Era: Village bully, so what if he can't get a wife?

After teasing Su Qiuxin as usual, Lin Feng happily went to sleep.

For the next month, Lin Feng lived an exceptionally comfortable life.

Su Qiuxin and Brigitte Lin took care of all the housework perfectly.

Both of them came from poor backgrounds, were hardworking and could endure hardship.

When there was no work, the two of them would stomp on the sewing machine until it sparked.

The two women took on jobs in the village, making clothes. The business was actually quite good, but they didn't earn much money.

Even the second brother was held down every two days and forced to take a bath, his pig bristles were all pulled out.

Lin Feng was overjoyed that he didn't need to work at home or outside.

Taking Daya and Erya on a wild adventure, fishing by the river, stealing bird eggs from trees, catching mice in the ground, and setting traps on the nearby mountains...

Seeing the two introverted and self-conscious girls turn into crazy girls.

Lin Feng found an old carpenter in the village and had two beanbag chairs made.

When the sun is shining at noon, I cover myself with a light blanket and lie down in the yard to sleep, swaying gently and leisurely.

Of course, Lin Feng wasn't idle either.

I'm always looking for ways to make money.

In the early 80s, there were only a few good options for making money in rural areas.

For example, building brick factories and tile kilns, processing and pressing oil, using horse-drawn carts and tractors for transportation, and processing tofu and vermicelli.

These businesses are related to people's livelihoods, and as long as they are not too high-profile, the authorities will turn a blind eye.

It can be done, and it's relatively stable.

Of course, Lin Feng had also considered other highly profitable industries.

Treasury bonds are ranked number one!

A highly profitable investment with an annualized return of 1000%.

This was the time when treasury bonds were distributed.

Ordinary people think these are just empty promises, not something to eat, and don't take them seriously at all.

Two dollars' worth of treasury bonds could be bought for 50 cents.

It's quite common to see 100-yuan treasury bonds sold for 20 yuan.

If we just wait another five years, until the exchange date in 86, it will definitely be a huge windfall.

However, five years! Lin Feng felt that was a bit long.

It's better to accumulate capital first and then do it when you have spare money.

Another one is reselling.

In those days, each supply and marketing cooperative had a stockpile of goods.

Dacron clothing, wool socks, batteries, small hardware, ceramic basin fabric, etc.!

If you can buy them at a low price and then resell them, you'll definitely make a huge profit.

Even reselling grain coupons, oil coupons, and other types of coupons was a highly profitable industry.

If all else fails, there's always the option of collecting scrap; the village has plenty of old items at this point.

Antiques, gold and silver, old wood, old coins, old bronzes, calligraphy and paintings, etc...

With Lin Feng's knowledge and vision, if he were to acquire it, he would definitely make a huge profit in ten years.

There are so many opportunities: clothing, tea, restaurants, trade, transportation, and so on.

However, after careful consideration, Lin Feng abandoned all of these ideas.

Either it takes a long time to produce results, or the country doesn't allow it.

At that time, only individuals with urban household registration could obtain a business license.

Even if you do it secretly, with everyone watching, you'll still be reported and accused of speculation and profiteering.

If reported, many people have been arrested and executed for serious offenses.

People nowadays are incredibly honest and simple! No matter who it is, if there's injustice on the road, they'll report it immediately; they're incredibly stubborn.

To do business... we'll have to wait a few more years until the policies are relaxed.

After half a month of investigation, Lin Feng actually found a relatively safe approach.

Kaolin!

Lin Feng discovered high-quality kaolin at the foot and halfway up the mountains surrounding the village!

In those days, especially in the countryside, almost no one knew him.

Kaolin, also known as white clay or porcelain clay, contains white clay minerals and is the main raw material for making porcelain and white pottery.

The fired porcelain bowls, plates, cups, and teapots are snow-white, translucent, and exquisite...

Of course, with current technology and craftsmanship, we cannot achieve the quality of later generations.

