Return to the small mountain village in 1986

It wasn't until Xiao Xuxu had finished playing that Gao Mingcheng was able to get up. He lifted Xiao Xuxu up with his hands, put him on his shoulders, and carried him downstairs.

When he went downstairs, the new clothes had been sorted, hung on the wall, or stacked on the counter. At this time, many people came into the store and wandered around, and many beauties were greeting customers.

Women are more keen on shopping than men. At this time, most of the stores are women. Gao Mingcheng is too lazy to go over and join in the fun. He is carrying Xiao Xuxu and is ready to go out for a stroll.

He was going to the shopping mall. There was a large two-story shopping mall in the county. There was a dazzling array of goods in the shopping mall, and basically all kinds of daily necessities could be found here.

As the largest shopping mall in the county, there is a large flow of people here. If the young people you are dating want to go shopping, most of them will choose to come here.

Gao Mingcheng walked around the mall and asked the person in charge of the mall if he could rent a counter.

Gao Mingcheng is going to rent a counter in the mall to sell Xiaobawang game consoles.

There are not many styles of this stuff, so you don’t need to find a big store to sell it. You can rent a counter in the mall, put the game console on the counter, and stack the inventory under the counter. The excess inventory can also be placed in the new home, which occupies a wide area. The second and third floors are still empty.

Gao Mingcheng had thought everything out in advance, but this time he only inquired about renting the counter and did not rent the counter immediately.

Because he still needs to go to Xiaobawang's factory to communicate and purchase goods, and he also has to choose the people who will look after the store in advance.

Although the Xiaobawang game console has begun to be sold on the market, they are just a remote small county and there is no merchant selling it yet. According to the normal development situation, after Xiaobawang advertised on CCTV, Only then did people know that this thing existed, and after a while, people in the county began to sell the goods.

After walking around the mall and asking about everything, Gao Mingcheng took Xiao Xuxu out of the mall. When he entered, he was empty-handed. When he came out, he already had a lot of snacks in his hands.

This is how it is when you go out with your children. You don't have food in sight, otherwise you will want this and that.

After leaving the mall, Gao Mingcheng decided to visit Maozi again.

The construction of Mao Zi's house started in April. The old house was demolished first, and then the foundation was dug to build a new house. Because there are sufficient funds, the construction has not stopped since the beginning.

Before going to Yangcheng to purchase goods, Maozi came to see him and said that the house was about to be put up with beams and roof tiles.

The roofing of the beams and tiles cannot be done casually. There must be a sense of ceremony and a good day must be chosen. Because the house is funded by Gao Mingcheng, Mao Zi hopes that Gao Mingcheng can also come and participate on the day of the beams and tiles.

To this, Gao Mingcheng naturally agreed.

He hugged Xiao Xuxu and walked quickly to Mao Zi's house. The new house stood in the middle of the old houses, standing out like a flock of chickens, particularly conspicuous.

The current house has not yet had its beams and tiles erected, and its walls have not been painted. It looks a little dusty, but compared with the dilapidated houses next to it, it seems to be full of life.

Except for a few load-bearing columns and a bathroom, the first floor was empty. There were some fir trees piled on the ground and some tiles.

Gao Mingcheng looked up and down the house and saw a carpenter and two apprentices inside the house, measuring the dimensions.

After the beams and tiles are laid, it’s time to make the doors, windows, and furniture inside the house. It will take another month to complete these bits and pieces.

"Brother Mingcheng, you're here!" Mao Zi walked down from the second floor. The stairs had been installed long ago, but the handrails had not yet been installed, which made it look a little unsafe.

But Mao Zi was not afraid at all. He went downstairs quickly and his overall mental outlook was very good.

He quickly came to Gao Mingcheng and said with a smile: "Brother Mingcheng, I have already seen the days. Tomorrow and the end of the month are both good days. Which day do you think is better?"

Gao Mingcheng said: "Just tomorrow!"

It is better to build a house sooner rather than later, build it earlier and open it to make money. Gao Mingcheng's thoughts are so simple and unpretentious!
Mao Zi nodded and said: "Okay, I will prepare the things. At nine o'clock tomorrow morning, Brother Ming Cheng, just come over."

"Okay." After agreeing on this, Gao Mingcheng didn't stay long and took Xiao Xuxu back to the clothing store for a stroll.

Business seems to be good this afternoon. There are several pieces of clothes hanging in the store missing. Zhang Jinling is quickly ironing the wrinkles on the new clothes and then hanging them on the rack.

