It starts with the production team driving the big truck

Chapter 1769 Postscript
In July 2008, the sultry weather made people feel uneasy, but in the live broadcast room of a TV station in Beijing, there was a cool breeze. The elegant female host Fang Jing sat on the sofa and kept looking back to see if the two elderly people backstage were ready.

"Dear viewers, thank you for watching this episode of "Annual Rings". Today we have invited two elderly couples from Northeast China as our special guests to tell everyone their stories. Welcome them!"

Swish!
Hundreds of audience members looked backstage in unison. Sun Jianping, whose hair was half white but whose back was still straight, supported Miss Qian and walked leisurely to the center of the stage, bowing deeply to the audience.

"Brother, what are you doing..."

"Polite!" Sun Jianping chuckled, and even the host Fang Jing couldn't help laughing.

"Please take a seat, it is a great honor to invite two distinguished guests. Let me first introduce them to you briefly. This is Comrade Sun Jianping, the secretary of Hecheng District and the winner of the National May 1st Labor Medal. The lady next to him is Ms. Qian Huijun, one of the top ten backbone teachers in the country and a national model of teaching and educating people!"

After introducing the identities and backgrounds of the two people, everyone present began to whisper.

An elegant and beautiful figure sat in the corner, gently adjusting her sunglasses, with her hands between her knees, looking at the two weathered old men with interest.

"Mom, grandpa is so cool today!" A pretty little girl in her early five years old leaned next to her and chattered. She covered her mouth with her hand, "Doudou, if you say anything else, I will throw you onto the stage and let your grandpa punish you!"

"Lululu! Grandpa loves me, so he won't punish me!"

"I have carefully studied your resumes. Are you both educated youth who went to the countryside?" the host spoke again.

"Yes, we both went to the countryside in 1969." Qian Huijun nodded with a smile.

"At that time, Ermajia Village was so poor that 'every family was extremely poor, with only half a year's food available, clothes were patched up, and people had to eat bran every few days.'"

Many people in the audience laughed to tears!
"Not only that, but when we went to the countryside it was harvest time, and that guy made us both very tired... After getting off the carriage, we took our sickles and went to work in the fields. We worked all the way until the end of winter. We were cold and hungry, so I thought about catching two mice in the fields and roasting them... The first time I went to the public office to collect food, I encountered a wolf..."

"So thrilling? Please tell us about it, Mr. Sun!"

Sun Jianping grinned, "To be honest, I was so scared that I was numb. Fortunately, I had a dagger with me. The wolf was very happy when it saw me. It was finally time for some snacks to be delivered in this snowy day..."

The long-haired beauty in the corner couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh!

Why is my dad so funny!
"Tell me your story, did you meet on your way to the countryside, or..."

"We went to the same middle school. We were not familiar with each other at that time. After we went to the countryside, we were both assigned to Ermajia Village. We gradually became familiar with each other. At that time, I helped my godfather manage the affairs of the village. She was fascinated by me and took the initiative to approach me and chat with me when she had nothing to do..."

"Come on, give me back what I was chasing after. I don't know who borrowed money from me on purpose just to get close to me... and he still hasn't paid it back! Pay me back, pay me back!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I was the most handsome guy in the village at that time. Xiao Fang, I'm not bragging to you. When I walked forward, those girls followed me in droves..."

"What little girl? You must be a green bean fly!"

Qian Huijun exposed his past without any hesitation!

There was laughter from both the stage and the audience, even the host burst into laughter!
Why is this old comrade so funny!

"Did you start out as a production team leader?"

"Well, my godfather was a team leader in the village at the time, and I helped out. I remember that in the first year of going to the countryside, each person only received 280 kilograms of food on average, which shocked me."

"so little?"

Fang Jing and the young men and women in the audience may have no idea about the annual food ration of 280 kilograms. In their eyes, it is just a number.

Sun Jianping and his wife still remember what it felt like to be hungry.

When talking about the past, Sun Jianping's eyes became moist. Qian Huijun felt her husband's mood change and gently held his wrist.

"Yes, at that time, it was all saline-alkali land. There was only a piece of dry land near the back mountain, where we planted wheat and corn. The yield was low. I remember that the wheat yield was only more than 200 kilograms per mu. But fortunately, there was a river at the entrance of our village, called the Gulu River."

"Gulu River, what a strange name. Is it translated from Mongolian? Or does it have some meaning?"

