Summer homework has been assigned, and this semester has come to a successful end.
The school was empty, and the teachers were also given a holiday. Some went back to their hometowns to visit, while others stayed and treated the school as their own home.
Jiang Yue is really looking forward to the start of school in September.
I wonder what the pulley devices the students will research will look like by then.
However, the more important thing right now is—
The wheat harvest has begun!
Golden waves of wheat swayed in the wind, and the tenants showed their joy at the harvest.
The wheat ears that were delivered one after another were heavy. Jiang Yue rubbed a grain of wheat off, put it in her mouth, chewed it, and tasted it.
Hmm, not bad.
In the following days, she was busy hiring people to harvest the wheat that her family had planted on eight or nine hundred acres of land scattered throughout the surrounding villages.
This is a huge undertaking. After harvesting the wheat and paying the taxes, we still have to calculate the remaining yield, distribute 20% to the tenants, and sell the rest...
Fortunately, Aunt Ge assisted her, and her daughter-in-law Daxue was also interested in learning how to manage these things, which made things a little easier for her.
In this way, it will be troublesome for the grandparents to help look after their grandchildren more.
Meanwhile, the medicinal fields were being harvested at a frantic pace, and manpower was in dire need of assistance.
No matter day or night, wages will be doubled!
Before the rainy season arrived, all the wheat was stored in the warehouse!
Fresh medicinal herbs are continuously supplied to the pharmaceutical factory.
The process was overseen and directed by Da Niu and several supervisors, who directed the washing, picking, drying, and processing...
Of all the businesses under Jiang Yue's name, only the soap factory remained unaffected and continued to thrive.
Since the village chief of Zhangjiawan surrendered, she put aside past grievances and built a soap factory in Zhangjiawan. She arranged for her nephew Jiang Dian to work at the grassroots level, and now he is a well-known soap factory manager.
It's not wrong to say she favors her relatives; after all, she trusts her family more than outsiders.
Back then, my nephew threw a tantrum at home. He didn't want to follow in his father's footsteps and raise ducks and sell roast ducks like his brother. He wanted to forge his own path.
Her brother and sister-in-law came to ask her for help, hoping she could show them the right path.
She unceremoniously took her young nephew to the soap factory for training, thus fulfilling his desire to make a name for himself.
Fortunately, her nephew did not disappoint her. He persevered, built a solid foundation, and most importantly, remained loyal to his aunt.
In less than six months, he completely won over the group of people recruited in Zhangjiawan and became the deputy factory director.
Later, the soap factory business grew bigger and bigger, and sometimes she couldn't manage it all, but her little nephew was particularly helpful, taking care of everything and showing great management talent.
Many people tried to poach him, promising him all sorts of benefits, but his nephew was her nephew, how could he betray his aunt?
So last year, she completely relinquished power, promoting her nephew to factory manager, with a six-month bonus, one-tenth of the soap factory's profits.
And so, it was time to distribute the dividends again. When the ledger was in her hands, she did a quick calculation and found that even a tenth of it would be more than a thousand taels.
Thinking back, my brother and sister-in-law were worried that their little nephew wouldn't be able to endure the hardship and wouldn't be able to make it. They suggested that if he couldn't, he could come home with them to sell roast duck. Wasn't that a good thing?
If my brother and sister-in-law saw what their little nephew was capable of now, they would probably be astonished.
Sure enough, the little nephew held his share of the profits, tears welling up in his eyes, and kept thanking his aunt for giving him a chance, a chance to prove himself!
At this moment, Jiang Yue finally heard from her nephew why he had thrown a tantrum at home years ago...
“Someone in Ping’an County imitated our roast duck. Although the taste is not as good as ours, it is half the price. Many customers are tempted by the low price, and we have lost a lot of business.”
"My parents and older brother are really worried. All the duck farmers in the village have broken their contracts, and only a few are still selling ducks to our family..."
"Aunt, please don't be angry. When you took my cousins to Jinling, I wanted to ask my parents to come and ask you for advice, but they were afraid of causing you trouble, so they didn't say anything."
"Later, the family business became slow. My older brother and father were enough to keep the shop running, but I felt uneasy staying there."
"Auntie, let me tell you something, but please don't tell my parents. Actually, I'm afraid that if I stay in the shop any longer, I'll be idle and the neighbors will gossip, saying that I'm fighting with my older brother for the family business..."
"Hehe, I'm smart enough not to compete with my older brother. I can earn it myself!"
"So, I came to live with you, Auntie. You're the one who loves me the most. You don't look down on me because I'm clumsy. You taught me how to make soap and how to manage people step by step..."
"Thank you, Auntie, for giving me this opportunity and for trusting me."
In the end, the young nephew, now a grown man, cried with tears streaming down his face.
Jiang Yue handed over a handkerchief, and after her nephew calmed down, she patiently comforted him:
"You're amazing. Many people stick to the old ways and don't step out of their comfort zone, but you're brave. You not only stepped out of your comfort zone but also made a name for yourself. Your aunt is proud of you and honored by you."
Her words made her nephew cry even harder.
Jiang Yue had no choice but to continue coaxing him, since the other party was her brother and sister-in-law's son.
"Stop crying, you're a grown man now. Be careful others don't laugh at you!"
"Keep the money safe and have a good talk with your family. You're of marriageable age now. If you have a girl you like, tell your parents as soon as possible!"
"Auntie~"
"Your aunt will prepare a big red envelope for you; you won't be shortchanged!"
"Thank you, Auntie!"
......
Time flies by as one issue after another is resolved.
In the blink of an eye, two months have passed, and the old house has been completed.
The newly built wall encloses the old house and the new houses on both sides, making it quite impressive.
On the day of the roof-raising ceremony, Jiang Yue took time out of her busy schedule and specially brought generous gifts to attend the banquet.
As the firecrackers went off, villagers flocked to the front yard to take their seats...
Grandpa Wu and Mrs. Zhou were all smiles.
After their house was renovated, it became larger and more beautiful, with many more cabinets added to satisfy Old Zhou's hobby of storing things.
And that bathroom, it's just like the one in the third son's wife's house, it works perfectly!
After the house was expanded, a table was added, so the elderly couple no longer had to fumble their way to the center of the room in the dark when they got thirsty at night.
The two brothers, Wu Dalang and Wu Erlang, entertained the guests, while their wives, Da Zhou and Xiao Zhou, directed the serving of dishes in the enlarged kitchen.
It has to be said that after the house was expanded, their daughters, Da Niu and Xiao Niu, now have their own rooms, so it won't be too crowded when they come home to stay.
Da Shi and Xiao Die, along with the two troublemakers, wandered around the new house.
The couple was very happy, especially Da Shi, who would no longer have to worry about making noise that would disturb his parents when he slept here!
Xiaodie's face flushed red. She playfully slapped her husband's arm before continuing to take care of the baby.
She never expected that her in-laws would build a new house for her and her husband without them separating their households. She was speechless; she could only repay them with her actions.
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