"Really, Factory Manager? If you think it's feasible, I'll give it a try." Li Chenfeng said, standing up to leave.

"Don't rush off, sit down!"

Shen Dong called him down, intending to have a good talk with him.

"Besides brown sugar, we can think outside the box. For example, dates—there are plenty of them. The production team has date trees everywhere, and the purchase price is cheap..."

Li Chenfeng slapped his leg. "Yeah, dates are sweet too. You can boil them, mash them, and use that too!" After thinking to himself for a moment, Shen Dong added, "Hawthorn berries can also be used."

"Originally, I planned to start talking about fruit-flavored yogurt in June, such as apricot, peach, and grape flavors. But now that you've thought of brown sugar, I might as well tell you in advance."

Li Chenfeng's eyes widened. He had originally thought that brown sugar yogurt was a brilliant idea, something most people wouldn't have thought of.

Unexpectedly, Shen Dong gave him even more advice in the blink of an eye, and it was something he had already thought of beforehand!

He finally understood why Shen Dong was a capable person in the commune, able to contract a dairy factory at such a young age; who could have come up with such a way of thinking?

He even started to imagine that once all these flavors of yogurt were made, they would probably take over the entire Changlin County.

"Factory manager, please stop talking. Hearing your plans has me so excited, I want to get them done right away."

"Okay, go ahead. Don't rush. If it doesn't work the first time, try again. Don't try to perfect the flavor all at once. You can improve slowly."

Shen Dong gave another instruction, and Li Chenfeng nodded emphatically before leaving.

After finishing his meal, Shen Dong passed by the workshop entrance and saw Li Chenfeng with his back to him, surrounded by several people, engaged in a heated conversation.

He smiled, feeling very gratified.

In the afternoon, Shen Dong sat in his office and began to work on his annual plan and his three-year plan.

Since his embarrassing experience last time, when he thought he could acquire the factory, he carefully studied the policies for the next few years and realized that private ownership would not be possible until 88. So he gave up his acquisition ambitions and began to make long-term plans.

"Factory Director, Deputy Team Leader Li asked me to go to the team to collect dates, and asked me to come and tell you." It was Little Monkey who knocked on the door and came in. Because he was naughty when he was a child and liked to climb trees, the team gave him the nickname Little Monkey. In fact, he was already over twenty years old.

"Okay, I got it." He said, taking money out of his pocket. "Here, take this, and make sure you get a generous amount."

"No need, I got my bonus last month, and my wife told me to save it, so I have some!" The little monkey patted his pocket proudly and ran off like a gust of wind.

With men being able to bring money home for the next two months, their status within the family is gradually improving.

When it was time to leave work, everyone carried big bags, their faces beaming with smiles.

Today, we had over 350 jin of fresh milk left over. After deducting the 100-plus jin consumed during lunch, we had 200 jin left for them to take home.

Everyone received ten jin (5 kg), which was too much for the large porcelain jars to hold, making everyone both happy and worried.

When Shen Dong left, several kerosene lamps were lit in the workshop. Li Chenfeng and a few others studied by candlelight, as if they had returned to the early days of their business when they were all learning together.

"I hope you can give me a surprise!"

Sure enough, the next morning, Li Chenfeng, with dark circles under his eyes, looked at him with a grin.

"Factory manager, you should try it. We've managed to make it!"