sbdcsierra Chapter 221 Happy Event
Chapter 221 Happy Event
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Oh, I haven't noticed that you two are in love. When did you two get together?"
Zheng Xiaoqiang said embarrassedly: "It was last year. We have been talking for more than a year."
Wen Qing asked: "What do her family think?"
Zheng Xiaoqiang said worriedly: "Her family wants a 5000 yuan betrothal gift."
Nowadays, the bride price is generally only a few hundred yuan. When Wen Dayong asked Zhuang Xien for a bride price of 1000 yuan, it was already very high. Their idea was to calculate every penny and did not take family affection into consideration, so Wen Qing was very unhappy and almost broke off relations with them.
Qi Yanling's parents were even more ruthless and wanted more. Wen Qing asked, "What does Yanling mean?"
Zheng Xiaoqiang's expression improved slightly, and he replied, "Yanling doesn't want to give it to me."
Qi Yanling's parents told them that no matter how Qi Yanling's life was in the future, she would not need to care about her parents anymore. In their place, the son would take care of them in their old age, and the daughter only needed to give a dowry of 5000 yuan.
Although Wen Qing didn't know much about the standard for receiving betrothal gifts in the northwest, a worker now only earns 5 or 600 yuan a year, and the betrothal gift generally does not exceed 1000 yuan. A betrothal gift of 5000 yuan is indeed a bit excessive.
Upon hearing the news, Qi Yanli was very angry. Now 5000 yuan could buy a yard in Erxia Village, and the general marriage gift in their hometown was only 500 yuan. Qi Yanling wrote a letter to her family, saying that if they wanted such a high gift, then don't even think about asking her for a penny in the future. Her parents agreed readily. Anyway, this daughter was thousands of miles away from them and would only be of limited help to the family in the future, so it was better to settle it once and for all. As the old saying goes, a daughter is married off and once spilled, it is hard to take back what has been spilled. The two sides are just ordinary relatives.
Wen Qing felt a little calmer, and heard Zheng Xiaoqiang say, "I think 5000 yuan is 5000 yuan, and we won't owe each other anything in the future."
Wen Qing asked: "Xiao Qiang, do you have money? If not, I can lend it to you."
Zheng Xiaoqiang said quickly: "Yes, I transferred the tea garden and sold it for 3 yuan."
Wen Qing was stunned: "You're not going back?"
Zheng Xiaoqiang said with a bit of bitterness: "There is no one in my hometown anymore. We are an outsider family. Now there is only an old house left in my hometown."
Wen Qing nodded: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, I will wait for the wedding wine."
He added: "You can live in the factory first, and I will find a house for you later."
Wen Qing hadn't been to the Blue Sky Real Estate Development Company for a while, and she didn't know whether the Dongcheng Lijing Phase II project had been completed. Xie Yang didn't contact her, which meant that she had nothing to do.
The work of the winery is progressing smoothly. After Liu Quan came back from Shanghai for a while, Wang Jianguo took charge of the winery and all work was in order. The new factory area completed the maintenance of 100 wine cellars, and now 200 wine cellars are ready for production.
Liu Quan reported to Wen Qing about Wang Guozhang. Wang Guozhang had four sons and one daughter. Wang Haiyang was the youngest son of the eldest son. He graduated from high school and was only 18 years old. He had been living with his grandfather. He also had an older sister who was already married.
Now he has brought Wang Haiyang to the factory as an apprentice. The young man looks very smart and is learning how to make wine from his grandfather. He is paid 50 yuan a month as a junior worker.
The winery needs workers anyway, and cultivating new forces is also for the development of the winery, so Wen Qing did not object. She even told Wang Guozhang and Liu Quan that in the future, when the young man's skills improve, he will be rated and paid according to his level.
Wen Qing asked Tan Yuanfang to bring the report and found that the output increased by 10%, mainly due to the new wine cellar put into production in the new factory. The sales volume increased by 30%. When she asked the reason, it was mainly due to the steady increase in sales of the Songjiang store. Wen Qing was very satisfied.
