Chapter 36 New Year's Goods
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Speaking of the New Year, this incident reminded Li Meng that he made more than 50 taels of silver by selling salt this time. Li Meng took it out and asked his subordinates to make a lot of purchases in Fengmeng Town. Because during the New Year, some vendors in Jiaozhou City also came to set up stalls to buy New Year's goods.
There are quite a lot of things that can be bought for fifty taels of silver. When they came here, the wheelbarrows were not enough, so they simply unloaded Ma Gang from the car. I heard that Li Meng was the "Li Erlang" who was praised by everyone in Fengmeng Town. He honestly did not dare to talk and move around, but just followed Wang Hai.
What are pork, cloth, oil and salt, firecrackers, snacks, and all kinds of necessities are filled with them. Everyone's emotions are rising. Everyone understands that this is the New Year goods that Li Meng bought for everyone.
After returning to the west village of the Qianhusuo of Xuejia, Li Meng did not disappoint everyone. He personally brought people to deliver New Year's goods from house to house. In Li Meng's eyes, a few kilograms of meat or footsteps of each family is not a big deal, but in these poor military families, this is a very good gift.
This year, because Li Meng cooked sea and salt in the village, he hired everyone to work. Some people at home added salt rods and got benefits. If they didn’t, they also benefited from it. Life was much better. Li Meng sent New Year’s goods again, and every household was laughing and joyful.
Of course, Zhao Neng, Chen Liuzi, Wang Hai and the young people who added salt poles must have more and better things than others.
With such a family, Ma Baihu's family is the last one. Ma Baihu doesn't have much relationship with the people in the village. Perhaps it's because he is proud of his identity. Listening to the joyful noisy in the village, the old couple thought they didn't have anything to do, so they were too lazy to care. When anyone thought that when they gradually became quiet, someone knocked on their own door.
When Ma Baihu opened the door, he saw Li Meng standing outside the door with a smile, holding his fists and bowing:
"Li Meng usually takes care of his fellow villagers, and these New Year's goods are also my thanks."
While speaking, he handed over two packs of snacks and a piece of pork. This was also Li Meng's kindness. Ma Baihu squeezed out a smile and thanked him for taking it. He was still worried about his only son in his heart, and he was happy. When he was about to close the door, Li Meng said with a smile:
"Don't worry, Lord Ma, there are also some New Year's goods delivered, there are a lot of New Year's goods."
Ma Baihu was stunned, but saw Li Meng dodge and reveal a person behind him. It was Ma Gang. Ma Baihu was extremely excited. Standing there, his beard and eyebrows were trembling. After a long time, he pointed at Ma Gang and cursed:
"You unfilial bastard, you still have the face to come back..."
Just as Ma Gang was about to talk back, he saw Li Meng turn his head coldly and whisper:
"If you dare to be disrespectful to your parents, I will kill you!"
Ma Gang was suddenly silent. Old Mrs. Ma also came out to see the movement outside. When she walked into the yard, she immediately saw her son standing at the door. When the mother saw her son who had been worried for a long time, she was naturally very excited. Regardless of whether there were outsiders or not, she stepped forward and hugged Ma Gang, "My son" and cried.
Li Meng looked at this comedy and suddenly felt the corners of his eyes were a little wet. He wiped it with his hands and whispered in a low voice:
"The eyes were blown by the wind."
At the door, Ma Baihu also wiped the corners of his eyes with his hands. Seeing Li Meng standing on the side, his heart was filled with gratitude. He bent down and gave Li Meng a solemn gift. Li Meng smiled and shook his hand, turning around and leaving...
I miss my family more during festivals, for those in foreign lands, and even more so for Li Meng, who is in different time and space. However, the strong festive atmosphere in the village has diluted his sorrow a lot. Because the living standards of Li Meng have greatly improved in the second half of this year, every household has been much better, so the celebration is even more enthusiastic and grand.
This lively and prosperous scene is naturally seen by the surrounding military households and villages. There are also families who make money in Li Meng's salt farm around them. This year, there are laughter and joy during the Chinese New Year. This is really a great role model for those who have not participated.
Everyone was thinking about participating in the New Year. Nowadays, the military households are not enough to plant them, so they don’t find any other ways to survive. When will these hard days be completed? But in the past, there was no such stable and safe way, and no such a kind and generous boss.
From the first to the second day of the Lunar New Year, waves of New Year greeting guests were welcomed in Li Meng's broken yard, including neighbors around, and from other villages. Some military households were small flags, and the head of the general flag was hung, and they were also smiling to greet Li Meng's New Year, but the courtyard was really dilapidated, so it was inconvenient to receive guests.
Zhao Neng simply took the guests to his own house, which looked a little bit like a little, which was also a solution to Li Meng's trouble. At the same time, several characters led by salt poles were wondering whether to change Li Meng's house after the New Year. Now there is no shortage of money. Li Erlang's residence must always have a decent place.
Li Meng has been greeted and sent off in the past two days with a smile on his face during the day, and his cheeks are sore, but he still has to do the attitude he should do. Although his strength is enough to be a bully, what's the use? Whether in ancient times or modern times, he pays attention to making money. Li Meng knows that his roots are in these military households. Building a good relationship with them has many conveniences for his actions, not to mention that what he is doing now is illegal.
The price of salt collection in Fengmeng Town has risen. If there is no surprise next year, the output of salt products on his side will increase. It seems that the business is getting better and better, but Li Meng has a vague concern. As a modern person, he naturally knows that if he does not develop, he will retreat.
But the business of boiling salt on the beach will not improve much. You eat Changlu salt in the north and Lianghuai salt in the south. The sales of salt in Shandong are narrow. Li Meng got news from Houshan that Yanzhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture have been in chaos, and Kong Youde in Dengzhou is also struggling there. Henan and Shaanxi are not at ease. The roads for buying and selling salt are almost cut off, so someone came to Lingshan Salt Field to buy and sell.
Chapter completed!