The leisurely life of a reborn dad

"I am very happy and proud to be here today. One of my favorite things to do since I was a child is to follow my parents to other villages to sell fruits, because after selling fruits, my parents can buy snacks, new clothes and new shoes for me."

"Since then, I have been thinking about when Caojiazhuang can have its own big market, so that next time I don't have to walk a long way to go to the market, I can buy food, drinks and clothes when I go out. I didn't expect that after nearly 30 years, this wish can finally come true."

"Everyone, I don't know how you feel, but I am very excited at this moment. As a member of the Caojiazhuang Village Committee and the leader of Caojiazhuang, I am very proud to be able to officially open a market in Caojiazhuang!"

Don't mention him, many people who belong to Caojiazhuang sitting below are very proud and happy.

You say what is missing in daily life, general daily necessities can be bought in the small supermarket in the village, vegetables can be solved in the small vegetable garden of your own home, and buying fruits, clothes and shoes can also be solved in the supermarket in the town.

But this is just a simple buying and selling activity, except for solving their life needs, there is no other additional meaning.

But the market is different.

As a traditional farmer's market, a place where various goods and services are gathered, especially in the countryside, the market has a special meaning.

Moreover, the villagers can sell their products through the market in exchange for a certain amount of labor income to enrich their lives.

This concentrated display and exchange of trade methods, while creating business opportunities and economic growth, also promotes social activities and cultural exchanges.

In addition to normal daily life needs, other new things can also be sold at the market, such as creative artworks, or exquisite handicrafts, personalized clothing accessories, special cultural performances, etc.

Especially in Caojiazhuang, it is itself a popular tourist village at the moment. Opening a big market here to display more handicrafts can create employment conditions for these people while providing more buying and selling options for tourists who come to play.

Cao Shujie explained the importance and significance of the market from this aspect.

He didn't say much, and didn't delay for long. When Cao Shujie said that everyone should enjoy the wonderful Peking Opera performance, there was a burst of applause from the audience.

Cao Shujie also walked down from the stage, leaving the stage to the professionals.

He walked to the guest area below the stage, and before he sat down, he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and called them "Mom and Dad" to greet them.

Li Xiaojuan and Cheng Rengui both gave thumbs up and praised their son-in-law for what he had just said, which made Cao Shujie a little embarrassed.

But they both said what was in their hearts, and what their son-in-law had just said was easy to understand.

As the music sounded, Dou Erdun, a blue-faced man, stepped onto the stage with a sword on his back, and a song "Stealing the Imperial Horse" unfolded on the stage.

The middle-aged and elderly people and children in the audience watched with relish, but the young people really didn't like it. They preferred the fighting in the drama, and most of the young people came to watch this.

When the Peking Opera actors who played Dou Erdun and Huang Santai agreed to compete in the play, the cheers were higher and higher, and everyone opened their eyes and watched carefully, or took a video with their mobile phones.

Cao Shujie turned his head and saw his parents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather and uncle were all watching with great interest.

Even Cao Jianlong next to him was fascinated, and from time to time he raised his hands and shook them to follow the rhythm on the stage, humming.

But Cao Shujie admitted that it was difficult for him to immerse himself in it like them.

"Good! Good!"

Another fight on the stage ended, and Huang Santai was defeated by Dou Erdun again. There were constant cheers from the audience, and even children ran onto the stage to give gifts. At this time, the actors of the Peking Opera performance would also bow slightly to express their gratitude.

Cao Shujie looked down and saw that his daughter Mengmeng was also shaking her head, so he asked her: "Mengmeng, did you understand?"

Mengmeng nodded as a matter of course: "I understand, grandpa often listens, and I listen too."

After that, Mengmeng reacted, she tilted her little head to look at her father, with an incredible expression on her face: "Dad, you didn't not understand it? It's very simple!"

There was a strong sense of contempt in her tone.

Cao Shujie felt that their fate was over and they could no longer be happy father and daughter.

But Cao Shujie would definitely not admit it. He said stubbornly: "Of course I understand, I just want to test you, otherwise why would I ask you?"

Mengmeng didn't believe him, pointing to Dou Erdun who once again defeated Huang Santai on the stage and asked: "Then Dad, do you think Dou Erdun was injured?"

At that moment, Cao Shujie was really stunned by the question.

This was the first time he listened to "Stealing the Imperial Horse", how could he know the rest?