"I only found out later that the river got its name because there were a lot of gravel in it and the water made a gurgling sound when it flowed. I thought about diverting the river water to the saline-alkali land to remove the salt and alkali and turn it into fertile farmland. Later, when I told my godfather about it, he also had the same idea..."

Speaking of land reclamation, Qian Huijun couldn't help laughing. "What was the name of the leader at that time? I remember his surname was Yang. How can I describe him? He was a man who could get things done, but he was just reckless. He waved his hand and reclaimed wasteland. Gosh! He blew up the land temple first!"

"That's right. The land god temple went up to heaven, but he was later taken down as well."

"Are the gifts you brought today grown from the rice fields that were reclaimed from the saline-alkali land?"

Fang Jing picked up a bag of rice with the "Jinxiushan" brand, looked at it and asked.

"I don't know about that. Our area is now entirely rice fields, covering millions of acres. But I can guarantee that our rice is natural and pollution-free. Please feel free to buy it!"

"We are here to participate in the program, why are you advertising?" Qian Huijun pinched him, and Sun Jianping laughed, "Everyone, please recognize the Nahe Jinxiushan trademark!"

"Just now when we were talking about reclaiming wasteland and cultivating land, I suddenly remembered that your Nahe has been ranked as the National Advanced County for Grain Production for more than ten consecutive years. This is probably due to your persistence in building farmland water conservancy and increasing agricultural output value over the years!"

"I can't say I have done anything meritorious. I just did what I should do." Sun Jianping waved his hands again and again, "The real heroes are our peasant brothers."

"Okay, let's watch a video next to learn more about Nahe City, where Comrade Sun once worked! Please look at the big screen!"

The big screen in the studio lit up, and a deep male voice introduced Nahe to the audience with emotion. The small Nahe is not only a national advanced county in grain production, but also has many honors such as the northern goose down capital, the national dairy cow hometown, and the national advanced county (city) for pig breeding!

"The hot land of Nahe now has many nationally renowned brands such as Chunhui Food, Hongda Food, Hongxue Down Jacket, Feitian Firecrackers, and Hongyun Feed. The annual production of meat products exceeds 5 million tons, and the products are sold well at home and abroad. The 'Xuehua' brand blueberry jam they produce has successively obtained EU CE, RoHS, GMP and HACCP certifications in 2000. The annual export of blueberry jam is 300,000 tons, and the annual output value reaches hundreds of millions of US dollars..."

Sun Jianping also turned his head to look at the big screen, which showed the scenery of the Nahe River taken from an aerial photograph. Although the scene was unfamiliar to others, he was extremely familiar with it!

Wasn’t that wide asphalt road the one we cheated away from the Japanese?
Taipingshan Reservoir...After the expansion, the reservoir area is larger. Now it can not only irrigate the land around Taipingshan Village, but part of the water source has been developed into mineral water, which is sold everywhere!

Where is this? How did you take a photo of my house?
The scene freezes on a low adobe house, with the couple looking curious.

When was it filmed?
There are large areas of blueberries planted in the yard, and the black horse is standing in the woods outside the yard chewing on tree bark!

This guy gets more naughty as he gets older!
Uncle Cao is still standing at the door with his crutches!
"Everyone, please look, this small house is Comrade Sun's current home, and it is also the house they currently live in."

The female host smiled and said, Sun Jianping put his hand on his forehead, "I feel guilty when I talk about this. I made a vow that I would not demolish this adobe house and build a new one unless all the families in the county had brick houses. Until now, this goal has not been achieved!"

"But now more than 95% of the families in Nahe have moved into new houses, right?"

"That still leaves 5 percent, right?" Sun Jianping smiled innocently. "In short, no family should be left behind on the road to prosperity!"

"I strongly agree with this point of view. Please continue watching the video!"

The deep male voice sounded again, and Sun Jianping also turned his head to look.

"Since the reform and opening up, Nahe's economic development has made great progress. In 1990, its GDP climbed to 200 million yuan, becoming one of the first county-level cities in the province. Under the leadership of comrades such as Sun Jianping, Bai Guiyun, Yu Hongbin, Cao Xingwen, and Sun Xuemei, its annual GDP reached 10 billion yuan in 2005... Currently, Nahe has 37 wholly foreign-owned enterprises, 103 Sino-foreign joint ventures, and 60 wholly state-owned enterprises, covering a number of industries such as food and beverages, grain deep processing, down clothing, and feed, and has absorbed more than 300,000 jobs, becoming a rising pearl in the northern county economy..."

