Chapter 375: Make Bangjie Village a tourist destination

Hubei.

A family compound in Jingzhou.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Wei and Gu Caixiao returned home.

As soon as she entered the door, Gu Caixiao greeted them, "Dad, Mom, we're back!"

In fact, given their family's financial situation, the couple can move out and there is no need to live with their parents.

However, some people are unwilling to live with their parents, but some people are very willing to live with their parents, and Lu Wei and Gu Caixiao are undoubtedly the latter.

Seeing her daughter-in-law coming back, Mother Lu immediately went to greet her with a smile on her face and asked, "Xiaoxiao, have you eaten yet? If not, I'll cook you a bowl of noodles."

Gu Caixiao smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry, we have already eaten."

Father Lu was drinking tea in the living room, and asked with a smile on his face: "Xiaoxiao, is your grandmother's hand healed?"

Gu Caixiao said: "It's almost healed. As long as you don't lift heavy objects, there will be no major problems."

Lu Wei put away his luggage, called his wife over for tea, and then said to his parents with emotion: "Dad, Mom, this time I went to my sister-in-law's boyfriend's house, and I was hit hard."

Mother Lu glanced at her son and asked, "What happened to you?"

Lu Wei smiled bitterly and said, "I have a net worth of millions before I was 30 years old. I thought I was pretty impressive, but I never expected that my sister-in-law's boyfriend's father, a native of the countryside, would make at least several million in just a few years after the country's reform and opening up. It was really a blow to me."

Father Lu was a little surprised when he heard this and said, "That's really impressive. What kind of business does Weiwei's boyfriend's family run?"

Gu Caixiao continued, "I heard that he took the lead and opened two companies with the whole clan, one is a passenger transport company, and the other is a food company. The Master Kong instant noodles are a product launched by their food company, and they also have a branch factory in my mother's hometown, Wuhan!"

Father and Mother Lu couldn't help but look at each other. They had eaten this Master Kong braised beef noodles a lot in their family. They didn't expect that this was a product launched by the food company of Weiwei's boyfriend's family. They were able to build a branch factory from Guangxi to Wuhan. Their business was indeed big enough.

Lu Wei took a sip of tea and continued with emotion: "Dad, Mom, you will never imagine how beautiful my sister-in-law's boyfriend's house is. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's really like an ancient imperial palace.

The entire house is 3,000 square meters, and all the decorations are made of precious wood, with exquisite carvings and decorations. This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful house in my life, and it is really an eye-opener."

After hearing her son's praise, Lu's mother became curious and inquired carefully about the family of her future brother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Then Lu Wei and Gu Caixiao talked to each other and told every detail of the trip to Guangxi.

Lu's father and mother were very surprised when they heard this. A Five Mountains Plaza cost at least several million dollars. The lower floors were used for their children to do business, and the top floor was used as a residence, which was decorated as beautifully as an ancient imperial palace.

It seems that his future in-law is also an amazing and capable person! ...

Bobai County.

While the mooncake factory was adding canning equipment and preparing to make eight-treasure porridge, the entire county also launched a large-scale rat eradication campaign, releasing a total of 210,000 kilograms of poison bait and killing more than 5.1 million rats, greatly alleviating the rat infestation.

Rats have a really strong reproductive capacity. If left unchecked, they will become a disaster once they become rampant, which will be a real headache, especially voles. They will feed on crops, grains and other agricultural products, posing a major threat to agricultural production.

When Deng Shirong returned to the village, he saw that the villagers were also killing rats. Not only mice, but also field mice were being killed in this way. He felt it was a pity.

Because the nutritional value of voles is very high, there is even a saying in some places that eating one vole is equivalent to eating three chickens.

Especially in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, people have various ways to eat voles all year round, regardless of summer or winter. For example, they steam the meat in summer or stir-fry the meat with other dishes. Another way is to grill it directly.

Here, I need to clarify that some people in the north mistakenly believe that voles are mice, which is actually wrong.

Voles and mice are two different genera and families. Voles belong to the family Cricetidae, while mice belong to the family Muridae of the order Rodentia.

The field mice eaten by people in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian generally live in fields and specifically harm crops. However, many of the mice mentioned by people in other provinces live at home, or in sewers, garbage dumps and other places. Not to mention eating these mice, it's disgusting just by looking at them, and few people can eat them.

No matter what it is, as long as there are people who eat it, there will naturally be a market for it.

In the mid-1990s in my previous life, many people in Shuangwang started buying voles, and the prices were not low, which led to the sale of mouse cages. Young people in every village would buy a few mouse cages and take them home to release them. Catching a vole would be a sum of pocket money.

At that time, the two younger sons, Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng, also participated in it, catching voles and selling them to earn some pocket money.

