Volume 2 Chapter 175 - Indicating attitude (1/2)

Because the Lampuri Kingdom was in the southwest, the city that was closest to the south, Banta City welcomed summer earlier than the other cities of the kingdom.

Xu Yi had arrived in Banta City in June two years ago, back then Banta City was as hot as the middle of the summer already.

Now that Banta City was entering June, the weather was slowly becoming warmer.

But this special climate that the other cities didn’t have created a special environment in Banta City.

When June came, the large patch of summer fruit plants near Koror Village had matured and it was harvest season.

Just like past years, the beginning of June was a good time to harvest sand pears and star fruits. The villagers of Koror Village were the same as past years, they were busy in their orchards, making use of this time to harvest the fruits.

But different from previous years, where the harvested fruits were immediately sent to Banta City or the nearby cities like Karma City or Saltan City to sell, the sand pears and star fruits that the Koror Village villagers harvested this year were sent to the canned fruit factory built near the village and they were exported at all.

This was because when the canned fruit factory was built, all the fruits in Koror Village were bought by the Frestech Chamber of Commerce using last year’s market price. They would all be turned into canned fruit.

After the sand pears and star fruits were sent to the factory, they were first boiled. After they were boiled, they were packed into glass jars that were sealed with iron lids.

As fruit kept being sent to the factory, the sweet fragrance of fruit being boiled drifted out and there was an enticing sweet smell that covered the entire Koror Village.

Still took a deep breath of this sweet air and couldn’t help saying with praise, “This smell is just too good, I even want to live here.”

Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, “It’s not a problem to smell it for a bit, but if you smell it all day, do you believe that you would feel disgusted after seeing fruit not long after?”

“Is it that exaggerated?” Still doubtfully looked at Xu Yi. She took a deep breath when they approached the factory and had an infatuated look, “Such a sweet smell, how could I get tired of it?”

Xu Yi laughed as he teased, “Then do you want to stay here and work for a week to see if you’ll get tired or not?”

Still scrunched up her little nose and didn’t seem convinced. A chubby middle aged man wearing a white work uniform said with a smile, “Sir chairman is right. Madame Still, if you stay here, no matter how nice this smell is, it will become a bit disgusting. Look, all the workers are wearing masks. First, it is because of sir chairman’s strict health regulations and secondly, it’s to block out the smell even if it’s just a little bit.”

“Really?” Still looked at the workers boiling the fruit in the factory and she saw that there were large masks on the faces of all the workers. She curiously took a mask and began sniffing all around.

Seeing that Still was interested in a tour, Xu Yi couldn’t help smiling. He didn’t go with her and asked the middle aged man who had just spoke, “Factory head Will, the factory has been operating for half a month now, is it going smoothly?”

Factory head Will responded with loud laughter, “Because we weren’t experienced at first, there were quite a few problems, but with sir chairman’s guidance, it wasn’t that troublesome. Now the factory is running very smoothly and the workers are very enthusiastic.”

“It’s good that it’s smooth. Then do you think you can complete the Walmart Chamber of Commerce’s first batch within the month?” Xu Yi asked.

Hearing this question, factory head Will hesitated a bit.

“This…..Right now we can only produce less than two thousand cans of fruit each day, but the Walmart Chamber of Commerce’s first batch is for a hundred thousand cans…..I’m afraid this is a bit difficult……”

“You have to think of a way to overcome if there is difficulty.” Xu Yi said without any courtesy, “This is the Walmart Chamber of Commerce’s first batch of orders. If there are problems with the first batch, it will affect our future deals. So factory head Will, you have to properly think of a way to increase the efficiency of our workers.”

“Definitely, definitely.” Factory manager Will kept nodding, “Since it’s the order of sir chairman, I will definitely do my best to achieve it.”

“It isn’t related to if it’s my order or not.” Xu Yi shook his head, “Although this canned fruit factory is a factory under our Frestech Chamber of Commerce, the workers in the facoory are all villagers of Koror, Kambia, and Mexilan Villages, using the fruit harvested from Koror Village. If this factory’s efficiency is good, the ones who benefit the most are these three villages, especially the villagers of Koror Village. So no matter what, just based on the benefits to you villagers and your villages, you have to do well.”

“Understood!” Factory head Will gave a strong nod, “Sir chairman, I will definitely do my best to properly handle this factory!”

“Alright, I believe you.” Xu Yi revealed a faint smile as he patted factory head Will’s shoulder before reminding him, “Of course, before raising efficiency, you have to ensure quality. You know that this factory is making edible things and if it isn’t done safely, it might take someone’s life.”