Gao Mingcheng glanced around and didn't see Luo Li. It wasn't time to get off work yet, but Luo Li occasionally arrived late and left early, so he didn't care.

Just as she was thinking this, she saw Luo Li walking downstairs holding her son in her arms.

It turned out that her son was hungry and was brought to the store by her mother-in-law. Then Luo Li took her son to the second floor to breastfeed.

The baby was already two months old. He had eaten and drank enough, and looked around with his little eyes open.

Gao Mingcheng put Xiao Xuxu down, then walked over and said, "I'll give him a hug."

Gao Mingcheng took the child from Luo Li's hands and looked down at the child's appearance. The two-month-old baby's facial features were gradually opening up a little, but his eyes were small, his nose was flat, and his small mouth occasionally spit. Drool bubbles.

Gao Mingcheng stared at it for a long time before he realized that although the baby's eyes were small, they had double eyelids!

It's just a double! So if I didn’t look carefully, I would have thought it was a single eyelid.

Gao Mingcheng teased the child for a while, and when he saw the child moaning and looking like he wanted to cry, he quickly returned the child to Luo Li, as fast as throwing a grenade!

Fortunately, after the child returned to his mother's arms, he stopped mumbling.

"Luo Li, it's almost five o'clock. You should take your child back first!" Gao Mingcheng said. The store usually works from 9 am to 5 pm, but sometimes the time is flexible and you can go earlier or later as appropriate.

Luo Li looked grateful, but she didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, she said, "It's still early. It won't be a problem if I stay for a while. My mother-in-law is the one cooking now. When I go back, I'll rest and have nothing to do."

Gao Mingcheng didn't care if Luo Li stayed, but ten minutes later, Huang Dazhi and Lou Xinyu came over together.

Seeing Gao Mingcheng, Huang Dazhi's eyes lit up and he greeted with a smile: "Mingcheng!"

Lou Xinyu also shouted obediently: "Second brother."

Huang Dazhi had something to tell Gao Mingcheng, so the two of them went aside, while Lou Xinyu went to find Gao Shufang, and the two discussed what to eat tonight.

"Mingcheng, I want to find something for Xiao An to do. Do you have any suggestions?" Huang Dazhi asked, staring at Gao Mingcheng eagerly.

In his mind, Gao Mingcheng is a man of his own ideas, and it would be right to listen to him.

Huang Dazhi's younger brother, Huang Xiaoan, suffered from polio since he was a child and was not treated in time, leaving him with severe physical disabilities.

However, after Huang Dazhi got money, he took Huang Xiaoan to the provincial capital for surgery. After the operation, Huang Xiaoan recovered well. At least the correction was successful and he looked normal.

But if you look closely, you can still see that he is different from ordinary people, and he is short and not very strong.

Now when Huang Dazhi asked about it, Gao Mingcheng suggested that Huang Xiaoan could start a small business or look after his shop.

Gao Mingcheng told the story that he planned to rent a counter in the mall and use it to sell Xiaobawang game consoles.

Gao Mingcheng said: "The work is easy, as long as I go to the counter to sell goods every day. What do you think?" Huang Dazhi knew that Gao Mingcheng was taking care of himself by saying this. He was very grateful in his heart, but he still refused the offer.

He said with some embarrassment: "Xiao An... he has a little low self-esteem. After moving to the county, he stayed at home all day and refused to go out. My house is right on the side of the road. I once thought about building a small door at the door. In the shed, we sell watermelons in the summer, and also sell some cigarettes and lighters.”

Gao Mingcheng nodded, thinking this was a good idea.

People in Gaojia Village can grow watermelons, and people in Junling can also grow watermelons. They can bring a cart of watermelons from Junling and sell them at a high price.

Cigarettes and lighters also have a long shelf life, so there is no problem in selling them slowly.

Huang Dazhi sighed and said: "But Xiao An refused. He doesn't want to deal with people, and he doesn't dare to deal with people. I think he has become more withdrawn and taciturn since he lived in the county than when he was in Junling!"

When he was in Junling, all the people he met were acquaintances from the same village. Even though Huang Xiaoan was disabled and felt inferior, he could still communicate with people normally. But when he arrived in the county, he was surrounded by strangers he didn't know. Every time someone looked at him, Whenever he saw him, his face would show either sympathy or disgust, which made Huang Xiaoan feel very sad.

Over time, he became unwilling to communicate with others.

