Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

"It's Second Brother!"

Hearing the sounds from the courtyard, Liang Juan's face lit up with joy, and she said...

As she spoke, she strode into the courtyard.

"Auntie, my refrigerator..." Liang Ming saw this and wanted to say something.

But seeing that his aunt had already disappeared, he could only smile helplessly.

A person carried the refrigerator down and slowly moved it into the yard.

When he entered the courtyard, he saw his aunt Liang Juan and his second uncle Liang Wen holding hands, exchanging greetings and concern.

Liang Min and his wife, along with Liang Jing, all wore smiles and were very happy about Liang Wen's arrival.

"Second uncle!"

Liang Ming greeted Liang Wen and said.

Liang Ming admired his second uncle.

Years ago, when the educated youth returned to the city, this second uncle somehow managed to hook up with a female educated youth.

After the female educated youth returned to the city and settled down, she used her family connections to bring her second uncle to the city as well, arranging a stable job for him.

In the early 80s, for a rural peasant to marry a female educated youth from the city was an incredibly auspicious event.

However, after his second uncle Liang Wen went to the city, he lost contact with his family.

Otherwise, when there was a famine a few years ago, Aunt Liang Juan wouldn't have married herself off to leave food for her nephews and nieces.

But you can't blame him for that. In his case, his second uncle had essentially married into the family of a female educated youth in the city.

Since ancient times, sons-in-law who marry into families have had no status!

Even if my second uncle wanted to use money to help his family, his sister-in-law's family wouldn't agree.

"Xiaoming's back. Did you bring back a refrigerator?"

At this moment, Liang Wen, the second uncle, also noticed Liang Ming. After seeing the refrigerator next to him, he exclaimed in surprise:

"I just heard my brother and sister-in-law say that you've made a fortune in business, and now it seems it's true!"

"I'm just doing a small business, how can I compare to you, Second Uncle?"

Liang Ming said modestly.

Upon hearing his nephew's smooth-talking words, Liang Wen's face showed a hint of surprise.

He hadn't been home for several years, and the little kid who used to follow him up mountains and down to the sea had grown up.

Li Lan was also surprised and asked her son, "Xiao Ming, where did you get a refrigerator?"

"Mom, the braised duck shop business is getting bigger and bigger, and we need to store some braised food. We can't do without refrigerators, so I brought back a few refrigerators."

"Besides the refrigerators in the store, there's only one left, so I'll take it home."

"From now on, when you buy meat, you won't have to worry about buying too much and letting it spoil because you can't finish it."

Liang Ming explained.

Mr. and Mrs. Liang were both pleasantly surprised after hearing this.

Surprisingly, their family has also started using the new "four major appliances".

"Brother, can this refrigerator be used to make popsicles? I want to eat watermelon popsicles!"

This was the first thing that Liang Jing, the younger sister, thought of.

"Of course you can! You can even make more and sell them to the children in the village!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming immediately thought of a small way to make money and said with a smile:

"A white sugar popsicle costs them 2 cents, and a fruit popsicle costs them 3 cents."

Don't underestimate the small amount of money involved in this transaction; there are a lot of children in the village.

Selling dozens of them a day, earning more than a dollar a day is not a problem.

In a month, you can earn thirty or forty yuan, which is no less than what an average person earns in a month.

The cost is nothing more than a little sugar, cheap fruit, and plain water.

Everyone in the courtyard widened their eyes upon hearing Liang Ming's words.

They never expected that Liang Ming would come up with such a lucrative way to make money in such a short time.

"Xiao Ming, your older brother said you have a good business sense. I didn't believe it before, but now I'm truly impressed."

Second Uncle Liang Wen sighed at Liang Ming:

“Just by working with this refrigerator, you can create a job that pays thirty or forty yuan a month.”

"It's mainly in our village. No villager has a refrigerator yet, so we're seeing a shortage of them!"

Liang Ming said modestly:

“Once other villagers also buy refrigerators, it will be harder to make money selling popsicles.”

The most excited person was none other than her younger sister, Liang Jing.

She turned to Liang Ming and said, "Brother, can I really use this refrigerator to make popsicles to sell?"

Earning thirty or forty yuan a month is a huge sum of money for a senior high school student like her.

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Liang Ming smiled.

"That's great, thank you, brother!" Liang Jing said excitedly.

With this popsicle business, she'll soon become a little rich woman.

Seeing this, Liang Min and her husband were worried that their daughter would squander the money she earned, and wanted to say something.

At this point, Liang Ming added, "However, you'll have to be responsible for the electricity bill for the refrigerator and the cost of the popsicle ingredients yourself. I can lend you some initial start-up capital."

"In addition, you should save the money you earn, and use it to pay for your tuition and living expenses after you go to university."

"any questions?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Jing quickly agreed, "No problem!"

After the brother and sister had discussed the investment and profit distribution for the popsicle business in just a few words, Liang Min and her husband wisely kept quiet.

"Second Uncle, it's rare for you to come back. Let me move the refrigerator into the house and I'll cook you dinner."

Liang Ming then turned to his second uncle, Liang Wen, and said warmly.

Liang Wen originally wanted to politely decline and eat back in the city.

"We can talk about it while we eat," Liang Ming said first.

"Alright then, I'll try Xiaoming's cooking today."

Upon hearing this, Liang Wen chuckled.

He hasn't been home for many years since he married into the family and became a son-in-law of a city dweller.

He was happy to see that his older brother, younger sister, and nephew were all doing well.

With the help of his family, Liang Ming moved the Rongsheng brand refrigerator into the house.

When the refrigerator was plugged in, the yellow light bulb in the room flickered. After a while, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the main fuse had not blown.

"After we get a TV and a washing machine, we'll have to replace all the electrical wiring in the house."

"The village's electrical circuits also need to be reinforced and upgraded."

Liang Ming thought to himself.

In those days, the village's electrical system was all connected by utility poles.

Few people in the village still use electrical appliances, so Liang Ming's family can barely afford a refrigerator, television, and washing machine.

If Liang Ming's family buys an air conditioner later, and the village's electrical circuits aren't upgraded, there's a high chance that when they turn on their air conditioner, the entire village will experience a power outage.

"Look, the air conditioning is on."

At that moment, Liang Jing saw cold air coming out of the refrigerator and exclaimed excitedly.

Seeing this, the others also gathered around in surprise.

Liang Ming let his family familiarize themselves with how to operate the refrigerator, while he went into the kitchen to cook dinner.

Soon, a variety of dishes were laid out on the small dining table in the courtyard: braised chicken with shiitake mushrooms, stir-fried bamboo shoots with cured pork, scrambled eggs with scallions, braised pork with preserved mustard greens, and pork rib soup with five-finger peach.

A standard farmhouse meal consisting of four dishes and one soup!

Uncle Liang Wen looked at the food at home with surprise: "Do you eat such a lavish meal every day?"

Even if he married into the family and had a stable job in the city, he wouldn't often get to eat such a lavish meal.

“It’s never been this plentiful before. Ever since my brother started doing business, the food at home has become more plentiful.”

Liang Jing served food to her second uncle, Liang Wen, while smiling.

Upon hearing this, Liang Wen nodded.

After a satisfying meal, Li Lan and Liang Juan washed the dishes in the courtyard.

The men, meanwhile, were relaxing in the courtyard, smoking and digesting their food.

"Second Uncle, when I came back just now, I heard you and Dad talking about borrowing money and investing. What's going on?"

At this moment, Liang Ming spoke up and asked Liang Wen.