The leisurely life of the reborn daddy

Chapter 155 I want to make a fortune (6100 words) Good night!

"I'm really going up." Cheng Xiaolin actually wanted to go up and sit for a while in her heart.

Who doesn't have a young heart, besides, she had a hard time when she was a child, and she never played so many new tricks.

But she is thin-skinned, not as thick-skinned as her husband, and she is ashamed to try anything.

"Go up." Cao Shujie urged her again.

Sitting on the sled, Mengmeng was also urging her: "Mom, come up quickly, it's fun."

Cheng Xiaolin couldn't bear the instigation, and finally sat on it, and when the two of them covered their legs with a small quilt, Cao Shujie threw the dog leash that tied Daha and Erha to his wife.

But Cheng Xiaolin couldn't hold back this time, and asked him: "Aren't you going to lead the dog?"

"Honey, why are you so timid." Cao Shujie said.

After all, seeing his wife's nervousness, Cao Shujie took the dog leash obediently, led the two dogs ahead, and walked towards the dam along the slope.

Daha and Erha pulled the beggar’s version of the sled very steadily, but Cao Shujie was useless. There was more and more snow under his feet, and he began to slip when walking. It was not a long distance from the bottom to the top of the dam On the road, Cao Shujie slipped and fell twice, so that half of his body was covered with snowflakes.

At first, Mengmeng thought her father did it on purpose and made her laugh out loud.

But when she saw that her father was unsteady and fell down, she became worried, and stretched out her little hand to greet Cao Shujie: "Dad, you come up too."

Cao Shujie really wanted to go up, but the strength of pulling flat on the main road was different from going up the slope. His wife and children were all on the sled, so he didn't dare to try it.

Cheng Xiaolin watched the two dogs pull the beggar's version of the sled very steadily, and she was relieved this time. When she saw her husband fall down for the second time, she also wanted him to sit on it.

But before they could say it, the field of vision in front of them suddenly widened, and they had already come up to the dam.

Looking farther to the east, you can see a vast expanse of whiteness. The Yellow River is covered with ice caps, and the ice caps are filled with snow. The sky and the earth seem to be rendered white. After a long time, Even my own heart becomes more pure.

They didn't watch for long, Mengmeng, a brat who didn't know how to appreciate him, yelled at his father to leave quickly.

The snow on the dam had not yet been overwhelmed. Cao Shujie, considering safety issues, did not occupy the road in the middle, so he led the two of them along the side of the road and walked slowly.

"Honey, what do you think of this sled I made?" Cao Shujie asked her.

"You're amazing, let's go." Cheng Xiaolin didn't bother to say, she doubted the quality of the sled when she was downstairs, but because of this, her husband asked her twice, trying to prove that the sled she made was fine.

Cao Shujie smiled "hehe", feeling a little smug in his heart: "Small sample."

For about half an hour, they heard the village's loudspeakers start singing Peking opera again on the dam. They didn't even need to listen to it, and they knew that the village committee called everyone to collectively sweep the snow.

"Honey, Mengmeng, let's go down to work first, and come up to play tomorrow." Cao Shujie said.

Cheng Xiaolin nodded and agreed, but Mengmeng was not happy and insisted on continuing to play on the sled.

Cao Shujie told her: "Mengmeng, let's go down and build a snowman. Dad will build you a big snowman, okay?"

When Mengmeng heard about 'Snowman', she agreed immediately.

She didn't even want to sit on the sled anymore, she stood up and wanted to run home by herself, but fortunately, Cheng Xiaolin quickly caught her, otherwise, with Mengmeng's two strokes, it would be more likely to roll off the dam.

……

The section from the tenth intersection in the north of the village to the bottom of the dam in the east was covered by Cao Shujie.

The couple were busy with shovels and brooms, and Mengmeng squatted on the ground, using a set of plastic molds to make snowballs, small houses, villains, and various animal models. She had a great time playing.

Before the couple finished their work, his father Cao Jianguo and mother Wang Yuelan came to help her.

Seeing her grandparents, Mengmeng shouted loudly: "Grandpa, grandma."

