Chapter 914

  At the beginning of the year, my parents went back to the city again. They also wanted to take advantage of the New Year to visit relatives and friends. When they left, they were carrying big bags and small bags until they couldn't carry any more, and then grandma finally stopped.

  The sun shines brightly, warm and cozy. My aunt and neighbor sit at the doorstep, cracking melon seeds and chatting.

  "Yonghui's family, this year must be doing well!" With a neatly combed bun, wearing a half-old and not-new dress, a pair of green bean eyes, thin lips, and a flattering gaze at her elder sister-in-law.

  "What's so special about what Gui Zhi said? It's just the same every year, poor and miserable, what's new about that?" Da Shu Mu looked at her in surprise, with a puzzled expression, wondering what she had to be envious of. "Sister, if you have something to say, just say it, what does it have to do with me buying dumplings."

  "You really don't know, your mother-in-law made a lot of money this year." 'Pffft', Gui Zhi spat out the watermelon seed skin and said in surprise.

  "How can you make money with just a steamed bun stall? How much can you earn?" Auntie was full of disdain and disbelief. She had asked Yonghui to go to his mother-in-law's house to cause trouble, but unfortunately, it didn't work out, so she could only give up! Fortunately, there were fewer people pointing fingers later on.

  "Oh my! You're really foolish! Just during these few days of Chinese New Year, your mother-in-law's cooking smells so good that it can be smelled from far away." Guizhi sniffed her nose, as if she could still smell the aroma of the food.

  "This New Year's, which family doesn't make a delicious meal, whose dishes aren't fragrant." Eldest maternal aunt looked at her with disdain, looking down on her for being poor and unsophisticated.

  "Hey! I think you really don't know." Guizhi looked around and then whispered, "The two people who helped your mother-in-law with the work, near the end of the year, your mother-in-law gave them a fish, a chicken, a duck, and five catties of five-flower meat. Such a big box!" Her eyes gleamed with envy, as if she wished those things were hers.

  "Really, fake." The aunt looked disbelieving. Near the end of the year, for the sake of bonuses, the couple were busy with their feet off the ground, who had the mind to take care of their mother-in-law.

  "Of course it's true, I'm not kidding you. On the fifth day of the new year, when your mother-in-law was throwing away trash, those leftover dishes, I went to dig through them, and they were really big, with chicken, duck, fish, and even a skeleton as large as that! Just imagine how much meat there was." Guizhi continued to coax. "Those two little girls of yours are wearing such beautiful clothes, I wonder where you bought them. Your mother-in-law is really biased, poor Da Ni'er and Er Ni'er haven't seen any new clothes, and they're her own granddaughters!"

  "Oh! I didn't see that, it was spent at my mother's house." Big Aunt lied.

  "Hmph! They're just pretending. Guizhi thought to herself, who doesn't know that they look down on their in-laws for not making enough money and being incompetent, causing trouble at home until they finally moved out. Now they're regretful!"

  She saw a flash of anger in her sister-in-law's eyes and knew that her words had taken effect, so she quietly left.

  Guizhi is also here to stir up trouble and vent her own frustrations. She sees Mo's aunt selling mantou, so she follows suit. However, because she can only buy high-priced flour, which is dark and expensive, the cost is too high, and she doesn't make any money, instead losing some. Feeling resentful, she naturally takes it out on Grandma.

  When Uncle Mo came back, Auntie Mo repeated what Gui Zhi's sister-in-law had just said. "Mo Yonghui, you've made your mother cry to exhaustion! Now that she's making a lot of money, she buys new clothes for your two younger sisters who are married off to other families, and they get to eat luxurious food. How can she forget that we're the legitimate children and grandchildren of the Mo family?! At the very least, she should give each of us a new set of clothes."

  The elder sister-in-law's good mood was ruined, and she said irritably: "What are you talking nonsense again? My mother doesn't have any money. Don't listen to that old woman Guizhi's nonsense, there's not a single true word in her mouth."

  "There's no truth in her words, your two younger sisters are wearing new cotton-padded jackets, isn't that true? I saw it with my own eyes." She said loudly and jumped up high.

  "What's the big deal? That pancake stall can only make a few bucks. Maybe it was even bought with my elder sister's own money," said Big Uncle.

  She thought for a moment and also made sense, "I don't care, you still have to find your mother to give the children each a new set of clothes."

