Gao Mingcheng copied fried chicken, hamburgers, mashed potatoes, French fries and other foods bit by bit. He made them again and again until he got the final recipe right.
Just when Gao Mingcheng was feeling extremely accomplished, Xuanyimei told him some not-so-good news, that is, the clothes in the store were almost sold out and it was time to restock them.
Gao Mingcheng looked at the account book and went to the warehouse on the third floor to check the inventory, and then he had an idea in his mind.
However, he was not in a hurry to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods, but planned to return to Gaojia Village first.
"I think the beehives should be ready to shake the honey. Let's shake the honey first and then take it to Guangzhou to sell it," said Gao Mingcheng.
In addition to shaking honey, he also had to go back and ask if anyone in the village was willing to raise white-feathered chickens.
White-feather chickens are different from native chickens. They need to be raised in special chicks and fed with feed all the time. It is also best to keep them in a pen rather than letting them roam free.
He had inquired about chicks, but found out there were none in his county, so he had to go to the neighboring county to buy them. As for feed, it was sold in the county, but this year, due to the overall environment, the price of feed has gone up a bit.
He did know the formula for chicken feed, but it was useless without the matching production machinery.
Gao Mingcheng was thinking about these things in his mind, but he was not particularly anxious. He planned to open a store to make money, but he was not in a hurry to open a store to make money. He could take it slow.
Before returning to the village, he went to the market to buy a batch of bottles and jars of honey, and went to the seed store to buy some lettuce seeds and commonly used pesticides.
This time when returning to Gaojia Village, Xuanyuemei planned to take Xiaoxuxu with her. Her second sister was pregnant, and she was very worried about her, so she specially bought some sour and sweet snacks for her second sister.
Gao Mingcheng put all the things he wanted to take back in the cargo bed at the back of the car, then opened the door and prepared to drive back to the village.
Xuanmei held little Xuxu and sat in the back row, where there was more space and it was convenient for little Xuxu to climb up and down and play.
It was not the first time for Xuanyuemei to ride in her family's car, but every time she did, she felt particularly happy. This car cost 50,000 yuan to buy, and it was a symbol of their wealth!
In mid-June, the weather gradually became hotter, but with the roof providing shade and a gentle breeze, people sitting in the car did not feel uncomfortable at all.
Due to the bad road conditions, Gao Mingcheng did not dare to drive fast and drove steadily all the way. But even so, compared with the people walking and riding bicycles on the roadside, he gave people a feeling of flying.
When passing Junling, Gao Mingcheng was about to turn from the national road to the village road, but he saw a group of people gathered under the century-old camphor tree in front of him, blocking the road.
Gao Mingcheng honked the horn. The sound of the car horn attracted everyone's attention and they all looked up at the car.
Gao Mingcheng was a familiar face in this area and someone quickly recognized him.
"Mingcheng!" Someone called Gao Mingcheng.
Seeing that there were too many people stuck in traffic on the road ahead, Gao Mingcheng simply turned off the engine and jumped out of the car. While getting out of the car, he grabbed a pack of cigarettes.
He doesn't smoke, but giving cigarettes to people is a social method, so he sometimes keeps one or two packs of cigarettes in his car and bag.
He opened his cigarette box and began to pass out cigarettes to people he knew, while asking, "What's going on?"
People who knew the situation started talking at once. It turned out that a dog raised by a family had bitten an old man. Now the old man’s two sons planned to send him to the home of the family that fed the dog, and let them take care of him until the end of his life.
The person feeding the dog certainly would not agree to this, so the two families started arguing. Because there were so many people, plus the onlookers, they blocked the road.
After hearing all the gossip, Gao Mingcheng was speechless. He tried to think about whether this had happened in his previous life, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of anything related.
Maybe, maybe not, he doesn't know anyway.
Gao Mingcheng stood on tiptoe and looked into the crowd, only to see an old woman lying on the ground, supported by a middle-aged woman, who was also holding a broom and arguing with someone.
With such fighting power, one is worth two.
Both sides held their own views and neither was willing to give in.
One of them said that if he gave ten dollars, the matter would be settled.
One said, "My mother was bitten by a dog and can't move or work anymore. Whoever's dog bit her should take care of her until the end of her life."
"Bullshit, my dog is very well behaved and never bites anyone! Would it bite if your mother hadn't hit it with a stick? Several people in our village saw her hitting the dog with a stick, so don't try to cheat!"
"You're talking nonsense. If your dog hadn't tried to snatch the meat bun from my mom's hand, would my mom have beaten the dog?"
