Chapter 123 Arrangement
On the morning of the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the four brothers of the Mei family came hand in hand, and they were not empty-handed. This was a rare grand occasion in recent years.
So, you talk about money, ha ha!
Even though she knew why they came, Mei Qiuping couldn't help but be happy, "Come here, what else do you bring, have you had breakfast?" She let the brothers into the room, and asked, "New Year's Eve Is everything ready?"
"It's all here!" Feng Zhenchang came out with a cigarette in his mouth, holding a bunch of firecrackers in his hand, and set them off crackling.
During the few days of Chinese New Year, it was easy to prepare a table of dishes. Feng Yuxuan went to help, and after a while, a few dishes were prepared, a bottle of wine was opened, and the uncles and uncles drank.
When the wine was half full, the uncle was a little embarrassed and started talking, "Brother, sister, when you were in trouble a few years ago, I didn't do anything to help. I was embarrassed to say this, but my daughter-in-law has been at home for the past two days. Me, I quarreled several times, and I was forced to do nothing. You guys have something to do now, and I’m the only one who is still farming at home. Rongrong and Ruirui are growing up gradually, and there are more and more places to spend money , So, I came today because I want you to help point out the way."
Feng Zhenchang looked at Mei Qiuping who was sitting on the side, and said, "Guosheng, don't tell me, your sister and I have also thought about it. We discussed it. As for you, if you can go away, you can go to the province to sell chestnuts. We used to sell chestnuts. That one piece, just for you to take over.
If we don’t go to the province, it’s easy to handle. We plan to open a few more noodle restaurants next year. Yiping said that the noodles bought at the farmer’s market are not as delicious as the dried noodles we bring. Doesn’t Guohua have an oil mill? Oil is also cheap, so the two of you will pull the noodles together, make them, dry them, pack them into boxes and send them to the provincial capital.
Our current noodle shop can sell two to three hundred bowls a day. If we open a few more, it will not be difficult to sell thousands of bowls a day. I am afraid that both of you and Dad will be too busy. "
Mei Qiuping said, "We don't worry about using the noodles you bring. We also buy the noodles with cash and don't pay on credit. It's a bit tiring, but the income is not bad. Everything is convenient at home. Rong Rong and the others will not miss their studies, and they can take time to plant the fields, what do you think?"
Mei Guosheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, "This is good, Guohua has oil, but the flour needs to be bought separately, what do you think of Guohua?"
The third uncle thought for a while and said, "It's not a matter of oil and powder, and it's nothing to be tired. It's just that holding noodles depends on the weather. When it's rainy, you can't hold hands for a month or two. That's not a delay." The noodle business."
"It will take time for us to open a few more. It will take half a year to open a new one a month, and it will take at least three months to open two a month. After you go back, you can do it first and do it well." Put it aside for now, I think it should be offered at least this year." Feng Zhenchang said.
"Well, that's true, but in this way, there are so many sides, and there must be a place to put them, otherwise they will get moldy. This is a troublesome thing." The third uncle said.
"Isn't there such a big open space next to your oil mill? It's not difficult to build a big and ventilated house." The uncle interjected.
"Yes," the uncle said, "if we really want to do it, it will be built in less than half a month."
"Then do it!" The third uncle thought for a while and made up his mind. Among the four brothers, he is the most difficult to leave home. He has the most children, three, and the oil workshop is all his belongings. The eldest sister and the fourth child make money in the provincial capital, but in the countryside, they are considered to be on the upper end of the income spectrum.
What the elder sister and the others are talking about, although some money needs to be invested, is still a stable business. Besides, it is quite troublesome to worry about noodles.
"Your daughter-in-law will stay at home this time, right? That's just right, let's help together." The uncle said to the second uncle.
"That's nothing to say," said the second uncle, "but, brother and sister, don't you have a lot of chickens in your noodle shop?"
"Hehe, I also have three brothers here," Feng Zhenchang said with a smile, "It's easy to find a place in the mountains, and it's convenient to raise chickens. In addition, we also ask them to make pickles for making wheat cakes."
The second uncle was a little embarrassed when he heard this, "It's okay, at most the second half of the year, according to what Yiping said, we can figure out everything about the noodle shop, and then it will be easy for you to open another one. My sister, I will explain what I said today, It’s not that I don’t want to help you open it, but I’m afraid to help you open it. If the business is not good, there is no way to explain it. You have also seen that a store needs to invest 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, which is not a small amount for anyone. It will hurt feelings at that time," Mei Qiuping said.
"Second brother, don't be greedy now. When my company opens in the next year, there are definitely not enough people now. You can also lead a decoration team by then. I'm afraid you will be too busy then." The uncle said .
"Yes, yes, this is very good, come, drink!"
The four uncles left satisfied, and even the second uncle thought the arrangement was good, Feng Zhenchang and Mei Qiuping also breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they were satisfied, it was no longer a worry.
Except for the time when Mei Qiuping was ill, the four younger brothers really didn't help when they were sad a few years ago, but now they have some conditions, they only care about themselves and leave their brothers alone. I really can't do it.
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On the day of the 29th, Feng Yiping's house was full of people coming and going again. Many people came to Feng Zhenchang to write couplets. Feng Yiping had to help him make two trips to the small store in the village to buy back more than half of the red paper he kept at home. .
When he came back the second time, when he walked to the door, he heard someone talking at home, "Uncle Zhenchang, you have been amazing these two years. You are the first in the village to open a store in the provincial capital. Your children are also promising. The girl can help a lot now." Get busy, and your family Yiping, not to mention in the village, everyone knows that we have a smart kid, the first college student in the village, he must be him, you keep this cigarette, you must have it today Help me write two pairs, and let me also share your blessing and wealth."
Feng Yiping heard the voice somewhat familiar, but couldn't remember who it was for a moment, and when he entered the room, it turned out that it was the village secretary, who was arguing with Feng Zhenchang to ask him to accept the cigarette.
Seeing it come in, the branch secretary greeted with a smile, "Yiping is back!"
"Happy Chinese New Year," Feng Yiping also greeted. He knew, and his parents must also understand that the branch secretary came to apologize in disguise.
That time he brought people from the village to find Feng Yiping, a kid, to collect and hand them over. Of course, he couldn't hide such a thing. Although Feng Zhenchang came back once when collecting chestnuts, he didn't stay at home for long. This time was just right. During the Chinese New Year, even if Feng Zhenchang and the others were angry, they would not say harsh words, and he would not lose face if they came here under the guise of asking him to write couplets.
After a few noisy days, the Spring Festival is finally ushered in! This Spring Festival is the happiest Spring Festival Feng Yiping has ever had since his rebirth.
The limelight of his family is the same in the village for a while, and it is estimated that there will be no major changes in the next few years.
My sister is also back, the family is reunited, and my parents don't have the regrets of last year's Chinese New Year, so even Mei Qiuping, who has always been a teetotaler, drank a glass of wine on her 30th day.
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