Chapter 320 Excellent Deng Yunheng

The 27th day of the twelfth lunar month.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Yongjia Supermarket officially closed.

After Zhang Xiuping finished counting the accounts, Deng Yuntai simply said a few words to thank the employees for their hard work, and then paid the employees' wages one by one. Zhang Xiuping even took out the red envelopes that she had prepared long ago and gave one to each employee.

The employees who received their salaries and red envelopes were very happy.

After the wages were distributed, Deng Yuntai announced with a smile: "Okay, from now on, our supermarket will be closed. We will officially go back to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. If you need to take a bus back to your hometown to celebrate the New Year tomorrow, please come before 10 am. We will send a car to take you back then."

The employees responded one after another that they understood, and then returned to the dormitory together with smiles on their faces.

When all the employees had left and only her family was left, Zhang Xiuping said happily, "Dad, the supermarket has been open for four months and a few days, with a total turnover of more than 680,000 yuan. The profit should be around 150,000 yuan, which is more than what the Suifeng Hotel makes in a year."

Deng Shirong nodded and smiled, "That's right. We will continue to increase the variety of goods next year. The more complete the variety of goods, the greater the competitiveness. We also need to train more cashiers to prepare for the opening of supermarket branches in the future."

Zhang Xiuping asked in surprise: "Opening a branch?"

It was the first time that Deng Yuntai and his siblings heard their father mention opening a supermarket branch, and they all showed a look of surprise in their eyes.

Now that Yongjia Supermarket has opened, Deng Shirong no longer needs to hide the branch plan, so he revealed: "Supermarkets are so profitable, of course we have to open branches. The next plan is to open a supermarket in Nanning. I am already making preparations. The supermarket in Nanning will probably open next year!"

Thinking of his father's generosity, Deng Yuntai couldn't help but ask, "Dad, you don't want to go to Nanning to buy a house and build a building, do you?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I'm not thinking about it, but I'm already doing it. I'll tell you the details when I'm done!"

Unexpectedly, he guessed it right, and Deng Yuntai was really convinced.

Zhang Xiuping has become accustomed to her father-in-law's vision and courage. After all, her father-in-law dared to invest more than 300,000 yuan to build a building in the county town a few years ago. Such vision and courage are simply incomparable to ordinary people. Now thinking of buying land and building a building in Nanning is a normal operation for her father-in-law.

Deng Yunzhen and others had similar ideas.

…

Back at the two-story building on the main street, those who hadn't taken a shower yet started lining up to do so.

Deng Shirong looked at Chen Bangguo, Chen Bangli, and Chen Bangfeng, the three nephews who had worked in the restaurant for several years. He thought that since he had shown the way to his two nephews, he should not favor one over the other. So he asked, "Bangguo, Bangli, Bangfeng, Dashi has gone out to work on his own now, and the hot pot restaurant business is also doing well. Do you three brothers and sisters have any idea of ​​going out to work on your own?"

Chen Bangguo and the other two were delighted when they heard this.

Although the uncle treated them well, they certainly wanted to go out and be their own boss rather than work in the restaurant. The uncle had never mentioned this before, so they just stayed in the restaurant and worked honestly. Now that the uncle asked about this, it was obvious that he wanted to show them the way, so they were of course happy.

Chen Bangguo immediately replied: "Uncle, we all want to go out and try our luck, but we don't know what to do."

Deng Shirong said, "I've let you work as a buyer in the hotel for a few years to train your abilities. Now you're already a very qualified buyer. I suggest you open a dried seafood store, specializing in selling sandworms, crab meat, dried shrimps, squid, salted fish and other dried seafood. The profits here are still very high."

Chen Bangguo was moved when he heard this and asked, "Uncle, do you need to go to Beihai to buy these dried seafood?"

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Well, you can go to Beihai or Shankou. You can go to a few more places and compare the prices. You can buy from the place with the cheapest price. These dried goods can be preserved for a long time. If you three brothers and sisters do business in this area, you can directly supply our restaurant. This is a very stable sales channel. Combined with your own sales, making money will definitely not be a problem."

Chen Bangguo and the other two were very excited when they heard this.

Chen Bangli asked: "Uncle, where do you think it would be best for us to open a store?"

Deng Shirong said, "Let's rent a smaller store in our Deng's community. A store selling dried seafood doesn't need to be too big. Our community will definitely be the richest community in the entire county in the future. My clansmen will be frequent customers of high-end seafood in the future. Opening a seafood store here will definitely do well."

