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

"A good thing that can make the wallets of all the villagers bulge?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Jianguo's eyes lit up immediately.

It's worth noting that ever since Liang Ming took over the village's cotton mill and led the villagers in pressing cottonseed oil, he has received numerous praises from town leaders.

Later, Liang Ming helped the village alleviate poverty, solving the livelihood problems of 10 of the poorest households by enabling them to dig for mountain products to make a living. This also greatly inspired the leaders in the town office building.

This perfectly aligns with the guiding principle of "letting those who get rich first help those who are still poor to get rich later."

"Liang Ming, I'll gather the villagers right away, but can you give me a heads-up about what good thing it is?"

Liang Jianguo looked at Liang Ming and asked.

Liang Ming lowered his voice and leaned close to Liang Jianguo's ear, saying, "It's related to the fruit trees on each family's private plot in the village."

Upon hearing this, Liang Jianguo immediately guessed what was going on, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

He immediately sent someone to the village committee to gather all the villagers using a loudspeaker.

Half an hour later, the large square in front of Liangjia Village Committee was filled with villagers, with each family sending a representative.

"Why did the village chief call us over in the middle of the day? I still have clothes to wash and I need to cook later."

"Absolutely. My husband works so hard outside every day, I have to make sure he's well-fed."

At this moment, a well-informed villager suddenly spoke up: "I heard that last time the village chief gathered 10 poor households in the village and asked Liang Ming to lead them to dig for mountain products. Now they can earn 2 yuan a day."

"Do you think the village chief might also be planning to have Liang Ming lead us to make money this time?"

As soon as he said this, many villagers' eyes lit up. They were very envious of the 10 poor households who were making money.

"Don't dream about it. Although Liang Ming has made some money in business, his business is just starting out. How can he possibly help so many of us make money?"

Some villagers had lost hope, they said.

Just as the villagers were discussing amongst themselves, village chief Liang Jianguo and a group of village officials escorted Liang Ming to the front of the main square.

When the villagers saw Liang Ming, they became excited and their breathing became rapid.

Could it be that, just as they were discussing, the village chief asked Liang Ming to lead them in making money?

"Fellow villagers, please be quiet. I have gathered you all here today because I have some great news to announce."

At this moment, Liang Jianguo also spoke up, waving his hand and shouting to the villagers.

"Village chief, what great news is it?"

"Liang Ming is here too. Can we do what Lao Jiu and the others do, go up the mountain to dig for wild produce and sell it for money?"

"Liang Ming, if this is really a good thing, don't forget me. When you were a kid, you used to squat in the outhouse and forgot to bring toilet paper. I was the one who brought it to you."

"Liang Ming, I want a spot too..."

Seeing that the villagers were becoming increasingly agitated, Liang Jianguo said in a deep voice:

"Shut up, all of you! If anyone utters another word, I'll disqualify them!"

As expected of Liangjia Village Chief, Liang Jianguo's words silenced all the villagers.

Seeing that the villagers had all fallen silent, Liang Jianguo finally spoke with satisfaction:

"Liang Ming asked me to gather everyone here today. He'll tell you the good news himself!"

After saying that, Liang Jianguo took a few steps back and turned to signal Liang Ming to go up.

Liang Ming understood, and under the watchful eyes of the villagers, he stepped forward and slowly spoke:

"Dear uncles and aunts in the village, I know that ever since I led Uncle Jiu and his family to do business in mountain products and made some money, you have all been eager to get involved."

"I, Liang Ming, was raised by all my uncles and aunts. I know whose roasted sweet potatoes are the best and whose fried peanuts are salty and crispy."

"It's just that the demand for mountain products is not high among the city's business owners, so I can't bring more villagers along to make money together."

At this point, Liang Ming paused for a moment.

Upon hearing Liang Ming's frank words, the last trace of resentment in the villagers' hearts dissipated.

It is said that a small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment.

Years ago, during the famine, Liang Min's family had elderly parents and young children, and the little food they had was simply not enough to feed them.

It was thanks to the villagers who pooled their resources and contributed a little food that no one in their family starved to death.

Now that they see Liang Ming has made a fortune, he hasn't said anything about helping them get rich too. Although they don't say anything, they can't help but feel uncomfortable.

"Liang Ming, it's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore."

"Yes, your uncles and aunts all know that it's not easy for you to do business."

After the resentment dissipated, the villagers all spoke up.

Seeing that the villagers didn't blame him, Liang Ming's expression turned serious, and he said:

"Dear uncles and aunts, I've called you all here today mainly to discuss something."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Liang Ming.

"I recently acquired a cannery that specializes in producing canned fruit," Liang Ming said bluntly.

“I’m going to switch my fruit supplier and start getting fruit from our village from now on.”

“I know that the villagers all grow fruit on their private plots of land.”

"It's lychee season now, and I plan to offer each household 100 jin (50 catties) of lychees to buy at 2 mao (0.2 yuan) per jin!"

Upon hearing this, all the villagers in the village committee's large square stared wide-eyed, speechless with astonishment.

Wow!

A few seconds later, the villagers were in an uproar.

"Liang Ming, are you serious? Are you really going to buy the lychees from our private plot?"

“If each household buys 100 jin of lychees at 2 mao per jin, that’s 20 yuan! That’s 600 yuan a month.”

"My goodness, my husband works hard all year round and doesn't earn this much."

"Liang Ming, if you can really help your uncle make that much money, your uncle will kowtow to you!"

Some villagers were so emotional that they wanted to kowtow to Liang Ming in gratitude.

No matter the era, if someone appears in your life who can help you earn a year's income in 30 days, you'd probably want to kowtow to them.

Seeing this, Liang Ming quickly pulled them back.

If he were to actually have the uncles and aunts in the village kowtow to him, he would probably have his lifespan shortened.

"Uncles and aunts, the price I pay for the fruit is not low, so I also have requirements for the quality of the fruit."

Liang Ming changed the subject.

"I only want good, fresh fruit. If anyone tries to fool me with rotten or old fruit, don't blame me for turning my back on them."

Upon hearing this, the villagers all patted their chests and assured him:

"Liang Ming, don't worry. You've found us such a lucrative job. If anyone messes it up, we'll be the first to tear their house down without you even having to say a word."

"That's right, that's right!"

After hearing the villagers' promise, Liang Ming nodded.

Seeing that the villagers, under Liang Ming's leadership, were about to escape poverty and become wealthy by selling fruit, Liang Jianguo's eyes welled up with tears.

"Our village is truly blessed to have a kid like Liang Ming!!"