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

The next day, the sun rose as usual, but the clouds were also out.

When I woke up, I could still see the sun, but by the time I finished breakfast, the clouds had already covered it.

Shen Dong glanced at the sky and quickly urged everyone to hurry up.

If it rains while you're walking, you can't stand getting soaked in this weather. And if you get a fever, that could be fatal.

Fortunately, rural people are all "fast runners," and the commune wasn't far away; those with nimble legs could walk there in twenty minutes.

Not long after we entered the warehouse, the sky, which had been covered by dark clouds for a while, finally started to rain.

Everyone was busy in the warehouse, completely oblivious to the weather outside, focused solely on their work.

By noon, the rain had lessened, and everyone rushed to the cafeteria.

Similar to yesterday: one meat dish, three vegetable dishes, a bucket of egg drop soup, and a bucket of milk.

The aunties ate with great relish. It's only because they didn't have smartphones that they did, otherwise they would have posted on social media: "Friends, who knew the food at the dairy factory was so delicious..."

It was only 2 p.m., and the remaining 700 gift boxes were all packed, neatly stacked together.

Although it's winter and the yogurt can be kept for a couple more days, Shen Dong couldn't delay and had to deliver it today.

The aunties knew that Shen Dong was busy delivering goods, and since it wasn't raining outside anymore, just cloudy, they didn't let him deliver. After settling the accounts, each of them received one yuan and then went home.

Shen Dong then called Li Hu and Lao Huang to carry the gift boxes to the back of the truck and start delivering them to the factories one by one.

Fortunately, there was still plenty of time before the end of the workday. After the factory received the gift boxes, they didn't do much checking. Shen Dong asked Li Meiyu to stay and settle the bill, while he took Li Hu to the next factory.

After the livestock station finished delivering the last item, only the county agricultural machinery station's item remained undelivered.

Shen Dong asked Li Hu to stay behind, as he needed to remain at the factory to oversee today's shipments.

Shen Dong and Li Meiyu boarded a truck from the livestock station and traveled to the county agricultural machinery station. Because they acted quickly today, they split into two groups, saving a lot of time. They arrived at the agricultural machinery station before closing time.

"Boss, all the gift boxes are here. Please check them." Shen Dong said with a smile, shaking hands with Sha Zhenlin and pointing to the gift boxes at the back of the truck.

"Xiao Shen, there's no rush, I need to talk to you about something!"

Shen Dong followed Sha Zhenlin to his office, completely bewildered, and saw him take an envelope out of his drawer.

"For me?" Shen Dong looked at the envelope that was handed to him and asked, pointing to himself.

"What else? Open it and take a look."

Shen Dong opened the envelope, which contained a large stack of "Great Unity" coupons and various other food stamps.

"What is this?" Shen Dong was a little confused. He didn't know what it meant, so he shook the thing in his hand and asked.

"This is a reward that Secretary Chen of the county specifically requested for you." Sha Zhenlin said, gesturing for Shen Dong to sit down. The two sat facing each other, and he continued to explain, "After you gave me the refrigeration machine blueprints, I spoke to Secretary Chen about it. He values ​​you highly, but there was no precedent for this, so he didn't know what to give you and decided to reward you with these first."

"Secretary Chen said that he would talk to you properly about the refrigeration machine after the New Year."

Shen Dong suddenly realized that this was another instance of his knowledge-based entrepreneurship.

Sha Zhenlin also knew that Shen Dong had these things, and added, "Secretary Chen values ​​you quite a bit. He asked us to study the feasibility of the drawings you submitted as soon as possible. Several of our technicians have been busy with this matter recently."

Shen Dong was also interested in this and asked, "Where are we now?"

"Conservatively speaking, we should be able to complete the test by early March."

There's still a New Year in between, so the time really flies. Shen Dong was very happy and nodded, "That's great, I'll definitely come and take a look then."

"That's certainly welcome, but Xiao Shen, what do you need the ice maker for? Are there any dairy products that require ice?"

Shen Dong didn't intend to hide anything and said frankly, "The factory can't keep relying on old-fashioned yogurt. We need to develop new product lines. We plan to make milk popsicles later."

"Oh, that makes sense. You young people are so energetic and have so many ideas! The first one will be reserved for you."

The two chatted and laughed for a while before Li Meiyu arrived. She had already settled the accounts with the accountant at the agricultural machinery station, and the factory staff had started distributing gift boxes.

"Okay, boss, you can go ahead with your work. I'll be going now."

"Okay, the roads are slippery because of the rain, tell the driver to drive slowly."

It was already past closing time. Winter nights come early, and it was getting dark. It took us less than an hour to drive to the commune.

The road is uneven now, especially after it rains; it's full of potholes, and the trucks can't pick up speed.

Shen Dong returned the car to the livestock station first, having borrowed it for a day.

When I got back to the factory, everyone had already left, except for Lao Huang.

Shen Dong knocked on the glass, and Lao Huang came out from inside.

"Didn't I tell you to find someone to switch shifts with? Haven't you found anyone yet?"

"I've found him. He'll be here tomorrow. He's my great-nephew, a very honest kid." Old Huang grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "I told his mother about it, and she was overjoyed. She tried to make the child kowtow to me, but I said no. If he doesn't do a good job, no amount of kowtowing will help."

"Sure, I trust you, Lao Huang, to get things done. Anyway, it's under your jurisdiction."

"By the way, have all the gift boxes been distributed today?"

Shen Dong left 50 at the factory, gave each person one, and allowed them to buy two more to take home for the same price of two yuan.

"They've all been distributed. I was watching from the side. Liu Zhenghua even spent over four yuan to buy two more, saying she'd give them away. She's going to be so smug."

"Haha, everyone finally has a chance, so we have to show it off when we get back!" Shen Dong was amused by his words, and after a moment, he said, "This gift box is nothing, we have more to come."

Old Huang's eyes shone brightly in the darkness, and he exclaimed happily, "That's wonderful!"

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll be going too," he said, turning to Li Meiyu beside him. "Aunt Li, you should go home early too."

Li Meiyu went along with the delivery and also spent a whole day running around. "I locked the money in the cabinet and will leave soon."

Shen Dong rode his bike home, and Shen Min had already finished eating.

"Brother, I have my final exams tomorrow. After I finish, I'll come to the factory to find you, and we'll go home together."

"I don't need to wait for you at school, do I?"

Shen Min replied nonchalantly, "The final exam is a piece of cake. It's just that Teacher Yang said not to hand in the paper early, otherwise I definitely would have handed it in early."

Shen Dong raised an eyebrow, surprised by his sister's confidence.

Both of them were introverted in their past lives, but this time when I came back, I have indeed changed a lot.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news at the factory tomorrow."