Many people now keep orchids at home, and a lot of farmland has been turned into orchid cultivation.

I've kept it and never sold it.

He remembered that the price control order was about to be issued, so he kept it at home.

Now, all we need to do is wait for the price to rise, and when the time is right, all those orchids can be sold.

Chen Yifei was quite adept at doing these things.

It took the brothers a while to react before they belatedly said, "Brother Fei, does that mean our orchids are going to make a lot of money?"

"You made a profit from those orchids we just randomly picked up a few days ago?"

"We in Wenshui County definitely don't know yet; the capital has more news!"

"Brother Fei, we've made a fortune!"

"..."

Everyone was very excited, looking at Chen Yifei with envy and excitement.

Chen Yifei succeeded at everything he did, largely because he had great foresight. What initially seemed like casual actions turned out to be profitable later on.

He also has great courage.

The orchids were harvested but not sold, and many people were thinking that they should grow them for their own enjoyment.

I never expected it to be used like this...

Tiger immediately said, "This matter needs to be kept secret right now; we can't talk about it carelessly. Although the news has spread, it will still take a long time to get to Wenshui County."

"The main problem is that many people don't read newspapers or pay attention to them."

Chen Yifei nodded: "We'll be in Beijing for a while, so it's impossible for the news to get out immediately."

"We're keeping collecting orchids at home, and that's enough. We'll continue to lift the purchase restrictions, and we'll try to collect as many local mountain products as possible, but we'll skip the really common ones."

"Now that the garment factory is up and running, and we've hired someone to plant mulberry trees, my second sister can keep an eye on things there. We can just focus on what we're doing now."

"Everything back home is being taken care of, as are your families. Everyone in the village looks after each other."

It might not be the case in other places, but Yongquan Village is a place where everyone worked together to build it up.

Apart from Zheng Fang's family, everyone else was working with Chen Yifei, putting in all their effort and working together as one.

So now we're all of one mind, and it's so great to be walking together!

Malay also took a look and found it quite interesting. A young man from out of town, who looked like he came from a village, said he wanted to partner with him to open an antique appraisal shop.

He's not stupid. He has no experience coming from such a small place. He'll get ripped off and won't even have his underwear left.

They didn't even consider Chen Yifei.

A short while later, Deng Yitong arrived looking quite respectable.

He even styled his hair into a slicked-back look and said to Chen Yifei, "Oh ho, Chen Yifei!"

"You're also coming to Beijing to develop your career."

"Yes. Didn't I say last time that I would definitely come to Beijing? Haha!"

"So, what kind of business are you doing here?"

Chen Yifei was a little curious: what kind of company did he find to work for here?

And he looks a bit like a gigolo, not in a stereotype, but I'm just curious if he's got some kind of relationship with her.

Deng Yitong had a high opinion of Chen Yifei and felt that he was willing to work for him here.

They arrived with a tricycle full of people, carrying a letter of introduction from their work unit, and checked into the guesthouse.

As he walked along the road, he said, "My workplace... you'd never guess, I work in a printing factory. I'm helping out with the management now. I'm not really suited to starting my own business. I need to find a stable job, one that I can hold until I die."

"After that, I plan to go to Xiushui Street."

He whispered in Chen Yifei's ear.

Xiushui Street... Chen Yifei had been to this place in his previous life. It was a gray area, a gathering place for "scalpers," and a place where many people did foreign exchange trading.

It's chaotic. But chaos breeds heroes; some make a fortune, while others lose everything.

"Are you going or not?" Deng Yitong asked excitedly. "If you go, I'll definitely go wherever you tell me to go."

Chen Yifei laughed: "That won't be necessary."

“I don’t plan to do these things, but if you want to, I feel you could smuggle electronic watches and nylon stockings, etc.”

"How so?" Deng Yitong asked curiously.

“Nylon stockings cost 80 cents a pair when they were in Shanghai. If you bring them here to Xiushui Street, you can sell them for about three yuan.”

"Business may not be very good now, but if you keep going, you'll be one of the first to try and succeed in the initial market."

I remember that Xiushui Street started to flourish around 1984, and it only really took off after 1983.

I didn't earn much in the first few years, but it wasn't enough to make a fortune. I had to wait until after 1983 for the right opportunity to make big money.

Anyway, I've told him the way to make money; now it's up to him to do it.

Deng Yitong nodded.

I did listen...

That's right, Deng Yitong felt that Chen Yifei was earning too little.

Earning just a few dollars at a time, and putting in so much effort to set up a stall—these jobs are incredibly tiring! Just thinking about it now makes me feel like I couldn't have endured such a tiring life.

"Let me take another look."

"What are you going to do, Chen Yifei? I'll follow you."

Deng Yitong is no longer focused on doing the work; he's focused on Chen Yifei.

They were taken to a guesthouse, which was quite remote. After receiving the letter of introduction, the place was rather dirty, with a lot of coal, dust, and cobwebs everywhere.

For Chen Yifei, it was also a good place to go.

There are at least three rooms, enough for all of them to sleep in.

I'll make do with what I have for the night, and tomorrow I can rent a place to stay nearby.

As Chen Yifei tidied up the house, he said, "Let me take another look. I'm planning to go to Qianmen Dashilan."

"There are more people there."

"What?!" Deng Yitong exclaimed, hands on his hips. "They're not developing over there at all. Everything's still quite old and run-down, much worse than here. There's a lot of people, but most of them don't have any money!"

"If you set up a stall there, you'd probably have to sell cheaply. You'd never make big money like that!"

Chen Yifei smiled and said, "I'll go take a look tomorrow and then decide."

"Okay, okay."

Deng Yitong glanced at his watch: "I have to go to work tomorrow, so you can stay here as long as you like. Just let me know when you're done."

"We can make do for one night, and then we'll rent a place to stay."

The main reason was that I didn't want to cause too much trouble for Deng Yitong.

Deng Yitong nodded and left first, telling them that they could get some rest once they were settled in.

Lying there, the brothers still felt like it was all a dream. "Brother Fei, we're really going to make a fortune!"

"We're actually in Beijing now! If things develop, we'll all probably be rich. Let's settle down in the capital!"