Then, I took a boat from Dalian to Yantai, and from Yantai I tried to find a way to take a bus back to my hometown of Dancheng.
By the time they finally made it back to their hometown, it was already August 31st.
When Sheng Xitai was quite young, he came back here once with his father, and he has no memory of this place at all.
Fortunately, the people in their hometown were very welcoming when they returned. After getting to know them, they found it quite pleasant to look at their relatives.
Since the passing of the Sheng family patriarch, Madam Sheng's health has deteriorated. She has become thinner than before, her body is hunched, and she walks with difficulty.
However, the old lady was still very happy to see her grandsons return.
Especially Sheng Xitai, whom she rarely saw after so many years, the old lady held Sheng Xitai's hand tightly, reluctant to let go.
Upon learning that Sheng Xitai had been admitted to the best school in the capital, the old lady was quite happy and took out a neatly folded handkerchief from her pocket.
The old lady opened her handkerchief, revealing the money inside. With trembling hands, she pulled out two ten-yuan bills and insisted on giving them to Sheng Xitai.
"Grandma, you don't need to give me money. I got into university, and the bureau and the school gave me a reward of two thousand yuan. My dad, my mom, and my older brother all gave me money."
"Keep this money and buy something nice to eat." How could Sheng Xitai accept his grandmother's money? He quickly grasped her withered hand and put the money back into the handkerchief.
"Grandma, take good care of yourself. When I graduate and start earning money, I'll buy you delicious food and drinks."
Upon hearing this, the old lady of the Sheng family couldn't help but shed tears. "My dear, I'm just happy that you can come back to see me. Study hard, find a good job, and marry a good wife in the future."
"Oh, Grandma, don't worry, I'll definitely study hard." Sheng Xitai held his grandmother's hand tightly the whole time.
Upon learning that Sheng Xiping and the others had returned, Sheng Lianjie, who was in the commune, also returned with food in the evening.
The family was reunited, and in the evening, the uncles and nephews drank and chatted in the Sheng family courtyard until quite late.
Sheng Xitai will start school around September 10th, so he has enough time to stay at his hometown for a few days.
On September 1st, Sheng Xiping took his younger brother to the Zhang family to visit Zhang Yushan and his wife. They stayed there for one night to keep the elderly couple company.
After that, Sheng Xiping left his younger brother at home and, accompanied by Sheng Lianjie, traveled all over the county.
From the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, Dancheng has been selling goatskin, sable skin, wool, sausage casings, beef, human hair, pig bristles, sesame oil, melon seeds, and other products.
In recent years, the company has exported goatskin, rabbit hair, polyester-cotton fabric, window screen, embroidered shoes, soybeans, corn, miscellaneous grains, and animal feed.
The willow weaving craftsmanship here is quite good, with varieties including baskets, hampers, boxes, and hampers. It used to be exported abroad, and the purchase amount in 1979 was over 100,000 yuan.
However, due to the limited variety and outdated styles, it has never been able to open up sales channels, and its annual export volume has hovered around 100,000, unable to grow.
The products of Dancheng Hemp Textile Factory are of good quality, and its hemp bags have been sold abroad in recent years with a fairly good momentum.
After walking around, Sheng Xiping had a general idea of what was going on.
"Third Uncle, how's the willow weaving skill here? If I order something specifically, can they make it exactly as I describe it?"
These things, if sold as traditional daily necessities, not only have low sales volume but also don't fetch a good price.
Sheng Xiping's idea was to take a different approach, not to sell daily necessities, but to sell pet products, especially cat beds, cat trees, and scratching posts.
Currently, the concept of pets does not exist in China.
After all, there are still many people who can't even get enough to eat. They keep cats to catch mice and dogs to guard their homes.
However, in other countries, many people treat small animals as family members, and they use them as a source of emotional support.
These small animals don't need to perform any specific tasks; their existence is solely to please humans and be pampered by them.
Many of Sheng Xiping's overseas clients keep pets at home, and among them, cats make up the majority.
So he wanted to try this approach.
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