  After talking for half a day, seeing that she still wouldn't give in, her elder uncle said: "I won't go, you go."

  She looked at him with a resolute expression, "Fine, you won't go, I'll go. No matter how much your mother earns, that's all ours, I won't let her favor those two sisters of yours who will get married off in the future. We are the roots of the Mo family."

  The eldest aunt called back the three kids who were playing wildly outside, pulled them along, and twisted their buttocks as they returned to the old mansion.

  "Look who's here. You four rarely show up, and now you're coming to pay your New Year's respects? Isn't that a bit late?"

  "Wow! Little Yan, this coat looks great, where did you buy it?" Aunt came forward to touch the fabric, but was dodged by Little Aunt.

  Little aunt muttered in her heart and subconsciously said: "It's not bought, it's my sister who buys fabric to make. We're so poor, how can we afford to buy clothes?"

  "Oh!" Eldest maternal aunt raised an eyebrow, clearly disbelieving her words.

  She looked at her with a suspicious gaze, feeling that she had come with ill intentions today. She glanced down at her new clothes and remembered Grandma's words on New Year's Eve, so she took the initiative to attack: "Who told you and Mo Yonghui to put all your earnings in your own pockets, not supporting the elderly? With plenty of money, you can spend it as you like. How did you suddenly develop a conscience and come to give money to the elderly?"

  "Nonsense, we don't have any money! Haven't you seen your nephew and niece wearing tattered clothes for the New Year?" The elder sister-in-law hastily retorted, she was most averse to others saying she was unfilial.

  "Tattered clothes, I remember on the 30th of last year, Mo Yonghui brought them new clothes to wear." Xiaoyi said with a sneer, looking at her askance. This sister-in-law was stingy and greedy, loved to take advantage of others, but was good to her own children. She was skilled with her hands, able to sew and embroider as well as her older sister.

  The elder sister-in-law no longer stood in the corridor with the younger aunt, chattering away about clothes, and asked: "Where is the grandmother of the children?"

  "Goodness! How strange," she said sarcastically, "someone like you would want to see my mother. My mother is not at home, whatever it is, you can say it to me." She didn't bother to waste her breath on her here.

  The big aunt stood at the door for half a day, and talked to the little aunt for half a day, but didn't see the mother-in-law come out. It seemed that she was really not at home. Seeing Fang Mo Nan coming out standing in the doorway, bending down, smiling and asking: "Little Nan Nan, why haven't you come to play with your sister and brother for a long time?"

  "Who are you?" Fang Mo Nan said directly, "I only have a younger sister named Mo Bei, I've never seen you before."

  "Hmph..." The young aunt repeated maliciously: "That's right! We've never seen you at home, who are you?"

  The elder aunt was choked by Fang Mo Nan and her chest heaved several times, "I am your elder aunt." After saying that, she looked at Fang Mo Nan's bewildered face and became even more angry. She asked straightforwardly: "I'm asking you, is the new clothes you wore for New Year's given to you by Grandma?"

  Fang Mo Nan tilted his head and said slowly: "No, it was made by mom."

  "What about your aunt and mother's new coats? Did Grandma pay for them?" she continued to ask relentlessly.

  "No, Grandma didn't buy it, Mom made it." Fang Mo Nan replied honestly.

  Xiao Yi leaned against the door, her arms crossed, and gazed at them sideways. "So it's about clothes that you've come, how could Mo Yonghui not think of his mother and sister, wanting to support us a bit?"

  "Hmph! Trying to deceive Nannan is simply courting death." Xiaoyi's heart was filled with joy, and seeing her with a constipated expression made her feel especially relieved.

  She heard her sister-in-law's words and quickly pulled the children away, fearing that her sister-in-law would stick to her and ask for money, which was simply fatal!

  "Haha......" Xiaoyi watched her walk away in disarray, laughing very happily, and hugged Fang Mennai tightly. "Well done, this year's New Year is really comfortable."

  "Is that so! How come when I asked her for money, she ran away." Fang Mo Nan said with a smile. She also wanted to tease them a few sentences, but this didn't fit her current age, in front of them she'd better just pretend to be a kid.

  "Money is more important than her life." The aunt muttered to herself, "Don't tell grandma about this, or she'll give them money and it will be a waste." It seems what mother said was right, having money also means being humble, otherwise you'll attract hungry wolves.

  "Hmm!" Fang Mo Nan nodded.