Chen Bangli nodded and said, "Okay, after the New Year, we will go to the Naye Deng Community and rent a storefront."

"Well, when you go back tomorrow, tell your parents about this. If you have any difficulties, tell me. I will definitely support you."

"Okay, thank you, uncle."

"You are welcome!"

…

The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Capital city.

Deng Yunheng was once again invited to visit the home of his former roommate Tang Mingjie.

When Deng Yunheng was a student, his social skills were already outstanding among his peers. Now, after half a year of training in the ministry, his social skills are even more outstanding than before.

In addition, this was the third time Deng Yunheng visited Tang Mingjie's home, so he was not at all restrained when facing Tang's father and mother.

In fact, when Deng Yunheng was invited to visit for the first time, he learned the identity of his parents from Tang Mingjie. They were not the small officials as Tang Mingjie had mentioned in the dormitory before, but leaders of a high level.

Tang's father is the deputy director of a department in a certain ministry, and Tang's mother is a middle-level leader in a state-owned enterprise.

With their level, if they were transferred to other places, they would become city-level bosses with great power. For a rural person like Deng Yunheng who has no background, this is already very impressive.

When facing a leader of this level, Deng Yunheng, who had already embarked on a career path in politics, was able to remain unrestrained at all and treated the other party only as his classmate's parent, which was quite impressive.

There was a reason why Tang's father and mother repeatedly invited Deng Yunheng to visit their home:

First, it was to repay the kindness Tang Mingjie received when he visited Deng Yunheng's home.

Second, they had a very good impression of Deng Yunheng. Knowing that he would stay in the capital alone to celebrate the New Year, they thought it was reasonable to invite him to their home for a meal.

Third, Deng Yunheng has already started working, and he has joined a ministry. Although he is only a small section-level official and is not worth mentioning in the eyes of Tang's parents, they think that someone with a clean background, excellent education, smart personality and strong social skills will be able to make a name for himself sooner or later, and they are happy to see their son making more friends with such outstanding talents.

Therefore, taking all the above reasons into consideration, when Deng Yunheng came, he was also warmly received by Tang's father and mother.

After dinner, Deng Yunheng stayed for another half an hour to drink tea before he stood up and said goodbye: "Uncle, Aunt, it's getting late, I'll go back first!"

Tang's father and mother tried to persuade him to stay for a while before saying to their son, "Xiaojie, see your classmate off."

Tang Mingjie responded and walked out with Deng Yunheng.

After everyone left, Tang's mother sighed, "What an excellent child. He has only been in the ministry for half a year, and he is more steady in his words and deeds than before!"

Father Tang nodded and said, "He is indeed a talent. He is good at observing people's expressions. He is very careful in what he says and does at such a young age. It's only a matter of time before he will be able to make a name for himself in the ministry."

Mother Tang said with emotion: "If only our Xiaojie had this ability!"

Tang's father was also a little moved when he heard this. Although his son had acquired a certain political foundation under their guidance and example, there was still a clear gap between him and his classmate.

To put it bluntly, if his son continued on the path of a political career, even with the help of his family, his father had already seen his ceiling, which would definitely not exceed his current level.

And as long as nothing goes wrong with his classmate Deng Yunheng, there is a 70 to 80 percent chance that he will surpass his current level.

Of course, this is just based on his experience, and politics is actually the most unpredictable thing. The road to official career can be said to be full of risks, and of course it is accompanied by countless opportunities. How far you can go depends not only on your ability, but also on your choices and luck.

…

When sending Deng Yunheng out, Tang Mingjie sighed and said, "Yunheng, to be honest with you, in the past six months of work, I feel that I am not suitable for politics. I have no interest in working in the system at all."

Deng Yunheng was a little surprised when he heard this and asked, "You are not interested in politics, so what do you want to do? Go into business?"

Tang Mingjie nodded and said, "Yes, I think doing business may be more suitable for me. There are not so many restrictions. I am free and can do whatever I want. How cool is that!"

Deng Yunheng asked, "You haven't mentioned this idea to your uncle and aunt, right?"

Tang Mingjie shook his head and said, "No, my parents and even my grandfather hope that I can go into politics, so they have been training me in this direction since I was a child. If I don't listen to their choice and go into business, they will probably be disappointed, right?"

Deng Yunheng said: "You may have just started working and haven't adapted to the new environment yet. You can try it for a while. If you are still not interested in this path, then have a frank talk with your uncles and aunts and tell them your thoughts. Maybe they will understand you."

