pjbooks Chapter 95 Let me show you something different.
Chapter 95 Let me show you something different.
After finishing their meal, the group followed Liu Jianshe to the police station to retrieve their belongings.
Liu Jianshe insisted that Tong Hong take them back, thinking that they didn't know how long they would have to wait for a car, so Lin Chuan agreed.
In the car, Lin Chuan sat in the passenger seat, while his mother and the others sat in the back.
Before leaving, Lin Chuan asked Tong Hong to take him to the government building, where he still had six thousand yuan to collect.
Lin Chuan told Lin Feng and Lin Xue to wait in the car, and then asked his mother to go inside with him.
As soon as we got out of the car, Mom finally found a chance to ask:
"Xiao Chuan, why is the supply and marketing cooperative closing down? You want to take it over? How much will that cost?"
The first two questions weren't important; Lin Chuan and Liu Jianshe had already discussed them thoroughly during dinner, and Mom had been listening the whole time.
She was afraid of saying the wrong thing back then, so she kept it to herself. Now she finally found a chance to ask him alone.
Lin Chuan directly answered his mother's last question, the one she cared about most: money.
"Mom, it doesn't need to be too much money. You can leave the money in your hand untouched; I'll use the money here."
"Six thousand dollars, that's not much."
Mom patted Lin Chuan on the shoulder, and Lin Chuan grinned mischievously.
"Mom, just pretend that six thousand yuan didn't exist. You heard what happened at dinner. He's the director, and he said it was feasible."
After a pause, Lin Chuan pointed to the government building:
"And it's not just the director, I also know the chief here. He's in charge of all the people's livelihood in the county, and he even said that the supply and marketing cooperative could be set up. Come on, I'll take you to meet him."
"Director? Is that Brother Li? How do you even know the director of the government?"
"That's how we met, right? Come on, I'll introduce you to him."
Lin Chuan took his mother straight to Li Jianguo's office.
"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock".
"Xiao Chuan, maybe we should forget it. People are probably taking a nap right now, and it wouldn't be good to disturb them."
"It's okay, Mom. I know this place well. Let them argue if they want."
"Knock knock knock".
Who is it?
Li Jianguo's slightly angry voice came through, but Lin Chuan showed no embarrassment at disturbing him:
"Brother Li, open the door! I've come to see you."
"Hey kid, couldn't you have chosen a different time? I just fell asleep."
Li Jianguo's voice was sleepy, and he was rubbing his eyes as he opened the door.
"Oh, what's this?"
"Brother Li, this is my mom."
"Oh, hello, hello, please come in and have a seat."
Upon seeing Lin Chuan's mother, Li Jianguo instantly sobered up and became much more enthusiastic, pulling out chairs, pouring water, and even taking out a bag of sunflower seeds from his desk to offer them to her.
Seeing the other party's attitude, my mother felt much relieved.
Next, Lin Chuan gave Li Jianguo a wink, and Li Jianguo immediately understood. The two then started talking about the supply and marketing cooperative.
"The supply and marketing cooperative will be withdrawn next month. If you want to take it over now, that's fine too. We can get the approval slip for you in advance."
"It's not expensive, just a few thousand yuan. There's a lot of profit in mountain products. As long as you have the goods, I can find buyers for you to sell them."
"As long as you work hard, you won't lose money. You'll break even in a year or two, and after that, it's all profit. It's a promising business."
With Li Jianguo and Liu Jianshe's words of comfort, Mom felt much more at ease.
After receiving the money, Lin Chuan didn't give it to his mother, and she didn't say anything.
It wasn't until we got back to Qiaotouwan that Mom asked:
"Xiao Chuan, if you take over the supply and marketing cooperative, who will manage it? And if you need to go to school, will it be enough for Xiao Feng and the others to run to the county?"
Lin Chuan shook his head: "No, Xiao Feng is too young and inexperienced in dealing with those merchants."
Lin Feng listened from the side without refuting or showing any sign of dissatisfaction.
