After getting in the car, Li Rui didn't rush back to Hanshui County. Instead, he went home first. After being away from home for so many days, he was still worried about his father, Li Jianmin's health. Although he occasionally called him, it was better to see him with his own eyes than a hundred phone calls.
After rushing home, he saw that Li Jianmin was healthy and had a good complexion. He asked around and found out that he didn't feel unwell recently. This made him feel at ease. He left the old man a thousand yuan as pocket money before returning to Little Dragon King Village.
To be honest, Li Rui wouldn't have rushed back and forth for more than three hundred miles, including more than a hundred miles of rocky mountain roads, just to sell five bonsai plants and earn a thousand dollars. If this were to happen to Li Rui himself, he definitely wouldn't have rushed back and forth like that. When he thought about how he could provide services to the poor to this extent in order to help them get out of poverty and become rich, he felt very gratified and admired himself. He felt that he had sincerely done a very meaningful thing for the poor. This kind of feeling was no worse than being praised by his leader.
On the way back, Zhang Liwen was probably too tired and sleepy. He leaned against the seat and fell asleep. This person had many problems when sleeping. He would snore for a while, whistle for a while, scratch his nose and scratch his head occasionally. He looked very funny.
Li Rui was speechless when he thought about how the beautiful Li Feiyan accompanied this sloppy man to sleep all night.
After returning to Zhang Liwen's house, everyone except the old man was at home. Of course, there were only two others.
Zhang Liwen happily told his mother and daughter-in-law, Li Feiyan, about how the bonsai plants made money. The two women were overjoyed when they heard it.
Mother Zhang still couldn't believe that a few fake mountains and bonsai plants could make a thousand yuan. She muttered, "Just a few broken stones from the river and a few pots can sell for a thousand yuan? Does the buyer have too much money and nowhere to spend it? If it's really that profitable, I'll do it with you another day. " Li Rui smiled and said, "Auntie, we just happened to meet Grandpa who likes this, so we bought it all at once." Otherwise, who knows when those five bonsai plants will be sold. "Mother Zhang said," As long as they can be sold, it's fine. We're not in a hurry to use the money, hehe. This time, Director Li had really helped out a lot. Come, take a seat. Don't leave tonight. Stay at home for dinner. Yan 'er, go to the store and buy some food and wine. We'll treat Director Li to dinner tonight. "
Li Feiyan, who had been looking at Li Rui with a smile, agreed readily and turned to leave.
Li Rui hurriedly said, "Hey, Yan 'er, don't go. I won't eat at your house. I'm originally a poverty alleviation official, and it's my duty to help you become rich. You don't have to be polite to me. I'll leave now … "Mother Zhang hurriedly stopped him and said," No matter what, you can't leave today. You have to eat at home. If you don't eat, you're looking down on us. " Li Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why are you saying this everywhere I go? How can I look down on you?" Mother Zhang said, "Anyway, don't leave tonight." Li Rui said, "But I still have a colleague." Mother Zhang said, "Yan 'er, go and call Director Li's colleague over. They'll all eat at home. Hehe, this time, it's fine. Sit down. I'll prepare the dishes. "
Li Rui was stopped by Mother Zhang, so he couldn't leave even if he wanted to. Seeing that Li Feiyan had already left, he could only reluctantly stay. He was still very happy. If he hadn't found a way for the Zhang family to escape poverty and become rich, they wouldn't have begged him to stay for dinner. This meant that he had already gained their recognition and indirectly proved his work results. He should be proud of it. He thought to himself, If they want to eat, then let them eat. It's not like it's a feast of fish and meat. Even if others know, they can't say anything.
Zhang Liwen was a typical taciturn person. He didn't know how to entertain guests and wasn't used to interacting with people. After making tea for Li Rui, he ran to the yard to make bonsai. Li Rui was also the type who couldn't sit still. He walked to the yard with a teacup and drank tea while watching him busy. From time to time, he would chat with him about topics related to mountain rocks and bonsai.
Li Rui said, "Liwen, you can't just focus on making bonsai. You have to think more about things related to sales. For example, you have to pay attention. Bonsai aren't consumables. Sooner or later, you will encounter a sales bottleneck. At that time, your bonsai won't be able to sell or the sales will be very small. So, you have to think ahead. If bonsai can't make money for you, you have to do something else. "Zhang Liwen was stunned after hearing this. After a while, he said," Then what should I do? " Li Rui said, "If you ask me, your family has a ready-made sheep-raising expert. Why don't you develop your sheep-raising business?"
