July and August are the season when fruit trees ripen, and the fruit trees in Yu Yin's yard are also ready to be harvested. An'an is the happiest; these are the fruit trees she has always missed, her little chicks, and the joyful yard in her mind have returned.
When my second sister is resting, she also brings her three children over. She likes Yu Yin's yard, which is full of life.
"Great-Grandpa, why aren't your flowers blooming? They're just green leaves all the time, not a single flower in sight. Look at Great-Grandma's flowers, they're so colorful and blooming so vibrantly!"
Grandma Lu was delighted by An'an's curious questions and would occasionally show off her flowers.
But Grandpa Lu smiled and said, "Orchids are the flowers of gentlemen; they don't need to bloom so brilliantly. Their value lies in their quality!"
An'an listened with a mixture of understanding and confusion, but she knew that orchids were different from other flowers!
Under the grape trellis in the yard, on a long table, lay freshly picked and washed grapes. Each purple grape looked like a purple agate, and the light reflected off the water droplets on them was dazzling!
Grandma was holding a pair of scissors, cutting off the flowers that were hidden under the leaves and foliage, and arranging them as flowers.
Time has left its mark on Grandma's face, but sitting under the grape trellis, calmly arranging flowers, she looks dignified and elegant, still very charming!
The courtyard was filled with the joyful laughter of children on a summer day; everything was so beautiful!
Ah Xiang's letter was delivered to Yu Yin one summer afternoon.
In her letter, Ah Xiang said that it is currently the peak season for mushroom picking in Yunnan Province. The people in her Dai village have dried a large amount of mushrooms, but what is worrying is that they have no way to sell them.
Ah Xiang wrote to ask Yu Yin if she had any connections in Shanghai to buy these local specialties, even if the price was low. It's still some income, and it can improve everyone's lives and help save for the children's tuition.
Yu Yin thought for a moment. She remembered that individual business licenses in China were issued around this time. Could it be that she could start preparing for her small business now?
That evening, Yu Yin handed Ah Xiang's letter to Lu Shurui and asked for his thoughts.
"Yinyin, do you have a plan?" Lu Shurui already knew Yinyin very well; she wouldn't have spoken up unless she had thought it through carefully.
"Yes, I do have some ideas. I'd like to open a small shop in that two-story building we've tidied up, mainly selling some specialties from Yunnan Province, as well as some things from our spatial storage. We have too many things in our spatial storage, and it's a waste to just store them there. With Yunnan Province as a clear path, we can take many things out and sell them."
This was a decision Yu Yin made after much deliberation. Making money by selling supplies was important, but she felt that her own safety was even more important, and she couldn't let anyone notice anything amiss.
Yu Yin is cautious and has only distributed supplies twice over the years.
"That's a good idea. The country is now encouraging private business. For a country to develop, it needs to improve its economic level. Without money, everything is just empty talk. The country's infrastructure construction and military development cannot be separated from economic support."
Lu Shurui considered things from a higher level; he drew his conclusions by studying the country's policies and development path from the perspective of the overall national situation.
"So you support me, right? I'm free during summer vacation, so I'll call Shuqi and the others, and ask Brother Huang to help me tidy up the house upstairs and downstairs."
“I wrote to Ah Xiang and asked her to collect supplies and then transport them by train once she had accumulated a certain amount. They’re all dry goods, so we don’t have to worry about them spoiling.”
Yu Yin became more and more excited as she talked, feeling as if one large ten-yuan bill after another was being thrown at her. Once she had saved enough money, she would buy a piece of land in the suburbs and start her own organic farm.
"Hehe..." Just thinking about it is wonderful. Raising chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep, planting all kinds of vegetables that I like to eat, building a vacation cottage, and raising a dog named Wangcai. This is Yu Yin's ideal life.
"So happy that you're already having sweet dreams before you've even fallen asleep!" Lu Shurui teased Yu Yin, who was grinning foolishly.
"A beautiful dream, a really beautiful dream! When we get old and retire, let's find a place with mountains and water, grow vegetables, raise flowers, and play with our dogs. Isn't that wonderful?"
“Beautiful, so beautiful! Just the two of us, the children have their own lives, and we’re enjoying a real world for two.”
Lu Shurui is particularly fond of spending time alone with Yu Yin, and he mentions it from time to time.
"Yes, just the two of us enjoying some alone time!"
That night, both of them might dream of that beautiful scene!
The next day, Yu Yin wrote a long letter back to A Xiang. In the letter, she explained her plan in detail. She was going to open a small shop selling Yunnan specialties and asked A Xiang's father to pay attention to the quality when buying dried goods.
Yu Yin also emphasized that she would purchase all kinds of dried goods at market prices. As for what price Ah Xiang and her father should offer, Yu Yin told them to think about it carefully. Making a small profit from the difference was perfectly reasonable, and this business was intended to continue for a long time.
Yu Yin explained everything in detail in the letter. Fearing that A Xiang would be anxious, she even made a phone call to A Xiang and briefly told her to start by purchasing dried goods. The details were all written in the letter.
Yu Yin sent it by registered mail, which was faster.
Although the national reform policies have been issued, their implementation is not so easy. In many places, land is still collectively owned, and land has not been distributed to individual households.
As far as I can remember, it wasn't until 1984 that the nationwide household contract responsibility system was fully implemented.
None of that matters now. The most important thing is to get the supermarket up and running. The shelves need to be custom-made, and the doors and windows need to be modified. She also needs to inquire about the individual business license. Yu Yin feels like there's not enough time in the world.
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