Tang Mingjie said with emotion: "I hope Uncle Deng is open-minded and can let you choose the path you like."

Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "I come from a rural family and don't have any background. My dad doesn't care which path you choose. You are different from me. Your uncle and aunt in politics can help you. Naturally, they hope that you can continue on this path. This is called gain and loss!"

Tang Mingjie said with relief: "That's true. I will try to adapt for a while. When I can't hold on any longer, I will tell my parents. I hope they can understand my choice then!"

Deng Yunheng nodded and said, "Well, a forced melon is not sweet. Uncles and aunts must know this truth. As long as you communicate well with them, I believe they will understand."

Tang Mingjie waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things. You are staying in Beijing for the New Year this year. Do you have any plans?"

Deng Yunheng said: "There are only a few days of vacation in total, what can I plan? I guess I will spend it with schoolmate Liu and the others!"

Tang Mingjie was surprised and asked, "Xiaomei Liu will graduate next year. Isn't she going home for the New Year?"

Deng Yunheng said: "She went back during the summer vacation. There were too many people taking the bus during the Spring Festival. It's normal for her not to want to go back."

Tang Mingjie still felt his scalp tingling when he recalled his experience of taking a train to Guangxi two years ago. He said with great understanding, "That's true. Sitting on this train for several days and nights is really too hard!"

Deng Yunheng said with a big smile: "Now that we have joined the workforce, we no longer have to squeeze into the train to go home like before. We can ask the company to issue a letter of introduction to buy a plane ticket. It only takes a few hours to get to Nanning by plane, which is much faster than taking the train."

Tang Mingjie smiled and said, "If you can take a plane, it will be easy for you to go home!"

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked to the intersection outside.

"Okay, don't see me off. Go back now. I'm leaving. Bye!"

"Well, call me if you have anything, bye!"

…

Deng Shirong and his family returned to their hometown on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, they gathered the clan members to hold a scholarship meeting to reward outstanding students in the clan based on their final exam results.

After handing out the rewards, Deng Shirong looked at the tribesmen below and said, "My fellow tribesmen, this year we are all short of money because we raised funds to build a residential area in the county. However, the most difficult time has passed. The residential area in the county has been built, and the profit of the passenger transport company is higher than last year. After the Spring Festival travel rush is over, we will distribute dividends to everyone, and then everyone will have money to renovate their houses in the county."

"Haha, just waiting for the passenger transport company's dividends!"

"Last year, the passenger transport company made a little over a million yuan during the Spring Festival travel season. This year, the company has added five new buses. So it should be no problem for them to make a profit of one to one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand yuan during the Spring Festival travel season, right?"

"That's definitely no problem. I heard that the company's daily profit is over 30,000 yuan. Last year, the company paid 500 yuan per share in dividends. This year, we won't ask for more. As long as we can maintain this dividend standard, we won't be as tight on cash as we are now."

"Just waiting for the company's dividends to pay off the debt!"

“…”

Hearing the tribesmen's discussion, Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I know that when we raised funds to build houses at the beginning of the year, many tribesmen owed a lot of debts in order to get one or two more houses. Even if the passenger transportation company distributes dividends, it may not be enough to pay off the debts. But this is not a big problem. In the future, watermelon planting will definitely make a lot of money. It should be no problem to pay off all the debts."

Deng Yungui knew Uncle Jiu well, and knew that he must have something else to say, so he asked, "Uncle Jiu, do you have any new plans?"

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Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I do have an idea that I would like to discuss with you all."

"Jiu Gong, if you have any ideas, just tell me. I will definitely support you."

"Uncle Jiu, whether it's money or labor, as long as you speak up, we will definitely support you strongly."

"Chief, just give me your orders."

“…”

The clan members have seen how much contribution Deng Shirong has made since he became the head of the Naye Deng clan. His prestige in the clan has surpassed that of all the previous clan heads, and the clan members have given him unconditional support.

The old clan leader Deng Shi'an was extremely pleased to see this. Deng Shirong was the one he chose to succeed him as clan leader. The better his performance, the more face he would gain.

Deng Shirong stretched out his hand and pressed it down, and said in a serious manner: "The country compiles history to know its rise and fall; the locality compiles annals to know its evolution; the family compiles genealogy and builds ancestral halls to know its roots. These are the three pillars of Chinese civilization.

