Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 141 - 136: Visitors from Yushu Village

Chapter 141: Chapter 136: Visitors from Yushu Village

"Three days for five thousand cylinders, that’s a total of four hundred, right?" Liu Youmao said with a pang of distress.

"It’s four hundred and twenty-five, starting today the price of potato chips has gone up, the cost for each cylinder has increased by five cents, making it eighty-five cents," Shitou said expressionlessly, not even blinking as he raised the price on Liu Youmao—who surely couldn’t let his efforts be wasted for nothing!

...

When Shitou and Lu Aiguo returned three days later to those vendors who had insisted on daily deliveries, they found, without exception, that those who were furious but had no choice, had now become the opposite party.

Without Lu Aiguo and Shitou, in a place with no telephones, not even knowing where the two men lived, those vendors who had been spoiled by daily deliveries and unwilling to pay for three days’ worth of goods at once found no place to express their regret. They could only watch, day after day, as significant potential profits slipped away—there was nothing they could do about it, unwilling as they were. They even worried, wondering if the two men were angry and would refuse to come back.

The fact was, Lu Aiguo’s potato chips sold too well, and their supply was exclusive—there were no other distributors. Quite a few vendors had tried selling potato chips made by other producers who followed the trend, but those so-called "potato chips" were, unbeknownst to many, often cut unevenly thick and either burned or undercooked, with some even roasted directly.

True, these chips were priced a little cheaper than "Duo Duo Potato Chips", but what was the use of being cheap? Ask those who had tried "Duo Duo Potato Chips" to eat from another brand, and well...

Some did, tempted by the cheaper price. But those who were good-tempered wouldn’t come back after one time. And if they happened to have a bad temper, they’d go as far as cursing the vendors out and demanding a refund.

But to open the product and then want a refund? Inevitably, this led to disputes between the buyer and seller.

Of course, there were some "substitutes" that seemed acceptable. However, they were lesser in quantity, the price couldn’t be lowered much, not any cheaper than Duo Duo’s, and in all aspects, they fell short of the quality of Duo Duo Potato Chips.

In the end, everyone learned their lesson and only recognized the "Duo Duo" brand when buying potato chips. This also contributed to Duo Duo Potato Chips’ dominant position years later; even after the domestic potato chip market faced competition from foreign brands, many people still supported "Duo Duo".

Of course, later on, when everyone found out that Duo Duo Potato Chips were closely related to..., the vast majority of potato chip lovers became even firmer in their dedication to it.

The three-day delivery schedule was finally implemented smoothly. For those who had resisted, Lu Aiguo and Shitou evenly increased the price by five cents.

With deliveries every three days, Lu Aiguo and Shitou, working together, could complete deliveries in a little over a day. Even if it was just one person, it would take a bit more than two days.

Now, both of them felt as if they had been unshackled, finally having the time to attend to other matters.

Originally, to be cautious, Lu Aiguo had wanted to take the money and personally make a trip to Yushu Village, but because the medicinal bath and solutions had not finished soaking, others were adamant in not letting Lu Aiguo’s previous efforts go to waste.

In the end, Lu Aiguo had to compromise, sending a telegram to Uncle Lu Er instructing a few people to set off for Haicheng as soon as possible. He followed that with a registered letter, thick with content, sent back to them.

The houses in Jingtou Village were painted both inside and out, and running water was installed at breakneck speed thanks to Gu Tianming’s running around. However, the electricity hadn’t been connected yet, so they had to make do with candles for the time being.

Moreover, they had also managed to contact a unit for them to affiliate with for vehicle training.

Finally, Uncle Lu Er sent a telegram with the arrival time of the train carrying Xie Jiang, Lu Aijiao, Wu Tan, Lin Weisheng, and Zhang Ming.

Lu Aiguo and Shitou rode a tricycle to pick them up. Not seeing his little nephew Xie Jifu among the group, Lu Aiguo couldn’t help but ask, "Didn’t you say you were bringing Jifu?"

"My in-laws didn’t let me bring him," Lu Aijiao answered with a smile. "They said that since we two are here to help, with a child in tow, how could we get anything done? So, the child stayed behind."

"Big sister, Jifu is so well-behaved, it wouldn’t really be a hindrance. Think of it as taking the child out to see the world, we won’t be staying long anyway. After the New Year, you and your husband don’t need to come out here again."

Lu Aiguo casually made a remark that left Xie Jiang and Lu Aijiao dumbfounded, what did he mean by not needing to come out after the New Year?

The other three also listened in confusion, Lin Weisheng touched his head, "Brother Aiguo, why don’t Aijiao sister and her husband need to come out after the New Year? Don’t you need this many people? What about us?"

"Brother Aiguo didn’t mean that, it’s inconvenient to talk about it outside, let’s discuss it slowly once we get back," Shitou quickly explained, seeing everyone’s baffled expressions.

"Who said I don’t need that many people? I’m still short of manpower," Lu Aiguo glared, "I’ve arranged everything already, when the time comes, apart from my big sister, we’ll all go learn how to drive. There’s still some time before the New Year, by then everyone should be able to learn, right?"

"Learn to drive? Really?" Lin Weisheng suddenly jumped up, unable to contain his excitement, "Is it a big truck or a tractor?"

"We didn’t hear wrong, did we?" Xie Jiang, Wu Tan, and Zhang Ming all asked in unison, their voices filled with excitement. Even Lu Aijiao turned her head around.

"Would I benefit from lying to you?" Lu Aiguo laughed and scolded, "Today when we get back, I’ll arrange a welcome feast for you guys, rest for tonight. From tomorrow, we need to buckle down and work hard. Before you learn to drive big trucks, you all have to first learn how to ride these tricycles."

"That’s great..."

Cheers immediately erupted.

Lu Aiguo and Shitou both smiled and first took the group to the house in Jingtou Village to drop off their luggage.

Xie Jiang and Lu Aijiao were arranged to stay in a large suite, while the rest of them each had a small suite to themselves.

Upon entering, they first went to the large suite prepared for Xie Jiang and Lu Aijiao.

The five people from Yushu Village were all accommodated on the second floor. Although there were also suites on the first floor, there weren’t as many with their own balconies like the ones on the second floor available for them.

Having balconies made it much more convenient for washing and drying clothes.

Upon opening the door to the room, the furniture inside the suite was brand new and complete. It was all custom-made by a carpenter, all in their natural color, with just a layer of clear varnish.

In the large suite, there was a one-meter-fifty double bed and a one-meter-twenty single bed; the bedding was all a brand new set.

Apart from the beds, in one corner against the wall, there was a double-door wardrobe. Opening the wardrobe, there was a full-length mirror on the inside of the door. Above the wardrobe was another cupboard of the same width and length, reaching all the way to the ceiling, within which there were two quilts, also brand new and even thicker.

Beyond that, there was a five-drawer dresser, with the topmost drawer featuring a lock, and the key hung just above it; finally, there was a desk and a chair.

"This is too well done, isn’t it?"