During that period, the fields in the village were full of rat traps. They were set out in the evening and collected in the morning. At the beginning, everyone had a harvest and no rat traps were empty.

It was not until more and more people put out mouse traps and fewer and fewer voles were caught that everyone's harvest gradually became smaller and it was common for the mouse traps to be empty.

Nowadays, no one is buying voles, so it is a bit of a waste to kill them with poison bait.

In the afternoon, when Deng Shirong was sitting at the door smoking a cigarette, Deng Yungui came over.

After greeting each other, Deng Yungui said, "Uncle Jiu, the business of the tile factory is no longer profitable. I am too lazy to go out every month, so I plan to stop the business of the tile factory. What do you think?"

Deng Shirong lit the tobacco with a lighter, took a few puffs, and then said, "If you want to stop, then stop. It's a waste of time to keep going. But this tile factory has been with me for so many years. I plan to contract it out and put it there. Whenever I feel like making tiles, I can go there to experience the feeling of making tiles back then."

Deng Yungui laughed and said, "Uncle Jiu, you are the only one who has the leisure time to do this."

Deng Shirong said: "After all, I have been dealing with pottery and jars for decades. I have to keep something to remember when I am old. Even if pottery and jars are really no longer used, there is still a place to show the craftsmanship passed down by our ancestors to our grandchildren."

Deng Yungui was only the boss of the tile factory, not a master tile maker, so he naturally did not have the same sentiments as Uncle Jiu. He affirmed Uncle Jiu's idea, and then said: "Uncle Jiu, after finishing this last kiln of goods, I will announce to the workers that the tile factory is disbanded."

Deng Shirong stuffed the tobacco into the pipe and said, "Then let's announce it. Almost all the workers in the tile factory are from the clan anyway, and everyone is not short of the money now."

Deng Yungui nodded and didn't mention the matter again. The current income from the tile factory was no longer worth mentioning to the two of them.

…

A week later.

Tile factory.

After Deng Changbiao (apprentice of Deng Shirong) finished making the batch of large jars in his hand, he picked up the hookah next to him, took out the lighter and tobacco from his pocket, and prepared to light a few cigarettes before going home.

Ever since his master and Uncle Yungui contracted out the tile factory and he became a tile maker, his family's living standard has changed dramatically, and he has become one of the most economically advantaged people in the village.

Later, his master took the lead in establishing a passenger transport company. Out of trust in his master, he invested all his fortune in it and took up a lot of shares. Later, the dividends from the passenger transport company naturally brought him rich returns.

In addition, when the food company was established, he tried his best, invested a lot of money, and finally reaped sweet fruits.

The passenger transport company and the food company brought huge profits to Deng Changbiao. If ordinary people had such a high income, they would definitely not continue to be the big jar master. After all, the big jar master makes real money, but it is also very hard work.

However, Deng Changbiao still worked hard at the tile factory making his big vats.

The only change is that the number of large tanks is about one-third smaller than before, and it is not as risky as before.

Just when Deng Changbiao was about to light a cigarette, Deng Yungui came over.

Deng Changbiao greeted him, "Uncle Yungui."

Deng Yungui sat opposite him and said, "A Biao, our tile factory will be disbanded after we finish this batch of goods."

Upon hearing this, Deng Changbiao paused with his hand that was stuffing tobacco into his mouth and asked, "Uncle Yungui, is the tile factory really unable to continue?" The tile factory's business has been bad recently, and everyone knows it. They also know that if it continues like this, the factory will go out of business sooner or later, but they didn't expect that day to come so soon.

Deng Yungui said, "You know how the business of the tile factory has been recently. It is indeed getting harder and harder. Anyway, I am too lazy to bother with it anymore."

Deng Changbiao stuffed the tobacco into the pipe and asked, "Uncle Yungui, does my master know about this?"

Deng Yungui said, "I have already talked about this with Uncle Jiu a few days ago. Uncle Jiu also wants to disband it, but he will contract the Cylinder and Tile Factory again and not start the operation. It's just a reminder. After all, Uncle Jiu has been dealing with the Cylinder and Tile Factory for decades and has deep feelings for it."

Deng Changbiao lit the tobacco with a lighter, took a few puffs, and said after a while: "Then I can have a good rest after loading this last batch of goods into the kiln, and I don't have to work so hard every day."

Although he said that, he actually felt a little empty in his heart at this moment.

He started as a small apprentice and then became a big vat master that everyone in the village envied. He has been here for fifteen years. How many fifteen years can there be in a lifetime? It is impossible to say that he has no feelings for the place after working in it for such a long time.

Deng Yungui understood his feelings, patted his shoulder and consoled him, "Although the tile factory has disbanded, it still exists. Once your master has taken over the contract, you can come and play whenever you feel like it.