"Hehe, Dad, you are pretending to understand when you don't know." Mengmeng said with her fingers scratching her little face.

After that, Mengmeng shook her little head and sighed: "Dad, if you don't understand, you can ask me, I will teach you."

Cao Shujie wanted to slap her at this moment.

He didn't ask Mengmeng anymore, and continued to watch Peking Opera and chat with people around him. Time passed quickly without him noticing.

After the song "Stealing the Imperial Horse" ended, the actors on the stage changed to Changbanpo.

This is a traditional Peking Opera repertoire adapted from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

The story tells that after Liu Bei burned his camp in Xinye, he abandoned Fancheng, blocked Xiangyang, and led his army and civilians on a journey of displacement and defeat, in extreme poverty.

Liu Bei and his men went to Jiangling to stay temporarily. On the way, they passed through Dangyang and camped under Jingshan. Suddenly, Cao Cao's soldiers were everywhere in the mountains, fighting day and night. Liu Bei and his men were defeated. His family members, Zhao Yun, Jian Yong, and the two Mis were nowhere to be found, and the rest of the people were also lost. At this time, Zhao Yun was separated from Adou and the two wives of Gan and Mi, so he rode alone to search for his family members. He went back and forth several times, rescued some of the family members, and personally escorted them to Changbanpo. Later, he turned back and bravely rescued other family members, killing seven times in and seven out...

The scene was grand and could be called a big drama.

Especially in the play, Zhao Yun is a great martial artist with great kung fu, and the actors also showed Zhao Yun's demeanor and loyalty to the fullest.

Even Cao Shujie, who doesn't understand Peking Opera, was shocked when he watched it calmly. He felt that the actor on the stage brought Zhao Yun to life.

And this play made him feel that Peking Opera seemed to be quite good.

Unlike the previous "Stealing the Imperial Horse", Zhao Yunpu in "Changbanpo" received rounds of applause as soon as he appeared on stage, and the applause never stopped from beginning to end.

However, the sun was too hot. Cao Shujie looked up at the scorching sun in the sky. The actors on the stage were still wearing tight and thick performance costumes, wearing helmets, and holding long weapons. They were dignified and steady on the stage, performing a wonderful play for the audience below.

Cao Shujie was sharp-eyed and saw that some actors were sweating on their faces, which made their painted facial makeup messy, but no one wiped the sweat off. Everyone was performing seriously.

Cao Shujie thought these people were really good. He said to Cao Jianlong, "Uncle Long, can you send someone to deliver a few boxes of juice and bottled mineral water to them? Are there fans in the back?"

"Shujie, don't worry. After you called me yesterday, I personally arranged for someone to install the fans. They must not get heatstroke."

Cao Shujie looked back at the densely packed people behind him. He was also worried and said to Cao Jianlong, "Uncle Long, buy more mineral water. People on the scene will be given free of charge."

In fact, the price of buying bottled mineral water in bulk is very low, only a few cents per bottle.

Even if all these people are given it once, it won't cost much. Cao Jianlong arranged Gao Changyin to take people to purchase it as soon as possible. However, the preparation was a bit too hasty, and they couldn't get so much water at once. But they still did their best to call the mineral water wholesaler and asked them to ship the whole truck to Caojiazhuang.

After all, they have to perform for three consecutive days. This is just the beginning, and there is still a long time to go.

Seeing Zhao Yun on the stage seemed to be so tired that he sat on the ground, leaning on his spear with one hand and breathing heavily, Cao Shujie seemed to hear his heavy breathing like a bellows in the audience. At this time, Cao Shujie did not hesitate.

He left his seat and walked to the front of the stage, took out the cash red envelope prepared last night, shook hands with everyone on the stage, and handed over his own thoughts.

After shaking hands and receiving the red envelope, every actor on the stage nodded to thank him, but did not stop performing.

After seeing this, the audience in the audience realized that they could not only give something to express their feelings, but also give rewards. Some people were very satisfied with it and followed Cao Shujie to learn. For a while, the interaction on the scene seemed more lively.

There was also a constant sound of "thank you" on the stage.

The whole play was performed for nearly two hours, and with the "Stealing the Imperial Horse" just now, a whole morning had passed.

These actors need to eat and rest, and the audience in the audience also need to rest.

In order to welcome his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Cao Shujie booked a banquet at the Fuxing Hotel in the town.

