Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Is Chapter 157 a cliffhanger?

Although the project on new agricultural planting technologies still faces many difficulties, with the support of Vice Mayor Zhao, a solution can always be found.

Moreover, the partnership with the municipal canteen is undoubtedly a huge boost to his agricultural product sales.

Upon returning to the village, Li Mu immediately relayed Vice Mayor Zhao's words to Brother Gao.

Li Jianjun jumped for joy: "Brother Mu! You're so lucky! Vice Mayor Zhao is clearly trying to promote you! You have to seize this opportunity. Whether our village can become rich depends on you!"

"It's too early to be happy about this."

This sentence immediately dampened Li Jianjun's enthusiasm: "Brother Mu, are you talking about that new agricultural planting technology project? Even Old Wang and Grandpa Zhang couldn't handle it, what other options do we have?"

Li Mu shook his head: "It's not that there's no way, that's not what I'm worried about, it's the canteen's food supply."

"What else is there? Isn't this a done deal?"

Brother Gao laughed and scolded, "You're crazy! Mu Zi is worried that we won't be able to supply the goods! The municipal canteen's purchase volume is not small, we need to plan carefully, we can't let things fall apart."

Li Mu nodded: "Yes, Brother Gao, I'm just worried that our current scale won't be able to meet the needs of the municipal canteen. After all, they have a long-term partnership, and we need to ensure a stable supply. Also, it's not just our company that does this."

“I’ve inquired around, and there are several other businesses nearby that also sell agricultural products. They’re quite large-scale. If we can’t supply enough goods, or if the quality isn’t good enough, they’ll snatch the opportunity away.”

Upon hearing this, Brother Gao frowned as well: "You're right, this is indeed a problem. What do you plan to do now?"

"I want to expand the scale first, doubling the size of both the rice paddies and the chicken farm. This should be enough to temporarily meet the needs of the municipal canteen. As for quality, we have always been very careful, so I'm not worried about that."

Brother Gao nodded: "Yes, expanding the scale is one way, but we have to be careful not to expand blindly, otherwise we won't be able to manage it and it will affect the quality."

"Brother Gao, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I plan to find some reliable helpers first to manage the existing rice paddies and chicken farms, and then I'll consider expansion."

Li Jianjun chimed in, "Brother Mu, how about I help you? I'm young and strong, I can do anything."

"Alright, alright, you can temporarily manage the chicken farm with Tiger, take good care of the chickens, and make sure they don't get sick. Once I've made arrangements here, I'll let you take charge of the rice paddies."

Li Mu already had a plan in mind. He intended to first find a few trustworthy people in the village to settle the current affairs before considering expansion. After all, blind expansion would only bring trouble, and he didn't want to compromise the overall quality because of momentary greed.

Over the next few days, Li Mu was busy finding people, arranging work, and preparing samples for the municipal canteen. He was extremely busy.

Li Chuzi had always been in charge of the supply of mountain products and wild vegetables, so Li Mu went to him to discuss whether the supply could be increased.

Upon hearing this, Li Chuzi immediately patted his chest and assured him, "Brother Mu, don't worry, I have plenty of mountain produce and wild vegetables, as much as you need, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed. I'll go prepare them for you right away, and I promise it won't delay your business."

"How's it going lately? Are there still a lot of delivery people around?"

Li Chuzi sighed, "Ever since your green-shelled eggs became popular in the city, my mountain produce and wild vegetables have also benefited. There are many more people delivering to me than before. But don't worry, Brother Mu, I've arranged everything perfectly and I guarantee it won't delay your business."

"That's good, that's good. By the way, Brother Chuzi, keep a close eye on things, don't let it happen like last time, with some poisonous wild vegetables. We're supplying these to the municipal canteen, so the quality absolutely can't be compromised."

Li Chuzi nodded repeatedly: "Brother Mu, don't worry, don't you trust me to handle things? What happened last time was an accident, I promise it won't happen again."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Okay, I'm relieved to hear that. You can go and prepare the samples now, I'm busy here."

Li Chuzi responded and turned to leave.

After arranging the mountain produce and wild vegetables, Li Mu went to find Lao Wang and Lao Zhang, who were in charge of the rice paddies. It was almost August, and the rice in the paddies was already golden yellow, and it would be harvested soon.

Li Mu touched a handful of golden rice stalks and asked, "Brother Wang, is everything alright?"

Old Wang nodded: "Muzi, don't worry, I've been keeping an eye on these rice paddies, there won't be any problems. Look at these rice ears, how full they are, this year's harvest will definitely be good."

"That's good, that's good. After the harvest, we need to make a good plan on how to sell this rice and get a good price."

Old Zhang chimed in, "Muzi, why don't we just sell it to those rice dealers? It'll save us the trouble of buying the rice."

Li Mu shook his head: "No, Lao Zhang, it's too much of a loss to sell to rice dealers. We have to find a way to process this rice into polished rice and then sell it directly to city dwellers. That way, the price will go up."

Upon hearing this, Old Wang became somewhat worried: "Muzi, if we process rice ourselves, we'll need a lot of equipment, and we'll also have to find sales channels. Can we manage?"

Li Mu patted his chest and said, "Brother Wang, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. As for the equipment, I can ask Vice Mayor Zhao for help and see if we can apply for some agricultural support funds. As for sales channels..."

If the canteen deal goes through, there won't be any worries about sales, but he doesn't dare to say anything definitively, since it's not a done deal yet.

Then he changed the subject: "As for sales channels, I have my own plans. I'll think about it carefully after the rice harvest."

Upon hearing this, Lao Wang and Lao Zhang stopped asking questions. In their eyes, Li Mu had always been a person with his own ideas.

Vice Mayor Zhao's secretary drove directly to Lijia Village to find Li Mu. After explaining his purpose, Li Mu hurriedly invited him into his home, offering him water and fruit with great hospitality.

The secretary politely declined, saying, "You don't need to be so polite. I'm here today on the orders of Vice Mayor Zhao to collect some samples of your family's agricultural products. You'll have to come to the city with me."

"What's up? Something happened at the company?"

Li Mu muttered to himself for a moment, but still wore a smile on his face.

The secretary couldn't keep it from him, so she explained the situation to him first, giving him a heads-up.

"Here's the thing, Mr. Li. You need to hand over the work to the current municipal canteen supplier. From now on, the agricultural product supply for the municipal canteen will be handled by your company. You also need to have a good talk with them and make sure all the details and precautions are clear so as not to delay the normal operation of the canteen."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu became wary.

Handover of work?

How can it be so fast?

Is this a scam?