"Hey, Mengmeng, what are you doing?" Wang Yuelan asked her.

Mengmeng pointed to the row of houses, villains and snowballs she made, and said proudly: "I build houses, and there are people, grandma, I am amazing."

"Our Mengmeng is too powerful." Wang Yuelan said.

Cao Jianguo also praised her.

Mengmeng smiled triumphantly, and continued to work.

After finishing the work, Cao Shujie and his father Cao Jianguo built a chubby snowman for Mengmeng, stuck a carrot on the chubby head, and selected two coals of about the same size from the coal at home, and pressed them on the snowman. It has eyes above its nose.

Mengmeng looked at the more and more handsome snowman, and kept clapping her little hands happily: "Grandpa, Dad, you are so amazing."

Cao Jianguo laughed out loud, he felt happy no matter how tired he was.

Cheng Xiaolin ran home and took out her camera, and took a few photos of Mengmeng and Snowman alone, and also took a group photo of the whole family.

Thinking of the busy and depressing time in Beijing, Cheng Xiaolin felt that she still liked her current life.

Have a good time, not depressed!
You don't have to think about getting up early to go to work every day, and you don't have to think about getting off work soon, you have to hurry up and finish the work at hand.

She is not the kind of person who cares about the world. In her opinion, the family is healthy and safe. She doesn't want to be rich, but her husband's ability to earn money seems to be beyond expectations.

In the evening, at their new home, Cheng Xiaolin and her mother-in-law were busy having dinner together, and they kept chatting, but most of the topics were about Mengmeng.

Cao Jianguo and his son Cao Shujie were sitting in the living room. The father and son were talking casually. Cao Jianguo said, "Your uncle called me. If there is no accident, they will come back next Saturday and stay at home overnight. "

"Okay, Dad, you should eat at home when you see it, or go to the restaurant in the town." Cao Shujie asked his father.

But before his father could respond, Cao Shujie suggested again: "I suggest eating at home. If possible, I'll go buy some fresh beef and mutton two days in advance next week, and get some other things. I promise it won't be worse than in a restaurant."

"With your culinary skills, can you do it?" Cao Jianguo was very skeptical.

Although he was skeptical, Cao Jianguo nodded and said, "I will eat at home as you said."

"Okay." Cao Shujie nodded: "Dad, you can stay with me when the time comes, it's convenient."

Cao Jianguo did not refute this point.

At that time, on his son's side, after dinner, those who feel sleepy can go to rest directly. If it's on his side, they have to go this way again, which is very troublesome.

It was just after nine o'clock after dinner, and the snow on the ground outside couldn't be removed cleanly, and it was frozen solid under the low temperature.

The old couple Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan wanted to leave, but Cao Shujie was really worried. He went out to try it, and almost slipped and fell.

"That's all the way. Let's walk slowly, it's okay." Cao Jianguo was very stubborn.

But Cao Shujie was still worried, and Mengmeng also took grandma's hand to prevent her from going out.

"Mom, let's stay here today, or we won't live with you." Cheng Xiaolin said.

That said, Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan didn't mention the matter of leaving. This was the first time for the old couple to live in their son's new home.

……

In the blink of an eye, a week slipped through my fingers.

The sun has been very good these days, and the snow on the main road has melted away, but there is still a little snow in the dark corners of the house, and it seems that I can't survive this weekend.

Taking advantage of the big market in Qingshi Town, Cao Shujie drove his wife and children to the town to catch the market.

In a few days, his grandfather will be back, and then the uncle and his two cousins ​​will also be back. Cao Shujie has to prepare some ingredients in advance.

He has already figured out what to cook.

Both beef, mutton and pork are essential.

Mengmeng was wrapped like a big rice dumpling, leaving only a pair of eyes to look around.

Cao Shujie wanted to hug her, but Mengmeng refused and had to go by herself.

"Father, what's that?" Mengmeng pointed to the booth where the sugar figurines were being made, and asked curiously.

"That's a sugar figure, do you want it?" Cheng Xiaolin thought that her daughter asked for it.