  The elder sister-in-law walked on the road, with a resentful face, and instructed several children, "In the future, come to your grandmother's steamed bun stall more often, eat her to death, if you don't eat it will also benefit others, and can save some money for the family." "Uh-huh! That's what we'll do!"

  She saw the children nodding in agreement and nodded her head in satisfaction.

  On the sixth day of the first month, Grandma took everyone in the family to climb the mountain and burn incense to worship Buddha. On Ling Mountain on the west side of the county town, there is a temple on top of the mountain. The good days for climbing the mountain are at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock. Many people went up the mountain that day, and they took someone else's car to the foot of the mountain. The rest could only walk up, the road was steep and narrow, and it hadn't been artificially excavated, but had become a path after being walked on many times.

  Her grandmother had always been superstitious about gods and Buddhas, and after listening to her granddaughter's nonsense, she became even more convinced. On the Spirit Mountain, she entered the temple gate very devoutly and worshipped, and the incense money was also given with a bit of restraint, but still a little more than others, which would attract thieves if it were too eye-catching.

  Fang Mo Nan used to be an atheist, but now he has a sense of reverence. Reverence, to some extent, is the bottom line of our survival. It's unimaginable what the world would be like if people lost their reverence. With reverence in mind, one should think thrice before acting, no longer being reckless; with reverence in mind, one should carefully consider the situation and always remain humble and peaceful.

  After the Dragon Boat Festival, 'Home Happy' opened, and Paozi took charge of the store. This time Liangzi and Shouhou went to Guangzhou together, Paozi had a big opinion, Liangzi said next time you go.

  Fang Mo had written a letter to Cheng Shigui and others years ago.

  Cheng Shigui, in order to smoothly open up the northern market for the new year, has already launched advertisements and is rushing to prepare goods. So he also spent this New Year's very hastily. After spending the third day of the New Year at home, he returned to the factory because of overtime work, with his salary tripled, attracting a large number of employees to stay behind and work overtime.

  However, this time Shì Guì did not personally receive Liáng Zǐ and the others, but instead sent a local who spoke Mandarin, a young man (Yán Guǎng Xīng), who had some connections with them to receive them.

  Liang Zi put on the clothes bought by Cheng Shigui before getting off the train. People need clothes, and Buddha needs golden decorations.

  The thin monkey's eyes widened, "Brother, once you put on this outfit, your demeanor will change."

  "This time I'll get one too, and show it off when I get home," said Skinny Monkey.

  Busy and busy, Liangzi and his family were enthusiastically helped by Yan Guangxing. This time, they quickly stocked up on goods because the rice at home was running out. The goods they brought back not only included their usual items but also some low-end clothing from a local factory. They returned to try selling them, and the result was unexpectedly good. So again, they came and went in a hurry.

  Just before leaving, Liangzi made a phone call to Cheng Shigui, implying that he wanted the goods' money. After hearing his intention, he directly let Liangzi and Yan Guangxing settle the account, and if it was not enough, they could make up for it later.

  In the following several times of picking up goods, Liangzi and others had ample time to clarify the wholesale channels for various commodities in Yangcheng with the help of Yan Guangxing. At the same time, they also established relationships with various aspects such as public security and railways. Liangzi and Shouhou were from the bottom of society, so they were open-minded when dealing with people, not afraid of those who wore shoes, and smiled at everyone, so they could get along well wherever they went.

  Box after box of goods included the latest products brought by Cheng Shigui from Yangcheng, Hong Kong, and local smuggled goods transported from Yangcheng to the county town, filling the shelves of the "Home Happiness" store. In addition to traditional electronic watches and other products, Liangzi and others also visited state-run department stores in the county, city, and province, and purchased fashionable items such as women's bell-bottom pants, dresses, nylon stockings, nylon shirts, hairpins, men's gas lighters, plastic pencil cases for students, and learning materials. These goods were absolutely unavailable in state-run department stores, but were exactly what people with a little extra money were eager to buy.

  The reputation of the Jiajiale store has grown, and it has a reputation for leading the trend. People from the city and province come to buy authentic Hong Kong products at the Jiajiale store. Liangzi and others are very proud of this development. To show that the goods come from Hong Kong, Liangzi even bought large posters of Hong Kong pop stars and movie stars from Yangcheng and posted them in the store, attracting fashionable men and women to visit the store even if they don't buy anything, just to soak up the atmosphere.