Sun Jianping curled his lips and said, "This guy is even better at bragging than me!"
"The development history of Nahe, a small county, is also a reflection of our journey from poverty to prosperity. Now that Ms. Qian has retired, what plans do you have for the next step?"

"If you want to talk about plans, we have been married for so many years, and it's hard for her to live with me in the countryside. I think when I retire in two years, I will take her out for a trip, to the Arctic to see penguins, to the Antarctic to dive and swim, and experience the ice and snow culture there."

There was constant laughter in the studio, and the long-haired beauty sitting in the corner was laughing so hard that she was wiping away tears!
Qian Huijun also laughed so hard that she punched him and said, "I've also thought about going to the Himalayas to feed monkeys, and catching a whale in the Mariana Trench to make soup."

"Come on, you've lived in Ermajia for more than 30 years and you haven't even learned how to swim. And you want to go to the Mariana Trench... You'll have to carry at least 20 oxygen cylinders!"

Sun Jianping rolled his eyes and shouted exaggeratedly, causing everyone to laugh again.

"Seriously, although I will retire in two years, I have not yet completed my mission and I have to keep pushing the cart forward! Next we are going to start a project, a big one."

"Can you tell us briefly?"

"It's a biodegradable plastic project. It mainly uses the crop straw in Hecheng to produce film and plastic products. We have already negotiated a total investment of 5 billion yuan. The main investor is our Taipingshan Industrial Development Group. Of course, there are also some foreign investors. It is expected to produce about 300,000 tons of biodegradable plastics annually, with an annual output value of 50 million yuan."

"Environmental protection benefits the country and the people. This project has a very good prospect!"

"Really? Even the host said our project is good. Huihui, what else do you have to object to?" Sun Jianping raised his eyebrows proudly, but his wife rolled her eyes at him, "It's just because I'm worried about your health!"

"What's wrong with my body? I..." Sun Jianping deliberately raised his fist and said, "Look, it's all lumpy. I tell you, my body now... most young people can't compare to me!"

"Come on, stop bragging! If you have the guts, go to a construction site and try carrying two tons of cement!"

Seeing that the old couple was about to argue again, the host Fang Jing hurriedly changed the subject.

"I heard that the two elders raised three children in total?"

"Well, two girls and one boy."

“These three children must be very outstanding!”

"It's OK. My eldest daughter is very smart. In the college entrance examination in 1990, she ranked first in the province. How many points did our daughter get?"

"With your brain, how could you forget this?" Qian Huijun cleared her throat. "I still remember it vividly. The total score for science subjects was 710, and my eldest brother scored 704, ranking first in the province. He even cried when he got home, saying that he didn't perform well..."

"That's right. The second and third sons were so angry that they pushed their sister onto the kang and beat her up."

"Seven hundred and four points, the top scorer in the province in science, so he must have been admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University?"

"No, I ended up going to Harbin Institute of Technology and majored in electrical engineering."

"So you must be working in a job related to electricity now?"

"You, the host, are not right! After graduation, this girl insisted on serving her hometown and went to work as a clerk in our township. We can't stop a child from making a decision, so let her do it. Now she is the secretary of Nahe City, so she has inherited the fine traditions of her father, me!"

"Come on, please stop bragging. This studio is very expensive. We can't afford to pay for it if it's blown away!"

Qian Huijun made a teasing remark, and the audience burst into laughter again.

"Let me digress. Comrade Sun's daughter is Ms. Sun Xuemei, a nationally recognized outstanding county official. During her tenure, Nahe City's GDP has maintained a high annual growth rate of 8%. It has now become the most dynamic county in Heilongjiang Province!"

There was another round of applause from the audience!
It's true that a father is a hero and his son is a hero. Look at his daughter!
The province's top scorer in science!

Willing to return to my hometown and start from a grassroots clerk!

What courage this is!
Sun Jianping raised his eyebrows proudly!
My eldest daughter...

Is that an ordinary soldier?

"Then your son... must be very good too!"

"Don't mention it, it's a piece of crap!" When the couple talked about the second child, they sighed in unison, "He didn't even get into a technical secondary school in the college entrance examination. Later, my father said to send him to the army. After raising pigs for three years, I thought of giving him some money to start a small business. He lost money in everything he did... If nothing works out, he should find a partner to marry. So he married a girl from the Wang family of the Ji family oil mill..."

