Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

In fact, you can tell who is doing well and who is doing just so-so just by looking at the weight of the vegetables each family sells.

Without a doubt, although Uncle Wang Dashu and Third Brother Wang Gan built two greenhouses, their family probably only ate the vegetables they grew for one or two meals, or even none at all, and sold them all to make money.

The families of the eldest brother, Wang Yong, and the second brother, Wang Shuai, are similar to theirs.

As for Wang Lijia and Mu Xue leaving home, they probably eat whatever they want and don't care how expensive fresh vegetables are.

Especially for Mu Xueli's family, the vegetables grown in their greenhouse are probably not only eaten by their own family, but also sent to Mu Xueli's mother-in-law's family. Otherwise, the weight of their vegetables would not be so different from that of Wang Li's family.

As for Wang Anjia, he didn't grow that many of these two vegetables to begin with, and he usually ate them without restraint, so naturally they were the least.

Of course, these things are normal. If you have money and you're still reluctant to eat or drink, then you're a complete fool!
After the two large Liberation trucks sent by Wu Dong left, Wang An invited a group of relatives into the house to divide the money.

After the vegetables were sold out this time, everyone's smiles were even happier and more excited than when they split the money from selling spinach last time. Their expressions perfectly illustrated what it meant to be "smiling from ear to ear."

Because the eldest uncle Wang Dashu and his third brother Wang Gan received a total of 1870 yuan, while the eldest brother Wang Yong and the second brother Wang Shun received 940 yuan and 945 yuan respectively.

Even Wang Li and Mu Xueli received 805 yuan and 750 yuan respectively.

The amount of money each family received this time was no small sum.

Even excluding the money from selling spinach last time, they have already recouped all the money they spent on building the greenhouse.

Moreover, not only did we break even, but we also had a substantial surplus.

After all, apart from Wang An's greenhouse insulation blanket which used new cotton, the insulation blankets used by the other families all used recycled cotton that had been soaked in water.

Grandpa Wang Dashu was holding the money, counting it as he chuckled and said:

"Growing crops in greenhouses is hard work and quite tiring, but it's also really profitable. Xiao Gan and I have already discussed it, and in the fall, we'll build two more greenhouses, hahaha."

Turning his head, Wang Dashu said to Wang An:
"It's up to you, Xiao An, to sell vegetables. If we were to sell vegetables, it would take forever."

After Wang Dashu finished speaking, Wang An said with a smile:
"Sure, I'll take care of selling the vegetables. The more vegetables you grow, the more money I make, hahaha!"

Even in the 90s, growing vegetables in plastic greenhouses was still a high-investment, high-return industry. In Northeast China, there was no such thing as fresh vegetables not being able to be sold in winter.

If the day ever comes when Wu Dong's workplace, and all the other workplaces in the county, can't accept the vegetables everyone grows, then Wang An will open several fresh fruit and vegetable supermarkets in the county specifically to sell the vegetables grown by his relatives.

If Wang An can't sell that many vegetables even in the county town, then he will consider opening a fruit and vegetable supermarket in Harbin.

In short, Wang An believed that fresh vegetables, as a necessity of life, would definitely be able to be sold.

After Wang An finished speaking, everyone laughed.

After laughing, the eldest brother, Wang Yong, said with a smile:

"Xiao An, I'm also thinking of building another greenhouse in the fall. Do you think you can still sell the vegetables if you have an extra greenhouse?"

Wang An smiled and said:

"They'll sell like hotcakes. We could have ten more greenhouses, let alone one more."

Immediately afterwards, Wang An looked at his second brother, Wang Shun, and his second uncle, Wang Daliang, and said:
"Second Uncle and Second Brother, what's your plan? Are you going to build more greenhouses before autumn?"

Wang Shun quickly said, "I was thinking of building another one, because this one greenhouse is a bit too few."

Second Uncle Wang Daliang followed up with:

"I've been idle all winter with nothing to do, so I've been thinking about adding a roof."

Only Mu Xueli thought for a moment and said:

"I have to go back and ask my dad. If he wants to build it, I won't object."

Wang An nodded finally, summarizing his remarks:

"Sure, you can decide for yourselves. Build as many as you want. I'll take care of selling your vegetables."

Wang Daliang suddenly asked Wang An:
"Xiao An, how many greenhouses do you think are most suitable for a family? I mean, enough to ensure the vegetables grow well and that the whole family can manage the work. I keep thinking that two greenhouses don't seem to be enough."

Wang An thought about the families who built greenhouses in his previous life and said:

“With greenhouses of this size, three would only cover about one acre. I think three would be just right for a couple. Any more and we’d have to hire people to help.”

Wang Daliang nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly, and said:

"Yeah, my husband and I manage three greenhouses, which is about one acre of land in total. We'll be busy all winter, but it shouldn't be too tiring."

So, all the relatives changed their minds again, saying they wanted to build two more greenhouses, and Uncle Wang Dashu even said he wanted to build four more.
After discussing it for a while, everyone got up and went home, saying they needed to plant the rapeseed field first, otherwise they would lose money every day they were delayed.

It has to be said that because they see the potential for profit, everyone is incredibly enthusiastic and energetic when it comes to building and growing greenhouses.

When people finally find a stable and profitable business, they cherish it and work hard at it.

Wang An told Mu Xueli and Wang Li that they would be going hunting in the mountains starting tomorrow, mainly to hunt wild boars. He told them to go home and prepare the rabbit snares and traps they needed, but not too many, since setting snares and traps would take a lot of time.

Upon hearing this, the two men's eyes lit up, and they quickly agreed.

After the two men left, Huang Zhong said with a look of eager anticipation:

"Brother, take me with you when we go into the mountains tomorrow. My marksmanship is pretty good now."

Wang An patted Huang Zhong on the shoulder and said:
"Sure, if you want to go, then come along. I'll also see how your marksmanship is improving. Oh, and I'll teach you how to make rabbit snares and traps in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhong said excitedly:

"Okay, brother."

Huang Li and her brother Huang Zhong returned on the third day of the Lunar New Year. The two sisters only stayed at home for a total of 3 days and 4 nights.

Just from their conversation, you could tell that the two sisters were used to such a luxurious life at Wang An's house, and they were still very uncomfortable after returning to their own home.

As the saying goes, "It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality." The ancients were right!

(End of this chapter)