Chapter 95094. Only with money can there be a future
There was no final conclusion to the child's case.
After all, there is no byt in Dayou Dynasty, and no matter how mild the contraceptive pills are, they are still harmful to the body. Lei Li is not happy with Zhou Yi doing it outside, so he can only let nature take its course.
There are really too many, but we can’t fight, right?
I can only hope that they are not that lucky in having children, Lei Li is not someone who can easily conceive, and also... the child's personality won't be too much like Lei Li's.
Otherwise, if a big Lei Li and several small Lei Li, father and son, teamed up to bully Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi would have become depressed.
So Zhou Yi still hopes to have only one cub.
No matter if it's a daughter, a son, or a brother, whether he has the surname Lei Li or his own, one is enough, and he will definitely treat her like the apple of his eye.
Zhou Yi even wanted to find out where there was a more effective temple so that he could go there to worship, burn some incense, ask for the Buddha's blessing, and donate the extra children's luck to people in need.
But Zhou Yi didn't have the time.
By early July, the rice in Sanlihe Village was ripe, the ducks were ready for slaughter, and the fish had been harvested last month and shipped to "a Sichuan restaurant."
"A Sichuan Restaurant" is positioned as a mid-range restaurant, targeting the middle and upper-middle-class wealthy families in the county town, and the quality of the ingredients they require is naturally better than that of fast food restaurants.
The body of the rice fish is black and translucent, with few bones and abundant meat. The meat is tender, the bones are soft and have no fishy smell, and the protein content is high. It was once a tribute to the court during the prosperous reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty.
Before boiling or steaming, soak the fish in warm water, season it with fermented black beans, chili powder, and white wine, and cook it in an iron pot. Even better, wait until the rice is almost done and steam it over the rice. When served, it's a feast for the senses, a sea of fragrant rice and fish.
Or it can be added with spices, boiled, dried, and then fried to make a fragrant, crispy, and sweet drink, which is very popular among customers of "A Sichuan Restaurant".
After eating it, the county magistrate Xu Xingzhe praised it enthusiastically: "It has the freshness and tenderness of mandarin fish, but without its expensiveness; it has the cheapness of grass carp, but without its fishy smell; it has the smallness of crucian carp, but without its many bones."
This led to a huge sales of rice fish, and the price of Sanlihe Village, which produces rice fish, also rose.
Lei Li originally just wanted to help the village. He didn't want them to worry about the production of fish and rice while they were busy with peppers, so he focused on peppers.
But as soon as this happened, Chen Xiangrang immediately reserved all the paddy ducks and new rice.
——Except for the rice paid as tax, Chen Xiangrang will collect whatever the rest of the money contributes.
Including the rice paddy ducks and new rice from Uncle Lei Li's family, and the fish Lei Li from his uncle's family was naturally purchased before. Anyway, all the money spent was Meng Luo's.
So now, the people in Sanlihe Village have to pick peppers, make chili sauce and chili powder, harvest rice, collect ducks, and dry rice. The finished chili powder and chili sauce must also be delivered to the "Yijia Sichuan Restaurant" in the county town in a timely manner.
I'm so busy that I have no time to rest.
The more hurried you are, the more likely things are to go wrong.
At this time, regardless of emotion and reason, Lei Li and Zhou Yi had to come back and keep an eye on it.
Following Zhou Yi's suggestion and Lei Li's supplement, the village chief immediately divided the villagers into four groups. One group of women continued to pick peppers, one group continued to make chili sauce and chili powder, one group of men harvested rice and drove ducks, and one group drove ox carts to transport goods to the county town.
For the chili sauce, we even built a mud house to serve as a factory. This is because time is urgent, so it is a temporary measure. We will build a good factory when there is more space.
These things all need to be managed by someone. The village chief or Lei Li Zhouyi cannot be kept under watch all the time. They will be tied up and easily run out of energy.
"Let Liu Xiaocao take care of the peppers. It's not a very busy job. There are more people around and we can chat. We can also look after Tao Ge'er while picking peppers. There should be a lot of children in the pepper garden, so Tao Ge'er can play there too."
Lei Li said, "Niu Ershu is meticulous and hardworking. He would never make a mistake in mixing the chili sauce and chili powder. Although he only follows the rules and is a bit inflexible, this ensures good quality control and consistency."
Zhou Yi also thought it was okay.
He added, "Then let Niu Dashu take charge of the fleet and the rice fields. He knows a lot of people and has a smooth personality. The fleet involves a lot of interactions with people, so he's perfect for that."
"He's tall and strong, and he's the village chief's eldest son. He can calm the situation and control people. Besides, he's only going to the county town, so his wife and children don't have to worry about his safety at home."
Lei Li thought it was okay.
Chen Xiangrang and Meng Luo naturally wouldn't say anything, nor would they think of placing anyone in there, because there was no need, and a strong dragon couldn't suppress a local snake, so village affairs should naturally be managed by the villagers to win the support of the people.
The most important thing is to do business well.
The village chief was the happiest.
The sale of peppers and harvests is the most important and profitable business in Sanlihe Village, but both of these are managed by his son and daughter-in-law, who must be very happy.
Although he only has power and no salary, he is still an official after all!
The people who do these jobs don't get paid, but they are working for themselves and the village, so everyone is very enthusiastic.