"Although he is not as successful as your eldest brother, he should have a happy family now!"

"What's so happy about this? The couple is so inconsistent. Today they say they want to make money by doing this, and the day after tomorrow they say they want to get rich by doing that. But in the end, they never accomplish anything. They waste our little salary. Now they are farming in their hometown in the countryside!"

The audience and the host Fang Jing were all stunned. They could not imagine that the son of a party secretary was actually farming in the countryside!
"You're always criticizing the second brother. Didn't he give birth to triplets for us?" Qian Huijun punched him in anger. Sun Jianping curled his lips and said, "He's just useless!"

"Then your third daughter..."

"The third brother also graduated from Yan University. He is an alumnus of ours. He is now in Southeast Asia. It's said that I married a good wife..." Sun Jianping smiled and patted his wife, which earned a roll of the eyes from Qian Huijun.

“In Southeast Asia?”

"Yes, the Qian family is rich. They founded Mapletree Capital and invest in emerging companies everywhere. The third brother is doing this job now, and he only comes back a few times a year."

"Of course I am. It's really frustrating. I still don't even have a date. By the way, host, do you have any good young men to introduce to my daughter?"

Qian Huijun took out a photo, Fang Jing took it and looked at it, and was stunned!

This third girl is so beautiful!

Those movie stars are nothing but scum in front of her!
"Excuse me for being blunt, Comrade Sun, but your daughter's looks are outstanding even across the country, and she is a rare sight. How come she can't find a date?"

"She is just too demanding. I don't know where she learned this trick from. She insists that her prince charming come to pick her up on a colorful cloud..."

"Where are you taking her? Going to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures! That's useless!"

Sun Jianping muttered something to cheer them up, and everyone burst into laughter again!

"You have been working and living in Nahe since you were 18 years old. It has been 37 years now. During these years, what has been your deepest feeling and who do you want to thank the most?"

"The thing that made me realize the most was that winter when I made frozen tofu and sold it in the village. I am a science and engineering guy with extraordinary hands-on ability. I made tofu and studied fireworks... I went off track. At that time, I felt that our rural areas were too poor and the farmers were suffering. It was from then on that I began to think about doing something to help the people..."

"Did you start thinking about taking root in agriculture and developing agriculture at that time?"

"That's about right!" Sun Jianping sighed. "There are many people I want to thank. Of course, the first person I want to thank is my parents. Although their support has always been limited to verbal, sometimes I have to mail some money to them..."

"Stop talking. If our dad sees you, he will beat you!" Qian Huijun quickly reminded him.

"Sorry, sorry, I blurted it out without thinking. Please don't broadcast this part. The old man is really ruthless!"

"Hahaha!" The long-haired beauty in the corner couldn't help laughing!
"I would also like to thank my two godfathers. During the years when I was in the countryside, they helped me a lot. They even helped me with our wedding. Later, when I was busy with work, they helped me take care of the children..."

Speaking of Lao Cao, Sun Jianping felt uncomfortable. He wiped his tears and said, "And Uncle Jiang Mingqi, Uncle Yao Zhongping, Uncle Lin Guozhen, Uncle Li Jingchen... By the way, I have to thank one person, my senior, Comrade Li Jintang. Fortunately, he was kind enough not to transfer me to Beijing to work. Thank you in advance. Please don't deduct my salary after reading this!" Although Fang Jing and the audience know very little about these names, it can be seen how important they are in the heart of Secretary Sun.

"Time flies. This episode is coming to an end. Do you have anything else to say?"

"Please allow me to personally represent the millions of farmers in our county and city to thank the government for canceling the agricultural tax that has been in place for a thousand years, which has reduced the burden on our farmers. Now not only do we not have to pay for farming, but the government also strongly supports it. I believe that with the current good policies, our agriculture will definitely leap to a new level, and our farmers' lives will get better and better!"

There was thunderous applause at the scene. The long-haired beauty also clapped her hands repeatedly, with tears flashing in her eyes.

"Mom, why are you crying?"

"Look how well your grandpa said..."

"Ms. Qian, what do you want to say to the TV signing audience?"

"It's my turn!"

Qian Huijun stood up, took out a sausage from her pocket, and said to the camera, "When buying sausage, please look for the Tiger Head brand. It is proudly produced by Chunhui Foods. It is a pure meat product with no preservatives or coloring added. Both adults and children say it is delicious!"

"Pretty!"