If Lin Feng were to use advanced techniques from later generations to create even whiter, more translucent, and exquisite bowls and plates, and then paint them with intricate patterns... they would definitely become best-selling rare items.

The profit is more than ten times higher than that of firing ordinary bricks and tiles.

In those days, brick and tile kilns were very profitable, and white porcelain was a high-end export product, making it extremely lucrative.

If done well, the estimated daily net profit could reach over 300-400 yuan.

That's over 400 yuan a day!

What does that even mean!

This is equivalent to two years' income for a able-bodied man in the village!

Huge profits! Extremely huge profits!

Of course, this is not a business that an individual can run.

To build a porcelain factory, one must be affiliated with the village and, ostensibly, be a collective enterprise of the village.

Then the village would submit an application to the commune. After approval, the land would need to be approved, and the county's enterprise management bureau would need to be consulted for approval, licenses would need to be obtained, and the tax bureau would need to be notified, etc.

The entire process is extremely complicated, involves visiting many departments, and requires even more personal connections.

Therefore, in 81, it was definitely not a simple matter to do business and make money in rural areas and county towns.

When everyone is watching you, speculation is much more difficult than doing business itself.

"Sigh! These days, making money is really hard!"

Raymond Lam lay on a beanbag chair, basking in the sun and reminiscing.

Su Qiuxin, who was sitting to the side sewing shoe soles, looked over and spoke with delight.

"You've made a lot of money! Although our family isn't exactly a millionaire, we still have quite a bit of savings."

"It cost over three thousand eight hundred yuan! And there were tickets too! I hid them all."

Lin Feng scoffed. Three thousand yuan is a lot in the village, but it's a lot for an ordinary life.

But when it comes to eating well and dressing well, compared to people in big cities, they are simply not good enough.

More than three thousand yuan! That's not even enough to build half a traditional porcelain kiln.

Not to mention the workshops, molds, raw materials, coal, glaze, labor, and so on!

A rough estimate suggests that building a porcelain kiln would cost over 2 yuan.

If transportation is taken into account, a tractor will also need to be purchased.

"My dear wife, I have a big business opportunity that's guaranteed to make money, but it requires a lot of investment!"

"You'll have to hand over that three thousand yuan soon!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qiuxin immediately became alert and spoke haltingly.

"I have no money!"

"You're just a village bully, can't you stop neglecting your duties?"

"We're no good at business! Besides, that's speculation and profiteering, we can't do that!"

"Our family also has a few acres of land; can't we just honestly farm it?"

"If you want to make money, you still have your second brother (pig) at home! Taking him into the mountains to hunt or gather herbs would be a good idea!"

Lin Feng pouted and rocked back and forth on the recliner, the warm sunlight shining on him.

"Qiu Xin, we need to broaden our horizons. If you want to get rich, you have to be bold. You can't even part with a little over three thousand yuan. How can you achieve great things?"

"Farming?! I'll never farm in my life!"

"I'm going to make a lot of money, and then I can take a few more concubines!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qiuxin immediately stood up, frowned, glared, and kicked Lin Feng in the chest.

"Hmph! Then you'll be even poorer! You can try to win a concubine with thin air! Hmph!"

After saying that, she turned around angrily and went into the house, ignoring Lin Feng completely.

Daya and Erya, who were watching the commotion from the sidelines, laughed and made funny faces.

"Cousin, your cousin's wife is so beautiful, and you still want to take a concubine? You're even worse than my father!"

"That's right, my cousin's wife is very nice, I like her, you can't take a concubine! Otherwise we'll all ignore you."

Lin Feng looked at the two girls and deliberately glared at them, saying, "You two little traitors, did you feed the White Rabbit candy to the puppies?"

"Hmph! My cousin is a bad guy!"

"However, if someone gives me ten White Rabbit milk candies, I'll definitely say they're a good person! Hehe!"

"I'll even help you appease your little cousin's wife!"

"Damn it!"