The ship that was supposed to leave stayed at the dock for one more day. Boxes of goods were loaded onto the ship, and the ship was going to leave today. The chestnuts loaded onto the boxes were all processed. As long as they were properly processed according to the method he gave during transportation, Cao Xiangnan didn't think there would be any problems. After the ship arrived, these chestnuts could be sold.

"Little brother, after this trip, big brother will have to come to you next year." This trip was not in vain. He met such a down-to-earth guy. He didn't make a mistake about him. Zhu Fujin reached out and patted the boy on the shoulder and said.

"Next year, big brother, come over, little brother will treat you to a good drink again." In these two days, Cao Xiangnan also got to know this boss Zhu a little bit. Except for his lustful problem, this man is a good person and is worth making friends with.

From what Boss Zhu said, Cao Xiangnan knew that Boss Zhu had a big business in the south. He traveled back and forth between the south and the north throughout the year, transporting goods from the south to the north and from the north to the south.

He only went home a few times a year. He also sold a lot of white wine here, and the wine was sent to Nanyang, leaving only a little for his family to drink. Cao Xiangnan took a few bottles of red wine as a gift to Zhu Fujin, so even if Zhu Fujin wanted to pay for it, he had no stock here, and could only wait until the grapes were ripe next summer to make wine.

"Okay, okay, then we have an appointment. Big brother, come and have a good drink with you next year." After the goods were shipped, the ship was about to set sail, and Zhu Fujin was also about to leave.

The steward who followed him whispered, "Master, it's time to go."

"Big brother is leaving now." When Zhu Fujin left, he did not forget to remind him, "Don't forget what big brother wants." Boss Zhu was talking about the red wine he ordered from him. How could he forget something that made money?

"I will definitely not forget big brother's share." Cao Xiangnan smiled and nodded. Hearing that the other party had seven or eight wives and concubines waiting for him to return, he also gave this boss Zhu several recipes for kidney-tonifying and waist-strengthening dishes.

After just two days of knowing each other, the two of them became brothers, which was not unreasonable.

"See you later." "See you later." "Have a safe trip."

The fog on the river had not yet dissipated, and the big ship slowly set sail and left. I have been busy since yesterday, busy asking people to collect the chestnuts and to process them according to the method of sand preservation, otherwise they will all rot when transported on the boat. Now that the boat has left, Cao Xiangnan can breathe a sigh of relief. "Let's go, everyone, go to the store and have a meal before going back." Cao Xiangnan waved his hand and took everyone to his store to eat. Cao Dapeng has now moved to the shop in the town to live, and Sun Yanshan has also come with him, along with two other employees. There is a stone mill in the backyard, and the rice noodles in the store will be made in the backyard in the future, so there is no need to rush to the town early every morning, which saves a lot of trouble. The weather was getting colder, and there were fewer ships coming and going. There were also fewer ships docked at the pier. There were not as many men waiting to work as before, so there were naturally fewer customers coming to the store to eat. The store was not as good as before, but there were still people coming to the store to buy rice noodles, and most of them were old customers in the town. In addition, many restaurants here ordered rice noodles from their store, so they could produce a lot of rice noodles every day. After everyone had eaten, they asked Sun Yanmiao and Cao Gui to take people back to the village first, while Cao Xiangnan and Cao Gang had to go to Yipinzhai. When they went there, the shopkeeper Liu was busy, so he asked the servant to take them upstairs to have tea first. Cao Xiangnan was not polite to the shopkeeper Liu. He went upstairs with Cao Gang to drink tea and waited for the shopkeeper Liu to finish his work before coming back. After staying in Yipinzhai for a while and talking with the shopkeeper Liu, they went back to Caojia Village. After returning to the village, everyone held a meeting. Li Zheng, the village chief, the deputy village chief and ten representatives were all there. In front of everyone, Cao Xiangnan handed the proceeds from the sale of chestnuts to the village chief. Now that the first batch of funds was available, Cao Xiangnan also proposed to establish a Caojia Village Foundation from today. After he had this idea, he listed out the constitution of the foundation. He took this opportunity to tell everyone what kind of existence and function the foundation had. On the basis of the first proposal, he made everyone understand what kind of organization it was. Moreover, the establishment of such an organization is related to money. This money is also related to the future operation and future of Caojia Village. Cao Xiangnan naturally did not want this money to fall into someone's pocket and become someone's private property. There is no corruption in Caojia Village now because the people here are poor and there is nothing to be corrupted. However, if the money in this foundation increases in the future, it is hard to guarantee that someone will not become greedy. Here Cao Xiangnan proposed to set up a supervisory department, saying, "So what I propose is that not only everyone present here, but also the village chief, the head of the village, the deputy village chief and ten representatives representing all the villagers should supervise this foundation together. All the villagers in Caojia Village should also be qualified to supervise this foundation and raise any questions about it." "... In the future, the income and expenditure of this foundation, the chairman of this foundation should make a financial report in front of the villagers' representatives every year. If there are any problems, all our representatives and everyone in Caojia Village can raise objections." No matter in which era, what the government can do for the people is very limited. The entire Feng Dynasty is so big, is it only Caojia Village that has people starving to death? There are no other places? The court will not care about the life and death of a small place like you. But if all the people in this village were connected in a line, became strong, and became a completely independent place, with its own set of management methods and operations, why would they need the court's aid? "If our Caojia Village established such an association, within ten years, our Caojia Village will definitely be the richest place in the surrounding area." After listening to what Cao Xiaozi said, Li Zheng stood up excitedly. It's not just the richest place in the surrounding area, it may even be the richest village in Fengchao! Cao Xiangnan added in his heart. Cao Gang stared at the smiling man with his eyes deeply. There were too many things buried deep in his eyes. Even if this person was sitting here, no one knew what he was thinking at this moment. But when it came to who would be the president, Cao Xiangnan didn't expect that everyone would unanimously choose him, and the reasons were very sufficient. So he had to jump into the pit he dug himself even if he had to kneel down! Who knew that he had pushed the previous village chief and the old guys out of office, pushed Cao Gang to be the village chief, and replaced him with his own people as managers, just thinking that it would be much more convenient to do something in Caojia Village in the future without any obstacles. After building the academy, he had to think about the operation of the academy and how to maintain it. Then this place happened to be able to accommodate the elderly and some poor families in the village in winter, and more and more things were done later.