Sun Jianping raised his hand and clapped his hands with his wife!
The host curled his lips and said, "This old couple came to my place to do advertising!"
After leaving the studio, the couple strolled along the street as if they were sightseeing, and were stopped by a long-haired beauty!
"Dad, Mom, you two were so stupid just now! You went to the TV station to do commercials!"

"You know what? This is a great opportunity. How can you not advertise it?"

Sun Jianping opened the car door and said, "Hey, this guy is using the public bus for personal purposes. Do you believe me, I will write a letter of complaint... Why did you bring him here?"

"Why, I took my uncle cat to apply for a Guinness World Record!"

"What record? The record for the most capable cat?"

Sun Jianping moved closer to the old cat. The old cat's beard and eyebrows were all white, but when it saw him, its eyes were still as big as light bulbs, and it raised its paws and banged twice!
Yo ho!

Sun Jianping picked up the certificate aside, opened it, and was stunned!

"The world's longest-lived tabby cat!" He couldn't help but read it out loud. Qian Huijun also turned her head to look, "Wow, cat is awesome! We also got first place in the world, and there's a medal..."

"Let me put it on you!" Sun Jianping picked up the medal and wanted to put it on the old cat, but the old cat glared at him and opened its mouth to bite his arm.

"Doudou, keep your cat in check. He has been fighting with grandpa all his life!"

"My cat and I are the best in the world!" The little girl also got into the car, picked up the old cat, and gave him a kiss.

"Is Tiezhu on a business trip again?"

"Well, he's busy all day and doesn't even come home. Wait for him to come back and see how I punish him!" The eldest brother fastened his seat belt and pinched his daughter's face. "Sit tight, let's go home!"

"Tiezhu is a kid that we both watched grow up. He's a good person and treats you well. Don't always give him the cold shoulder!"

"Tsk! I don't even know him, my unlucky brother Tiezhuzi!" The eldest laughed, "Dad, have you heard that my unreliable mother-in-law remarried?"

"Xu Erya? She's been through so many things! From remarrying when young to getting old!" Qian Huijun was quite shocked!

"I can't tell exactly, but she's a frequent visitor to the Civil Affairs Bureau. So are those old men. They really like her!"

"Everyone has their own preferences!" Sun Jianping looked at the scenery on the roadside. There were signs welcoming the Olympics everywhere. He sighed and said, "Uncle Li, my senior invited me to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics in a while!"

"Dad, can you give me a whole ticket too?"

"You...are not good enough, just wait and see!" Sun Jianping chuckled and glanced at the pharmacy on the side of the road, "Step over, I'll buy some medicine for your grandfather."

"My grandfather was the same. He smoked all his life. He had surgery for lung cancer. I wonder if he will still smoke!"

"Your father should be blamed for this. He didn't control himself and bought cigarettes for the old man... He helped the evildoer!"

"Stop wasting time and go!"

Old Cao, who had just undergone a tumor removal surgery not long ago, was sitting on the kang in his home, hugging the triplets of the Tu Dou family: Sun Xuezhong, Sun Xuekui, and Sun Xueli, and watching TV.

Seeing Sun Jianping and his wife talking, the old man was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. Li Xiuzhi also walked to the main room with a broom in her hand. Listening to Sun Jianping's jokes on TV, she couldn't help laughing, "Dad, why didn't I find Jianping so funny before!"

"Jianping is a low-key person at ordinary times, but he can take the lead at critical moments!" The old man subconsciously reached into the cigar basket, but Xiaoxueli snatched it away, "Grandpa said that great-grandpa is not allowed to smoke!"

"Okay, okay, I've smoked all my life, but now I'm old and I can't even smoke anymore!"

Lao Cao rubbed his fingers and looked at the empty ashtray, feeling lost.

A car stopped in front of his house. Sun Jianping pushed the door open and got out. After stretching his muscles, he opened the door of his house and saw from afar the black horse in the stable also peeking at him!

"You piece of shit!"

Sun Jianping looked at the tree bark that had been gnawed off for some time. He raised his head to glance at the sun, walked to the stable, and pinched the black horse's ear.

The hair around the horse's mouth has turned white. At the age of 39, the old horse can be called the centenarian in the horse world!
I'll apply for a Guinness World Record for it later!
"How many old teeth are left?" Sun Jianping stretched out his hand to pinch the horse's mouth. The horse opened its mouth obediently, revealing rows of yellow teeth. Sun Jianping also bared his teeth and stretched out his finger to shake a shaky tooth. "My old friend, what brand of toothpaste do you use..."

