For the first three days, during the trial operation, the Yikouxiang Braised Food store did very well.
Seeing the good business, Su Xiaotian was basically at ease.
Although she originally intended to focus on the braised egg business, she never expected that in the end, it was the braised meat business that truly took off.
However, it was fine. She didn't have the equipment yet. Once she found the equipment, she could start the braised egg business.
Su Xiaotian thought that after returning to the capital, she would inquire about it. If she could find equipment in the capital, she would consider opening a factory.
She had also considered that if she couldn't find a factory in the capital, she would ask her uncle if there was one in the south.
If she couldn't find one in the south either, perhaps she could seek help from Christina.
Although Su Xiaotian and Christina didn't have much contact, they still corresponded, and Christina sometimes even called.
The friendship between the two girls thus persisted.
As long as it didn't involve commercial or technological secrets, Su Xiaotian believed she could purchase it.
Some things, if you want to do them, you must do them early. Too late, and you lose the advantage.
Qi Liangying, having earned money, was overjoyed. Although she worked hard every day, the speed at which she made money was much faster than she had initially anticipated.
Qi Liangying had a great advantage: as long as she could make money, she wasn't afraid of hardship or suffering.
Su Lao Er had also called back, stating that he would be staying in the provincial capital for a while and asked the team leader to find someone else to help Su Lao Da look after the pig farm.
Su Lao Da, back home, was dumbfounded. How could this happen?
His second brother had only gone to the provincial capital, but he announced he wasn't coming back and would develop his career there.
That evening, he discussed with his wife whether they should also develop something.
"Shou Wen's mother, look, Second Brother and Third Brother have both left the brigade to develop outside. Should we also do something?"
Su Lao Da was actually a very intelligent person. He knew there were opportunities outside now, but he felt that as the eldest, he should stay at home, so that when his parents eventually returned, they would have a place to return to.
Wang Xianghua looked at her husband and said, "Didn't you say we should guard this home well and wait for those who went out to return?"
Su Lao Da sighed and said, "I just feel that they might not come back."
Although he didn't know why he had such a thought, Su Lao Da just felt that the swallows that had already flown away would not return.
Wang Xianghua fell silent.
This was indeed a problem.
They still sounded like one family, but in reality, it was no different from being separated.
The income of the few families living their own lives could be seen during the New Year.
If everyone gathered together this New Year, their first branch would have the lowest income.
It didn't matter if they were a bit poorer, but they had three sons. What about the three sons?
Wang Xianghua and Su Lao Da were both silent.
They both slept restlessly that night, both unsure whether they should change and leave the Hongxin Brigade's mountain valley.
At the same time, many people in the Hongxin Brigade couldn't sleep either.
The entire Su family had left the Hongxin Brigade, leaving only the eldest couple.
Perhaps, one day, this couple would also leave.
At this time, everyone in the Hongxin Brigade was thinking about one question: is the world outside really so good?
Would life be more comfortable outside than it was in the Hongxin Brigade?
Then, they were surprised to find that Li Zhuzi's family also seemed to be gone from the brigade. They heard they had gone to the county town.
Now, the people of the Hongxin Brigade truly couldn't sit still.
They wanted to know what was so different about the outside world.
And the young and courageous people quickly went out to venture one after another.
By the time Su Changjiu discovered this problem, over a dozen young people from the brigade had already requested leave to go out and venture.
With so many able-bodied laborers missing from a brigade in such a short time, many tasks in the fields could not be completed.
At this time, Su Changjiu's second daughter-in-law, Tian Xiaohe, saw the situation and couldn't help but sneer.
"Dad, as you can see, the people of the Su family are not honest!"
Tian Xiaohe was unhappy because Su Xiaotian had asked for a twenty percent share of the profits back then.
Later, when she asked Su Changjiu to help speak for her, Su Xiaotian refused.
But unexpectedly, Su Xiaotian then approached Li Zhuzi.
"What nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with the Su family?" Su Changjiu glared at Tian Xiaohe and said.
"Dad, you are the team leader after all. With the Su family acting like this, they completely disregard you!" Tian Xiaohe was not afraid of her father-in-law's anger; instead, she did her best to provoke him.
"Second daughter-in-law, what you're saying is not good. The Su family hasn't treated us badly, it's just that you didn't seize the opportunity!" How could Su Changjiu not know what his second daughter-in-law was thinking?
However, it wasn't Su Xiaotian's fault to speak of this matter.
She provided the technology and only asked for twenty percent of the profits, which was truly giving him, the team leader, a lot of face.
Didn't Su Lao Er's family also need twenty percent of the profits for using this recipe?
She didn't know what this muddled second daughter-in-law was thinking, actually wanting to take advantage for free.
"Dad, you are good to the Su family. Over the years, it's you who has protected the Su family. Otherwise, how could the Su family live so freely outside? Back then, wasn't the worker quota also given to the Su family for free?" Tian Xiaohe said indignantly.
Su Changjiu glanced at Tian Xiaohe, thinking that this daughter-in-law was truly muddled.
The worker quota was because the Su family members themselves were capable.
It was true that the Su family had been outside for the past two years, but they hadn't taken a single grain of food from the brigade.
They hadn't even taken the basic guaranteed grain for each person.
In calculating, it was the other people in the brigade who had benefited.
"Dad, don't think I'm speaking ill. What are the Su family members doing outside? Who knows!"
The more Tian Xiaohe thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.
"Dad, think about it. If the Su family members truly earned a living by their skills, could their lives be so prosperous?
I think, perhaps the Su family members are doing things outside that only landlords and capitalists would do, eating human blood steamed buns."
Tian Xiaohe herself wasn't very capable, but when she spoke, she really knew how to string words together.
After this speech, even Su Changjiu's wife felt that her daughter-in-law's words made sense.
She then said, "Her father, why do I feel that the second daughter-in-law's words make sense?"
"Mom, what sense is there? You must not be muddled. Our family should just live our lives properly. What the Su family members do outside has nothing to do with our family." Su Xiaocao, having heard this, quickly advised her mother.
When Tian Xiaohe heard her sister-in-law not siding with her, she immediately put on a sullen face. This sister-in-law, being so old, still wanted to study, wasting the family's money!
However, Su Xiaocao's words made Su Changjiu's wife instantly become a little clearer.