Chapter 305 The Awesome Deng Family

The time for the Naye Deng clan meeting is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The 28th day of the twelfth lunar month is Shuangwang Market, which is also the last market day of the year.

Although there are many people coming out to the market on ordinary market days, it is nothing compared to the market days on the 25th and 28th of the twelfth lunar month.

On the last market day of this year, there were so many people coming out to the market that the small street of Shuangwang was packed to the limit. Not to mention the traffic jams, even the people were jammed. It took at least half an hour to walk from the beginning to the end of the street.

The biggest news that this market day brought to the villagers was undoubtedly the news that the Ye Deng family was preparing to raise funds to build a building in the county town.

After all, there are more than 3,000 members of the Naye Deng clan, and in every village there are many families who have married into the Naye Deng clan. If you run into your mother's family at the market, you will definitely have to talk about this explosive news.

After the market was over, the news spread quickly throughout the entire Shuangwang area as the people who had gone to the market returned.

Everyone who heard the news was stunned with shock.

"No way? Who told you this news? Is it true or false?"

"Of course it's true. I ran into my brother-in-law when I went to the market today. He told me this himself. It's absolutely true."

"This Deng family is really awesome. Didn't they just raise funds to set up a passenger transport company last year? I heard that they made hundreds of thousands of yuan during the Spring Festival travel rush last year. Now they are raising funds to build a building in the county. Once the building is built, every household in the Deng family will have a house in the county. Wouldn't the whole family become city dwellers?"

“Even if they own a house in the county town, their household registration is still rural, so they can’t be considered true city dwellers.”

"Even if they're not real city people, they're still much better than us!"

“That’s for sure.”

"Why did the Deng family suddenly want to raise funds to build a building in the county town?"

"I heard from my brother-in-law that it was because of something that happened in the county town some time ago. Three locals..."

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why the whole clan would come to the county town to build a building for no reason!"

…

"This Naye Deng family is really awesome!"

"The whole clan raises money to build a building in the county town. This idea is really awesome!"

"I'm so envious! I wish our Jiang family could do the same!"

"Let's forget about it, Jiang's clan. It's impossible. Not to mention that there's no one who can take the lead, even if there is, how many families in our village can come up with 5,000 yuan?"

"That's true. We can only think about this kind of thing!"

…

"Since the Nanye Deng Clan changed its head, its development has really changed every year. It's really amazing!"

"That's right, Uncle Jiu. He is a well-known capable person in Quan Shuangwang, and he sincerely leads the entire clan to become rich. The Deng clan is so lucky to have such a clan leader."

"Yes, the Deng family is so lucky. It would be great if our Jiang family also had such a clan leader!"

"It's difficult. We in the Jiang family also have capable people, but they are all busy making money for themselves. How can they be willing to do such a thankless task as leading the entire family to prosperity?"

"That's true. It's really rare to find a clan leader like Uncle Jiuye!"

As the news spread that the Naye Deng family had raised funds to build a residential community in the county town, people in all villages were talking about it. While everyone was amazed, they also envied the Naye Deng family from the bottom of their hearts for having such a good clan leader.

…

Yangdipo Village.

Ou Guofang's home.

After Zhang Xiuping and Ou Guohua greeted Ou Guofang's parents-in-law, the three sisters from Poxin Village went into the room and started chatting.

After chatting about family matters for a while, Ou Guohua asked the question that concerned her most: "Sister Ping, after the New Year, we are all going to go to the county town to keep you company, but we haven't figured out what we are going to do there. You have been in the county town for such a long time, and your understanding of the county town is definitely not comparable to ours. What do you think we should do there?"

Ou Guofang also echoed, "Yes, we have been staying in the village all the time, we don't have much experience, and we can't think of a business suitable for us. Sister Ping, please give us some advice."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "I have already talked to my father-in-law about your business in the county. He pointed out three routes for you. You can choose which one you want to take."

Ou Guohua's eyes lit up and she asked, "Sister Ping, which three roads are they?"

Ou Guofang looked at Zhang Xiuping with anticipation.

"The investments in these three routes, from low to high, are to open a clothing store, a driving school, and a feed factory."

Zhang Xiuping explained one by one: "The investment for opening a clothing store is the lowest. You can rent a store in the county town, and then buy goods from Guangzhou and sell them. My father-in-law said that it will be no problem to make money. The clothes in Guangzhou are very cheap, and you can make money by selling them casually.

But if you want to make a lot of money, you have to have a good eye for what you buy. If the clothing styles you buy are popular, they will naturally sell well. If the clothing styles are not popular, they will naturally sell more slowly.

Opening a driving school means opening a school that specializes in teaching people how to drive, just like the bus drivers in our village, they go to the agricultural machinery school in the county to learn how to drive. However, the things taught in the agricultural machinery school are more miscellaneous. If you want to open a driving school, you can just specialize in teaching people how to drive.