Besides, you are not short of money now, so there is really no need to work so hard anymore. Just relax and have some fun. If you want to start a business, go find your master and ask him to give you some advice."

"I see, Uncle Yungui, you've been working for so many years and you're really tired. Go back and have a good rest for a while. We'll talk about business later!"

"Well, go back. Remember to come and help when the kiln is loaded."

"OK."

…

After returning to the village, Deng Shirong would go to both sides of the newly dug river every night and quietly release a few huge stones.

He did not place the boulders randomly, but used his spatial ability to move the boulders on both sides of the river in one direction, and then inserted new boulders in the middle. In this way, the tribesmen would not notice the changes in the boulders.

The main reason is that this megalithic project is too huge. Although the tribesmen work hard every day to carry the boulders from the mountain, up to now, only about one-third of the boulders on both sides of the river have been filled. At this rate, it will take at least until next year to fill both sides of the river.

Deng Shirong didn't want to waste so much manpower to fill the gap, so he adopted this method to quietly speed up the filling process.

Today, the base and cushion layers of the 60-meter-wide village road have been completed, and only the cement on the road surface needs to be hardened.

The construction of the villa complex is currently in the process of digging the foundation. Once the foundation is completed, the brick foundation will be laid.

In Bobai, when building a house, the laying of bricks is very particular. A master is asked to calculate an auspicious day, and friends and relatives are invited to participate.

The construction of the villa complex will involve inviting all the relatives and friends of the Ye Deng family. The scene will definitely be grander than the previous enthronement ceremony and ancestor worship in the ancestral hall.

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After all, whether it is enthroning the throne in the ancestral hall or worshiping ancestors, only the aunt and the elder sister and relatives from all over the place are invited. How can the number of people be compared with the relatives and friends of the whole family?

…

As the sixth lunar month came to an end, the tile factory officially announced its dissolution after selling its last batch of goods and settling the workers' wages.

This tile factory was contracted out jointly by Deng Shirong and Deng Yungui in May 1980. It is now June 1989, a total of more than nine years.

Over the past nine years, the tile factory has made great contributions and brought in an income of 60,000 to 70,000 yuan for Deng Shirong and Deng Yungui.

After the tile factory was disbanded, Deng Shirong signed another contract with the village for a period of 40 years.

He is now building Bangjie Village according to his ideas. The villa complex is a major attraction, the village road is also a major attraction, the exquisite and luxurious ancestral hall is also a major attraction, and the tribe’s Litchi Mountain is also a very important attraction. More attractive attractions will be created in the future.

As for the jar and tile factory, he plans to keep it until their village becomes a nationally renowned tourist destination in the future. Then, he will demonstrate the large-jar technology in front of tourists. This will not only broaden their horizons, but also make the jar and tile factory a scenic spot in the village, which is also a very good idea.

Not only the jar and tile factory, but also the bowl factory in the village, when the business can no longer be continued, he also plans to contract it out.

These things are certainly not worth mentioning in this day and age, but in the future, it will be difficult to see such small rural factories across the country. Preserving them can show these traditional arts to tourists, and even allow tourists to try their hand at operating them.

This will definitely attract many tourists who are interested in this area.

The more attractions there are in the village, the more competitive it will be.

If more people come to travel, not only the Naye Deng family will benefit, but the entire Bangjie Village and even the entire Shuangwang will benefit.

Think about the Bangjie Village in the previous life, it was a completely deserted place. Those tribesmen who worked and lived in the city were often rejected by their wives and children when they brought their wives and children back during the holidays. Even many tribesmen who grew up in the city were unwilling to return to their hometown unless their grandfathers or fathers urged them.

In this life, if Deng Shirong could turn Bangjie Village and even several surrounding villages into tourist destinations, then not only would the tribesmen working and living outside want to come back during the holidays, but tourists from all over the country would also be eager to come and visit.

If such a day really comes, it would be exciting just to think about it.

…

When the tile factory was disbanded, the village roads began the final hardening of the cement pavement.

With the help of machines and many people working, it took only five days to harden five-sixths of the road. For the remaining one-sixth, we can only wait until the cement road surface is open to traffic.

In this respect, it is indeed not as good as the asphalt of later generations. The road is just paved and can be opened to traffic as soon as the asphalt cools down a little. It is very fast.

On both sides and in the middle of the village road, tree pits have been dug according to Deng Shirong's requirements. When the time is right, they can slowly start transplanting ginkgo trees.

July 14th is here again. This festival is still very important to the people of Bobai.

In Bobai, people offer sacrifices to A-Zu-Gong during every festival. Unless they are really unable to spare, the tribesmen will try their best to return for the festival.

Deng Shirong was in his hometown, so his sons, daughters and daughters-in-law naturally rushed back to celebrate the festival.

