Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua met Aunt Wang at the door.

Aunt Wang was still hesitating, "Do you really think the brewery can make money?"

"Of course. If it doesn't make money, why would I invest so much money? If it doesn't make money, why would Ergou pay out 200,000? If his instant noodles weren't so popular and he had no spare money, he would have invested in a brewery a long time ago." Zhang Xiuhua used Ergou as a banner, and Aunt Wang really believed it.

Is Ergou an ordinary kid? He is a little god of wealth, making money from everything he does. The projects he chooses will definitely make money.

Aunt Wang hardened her heart and stamped her feet, "Okay! I won't bet one or two thousand, I'll bet three thousand!"

Zhang Xiuhua gave her a thumbs up and said, "You are so courageous! No wonder you can become rich."

Aunt Wang was a little smug. "Of course! When you opened the chicken farm, I was the first one to respond to you."

After she finished speaking, she touched Zhang Xiuhua's arm again, "I've invested so much, when the brewery opens, can you let your second uncle work there?!"

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned. She did plan to recruit people from the village, but Uncle Wang was already in his fifties or sixties and he couldn't do heavy work.

Seeing her embarrassment, Aunt Wang immediately said, "Don't look at his age, he is alert even when he sleeps. He can watch the gate for you."

Zhang Xiuhua realized that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly said, "No! What I meant is that I have no say. We plan to give ten places to people with connections. The ten people with the most investment can have one position."

Aunt Wang was slightly surprised. "Then is our family among the ten places?"

Zhang Xiuhua counted on her fingers, "Me, Ergou, Jianguo, the old village chief, the accountant, Xiangxiang's family... and you!"

Aunt Wang was so happy that her teeth almost popped out, "Great, great, great!"

Zhang Xiuhua thought she could use this trick to see if she could squeeze out more oil! She walked around the village and told a few aunts who liked to gossip about this new rule.

Some people really wanted to make the move, and once they got home and told everyone about it, several other companies immediately followed suit and wanted to increase the amount to three thousand.

Zhang Xiuhua was a little bit amused and helpless. Before, everyone had sworn that the family had no money, but now, for the sake of her son's stable job, she could squeeze some money back!

When she returned home, Xu Chunying was standing at the door.

Zhang Xiuhua was a little surprised. Could it be that the sister-in-law was also here to add money? But didn’t the sister-in-law give the money to Hongwu to repay the loan in advance?

Seeing her come back, Xu Chunying told her another thing, "I suddenly forgot one thing just now. Fengjiao invested in a chicken farm before, and I helped her withdraw last year. Here is 5,000 yuan. I decided to invest it in your brewery. If she knew that it was my second brother who wanted to open it, she would definitely invest."

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized, "Okay."

She calculated carefully and added another 13,000, leaving only 43,000.

Xu Chunying felt that she had missed one person. "Zhang Sanxi, although he is not considered a member of our village now, he invested several thousand dollars in the chicken farm when he was short of money and made a lot of money. If he knew about the brewery, he might have invested in it. His father-in-law treats him very well."

Zhang Xiuhua slapped her forehead, she had actually forgotten about this person. The main reason was that Zhang Sanxi rarely came back, she rarely saw this person, and she couldn't remember him for a while.

"I'll ask Jianguo to go find him and see if he can invest money."

As they were talking, Xiangxiang's mother came out of the house. When she saw Xu Chunying, she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

Seeing this, Xu Chunying guessed that she was going to tell her something private. She had a lot of work to do in the fields and really didn't have time to gossip, so she left after finishing her business.

Xiangxiang's mother looked around and made sure no one was around before she asked, "How much money do you need?"

Zhang Xiuhua blurted out, "Forty-three thousand."

Xiangxiang's mother seemed to be able to accept this amount, without much expression, "Then I will recover another 43,000."

Zhang Xiuhua opened her mouth. Although Xiangxiang's family had been selling wood ear mushrooms for several years, they were grown in the woods during those years and the quantity was very small. Could they make so much money?

She didn't have time to think about it and shook her hand. "Thank you! Thank you so much."

With the 43,000 yuan from Xiangxiang's mother, she doesn't have to go to the county to find Zhang Sanxi.

Xiangxiang's mother put her hand to her lips and shushed her, asking her to keep it a secret. "I don't want the villagers to know."

Zhang Xiuhua understood her concerns and said, "Okay! I understand. I will keep it a secret for you."

The two separated at the door. Zhang Xiuhua went to the orchard to find Li Jianguo and told him what had happened.

Li Jianguo was also surprised. "I helped them sell black fungus before, but they didn't make much money?"

Ergou felt that they had missed something. "Didn't they sell mushroom bags to the villagers? They must have made a lot of money, right?!"