The two families were arguing loudly, each one speaking a different language, and neither of them was willing to give in.
Gao Mingcheng thought, you can quarrel and make noise as much as you want, but don't block the road!
But the old man was lying in the middle of the road, so this was a difficult matter.
Today happened to be market day. The market had already ended at this point, but because of the market, people from nearby villages came to Junling. The old woman lying in the middle of the road bitten by a dog was from a nearby village. Her two sons were notorious hooligans.
No, to be precise, she herself is a notorious shrew, and her two daughters-in-law are no less capable than her. It can be said that their entire family is very powerful!
Otherwise, if someone else is bitten by a dog, at most they will ask the dog owner to pay compensation, but their family will just leave the elderly to you to take care of them until the end of their life!
A long-lost memory suddenly emerged in his mind, and Gao Mingcheng finally remembered something related to this family. He didn't remember what happened specifically at that time, but he only remembered that for some reason, the old man really stayed in a family's home.
This old lady feels quite comfortable living in someone else's house. She doesn't care if there is no bed for her to sleep on. She just lies on the bed and doesn't move. If you want to drag her out of bed, she will urinate and defecate directly on the bed!
Even if you don't give her food, she won't be polite. As long as you cook, she will be the first one to rush up to eat and drink!
If you really don't give her anything to eat, she will still act pretentious. She will take out all the rice, oil and salt from your kitchen, and then make her own food. She will also pick up eggs and even kill chickens to eat!
After all this trouble, the family finally paid a heavy price to send the old man back.
Later, people in the nearby villages called her "Ghost-Seeing".
Thinking of their family's strong fighting power, Gao Mingcheng felt that this road was blocked! Why did he choose to go back to the village today?
"Mingcheng, what should we do?" Xuanyuemei also got out of the car holding Xiao Xuxu, frowning with some worry.
She looked at Gao Mingcheng, hoping that Gao Mingcheng had a solution.
They return to the village not to play, but to shake honey!
It takes a long time to shake more than 40 boxes of bees. Now that time has been wasted, many bees are very anxious.
Gao Mingcheng glanced at the many beautiful mothers and children and said, "Stand further away so as not to be squeezed by others. I'll go to the front to take a look."
"Yeah." Xuanyuemei obediently took a few steps back, while hugging Xiaoxuxu tightly, refusing to let Xiaoxuxu run on the ground.
At Gao Mingcheng's signal, the people at the outermost edge of the crowd made way, and Gao Mingcheng successfully walked to the innermost part.
The family that raised the dog was from Junling. Gao Mingcheng naturally knew them, but they didn't have much contact with each other.
As for the old woman who was bitten, Gao Mingcheng was not familiar with her, but he still had some impression of her two sons.
If nothing unexpected happens, they might have had a fight a few years ago?
Or did he and his men unilaterally beat up the two brothers?
It has been so long that Gao Mingcheng can't even remember some of the little things. He only remembers that when he was young, he really couldn't sit still and wandered around every day, causing trouble.
Gao Mingcheng came to the middle of the two families, looked at them respectively, and said, "I am Gao Mingcheng from Gaojia Village. I just heard a few words about your affairs. I am in a hurry to go back to the village now. Either you move out of the way for me, or you solve the matter as soon as possible!"
Gao Mingcheng's words could be said to be a bit impolite, but, at this moment, there's no point in being polite!
Given the reputation he had earned in the neighborhood, being polite would make it harder to resolve the issue.
When he saw Gao Mingcheng, the dog keeper from Junling, his expression didn't change much, but he still stepped back a few steps to show his respect, apparently ready to make way.
But the old woman still lay on the ground and refused to move. Since she refused to move, Gao Mingcheng's car could not pass.
Gao Mingcheng ignored her and looked directly at her two sons.
Although these two men are scoundrels, their most impressive feature is their shamelessness, not their skills.
If Gao Mingcheng competes with them in shamelessness, he will definitely lose!
The two brothers were older than Gao Mingcheng, but being older didn't mean they wouldn't be beaten. When they saw Gao Mingcheng, they immediately recalled some not-so-good memories.
Gao Mingcheng stared at them and naturally noticed the changes in their expressions, so he deliberately said, "Do you want me to ask you to make way?"
The two brothers looked at each other, and the eldest one winked at his mother. Then his mother stood up swiftly, walked to the side of the road, and lay down on the ground naturally again.
The movements are smooth and flowing, and he is very skilled!
Gao Mingcheng was very happy that both parties in the dispute were willing to give him face, so he gave cigarettes to both parties and then gave them some advice.
