Back to 1984: I built a chicken farm on a barren mountain.

That night, the fog rolled in again.

After the workers at the soy sauce factory finished their shift, Han Laosi and Qin Xiaofen started talking about Chen Wenfeng's mushroom harvesting.

Han Laosi said:

"Chen Wenfeng spent the whole day harvesting mushrooms today, and he'll probably make a small profit again. It's not a lot of money, but it still bothers me. I think he'll be harvesting again tomorrow since the fog isn't clearing. Let's think of a way to mess things up for him."

Qin Xiaofen said:

"Li Cuie hasn't given me a reply yet. Maybe I should urge her tomorrow."

"No need to rush her. Tomorrow I'll find someone to get some rotten mushrooms, mix them in, and sell them to her. Let's vent our anger first."

"Mr. Han, how about we stop wasting time with Chen Wenfeng? We've been producing a lot of soy sauce lately, but sales haven't picked up. I've noticed other brands have great packaging, so maybe we should change our packaging too. Once sales pick up, we can deal with him slowly. Let's get down to business first."

"You're right. We should change the packaging and the name. It's called Chenjiazhuang Soy Sauce now, but I feel like the name doesn't sound catchy enough. I'm going to go to town to find a master soy sauce expert to come up with a new name."

"Mr. Han, why bother finding a master? Just give me the money you'd give a master, and I'll give you a good name."

"Oh?"

Han Laosi stared intently at Qin Xiaofen, and seeing her scantily clad appearance, he couldn't help but swallow hard and said:

"I know you can manage a factory, but can you even come up with names?"

Qin Xiaofen smiled and said:

"If you promise me that you'll give me the red envelope for the master, I can give you a good name that will satisfy you."

"If you satisfy me, you can name it, and I'll give you a red envelope too."

"How much did you pay the master?"

When Qin Xiaofen pressed him for details, Han Laosi knew she was serious. He usually charged 66 yuan per consultation with a fortune teller for choosing an auspicious date and naming a child, but he couldn't bear to give Qin Xiaofen 66 yuan, so he said:

"I have a good relationship with the master, and I usually give him 10 yuan for a consultation."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaofen felt that 10 yuan wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small amount either, so she said:

"Listen up, from now on our soy sauce will be called Old Han's Soy Sauce."

"Old Han's soy sauce, Old Han's soy sauce..."

Han Laosi pondered the name, quite pleased with it, and said:

"That sounds good, are there any special considerations?"

"Chenjiazhuang soy sauce has ruined Chenjiazhuang, and the village doesn't support us at all. Why should we? You are the owner and founder of the soy sauce factory, named Han Jia Zheng Hao. Adding the word 'old' shows that our soy sauce has a long history and the craftsmanship has been passed down. People are starting to talk about that now."

"That's great!" Han Laosi exclaimed, beaming with delight upon hearing Qin Xiaofen's words. He rubbed his hands together and said, "..."

"I'll give you a big red envelope. Tomorrow, I'll find someone to cause trouble for that brat Chen Wenfeng. Today was really satisfying!"

He turned to look at Qin Xiaofen and said:

"Xiaofen, come here and give me a shoulder massage, it will make me feel much better."

"Oh dear, Mr. Han, my hand hurts today!"

"It's okay, I'll blow on it for you, and it will stop hurting."

"Woof woof woof!"

The big yellow dog guarding the factory barked a few times, and Han Laosi cursed:

"You bastard, why did you have to bark now of all times!"

Qin Xiaofen quickly said:

"Mr. Han, go check it out. Maybe someone's trying to cause trouble."

Han Laosi reluctantly left Qin Xiaofen's room, taking a flashlight to check outside.

Originally, there were workers watching over the factory, but after Qin Xiaofen arrived, Han Laosi found the workers an eyesore and that they were interfering with his affair with Qin Xiaofen, so he sent the workers back home.

The autumn night wind began to turn cool. The moment he stepped out of the house, he was hit by the cold wind, and his hair stood on end. He went back to his office to get a cloth jacket and put it on. This time, when he went to check on the big yellow dog, he found it lying on the ground.

When the dog saw Han Laosi coming over, it immediately got up, wagged its tail in a fawning manner, and made whimpering noises.

He looked around but found nothing unusual. He spat at the big yellow dog and cursed:

"Why are you making such a racket? You're ruining my good time."

Seeing that Han Laosi was angry, the big yellow dog drooped its ears, took a few steps back, and then lay down on the ground again.

When Han Laosi returned to Qin Xiaofen's room, he found the door closed and the room dark. He knocked hard and called out:

"Xiaofen, open the door!"

All that could be heard was Qin Xiaofen's lazy reply:

"Mr. Han, I'm so tired, I'm going to sleep now."

After that, no matter how much Han Laosi knocked on the door, she stopped responding. Han Laosi wanted to kick the door open, but it was a brand new door that he had bought specially, and he would feel bad if he broke it. Qin Xiaofen knew this about Han Laosi, so she was able to sleep peacefully inside.

Qin Xiaofen knew very well that men were all very cheap and could not be satisfied all at once. They had to be disciplined and controlled when necessary. This applied to others as well as to Han Laosi.

Before Qin Xiaofen entered the soy sauce factory, she had already inquired about Han Laosi's preferences and personality. She knew that Han Laosi was superstitious and very careful in his daily life, but he was never stingy when it came to inviting the town's master, often giving red envelopes of 66 or 99 yuan.

Today he said he'd give me a 10 yuan red envelope, but he's just trying to fool me because I don't know the proper way to do things. We're all cunning foxes; don't try to play these old tricks on me.

Qin Xiaofen had made up her mind that if Han Laosi didn't give her a 99 yuan red envelope this time, she would give him a good talking to.

In addition, Qin Xiaofen also wanted to get her hands on the soy sauce factory's accounts. Although Teacher Han had given her permission several times before, she ultimately did not completely give up.

Grandma never does a losing business. After making up her mind, Qin Xiaofen calmly went to sleep, ignoring Han Laosi knocking on the door and sighing outside.

Nothing was said that night, and the next day the fog remained thick.

Han Laosi was very agitated because Qin Xiaofen didn't open the door. He tossed and turned and finally fell asleep in the middle of the night.

Qin Xiaofen went to bed early and woke up early as well. She put on her clothes and went to the toilet in a corner of the factory to relieve herself.

She had just woken up and was still a bit groggy. When she came out of the bathroom, she felt a little different than usual. What was different?

Yes, it's the big yellow dog. Usually, when she goes to the toilet, the big yellow dog wags its tail and whines at her, but today the big yellow dog didn't move at all.

She instinctively walked towards the big yellow dog, only to find it gnawing on something, occasionally making swallowing sounds. Upon closer inspection, she saw that the big yellow dog was chewing on a dead rat.

Qin Xiaofen felt a wave of nausea and hurriedly ran back. She felt something soft under her feet and looked down to see another dead rat.

"Oh my god!"

Qin Xiaofen rushed toward Han Laosi's house, shouting and banging on the door. Han Laosi was awakened by Qin Xiaofen's screams, quickly put on his pants and cloth shoes, and came out shirtless without even having time to put on a shirt.

Qin Xiaofen followed behind Han Laosi as the two inspected the factory. For some reason, they found more than a dozen dead rats in the factory.

Han Laosi also felt disgusted. He owned a soy sauce factory, so how could so much filth come out of it?

Just then, some early-arriving workers ran in and shouted:

"Boss, boss, go take a look outside!"