The investment in this driving school is higher than that of a clothing store because you have to prepare a training ground, one or two training cars, and an office space, otherwise people who want to learn to drive won’t know where to sign up.

Finally, there is the feed factory. Everyone knows about feed, so there is no need to explain in detail. To open a feed factory, you need to prepare the factory building and purchase various production equipment, plus the procurement of raw materials. When you add up all these things, the investment is higher than that of a driving school.

The above three ways are the ways to make money that my father-in-law has come up with for you. You can discuss carefully before deciding which one to choose. "

After hearing this, the Ou sisters couldn't help but look at each other. These three paths were all ones they had never thought of. It must be said that Jiu Gong's vision was different.

Ou Guohua thought for a moment and asked, "Sister Ping, our knowledge is limited. Can you tell us in more detail which of these three businesses is the most promising?"

"I will analyze these three businesses for you based on my own understanding."

"Well, Sister Ping, you say!"

Zhang Xiuping pondered and said, "First of all, the clothing store business. I personally think that the advantage of this business is that it requires little investment and has quick returns. It is the most stable of the three businesses. If it is well managed, it can also be used for wholesale in the future. The development prospects are still good.

The driving school business is also very good. Although the investment is larger than that of a clothing store, as long as the driving school is opened and students are recruited, it is a guaranteed profit and there is no possibility of losing money.

As for the feed mill, it is the business that requires the largest investment among the three businesses, and has the highest risk, but also has the greatest development prospects.”

After listening to Sister Ping's analysis, Ou Guofang looked at her cousin and said, "Ahua, I think it's better for us to open a clothing store. The other two businesses require a large investment, and we can't come up with that much money. We can only go to the bank for a loan, but the risk is really high. It's better to open a clothing store and run it slowly."

Ou Guohua agreed and said, "Yes, if there is no other suitable business, then we can only take out a loan to do it, but since we already have the clothing store business, then choosing this business with a relatively small investment is indeed more suitable for us than the other two businesses."

Zhang Xiuping was not surprised to see that the two sisters were inclined to open a clothing store. After all, it was rare to find someone as bold as her father-in-law. Most people were unwilling to take risks when they could make money without taking any risks.

Therefore, Zhang Xiuping understood the sisters' choice very well and said, "Since you have chosen to open a clothing store, then this matter is relatively simple. After the Chinese New Year, you can rent a store in the county town and then go to Guangzhou to purchase goods. I have never been to Guangzhou, but my father-in-law said that the clothing wholesale there is very famous. You can find out by asking around in Guangzhou."

With a clear goal, Ou Guohua breathed a sigh of relief and said with full of fighting spirit: "Okay, after the New Year, we will start to act."

Ou Guofang was also very excited. He was about to go to the county town to do business. No matter how much or how little he earned, it was definitely better than staying in the countryside.

After discussing business matters, the three sisters naturally turned their topic to the whole clan building a community in the county town.

Ou Guohua asked curiously, "Sister Ping, how many houses does Jiugong plan to buy in the county?"

This kind of thing is not a secret and is destined to be made public, so Zhang Xiuping told the truth: "According to what my father-in-law said, he wants a unit."

"One unit? How many houses are there?"

“One unit is 28 houses.”

As soon as these words came out, the Ou sisters were stunned instantly!

With Jiu Gong's financial resources, he wanted seven houses in the county town, one for each of his seven children. This was expected by many clan members, but the Ou sisters never expected that Jiu Gong would want 28 houses. This was simply unbelievable.

Ou Guohua asked in shock, "Why does Jiugong need so many houses?"

Ou Guofang also widened his eyes and said, "28 houses, has Jiugong arranged houses for all his grandchildren in advance?"

For rural people of this era, houses are used for living in their minds, and no one would think of making money by taking advantage of the appreciation of the house.

"In fact, my father-in-law's idea is to reduce these 28 houses into 7, and then give each of his children one. They are just larger in area than ordinary houses."

Having said that, Zhang Xiuping told the two younger sisters what her father-in-law was thinking.

After understanding Jiugong's idea, the Ou sisters were naturally envious, but Jiugong was the only one in the whole clan who had the ability to do this, and the other clan members did not have the capital.

The three sisters didn’t know how long they chatted until Ou Guofang’s mother-in-law came and knocked on the door, saying it was time for dinner.

…

In a blink of an eye, the New Year's Eve, which is of great importance to people all over the country, has arrived.

The whole family has a reunion dinner together on New Year's Eve. This custom is the same across the country, but the time of the reunion dinner varies greatly from place to place. Generally speaking, people in the North have the reunion dinner at night, so this reunion dinner is also called New Year's Eve dinner.

