Chapter 426 The Rising Sun (End of the Text)
In the evening, Tao Peisheng, Ma Xiaojuan and their family of three came to the Lu family to pay New Year's greetings. They
had dinner at the Lu family's place.
After dinner, the men chatted in the living room. Su Mo asked Lele to take Ma Xiaojuan's son out to play, and she and Ma Xiaojuan returned to her own home to talk to her about opening a clothing store.
Su Mo had mentioned this matter to Ma Xiaojuan in a letter before, and Ma Xiaojuan was already interested. Now that she had heard Su Mo's detailed explanation and looked at the clothing samples and design drafts she brought back, she immediately decided.
Harbin is a big city, and there are many educated youth who have returned to the city. Although there are not as many self-employed as in Guangzhou, there are still some. The government still has relevant policy support in this regard.
However, Harbin is not a special economic zone, and Ma Xiaojuan is a college student, so she cannot get a certificate for a self-employed business. However, the Tao family has some connections, so she can find someone to get one for her.
After the New Year, she will immediately return to Harbin, find someone to handle the matter, and then quickly rent a store.
In this era, Harbin's economic strength ranks among the top ten in the country, and its consumption capacity is still good. That's why Su Mo dared to bring Ma Xiaojuan to open a clothing store. With her family's clothing styles, opening a store in Harbin is definitely a stable profit.
Qingxi County is not the same. No matter how good the clothing styles are, ordinary people can't afford them. It is estimated that they can't sell more than one or two pieces a month.
So when the Lu Guihua sisters came to ask, she didn't let them open a clothing store together.
Su Mo is busy with work and can't stay at home for a few days. She has to leave around the fifth day of the Chinese New Year. At that time, Lu Changzheng and Su Mo will leave first, and the two children will stay here until school starts and then go back by themselves.
On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Lu Changzheng took the two children to the army. Su Mo originally wanted to go to Lijiaao to see Cao Yatou, but when she heard that Su Mo was back, she came to the door by herself.
When she saw Cao Yatou, Su Mo almost didn't recognize her. After not seeing her for two years, this girl has changed so much.
First of all, she has grown taller. When I saw her two years ago, she was still thin and small, probably just over one meter tall. Now, she has grown taller, estimated to be over one meter sixty.
Secondly, she has grown up and is no longer as dark and skinny as before. She has become rounder, her skin is much whiter than before, her facial features are brighter, especially her eyes, which are particularly lively. Most importantly, her temperament looks much more confident than before.
Seeing her like this, Su Mo felt like "my daughter has grown up", and she was very pleased, after all, she was the little girl who had grown up with her care. The
reason why Li Chuncao has changed so much is not only because she has reached the age of growth and development, but also because she can eat enough after entering junior high school.
When she was in elementary school, she went out early and came back late every day, walking to school. It took almost three hours to go back and forth, which consumed a lot of physical energy. The energy converted from the little food she ate was basically used for studying and walking.
Moreover, she was an orphan, and she had to cook hurriedly to fill her stomach after returning home every day. There was nothing delicious, basically just corn porridge. Although Su Mo and Teacher Gu help me, water from afar cannot quench my thirst nearby, and my life is only a little better when they have something to send me.
After entering junior high school, the school waived her accommodation fee. She no longer had to walk back and forth for so long every day, which saved a lot of energy.
And because she studied hard and got good grades, the teachers also knew that she was an orphan. When some teachers who lived on campus saw that she was not eating well, they would give her some of their own food from time to time.
Thanks to the love of these teachers, Li Chuncao's food is several grades better than before.
Her body was just like her own temperament. When she took this opportunity, she began to grow wildly, and she suddenly grew taller.
The two chatted for a long time. In addition to paying attention to Li Chuncao's life and studies, Su Mo also asked her a lot about school. Su
Mo had taken the treasures buried by Luo Yuan before. She was not prepared to be greedy for those things, and had been waiting for the opportunity to use them back to Qingxi County.
These children are not only the future of Qingxi County, but also the future of the motherland. Su Mo plans to spend all the money on revitalizing the education cause of Qingxi County.
Donate books to primary and secondary schools in Qingxi County, build libraries, and set up student aid funds to help children who have no money to study to complete their studies.
The country began to develop the economy, and knowledge became more and more important. The next 20 years will be the golden age of "knowledge changing destiny." For rural children, studying is the only way out for most people if they want to stand out.
Su Mo revealed some of her ideas to Cao Yatou, telling her to just study and apply for a scholarship after being admitted to high school.
Li Chuncao has taken the first place in her grade in almost every exam, so there is no problem for her to be
admitted to high school. After leaving Cao Yatou for dinner, Su Mo rode her bike to send her back, and told her to stay in school as much as possible if she has nothing to do, and if she comes back, she must close the doors and windows when she goes to bed at night.
Cao Yatou's house is at the bottom of the village, and she is the only family here. Now that she has grown up, she is more or less a little beauty. Every place has one or two lustful lazy second-rate guys.
This child has a miserable life. She is about to face the light, and she can't be ruined by these people.
Su Mo originally wanted to let Cao Yatou live in her house, but she refused as soon as she mentioned it, saying that it was her home and she would guard it and she would be careful.
After leaving Cao Yatou's house, Su Mo went to Captain Li's house again, gave him a pack of good cigarettes, and asked him to help look after Li Chuncao.
At the same time, she vaguely mentioned her worries, and said that the crime of hooliganism was serious, and once caught, they would be shot, and asked Captain Li to warn those dangerous people.
Although the crime of hooliganism is not so severe now, it will be a different matter when the crackdown is severe in two years. No matter how powerful your ancestors are, if you commit a crime, you will be shot.
The friends who should be met have been met, and the things that should be done have been done. On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, the couple chatted with the three elderly people at home.
The couple also invited the three elderly people to stay in Guangzhou for a while when they were free, or even live there permanently.
Now that flights have been liberalized, tickets are easy to buy, and there will be more and more routes, there is no need to worry about the elderly having to sit on the train for several days.
Guangdong Province is also a pioneer in reform and opening up. Materials are not strictly supplied according to tickets like other places. There are places to buy things everywhere, so there is no need to worry about people not being able to accompany the army and having no food to eat.
The three elderly people did not refuse, but they did not agree either. They just said that when Lu Qingan is no longer the party secretary, they will go there when they are free.
On the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, Su Mo and Lu Changzheng left first.
The two were lucky. They used their connections to take an internal flight from Harbin to Guangzhou, without having to transfer in Beijing.
Sitting on the plane, Su Mo looked out the window at the golden white clouds illuminated by the sun, and felt refreshed.
The sun was rising in the east, and China, the giant dragon of the East, would soon take off...
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