  Fang Mernan saw Liangzi and they were running a small shop, but the wisdom of the laboring people is boundless. Give them an opportunity, everyone will shine.

  When Liangzi and others were busy with the store, Wang County Magistrate, who was eager to consult with Sheng Nongda in the previous year, got a pleasant result. This year has not yet passed, he hurried back from the stable on the fifth day of the new year, wanting to make a big move. Since all arrangements had been made in advance, they quickly entered the actual operation stage.

  Before I knew it, the 15th arrived and my dad and mom came back to spend the holiday with them. The Lantern Festival has a history of over 2,000 years in our country, but unfortunately, there is no lantern market here, so at night, you can't see "The east wind blows out thousands of trees, and the stars fall like rain."

  However, in the daytime, there were performances of Shehuo for a whole morning, and every village sent a team to perform in the county seat, exerting their strength and hoping to perform well, showing off their own village.

  She is a land god, in ancient times 6 miles for one she, with she as the unit "surrounding fire and dancing, striking instruments and singing", called Shehuo. The She house of Shentou Village is located in Chi Gangwa. The main forms of Shehuo include Da Desheng, Pao Han Chuan, Gua Da Tou, Da Hua Gun, Tui Gao Jiao, Bei Ge, Gua Shi Zi, Nian Yang Ge, Gua Quan, Da Yao Gu, Er Gui Shuai Jiao, Pao Lü, Zhu Ma and so on.

  The most typical is the high platform, also known as the loft stage. Generally speaking, the high platform is the most representative form of folk social fire performance in our country's traditional art, and it is a treasure of folk art.

  The performers on the loft are mostly children, generally between 6-9 years old. Children perform for two reasons: one is that they are light in weight, and secondly, there is a folk saying that children can receive blessings from gods. Whose child can participate in the high platform performance often receives people's envy and pampering. Participating in the high platform performance is something many parents and children yearn for.

  Because this street is the main street of the county, all the lion dance performances pass through here, so the street was crowded with people early on, bustling and lively, celebrating the Lantern Festival, the highlight being the word "bustling". With a loud command, the performance team began to march, the crowd naturally dispersed, leaving space in the middle for the team to proceed, while police stood by, carefully maintaining order.

  They stood at the entrance of the county committee, because all the performances passing by here would stop and perform enough, so they came early. Fang Mo Nan sat on her father's neck, looking excitedly at the performances in the field. Mo Bei was carried by his future brother-in-law, who took a rural route to surround the city, not directly flattering his sister-in-law, but rather currying favor with the people around her. During the Lantern Festival, he came again, carrying Mo Bei and standing happily in the crowd to watch the performances, laughing and not feeling tired at all, occasionally talking to his sister-in-law, asking her to hold Mo Bei tightly, being careful not to drop the child, and taking the opportunity to chat with his sister-in-law.

  The performer is dressed in folk costume, with a passionate smile on his face, and the music is twisting.

  The three-hour performance left them in awe. At this time, the performances were mostly improvisational, authentic and full of folk flavor, without any polishing.

  Liang Zi and his family were extremely busy during the Lantern Festival, peddling goods everywhere and taking advantage of every opportunity.

  After the Lantern Festival, after eating the Lantern Festival food, at night the kids lit up paper lanterns, and that's how the year was spent. The adults started their new year of work. Dad went back to the city and followed the construction team to build high-rise buildings. Mom handled the formalities well and started working at the cultural center next to Grandma's house after the New Year. Those who should attend classes did so, and Grandma also started her steamed buns business, with busy but fulfilling days.

  Before Mo Bei got her violin, Old Man Lin had already started teaching her musical notes (staff notation). After the Lantern Festival, the violin she was going to practice with finally arrived, and she began her formal studies. Talent is indeed talent; compared to Mo Bei's ability to recognize characters, her ability to read sheet music was truly worlds apart. Old Man Lin was beaming with joy, having discovered another treasure.

  After the New Year's things were settled, Dashengzi rushed over and told Fang Mo Nan and others about what happened in the countryside. The whole countryside was overjoyed, and the county government specially allocated funds to arrange for the purchase of high-quality plastic film, with the costs prepaid by the county government and deducted at harvest time. As for the contract signed with Hao Weixian, it was only a draft contract, and the performance date was not until the vegetables were listed in large quantities. This way, Dashengzi and others didn't have to bother with corn stalks, and they had plenty of time to spare, so they rushed over in a hurry.

