"Okay, I'll pack up and come over."
Since there was something to discuss, Li Miaomiao did not refuse. It saved her the trouble of cooking dinner in the evening. After washing up, she took her son to marry the village chief.
Zhang Degen was already getting impatient. He had something on his mind and couldn't sit down quietly. He walked around under the big tree, holding a pipe in his hand and smoking it.
"Boss, you're making me dizzy by walking around like this."
Wang Chunhua was a little confused. The results of her trip to the county town were pretty good, so why did she look worried when she came back? She had clearly asked her son to weigh some meat and brought it back, saying that he wanted to have a drink in the evening. She should be in a good mood.
"Just mind your own business and don't look at me. I'm thinking about something right now. Just do what you need to do and don't bother me."
When Zhang Degen was thinking about something, he hated being disturbed, and his tone showed some temper.
Wang Chunhua knew very well that she had a good character as her husband. She rolled her eyes, turned around, took the basket and went to the vegetable garden again. She picked some eggplants, beans and cabbages, and also picked a handful of leeks. The fried leek eggs were also a good dish to go with wine.
Since Li Miaomiao was invited to dinner, just a bowl of fried meat seemed a little insufficient. I would add a leek and egg, some fried vegetables, and a plate of peanuts and that would be enough.
These days, this is considered a very rich meal. Some families go without meat for almost several months.
It was Li Miaomiao who saved Zhang Degen and helped a lot this time, otherwise Wang Chunhua would not have been willing to let him go.
Zhang Degen watched Wang Chunhua come back from picking vegetables. He was obviously thinking about something, but he didn't forget to tell her: "Fry a few more eggs. Don't be stingy. It's a rare opportunity to invite Guoan's wife to come over for a meal."
"Do you even need to tell me that? Am I that stingy?"
Wang Chunhua said this and went straight back to the kitchen, ignoring the worried old man.
Seeing his wife ignoring him, Zhang Degen took another drag on his cigarette and said, "This attitude... the older you get, the worse your temper gets."
Wang Chunhua was busy in the kitchen. Unlike usual, there were only two drops of oil on a bowl of food, and this time he used a spoon to scoop it out.
Smelling the aroma from the pot, I realized that adding more oil makes the dishes taste much better.
I hope this soap workshop business can be successful, so that life will be better in the future. I don’t have to use watery soup when cooking, but can at least add more oil.
When Li Miaomiao arrived at the village chief's house, she smelled the fragrance while standing outside. She held Pei Yifan's hand and greeted Zhang Degen with a smile.
"Uncle Degen, I'm too lazy to cook tonight, so I came to your house for dinner." Li Miaomiao said with a smile
When Zhang Degen saw Li Miaomiao, he smiled widely: "Just come, your aunt is looking forward to your visit."
Zhang Degen said this and quickly let the person in, and gave Pei Yifan a handful of candy.
Pei Yifan looked at the village chief's face with a smile that was a little too much, and always felt that he was just like the big dog in the village who found a bone. He was so attentive, most likely because he had something to ask for.
Thinking of this, Pei Yifan said politely, "Thank you, Village Chief."
"This kid has a promising future, like Guoan. When he grows up and goes to school, he will definitely be a good seedling." Zhang Degen was reluctant to meddle in other people's affairs, but at this time he couldn't help but say
"I think so too. When Xiaofan is old enough, I will send him to school. He can't stay at home like this. Only by studying can he have a bright future."
After Li Miaomiao said this, she thought that teaching the little one to read and write could not be delayed any longer, so she went back to find Li Yanan to arrange this matter.
Pei Yifan didn't know that his mother had such an idea. In fact, he was looking forward to going to school. He once asked his mother about it, and his mother said that he needed the money for something, so he stopped looking forward to it.
"Mom, really, you're going to send me to school?"
The little guy still has a strong desire to study and wants to learn more knowledge, but he is also a little worried. His face wrinkled: "Mom, I'd better not study. You are already tired of raising me, and studying costs a lot of money."
Pei Yifan always remembered his mother's hard work and didn't want to add to her burden, so even though he really wanted to go to school, he didn't want to show it on his face.
Li Miaomiao always knew that the little guy was under a heavy burden, but he had been living a relatively happy life these days. Li Miaomiao thought that the little guy was getting better, but when she heard what the little guy said, she knew that she still didn't care enough about her son.
"Xiao Fan, how could you have such thoughts? Look at how capable your mother is now. It's so easy for her to raise you. You don't have to feel burdened by this. It's natural for a mother to raise her son. Besides, didn't you say you would let me live a good life in the future? Are you lying? How can I learn skills without studying, let alone let me live a good life?"
Pei Yifan became anxious when he heard this: "Of course it's true, I will let my mother live a good life!"
"So you still have to go to school, otherwise why should you let me live a good life?"
Although Pei Yifan knew that his mother said this on purpose, he still nodded: "Mom, I'll go. I'll help you with the work when I get back from school."
Hearing her son's words, Li Miaomiao did not refuse, but nodded: "That's good, it can also help me share a lot of the burden."
Seeing how Li Miaomiao taught her son, Zhang Degen suddenly understood why Pei Yifan was so outstanding at such a young age. Sometimes blindly spoiling a child is not always good for him. If Li Miaomiao really didn't treat the child well, why would she send him to school?
After Li Miaomiao finished speaking, she realized that she had left the village chief aside and quickly said, "Uncle Degen, look at me. I'm busy talking to the kids. You called me over here because you have something to tell me, right?"
"I do have something to discuss with you. Let's go in and talk slowly."
Li Miaomiao nodded and went into the main house with Zhang Degen. Zhang Degen made a cup of tea for Li Miaomiao before sitting down.
"Today I went to the county and met with County Magistrate Liang. County Magistrate Liang has basically agreed to build a soap workshop in the village."
Li Miaomiao was not surprised to hear this result. She had previously inquired about the work styles of several top county leaders before asking Zhang Degen to take the report and samples to find someone. As long as Zhang Degen did not make any mistakes, there should be no problem.
"In that case, the village should start preparing. If we want to build a soap workshop, we need to find a suitable place, and the place can't be small. Our soap is good, so the sales will definitely be good. We don't have to look for a new place later, so we might as well find a place right away."
This is another question, but Zhang Degen has thought about it.
"I've already thought of a location. I'll mark out a piece of land at the east end of the village. It's large and spacious, perfect for this purpose. As for building a house, if everyone contributes, we can build it. We can save some money in the early stages and just get the essentials in place. Once the soaps start selling and we earn some money, we can add more."
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