Chapter 316: The whole city is shocked.
"Aunt Chen, did you know that the houses in the Deng's community have been allocated today?"
"You've already separated into different rooms so soon?"
"Yes, the Naye Deng's residential complex has been completed. Aunt Chen, haven't you gone to see it?"
"I went to the community to see it once three months ago. Although I often passed by the community afterwards, I only took a look from the outside and never went in to see it again. I really didn't know that the community had been fully built!"
"I went in at noon to take a look. The whole community is so beautiful, just like entering a park. Now the flowers, plants and trees have just been planted and have not really grown up yet. I wonder how beautiful this community will be in a few years when the flowers, plants and trees grow up."
"Oh, now that you mention it, I'll go and see how beautiful it is."
"It's really beautiful. Compared with the Ye Deng's community here, the houses we live in now are really too bad!"
"You can tell me this, but don't spread it out. I don't know how many employees are envious of us for being able to be allocated a house like this!"
"I understand. I just wanted to express my feelings to Aunt Chen. The main reason is that the houses in the Naye Deng community are so beautiful and spacious. I heard from the members of the Naye Deng clan that each house is 160 square meters. I'm really envious."
"This Naye Deng clan is really amazing. They are just a clan in Bangjie Village, Songwang Township, but the whole clan raised funds to create such a big event. It's incredible."
"Yes, it's incredible. The Deng family is really united and rich!"
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As the news of the completion and distribution of housing in Naye Deng’s community spread, the entire county was once again in an uproar.
Since the day it was built, the Naye Deng Community has attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of residents in the county.
It can be said that this community was built bit by bit under the supervision of the county residents.
When the foundation of the community was being laid, the residents didn't feel anything. Even when the building was halfway built, no one thought there was anything to be surprised about. After all, this is a county town, and there are still quite a few five- or six-story buildings.
What surprised the county residents was that the first building in the community was topped out, and it was actually eight stories high (seven floors were for living, and the ground floor was a shop facing the outside and a public area facing the inside). You have to know that in this era, the tallest building in Bobai County is only six stories high, and buildings above seven stories have not yet appeared!
Including the shops on the ground floor, the Deng's Community in Naye has eight floors. It is currently the tallest building in the county, so it is no wonder that the residents are surprised.
The transition from surprise to shock came with the completion of the four gatehouses of the Naye Deng Community, especially the main gate, the South Gate. The design of the gatehouse was very grand, or to use the words of later generations, high-end. It made people feel at first glance that this community was extraordinary.
From shock to astonishment, with the completion of the entire Naye Deng Community, the extremely exquisite overall layout and the park-like greenery shocked all the residents who saw it.
They never dreamed that this clan from the countryside would build such a beautiful community.
Whether in this era or in the future, there are actually many city people who look down on country people. Bobai County is no exception. Many city people feel superior when facing country people.
But with the completion of the Naye Deng's Community, those city people who were full of superiority no longer had that sense of superiority when facing the country people, because compared with the houses in the Naye Deng's Community, the houses they live in now are no different from a doghouse. The difference between the two is really too big.
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afternoon.
Sui Feng Hotel.
At this time, Deng Yunzhen was sitting behind the cash register.
Zhu Junjie leaned over the cashier counter and said to her, "Ah Zhen, your Ye Deng community is now famous in our public security bureau!"
Deng Yunzhen asked curiously, "What kind of reputation do you have in your police station?"
Zhu Junjie said: "Today everyone is discussing how beautiful your community is. It outshines all the buildings in the county."
Deng Yunzhen smiled and said, "It's normal that the newly built buildings are more beautiful than the old ones. If someone builds such a community in the future, it will definitely not be worse than our Ye Deng's Community. This is the advantage of latecomers."
“That makes sense.”
Zhu Junjie nodded, and then asked tentatively: "Ah Zhen, we have been together for such a long time, when do you think we should get married?"
Deng Yunzhen glanced at him and asked, "Did your parents ask you to ask this?"
Zhu Junjie chuckled and said, "You know, my parents are not young anymore. They hope that I can get married sooner. They want me to take care of our children while I am still healthy!"
Deng Yunzhen also knew that her future parents-in-law were getting old, and it would not be good to delay the marriage for too long, so she let it slip: "Then let's do it next year. After the Chinese New Year, I'll find some time to register. As for when the wedding will be held, I'll tell you after I ask my dad."
Zhu Junjie's eyes lit up immediately: "Ah Zhen, are you serious? Register after the new year?"
Deng Yunzhen rolled her eyes at him and said, "Can you joke about this?"
Zhu Junjie said excitedly after hearing this: “Great!”
Although it was just a registration and not a wedding ceremony, he was still very happy because after the registration, the two of them would be legally husband and wife.
