Chapter 1127: Biting off more than you can chew
Bai Chengwen took a lot of effort to come here, and he must be very tired.
The most urgent thing is to quickly make something decent to eat for people.
Afterwards, we ate and chatted. It was their first day here, so they should rest early...
There is no need to prepare elaborate meals when entertaining people from your hometown.
Being able to have a big bowl of rice and eat big mouthfuls of meat is the most heartfelt hospitality.
Lu Miao prepared the ingredients, put the square pieces of meat cut by Wang Xiu into a basin and put it under the faucet. While washing them, he chatted with Wang Xiu:
"You're buying fish today. Do you see any fish intestines or anything like that on the stall?"
Wang Xiu said, "No, they all bought fish and brought them back to kill them. I didn't see any fish intestines there."
Lu Miao understood and said "Oh" and continued to instruct:
"Then take a look next time when you go shopping. If there are any dead fish on sale at the stall, you can pick out two big ones and bring them back."
Lu Miao is particular. He used to say that if chickens, ducks, fish, shrimps, etc. can be bought alive, they should not be bought dead.
Now she said this again, Wang Xiu shook his head and asked:
"Are you buying it to eat? Or do you want to use it for something else?"
Lu Miao said with a smile: "You should buy fresh ones for eating, and buy the dead ones to make compost. This season, bury one under the flower and fruit trees in the yard, so that they will bloom and bear fruit next year."
Wang Xiu knew that flowers, plants, trees and crops in the fields needed fertilizers and nutrients.
But this was the first time Wang Xiu had heard of using fish as fertilizer.
Wang Xiu was suspicious, but her thoughts were not important.
In short, she just does whatever the mistress of the house says.
Wang Xiu smiled and nodded:
"Okay, I'll go check it out tomorrow afternoon. Sometimes things are cheaper in the afternoon."
"Hmm~"
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In the evening, Lu Miao invited Chen Xiangdong to have dinner at his home.
Originally, it was planned to have Chen Xiangdong and Fu Jingyou come along and have a drink with Bai Chengwen.
Unexpectedly, Bai Chengwen was afraid that someone on the train would touch his things, so he kept his eyes on them all the way.
After arriving in northern Beijing and walking such a long way, I was exhausted both mentally and physically.
Bai Chengwen was a cheerful person in the village, but in front of the warm hospitality of the Fu family, he felt embarrassed to say more about being tired.
He tried to hold on, but when he sat down at the table, he still felt a little weak.
His pupils were dilated, his thoughts were wandering, and he began to doze off while holding the chopsticks.
Lu Miao was afraid that the person would go into shock if he continued, so he quickly finished the meal.
She was a thoughtful person and thought that Bai Chengwen would not use the bathroom to shower, so she found two sets of Fu Jingyou's clothes and asked Fu Jingyou to take him there.
During this period, Chen Xiangdong looked at the situation on the scene and stood up to resign.
Just before leaving, he called out "sister-in-law" and stood on the corridor with Lu Miao and said a few words:
"Sister-in-law, foreign exchange business is the fastest way to make money. Now that the garment factory can export, can we also do it ourselves?"
Although they now have factories and stores, to be honest, the bulk of the income still depends on Cheng Yingjie.
As for the garment factory?
Before and after the Canton Fair, Chen Xiangdong read a lot of reports.
In addition, during this meeting with Wang Yuehua, Wang Yuehua did not hide her gratitude to Lu Miao between the lines.
This also allowed Chen Xiangdong to understand more intuitively how much effort Lu Miao put in and what role he played.
Chen Xiangdong felt that it made no sense that a factory that was about to go bankrupt could be revived when they couldn't even run it themselves.
This is the reason why he came here.
When Lu Miao heard him say this, he understood what he meant:
"You can't chew too much. What you can hold firmly in your hands is more important than anything else."
Especially at this time, there are at least 8,000 ways to make money, if not 10,000. How can you control everything in your own hands?
Chen Xiangdong was slightly stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that this was indeed the case.
But before he could speak, Lu Miao called his name and continued:
"I know you're ambitious, but you have to consider the overall situation. Don't just focus on making money when you're young and ignore your health. There are many things that money can't buy in the future."
Chen Xiangdong was stunned again.
Understanding what Lu Miao said, he rubbed the back of his head with an air of acceptance and said:
"I understand, sister-in-law. I will arrange my time properly when I get back."
Lu Miao nodded and continued to walk him to the door:
"I'll call you when I'm free tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Come over and accompany the guests with your brother Fu then."
"good."
After seeing Chen Xiangdong off, Lu Miao returned to the inner courtyard and was told that Bai Chengwen had been given rest.
Fu Jingyou carried the things he brought to the living room, and Tang Mei was counting them one by one.
There were dozens of small cans of honey, and Tang Mei filled the coffee table with them. She also asked Fu Jingyou to move the backpack and the shoulder pole to the table.
Continue to place it on the table.
In addition to honey, Bai Chengwen also brought something for the He family.
That single backpack is it.
Tang Mei said, "It's quite a chore just to get all this honey, and you've even helped bring so many things with you. It's really not easy for me to come here. You two should take some time out these two days to walk around with me and treat me well."
"Um."
Fu Jingyou nodded with a "hmm".
Lu Miao sat aside and read the letter brought by Bai Chengwen.
The letter was written by He Hongjin, and it roughly stated what things were brought and how they came.
Then they asked about how they and their children were doing, and why they hadn't written home during this period.
After reading the content, Lu Miao put the letter back into the envelope. Just then, Tang Mei took out some knitted clothes from the basket on her back. She couldn't help but mutter:
"How could Dabao and Erbao be in need of clothes? The money I sent back has been sent back to me in a different way."
Lu Yuanzheng drank tea beside him and said:
"You can't say that. They don't see you a few times a year, but they still miss you. This is a token of their love."
In previous years, children were still young and were more likely to get sick from tossing around in the cold weather.
It’s different now. Baichuan is a little older and stronger, so it’s not a big deal if I take good care of him.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuanzheng looked at Fu Jingyou and said:
"This year, you two should arrange your work ahead of time, take the kids back early, and stay a few more days before coming back."
Fu Jingyou nodded, and Lu Miao had no objection.
After helping Tang Mei to put away the honey, pickled meat, sweet potato starch and lotus root starch, Lu Miao went upstairs with Fu Jingyou to rest.
There are only a few places in northern Beijing, and there are only a few things that outsiders can see when they come here.
The club is not busy these days, but Lu Miao has arranged courses at school.
Lying in bed at night, Lu Miao discussed with Fu Jingyou and asked him to take some free time the next day to take Bai Chengwen to visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
Fu Jingyou said in a low voice:
"These two places are right outside our house. We can go there anytime we want, no rush... You're going to school tomorrow, and I'll take you there. I'll also show him what the schools in the city are like. After a stroll there, I'll take him to my factory. That way, he'll have something to explain to his uncle and aunt when he goes back, so they don't have to worry about us all the time."
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