Especially the construction of a temple, which is a place for a clan to worship their ancestors and promote the culture of ancient sages.

It is a symbol of a family, a place where a family educates their descendants to become successful, a place to respect ancestors and reconcile family members, a move to trace roots and not forget ancestors, a major event for descendants to respect ancestors and love family, and a major event for comforting ancestors and benefiting future generations.

It is a heroic feat, a monument, and the wish of all the tribesmen.”

Deng Shirong's opening remarks made the tribesmen below look at each other in bewilderment.

Except for a few ethnic minorities with a high level of cultural literacy, most of the tribesmen did not quite understand what was said and only knew that the clan leader was talking about the ancestral hall.

As the village secretary and old clan leader, Deng Shian also had a certain cultural background. After listening to Deng Shirong's opening remarks, he understood what the clan leader wanted to do, and immediately asked excitedly: "Clan leader, do you mean to rebuild the ancestral hall?"

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Yes, I do have the idea of ​​rebuilding the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall of our Deng family has been built for hundreds of years. The last reconstruction was decades ago. It has experienced turmoil in the past few decades. The ancestral hall is actually very dilapidated now and should have been rebuilt long ago.

However, everyone knew about the previous situation, and everyone’s living conditions were not good in the past few years, so no one mentioned rebuilding the ancestral hall.

However, the development of our Naye Deng family in the past two or three years is unmatched in Shuangwang Township, and even in the entire county. This ancestral hall is a symbol of the clan's prosperity and decline. A prosperous family will offer sacrifices and burn incense all year round; a declining clan will have a dilapidated ancestral hall and no incense.

The living conditions of our Naye Deng family are getting better and better, and rebuilding the ancestral hall is imperative. "

"The clan leader is right. Our Ye Deng clan's ancestral hall is already in great disrepair. It's time to rebuild it."

"This ancestral hall is the inheritance place of our Naye Deng family. No matter how much we value it, it is not excessive. I also support the reconstruction of the ancestral hall."

"During the turmoil more than a decade ago, many ancestral halls were even demolished. We managed to save the ancestral halls with great difficulty. Now they are in ruins. We really should rebuild them."

“…”

Knowing that the clan leader had the idea of ​​rebuilding the ancestral hall, the clan members all expressed their support.

The name ancestral hall first appeared in the Han Dynasty. At that time, ancestral halls were built on tombs and were called tomb shrines. Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty established the system of ancestral halls in "Family Rites", and since then, family temples have been called ancestral halls.

At that time, there were restrictions on the level of construction of ancestral halls, and ordinary people were not allowed to build ancestral halls.

In the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, "the people were allowed to establish temples by uniting their clans." Later, only those with surnames that had served as emperors or had been granted titles of nobility could be called "family temples," while the rest were called ancestral halls.

In ancient times, the ancestral hall was also the place where the clan leader exercised clan power. Any clan member who violated clan rules would be educated and punished here until he was expelled from the ancestral hall, so it could also be said to be a court of feudal morality.

The ancestral hall can be said to be a folk museum, or it can be said to be a history of family changes.

Bobai County has a strong clan culture, and ancestral halls are highly valued now and in the future. Every surname has an ancestral hall. It is no exaggeration to say that in Bobai, to tell whether a clan is united or powerful, you can get a rough idea by looking at their ancestral halls.

Seeing that all the clan members supported it, Deng Shirong said with satisfaction: "Since everyone agrees to rebuild the ancestral hall, we will slowly plan it next year. There is no rush for this matter, we can do it slowly. We must build our ancestral hall into the most magnificent ancestral hall in Guangxi and even the whole country, the kind that can be passed down for at least two or three hundred years."

In later generations, the ancestral hall of the Naye Deng family had to be rebuilt every ten to twenty years.

The main reason why reconstruction is so frequent is that there is no good planning, or the funds for reconstruction are not in place. The built ancestral hall cannot keep up with the development of the times after more than ten years, and it looks small-minded. So it has to be rebuilt as a last resort, which can be said to be a waste of time and money.

And in this life, Deng Shirong, the clan leader, would naturally not make such a mistake.

This ancestral hall should either not be built or, if it is decided to be built, it should be built into a magnificent and majestic ancestral hall that ranks among the best in the country. This will not only avoid the fate of constant reconstruction in future generations, but also demonstrate the power of the Naye Deng family and make the clan members more united.

Hearing this, all the clan members were extremely excited. Only their clan leader would dare to say that they wanted to build the most magnificent ancestral hall in Guangxi and even the whole country. Other clan members did not even dare to think about it.

