Director Wang immediately ordered the goods to be unloaded and inspected one by one. He opened a jar of soy sauce, poured out a little, tasted it, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face: "Good! Good! This soy sauce is even more fragrant than the last sample! The pickled vegetables are also good, crisp and delicious, and the cured meat is even more fragrant! The sesame candy and peanut brittle are also very good, sweet and crispy, the children will definitely like them!"
After the inspection, Director Wang settled the bill for Lin Wanqiu on the spot, and said with a smile, "Comrade Wanqiu, your goods are excellent! Next time you should send more, and our supply and marketing cooperative will definitely be able to sell them all! By the way, I also talked to the directors of supply and marketing cooperatives in other communes about your goods, and they were also very interested. Next time you can make more and send them to other communes to sell, and you will definitely earn more money!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqiu was overjoyed and quickly thanked Director Wang. After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, they went to the vegetable market and handed over the remaining pickled vegetables and snacks to the stall owners they had contacted earlier. The stall owners immediately and warmly accepted the goods, saying that the previous batch had long been sold out and many customers had come to ask when they would have more.
After finishing all that, it was already noon. Lin Wanqiu took Shen Tingzhou and Nian'an to a small restaurant in the county town for lunch. Nian'an, holding the candied hawthorns she had just bought, said happily, "Mom, today is so much fun! We sold all our goods, so we can earn more money and buy me even more candied hawthorns!"
Lin Wanqiu smiled and said, "Yes, as long as we work hard, life will definitely get better and better! When we earn more money, we'll build new classrooms for the village school so that all the children can study in spacious and bright classrooms." Shen Tingzhou held Lin Wanqiu's hand, his eyes full of support: "Wanqiu, I believe in you, we can definitely do it!"
In the afternoon, they took the money from selling their goods and rode back to the village in a horse-drawn carriage. The sun shone brightly along the way. Nian'an sat in the carriage humming a children's song, while Shen Tingzhou and Lin Wanqiu chatted about their future plans—they wanted to expand their sideline business group, adding a few more projects, such as making tofu and vermicelli, to diversify their product range; they also wanted to teach the villagers more skills so that everyone could master a trade and earn money even after leaving the sideline business group.
Back in the village, the villagers were already waiting at the entrance. Seeing them return, they immediately surrounded them. Lin Wanqiu took out the money from selling the goods and told everyone that all the goods were sold out, and at a good price. The villagers cheered. Aunt Wang excitedly grabbed Lin Wanqiu's hand, saying, "Wanqiu, thank you so much! With you, we can finally earn money! I'm going home right now to tell my husband, so he can be happy too!"
Lin Wanqiu smiled and said, "No need to thank me, this is the result of our joint efforts. Tomorrow we will distribute work points and pocket money to everyone, so come early!" The villagers readily agreed and went home happily.
As night deepened, Lin Wanqiu and Shen Tingzhou sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), looking at the money in their hands, their hearts filled with emotion. They knew this was just the beginning, and there was still a long road ahead, but as long as their family worked together with their fellow villagers, they were sure they could find their own path to prosperity and enable everyone to live a happy and fulfilling life.
Just then, a knock came from outside the courtyard gate, accompanied by a familiar yet unfamiliar voice: "Sister Wanqiu, it's Jasmine! I'm back, open the door and see me!" Upon hearing this voice, Lin Wanqiu's brows furrowed instantly—Lin Jasmine, this white lotus cousin who had framed her many times before, why had she suddenly returned? She had a bad feeling; Lin Jasmine's return this time was definitely not so simple.
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