  It's just in time, Fang Mo Nan was thinking about how to spend the money on the deposit slip and make the most of it. It's hard for people to earn money, but it's easy for money to make money. Putting money in the bank to earn interest is simply unbearable!

  During this period, the store's sales increased and Fang Mornan's savings account was replenished. She had previously worked at a feed processing plant and knew the formula for making feed, with main ingredients including corn, wheat bran, soybean meal, cottonseed meal, peanut meal, etc., which were mixed according to needs. She did not use bone powder but instead used earthworms as a substitute. Running a feed factory should be feasible, and relatives can also engage in sideline businesses such as breeding.

  Fang Mo Nan handed his complete plan book to Old Man Lin again, poultry, eggs and meat are necessities of life.

  "Ah, Nang Nang, this is the other half of the vegetable basket plan! The idea is good, but doing business with relatives is actually the most troublesome. There are seven shareholders and eight people in charge, no stable rules to follow. It's easy to run into problems with uneven profit distribution, and for a few cents, you'll end up making your relatives not feel like relatives anymore. If it fails, it's just you blaming him and him blaming you, turning good relatives into worse enemies than sworn foes. Such things are all too common."

  Grandma was also very happy at first, thinking it would be great to make her rural relatives rich. But after hearing the old man's words, she hesitated, "Close brothers are clear about accounts, if this doesn't go well, we'll really become enemies, and need to think carefully."

  "Big sister, you're overthinking it, your Nan Nan definitely has another trick up her sleeve." Old Man Lin said with a smile.

  "Hehe... those who know me are my brothers. Fang Mo Nan again took out the shareholding system, deciding on the right to speak in production and operation according to the amount of shares held. A strict salary and reward system was established, even for those participating in management, referring to the monthly salary of employees in the same industry, with rewards and penalties implemented. For major decisions such as the development direction of the store, shareholder representatives must jointly convene a meeting to discuss and vote..."

  Thousands of words are written, and the difficulties that are imagined to be encountered are all ended in their budding state.

  "In that case, Nannan, you're being taken advantage of. Dachengzi and the others can't afford to pay such a high price." Old Man Lin said, with the current rural conditions, this amount is simply astronomical.

  "I really hadn't thought of this, but eating loss is blessing," said Fang Mo Nan.

  "This loss we also have to bear in the open." Old Master Lin had a plan in mind, and just then Da Chengzi arrived.

  When Old Man Lin threw out the difficulties they had discussed, "No way, no way, how could we become enemies for a little benefit?" Da Chengzi was originally full of joy after hearing the plan, but unfortunately, Old Man Lin's cold water poured on him made him feel chilled to the bone. "Didn't we have a good time together selling vegetables in the provincial city last time?"

  Mr. Lin gave Fang Mo Nan a look, "Take a look at the big cake you've drawn, it's quite stimulating." "That's not a small amount of money, Da Chengzi, you should know that the profit of this feed factory is not just a few thousand or eight hundred. Even I find it hard to estimate its prospects and profits. After all, wealth moves people's hearts!"

  Daxinzi excitedly stood up, rubbed his hands together and stared eagerly at Lin Laoyezi and the others.

  Grandma said: "Dazhengzi, you'd better think it over carefully."

  Dazhengzi had been hoping that his grandmother would add some words of encouragement to help him, but instead she said something discouraging and he hung his head in despair.

  Mr. Lin became a teacher again and began to popularize the shareholding system to Dashengzi, Fang Mennai generously took only 30% of the shares, and the remaining Dashengzi took back to the village for distribution.

  After forming a written agreement, it can be said that everyone was delighted. Dachengzi also knew that he had taken advantage of the situation, and everything was left unspoken.

  The factory was built in Dashenzhen Village, and the raw materials were locally sourced. Not only was Dashenzhen's father elected as the new village branch secretary, but there was also a piece of salt alkali land in the village that couldn't be used for grain production, which was also considered part of the village's shares. Without a proper company law, they could only make do with this arrangement for now. This way, Fang Mennai not only made money, but also drove the development of the entire village's breeding industry.

  Fang Mo Nan specially instructed Da Cheng Zi to take care of the feed factory when it opened, and its future prospects will be better than the greenhouse vegetables and breeding industry. Because she clearly knows the sustainable development of the feed factory.