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

"We've caught him. It's Chen Niu from Group Two. He's now under the control of the factory's security department."

After he confesses, he should be dismissed from his post and handed over to the police station.

Li Lan said.

At this point, Li Lan sighed:

"Speaking of which, Chen Niu is also a pitiful person. With his seniority, he should have been earning more than 50 yuan a month, which would have been enough to support his family."

Unfortunately, he encountered a wife who was difficult to reason with, and every day she would take her own family's things back to her parents' home to make up for the debts.

The children in her own family were starving and skin and bones, but she didn't feel sorry for them at all. However, she raised her younger brother's children to be plump and healthy.

And his wife's parents are also lazy and good-for-nothings who only know how to ask their married daughter for money every day.

Chen Niu is a single man supporting three families; how could 50 yuan a month be enough to live on?

Liang Min chimed in, "Yes, if it weren't for his wife being home every day, scolding him for being useless, unable to earn money, and a good-for-nothing, forcing him to find ways to make money."

He wouldn't take the risk of stealing milk gummies from the sugar factory to sell.

Now that the truth has come out, who knows if his wife will abandon the children and run back to her parents' home.

"So you see, marrying the right wife brings wealth for three generations, but marrying the wrong wife is truly a disaster!" Li Lan said.

Upon hearing his parents talk about Chen Niu, Liang Ming's face showed a look of astonishment.

Isn't Chen Niu's experience a reflection of his past life?

The only difference is that in her previous life, Song Mei did not give birth to his child. After squeezing all his value, she took all the money and ran back to her parents' home.

In this respect, Liang Ming was at least a bit luckier than Chen Niu; at least he didn't have to worry about his child's future before he died.

Seeing their son remain silent, Liang Min and his wife realized that their son had also encountered a woman who was overly devoted to her brother and had almost gotten married.

Hearing about Chen Niu's experience now might evoke some painful memories.

"Son, Mom isn't talking about you and Song Mei. You and Song Mei have already broken off your engagement..."

Li Lan quickly spoke up.

Liang Min chimed in, "That's right, our family has no connection with Song Mei anymore, so we're not afraid of this happening again."

Hearing his parents' words, Liang Ming realized that they had misunderstood him.

He said with a smile, "Mom and Dad, don't worry, Song Mei and I are in the past. I was just feeling sorry for Chen Niu."

Hearing their son's words and seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Mr. and Mrs. Liang breathed a sigh of relief and replied:

"Who says otherwise? Everyone in the factory knows that Chen Niu is an honest man. If it weren't for his wife forcing him, he definitely wouldn't dare to steal milk gummies."

"According to the security personnel, Chen Niu only stole 5 jin of milk gummies, which is not a large amount, and he stole them in several separate trips."

Unfortunately, this batch of goods happened to be destined for a merchant from another province, which is why it was discovered.

If we were to sell them individually to smaller shops, these few pounds of gummies might all be lost during transport.

Liang Ming nodded slightly. In those days, the factory's truck drivers would sometimes secretly take some candy with them when delivering goods.

The factory leaders all knew about this, but they just turned a blind eye.

Chen Niu's case wasn't a big deal, but because it involved merchants from other provinces, it couldn't be downplayed and had to be used as a case study.

"Mom and Dad, please let me know what happened to Chen Niu later," Liang Ming said to his parents.

Liang Ming felt a pang of compassion for this honest man who shared a similar plight, and decided to lend him a helping hand.

In other words, he wasn't helping Chen Niu, but rather his past self.

……

The next morning, after getting up and washing up, Liang Ming drove his diesel tricycle to the Shitou Village Committee.

"Brother Liang Ming, you've come at the right time. I was just thinking of going to find you to talk about the cottonseed residue."

When Zhang Wen, the village chief of Shitou Village, saw Liang Ming arrive, he said...

"What's wrong, Village Chief Zhang? Is the cottonseed residue from our village's cotton mill not working well?" Liang Ming asked in confusion.

"No, no, no, it works great, it's so good!"

Zhang Wen quickly waved his hand and said:

"Since the ducks in our village's farm started eating your cottonseed residue, their meat has become much firmer."

Moreover, the ducks are plump where they should be and lean where they should be. Now, many bosses have increased their purchases of ducks from our village.

In our village, everyone is planning to expand the scale of their livestock farms.

At this point, a smile appeared on Zhang Wen's lips.

He was happy to be able to help the villagers of Shitou Village get rich by raising ducks.

“Village Chief Zhang, isn’t this a good thing? Then tell me what’s wrong with my cottonseed residue?” Liang Ming asked.

“Brother Liang Ming, you only get about 1400 catties of cottonseed residue every day, which is too little and not enough for our village’s livestock farm to consume.”

Zhang Wen said helplessly:

"Now the ducks in our farm are fed cottonseed residue and other feeds as well."

"Look, could you increase the supply over there?"

Upon hearing Zhang Wen's meaning, Liang Ming couldn't help but smile and said:

“Village Chief Zhang, I also want to increase the supply, but our village’s cotton mill only produces so much cottonseed oil.”

Only when the amount of cottonseed oil produced is large will there be a lot of cottonseed residue.

This also involves issues such as cottonseed oil sales...

Upon hearing Liang Ming's words, Zhang Wen quickly waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "Alright, alright, Brother Liang Ming, forget what you just said. I'll figure out a way myself."

“Village Chief Zhang, I have an idea that would allow you to expand your breeding scale without having to buy too much feed.”

Seeing that Zhang Wen looked a bit troubled, Liang Ming smiled and said:

"And you can also raise ducks that are both fat and lean."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Oh? Brother Liang Ming, what's the plan? Tell me quickly!"

“I observed the duck farming in your Shitou Village. Most villagers raise ducks in their own yards, with each family contracting for production, and then the village sells them collectively.”

Liang Ming did not answer Zhang Wen's question directly, but instead said in a deep voice.

"Is there a problem with this? The household contract responsibility system is the most popular way to raise poultry in rural areas now," Zhang Wen asked doubtfully.

"If the goal is simply to solve the villagers' livelihood problems, this system is indeed quite good."

But if you want to make big money, expand your breeding scale, and build Taoyuan Township into the number one duck breeding village, you need to standardize, plan, and regulate the duck breeding industry.

Liang Ming said in a deep voice.

When Zhang Wen heard Liang Ming say, "Let's turn Shitou Village into the number one livestock breeding village in Taoyuan Township," he was completely stunned.

For the village chief, these words were undoubtedly very tempting.

In particular, Liang Ming's later remarks about "the duck farming industry being planned, standardized, and regulated" gave Zhang Wen a sense of opening up a new world.

Zhang Wen suddenly stood up, looked directly at Liang Ming, and said seriously:

"Brother Liang Ming, do you have any plans to come to our Stone Village?"

"As long as you're willing to come, I'll approve a few acres of land for you as a homestead, open the central gate of the ancestral hall, and give you a separate page in the genealogy."

I can give you my position as village chief.

I heard you're not married yet. There are a few female college students in our village who are still in school...

Upon hearing Zhang Wen's words, Liang Ming was completely stunned.

Is this an attempt to recruit him?