Seeing his excitement, Deng Yunzhen was also infected and said, "I want to hold the wedding at my family's hotel. You can go back and discuss this with your parents."
"Of course that's no problem. If we go back to my hometown to hold the wedding, the conditions are indeed a bit simple. It would be best to hold it in your restaurant. My parents will understand."
At this point, Zhu Junjie couldn't help scratching his head and said a little embarrassedly: "If we just hold the wedding at your hotel, how do we calculate the money?"
Deng Yunzhen rolled her eyes at him again: "How else can I calculate it? Can my family still accept your money?"
Zhu Junjie said awkwardly: "Well, I know uncle won't take my money, that's why I feel a little embarrassed, it makes me feel like I'm marrying into the family."
Deng Yunzhen laughed and scolded: "What are you thinking? I have five brothers, who wants you to stay in the dormitory?"
The customs in Bobai County are somewhat different from those in other places. Take marrying into the wife's family as an example. Men are unwilling to marry into the wife's family. This is the same across the country. But in Bobai County, the strange thing is that even if you want to marry into the wife's family, the girl's parents may not agree.
Especially if they already have sons, they will be even more unwilling.
Zhu Junjie smiled awkwardly and said, "I just said that casually."
Deng Yunzhen said, "Don't worry too much about money. Do you know what my father told my second brother when he came back for the New Year last year and was about to start working?"
Zhu Junjie asked curiously, "How did you tell me?"
Deng Yunzhen said, "My dad said that our family is not short of money now, and will be even less so in the future. He told my second brother not to get into financial trouble after he starts working. I'm passing this on to you, too. I hope you never get into financial trouble either."
Zhu Junjie put away his smile upon hearing this and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I am an excellent Communist Party member and I will definitely not break the law knowingly."
"That's good!"
Deng Yunzhen nodded, then waved her hand and said, "Okay, don't stay here and disturb my work, go drink with Grandpa Zhang!"
"OK."
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Naye Village.
Deng Changping got off the bus, said hello to other tribesmen, and hurried home.
When he got home and saw his wife Chen Xiaohua feeding the chickens, Deng Changping couldn't help but shout excitedly, "Wife!"
Seeing her husband coming back, Chen Xiaohua quickly scattered the spoonful of rice on the ground, letting the chickens eat it. Then she couldn't wait to ask, "Husband, is our Ye Deng's community beautiful?"
Deng Changping sat down on a stool nearby, holding a hookah and exclaiming, "It's beautiful. Our Naye Deng Community is so beautiful that I don't know how to describe it. We could never have dreamed that we could live in such a community."
Chen Xiaohua's heart was filled with longing, and she asked again, "Which floor of our house did you draw?"
Deng Changping took out tobacco and matches and said, "Jiu Gong said that if we choose the top floor, we can choose it directly without drawing lots. In order to connect our three houses together, I directly chose the top floor."
Chen Xiaohua had never left Shuangwang Realm since she was a child. She had not read many books and had not seen much of the world. She did not know whether this top floor was good or not, so she asked, "Husband, is this top floor good or bad?"
"According to Jiu Gong's explanation, the top floor has both good and bad aspects."
Deng Changping put the tobacco into the pipe, took a match from the matchbox, and said, "The good thing is that you can live high up and see far. You can see the whole county from home. In Jiugong's words, the view is very broad, and the view is unmatched by other floors.
Moreover, as soon as you go up to the top floor, you will reach the rooftop, which makes it very convenient to dry quilts and clothes.
The downside is that the floor is too high, and it is a bit tiring to climb the stairs. Also, in the summer, it will be very hot under the sun. ”
Chen Xiaohua said: "It's okay for us to climb the stairs at such a young age, but it's a bit uncomfortable in hot weather. However, in order to connect the three houses together, we can tolerate the heat."
Deng Changping lit a match and took a few puffs of his cigarette before saying, "I think so too. If the weather gets hot, we can buy an electric fan. With an electric fan, there shouldn't be any problem."
Chen Xiaohua nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Deng Changping smoked several cigarettes before continuing, "Wife, this time when I went to the county, I went to Jiugong's restaurant with Uncle Yunqiang and Uncle Yungui to have dinner. Jiugong even took the time to chat with me and asked me if I wanted to develop in the county."
Chen Xiaohua was surprised and asked, "Go to the county town to develop?"
Deng Changping hummed and said, "Yes, Jiu Gong said that if we want to develop in the county town, we can rent a shop in the community to do business. If this business is good, it will be much better than farming at home."
Chen Xiaohua said unconfidently: "Husband, how can we know what business to run?"
