Chapter 182: Make it bigger and better

Yuan Xiao was inspired by what Gu Lanting said, "Lanting is right. Features are what we lack in Qushui County. The vegetable sales I just mentioned can be our feature! But vegetables and fruits are short-term foods and are easy to spoil. We can grow grapes and make wine ourselves, and produce wine that belongs to our Qushui County! Why do we have to drink foreign wine? We can also do well with domestic wine!"

Yuan Xiao also took note of this in his heart, "Uncle He, I will send you grape seeds when I return!"

He Changlin was concentrating on taking notes, nodding.

Gu Lanting patted Yuanxiao's head and smiled fondly, "There is another one that can be used as a feature."

He Changlin and Yuanxiao said in unison: "What is it?"

"Yunxiao."

Gu Lanting said: "Although Yuanxiao's store is opened in the capital, it is from Qushui County after all. It can open a few more stores in Langshi to expand the sales scale. It is best to produce a few unique products that are only sold in Qushui County."

Yuanxiao clapped her hands and thought that this idea couldn't be better.

But what should be produced?

She really couldn't think of it for a while.

Gu Lanting helped her think for a while, and suddenly thought of the ink in Yuanxiao's store.

I have seen it in Chu Jiangping's study before, and Chu Jiangping praised it heavily.

He turned his head and asked, "Do you have ink in your shop?"

Yuan Xiao nodded.

"Why not make a complete set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone?"

Yuan Xiao thought about it and realized that it was feasible.

She had long thought about making rice paper, but she had never found a craftsman who could make it.

And pens and inkstones, those were not something that could be made with things in the forest.

If they were really produced, they might not become a specialty.

No, pens are still okay!

The handle of a brush can be made of sandalwood.

"Sure, but I can't find anyone who can do this."

Gu Lanting nodded at He Changlin, "The rest will be handed over to Uncle He."

He Changlin laughed a few times and agreed, "Sure! I'll find you the pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"

After having lunch at He Changlin's house, Yuan Xiao and Gu Lanting drove back to Dayang Village.

The road construction started from Dayang Village, and the road here was the first to be repaired.

The cement road is not as bumpy as the dirt road. The car slowly arrived at the entrance of the village and stopped.

Yuan Xiao and Gu Lanting took the things in the back seat and heard Song Ying's voice.

"Yuanxiao? Is that Yuanxiao?"

The voice came closer and closer, Yuanxiao responded with a smile, "It's me, auntie. I'm back for summer vacation."

Song Ying hurried over, her face full of joy, "I was wondering, who in our village can afford a car, and I guessed it was you who came back!"

Yuanxiao distributed the things that were going to be given to Lin Yongsheng's family, "Auntie, this is for you and Uncle Yongsheng. As for the rest, please help me distribute it to the villagers."

Song Ying refused for a long time, but when she saw Yuanxiao's tough attitude, she accepted it.

She looked at Gu Lanting who was carrying things, with an expression in her eyes like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and said with a smile: "I used to think that Gu Gongan is so outstanding, I don't know what kind of girl can be worthy of him. Look, God has eyes, and let you two good children be together."

Yuan Xiao was teased by her and looked a little shy. He changed the subject: "Is the village okay now? Uncle Yongsheng is okay in the commune?"

"It's fine! Many women in our village have gone to your textile factory, and they earn as much money as men, and their lives are getting better and better. Well, how do they say it, women hold up half the sky, and we are capable too!"

Song Ying couldn't stop talking about things in the village.

Turning to talk about recent events, thinking of the good relationship between Yuanxiao and Sanya, he said, "You may not know yet, Sanya is engaged!"

Yuanxiao thought for a moment, "But Sanya is not even eighteen years old!" "

Well! It's not like they are getting married right away. Her mother means to give the two young people a few years to cultivate their relationship and buy Sanya a dowry at the same time."

Yuanxiao nodded blankly, still unable to understand why they were engaged so early.

She thought of Sanya's legs and felt a little worried: "What about the man? Have you asked about him?" "I

have asked about him. He is from Hongqi Commune. He is average looking and very honest, but he stutters. Sanya's mother sent Sanya to the county hospital and said that her legs can be cured, but it is impossible for her to be like a normal person. So it can be considered a match made in heaven."

After saying that, Song Ying felt something was wrong and corrected her, "It can't be considered a match made in heaven. Sanya is a female worker in a textile factory. After working for a few more years, the city will allocate a house to her and she can transfer her household registration to the city. Then she will be a city dweller. In a sense, the man is marrying above his status."

Yuan Xiao smiled and nodded, "As long as they live a good life, it's fine."

Song Ying laughed, "That's not a big loss to you. The people in our village are living a better life!"

"Look at this cement road, it has been built to our doorstep! There are two buses a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Many families grow fresh vegetables and sell them in the city to supplement their family income."

As they were talking, several people arrived at Lin Yongsheng's house.

"You came at the right time. Your uncle Yongsheng is looking at the accounts of the previous quarter and is at home. Boss, come out and see who's here!"

Lin Yongsheng put down the account book and walked out, still muttering, "Here he comes!"

He put on his glasses and saw that it was Yuan Xiao!

"You girl, you still care about the police, when did you come back!"

Yuan Xiao smiled and stepped forward, "Just arrived yesterday."

"Come in, let's get some sun outside."

Lin Yongsheng is now the director of the commune, which means he works under He Changlin. At first glance, he really has the aura of a small leader.

He talked about the recent situation of Dayang Village and took Yuan Xiao and Gu Lanting to see the primary school.

However, this primary school is not only for Dayang Village, but for the entire Red Star Commune.

It is too few to only accept students from Dayang Village, so it is better to standardize the school and make it bigger and better.

Now the classrooms, dining halls and dormitories have been built, and it is just waiting for the opening of school in September.

Yuan Xiao looked at the big words "Red Star Primary School" on the door, and a sense of pride arose in his heart.

In the future, they will all get better and better.

"Have you found all the teachers?"

Lin Yongsheng nodded, "I don't have much education, so I gave it to Song Zhiqing to do. Song Zhiqing said that we will recruit teachers of Chinese and mathematics, and teachers with special skills like singing and painting can be hired part-time. Children in the mountains are all wild, and I don't care whether there are physical education classes or not."

Yuan Xiao asked, "What about English?"

Lin Yongsheng didn't quite understand this, and asked, "Is it foreign language?"

Yuan Xiao nodded, "Are there any teachers who understand this?"

Lin Yongsheng waved his hand, "It's not tested in the college entrance examination, what's the point of learning it?"