In the south, many places have reunion dinner in the morning or at noon, so the term "New Year's Eve dinner" is not popular in these places.

Of course, in later generations, whether the reunion dinner is eaten in the morning, at noon or in the evening, many people are accustomed to calling it New Year’s Eve dinner, because this name is more deeply rooted in people’s hearts.

In the village where the Ye Deng family lived, the family had a reunion dinner at noon, and the evening meal was just heating up the lunch.

Ever since Deng Yunheng went to study in Beijing, the family has not gathered together for a reunion dinner for three consecutive years. This year, they are all together, and Deng Shirong, the head of the family, is very happy. He put in all his effort and cooked a very sumptuous meal.

Seeing the delicious food on the table, Deng Yunzhen said jokingly, "Yunheng, you haven't been home for the New Year for three consecutive years. Dad doesn't have the patience to prepare so many delicious meals. This year we are all benefiting from you!"

Deng Yunheng laughed and said, "Sister, if I didn't know Dad's character, I would have almost believed it."

Zhang Xiuping, who was pouring wine, smiled and said, "The food hasn't changed much, but it's true that Dad is especially happy that you're back for the New Year this year, Yunheng."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I am really very happy today. This year's New Year's Eve is likely to be a rare reunion for our family. It is not clear whether Yunheng will come back for the New Year when he starts working next year. It is also unknown whether Azhen will get married next year, so this year is really a rare reunion for our family!"

Deng Yunzhen immediately replied, "Dad, I'm not in a hurry to get married next year. I'll wait until the year after."

Zhang Xiuping placed the poured wine in front of her father-in-law and continued, "Ah Zhen, even if you don't get married next year, our family won't have many opportunities to reunite. We have to ask a photographer to come to our house in a few days to take some photos for our family."

Deng Yuntai nodded and said, "This is a good suggestion."

When Xiao Dong'er, who had just sat down, heard about taking pictures, she said excitedly, "Take pictures, I want to take pictures too!"

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Dongzi, who was held by his father, also shouted incoherently: "Bye~ Photograph!"

Xiao Dong'er immediately corrected him: "Brother, it's not about bending the picture, it's about taking a photo!"

"Bye~photo!"

"Photograph!"

"Bye~photo!"

Dongzi is now one year and three months old. He can speak, but his pronunciation is not clear. Although his sister corrects him, he still bends his mouth instead of taking pictures.

The conversation between the brother and sister made everyone laugh out loud.

The reunion dinner started with laughter!

…

At eight o'clock in the evening, thousands of people gathered at Deng Shirong's home to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

A 14-inch color TV is not very big, and with so many people gathered around it, the people standing at the back couldn’t see the screen clearly at all. They could only see a blurry picture and hear the sound, but everyone was still watching with great interest.

Anyway, for programs like singing and crosstalk, you don’t need to watch the pictures, you can just listen to the sounds.

Besides, there are fewer entertainment activities now. During the New Year, there is nothing else to do at home except warming yourself by the fire. Now when we gather at the clan leader's house, even if we don't watch TV, it's nice to have so many people get together to chat and brag.

There is no need to say much about how wonderful the Spring Festival Gala is.

It was almost midnight when most of the tribesmen went home to set off fireworks, while a small number of them stayed to continue watching TV.

As the clock strikes midnight, fireworks and firecrackers are set off simultaneously across the country, announcing the arrival of the new year.

Looking at the fireworks rising into the sky, Deng Shirong felt a little emotional in his heart. This was already the fifth year since he was reborn. Not only had his own family undergone tremendous changes, but even the entire Naye Deng family had been led by him.

Not to mention future development, just looking at the current financial resources, among the 115 surnames in Bobai, no other clan can compare with their Ye Deng family.

Although the next step of raising funds to build a residential community in the county town will probably empty the pockets of the tribe members, that is only temporary. With the continuous flow of money from the passenger transport company, plus the income from lychees, watermelons and other miscellaneous items, it will only take another year or two for the whole tribe to have sufficient cash.

By then, the Ye Deng family will be truly rich! When the pockets of the clan members are bulging, they can start projects such as building ancestral halls, schools, bridges, roads, river embankments, etc.

However, we have to eat one bite at a time, and the most urgent task now is to build the residential area in the county town.

There are more than 3,000 people in the tribe, and nearly 2,000 of them are young and strong enough to work. There is no need to worry about lack of manpower to build a community. However, when buying land, we have to rent a batch of houses at the same time. Otherwise, it would be too bad to send hundreds of people to the county town to work, but in the end they don’t even have a place to live.

By the time the fireworks and firecrackers in the village were almost finished, the Spring Festival Gala was beginning to draw to a close.

When the classic song "Unforgettable Tonight" was sung, the 1986 Spring Festival Gala officially ended with the singing.

