The leisurely life of the reborn daddy

"I am very happy and proud to be standing here today. One of my favorite things to do since I was a child was to follow my parents to other villages to sell fruits at the market, because after selling the fruits, my parents could buy me snacks, new clothes and new shoes."

"Since then, I have been thinking about when Caojiazhuang can have its own market, so that next time I don't have to walk a long way to go to the market, I can buy food, drinks and clothes right outside. I didn't expect that after nearly 30 years, this wish can finally come true."

"Everyone, I don't know how you feel, but I am very excited at this moment. As a member of the Caojiazhuang Village Committee and the leader of Caojiazhuang, I am very proud to be able to officially open a market in Caojiazhuang!"

Not to mention him, many people from Caojiazhuang sitting below were very proud and happy.

You ask what you lack in your daily life. You can buy general daily necessities in the small supermarket in the village. You can grow vegetables in your own small vegetable garden. You can also buy fruits, clothes and shoes in the supermarket in town.

But this is just a simple buying and selling activity. Apart from solving their life needs, it has no other additional meaning.

But the bazaar is different.

As a traditional farmers' market, a place where various goods and services are gathered, especially in the countryside, the market has a special significance.

Moreover, villagers can sell their own products at the market in exchange for a certain income from their labor and enrich their lives.

This centralized display and exchange of trade not only creates business opportunities and economic growth, but also promotes social activities and cultural exchanges.

In addition to normal daily necessities, other new things can also be sold at the market, such as creative artworks, exquisite handicrafts, personalized clothing accessories, special cultural performances, etc.

Especially opening this market in Caojiazhuang, which is itself a popular tourist village at the moment. Holding a large market here to display more handicrafts can not only create employment conditions for these ordinary people, but also provide more buying and selling options for tourists who come to visit.

Cao Shujie explained the importance and significance of the market from this perspective.

He didn't say much and didn't delay for long. When Cao Shujie asked everyone to enjoy the wonderful Peking Opera performance, there was a burst of applause from the audience.

Cao Shujie also walked down from the stage and gave the stage to professionals.

He walked to the guest area below the stage, and before he sat down, he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and called out "Mom and Dad" to greet them.

Li Xiaojuan and Cheng Rengui both gave thumbs up and praised their son-in-law for what he said, which made Cao Shujie feel a little embarrassed.

But what they both said was from their hearts, and what the son-in-law just said was easy to understand.

As the music sounded, Dou Erdun, a blue-faced man, walked onto the stage with a precious sword slung across his back, and the song "Stealing the Imperial Horse" began on the stage.

The middle-aged and elderly people and children in the audience watched with great interest, but the young people didn't really like it. They preferred the fighting scenes in the drama, and most of the young people came to watch this.

When the Peking Opera actors who played Dou Erdun and Huang Santai agreed to compete in a martial arts competition in the play, the cheers became louder and louder. Everyone rubbed their eyes and watched carefully, or took out their mobile phones to take a video.

Cao Shujie turned around and saw his parents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather and uncle were all watching with great interest.

Even Cao Jianlong next to him was fascinated by the show. He raised his hands and shook them from time to time to follow the rhythm on the stage and hummed.

But Cao Shujie admitted that it was difficult for him to immerse himself in it like them.

"Good! Good!"

Another fight on the stage ended, and Huang Santai was defeated by Dou Erdun again. There was constant cheering from the audience, and even children ran onto the stage to present gifts. At this time, the Peking Opera actors would also bow slightly to express their gratitude.

Cao Shujie looked down and saw his daughter Mengmeng also shaking her head, so he asked her: "Mengmeng, do you understand?"

Meng Meng nodded as a matter of course: "I understand. Grandpa listens to it often, so I listen to it too."

After he finished speaking, Mengmeng came to her senses. She tilted her head to look at her father with an incredible expression on her face: "Dad, you didn't understand, did you? It's very simple!"

There was a strong sense of contempt in his tone.

Cao Shujie felt that their fate was over and they could no longer be happy father and daughter.

But Cao Shujie definitely denied it. He said stubbornly, "Of course I understand. I just wanted to test you. Otherwise, why would I ask you?"

Meng Meng didn't believe him. She pointed at Dou Erdun who had defeated Huang Santai again on the stage and asked, "Dad, do you think Dou Erdun was injured?"

At that moment, Cao Shujie was really stumped by the question.