These things may be just a piece of cake for Cao Xiangnan, but for all the villagers in Caojia Village, they are major events that will change their future lives and the future of this village.

"Since everyone thinks highly of me, Cao Xiangnan, then Cao Xiangnan will obey your orders." Although he is afraid of trouble, now it is really true that except for him who understands these things, no one here can understand them very well, and Cao Xiangnan can't refuse even if he wants to.

"We have agreed in advance that the position of the president is the same as the position of the manager of Caojia Village, and both are replaced every three years." Cao Xiangnan is afraid that he will have to sit in this position for ten or eight years. If it were someone else, he would really want to sit in this position until he is old, which made everyone laugh. However, no one would worry that Cao Silang would steal from the police, which shows everyone's trust in him.

For now, he will still stay in Caojia Village for the next three years. As for the future, Cao Xiangnan will not guarantee that he will stay in this small village for the rest of his life. As for all the members of this foundation, Cao Xiangnan said that he would make arrangements later.

Nowadays, in Caojia Village, as long as you are not lazy, you have a job to do. The men in the village who can contribute went to work in the academy. It doesn't matter if you can't go. Recently, the village chief has led everyone into the mountains to hunt, pick mushrooms and pick chestnuts. Even if you don't know how to hunt, you can pick some mushrooms and wild vegetables from the mountains, dry them, and cook them in winter.

Since Cao Qingzhu followed him into the mountains to pick chestnuts, some of the grandmas in the village also followed him to pick chestnuts after knowing it. In the past, no one knew that this thing was so delicious. After eating it once, they found that it was no worse than the coarse grains they ate, so they also thought about picking some to eat as food.

The chestnuts they picked were soaked in cold water as Cao Silang said, and then picked up in bamboo baskets and hung under the eaves to dry. It was windy that day, so it took several days to dry. It is said that chestnuts preserved in this way are fresh and delicious, and they will not rot or get worms so quickly.

These chestnuts can also be dried and peeled, ground into powder and mixed with coarse grains to make steamed buns, which can save a lot of food. In the past, everyone was afraid of winter because it was too cold in winter. Even if it snowed outside, people would not go out. They could only eat two meals a day in the house. Some families only ate one meal a day. They were so hungry that they could only sleep in bed wrapped in quilts.

Now there are village chiefs and deputy village chiefs who lead everyone into the mountains. Even if they bring back chestnuts, they can add a lot of food for the winter.

So for a while, the enthusiasm of the people in Caojia Village was very high. Every day, they followed everyone into the mountains to pick chestnuts and wild vegetables and mushrooms. After leaving out the ones they left behind, they could also leave a lot for themselves. Those who did not catch any prey could also get some meat to take home.

The villagers go out early and come back late, and they only return home at dusk. After a day's work, they can sit down and rest for a while and wait for dinner.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The sound of the gong rang. The villagers heard the sound of the gong and came out of their homes and went to the door of the ancestral hall.

"I asked everyone to come here today because I have something very important to tell you." When most people came, Li Zheng said loudly.

"This can also be said to be a good thing for all the villagers in Caojia Village." Li Zheng had a happy smile on his face. This is also a good thing for their Caojia Village.

When the people below heard Li Zheng's words, they all became happy. You asked me, and I asked you.

"Do you know what it is?"

"Do you know?"

Some of the elders who followed snorted. What good thing could it be? But there was also curiosity in his eyes.

Hearing the voices of people talking below, Li Zheng raised his hands, and when everyone quieted down, he told everyone about this important event, which was also a good thing, "...In the future, our Caojia Village will become better and better, and everyone's life will get better and better." After

hearing Li Zheng's words, everyone in the village was excited.

Even when Cao Xiangnan went on stage to speak, he couldn't calm everyone's excitement. He just used concise words to tell everyone what kind of organization this was. So next year, when the academy is built, their next goal is to build a charity hall to provide a place for the lonely elderly and helpless young children in the village to live.