"Second brother, second sister-in-law, third brother, wait a minute." At dawn, when the Zheng brothers and sisters-in-law were about to go out to work, Zheng Dandan suddenly called out to Zheng Jiangong, Fang Xiaoyu and Zheng Jianjun.

"Little sister, is there something wrong?" Third brother Zheng Jianjun looked at Zheng Dandan in confusion.

"It's like this. Last night, my parents and I agreed to go to the county town to investigate the market environment, and you guys will come with us. So I won't be going to work for the time being. I'll take a day off today." Zheng Dandan replied.

"What about us?" He Yuegui asked, not hearing the arrangements for her.

"My eldest brother and his wife go to the fields as usual."

"Why?" He Yuegui looked at Zheng Dandan with dissatisfaction. She felt it was very unfair. Why were they the only ones working in the family?

"Sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law and third brother have all decided to do business together. Isn't it appropriate for them to go and investigate in person?" Zheng Dandan asked back.

He Yuegui still felt unbalanced after hearing this. However, given her personality, she didn't continue arguing and instead pulled Zheng Jianye away, holding her breath.

"Jianye, do you think my younger sister is targeting us on purpose?" After walking for a while, she suddenly asked, her heart full of resentment.

"What are you thinking about?" Zheng Jianye was helpless with his wife who was very scheming.

"I'm not imagining things. The whole family doesn't work, only the two of us go to the fields. How could she not be targeting me? I guess my younger sister is resentful that I didn't agree with her idea yesterday." He Yuegui didn't care about Zheng Jianye's scolding. She analyzed it very clearly, and the more she spoke, the more she felt that she had guessed the truth.

"After my second brother and the others decided to do business, they will stop working in the fields sooner or later. It will only take a few days at most. Why are you unhappy now? Didn't you insist on reconsidering it?" Zheng Jianye was a little angry when he said this.

He is the eldest son of the Zheng family. Because his father is a worker, he never thought that he would have to work in the fields for a lifetime. He always waited for his father to retire so that he could take over the job. However, he never expected that the situation would change suddenly. His father was falsely accused and kicked out of the shoe factory, and his job was gone.

Just as he was about to give up, Zheng Dandan suddenly proposed starting a business. Seeing the ten or so yuan Zheng Dandan handed out, he was shocked, yet even more excited. Suddenly, he felt as if he saw a new direction in his life. However, when he was about to join, He Yuegui stopped him. What right did he have to complain now?

Zheng Dandan and others were unaware of the conversation between Zheng Jianye and He Yuegui. They were on their way to the county town at that time.

The county town is far away, but fortunately there is a bus, but the ticket price is quite expensive.

"Passengers who get on the bus have bought tickets, three cents per person." The conductor walked around the bus collecting money.

"Why is it so expensive?" Sun Cuilan felt her heart bleed when she heard the ticket price. She glanced at the Zheng family and wanted to kick them out immediately.

"Comrade, here's the money." The ticket seller came to Sun Cuilan and extended his hand to her.

Although Sun Cuilan was heartbroken, she did not dare to evade the fare. She honestly took out 1.8 yuan and handed it to the ticket seller, "There are six of us." She pointed at Zheng Dandan, Zheng's father, and Zheng's brother and sister-in-law.

The ticket seller's eyes wandered over the Zheng family and then nodded.

"If I had known earlier, we mother and I would have come." After the ticket seller left, Sun Cuilan said with a distressed look on her face.

Upon hearing this, Zheng's brothers and sisters-in-law suddenly became as quiet as chickens and dared not say a word. They each spent three cents!

"Mom, Dad, brother and sister-in-law, please come and take a look. If you have any good ideas, you can put them forward in time. How can we, mother and I, think of everything? What if there is a big omission, it will not be worth it." Zheng Dandan persuaded and comforted.

It must be said that the high price has its reasons. The bus was very fast, and it only took half an hour for the Zheng family to reach the county town.

The county town was much more prosperous than the town. The tube-shaped buildings made Sun Cuilan and others who had just got off the bus stare in amazement.

"What a grand house!" Sun Cuilan exclaimed.

"I wish our family could live in a building like this one someday." Second sister-in-law Fang Xiaoyu was also amazed.

"You're dreaming!" Sun Cuilan woke up and scolded Fang Xiaoyu after hearing her unrealistic idea.

"You still have to have dreams. What if one day they accidentally come true?" Zheng Dandan used a very popular saying in later generations to ease the atmosphere. Then, she glanced at every member of the Zheng family and said, "Let's start now and observe more."

"Yes." The Zheng family's brothers and sisters-in-law nodded seriously, as if they were carrying some mission.

The prosperity of the county town is not only reflected in the magnificent tube-shaped buildings, but also in the pedestrians coming and going on the roads and the bustling streets.

"Eggs, fresh eggs, come and take a look, or they'll be gone!"

"Fine rice, 1.4 yuan a pound, no ticket needed!"

"Ciba, two cents a piece..."

After just ten minutes of wandering around, the Zheng family was stunned by the town's surroundings. They usually worked in the fields, rarely seeing the outside world, and were arguably the least informed. Now, to suddenly discover someone in a corner of the town engaged in direct trade, they were stunned.

Sun Cuilan was excited: "Okay, my girl, we can definitely do business here." Then she began to feel regretful, "Why didn't we bring anything today? Otherwise, we would have made a fortune!"

"Aren't they afraid of being caught?" asked second sister-in-law Fang Xiaoyu anxiously.

Sun Cuilan was in high spirits, but after hearing such a dampening remark, she glared at Fang Xiaoyu in dissatisfaction. Just as she was about to scold her, Zheng Dandan pulled Fang Xiaoyu to the glutinous rice cake stall.

"Hello, give me a portion of glutinous rice cake." Zheng Dandan took out the money and handed it to the stall owner.

"Great!" the stall owner agreed happily.

"Aren't you afraid of being caught doing business here now?" Just when Fang Xiaoyu was puzzled, Zheng Dandan asked the stall owner her question.

"Little girl, have you just arrived in the county?" The stall owner was in a good mood after making a deal and asked with a smile.

"Well, I haven't been here for a long time, and I found that the county town has changed a lot." Zheng Dandan replied.

"It's different now. With reform and opening up, as long as you don't cause trouble and run a small business, the inspection teams will pretend not to see anything and won't do anything," explained the stall owner.

"So that's how it is. Thank you." Zheng Dandan thanked her with a smile, then pulled Fang Xiaoyu away. "Are you relieved now?"

"Why is this happening?" Fang Xiaoyu looked at Zheng Dandan in confusion. How could speculation and profiteering suddenly be allowed? Years of indoctrination had left her with a difficult time adapting.

"What's the matter? Are you still not happy? Do you have to stop doing business? If you can't live a good life, just go and farm!" Sun Cuilan got angry when she saw Fang Xiaoyu, who was still frowning.

"Because it's needed. The market needs it, the people need it, and the country needs it. You'll understand later." Zheng Dandan told Fang Xiaoyu, then looked at the rest of the Zheng family, "Let's go back."

The purpose of the inspection has been achieved, and now it is time to go back and make preparations.