Not to mention Cao Jianhua, even his wife Gao Hong has gradually seen more smiles on her face during this period.
Her husband invested more than 300,000 yuan in the early stage and went to the town bank to get a loan of more than 300,000 yuan. Although not all was spent, the matter weighed on her and she still felt very uncomfortable.
Now that she can see the hope of making money, Gao Hong feels less stressed. If she can make more money, she will definitely be happier!
"Jianhua, you see the price of beef has been rising, otherwise we can raise cattle after we sell these pigs." Gao Hong suggested to his husband.
Cao Jianhua was a little hesitant. To be honest, this wave of breeding took less than half a year, but it was like riding a roller coaster, which had already tortured him to the point of exhaustion.
"When we sell the pigs and then raise the cattle, it will take at least more than a year to put them on the market. Will we still be able to make money by then?" Cao Jianhua asked his wife.
Gao Hong was also asked, how could she know what would happen a year later? She couldn't even guess what would happen tomorrow.
Just like their pig raising, it is not an exaggeration to say that they can buy at the highest price. It is not clear what price they can sell for on the eve of the Spring Festival. At present, the trend of price increases is more obvious.
"Honey, we really can't rush this matter. Let's inquire more and wait until we understand the market situation before we talk." Cao Jianhua learned a lesson from the experience, and this time he knew to take a safe route.
Gao Hong remembered something and said to him: "Why don't you talk to Shujie again? The last time you went to his house for a drink, he asked you to consider selling at the end of the year. No matter what you say, the price of pork has indeed increased.
Yes, the price of live pigs has also increased a lot."
"Besides, he also raises cattle, so he knows more about this area, right?"
"Okay, I'll go find him and ask him again when he's not busy."
"Well, I heard that Uncle Tiger will be back in two days. You can bring some more things to see Uncle Tiger then." Gao Hong was very evil-minded, but he didn't have any bad intentions.
It is nothing new for brothers Cao Jianguo and Cao Jianlin to take turns taking care of their old father for a year. Of course, this kind of elderly care is basically the same across the country.
When Cao Jianguo meets people of the older generation these days, he will say a few words about his father's coming back. It's not surprising that Gao Hong knows about it.
"Uncle Tiger?" Cao Jianhua nodded: "Okay, I should have gone to see it."
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Saturday, the 23rd day of the 11th lunar month.
A car drove over from Anyi City. It was a 2008 Buick GL8 Comfort Edition. It was different from a normal 7-seater business car. This car was an 8-seater.
At this time, there were exactly 8 people sitting in the car. The driver was Cao Shubin, and there was an old man sitting in the passenger seat next to him.
Although he has white hair, he is in good spirits and is dressed cleanly and neatly. There are not many wrinkles on his face, making it difficult for people to guess his age. This is Cao Shujie's grandfather Cao Zhenghu (the first spelling is wrong, it has been
change).
Sitting in the middle row were Cao Jianlin, the second eldest son, Cao Shuxin, and his son, Cao Yixin.
Sitting in the last row were Cao Shubin and his wife Zhang Yi, their son Cao Yichuan, and Cao Shuxin and his wife Ren Jingjing.
Cao Shubin borrowed the car from their factory. It has an automatic transmission of 2.5, and the power is absolutely no problem when driving.
"Brother, stop at the service area in front, let's change." Cao Shuxin, who was sitting in the middle row of seats, said.
The brothers originally wanted to drive two cars, but his brother called him at the last minute and said that he had loaned out the 8-seater GL8 from the factory, which would save him the trouble of driving two cars.
"Okay!" Cao Shubin happened to feel a little tired. The whole car was filled with his own family members. He would not joke around at this time.
Cao Zhenghu looked at the unfamiliar scenery outside the car window, thinking that it was another year before he knew it. He was now 81 years old, and he would be 82 years old next year. He didn't know how many more years he could live.
Thinking of returning to Caojiazhuang soon, Cao Zhenghu was quite looking forward to it.
After a while, he asked: "Shu Bin, how long does it take to get to Caojiazhuang?"
"Grandpa, it's almost time. We'll be there in more than an hour," Cao Shubin said.
Cao Shuxin, who was behind, continued: "Grandpa, when we get off the expressway, it's a newly built road, so it's easy to run."
"Yeah, then give your second uncle a call and tell him we're almost there." Cao Zhenghu said.
Cao Shuxin nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell my second uncle right now."
"I haven't been back this year, and I don't know how many old brothers from my hometown are left?" Cao Zhenghu said to himself.
Before Cao Shubin and the others could speak, Cao Yichuan, the eldest boy sitting in the third row, shouted: "Grandpa, with your physique, you can live to be at least a hundred years old. What do we care about others?"
