Chapter 337 Chinese Valentine's Day (7)

"Good afternoon, fellow villagers and fellow countrymen!"

"Today is a good day for our Xiaowan Village!"

"First of all, on behalf of all members of the village committee, I would like to congratulate everyone on their sales achievements today..."

On a makeshift stage, Tian Fushun was holding a microphone and giving an emotional speech.

As he said, today is a good day for Xiaowan Village.

At this moment, men, women, young and old gathered together in the audience. Almost all the people in the village came out and gathered in the largest wheat field in the village to participate in this happy feast unique to Xiaowan Village.

Rural banquets are always lively, and this one was something everyone had agreed to long ago.

Dozens of large square and round tables of various colors and styles, brought from various households, were placed on the threshing floor. The villagers brought their own stools and sat around the tables.

The tables were filled with food and drinks prepared in advance. Cold, hot, sour, sweet, meaty, vegetarian, and a combination of meat and vegetables, each table was different, with dozens of dishes filling the table and making it a very sumptuous feast.

Different from before.

This time, the buffet was prepared in a hurry and there was no time to make it on the spot, so each family prepared it in advance from home and brought it over to make the table together.

Therefore, women also took off their aprons and sat at the table with the elderly and children, and even sat at the seats of honor to share the joy with the men.

Tian Xin sat in the audience, listening to Tian Fushun's speech, and silently preparing for the subsequent procedures in her heart.

"In short, it comes down to one thing! Work hard, work hard, and by the end of the year, we'll have the car back and our wallets filled up..."

There was laughter from below.

Tian Fushun walked off the stage amid applause and laughter and handed the microphone to Tian Xin.

"As for me, I won't say anything!"

As Tian Xin stepped onto the stage, she greeted everyone with a smile. Then she asked a few young men waiting nearby to bring up all the items they had prepared and place them on one side of the stage. She also taped a large red paper list to the curtain behind her.

"This is the list as of 4 p.m."

She turned sideways and pointed at the large red paper behind her and said, "This shopping festival is like an opening ceremony for everyone. My original plan was to use this opportunity to open up sales channels for everyone, so that everyone would have the confidence to continue opening online stores!"

But I never expected it to be so successful!"

"The train runs fast because of the locomotive!" Someone in the audience shouted, "That's because our village committee is leading the way!"

"Yes, that's right!" Several people echoed.

Tian Xin smiled and waved her hand to calm the noise.

“Of course, the process was full of twists and turns, and it took a lot of effort.

But, overall, it's still satisfying. Therefore, the village committee has decided to give everyone this honor. We hope that after today, everyone will make good use of this online store to expand their businesses and live a better life."

"good!"

Someone responded and everyone started applauding.

"Come on, let's whet everyone's appetite first and give out the awards so they can eat more later!"

She turned around with a smile, read out the names on the list, and invited people to come on stage.

Zhang Ying, Li Xiaoyan, Guo Zhenmin, Tian Lei and others went on stage one after another and became the focus of the whole village.

Surprisingly, my second aunt, who has been in the fruit business, was also among them. This shopping festival coincided with the ripening season of her orchard, and the list showed that her transaction volume was close to 20,000.

This was something we couldn't even imagine before.

Second Aunt was grinning from ear to ear when she went up to receive the award. As soon as she received the certificate of honor from Tian Fushun, she excitedly gave a speech of thanks.

"I never thought that at this age, I would have the opportunity to have Director Tian present me with an award!"

Her hands were shaking, she held the microphone in one hand and the certificate of honor in the other, and her words were halting and incoherent.

When the people below saw this, they gave her a round of applause to encourage her.

"In the past, everyone lived the same life, facing the earth and working hard. When the rain came, life was good, and no one family was better than another!

My family's orchards were planted when my great-grandfather was still alive. Despite all the hard work in the early years, they still didn't bring in much. I suggested we dig up the trees and plant crops, but he disagreed.

Well, I caught up this year.”

She turned around and handed the certificate of honor to Li Xiaoyan, who was standing beside her. She freed her hand to hold Tian Xin's and said with a smile, "If it weren't for Xinxin leading us to start this online store, I wouldn't have known there was another way to live our lives."

Another wave of applause rang out from below, accompanied by a few whispers of discussion.

"Second Aunt's life is finally getting better!"

"That's right, who says it's not? I've worked hard for half my life, and this year the orchard is profitable."

"Now, I guess I can find a daughter-in-law for his son."

"That's right, after all the hardship comes happiness!"

Second Aunt didn't hear any of this, and she continued to hold Tian Xin's hand and talk about her feelings about running an online store over the past six months.

"Ever since this online store started, our family has been divided into two factions. One is the opposition faction consisting of my father-in-law, mother-in-law and old man, and the other is the radical faction consisting of me and my son."

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she smiled until they started to flow. "At first, the online store had returns every day, and I got tons of bad reviews. My family was in turmoil all day long. In the end, even my son stopped supporting me. I was busy all day, and when I got home, they would tease me. I couldn't make any money, and I felt really bad!"

"What about now?" Tian Xin interrupted, smiling and asking, "Do grandparents still tease you now?"

"No, no," an old man at the table below stood up shakily with a cane, waved his hand to Tian Xin on the stage, and said with a smile: "I won't say it again in the future. Making money is a good thing!"

This old man is my second aunt’s father-in-law. He is old and has poor eyesight, but his hearing is very sharp.

As soon as he said this, there was a burst of laughter from both the stage and the audience, and everyone was joking about how he was "blinded by money"!

Second Aunt picked up Tian Xin and went downstairs!

She didn't finish her words, but she felt there was no need to say more, so she took the certificate to show her son with satisfaction.

Tian Xin then presented the awards according to the list, and asked each of them to give their acceptance speech.

This is a great honor for rural people.

The villagers are all honest farmers who have worked hard for most of their lives. Their highest pursuit in life is: thirty acres of land, a cow, a wife and children, and a warm bed.

Now that I've made money with my online store, my mindset has also improved. My old ideals are no longer a pursuit.

"I have to buy a home theater for my home this year, and then buy a refrigerator! After all, we have to enjoy life!" This was said by Guo Zhenmin.

"I'll start laying the foundation and building a new house next spring," Li Xiaoyan said. "I'm the only one in the village still living in a cave. I've been working hard all year! Next year, everyone can come and help me!"

There were cheers from the crowd.

Tian Xin recorded these remarks one by one.

Let this serve as a motivation for the future, she thought.