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The farce at the state-run restaurant was like a gust of wind, quickly blew back to Hongshitun.

After Lu Qingshan and Lin Xiulan returned from the county town, the atmosphere in the entire village changed.

As I rode my bicycle into the village, the women who used to gather and gossip by the roadside would step aside from a distance, their eyes filled with a hint of unspoken awe.

Several idle men who were related to Zhao Laosan's family were squatting under the wall sunbathing when they saw the car coming and immediately stood up.

He patted the dirt off his bottom, lowered his head, and walked into his own yard, afraid of being seen by Lu Qingshan.

The human heart is the scale.

That meal at the Yu family's house showed them what the city people's meanness and ruthlessness were like.

But Lu Qingshan gave them a meal when they were desperate.

Even if the price drops, it's still cash, and it's food that can save lives.

Once you compare them, you can clearly see who is good and who is bad.

As the Lunar New Year approaches, the air is filled with the aroma of roasted grains, a traditional New Year's scent.

That day, Lu Qingshan had Li Erniu call everyone in the village to the threshing ground through the village loudspeaker.

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

Lu Qingshan stood on the platform of an oxcart, his voice not loud, but it drowned out all the discussions below.

Lin Xiulan stood beside him, holding a thick ledger in her arms.

"There are two things to announce."

Lu Qingshan's gaze swept over the faces below, some tense, some expectant.

"First of all, after the New Year, Xiulan and I will hold a wedding banquet in the village to officially get married. The whole village will have a continuous feast, and everyone will come to drink and celebrate!"

As soon as these words were spoken, cheers immediately erupted from below.

Congratulations, Aoyama!

"It should have been done a long time ago!"

"I'll definitely go!"

Lu Qingshan raised his hand and pressed it down, waiting for the cheers to subside before continuing to speak.

His voice was steady and powerful.

"The second thing."

"Everyone has worked hard since we started collecting mountain products. I know that the Yu family's matter made everyone feel uncomfortable recently."

The atmosphere in the audience suddenly became somewhat somber, and many people recalled the humiliation they suffered in front of the restaurant in the county town, their faces turning somewhat grim.

"I, Lu Qingshan, have said it before: work for me and you'll make money."

"Let's be honest about this today!"

He turned to the side and nodded to Lin Xiulan.

Lin Xiulan took a step forward and opened the account book in her arms.

In the sunlight, her beautiful face radiated a composure and confidence she had never possessed before.

"Now, everyone whose names I call, come up and collect your money."

"This money is not for the goods."

"This is our 'year-end bonus' from our mountain produce business!"

The word "dividend" is like two stones thrown into a calm pond.

The threshing ground was quiet for a moment, then it erupted into chaos.

"Huh? Profit sharing?"

"Didn't we already get paid for the goods? Why are we getting paid again?"

"Did I hear that right?!"

The villagers could hardly believe their ears. In their generations-old understanding, selling things meant exchanging money for goods; there was no such thing as receiving payment at the end of the year!

"Li Erniu's family supplied 321 jin of goods, and received a profit of 10.1 yuan!"

Lin Xiulan's clear voice drowned out all the noise.

Li Erniu chuckled and scratched his head, then counted out a stack of "Big Unity" bills and some change from a large canvas bag next to him and handed it over.

Li Erniu's wife took the money, her hands trembling. She pinched herself and cried out in pain before realizing she wasn't dreaming.

"Aunt Wang, you supplied 180 jin of goods, and you'll get a six-yuan bonus!"

An elderly woman with gray hair walked up shakily, and her eyes immediately reddened when she saw the money handed to her.

"My child's medicine money... is settled..."

She took the money and bowed deeply to Lu Qingshan and Lin Xiulan.

"Third Uncle, your family supplied the most goods, 510 catties, and you received a dividend of seventeen yuan!"

Third Uncle, leaning on his pipe, slowly walked forward.

He took the money, his cloudy eyes looking at Lu Qingshan. His lips trembled for a long time before he finally slammed his pipe on the ground and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lu Qingshan.

"Qingshan, Uncle is convinced!"

"I'm completely convinced!"

One name after another was read out, and one sum of money after another was handed out.

Some villagers were so excited they couldn't speak, some cried and laughed while holding the money, and some kept bowing to Lu Qingshan.

That gratitude was genuine; it came from the bottom of his heart after receiving real benefits.

Those troublemakers who caused the most trouble back then are now in line, their faces turning red and white in turns, and they don't even dare to lift their heads when they receive their money.

Lu Qingshan didn't say anything.

What he wanted wasn't an apology, but complete submission.

By the time the last person's share of the profits was distributed, the atmosphere at the threshing ground had reached its peak.

Lu Qingshan stood on the platform again and announced loudly to everyone:

"I, Lu Qingshan, am making this clear today!"

"From now on, as long as you work diligently with me, I guarantee that everyone will have meat to eat and dividends to receive every year!"

"good!"

I don't know who shouted it first.

Immediately afterwards, thunderous cheers and applause resounded throughout the entire Hongshitun village, almost shaking the clouds in the sky apart.

People's hearts were thus completely crushed by these repeated "great unity" gestures.

The day after the dividend distribution meeting.

Before dawn, the roar of a Jiefang truck broke the tranquility of the village.

Lu Qingshan drove the truck he borrowed from the forest farm, carrying his parents and Lin Xiulan, and headed towards the county town in a grand procession.

Today is the day to buy New Year's goods and wedding supplies.

Upon arriving in the county town, Lu Qingshan drove directly to the largest vegetable market.

"I'll take the whole half of this pig. Here's the ticket."

"Give me fifty catties of vermicelli."

"Twenty catties of dried tofu."

Lu Qingshan was very generous and almost never asked the price. He would just have the shopkeeper load whatever he wanted into the car.

His presence attracted all the vendors in the market to gather around him.

Wang Guifen and Lu Changgui followed behind, their hearts aching as they watched their son spend so much money, but they couldn't hide the pride on their faces.

Lin Xiulan held a small notebook and carefully recorded every expense, a happy smile always on her face.

Pork, vermicelli, cabbage, fabric, candy, firecrackers...

One by one, the items were loaded onto the truck, and soon the truck bed was overflowing.

The spectacle was even more impressive than when the county magistrate celebrated the New Year.

On the way back, the truck returned fully loaded.

Wang Guifen sat in the passenger seat, touching a brand-new piece of red cloth, and couldn't stop smiling.

"Qingshan, our wedding was such a grand affair, the whole village was watching."

"I wonder... how Lin Xiumei feels when she comes back and sees you so successful now."