Chapter 107: Procurement in the Countryside

Shimen Village

Cao Weiguo walked on the road following the village chief Chu Mingyuan, and the villagers working along the way greeted them one after another.

"Village Chief!"

"Village Chief, who is this young man? He looks so handsome!"

The village chief said with a face full of joy: "This is Procurement Officer Cao from the steel rolling mill, here to procure for our village. Anything at home like dried sweet potatoes, dried radishes, eggs, vermicelli... can all be brought to the brigade; the price is absolutely fair."

"This is a good thing!"

"My family has over ten jin of dried sweet potatoes; how much can you give per jin?"

Cao Weiguo immediately quoted a price: "One mao five per jin."

"One mao five!"

"That's three fen more than before!"

"Officer Cao, don't be in a hurry to leave; I'll go home and get them right now!"

"My family also has some dried sweet potatoes!"

"Mother of the children, hurry home and take the dried sweet potatoes to the brigade!"

Upon hearing the price quoted by Cao Weiguo, the villagers who had dried sweet potatoes were overjoyed.

They scrambled to go home and get the dried sweet potatoes, fearing that Cao Weiguo would leave.

A villager asked anxiously: "Officer Cao, how much for dried radishes per jin?"

"One mao seven!"

"Officer, wait for me! I'll go home and get them immediately!"

"Officer Cao, do you collect dried wood ear mushrooms?"

"Yes!"

For a time, the fields and the ground became lively.

The forty-something Chu Mingyuan thanked Cao Weiguo repeatedly: "Officer Cao, thank you so much."

Cao Weiguo said hurriedly: "Village Chief Chu, what's this about thanking? The villagers have it hard. Don't worry, as long as the goods are good, I will definitely give the highest acquisition price."

Since the implementation of unified purchase and marketing, farmers would rather go hungry than sell grain to anyone but the state.

It is precisely this precious dedication of the farmers that has provided a solid foundation for the industrial construction of the motherland.

Without the great dedication of the farmers, there would be no prosperity and strength for the motherland.

Cao Weiguo, who was born in the countryside, had high respect for farmers and was willing to do his bit for the hardworking villagers.

Cao Weiguo gave the highest procurement price, which would inevitably cause his own losses. ===== CHAPTER 109 =====