Chapter 54: Villain
When it was almost time for lunch, Meng Fude came back and saw that his family was happy. He knew that they had made money.
To be honest, Mengfud was a little against the idea of his family doing business at first.
He has been a farmer for most of his life and has been an honest man all his life, but this is the first time he has done such a risky thing.
But his wife and two daughters all said they wanted to do it, and were full of enthusiasm, so he didn't say anything. He helped make the shelves, busy himself with work in the fields, and tried his best to give them some support.
Now, the first business went very smoothly and he was particularly happy. As soon as he entered the door, he asked about the actual situation.
"I just went to return the donkey cart to the Ye family, and Village Chief Ye asked me about it."
Last time they brought back two sewing machines and so much cloth, and everyone in the village knew that they were going to set up a stall to do business. Today was their first day in town, so it was normal for people to ask about it.
However, when Meng Shulan heard this, her heart was moved.
"Dad, what did he ask you?"
Mumford: "Nothing much, just asking if the items were sold out and how business was going."
When the mother and her two daughters returned home, Mengfude took the donkey out to feed the grass. He had no idea about the family's business. He only knew that all the things were sold out and he returned with an empty cart.
So he didn't say much, just saying it was still unclear.
Meng Shulan: "Didn't you say anything else besides these?"
Mumford shook his head. "No more."
He went to return the car, took it away and left.
Meng Shulan thought for a moment and asked again, "What about yesterday? Dad, when you went to borrow the car, did Village Chief Ye say anything to you?"
Montford shook his head. "Nothing much. I just asked who was coming to town today."
Who's coming to town...
This problem is both ordinary and unusual.
After all, Zhuang Bailu came to her house today, so early in the morning, it was impossible that someone saw them on the street and went back to inform her.
It takes 30 to 40 minutes to drive from the town to the village where the Huang family lives, and it takes at least an hour and a half to go back and forth.
When Zhuang Bailu came to the door this morning, not only did she come by herself, she also went to the elementary school to call her brother-in-law Huang Jialin. The time required for this process must have been at least ten to twenty minutes.
But at that time, their business had just ended.
So the reason why Zhuang Bailu was causing trouble in the morning was not because someone saw them in the town and went to report the news, but because someone had gone to the Huang family to report this matter early this morning, or even last night.
The only people who knew their movements were the villagers, and the person who reported the news was most likely Ye Pingshun.
Ye Pingshun is the village chief and an old acquaintance of Secretary Huang of the commune.
After dinner, Meng Shulan pulled her sister into the room.
"Sister, you should be careful these days. I guess Ye Pingshun reported the incident to the town this morning."
"Ye Pingshun! He..."
Meng Changli was originally thinking about what kind of news he was reporting, but then she realized that the man was the spy planted by her parents-in-law in the village.
Meng Changli: "I understand."
What the hell is this? A grown man is doing these little tricks.
Meng Shulan: "He's a snitch, that's one thing, but there's another thing we need to pay special attention to. Sister, this guy is likely to become our competitor in the future."
Meng Changli was surprised, "It seems that no one in the Ye family knows how to make clothes."
Meng Shulan: "This competition cannot be viewed in such a narrow sense. He doesn't know how to make it, but he can find someone who does, or go outside to find sources of goods and get the finished product directly."
Meng Shulan remembered that the Ye family started doing business after the policy was opened up in the previous life.
Their family wants to get rich, but it's actually nothing.
It’s just a bit disgusting that they never try to explore business opportunities on their own, but just keep imitating others.
In the previous life, after the policy was implemented, the first person in the village to go out and do business was Gu Hansong.
Although he is still doing business now, it is all small-scale, just like selling wool on the street, in bursts and on a small scale.
But after being released, he started using tractors and trucks to transport things to town.
It was almost the end of the year at that time, and he didn't know where to find ready-made cotton-padded clothes, white flour, sugar, and oil. He bought them all without any tickets.
As Gu Hansong's business grew, Ye Pingshun became jealous. He went around asking where his goods came from, and secretly followed him into the city to steal his source of goods.
Gu Hansong is so smart that naturally he didn't get any benefit from it.
But after running around for a while, this guy finally found some tricks and started to learn how to do business from Gu Hansong.
Gu Hansong used a big truck to sell New Year goods, and he used an ox cart.
When Gu Hansong sold cotton-padded clothes, he sold cotton and cloth. In the spring of the following year, Gu Hansong brought back a lot of fertilizers, and he also got some from somewhere. When Gu Hansong had sold all his fertilizers, he started selling them at a high price.
The behavior of the Ye family's two sons is shameful, but there is nothing you can do about it.
Later, Gu Hansong left and went to Nancheng to make a living. He began to look for targets around him and imitate other people.
But no one else had as accurate a vision as Gu Hansong. Without a good reference, his family's business plummeted. After struggling for a while, the father and his two sons were cheated and lost money. In the end, they stopped messing around and opened a grocery store in the town to start a small business.
In her previous life, Meng Shulan heard that his family's store was doing well in the town. Although they didn't make a lot of money, at least they had some income, which was much better than an ordinary family.
In this life, Gu Hansong is still in hibernation, while his family has stepped to the forefront.
Meng Shulan thought that the Ye family might have to shift their target as well.
Meng Changli listened to her sister's analysis and nodded repeatedly.
She knew that Ye Pingshun's family were full of tricks and had thick skins like a city wall.
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on that side next time, and if they make any moves, I'll let you know in time."
"Um."
In the afternoon, Meng Shulan finished dinner early and prepared to return to school.
This time, He Jinqiu not only prepared minced meat, dried preserved vegetables and chili sauce for her daughter, but also boiled six eggs for her to take to school.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and it will snow soon. I can boil a few eggs and bring them to school.
Meng Shulan refused, and Xiang Jinqiu said, "Studying takes up your brain."
Meng Changli also asked her to take it, saying that her sister had been worrying about business matters recently and had spent a lot of time on it.
I went to the market today and was able to get a ride on the main road.
Meng Changli helped carry the food bags and prepared to give her sister a ride.
As soon as the two sisters went out, they saw Gu Yue coming over. She was wearing a flowery jacket, holding a popcorn stick in her hand, and hopping as she walked, with two little pigtails swinging.
The little girl smiled and asked Meng Shulan: "Sister, are you going to school?"
Meng Shulan nodded, and then asked Gu Yue with a smile, "What are you doing? What are you playing?"
Gu Yue chuckled twice, but did not answer Meng Shulan's question. Instead, he said, "It just so happens that my uncle is also going to town. Why don't you take his car? It's free."
(End of this chapter)
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