Deng Changping put the chimney away and said, "I am also worried about this. We only know how to farm and grow crops, but we have no idea how to do business. Although Jiugong has shown us the way, I still don't have the confidence to do it well."
Chen Xiaohua asked: "What road did Jiugong point out to us?"
Deng Changping said: "Jiu Gong asked us to open a store to sell food and herbal tea. He didn't say much about the details, but just asked us to think it over before coming back to him."
"Jiu Gong's vision is beyond doubt. Since he has pointed out the way, this business will definitely make money."
At this point, Chen Xiaohua changed the subject: "However, the same business, when done by different people, will have different results. There is such an example in my mother's family. Two people are doing the same business, one of them is doing very well and making a lot of money, while the other's business is mediocre. Not to mention making money, it is good enough if he can avoid losses.
Neither of us are cut out for business. I think it would be better for us to stay at home and farm the land. We can earn several thousand dollars a year!
Besides, if we really go to the county town to do business, what will happen to the children?"
"Then I'll talk to Jiugong when he comes back for the New Year!"
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"Okay, let's eat quickly. The food is covered in the pot, so it shouldn't be cold yet."
"Um!"
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evening.
Sui Feng Hotel.
There are very few customers coming to eat at this time, so the chef naturally has nothing to do.
Deng Shirong held the hotel's hookah and walked outside while saying, "Dashi, come here for a moment. I have something to talk to you about."
Bu Dashi responded, and followed his uncle out to the door of the restaurant, and asked, "Uncle, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Deng Shirong squatted on the steps to the right of the hotel entrance, took out tobacco and matches, and said, "Dashi, you have a wife and children now. Although you can help me with work here in the hotel, the income is not bad, but you certainly can't get rich. Do you have any idea of starting your own business?"
He has three nephews and two nieces.
Now his eldest niece and her husband help him take care of the orchard in his hometown. He wanted to give them some pointers before and let them make a name for themselves, but his eldest niece and her husband have no ambition to go out and make a living. They think it’s good enough to help their uncle take care of the orchard.
Deng Shirong did not force himself to do this. He believed that the most important thing for a person is to be content with what he has.
My eldest nephew has been working diligently since the opening of the Suifeng Hotel. Last year, he was promoted to a restaurant chef like Zhang Guofu. His income is higher than that of most rural people. However, no matter how high the income of people who receive a fixed salary is, they cannot get rich.
That's why Deng Shirong thought of asking his eldest nephew what he thought, to see if he had the ambition to go out and make his own way. If so, he, as his uncle, would naturally support him.
Bu Dashi was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Uncle, do you have any good ideas for making money?"
Deng Shirong stuffed tobacco into the pipe and said with a smile: "Your uncle has many ideas for making money. If you want to go out and do business, I will show you some ways to make money."
Bu Dashi originally did not have much ambition and was already satisfied being a chef in his uncle's restaurant.
However, seeing that his younger brother had now set up a transportation company and owned several large trucks and was doing very well, he, as an older brother, naturally could not fall too far behind, so he also had some ideas.
In addition, in addition to him and Zhang Guofu, the two master chefs, the Suifeng Hotel now has another master chef and three kitchen helpers. At the same time, the number of waiters has been increased. It can be said that the staff is quite sufficient, and it will not have any impact even if he leaves.
Thinking of this, Bu Dashi asked, "Uncle, what kind of business can someone like me start?"
Hearing his nephew's question, Deng Shirong knew what he was thinking. He lit a match and took a few puffs of his cigarette before saying, "Starting this year, bank loans are not as easy to get as before, so I won't tell you about those projects with large investments.
You are a chef in a restaurant, and you are best at cooking, so if you want to start a business, it is best to start with the catering industry."
Bu Dashi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. He felt a little nervous about doing other businesses, but when it came to catering, he was confident in his cooking skills.
After all, after several years of training, he has become the master chef of the largest restaurant in the county. This is enough to prove that his cooking skills are impressive. Doing what you are best at is naturally better than doing other things that you are not familiar with.
"Uncle, do you mean that I should open a small restaurant as well?"
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "You can understand it that way, but what I asked you to run is not a regular restaurant, but a hot pot restaurant."
Bu Dashi was surprised and asked, "Hot pot restaurant?"
Of course he knew about hotpot. He had eaten a lot of hotpot made by his uncle when he was honing his cooking skills at his uncle's house a few years ago, but he never thought that this hotpot could be turned into a hotpot restaurant.
Deng Shirong stuffed tobacco into the pipe again and said, "You have tasted the flavor of this hot pot, and the cooking method is not complicated. There is no hot pot restaurant in the whole county right now. If you open a hot pot restaurant, it will be a unique business and you will definitely have no problem making money."
