Even his own superiors placed orders with him when they heard that his agricultural products were ready for market.

Not only that, but other brother units also think that it doesn't matter whose products they sell to. They have delivery services available, so why do they always have to go out and travel far to buy?

So when there was no other option, they could communicate with the designers and experts to set aside a plot of land to temporarily supply vegetables to various units.

I never imagined that vegetables alone would be enough to support the wages of everyone involved in the farm's construction.

That makes sense, though. Prices are cheap now, no matter what it is, even workers' wages are low.

Despite this, the monthly salary for these people who were demobilized from the military is still between 50 and 100 yuan.

You could say this salary is higher than what you'd earn working in a factory now. What can you do? They're doing tough jobs, and although I get paid more, they get paid less.

Putting aside everything else, they completed a task that could have been finished in ten years in just over five years, with impeccable quality, by working overtime.

At the end of 1984, after the higher authorities issued a policy strictly prohibiting Party and government organs and cadres from engaging in business or running enterprises, I submitted my resignation.

There's nothing we can do. Although many of them aren't registered under our names, they're still easily verifiable. After all, we manage them all ourselves, even though they're registered under the military's name, we don't have the authority to manage them.

After resigning, I devoted most of my time to the farm. There was no other way; although it was a huge project that couldn't be completed in a year or two, it was achievable in some aspects.

The land that wasn't designated was divided into good and bad. The good land was planted with crops, while the bad land was dug up from the neighboring mountain and used to spread vegetables.

The various fruit trees that were originally on the mountain were then categorized and formed into orchards. The fruit tree seedlings taken from the space were also categorized and formed into orchards.

In addition, because of the original chestnut forest on the mountain, there was too much harvest in the autumn.

They then arranged for people in nearby villages to sort out the nut products, remove the shells and skins by weight, and transport them to a roasting and processing plant for further processing before selling them.

It can be said that starting from the winter of 1983, in Beijing and the surrounding cities, you could see the sound of vendors selling "sugar-roasted chestnuts" everywhere on the streets and alleys.

You could say that this chestnut is a ready-made source of income; you've already made money before even investing in an orchard.

So much so that after resigning from his job, he explored all around Miaoshan and found many wild fruit trees, which he had others dig up and plant on his own mountain.

"Mianmian, are you really sure you want to resign?"

"Mom, even if there are no regulations from above, I plan to resign within the next year or two."

"this"

"As you and Dad have seen, my business has expanded more and more in recent years, and I have to devote more energy to managing it."

"But then I can't keep occupying the toilet without doing my business, otherwise it won't look good for everyone."

"Alright! Although your dad and I don't know much about business, you can still talk to us if you encounter any problems in the future."

"Mom, don't worry! I won't be polite. By the way, Mom, now that there's this regulation from above, I'll transfer all the shares that belong to my sister-in-law and the others to your name. You can talk to them about it later, otherwise it will be difficult to handle if the higher-ups really investigate one day."

"Okay, I'll definitely call them and let them know."

Oh, Mom? There's one more thing. I heard that someone at the higher-ups proposed paying pension insurance for every employee of the government and state-owned enterprises.

My plan is that if it's actually implemented, I'll first give it to all the employees of the roasted nuts and seeds factory and the handicraft factory.

"Will this put pressure on you?"

"No, this is what I think. Putting aside the fact that they have worked with me for so many years, their attitude towards work is even better than that of employees in state-owned enterprises. They never slack off or cheat, so it is worth it for me to buy for each and every one of them."

Moreover, it provides them with a form of protection. Also, after I buy them insurance, even if they are offered a good job in the future, they will still have to consider their pension insurance.

Putting everything else aside, let me just say this: I'm not the first person, and there's absolutely no third person, to pay for employee insurance in this area.

"But didn't you deposit money for them every month before?"

"But Mom? The speed at which I save money for them can't keep up with the current rate of price increases."

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about eggs. When we came back from the countryside in 1979, an egg cost only 10 cents. Now it has risen to 13 cents.

Don't underestimate these three cents; for a large family, it's a lot of money.

"Now that you mention it, it's true. Alright! You've already agreed to it. As long as it's in your best interest, anything goes."

"Thank you, Mom?"

"Silly child"

"Oh, right, Mom, there's one more thing. I need to trouble you and Dad to go to the military compound and talk to the commander. Duan Miao and I are opening a branch of our clothing store, and we need people. We can still pick a few from the military family compound. But this time, we'll have to go through an interview and pass a written test first."

"Don't you already have several people working at the clothing store? Besides, why open a branch?"

"It's like this, Sister Wang and the Zhang family's men have gone back to their hometown. Not to mention, it's not easy to find jobs for their men now."

Needless to say, their jobs were in dire straits, so the two of them planned to go back and open a clothing store. Duan Miao and I thought that we would also open a store in their city, so that we would have employees readily available and could also solve the jobs of Sister Wang and Sister Zhang.

I've heard the clothing market in Guangzhou is good right now, so I'm planning to buy some wholesale and open my own clothing store.

Will this work?

“No problem. After all, although ‘Mianmiao’ is a high-end brand, we also plan to reach out to the general consumer market. If the time is right, we can open our own clothing factory.”

"But how many people are you planning to recruit from the army this time? Just two?"

"There are two vacancies, but I want all six of us to participate. I'll choose two from among them and show them that jobs aren't so easy to come by. I don't want to end up like last time, getting yelled at and insulted!"

“That’s right, we have to let them know that we’re not easy to bully. Leave this to Mom.”