She went to the new factory to find Wang Jianguo to learn about the winemaking situation of the newly put into production wine cellar in the second workshop. Wang Jianguo said: "The flavor of the wine brewed in the No. 100 wine cellar in front of the second workshop is almost the same as that of the old winery. Now all 100 wine cellars are in production and fermenting; No. 100 to No. 200 wine cellars are opened for the first time to make wine, and today 20 cellars are steaming grain and collecting slag.
Sister Wen, the low-temperature fermentation method we researched last time is very good and is indeed effective in improving the aroma of the wine."
Wen Qing followed him to the workshop to watch the workers steaming grain. It was already very hot in July, and with ten earthen stoves burning at the same time, the temperature in the workshop was even higher. The workers were sweating profusely. Wen Qing stood for a while and her back was soaked with sweat. She picked up the tools and helped the workers steam the grain and spread it out to dry, transport the grain dregs to the wine cellar, and then step on and seal the cellar together.
Wang Jianguo, together with his two apprentices Tang Lin and Chang Yingshan, guided the workers in mixing the wine koji and checking the quality of sealing the cellars. They were busy until the afternoon before they filled the last 20 wine cellars with grain dregs and sealed them. Wen Qing was full of anticipation as she watched the wine cellars begin to ferment in the workshop.
After everyone got off work, Wen Qing went to the underground wine cellar. No matter how hot the weather outside was, the temperature in this underground wine cellar was always over 20 degrees. It was cool and dry, which was very suitable for storing wine. Wen Qing exchanged the wine in the space with the wine in the warehouse. The time flowed quickly in the space, which was conducive to the aging of the liquor.
Next, Wen Qing went to the granary in Yunlin Town. The air conditioning she had renovated worked well. She checked the temperature in the room and found that it was only about 20 degrees and the humidity was around 30%. After checking the grain, she found that no one was moldy or spoiled. Only then did Wen Qing feel relieved. They had completed the storage of summer grain, and now there were more than 1 tons of grain in this warehouse.
With Zou Jie's efforts, he contacted some candy and pastry factories and restaurants in the city to supply them with food, and Li Zhonghua's purchasing pressure continued to increase.
When Wen Qing arrived at the grain company at No. 48 Majia Lane, Li Zhonghua happened to be in the office. Seeing her coming, he hurried to her office to report to her on the grain company's operating conditions.
The company has completed the purchase of wheat in Yunlin Town, and has re-estimated with Secretary Ma the amount of grain to be harvested in the second half of the autumn. The wheat purchased from Ji Zhong, Shanxi Province, and Dongshan has been transported to the Yunlin Town warehouse one after another. Jiamusi has also purchased some wheat. Due to warehouse problems, he asked the Jiamusi office to temporarily postpone the shipment.
As they were talking, Shen Lin and Zou Jie also followed into the office. Wen Qing saw that the office was a bit crowded with the three of them, so they went to the conference room together, sat down, and reported the operating status of the grain company to Wen Qing one by one.
Shen Lin, who is in charge of finance, said: "Mr. Wen, in the first half of the year, our company purchased 1.8 tons of various grains and sold 7700 tons of grain. Currently, the Yunlin Town warehouse has more than 1 tons of grain in stock.
The company made a profit of 90 yuan in the first half of the year, mainly due to more purchases and more expenses in the first half of the year. "
Zou Jie reported on the warehouse and sales situation. Their main granary is the Yunlin granary. There are three rooms in the company that are used as temporary warehouses, and there is no grain mold.
The sales channels are still mainly wineries and feed factories. The newly expanded sales channels include the district candy and pastry factory and more than 50 restaurants. The number of winemaking workshops that buy grain from their grain company has increased from one, Shangyi Winery, to three. The average monthly grain sales are about 110 tons. From the perspective of efficiency, the sales price of the newly expanded channels is better.