But she was wrong, Mengmeng shook her head: "It's so ugly, I don't want it."

"..." Cheng Xiaolin didn't know what to say, and she also noticed that her daughter and other children seemed to have different preferences.

She prefers to play some exciting games, such as dogs pulling sleds, which no one has, and she plays them with great enthusiasm.

But Cheng Xiaolin didn't intend to buy her a candy man at first, and was worried about finding an excuse to refuse, but who knew that Mengmeng took the initiative to say no sugar man, but it was exactly what she wanted.

Save trouble this time!
"Shujie, where do you go shopping?" Cheng Xiaolin asked her husband.

Cao Shujie thought about Li Jiagen's stall, pointed in one direction and said, "Over there, there is a reliable stall selling mutton."

"The one who delivered sheep to our family before?" Cheng Xiaolin asked him.

"Yes, Uncle Gen's sales are reliable." Cao Shujie said.

Cheng Xiaolin felt strange and asked him, "Is he familiar with our dad?"

"My dad used to sell kiwis and apples here, and he was very close to Uncle Gen." Cao Shujie said, "I asked my dad, and they have known each other for more than ten years."

"Oh!" Cheng Xiaolin nodded, didn't ask any more questions, took Mengmeng's hand, and walked forward behind her husband.

It didn't take long to come to Li Jiagen's booth.

When he came over, Li Jiagen was busy cutting beef for two people. When he turned his head and saw Cao Shujie, he recognized him immediately: "It's Xiao Cao. I rarely see you coming to the market."

"Uncle Gen, I'm usually busy, so I rarely come here." Cao Shujie said with a smile.

Li Jiagen smiled, pointed to the meat in his hand, and said, "Wait a while, I'll finish weighing this portion."

"Uncle Gen, you are busy first, I am not in a hurry." Cao Shujie said.

Not long after, Li Jiagen finished weighing the portion, and after collecting the money, he came over with a smile to greet Cao Shujie and his family of three.

Cheng Xiaolin also called out 'Uncle Gen', and when it was Mengmeng's turn, Cao Shujie and Cheng Xiaolin didn't need to urge her, she also called out: "Uncle Gen."

"Haha!" Li Jiagen laughed loudly. He knew that children are easy to imitate the tongue, so he must have yelled after his parents just now, and he didn't care.

On the contrary, Cao Shujie was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly taught his daughter: "Mengmeng, call me Grandpa."

"Grandpa!" Mengmeng shouted again, coaxing Li Jiagen into laughing.

"Good boy, what kind of meat do you want to eat, I'll cut a piece for you, take it back and let your father stew it for you." Li Jiagen was so happy.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Shujie waved his hand: "Uncle Gen, you can't do it."

"It's okay, children." Li Jiagen said, "I'll put it in for you later."

He then asked, "Xiao Cao, what do you want to buy today? Or order another whole sheep?"

Cao Shujie waved his hand: "Uncle Gen, when my grandfather comes back in a few days, cut me some good beef and mutton, and get some more meaty lamb scorpion and steak. I will go home and stew."

He feels that cooking at home is real, and he doesn't fix those empty-headed things.

"Your grandfather?" Li Jiagen thought of someone and asked, "Uncle Hu is coming back?"

"Yeah!" Cao Shujie nodded, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so my grandfather has to go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year."

"Oh, Xiao Cao, if you don't tell me, I almost forgot that the Chinese New Year is less than a month away." Li Jiagen said in surprise, and he muttered, "No wonder the price of meat has increased again recently."

"Isn't it just that each year passes faster and faster." Cao Shujie was deeply touched.

He felt that especially when he got married and started a business, after having a child, he watched the child grow up day by day, and the clothes he bought for Mengmeng could not be worn before he knew it, so he realized that she had grown taller again.

According to Cao Shujie's request, Li Jiagen specially selected a good place for him to mow.

Then he put the steak and lamb scorpion he wanted into the other two bags, and said, "Xiao Cao, I don't have enough meaty lamb scorpion here, how about more steak for you?"