This was the first time he listened to "Stealing the Imperial Horse", how could he know what came next?
"Hehe, Daddy Diudiu, you're pretending to know when you don't." Mengmeng said while scratching her little face with her fingers.

After finishing speaking, Meng Meng shook her head and sighed: "Dad, if you don't understand, you can ask me, I will teach you."

Cao Shujie wanted to slap her at this moment.

He didn't ask Mengmeng anymore and continued watching the Peking Opera and chatting with people around him. Time passed quickly without him noticing.

After the song "Stealing the Imperial Horse" ended, the actors on the stage changed to Changbanpo.

This is a traditional Peking Opera adapted from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The story tells that after Liu Bei burned his camp in Xinye, he abandoned Fancheng, blocked Xiangyang, and led his army and civilians on a journey of displacement and defeat, in extreme poverty.

Liu Bei and his men went to Jiangling to stay temporarily. On the way, they passed through Dangyang and camped at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. Suddenly, Cao Cao's soldiers were everywhere in the mountains, fighting day and night. Liu Bei and his men were defeated. His family members, Zhao Yun, Jian Yong, and the two Mis were nowhere to be found, and the rest of the people were also lost. At this time, Zhao Yun was separated from Adou and the two wives Gan and Mi, so he rode alone to search for his family members. He went back and forth several times, rescued some of the family members, and personally escorted them to Changbanpo. Later, he turned back and bravely rescued the rest of the family members. He fought seven times...

The scene is so grand that it can be called a big drama.

Especially in the play, Zhao Yun is a great martial artist with excellent kung fu skills, and the actor showed General Zhao Yun's demeanor, loyalty and courage to the fullest.

Even people like Cao Shujie who don't know much about Peking Opera were shocked when he calmed down and watched. He felt that the person on the stage brought Zhao Yun to life.

Moreover, this play made him feel that Peking Opera was also quite interesting.

Different from the previous "Stealing the Imperial Horse", as soon as Zhao Yunpu appeared on the stage in "Changbanpo", he was greeted with bursts of applause, and the applause never stopped from beginning to end.

However, the sun was too hot. Cao Shujie looked up and saw the scorching sun in the sky. The actors on the stage were still wearing tight and thick performance costumes, wearing helmets, and holding long weapons. They stood on the stage with a dignified and steady posture, performing a wonderful play for the audience below.

Cao Shujie was sharp-eyed and noticed that some actors had sweat on their faces, which made their painted facial makeup messy, but no one wiped the sweat off their faces and everyone was performing seriously.

Cao Shujie thought these people were great. He said to Cao Jianlong, "Uncle Long, can you send someone to deliver a few boxes of juice and bottled mineral water to them? Are there fans in the back?" "Don't worry, Shujie. After you called me yesterday, I personally arranged for someone to install the fans. We definitely won't let them get heatstroke."

Cao Shujie looked back at the crowd of people crowded together behind him. He was also worried and said to Cao Jianlong, "Uncle Long, buy more mineral water. It will be distributed for free to the people present."

In fact, if you buy bottled mineral water in bulk, the price is very low, only a few cents per bottle.

Even if all these people were distributed, there would not be much money. Cao Jianlong arranged for Gao Changyin to take people to purchase water. However, the preparation was a bit too hasty and they could not get so much water in a short time. But they still did their best and called the mineral water wholesalers to ask them to ship the whole truck to Caojiazhuang.

After all, the show will be performed for three consecutive days. This is just the beginning and there is still a long time to go.

Seeing Zhao Yun on the stage seemed to be so tired that he sat on the ground, leaning on his spear with one hand and breathing heavily, Cao Shujie seemed to be able to hear his heavy breathing like a bellows in the audience. At this time, Cao Shujie did not hesitate any longer.

He left his seat and walked to the front of the stage, took out the cash red envelope he had prepared last night, shook hands with everyone on the stage, and presented a token of his appreciation.

After shaking hands and receiving the red envelopes, every actor on the stage nodded to thank him but continued their performance.

After seeing this, the audience realized that not only could they give gifts to express their feelings, but they could also give rewards. Some people enjoyed it so much that they followed Cao Shujie and learned how to do it. For a moment, the interaction on the scene became even more lively.

There were also voices of "thank you" coming from the stage.

The whole play lasted nearly two hours, and including the "Stealing the Imperial Horse" just now, the whole morning had passed.

These actors need to eat and rest, and the audience in the audience also need to rest.

In order to welcome his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Cao Shujie booked a banquet at the Fuxing Hotel in the town.