The ancestral hall is the face of a clan. The better it is built, the more proud the clan members will be. This is something everyone is happy to see.

After the tribesmen had discussed it for a while, Deng Shirong said, "Okay, today's scholarship meeting will end here first. I will discuss the reconstruction of the ancestral hall with the elders and come up with a charter. When the Spring Festival travel rush is over and the passenger transport company distributes dividends, I will tell everyone in detail how to proceed."

"Okay, clan leader."

The tribesmen responded one after another, and then left in groups.

The elders and prominent figures in the clan stayed to discuss the rebuilding of the ancestral hall with Deng Shirong, the clan leader.

In later generations, with the development of the Internet, Deng Shirong watched videos of ancestral halls that cost more than 10 million yuan on his mobile phone. Wow, they were really magnificent and beautiful.

So when communicating with the elders, Deng Shirong said directly: "I plan to hire a professional architect to design the reconstruction of this ancestral hall. It is estimated that the total cost will be at least one or two million or even more. However, apart from the necessary population fees, the rest are voluntary donations, so it will not cause too much burden to everyone. What do you think?"

One or two million in this era is much more valuable than tens of millions in later generations. I believe that one can build an ancestral hall that ranks among the best in the country.

Deng Yungui was shocked when he heard this and said, "Uncle Jiu, if we spend 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, we don't know how good the ancestral hall can be built. If we spend 1 or 2 million yuan, what will it look like?"

Deng Shian was also stunned and said, "Yes, Laojiu, it costs one or two million to build an ancestral hall. Isn't this too scary?"

Deng Changxiong, Deng Changbao and others were also shocked when they heard this. This amount was really beyond their imagination.

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "If we just want to build the most beautiful ancestral hall in Shuangwang or even Bobai, then 100,000 or 200,000 yuan would be enough. But if we want to build an ancestral hall that can be ranked among the best in the country even after decades, 100,000 or 200,000 yuan is not enough."

Deng Yungui said, "Uncle Jiu, I support your idea, but I'm afraid it's impossible to raise so much money just by voluntary donations."

Deng Yunqiang also said, "Yes, Uncle Jiu, otherwise the whole family should share the cost equally."

"It's definitely not okay to share the burden equally. That would put too much of a burden on the tribe members!"

Deng Shirong waved his hands and said, "After all, everyone's family conditions are different. It's enough for everyone to contribute 10 yuan per head of household money and have a sense of participation. The rest depends on the voluntary donations of the clan members with better conditions. Anyway, building this ancestral hall must have a monument and a wall of merit.

Once this ancestral hall is built, it will not need to be rebuilt for at least a hundred years, if not two or three hundred years. I guess many clan members would like to go up to the monument and wall of merit, and we can get a lot of donations here.

Moreover, this ancestral hall cannot be built in a short time. It will take at least three or four years from preparation to construction to completion. By that time, everyone's financial conditions will be better, and it is estimated that more and more clansmen will be willing to donate.

If we still can’t raise that much money, then we can just ask the bus company to sponsor it.”

Everyone nodded their heads after hearing this, their hearts filled with excitement. With so much money invested in building the ancestral hall, they couldn't even imagine how beautiful the hall would be. And who wouldn't want to have their name on the monument and wall of merit set up in the hall?

In Shuangwang territory, the monument of merit in the ancestral hall generally refers to the qualification to have one's name on the monument after an individual's donation reaches a certain amount. The larger the amount of donation, the higher the ranking on the monument will naturally be.

The wall of merit is a wall monument erected for a family. There are generally wall monuments of different specifications. Wall monuments of different grades not only have different locations, but also different contents. The highest grade wall monument will generally have all the commendable resumes of the whole family engraved on it, and the layout is absolutely full.

This is also an important reason to encourage the tribesmen to donate enthusiastically.

For example, now, clan members with relatively strong economic strength, such as Deng Changbao and Deng Changxiong, are already secretly planning that once the ancestral hall is built, they must put a top-grade merit stele on the wall of merit.

They will definitely not miss such events that can make them stand out.

"Jiu Gong, have you thought about the donation standards for the Merit Tablet and Merit Wall?"

"I haven't decided on this yet. I'll find an architect to design it first. After I determine the overall cost of the ancestral hall, it won't be too late to set the standard."

"Well, let's wait until the overall cost comes out!"

(End of this chapter)