In this business, sawed gourds are the most taboo!
When doing business, you need to have an outgoing personality, a bright tongue, and be able to chat with anyone. You also need a certain amount of cultural background, so that what you say will be beautiful and pleasant.

When Gao Mingcheng learned that Huang Xiaoan was unwilling to communicate with others, he immediately said: "Then send him to learn a trade!"

Craftsmen rely on their craftsmanship to make a living. As long as their craftsmanship is good, it doesn't matter if they are disabled or not good at speaking.

Huang Dazhi nodded. He had also thought about sending his younger brother Huang Xiaoan to learn a craft.

But he had no idea what trade to learn.

So he looked at Gao Mingcheng.

Gao Mingcheng casually mentioned a few things, including learning cooking and carving.

Huang Dazhi felt that his younger brother had no talent for cooking. It could even be said that none of his family had much talent for cooking. The food they cooked was not very delicious, just edible.

So he ignored the first option and focused on the second.

"Sculpting? Who can I learn this from? How can I make money?" Huang Dazhi asked.

Gao Mingcheng mentioned carving for a reason.

They actually have a carving culture here. There are several famous carving masters, and their carved tree root tea tables and tree root ornaments are relatively well-known.

In later generations, the county even opened a sculpture museum.

Since Huang Xiaoan doesn't want to interact with others, he can just concentrate on learning carving, and he can make a living by carving in the future.

Gao Mingcheng said: "On the road close to the city in our county, there is a village called Heshan Village. There is a carving master there. His ancestors got the inheritance from the city and it has been a hundred or two hundred years now. "

The reason why Gao Mingcheng knew about this was that he had collected old things for a while before. He was not willing to go further afield, so he plowed around the county. Although he didn't get many good things, he still picked them up. The times are cheap and I have saved some valuable antiques.

Huang Dazhi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back and ask Xiao An first. If Xiao An is willing, I will take him to Heshan Village to learn from his master."

Gao Mingcheng knew that the man was a well-known carver. He also knew that the man was soft-hearted and often carved small things for the children in the village to play with.

Because of this, he is relatively poor now and mainly relies on farming.

Gao Mingcheng briefly explained the situation of the other party, and said that he could find someone first, and then do a good job to impress the other party, and then take Huang Xiaoan there to learn from his teacher, which would make things smoother.

In fact, Huang Dazhi also understands these things. He just didn't know how to arrange for his younger brother, and he didn't know where to find someone to learn from.

Now that Gao Mingcheng gave him an idea, he knew what was going on.

In the past few years in the police station, he knew how to deal with people.

Huang Dazhi nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I will go back and ask Xiao An first. If he has no objection, I will go talk to the carving master."

After the matter was finished, Huang Dazhi thanked Gao Mingcheng again, then hugged his baby son and went home with his wife.

When he returned home, he could see some building materials piled in his yard.

These building materials are used to build sheds.

Huang Dazhi previously suggested building a shed in front of the door and selling some cigarettes and fruits, but Huang Xiaoan refused.

But his parents are willing!

After Huang Dazhi's parents came to live in the county, they felt that they were finally enjoying happiness.

In the first few days after arriving in the county, they did nothing but walked around the streets every day. In just a few days, they became familiar with the streets and alleys in the county.

By now, the novelty of living in the county has gradually worn off, and doing nothing every day seems a bit boring.

Although they are in poor health and sincerely don't want to do farm work anymore, after all, they have been working for a lifetime and they really can't be idle.

So Huang Dazhi's parents decided to build a shed at the door and start a small business.

Huang Dazhi naturally agreed with this.

With his and Luo Li's salary, the family can support the whole family, but if there is no extra money, life will still be tight.

Now that his parents are willing to do business, he doesn't want to make much money. It would be good if his parents can pass the time and earn a little bit.

After returning home, Huang Dazhi went to find his younger brother Huang Xiaoan.

Huang Xiaoan, like his parents, lived on the first floor. His room faced the west. At this time, the light from the setting sun was pouring into the house through the open window, illuminating the house very brightly.

Huang Xiaoan is lying on the table writing.

These days, he refused to go out, so Huang Dazhi simply asked him to write at home. He wrote the simplest common characters. After writing more and practicing more, Huang Xiaoan was able to recognize some characters.

Seeing that Huang Xiaoan had finished writing a page, Huang Dazhi said, "Xiaoan, how about I send you to learn sculpture?"

Huang Xiaoan stiffened, then turned to look at his brother, and asked with some vigilance: "What is carving?"

He was afraid that his brother would send him to an environment that he could not handle, so he was wary. (End of chapter)