Gao Mingcheng first said to the dog owner in Junling, "This family is notorious for being rascals. Since your dog bit someone, you still have to pay the compensation. In the end, you might suffer even greater losses."
It would be terrible if this shameless old man really lived in my house!
The dog owner in Junling was not convinced and said angrily: "It didn't bite you and you didn't bleed. I'm willing to pay you ten dollars, which is already good enough!"
"Who said there was no bleeding? There are teeth marks everywhere, and they are all blue! My mother is old and in poor health. She can't move after being bitten by your dog!" The old man's eldest son lied with his eyes open, but he could still make sense!
Gao Mingcheng glared at his eldest son and warned him, "That's enough. Don't make a fuss too much. Otherwise, who will want to associate with your family in the future? Your son and daughter will get married in the future!"
The old man’s eldest son refused to accept the decision, but when he met Gao Mingcheng’s gaze, he backed down.
A few years ago, Gao Mingcheng could beat himself up, and now that there is a conflict, he has to be beaten again!
But he felt aggrieved, as he thought this matter had nothing to do with Gao Mingcheng, so why should he interfere?
Then he thought about it, the time when Gao Mingcheng beat him before, that incident had nothing to do with Gao Mingcheng. Gao Mingcheng was just a fool who thought he was a righteous man!
Because of Gao Mingcheng, he decided to take a step back, so they did not ask the family that raised the dog to take care of his mother in her old age and see her to her death, but instead asked for compensation of 500 yuan.
In the 1990s, 500 yuan, what does that mean?
Six hundred and eighty can marry a wife!
The price was too high, so the dog owner naturally refused to do it. As a result, the two sides had another conflict, and it seemed that no agreement could be reached in the short term.
However, the road had been cleared, so Gao Mingcheng decided not to bother with other matters and go home first.
The car slowly drove past the crowd. Xuanyuemei was sitting in the car, still looking back, until she could no longer see anyone. Then she said, "Mingcheng, how much do you think they will lose in the end?"
Gao Mingcheng didn't know, so he guessed, "Maybe one or two hundred."
If you get entangled with this kind of scoundrel, the matter will be ruined if you don't pay a hundred or two hundred dollars.
But it's good that the other party is willing to make an offer, because once the offer is made, you can bargain. It's better than insisting that the dog owner should take care of the elderly until the end of his life!
When the old man really comes to your door, it will be easier to invite him in than to send him away!
After being tossed around by the old man, in order for your family to live a stable life, you have to spend, let alone one or two hundred yuan, at least five hundred yuan.
After hearing this, many beauties thought of themselves.
They have five dogs at home!
Although Niuweiling is located in a remote area, what if it bites someone?
Xuanyuemei decided that after returning home, she would educate the five dogs at home and teach them not to bite people randomly!
Gao Mingcheng naturally didn't know what she was thinking. At this time, the car had already reached the Greater Khingan Range.
Xing'anling is still quite lively. There are primary schools, grocery stores, brigade and village committee offices, and Gao Shouwang's clothing workshop.
A while ago, Gao Shouwang and his wife, as well as their eldest daughter, went to Jinling to attend a wedding banquet, and the hotel was closed for a few days.
Now they are back and the clothing workshops have reopened.
Gao Shouwang was sitting at the door of the workshop. A group of people surrounded him, all with their heads down, as if looking at the photo album in his hands.
"Mingcheng!" Gao Shouwang heard the noise of a car and immediately looked in the direction of the sound. He saw Gao Mingcheng driving the car at a glance.
He immediately extended his hand to greet her, and said with a smile: "Ming Cheng, I took a lot of photos in Jinling, do you want to see them?"
He asked in a questioning tone, but his expression was full of arrogance.
Because Gao Mingcheng had visited the capital before and brought back a photo album, he decided to make such an album after he went to Jinling.
An album with nearly fifty or sixty photos!
Gao Shouwang felt that he should let Gao Mingcheng take a look at this photo album to see whether Gao Mingcheng's album was more interesting or his own.
Gao Mingcheng parked the car in a spacious open space, then got out with his wife and children.
"Uncle Shouwang, when did you come back? The last time I went back to the village, you weren't back yet." Gao Mingcheng greeted with a smile.
Gao Shouwang laughed, his face full of joy, and handed the photo album over to Gao Mingcheng without waiting for him to come closer.
He said, "I came back three days ago! My son and daughter-in-law wanted to keep us for a few more days, but we missed home, so we decided to come back early." (End of this chapter)
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