Although some minor conflicts inevitably arose during the adjustment process, and a small number of people were a little dissatisfied.
But it was just a little bit, and a few complaints were enough. After all, without the big business led by Lei Li and Zhou Yi, they would not have the opportunity to make a lot of money in the village.
in case.
The village chief summoned the villagers and stressed in a stern voice that
"If anyone dares to make trouble, disrupt our village's big business, and go against our entire village, they will be removed from the family tree and kicked out of the village!"
"Don't even think about coming back in this lifetime!"
Even the idlers and old widower in the village were given a lecture by the village chief.
It’s okay not to work.
Anyone who dares to cause trouble will die.
After working so hard for half a month, we became organized from the initial chaos.
All the ducks could not escape the fate of being served on the table, and all the rice was dried thoroughly, shelled, and packed into sacks while emitting a rich and refreshing fragrance.
The tax collectors were greatly surprised when they arrived at Sanlihe Village. When they received the obviously excessive amount of new rice, they checked the amount from previous years in the booklet several times.
They found that the yield had indeed increased significantly, and they praised repeatedly, "Your village's rice production has increased the fastest and the most in all the years I've been collecting tax rice, and the rice is of such high quality!"
"How did you do it?"
The village chief was delighted to hear this, but he just smiled and did not answer the policeman's question.
——Is it okay to let others know who's eating?!
Chen Xiangrang was also very satisfied with this batch of paddy ducks and rice. He even picked out a part of it and asked the Meng family's fleet to take it back to Zhongchuan Prefecture.
This is not only a way to flatter Mr. Meng Fuguang, but also a way to show his performance in the past six months.
Lei Li also thought Chen Xiangrang had done a good job. As soon as the old man tasted the new rice and duck, he thought they were really good and delicious. Wouldn't that mean the autumn harvest of new rice, duck, and fish would be guaranteed? Wouldn't next year's harvest also be guaranteed?
Lei Li asked Zhou Yi excitedly, "Is this what you mean by 'sustainable development'?"
“Sustainable development refers to the coordinated and unified development of nature, economy and society, which can meet the needs of the present without compromising the long-term interests of future generations.”
Zhou Yi said, "This should be called win-win cooperation, laying a solid foundation for the long-term future."
"It's all the same."
Lei Li waved his hand and said with a grin, "We've earned so much money for the village this time. It looks like our family will receive the most New Year gifts this year."
"It should be."
Zhou Yi nodded. "Last year, the village only bought long firecrackers. Can we buy fireworks this year? Before I returned to the village last year, I saw people selling fireworks in the county town."
"Fireworks are so expensive."
Lei Li said, "If we were in the county town, we could watch the fireworks. I heard that on New Year's Eve at midnight, there will be a lot of fireworks in the county town and on the river. It's so beautiful."
"So we're going to celebrate the New Year in the county town this year?"
"I still want to accept everyone's New Year gifts."
"I'll spend New Year's Eve in the county town and return to the village on New Year's Day. This way I can watch the fireworks and receive New Year gifts."
“This is good!”
Lei Li's eyes lit up, and he held Zhou Yi's face and kissed him several times, then smiled and said, "This year we'll bring our parents to live in the county town, and then return to the village after the New Year. Although the beds in the village have been changed, they're still not as spacious and comfortable as this one in the county town."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and laughed frivolously, "When the fireworks are set off, no one will hear us even if we make a lot of noise!"
"...Why do you still think about this?"
Zhou Yi's ears felt hot.
But thinking about how he usually covered Lei Li's mouth, he also felt a little guilty...
But who could blame Lei Li for always being so unrestrained and shouting so loudly? If he hadn't covered his mouth, all the neighbors would have heard it, maybe even the whole street would have heard it...
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The autumn weather is refreshing.
It’s time to plant the autumn rice in Sanlihe Village.
According to the allocation of manpower during the summer harvest, Sanlihe Village was busy but orderly, and almost all villagers were mobilized.
From the elderly who can still move to the children who are already sensible, everyone starts working as soon as they open their eyes every day. After finishing the village affairs, they have to take care of the chores at home.
Either picking peppers or planting rice seedlings.
Either washing clothes or cooking.
Those who raise chickens, geese, and pigs at home have to go to the mountains to cut grass and chop it, plow the land at home, pull weeds in the fields, take care of the children, deliver meals to busy adults, and do all kinds of things, big and small.
But the people of Sanlihe Village are extremely hopeful.
Even if you are physically tired, you will feel satisfied and happy in your heart, because every extra thing you do means you will gain more, and every extra gain means you will earn more money.
silver.
It's hope.
There is silver.
Only then will there be a future.
Seeing that Sanlihe Village was on the right track, and their parents were not overworked and lived a fulfilling and happy life every day, Lei Li and Zhou Yi did not stay long and returned to a Sichuan restaurant in the county town.
Rice field fish and rice field duck have brought the reputation and reputation of "A Sichuan Restaurant" to a new level.
The booming business of "A Sichuan Restaurant" has also boosted the business of the herbal tea shop.
Because it not only has the function of reducing internal heat and removing dampness, but also has other functions, and it is cheap, you can even buy a large can for only one penny. Gradually, it has become a common drink and is very popular among people.
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