"Or just wait two days and get more when I come over."

"Uncle Gen, no need, just serve me more steak, it must be meaty." Cao Shujie told him.

Only then did he remember to ask, "Uncle Gen, what's the price now?"

Cheng Xiaolin rolled her eyes at the side. She had never seen anything like this before. They packed everything up, and if you go to ask the price, even if it is another street vendor, you can’t buy it!

"How should I put it? The price of beef has been rising for the past few months. Now the price of good meat here is 21.3 yuan." Li Jiagen told him: "You can't buy beef that costs more than ten yuan."

He didn't go into specifics, but Cao Shujie knew that water-injected beef would be much cheaper.

He wouldn't buy that either.

Speaking of this, Li Jiagen asked him: "Xiao Cao, I remember that you raise cows there, right? Then you have a good time."

As he spoke, he had a look of envy on his face.

Cao Shujie nodded with a smile: "I have raised 50 pigs, but they are too small now, only weighing more than 600 catties. It will be ready for slaughter next summer or autumn. Who knows what the price will be next year."

"It's not a big problem. I've been hearing them saying that the price of beef will go up next year. If you sell it next year, you might earn more." After Li Jiagen finished speaking, he became even more envious.

"What about the pork, how's it going up recently?" Cao Shujie asked casually.

Then I heard Li Jiagen say: "It should be because of the upcoming Chinese New Year. Anyway, the price of pork this month has increased a lot compared to last month."

"Oh!" Cao Shujie nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After weighing, he paid the money, but still wanted to buy other things, so he said to Li Jiagen, "Uncle Gen, I still have to go inside to buy some fish and vegetables, and I'll come back and get them when I leave later."

"Okay, you can come here anytime." Li Jiagen put aside the bags that he had praised for Cao Shujie.

Watching them walk in, Li Jiagen was thinking about contacting Cao Shujie in advance next summer to ask him if the 50 cows would be sold.

The price of beef has been rising for several months, which will inevitably drive up the price of slaughtered cattle and calves, which will have a chain reaction.

But precisely because of the rising price of beef, many cattle-feeding farmers are reluctant to sell the cattle that can be sold, thinking that if they raise them at home for a few more days, there may be a higher price later.

You must know that the weight of a cow when it is slaughtered is more than 1000 catties. For farmers, even if the price of a catty increases by 5 cents, they can earn at least 500 yuan more on a comprehensive basis. This is not a small sum.

It is precisely because of this that people like Cao Shujie who raise 50 cows are very popular.

Not to mention Li Jiagen, there are still people watching, but the time has not come. They know that even if they buy it now, Cao Shujie will not sell it.

Cao Shujie didn't know about this. He walked in with his wife and children, bought some vegetables, fish, and fruits, and walked back with his things.

When passing by a place selling snacks, Cheng Xiaolin asked him if he wanted to buy some melon seeds and peanuts.

"Go to the supermarket in front and buy it." Cao Shujie said, pointing to the big supermarket in front of him.

Cheng Xiaolin didn't ask any more questions, and followed him forward.

When passing by Li Jiagen, Cao Shujie felt heavy in his hand when he picked up the meat.

Cheng Xiaolin still wanted to help him, but was rejected by Cao Shujie: "Honey, there are many people on the set, just look after Mengmeng."

While walking, Mengmeng suddenly pointed to a place selling toys nearby and shouted: "Mom, look!"

"Dad, look!"

She took her mother's hand, stepped on the ground with the foot brake, and refused to go.

Cao Shujie, who was walking ahead, froze for a moment, then turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"She wants to buy toys." Cheng Xiaolin was very helpless. She had bought so many toys for her, and they threw them aside after a few days.

Cheng Xiaolin often thinks that her husband has earned the money, otherwise it will be difficult for others!

Cao Shujie got a headache from being strangled by the thing in his hand. He said, "You can buy one with her. I'll put the things in the car first, and then I'll come find you."

The parking place is more than 100 meters away from here, and Cheng Xiaolin also knows that her husband is struggling with so many things.