Zhang Liwen didn't use his brain at all. He only asked, "How do I develop?" Li Rui said, "Raise meat and sell meat, or raise sheep and sell wool and cashmere." Zhang Liwen said, "That won't make much money." Li Rui said, "Who said so? If it doesn't make money, it means you don't raise enough. You can start a bonsai business first and make your first bucket of gold. Then, you can use the money you earn to expand the scale of your sheep-raising business. If you raise a lot of sheep, you can't not make money even if you don't want to. Your yard is so big. I think it won't be a problem to raise one or two hundred sheep. "Zhang Liwen said in surprise," Raise that many? Then do we still need to eat? Won't the two mu of land at home all be used to feed them? "
Li Rui said, "How is that possible? You can graze outside in spring, summer, and autumn. Only in winter you need food. Now that the price of food is not expensive, you can go to other places to buy in bulk … Of course, other than raising sheep, if you have other ways to make money, you can also try. In short, don't just walk the path of bonsai. "Zhang Liwen said with emotion," Director Li, how do you know so much? If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't know anything. "Li Rui smiled and said," You call this knowing a lot? I only know the surface of it. If you want to broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge, it's very simple. Watch more TV programs, books, and magazines about getting rich. Learn more about the new policies and methods of getting rich in rural areas. In short, don't let yourself fall behind the development of society. You have to walk at the forefront of the times. "
Zhang Liwen couldn't understand these vague and illusory words. He just laughed foolishly, scratched his head, and lowered his head to continue with his bonsai.
The reason why Li Rui kept on giving him pointers and wanted him to earn more money so that his family could live a better life was to increase his contribution to poverty alleviation. In fact, he also had a selfish motive. He wanted Li Feiyan to live a happier life in the future. Although the definition of the word 'happiness' was very vague, one thing was certain. It was impossible to be happy without money.
Some poor people talked about how happy they were all in their dreams. "Although it's hard, it's still very happy." "Happiness is as light as water." Those were all complete nonsense. In ancient times, there were still happiness for the poor. Many people could be happy in poverty. It was understandable because we could see the traces of those happy poor people in history. However, in today's highly developed society, not having money was equivalent to not having anything. One couldn't afford to have children, get sick, or even die. If a poor person could live a happy life, it would be a dream.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Li Feiyan came back with a few bags of cooked food and a bottle of local wine. Ling Shuyao wasn't behind her.
She said to the two of them, "That female leader isn't coming."
Li Rui was familiar with Ling Shuyao's character. She was cold and indifferent to everyone. Moreover, this person was somewhat aloof. He guessed that she wouldn't want to eat in a poor family like Zhang Liwen. He said, "Then don't worry about her. Yan 'er, don't trouble yourself too much tonight. Just cook some dishes. I'm not a picky person. "Li Feiyan smiled and said," How can that be? I bought a lot of ingredients. I need to cook them all. "
Zhang Liwen agreed and said, "Yes, Director Li is our family's great benefactor. We must treat her well."
Li Feiyan smiled sweetly at Li Rui. Then she went into the house to cook dinner with Mother Zhang.
People in the village had dinner early. It wasn't even six o 'clock yet, but the table in the house was already filled with fragrant dishes. Four were cold and four were hot. The four cold dishes were all ready-made cooked food bought from small stores. One of them was a friend of the drinker – peanuts. The four hot dishes were all cooked by Mother Zhang. The eggs in two of the dishes were made from the eggs laid by the family's firewood chicken. The smell was very fragrant and strong. It whetted one's appetite.
According to the village's rules, when the guests were eating, the women in the family were not allowed to sit at the table. They had to wait for the guests and the men in the family to finish eating before they could sit at the table and eat the leftovers. Therefore, the first to sit were Li Rui, Zhang Liwen, and Father Zhang.
The three of them exchanged some pleasantries. Zhang Liwen filled Li Rui's glass with wine, then poured another for his father, and finally for himself. Then, the three of them raised their glasses and clinked them. They each took a sip and began to eat.
The father and son were both typical farmers. Li Rui was just a small citizen, a university student, and a party official. He didn't have much in common with the two of them. However, there was a common topic that was worth discussing. It was escaping poverty and making a fortune. Therefore, after two glasses of wine, he took the initiative to talk to the father and son about this topic.
The father and son were very interested in this topic.
Li Rui mainly suggested to Father Zhang about expanding the scale of sheep farming. Father Zhang had the same thoughts as his son. They were both worried about the problem of food for the sheep. Li Rui explained in detail to them that they should first use the bonsai to make money and then promote the sheep farming.
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