"grandfather!"

The triplets ran over, looking up and chattering. Sun Jianping squatted down and pinched their little faces, "Where are your parents?"

"Tututu, driving a tractor!"

Xue Zhong climbed up the low wall like a little monkey and pointed at the gurgling Gulu River in the distance. Two tractors were working on the other side of the river.

"Come down, come down, don't fall!" The eldest brother walked in and picked up the naughty Xiaoxuezhong. "Have you started kindergarten? How is your study? Don't be like your father, who is always lazy and always ranks last in the exams!"

"I'm a good student. Look, Auntie, I can count to 100 now! One, two, three, four..."

"Xue Zhong is awesome, Dou Dou, come here and tell your brother, what have you learned now?"

"My mom taught me quadratic equations!" Doudou said proudly, "My mom is a master's student from Harbin Institute of Technology, my dad is a master's student from Jilin University, my grandpa is a doctorate student from Yan University, my grandmother is a bachelor's student from Yan University, and my aunt is also a bachelor's student from Yan University. They are all amazing! I will also apply to Yan University in the future and become an alumnus of theirs!"

“Hey, you’re even better at bragging than your aunt!” Sun Xuemei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as she picked up her little baby. The little one sat on the wall, swinging his legs. “Master Cat, where is Master Cat!”

"Meow!"

Although the cat is old, a low wall is no problem for it. It jumped onto the top of the wall, lay down beside Doudou, and wagged its tail proudly.

"Mom, Master Cat is going to beat my grandpa again!"

"Grandpa will beat you up later!" Sun Jianping came over and patted the old cat on the head lightly. The old cat rolled its eyes and bared its teeth!

Is Old Pingzi showing off his face again?

"Tiger and Saker Falcon haven't come back for a long time..."

Qian Huijun looked at the back mountain, her eyes full of loneliness. Sun Jianping walked over and patted her on the shoulder, "Don't worry, the Red Star Forest Farm has been designated as an animal protection area now, and no one dares to go up the mountain to poach anymore."

"hope so!"

Qian Huijun asked the eldest brother to take out the medicine he bought for Lao Cao and send it over. At that moment, the door of the brick house next door opened and Lao Cao came out leaning on a cane, "Jianping is back!"

"Yeah, Dad, I'm back!"

"Dad, your son is on TV. Did you see it just now?" Qian Huijun asked with a smile. Lao Cao nodded. "How could I not see it? I saw it. He did a good job. With economic construction as the center, development is the hard truth!"

Look at that old guy, he’s eighty years old and he’s still learning and making progress!

This little word is used very well... hanging a thermos on the plane - very clever!
"Where's Sister Yueyue? Did she go to Nirki for investigation again?"

The eldest brother glanced into Lao Cao's house and asked.

"Well, they said the project has been approved and will start soon. Why are we doing preliminary surveying now..." Li Xiuzhi took the gift from her boss and said, "I'm busy every day. I said you should send the child to me. I'm afraid Fu Ming will play around and not study... Is Tiezhu also on a business trip?"

"Well, he went to the south to discuss the goose deep processing project. I guess he won't be back until the end of the month." The eldest brother laughed, "Where's my Grandpa Zhang?"

"Your Grandpa Zhang now stays in the mountains every day, raising bees with your Uncle Lu... Who can compare with your Grandpa Zhang's family now? He has four sons, two of whom are rich and two of whom are powerful. He is enjoying a happy old age!"

"Thirty years ago, his family was the poorest. Three young men, hungry one day and full the next, were starving. I carried half a bag of sorghum and delivered it to his family at nightfall." Lao Cao sighed, "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Who can know the bottom of a bowl of water?"

"Of course not. Now Fucai's restaurants have opened in Hong Kong, and Futian's clothing business has opened more than a thousand branches. My second uncle even said that he wanted to cooperate with him to expand overseas."

"It's their good fortune that the two brothers have. The bastards from the Liu family in the front village beat them up. They are so blind that they ruined Liu Guiying's fortune. As for Guiying, she has been tossed around with two men on each side, and she has spent all her money. Now she is farming at home! All the family property has gone to Xie Lanlan!"

"It's good to farm. Now there is no agricultural tax. Farming will definitely make money in the future!" The eldest daughter interrupted, and Sun Jianping glared at her, "Dad, you should go back to your room and have a good rest. Don't wander around after the operation."