"Mom, I'm thinking of letting my uncle take over. The supply and marketing cooperative is a big place. Once my uncle is settled, we can take over Grandpa and the others. What do you think?"
Lin Chuan told his mother about his pre-planned scheme, and her eyes lit up:
"That would be great. Your uncle is very kind. It would be even better if he could take your grandparents in, so they would live closer to him."
"Right? I've already thought these things through."
"Yes, yes, you're the smartest and most capable, so I won't interfere with these matters. Let's see how well you can accomplish them."
"Don't worry, Mom, even if you lose it, you still have more than 10,000 yuan."
"Pah, pah, pah, you kid, you haven't even started yet, what are you talking about losing out on?"
Having won over his mother, Lin Chuan was in a great mood.
It's a little past three o'clock now, and the group is starting to tidy up the house. They've been away for three days, so they still need to clean it up.
The cat and dog kept getting closer to Lin Chuan, making Lin Xue extremely envious. She hugged the greyhound tightly, not caring whether the dog wanted to or not, and insisted on getting close to it.
Mom: "It's all dog hair, be careful fleas don't crawl on you."
"It's okay, Mom. Let Xiaoxue play. This dog is clean and doesn't have any fleas."
Lin Chuan had bought deworming medicine beforehand and had used it on his pigs, cats, and dogs.
Everything produced by the system is of high quality; one dose of medicine can last for a month, but it's not cheap—several tens of points per dose.
Around 4 PM, Lin Chuan prepared dinner and asked Lin Feng to call Wang Long and Wang Liang's families to come here for dinner.
It wasn't mealtime yet, but Wang Long, Wang Liang, and Wang Yan came running over. As soon as Wang Long entered the yard, he started shouting:
"Chuanzi, did you offend that brat Zhao Yang?"
"Hmm, it's nothing, no big deal."
Wang Long had run into Zhao Yang and his son in the county before. Judging from their tone, they had come to Wanli to look for him. Wang Long thought Lin Chuan didn't know about this, so he told him about it.
That day, Zhao Yang brought people from the police station to the village to look for Lin Chuan. Lin Chuan was not home. He originally wanted to break down the door, but Wang Hu stopped him.
Lin Chuan was unaware of this. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, but after thinking about it, he decided against it. He'd let them cause trouble for another month or so; they might still be useful.
Seeing that Lin Chuan was confident about the matter, Wang Long didn't say anything more. He took out a wad of cash and handed it to Lin Chuan.
"Chuanzi, here's the money from selling fish these past few days. Count it."
Lin Chuan didn't answer: "I went to the county today to collect the six thousand yuan. You can keep the money yourselves, consider it a dividend."
"Divide my ass! We didn't do anything. They gave us so much last time, how could we possibly take anything more?"
Wang Long simply reached into Lin Chuan's pocket and stuffed it in. Lin Chuan was chopping vegetables, and after exchanging a few polite words, he let it go.
It's all small change, but I'll make sure they never suffer poverty in this lifetime.
"There's something else," Wang Long said, his tone somewhat indignant.
"Our fishing methods have been learned by others, and now many people have started making cages to catch fish."
"It's nothing," Lin Chuan said calmly. "People will see this sooner or later, and there's nothing they can do about it if others copy it, since the fish in the river aren't ours."
"This is a small matter. There are only so many pits in the river. If someone sets a trap for us, we won't be able to set one."
Setting cages requires specific locations; it's not something that can be done in just any river.
Although they have many bodies of water here, most of them are not very deep, and the harvesting with cages in those flat riverbeds depends entirely on luck.
Only those pits and crevices where water flows back are good places to put cages.
These places are limited; if someone else takes them, it's easy for them to cause disputes, and their gains will be greatly reduced.
Seeing that Wang Long and Wang Liang were somewhat anxious, Lin Chuan smiled and said:
"It's okay, if the spot is taken, so be it. Let them play there. I'll show you guys something else."