One sentence made everyone in the car laugh.
When Cao Jianlin heard what his eldest grandson said, he was also happy: "Yichuan is right."
The grandson Cao Yixin sitting next to him was not to be outdone, and also shouted: "Grandpa will live to be at least 150."
"I watched the TV series Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng, and people said he lived to be 150 years old," he yelled.
Cao Shu, a novice, put his hand on his son's shoulders and asked him: "Is Zhang Sanfeng so powerful?"
"That's right, dad, he can shoot people a long way away with a slap in the face. I think grandpa is stronger than Zhang Sanfeng!" Cao Yixin said loudly: "I can't outrun grandpa when I run."
Cao Zhenghu, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, smiled and looked back at his great-great-grandson and said, "Yixin, you just let me."
"No, I just can't catch up." Cao Yixin argued loudly, firmly refusing to admit it.
"You two grandsons, okay!" Cao Jianlin burst out laughing.
"You guys, you know how to coax me with nice words." Cao Zhenghu also laughed.
After arriving at the front service area, we rested for a while. After a few people went to the bathroom and came back, they switched to Cao Shuxin to drive and continued to get in the car and drive towards Caojiazhuang.
Before they knew it, more than an hour had passed and they had gotten off the highway and were walking towards Qingshi Town.
The road from Xihexia intersection in Anyi City to Qingshi Town is often driven by trucks, and the road surface is in tatters. But after entering Yiling City, the road becomes particularly easy to walk, and the speed begins to increase again, reaching 80 mph.
It's no problem.
Cao Shubin looked at the road outside the car and sighed with emotion: "Anyi City's economic development is ahead of Yiling City, but road construction is several levels behind Yiling City. I really don't know what the higher-ups are thinking."
"What else can you think about? Anyi is building an elevated highway recently. I heard that the investment of 10 to 20 billion is not enough if the money is moved there. I must save on other aspects if I can." Cao Shuxin said while driving.
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In this business, he has come into contact with many people from various religions, and he has also heard some private gossip from them.
This kind of 'gossip' spreads widely in Anyi City, and there are various theories. Many people also scold some people who only know how to use clever names to siphon money from their own families instead of doing serious business.
But this kind of thing is just a matter of talking about it for fun, and just saying a few words is enough for fun.
Before the two brothers finished speaking, Cao Zhenghu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, pointed to a stone tablet in front of him with excitement and said, "Here we are, here we are."
Cao Shuxin, who was driving, also saw the stone tablet directly opposite that said, "Welcome to Qingshi Town."
"Grandpa, I'll be home in 20 minutes at most." Cao Shuxin stepped on the accelerator and the speed of the car increased.
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At the north end of Caojiazhuang Village, the old couple Cao Jianguo and Wang Yuelan arrived at their son's place early in the morning.
Guessing the time, Cao Jianguo and Cao Shujie came from home to wait at the intersection. Wang Yuelan and her daughter-in-law Cheng Xiaolin were choosing vegetables to cook at home, stewing beef ribs and lamb scorpions in two pots.
The beef in sauce was made last night, and the other dishes are also ready. They will just wait to be cooked in a while.
Wang Yuelan also made some mutton dumplings and said to her daughter-in-law: "Your grandpa likes mutton dumplings the most.
Cheng Xiaolin silently remembered it in her heart.
Mengmeng was playing alone, and it didn't matter at first. But after a while, she found that no one was paying attention to her, and she felt bored. Mengmeng became unhappy.
She yelled for her mother to play with her, but Cheng Xiaolin didn't have time now. She said to Mengmeng: "Mengmeng, mom and grandma are busy, you go find dad."
"Where is dad?" Mengmeng asked.
"Go outside and take a look. Your father is at the west intersection outside the gate." Cheng Xiaolin said to her.
Wang Yuelan also asked her daughter-in-law to accompany her granddaughter to play, but Cheng Xiaolin also said: "Mom, grandpa and the others should be arriving soon. We have to make some food quickly and eat something to fill our stomachs when they get home."
This is business, and Wang Ruolan won't say anything else.
When Mengmeng heard what her mother said, she turned around and walked out. But after taking a few steps, she turned around again, looked at the little pug and shouted: "Xiaobai, Xiaobai, come and play with me."
"Woof, woof, woof." The little pug barked twice, and then followed Mengmeng obediently out.
After Wang Yuelan and Cheng Xiaolin, their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, heard the noise outside in the kitchen, Wang Yuelan said, "Linlin, did you see that Mengmeng is so smart?"
