met free Chapter 107 Becoming a Purchaser
Chapter 107 Becoming a Purchaser
Hao Min was a little disappointed when she saw Hua Jindong carrying a big cloth bag. Who would pack good things like this? Maybe it was just some cheap local specialties, and everyone would taste it and then it would be gone.
When she was brought to the office and introduced to her colleagues one by one, Hao Min exclaimed as she watched her take out boxes of tea leaves from a large cloth bag: "What's in this? It's so beautiful!"
Hua Honeysuckle smiled innocently, "I'm not pretending to be anything special. It's just some tea leaves that a friend gave me. I brought them here for everyone to try. If you guys like it, I'll send some over often. Even though it's not much, it must be enough for everyone in our unit to drink."
Everyone who got the tea box couldn't put it down. Although the iron box was small, it was very convenient to carry around. Comrade Hua was generous enough to give everyone three boxes in three colors. It was just a gift for meeting someone, which was already very respectful.
Someone got the tea and went to find boiling water to brew it. For a while, the Women's Federation was filled with the refreshing aroma of tea.
"Comrade Xiaohua, where did your friend get this tea? Can you ask him to get us more in the future? We will buy it with you."
Hua Rendong looked at Hao Min and said with embarrassment: "Comrades, if you want to drink it, I can ask my friend to help get some. Her family is in Zhejiang Province, and the communes there all grow tea. I can't say anything else, but it's no problem to get dozens of kilograms of tea a year. You don't have to spend money to buy it. What if someone catches me and accuses me of speculation?"
After that, a chorus of complaints was heard, "A few dozen kilograms is too little. If we divide it, there won't be much left. How about you talk to your friend again and ask our unit to organize people to purchase with her?"
In fact, people who want to buy tea from Honeysuckle are not just going for the tea. Most people are attracted by the tea can.
It's very face-saving to bring it with you when visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year.
Hao Min also liked the tea and tea can, especially since her husband worked in a government agency and had seen a lot of good things, and naturally drank a lot of good tea, just like the tea that Hua Rendong drank when she went to her house last time. Although it could not be called top-grade tea, it was also not something that ordinary families could drink.
And she had just tasted the tea brought by Honeysuckle, which was better than the best tea she had ever tasted. If she could get more of this quality and send it to her superiors, it might even help her man's promotion.
She has followed the man to Xinshi for so long that she can hardly remember the good times she had in Jingshi.
Seeing Hua Rendong's embarrassment, Hao Min immediately said with a smile: "Since Comrade Xiaohua is afraid of being sued for speculation, how about our unit stepping in and Comrade Xiaohua be responsible for purchasing? No one will be able to say anything this way, right?"
Hao Min's words hit the mark, and Hua Rendong nodded immediately. "That's fine. As long as I have a letter of introduction from my employer, I will purchase according to the requirements and report the quantity. I guarantee that there won't be any mistakes."
So, after just a few words, Hua Rendong got an additional purchasing job in the Women's Federation. As for the quantity, that would have to be discussed privately with the leader.
After get off work at four o'clock, Hao Min asked Hua Rendong not to leave in a hurry and to take her home to sit for a while. Hua Rendong readily agreed.
After get off work, I pushed my bike and followed Hao Min home.
Hao Min took a look and saw a bag in front of Hua Rendong's bicycle. She thought it should be given to her separately, but she didn't know what was in it. After the previous tea incident, she knew that what was in it must be better than tea, so she was a little looking forward to it.
When they got home, the aunt named Xiao Zhao was still at home. Hao Min asked Aunt Xiao Zhao to cook. Hua Rendong refused repeatedly. Hao Min held her hand and said, "You and I are still being polite? If you don't stay for dinner, you don't treat me as your own!"
Having said that, Hua Rendong no longer refused. She parked her bicycle, picked up the things in the front basket, and followed Hao Min into the house.
As soon as he entered the house, he took out the things in the bag. Hao Min took a look and found that it was a light blue silk scarf embroidered with orchids and a ginseng in a box. Judging from the box, it must be at least fifty years old, if not a hundred years old.
These are good things. Hao Min was immediately satisfied with the two gifts.
Hua Rendong pushed the gift in front of Hao Min. "The scarf was also woven by my friend's family. The embroidery on it was all done stitch by stitch by the embroiderers. I sent it to Youyi Shangliang to sell before. She gave me two because she has a good relationship with me. I'm going to give this one to Sister Hao, and I plan to send the other one to Beijing City."
Hao Min knew that Hua Rendong must have connections in the upper levels to be able to work in the Women's Federation. When she heard that she wanted to be sent to Beijing, she guessed that her connections were in Beijing. If she became good friends with her, they might have to rely on Hua Rendong when they returned to Beijing in the future.
Then she took the scarf with a smile, held it in her hand and said lovingly: "This is so beautiful, I feel embarrassed to accept such an expensive gift from you, why don't you take it back and wear it yourself."
Hua Rendong smiled, "How can I wear such a good thing? I saw orchids at Sister Hao's house last time, and I know that Sister Hao is an orchid lover. People say that people who love orchids have an elegant temperament, so I picked this color for Sister Hao. I can't do that. I used to be a female worker in a factory, but I don't have such a good temperament as Sister Hao. It would be a waste for me to wear such a good scarf. When Sister Hao wears it, I feel pleasing to the eye just by looking at it."
Hao Min was flattered by these few words. She looked in the mirror, fiddled with the scarf around her neck, and finally accepted it reluctantly.
Hua Rendong pushed the ginseng over again. "I exchanged this ginseng for something from a fellow villager. I think it's in good condition. I thought about Secretary Ma from Hao's family. He has to take care of his health because he has a lot of work to do, so I exchanged it for her. It's not a valuable thing. Hao refused to accept it because she thought my gift was not good enough."
"You are such a sincere kid. Okay, since you are so sincere, I will accept it. If you have any difficulties in the future, as long as I can help you, just come to me."
Honeysuckle thanked her repeatedly.
Xiao Zhao cooked four dishes. Hua Rendong had dinner at Sister Hao's house. Seeing that it was already past six o'clock, she asked to leave.
When she was leaving the house, she happened to meet Secretary Ma who was returning home. Hao Min enthusiastically introduced honeysuckle to Secretary Ma.
The couple had lived together for so many years, how could they not understand Hao Min's character? In the whole Xinshi, the number of people she liked could be counted on one hand. Seeing her so enthusiastically introducing a little girl to him, Secretary Ma knew that the gift the little girl brought was very much to Hao Min's liking, and she was also very kind to Hua Jindong.
After leaving Hao Min's house, Hua Rendong went straight to the pig farm outside the city and put away the goods promised to her third brother. She waited for a while before her third brother brought people over.