…

The second day of the Lunar New Year.

It's time for the young wife to go back to her parents' home to visit relatives.

Deng Shirong watched his eldest son's family of four, Deng Changyuan's family of four, and Deng Changdong's family of four riding their bicycles towards Poxin Village with gifts, and his desire to buy a car for his eldest son became stronger.

Last year, when the young wife of the Deng family came back to her parents' home, the topic they talked about was Tenglong Bus Company.

This year, when the young daughter-in-law of the Naye Deng family returned to her parents' home, the topic they talked about was about the whole family raising funds to build a house in the county town.

There is no doubt that all the young wives of the Naye Deng family enjoyed the envy of their natal family members. After all, with only 5,000 yuan, they could own a 160-square-meter house in the county town. Who wouldn't envy such a good thing?

And after the news spread, not only her family members were envious, but the entire village where her family lived was also envious.

Thus, similar conversations like this were played out in every village:

"Ninth sister, my thirteenth sister has turned 18 this year. Can you help me introduce her to a young man from the Deng family?"

"Seventh Aunt, there are many young men in our Ye Deng family. It's no problem to introduce one to Thirteenth Sister. I just don't know what kind of man Thirteenth Sister would like to find?"

"Given the current conditions of your Ye Deng family, how can we dare to be picky? As long as she is not disabled, not too ugly, and has a slightly better temper, it will be fine."

"Okay, then when I get back, I'll help ask."

"Well, Aunt Qi has a bottle of honey here. You can take it back and soak it in water."

"You're welcome, Aunt Qi. Keep it for yourself!"

"Hurry up and take it. I'm sorry to bother you with my Thirteenth Sister's matter!"

"Okay, I'll try my best!"

“…”

Originally, last year, Naye Deng established a passenger transport company. After the news spread that it made hundreds of thousands of dollars during the Spring Festival travel rush, the young men and sisters of Naye Deng became the most sought-after objects in the surrounding area.

Now, big news broke out again from the Naye Deng family. The whole family raised funds to build houses in the county town, which made the young men and sisters of the Naye Deng family, who were already in great demand, even more sought-after.

In short, the matchmakers in each village will probably have endless "business" to take on, and all these marriages are related to Naye Deng.

Deng Shirong no longer cares about the tenfold matchmaking reward from the matchmaker system, so apart from helping his relatives recently, he has seldom helped other people. Anyway, his matchmaker system has a low presence, and he doesn't know what the upgrade requirements are. He is too lazy to spend time studying it, so it's fine to use it as a storage space for the time being.

On the sixth day of the Chinese New Year, Deng Yuntai invited a photographer from Shuangwang Photo Studio to take photos for his family. From individual photos to family portraits, he took dozens of photos in total.

On the tenth day, Deng Yunheng prepared to return to school.

Deng Shirong took out 1,000 yuan and gave it to his second son, saying, "You will graduate in the last semester. Keep some extra money with you. It may be useful when you graduate. I have already told you what I should have said before. If you choose to go into politics, you must remember not to be obsessed with money. Our family is not short of money now, and we will be even less short of money in the future."

Also, don't bribe for promotion.

In short, don't do anything illegal related to money. This is the bottom line, understand?"

Deng Yunheng took the money and said seriously, "I know, Dad. I will stick to my bottom line and won't let you down."

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Then I will wait for your good news. When you are assigned a unit, write back and tell us."

"Okay, I understand. I'll be leaving now!"

"Well, go ahead!"

…

After the Chinese New Year, the number of passengers returning from Guangdong has become fewer and fewer, while the migrant workers who rushed back from Guangdong before the New Year to celebrate the New Year began to go to Guangdong in batches. They not only go to Guangdong by themselves, but often bring their friends from the village with them.

As a result, the 25 large buses of Tenglong Passenger Transport Company began to operate at overload again, carrying busloads of passengers to Guangdong.

It was not until the Spring Festival travel rush officially ended that the number of passengers traveling to Guangdong gradually decreased.

It is already 1985, and the number of people from Bobai going to Guangdong to work is increasing year by year. In a few years, the wave of going to Guangdong to work will sweep the entire county, and by then the number of migrant workers going to Guangdong will reach hundreds of thousands.

The transport capacity of Tenglong Bus Company's 25 large buses is only about 1,000 to 2,000 people a day, which is obviously unable to cope with the geometric increase in passengers.

Therefore, it was inevitable to increase the number of buses again before the arrival of the 1986 Spring Festival travel rush.

Of course, the Spring Festival travel rush has just ended, so it’s too early to say this.

On the second day after the Spring Festival travel rush officially ended, General Manager Deng Changyu took the company bus back to Naye Village with more than one million yuan in cash.

(End of this chapter)