"Mom, this child is very thoughtful, don't worry about her." After finishing speaking, Cheng Xiaolin continued to choose dishes.
That being said, Wang Yuelan still watched her granddaughter leading the pug out together, and then she heard her granddaughter's voice coming from outside the gate: "Dad, dad. I'm here."
"Mengmeng, come here." Cao Shujie walked towards his daughter.
Mengmeng also ran from the gate along the road to her father.
"Dad." Mengmeng shouted again.
"Mengmeng, it's so cold outside. If you don't play at home, why do you come out?" Cao Shujie wondered.
Then she heard her daughter say with a small mouth: "Mom and grandma make dumplings, but they don't play with me. Mom asked me to come to you."
"Oh, Dad is busy too. Dad is waiting for your grandpa." When Cao Shujie saw his daughter running up to him, he knelt down, opened his arms, and picked her up.
Mengmeng calmed down in her father's arms. She looked around and asked Cao Shujie: "Dad, where is the grandpa?"
"They are still on the way, but they are almost there." Cao Shujie carried his daughter to the intersection and pointed to the north.
Mengmeng kept staring at the north, but he still didn't recognize which car belonged to the grandfather, and he was a little frustrated.
She asked: "Dad, can grandpa buy me something delicious?"
His grandfather most likely didn’t buy it!
But Cao Shujie believed that his eldest and second brothers must have bought something, so he nodded and coaxed his daughter: "Your uncle must have bought it."
Mengmeng was a little confused about what her father meant, but when she heard her father say that someone bought her delicious food, she was very happy: "Okay, okay."
"Dad, let me tell you." Mengmeng pouted her little mouth and said, "Mom asked me to say hello to grandpa, and also to grandpa."
"There are also the uncle and the second uncle."
But then she scratched her head and said, "But who are the old grandpa and the great grandpa?"
We've met before, but we haven't seen each other for a long time and forgot about it.
Cao Shujie held his daughter in his arms and explained to her.
Cao Jianguo also showed his granddaughter what his grandfather looked like compared to her. But obviously, it was all in vain and Mengmeng had no impression at all.
"Dad, let me down." Mengmeng couldn't stay in her father's arms and had to come down to play with the little pug.
Cao Shujie put her down and was just about to remind her to run slower when he saw a Buick Business GL8 with Anyi City license plate coming from the north.
No need to ask, most of the people who come here are his uncle.
Sure enough, when the car stopped, Cao Shujie saw the glass window on his side lowered, and his second cousin's face emerged from the window: "Shujie, why are you waiting here in such a cold weather?
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When he saw Cao Jianguo, he smiled happily and shouted: "Second uncle."
Cao Jianguo nodded in response. He had already walked to the passenger side and opened the door: "Dad."
Cao Zhenghu was in the passenger seat. Looking at his youngest son, whom he hadn't seen for a year, he felt a little excited and reached out to touch him.
"Dad, I am Jianguo." Cao Jianguo shouted.
"Jianguo, why have you lost weight?" Cao Zhenghu asked him.
When he was about to get out of the car, the doors on both sides of the second row were opened, and Cao Jianlin and Cao Shubin got off from both sides.
This boy from Cao Yixin also got off the bus with his grandfather.
The two sisters-in-law in the seats behind Cao Shujie also wanted to get down. He quickly shouted: "Second brother, that second floor of the small building is our home. Sister-in-law, don't get out of the car yet. You can drive over."
"Oh, you made it quite beautiful. You spent a lot of money." Cao Shuxin saw the two-story building with ceramic tiles on the exterior wall and yellow paint at the intersection.
Father and son Cao Jianlin and Cao Zhenghu insisted on getting out of the car and did not stop them. Cao Shubin also got out of the car and walked around the back of the car, trying to help his grandfather.
But his cousin Cao Shujie was the first to grab his grandfather's arm, but his grandfather pushed him away: "Shujie, I can still stand, I don't need help."
The grandfather and grandson have not seen each other for almost a year, but they both care about each other.
"Shujie, you're tanned." Cao Zhenghu looked at the youngest grandson's slightly tanned face, feeling very distressed.
But Cao Shujie didn't care. He said, "Grandpa, it's okay. Sunbathing is healthier. I can run ten kilometers now without any problem."
Seeing his little grandson bragging here, Cao Zhenghu also started laughing.
"Dad, is this grandpa?" Mengmeng, the little devil who was temporarily ignored by everyone, automatically interrupted.
When Cao Zhenghu lowered his head, he saw his great-granddaughter Mengmeng looking up at him. This was the only little girl in the old Cao family!
I have been extremely busy today and will be busy for another day tomorrow. The updates may not be timely in the past two days. Please forgive me.