After the drama in the morning ended, Cao Shujie asked his wife to drive a car and take his parents-in-law to the Fuxing Hotel in the town.

He also drove a car to take his parents and grandfather there.

Mengmeng and Yirui, the siblings, were naturally indispensable.

Cao Shujie was originally calling for his uncle, eldest brother, second brother and others, but they also saw that Cao Shujie's parents-in-law were here, so they couldn't get involved.

Cao Shujie and his friends came to the Fuxing Hotel in the town. Cheng Rengui and Li Xiaojuan said that they could just eat a little at home and not waste it.

Wang Leigang, the owner of the Fuxing Hotel, had already come out to greet them.

Seeing Cao Shujie and his family, Wang Lei just realized that Cao Shujie had been telling him to serve good food when he called him.

"Boss Cao, it's still the same place. I'll arrange for someone to serve the food right away." Wang Leigang said.

In the room, Cao Jianguo was chatting with his in-law Cheng Rengui, and Wang Yuelan was also talking to her mother-in-law Li Xiaojuan.

They talked about their children all the time, Mengmeng and her brother Cao Yirui. When the two children heard what the adults were saying, they also smiled and looked particularly festive.

Wang Leigang arranged for someone to prepare this meal, which was really attentive. All kinds of high-quality ingredients were available, and it was not much worse than other star-rated hotels.

During the meal, Cheng Rengui also mentioned his son-in-law's factory and wanted to take a look.

The old couple had never been there.

Not to mention that they had never been there, even Cao Jianguo had never been to his son's factory.

It was obviously close at hand, but he had never even stepped into the door of his son's factory.

After hearing the in-laws talk about this today, Cao Jianguo also became interested. They also agreed to go to the factory together after dinner.

Knowing that the in-laws and mother-in-law would return to Chengjiapo in the afternoon, Wang Yuelan and Cao Jianguo tried their best to keep them, but Cheng Rengui said that there was no one to look after the cows at home, and they had to go back to take care of them.

Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan could understand Cheng Rengui and Li Xiaojuan's feelings, so they didn't force them.

After lunch, Cao Shujie and Cheng Xiaolin drove two cars and took the elderly to Xuemeng Food Factory.

In the factory, Cao Shujie took them around slowly, looking at the various production lines in the workshop and the various automated production equipment. Cheng Rengui, Li Xiaojuan, and Cao Jianguo all said that they were enlightened.

They thought this place was really good.

"Shujie, how much money did you invest in total?" Father-in-law Cheng Rengui asked curiously.

Cao Shujie really couldn't remember clearly. He calculated in his mind and finally said to his father-in-law: "Dad, I have invested more than 3 billion yuan in total."

"More than 3 billion?" Cheng Rengui had no idea about this number, and he had no reference in his mind that could correspond to more than 3 billion, but he also knew that this number was too large, so large that he couldn't earn it even if he lived for hundreds of years.

He was also very puzzled, how did his son-in-law make so much money?

When he came out of the factory and was about to return to Caojiazhuang, Cheng Rengui saw a car pulling the remaining fruit residue and peeled fruit towards Caojiazhuang.

He also asked his son-in-law what it was doing?

I heard Cao Shujie say that those things should be taken back to Caojiazhuang, mixed with feed, and fed to the cattle in his cattle farm.

"It is good for cattle to eat these fruits rich in vitamins for a long time. The beef will have a fruity aroma after a long time." Cao Shujie explained to his parents-in-law.

He also told the old couple that the market price of cattle raised in this way is higher than that of cattle raised normally.

Cheng Rengui and Li Xiaojuan heard what their son-in-law said, they were eager to try and learn from him, and thought about experimenting after returning.

But they did some calculations and realized that the cost was too high. Compared with the input, the value of the output was not large, and it was not cost-effective for them at all.

And their son-in-law can do this all year round mainly because the other parts of the fruit are used to create value, and the remaining parts cannot be further processed into products. Normally, they have to be thrown away, but their son-in-law now reuses these wastes in this way, which not only improves the nutritional content of the fruit, but also creates a lot of surplus value.

In the afternoon, Cheng Rengui and his friends watched "Farewell My Concubine" and the Peking Opera version of "Mu Guiying Takes Command" in Caojiazhuang. After having dinner at his son-in-law's house, they insisted on going back. Cao Shujie asked Song Baoming to drive them back. (End of this chapter)