Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

"Brother, did your sister-in-law really make these dried sweet potatoes?"

"You...you can't call her that, you have to call her Sister Qiu Xiaoqin."

As soon as everyone left, his younger sister started teasing him again, and Shen Dong could only helplessly shrug.

Ignoring her brother's words, Shen Min opened the net bag, took out a sweet potato, and put it in her mouth: "Brother, sister-in-law's dried sweet potatoes are so delicious! Brother, you should try some!"

Shen Dong decided to ignore her, turned around to pour water, and prepared to wash up and go to bed.

But Shen Min had no intention of letting her brother off the hook. She chewed on dried sweet potato while following behind him.

"Brother, what does your wife look like?"

"Brother, is your wife's cooking especially delicious?"

"Brother, when are you going to introduce me to your wife?"

"elder brother......"

With a bang, Shen Min got a face full of embarrassment, and chuckled as she looked at the closed door.

Several days had passed since the land was distributed to the Hongqi Production Team, and the atmosphere in the team gradually became more enthusiastic. It was also the time for autumn planting, so everyone was working hard.

"Dongzi, are you home?" Li Hu's loud voice rang out early in the morning. Shen Dong had just looked up when he saw him walk in.

"You didn't go to the mine to collect coal today?"

Li Hu hadn't contacted Shen Dong in the past week, but Shen Dong had been keeping an eye on his actions. After all, he was his best friend from his past life, and since Shen Dong's plan to take over the dairy factory hadn't been realized yet, he hadn't made any special arrangements for him.

Now that we've successfully achieved our goal, I was planning to contact him in the next couple of days, but after learning that he's obsessed with collecting coal, I decided to leave him alone.

They did come today.

"Hey, don't even mention it, I got kicked out yesterday!" Li Hu plopped down, saw some dried radishes on the table, picked one up with his bare hands and put it in his mouth.

"Haha, we got spotted! How many of you went?"

"Five of them, we don't dare go anymore. They didn't chase us hard because they thought we were young, otherwise you might not even see me now."

Seeing that the guy didn't seem to care at all, Shen Dong smiled.

"So what are you going to do next?"

"I've come to find you, haven't I? I remember you. We made a promise when we first made yogurt that you would take me to enjoy the good life."

Li Hu grinned smugly, stood up, and rubbed his shoulders, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.

My brother has become successful, can't I even share in his success?

"Okay, I'm just about to renovate the factory canteen, you can join me."

Having lived in the 21st century, Shen Dong knew all too well that sweet words and sugar-coated bullets were not as real as real money.

What is the purpose of everyone going to work? Isn't it to eat well, dress well, and have a happy family?

Now most of the factory workers belong to the commune. Some people go home for lunch, while those from the production team bring their own lunchboxes to the factory to eat, which is very inconvenient.

Of course, eating well is one of the goals, but the most important thing is that more time can be left for production.

He also learned a lot about the exploitation of capital.

"You've been there before, and you know Lao Huang. Just tell him I asked you to come, and you can go by yourself."

"Okay, I'll head over first. Come on over soon." Li Hu knew that Shen Dong was with his aunt, so he didn't say anything, put on his gloves and hat, and left.

It's already the end of November. It's a bit chilly in the morning, and it's quite a distance to the commune, so keeping warm is very important.

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"What's up? Why are you here so early? I was just about to head to the county. If you had been two minutes later, we would have missed each other."

Just as Yang Yujun was about to leave, Shen Dong blocked him at the door, and the two started talking there.

"Director, I'm planning to reopen the cafeteria and have come to seek your opinion."

"That's quite an expense. What were you thinking?"

"I've done the math. If the employees use the time they would have spent going home for meals to work on production, it's a profit for the factory, so it's worth it!"

Yang Yujun had previously made the mistake of relying on past experience, but now that he fully understood Shen Dong's capabilities, he didn't hesitate and said directly, "Okay, I agree. You can handle the specific procurement and personnel arrangements yourself."

"Is there anything else?"

"That's all, Director!"

Back at the factory, he immediately called Li Meiyu over.

"Aunt Li, do you still have the daily purchase orders from the factory canteen?"

"The cafeteria? That's been closed for a while. It stopped operating last year. I'll have to go look for it."

"Okay, Aunt Li, could you help me check how many people are being fed each day and how much the expenses are? It's not urgent, you can get it done for me."

Shen Dong had never done this before and was unsure of the situation, so he asked Li Meiyu to do some statistics.

The cafeteria facilities and tables and chairs are still there, but they haven't been used for a while, so there's a lot of dust.

Old Huang took a key and opened the cafeteria door. Shen Dong and Li Hu followed behind, coughing constantly from the fumes.

"Old Huang, how was the food in the cafeteria before?"

Old Huang packed up the keys and immediately chimed in, "No doubt about it, that's the taste." He then gave a thumbs up.

"Is it still possible to bring him over?"

"That's definitely not going to work! The head chef is a hot commodity. If he hadn't left first, the cafeteria might have been able to stay afloat for another two months. As soon as he left, Liu Gui shut the cafeteria down right after him."

These days, master chefs are truly skilled, whether they're cooking elaborate banquets in the countryside or working in state-owned factories; they've all been tempered by fire.

Those with excellent skills are in high demand.

"However, we could call his apprentice Zhou Wuyang over. He's been with him for six years and is currently working at the cement factory in the next commune."

Shen Dong knew that Lao Huang was a meticulous person who wouldn't do anything without being sure of the outcome, so he said happily, "That's great! Lao Huang, do you know him? Can you get in touch with him?"

"Yes, just wait for my news. But factory manager, we need to discuss the salary in advance so I can talk to them about it."

"As long as he has real skills, I'll pay him 55 a month!"

Old Huang grinned. "Factory manager, if that kid doesn't come, I'll offer my head in return."

"Dongzi, what should I do then?" Li Hu immediately became excited when he heard that Shen Dong was offering such a high salary.

Shen Dong paused for a moment, and seeing that Lao Huang had already walked away, he said, "Now we have a few options, take a look and see which one you want to do."

"First, I've offered you a high salary to become Zhou Wuyang's apprentice this week. I think he won't refuse. You can use these few years to learn a skill properly. Being a chef is a good job."

Li Hu nodded in agreement, but didn't say anything, wanting to hear Shen Dong's other suggestions.

"Secondly, purchasing, which is responsible for purchasing for the downstream factories. This job is quite demanding, and since it's done by someone I trust, the income is naturally quite good."

The factory had made purchases before, but that guy was Liu Gui's man and had embezzled a lot in the past few years. However, Shen Dong didn't plan to bring up the past and was going to replace him this time.

"Second place! Enough said, second place is fine!"