Killing ducks on July 14th to celebrate the festival is a long-standing custom of the Bobai people. However, in the past, people's living conditions were not very good, and many families were reluctant to kill ducks, so they made the more economical Gaizhang instead. Gradually, eating Gaizhang on July 14th became a custom.

Nowadays, no family in Naye Village is short of money, so naturally every household kills ducks for the festival. Some families don’t mind the trouble and also steam rice dumplings to eat.

Deng Shirong was too lazy to make rice dumplings this year. He killed a local duck and put the whole duck in the pot to cook.

According to the local customs, you must not use raw meat to offer to the grandfather. It must be cooked at home, and a pinch of salt must be put on the duck (the same applies to other meats such as chicken or pork). Six bowls of rice are placed in small bowls, chopsticks are prepared, and tea and wine must be prepared.

Finally, take the gold, silver and incense paper and you can offer them to your grandfather.

Because Deng Shirong killed a local duck that had been raised for a long time, it had to be cooked a little longer, otherwise it would be difficult to bite when you cook it later.

While Deng Shirong was busy in the kitchen, Deng Yuntai boasted to his brothers and sisters under the longan tree: "I have stayed in Liuzhou for such a long time this time. Do you know what impressed me most about Liuzhou?"

Deng Yunzhu blinked and joked, "Brother, are the girls in Liuzhou pretty?"

Deng Yuntai glared at her and quickly said to his wife, "Pingmei, don't listen to this girl's nonsense. You know who I am."

Zhang Xiuping smiled. She knew exactly what kind of person her husband was. She couldn't help but asked with a smile, "What impressed you most about Liuzhou?"

Deng Yuntai said with a sigh, "It's a bowl of noodles called snail noodles. The taste of this noodles is really amazing. The more I eat it, the more addicted I become. I've been in Liuzhou for such a long time, and I eat a bowl of snail noodles almost every day."

At that time, snail noodles were not as world-famous as they are in later generations. In its birthplace, Liuzhou, it had only been popular for a few years. You couldn’t eat snail noodles in other cities.

Zhang Xiuping was surprised and asked, "Snail rice noodle? Why is the name of this rice noodle so strange?"

Deng Yuntai smiled and said, "This snail is the field snail here. In Liuzhou, field snails are called snails, so this snail noodle got its name."

Deng Yunzhu asked in confusion: "Brother, how delicious can noodles cooked with snails be?"

Deng Yuntai smiled and said, "I don't know the specific method, but the snails are just a condiment in the soup of the snail noodle. I don't know how to describe the taste of this snail noodle to you, but anyway, this should be the most special noodle I have ever eaten."

Deng Yunhua asked: "Brother, how does it compare to the old friends in Nanning?"

"Each has its merits."

Deng Yuntai thought for a moment and added, "However, compared to Laoyoufen, the taste of this snail noodle is more unique. In addition to rice noodles, there are also sour bamboo shoots, shredded fungus, peanuts, fried bean curd, day lily and other side dishes. It is really very satisfying to eat."

Deng Yunzhu couldn't help swallowing her saliva and said depressedly, "Before we went to Nanning, my second and third brothers praised Laoyou noodles and made us very greedy. Now that Laoyou noodles are available, you, my eldest brother, are praising this snail noodle. The key is that we can't have it. It's really terrible!"

Zhang Xiuping echoed, "That's right. You know we can't have it, but you still brag about it. It's really annoying!"

Deng Yuntai smiled and said, "It's not far from Nanning to Liuzhou, and we have a supermarket there, so it's easy to go there, right?"

Deng Shirong just came out and asked, "Who wants to go to Liuzhou?"

Deng Yunzhu smiled and said, "Dad, my eldest brother is bragging to us about how delicious the snail rice noodle is. Let's go to Liuzhou when the time is right. Anyway, I already have experience in running a hot pot restaurant, so it's time to open a branch."

Deng Shirong said: "Snail rice noodle is indeed unique. It should be the most unique rice noodle in Guangxi. Its taste is polarized. People who like it love it very much, and people who don't like it can't stand the smell."

Deng Yunzhu was surprised and asked, "Dad, have you also eaten this snail noodle?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Of course I have eaten it. There is no rice noodle in Guangxi that I have not eaten."

Speaking of snail noodles, when Deng Shirong founded the food company, he once thought about promoting it nationwide, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up. The later popularity of snail noodles across the country and then the world is mainly due to the spread of short videos and the convenience of online ordering.

But now it is obvious that such conditions are not available. Not to mention how difficult it is to mass-produce snail noodles, just how to make people accept snail noodles is a big problem.

There are so many products to make, there is no need to choose snail noodles.

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PS: Wow, the subscription has broken the record again, and it is a big breakthrough. I have to open a separate chapter to commemorate it^_^ (End of this chapter)