The next day, Lu Lin and Li Guifen started busying themselves with pickling sauerkraut.
Jiang Manyue felt bored lying down, so she sat in the shade and watched them work.
The neighbor next door saw it and came over curiously, "Sister, why are you pickling sauerkraut at this time? We pickle sauerkraut in the fall so we can eat it in the winter."
Li Guifen smiled and said, "My daughter-in-law is pregnant now. Pregnant women like to eat sour food, so I pickled some sauerkraut and made it into stir-fried meat or stewed soup, which goes well with rice."
The neighbor nodded in understanding, got to know them a little, and then went home to do his housework.
This was also the first person their family met here. He lived next door to them. His name was Peng Xihua. Her husband was the head of a regiment and had lived here for several years.
After Peng Xihua left, several neighbors came over to greet them, but it seemed that everyone had a distant relationship with them, unlike in Yunzhou, where everyone in the compound was very close.
Jiang Manyue thought that there might be frequent job transfers in the Beijing Military Region, and the people in the compound were not the kind who had lived there for many years, so they didn't look very familiar.
Since they had just arrived, there was no need for them to build good relationships with everyone like they did in Yunzhou. It would be enough to just look decent on the surface. As they lived there for a long time, they would naturally get along well.
Pickling sauerkraut is not difficult. Li Guifen and Lu Lin finished it quickly and they can start eating it in more than half a month.
After Lu Lin finished pickling the sauerkraut, Jiang Manyue told him to quickly send a telegram home to tell Miao Xianghua and the others that they had moved to Beijing and to inform them of her good news of pregnancy.
Jiang Manyue had originally planned to take the children home to live for a while during the summer vacation, but now she has no time and can only wait until the Chinese New Year to go back.
After sending the telegram, Jiang Manyue waited for about ten days before receiving a reply from home.
Miao Xianghua talked a lot in the letter. The first of which was that both of his sisters-in-law had given birth, both boys, and the family had two more future laborers.
Secondly, the educated youth in the team will soon be returning to the city.
Miao Xianghua knew that Jiang Manyue had a good relationship with them, and he also specifically said that he heard from the team leader that there were instructions from above that the educated youth who went to the countryside could return to the city in batches. The educated youth in their team were all highly educated and were the first batch of educated youth who could return to the city.
The team also said that they would implement a contracting system, whereby individuals would be responsible for raising pigs in the future and would hand them over to the government when they were ready for slaughter. Pigs would qualify if they reached the standard weight, and any excess would be converted into work points and food.
Miao Xianghua said that he was the first one in his family to sign up and contracted two pigs. Anyway, there were many people in his family, and the pig grass he collected from the mountains was enough to feed two pigs, so he would definitely not fail.
Jiang Manyue nodded as she watched. It was already 1976, and the policy would be gradually relaxed. It would no longer be like before, where one chicken per person was required. Raising one more chicken would be considered a violation of the regulations.
Now the task pigs are raised by individuals, but in the future the property will be distributed among households and even the land will be owned by individuals.
It is estimated that by next year, the policies on small businesses will be relaxed, and people will be able to set up stalls on the streets to sell food and small items.
Jiang Manyue planned to go home early during the New Year to plan some business for her family.
There are so many people in the family, and so many children. When they grow up, it is a good opportunity for them to go abroad for further studies. If the family has no money, how can we afford to support so many children.
Besides, she had such foresight, so of course she wanted to persuade her family to follow her in doing business. She couldn't just watch others get rich while her family was still struggling to farm.
Thinking of this, Jiang Manyue wanted to give her family a heads-up in advance, so she wrote a letter back and told them about the business.
After receiving Jiang Manyue's letter, Miao Xianghua took it very seriously and even held a family meeting.
"You've all read this letter. Your younger sister said that some people in Beijing have already started small businesses, and we'll be able to start soon. She said it's a good opportunity to make money, and asked if we're willing to do it. She can lend us the capital."
Miao Xianghua was very tempted. They had a large family and high expenses, so they couldn't save much money throughout the year. Moreover, not all of them could go farming. If they could really make some money by doing some small business, it would be really good for their family.
The brothers and daughters-in-law of the Jiang family were all very interested. They knew that farming was not easy and that they could not make much money. Moreover, their youngest sister said that after they made money, they should educate their children well. If their children had a promising future, the Jiang family would have hope.
Who doesn’t want their children to have a bright future?
Based on this reason alone, these young couples also want to earn more money at home so that they can better educate their children in the future.
"Your younger sister also said that she has thought of all the possible businesses for us. Our family is hardworking and can endure hardships. We can open a small restaurant and sell breakfast and lunch. Yanling and Chunhong are good at making clothes, so we can also open a tailor shop. Anyway, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely make money."
Miao Xianghua's words moved the whole family, except Jiang Changfu.
"You make it sound so easy. Is this business so easy? We are all farmers, how can we run a business? If we lose money, we can't even afford to pay back our original investment."
Jiang Changfu disagrees with his family doing business. In his opinion, the only way to succeed is to farm well, at least you won't lose money.
If the business suffers losses, the family has no money to compensate. Even if the capital was borrowed by the daughter, it still needs to be repaid. Life is already difficult at home, and owing money makes it even more difficult.
Miao Xianghua glared at him unhappily. "What do you know? People in big cities are all doing business to make money. Man Yue said that we have to be the first to try it. If you wait until everyone else has made money before you try to make money, how can you get a share?"
Jiang Changfu still disagreed. He felt that farming was a stable life and doing business was not something that country people like them could do.
Miao Xianghua rolled his eyes. "You're such a fool! If I listen to you, what can our whole family grow from farming? If our children follow suit, our whole family will be farming for generations. We'll never amount to anything. We'll only know how to farm and be farmers forever."
Jiang Changfu retorted unhappily, "What's wrong with being a farmer? Being a farmer is glorious! Farming is a legitimate livelihood. As long as you know how to farm, you'll never starve!"
Miao Xianghua rolled his eyes. "Right, right, right. We're not starving to death. We're not starving to death. We don't have any extra money. The children have to wait anxiously for the New Year just to have a cake. Look at what kind of life your family is living. If you don't make more money, how are your grandchildren going to school? Where will you get the money to support them?"
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