After the morning drama ended, Cao Shujie asked his wife to drive a car and take his father-in-law and mother-in-law to the Fuxing Hotel in town.

He also drove a car with his parents and grandfather.

Mengmeng and Yirui, the brother and sister, are naturally indispensable.

Cao Shujie was originally calling out to his uncle, eldest brother, second brother and the others, but they also noticed that Cao Shujie's father-in-law and mother-in-law had arrived, so they didn't want to get involved.

Cao Shujie and his friends came to the Fuxing Hotel in the town. Cheng Rengui and Li Xiaojuan said that they could just have a simple meal at home and there was no need to waste money.

Wang Leigang, the owner of Fuxing Hotel, has already come out to greet them.

Seeing Cao Shujie and his family, Wang Lei just understood why Cao Shujie had been reminding him to bring good things when he called him.

"Boss Cao, it's still the old place. I'll arrange for someone to serve the dishes right away." Wang Leigang said.

In the room, Cao Jianguo was chatting with his relative-in-law Cheng Rengui, and Wang Yuelan was also talking to her mother-in-law Li Xiaojuan.

They talked about children all the time, Mengmeng and her younger brother Cao Yirui. When the two children heard what the adults were saying, they also smiled and looked particularly happy.

Wang Leigang arranged for someone to prepare this meal, and he was really attentive. All kinds of top-quality ingredients were available, and it was not much worse than other star-rated hotels.

While eating, Cheng Rengui also mentioned his son-in-law's factory and wanted to take a look at it.

The old couple had never been there.

Not to mention that they had never been there, even Cao Jianguo had never visited his son's factory.

Although he was so close, he had never even set foot into the door of his son's factory.

After hearing about this matter from his in-laws today, Cao Jianguo also became interested. They even agreed to go to the factory together to take a look after dinner.

Upon learning that their father-in-law and mother-in-law would return to Chengjiaopo in the afternoon, Wang Yuelan and Cao Jianguo tried their best to keep them, but Cheng Rengui said that there was no one to look after the cows at home and they had to go back to take care of them.

Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan could especially understand Cheng Rengui and Li Xiaojuan's feelings and did not force them.

After lunch, Cao Shujie and Cheng Xiaolin drove two cars and took their elderly parents to Xuemeng Food Factory.

In the factory, Cao Shujie took them on a slow tour, looking at the various production lines in the workshop and the various automated production equipment. Cheng Rengui, Li Xiaojuan, and Cao Jianguo all said that they were eye-opening.

I think this place is great.

"Shujie, how much money have you invested in total?" Father-in-law Cheng Rengui asked curiously.

Cao Shujie couldn't really remember clearly. He did some calculations in his mind and finally said to his father-in-law, "Dad, I have invested more than 30 billion yuan in total."

"More than 30 billion?" Cheng Rengui had no idea about this number, and he had no reference in his mind that could correspond to more than 30 billion, but he also knew that this number was too big, so big that he could not earn it even if he lived for hundreds of years.

He was also wondering how his son-in-law earned so much money.

When Cheng Rengui came out of the factory and was about to return to Caojiazhuang, he saw a car carrying the remaining fruit residue and peels driving towards Caojiazhuang.

He also asked his son-in-law what that was for?

I heard Cao Shujie say that those things should be taken back to Caojiazhuang, mixed with feed, and fed to the cows in his cattle farm.

"If cows eat these vitamin-rich fruits for a long time, it will be good for them. Over time, the beef will have a fruity aroma," Cao Shujie explained to his parents-in-law.

He also told the old couple that the market price of cattle raised in this way is higher than that of cattle raised normally.

When Cheng Rengui and Li Xiaojuan heard what their son-in-law said, they were eager to try it and wanted to learn from him, and they planned to experiment with it after returning home.

But after they did some calculations, they realized that the cost was too high. Compared with the investment, the value of the output was not that great, so it was not cost-effective for them at all.

The reason why their son-in-law can do this all year round is mainly because other parts of the fruit are used to create value, and the remaining parts cannot be further processed into products. Normally, they would be thrown away. However, their son-in-law now reuses these wastes in this way, which not only improves the nutritional content of the fruit, but also creates a lot of surplus value.

In the afternoon, Cheng Rengui and his friends watched "Farewell My Concubine" and the Peking Opera version of "Mu Guiying Takes Command" in Caojiazhuang. After having dinner at his son-in-law's house, they insisted on going back. Cao Shujie asked Song Baoming to drive them back. (End of this chapter)