RPAGF Chapter 292 A person should know how to repay kindness!
Chapter 292 A person should know how to repay kindness!
"Okay, let's do it this way for now. We'll call Wu Yu when things get really too complicated."
The pig's trotter shop can't function without people. Even though Xiao Jiu is mature beyond his years, he's still a child. His wife just gave birth and is still in confinement. Aunt Xiangqin is also getting old. Only Sister Cai'er is young and has some opinions, but she's still a woman. He's worried about what might happen to the shop.
After the two made their decision, they asked Xiaotang for her opinion. Xiaotang smiled and said, "Dad, Uncle Shuisheng, your idea is very good. You don't need to ask me anymore. From now on, it's up to you two adults to make the decisions about our business."
Shui Sheng blushed and said, "No way, this time it was your father's idea. I'm just here to make up the numbers. The big decisions have to be made by you two."
Lin Xiaotang praised, "I'm still a child, but you two are adults. You've been doing business for so long, you're already capable of handling things on your own. Don't worry, we'll discuss things together in the future."
Shui Sheng grinned and nodded, and Lin Qingchuan had no objections.
The daughter did the right thing. Shui Sheng should do business with them. It can't always be the father and daughter making the decisions. They should also respect Shui Sheng and let him make decisions as well.
Although we're brothers now, there's no guarantee that things won't get worse if the business grows bigger over the years. It might make Shuisheng feel uneasy. Now that we've talked things out, Shuisheng is willing to refrain from making decisions and we can discuss things together later.
After finalizing the plan, Lin Qingchuan and Shui Sheng walked towards the village head and greeted him.
“Uncle Village Head, it’s getting late, let’s head back first. If anyone in the village wants to sell us turmeric, please tell them we’ll be back tomorrow, so they don’t have to worry.”
"Alright, we'll harvest the turmeric from Shuisheng's fields tomorrow and sell it to you. You'd better have enough money ready. I'll bring my eldest and second eldest brothers to promote it for you, and everyone will line up to sell their turmeric to you." The village head patted his chest and made a confident promise.
Lin Qingchuan grinned from ear to ear, revealing two rows of bright white teeth. He said happily, "Then thank you very much, Uncle Village Head. We will definitely come back early tomorrow to collect the turmeric. Don't worry about the money. We will definitely not extend credit and will ensure that everyone can see the cash."
"Qingchuan, how come I never realized before that you and Shuisheng were both cut out for business? I guess I'm just getting old and my eyesight is failing me. If I had known you were smart enough to make the business bigger, I would have invested some of my savings back then."
Joining a group isn't easy; it requires unconditional trust between both parties and a determination to share joys and sorrows.
When their business was small and just starting out, no one offered to join, so they definitely wouldn't give anyone the opportunity to join later.
The reason they invited Shuisheng to join them was because he had helped them a lot in the past. Shuisheng was filial and had spent all his money on medicine for his mother, which led to his family being destitute. If Shuisheng had money, they would have brought him in to do business from the beginning. Given Shuisheng's character and the trust he placed in their family, he would have agreed without hesitation.
As for partnering with Manager Su to open a pig's trotter shop, on the one hand, they wanted to leverage the reputation of Wanhe Restaurant to make the pig's trotter shop famous, and on the other hand, it was Manager Su who gave them the opportunity to supply wine so that they would have the capital to do business in braised pig's trotters.
Not only did Manager Su give them a chance, but he also provided them with accommodation at the time. Later, when they needed to buy a house in town for the New Year, Manager Su helped them again because they didn't have enough capital.
A person should know how to repay kindness!
The relationship between people is reciprocal. Because Manager Su is a kind and righteous person, and the Lin family father and daughter are grateful and repay kindness, they were able to form a cooperative relationship. Because Shuisheng often went to the fields to help Lin Qingchuan with his work, after the Lin Qingchuan family made their business successful, they took Shuisheng out of Guihua Village to do business.
Lin Qingchuan smiled but did not respond to the village head's words.
Lin Xiaotang changed the subject, saying, "Grandpa Village Head, your family has a lot of land. Now that the turmeric harvest is complete, your family can keep the seeds. If you plant all the land with turmeric in the future, you'll definitely be able to sell it for more money next year. And if there are any other valuable medicinal herbs to plant in the future, we'll be the first to tell you, okay?"
The village headman was overjoyed upon hearing this and exclaimed, "Really? You have connections to find out which medicinal herbs are valuable to grow?"
She doesn't have the means to ask now, but as a person with modern ideas, she can go to the pharmacy to inquire which medicinal herbs are suitable for the local climate and select some high-value ones to cultivate and plant.
Furthermore, she already had a plan in mind: once the gardenia tree planted in the backyard of the pig's trotter shop in the county had grown up and could be propagated through cuttings to expand its planting, she would bring it back to Guihua Village so that the villagers could plant it as well.
Lin Xiaotang said confidently, "Don't worry, Grandpa Village Head. As long as you trust us and encourage the villagers to plant together, we will definitely be able to lead our Osmanthus Village to prosperity."
Upon hearing this, the village head was deeply moved. He thought to himself that if he could lead the villagers to prosperity, he would be a great hero of the village and might even be remembered for generations to come.
Most importantly, when everyone becomes wealthy in the future, they can buy houses in town like Qingchuan and his family, so that their children and grandchildren can all go to good schools.
Once the children and grandchildren have seen the world, whether they study, take the imperial examinations to pursue an official career, or go into business, they can make a name for themselves. It's much better than staying in this poor, remote place.
The village headman chuckled and replied, "Haha, we believe you. You really have the ability to make such a big business. How could we not believe you? If we hadn't believed in you back then, we wouldn't have been able to grow this turmeric, and we wouldn't have been able to sell it for so much money."
Shen Che and Shen Yuan secretly admired Lin Qingchuan and Shui Sheng, and they even had the idea of doing business with them.
However, Shen Che has already passed the preliminary examination and will definitely take the county-level examination in the future. If he were to give up his studies to go into business, his parents would definitely not support him.
As for Shen Yuan, he doesn't like studying. Now that he sees Qingchuan and Shuisheng making money, he wants to follow suit, but he's too embarrassed to ask.
After all, he didn't help them when they were poor, and now that they're rich, he can't bring himself to shamelessly fawn over them.
After exchanging pleasantries, the village head led his family to see Lin Qingchuan, his daughter, and Shui Sheng off in their carriage.
Shen Yuan said with envy, "Dad, Brother Qingchuan is really lucky. He can actually buy a house in town and come back to buy medicinal herbs. Look at Xiaotang when she took out forty taels of silver, she didn't even blink. She's really confident."
The village head sighed and said, "Sigh, who can argue with that? Everyone still vaguely remembers what it was like when they separated from the Shen family last year. It's only been a little over a year, and in the blink of an eye, he's become rich. Now, let alone our Guihua Village, I reckon his family is the richest in the surrounding villages. We can't catch up with them."
Shen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Dad, why don't we go into business too?"