Deng Shirong's career plan for his youngest daughter is to open a chain of hotpot restaurants. However, hotpot restaurants are a huge market that spreads across the country. It would be great if his youngest daughter could occupy a place in Guangxi's hotpot market in the future. It is impossible for her to occupy the entire market.
Therefore, it is okay to let my eldest nephew enter this industry in advance, and it will not have any impact on my younger daughter's career.
After all, hot pot was not invented by Deng Shirong. Our ancestors had been eating hot pot thousands of years ago, and hot pot restaurants had already opened in other cities. It’s just that they have not yet become popular in Bobai County.
Bu Dashi was moved when he heard that. He naturally knew how sharp his uncle's vision was. Since he said that this hot pot restaurant could make money, it was likely to make money. He immediately made up his mind and said, "Okay, when you hire a new chef, I will open my own hot pot restaurant."
Deng Shirong took a few more puffs of his cigarette and said, "Don't worry about hiring a chef. Even if you're not here, there are still two chefs and three kitchen assistants to help. The restaurant can still handle it.
If you want to open a hot pot restaurant, you can go to the south gate of our Ye Deng community and rent a relatively large shop. There are some rules to running a hot pot restaurant. You can make hot pot for anything, including beef, mutton, pork, dog, chicken, goose, and duck, but in that case, just preparing the stock will be a big problem.
So, I suggest you specialize in hotpot with one of the ingredients, such as mutton hotpot, beef offal hotpot, dog meat hotpot, etc.
If you specialize in one ingredient, you don’t need to stock so much. Even if you can’t sell it all at once, there won’t be too much left. In this way, you can supply fresh ingredients to customers every day. If you do this for a long time, it’s hard not to have bad business.”
Bu Dashi nodded repeatedly, and then asked, "Uncle, which ingredient do you think is better for me to specialize in?"
"I think the best ones are beef offal hotpot, mutton hotpot and dog meat hotpot. Pigeon hotpot is also OK, but there are too few people raising pigeons now, so it's not easy to get them."
Deng Shirong helped his nephew analyze the food one by one: "Although dog meat hotpot is delicious, it is not certain whether people in the county can accept it. As for beef offal hotpot, it is good, but you know the importance of oxen. It is not realistic to make beef offal hotpot now.
Therefore, there is only one best option left, which is to make mutton hotpot.”
Bu Dashi agreed with his uncle's analysis and said, "Okay, then I'll make mutton hotpot!"
Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Starting tomorrow, don't worry about the hotel business anymore. Just focus on running your hot pot restaurant. If you encounter any difficulties, tell me and I'll help you solve them."
There was naturally no need to be polite to his uncle. Bu Dashi responded with a smile, his blood beginning to boil. From tomorrow on, he would also work hard for his own career. With his uncle's support, he had no worries. He believed that he would be able to succeed.
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At night, before going to bed, Bu Dashi whispered to his wife what his uncle had said to him.
"That's great!" Liu Aihong was very excited when she heard it.
Although her life had changed drastically since she married into the Bu family, who wouldn't want to live a better life? Now that her uncle had shown them the way and asked them to start their own business, they had to seize this rare opportunity.
Bu Dashi chuckled and said, "It seems that you have wanted to be a boss lady for a long time!"
Liu Aihong reached out and pinched him lightly, then asked, "Husband, if our family opens a hot pot restaurant, then the two of us will definitely be too busy to handle it. Do you want to call my sister to help?"
Liu Aihong has five siblings, three brothers and one sister. The three brothers have already married, and only the sister is still single. She called her sister to help, not because of work, but mainly because she wanted her sister to find a husband in the county.
Having lived in the county town for such a long time, Liu Aihong naturally knew how big a difference there was between life in the county town and life in the countryside. If her sister married a rural man with no skills, she would live a life of "facing the earth and back to the sky" all her life.
As an elder sister, she was naturally willing to provide a platform for her younger sister to see if she could seize the opportunity to marry a city dweller and live a good life.
Bu Dashi said without hesitation: "Of course, as long as my sister-in-law doesn't mind being a waitress, then you can ask her to come up and help."
"Thank you, husband!"
Liu Aihong, who was pregnant, leaned over and kissed her husband, then her hand slid down...
They have been married for two or three years now. Liu Aihong certainly understands her husband's thoughts. The best way for her to thank him is to take good care of his little brother with a weird temper.
First, try to reason with him. If he refuses to listen, then don't be polite to him, because he won't give in no matter how hard you try. There is only one way to deal with him: beat him hard!
Let’s see if he dares to be arrogant again?
Obviously, Liu Aihong has rich experience in dealing with this kind of people. Every time she hits and bites him, she will not stop until she makes him vomit.
(End of this chapter)