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo looked at each other. It was true. They had overlooked this point before. Their family supplied mushrooms to the whole village. Each family only earned 100 yuan, which was almost 20,000 yuan. What's more, they could earn money twice a year.

No wonder Xiangxiang’s mother asked her to keep it a secret.

Li Jianguo felt that the money had been collected, so he asked Ergou to help him order the equipment while he built the factory first!

Ergou said it was no problem. "Foreign trade requires a 30% deposit, and 70% payment 30 days after the goods arrive at the port. I will pay the funds first, and you should raise the money as soon as possible. It will take more than half a year to ship it from Germany."

Li Jianguo nodded, "Okay! You decide first."

Ergou had something else to do, so he left the next day.

Youcai and Zhenzhen also had to go back to open the shop, so they followed along. Yaoyao had to go to school, so she took a special leave to come back.

The children all left, leaving Li Jianguo alone at home. Zhang Xiuhua also had to go back to work.

However, Li Jianguo has become accustomed to loneliness. He took advantage of this time to discuss with the town leaders about building a factory in the village.

The villagers are naturally willing to provide the site. If someone's good farmland is occupied, compensation will be given in due time.

The money required to set up a factory is not much, but the procedures are very complicated. Because in the past, the factories were set up by production teams and in the name of collectives, but now they are privately built. Although there are many investors, there are also many procedures to deal with.

Li Jianguo had no choice but to run the formalities over and over again. At that time, it was not possible to get things done just by going there. He had to give gifts, two packs of cigarettes, two bottles of wine and two packs of snacks each time. After a month, the formalities were not completed, so he was asked to come back and wait for news.

When Zhang Xiuhua learned about this, she found it absurd and asked him why he hadn't finished it yet, "Did we miss any procedures?"

Li Jianguo told the story again.

Originally, the government encouraged people to invest, but it was limited to setting up stalls and opening shops. These were not considered speculation, but opening factories was against state-owned factories. Now the government has only opened up a dozen coastal cities. Their county was not included.

Zhang Xiuhua sighed. So that's how it is.

"Ergou produces instant noodles, which can fill your stomach, but they are different from wine. Our country has just enough grain for everyone to eat, but now it is used to make wine. The leaders above dare not let go of this." Li Jianguo sighed.

Zhang Xiuhua frowned. She thought it might not be the alcohol's fault. She hadn't seen a single private factory so far. Perhaps the entire three northeastern provinces had not been completely liberalized.

Li Jianguo saw that she was unhappy, "I will follow up, don't worry and get angry."

"Ergou has already gone abroad to order equipment and has paid the deposit. If we can't go through the formalities, then we won't be able to open the factory." Zhang Xiuhua thought for a moment and said, "I'll give him a call and ask him to ask in Nantong if we can build a factory there."

Li Jianguo considered the attitude of the county leaders and felt that it might not be possible, so he agreed.

Zhang Xiuhua called Ergou as soon as she got home. When he found out, he cursed her a few times and then asked her to wait while he went to see if it could be done.

Only one day later, Ergou called back and said that the leader in Nantong said that they could set up a brewery.

Zhang Xiuhua sighed, it seemed that she had guessed right. At that time, it was indeed impossible to open a private factory in the three northeastern provinces.

When Li Jianguo heard the news, he immediately went to the county to find the leader. He used Nantong as an example, but the leader was very unhappy. "You can set up a factory in Nantong, but you can do it there. The higher authorities haven't relaxed the rules. If you come to us, we can't do anything!"

Li Jianguo was so angry that he fell backwards. If the higher-ups didn't let him go, why didn't you tell them earlier? You let him run back and forth, playing tricks on others, right? After he came back from the county, he repeated to Zhang Xiuhua, "Call Ergou and ask him to open a factory in Nantong instead of at home."

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't make a phone call, but "how can we tell the villagers? If we don't set up a factory in the county, they won't be able to work in the factory."

Li Jianguo was stunned. It was true! He had forgotten about it. He thought for a moment, "Why don't I ask them who is willing to work in Nantong? They can provide accommodation there!"

There is no better way at this point, so Zhang Xiuhua can only do this.

Li Jianguo turned around and went to find those companies and told them about the difficulties.

These people also blame the county leaders for not taking action. It is obviously for the good of the whole county, but they are unwilling to let go. Isn't this a hole in their brains!

Regarding Li Jianguo's proposal to go to Nantong to work, they thought about it and decided that it was something they should consider.

The equipment has not been shipped back yet, so there is plenty of time.

After Li Jianguo notified them and returned to the orchard, Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Jianguo to make more money, "In case any villagers regret it, we can add more money!"

Li Jianguo nodded.