"I was thinking of going to the back mountain to have a look. The Ghost Festival is coming soon. I'd like to burn some paper for your father-in-law, Mr. Li, and my old brothers."

Lao Cao looked at the back hill and counted on his fingers, "How many of your father-in-laws are gone?"

"Two years ago, ninety-four died."

"That old man has been working hard all his life to save up a fortune for you children. He really... I admire him!"

When talking about his father-in-law, Sun Jianping thought of his eccentric grandfather, old man Zhou Liang!
The old man lived to be a hundred years old. After his death, he left behind a box of brushes, an inkstone, and a young wife in her thirties who was still charming. But before the seventh day after his death, the young wife ran away with someone else, taking away more than a hundred of the old man's calligraphy and paintings. My mother was so angry that she stamped her feet and fell seriously ill!
"Dad, you have to admire these two!"

"Who?"

"Mr. Xia and Master Zhabu! These two old men are really good at living. Mr. Xia is 142 years old this year, and he is still so strong!"

"Master Zhabu? I heard that he went to the Gegen Temple to be the abbot?"

"Yeah, I saw him last time I went to the temple. He asked me how your eldest son was doing. I said he was fine. He also told me not to let him leave Daxing'anling, or at least not to leave Heilongjiang Province, otherwise something bad would happen."

"What can happen to me?" The eldest brother raised his eyebrows, "Doudou, look at your mother. She is as strong as a bull now!"

"Yes, my mother is a cow, moo!" Doudou laughed and fell into her grandma's arms.

"Dad, here's what I'm thinking. Can we package Mr. Xia's product and launch a longevity mineral water... Isn't that what everyone does now, with brands like Ba Ma and Mannings... I guarantee the sales will be very hot!" The eldest brother's eyes rolled and a plan came to mind.

"The old man is 140 years old. Don't do anything stupid. If you do something bad, the Xia family will kill you!" Sun Jianping supported Lao Cao and walked towards the back mountain step by step. The three twins followed behind, holding paper for burning.

Coming to the top of the mountain, Sun Jianping looked at the small villages at the foot of the mountain, from Jijia Oil Mill to the distant Qikeshu. Now every household has built a new house, with cars parked at the door. In the distance, in the industrial concentrated areas, white smoke was slowly coming out of the chimneys.

"My child, do you remember when you first came here?"

Lao Cao is old and had just undergone surgery. He was so tired that he was out of breath after walking a few steps and sat on the edge of the field to catch his breath.

"How could I not remember? At that time, the whole village was made up of adobe houses, with only a few red bricks in the corner of the production team headquarters..." Sun Jianping squatted down and recalled the past, with mixed feelings in his heart.

It has not been easy along the way!

"If it weren't for you, most of the people in our village, our township, and our county would still be living in adobe houses!" The old man put his hand on his shoulder and patted him twice. "We are lucky to have someone as capable as you."

"Whatever impact I can have, it is all due to the hard work of the villagers..."

"You are being modest. By the way, did you find the 'wealth' at the end of your set of bowls?"

"I haven't found it yet. I guess it's long gone. But right now, the people of our entire county, city, and country are working together to make a lot of money. They are all looking for 'wealth'!"

"That's right!"

Lao Cao grinned with his few remaining teeth. "This wealth is endless. I have only understood what wealth is when I am old enough. Being healthy and free from disasters, living in harmony, and having filial and promising children and grandchildren is wealth! Huge wealth!"

"Haha, Dad, you don't want to live for money anymore?"

"You bastard, just say whatever you want!" Lao Cao patted him. Sun Jianping smiled and carried Lao Cao on his back.

"Dad, let's go up the mountain quickly!"

"Well, we have to finish burning them before noon, otherwise they won't be collected in the afternoon..."

Sun Jianping carried the old man on his back and walked up the hill step by step.

On the hillside, among the cold smoke and withered grass, slept a generation of influential figures - textile tycoons Qian Guozheng and Li Jingchen, as well as the "bandits" of Ermajia.

The sun shone obliquely on the hillside, stretching the two people's shadows very long. Behind them, three lively little guys chased after them, scattering pieces of silver bell-like laughter.

In the distance, a snow-white Gaker flew over, circled the woods three times, and suddenly let out a clear cry, then soared into the sky, disappeared into the vast sea of ​​clouds, and was nowhere to be seen.

(End of the book)

(End of this chapter)