He said: "After you put down your things, go directly to the supermarket to buy some peanuts, melon seeds, and candy. Don't come over. We will go over after we finish shopping."

Cao Shujie can do it if he thinks about it, he is not hypocritical, and walks forward by himself.

After 10 minutes, the two of them met, and Cao Shujie drove to Caojiazhuang with his wife.

Mengmeng was holding a puppy toy in her hand, and she was having fun.

On the way, Cheng Xiaolin asked him: "Shujie, did you hear that the price of beef has gone up a lot?"

"Well, the price of beef has risen a lot, but the price of slaughtered cattle may not necessarily increase by a lot. Let's wait and see next year." Cao Shujie is not naive.

But he has a hunch that the price of calves may rise a lot.

After all, it is indisputable that when the price of beef increases, there will be more cattle farmers, which will drive up the price of calves.

After going through this matter in his mind, he didn't tell his wife.

According to Cao Shujie's thinking, he is not perfect in all aspects at present, and the real perfect state should be self-proliferation and self-support.

But he is also on the road to perfection. After all aspects are sound in the later stage, he will leave his hands and play around with his parents, wife and children.

"I wish it would be faster." Cao Shujie thought to himself.

Mengmeng was very dishonest in the car, sitting next to her mother for a while, and leaning forward to chat with her father for a while. Fortunately, Cheng Xiaolin kept her arms around her body to prevent her from running around.

Cao Shujie was not driving fast, and they were not in a hurry, they walked home slowly.

When I got home, it was not eleven o'clock, Cao Shujie took down the things, and Cheng Xiaolin took the prawns I just bought and prepared to make lunch.

Mengmeng was clamoring to eat shrimp at the market just now, it is a good thing to eat, Cao Shujie also hoped that she would eat more.

He also bought some more prawns, and kept the rest for his uncle the day after tomorrow.

After finishing work, Cao Shujie let her daughter play at home, and went to the orchard on the mountain, where his father Cao Jianguo and Cao Shuchao were busy.

Cao Shujie looked at the 50 cows, and said to his father and Cao Shuchao, "Dad, Brother Chao, I just came back from the fair. I just heard from Uncle Gen that the price of beef has gone up a lot."

"That's all right, if you raise it more, you can sell it for more money then." Cao Jianguo won't say anything in this regard.

Cao Shuchao followed suit, "Shujie, I also heard that the price of beef has been increasing."

"Even the price of pork has started to rise, and I guess it will increase a lot by next month." Cao Shuchao is actually the last thing he wants to see the price increase of meat.

He also thought about buying more meat during the Chinese New Year this year, so that he could have a fat year. Who knew that the price of beef and pork would start to rise a month in advance.

That is to say, the price of mutton has not risen yet, but Cao Shuchao is very worried that after a while, when the prices of other meats increase, mutton will also be driven, and the price will follow.

Cao Shujie smiled: "Brother Chao, I guess Uncle Hua is quite happy now, believe it or not?"

What the hell is this? Cao Jianhua is eager for the price of pork to increase quickly. If it can be doubled, he will definitely be happier. At worst, he will not eat pork this year.

The piglets he bought at a high price of 9 yuan per kilogram in September fell to 45 yuan per kilogram in November. If the price does not increase, Cao Jianhua will really cry.

And the fact is just as Cao Shujie thought, Cao Jianhua now sees the price of pork every few days, and he starts to feel happy again, but he doesn't show it on the surface.

He is now afraid that the price of pork will plummet again on the eve of the Chinese New Year next month. At that time, not only will he be happy in vain, but he will also have to bear a huge loss of money.

This time, raising pigs was full of ups and downs, but he was not lightly tossed.

When Cao Jianhua thinks about farming now, he feels apprehensive. After this wave is over, he really doesn't want to raise any more.

But what should I do if I invest so much money in a well-built pig farm?
Also, I have paid the rent for 5 years, and it has not been half a year yet, so my heart aches!

　I went out with my wife and children today, and I came back late, so I have finished writing all this.

　　good night!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)