Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 42 Isn’t it too easy to make money?
Generally speaking, Li Xiang's home is at the west end of the village, the outermost area, not the "core area", and people don't usually come to visit. The distance is a bit far, and the elderly are old and tired to walk over.

But today, several elderly people, both men and women, came to visit together.

As the saying goes, one never visits a temple for no reason. Grandma Li Xiang was a little surprised, and quickly invited several people to sit down. She took out roasted chestnuts, as well as some melon seeds, candies, small cakes, etc. that Li Xiang bought, to entertain everyone.

After a brief greeting and some small talk, the old people told us the purpose of their visit.

It turned out that they wanted Grandma Li Xiang to persuade her grandson to maintain the fine tradition of diligence and thrift left by their ancestors and not to spend money lavishly.

Although the money belonged to Li Xiang and not to them, as elders, they could not bear to see it.

It’s for Li Xiang’s own good.

"Sister, you have to talk to Xiangya. He is already old, and it's time for him to save some money to get married." An old man with silver hair who is of the same generation as Li Xiang's grandmother but a few years older said.

Another slightly younger auntie agreed: "Yes, auntie, Li Xiang will have many expenses when he gets married and has children. If he doesn't save money now, what will he do in the future? We are also worried about him, so we came here to give you some advice. Don't mind it, auntie."

The others also spoke at the same time, so Grandma Li Xiang had no choice but to smile bitterly, spread her hands and said, "Xiang'er has grown up, he has his own ideas, and he may not listen to an old woman like me."

"Besides, he can also make money. I'll just let him do what he wants." Li Xiang's grandmother hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but tell her about Li Xiang making a little money by selling mushrooms and nine-steamed and nine-dried Polygonatum.

"What? You've earned nearly 100,000? Is this true?"

The old people were stunned, thinking that Li Xiang had been silent before, but now he has started selling things to make money?
Still earning so much?
Everyone thought that Li Xiang was living beyond his means and was spending the money he had saved from working in the city.

In fact, Li Xiang's life in the big city was very miserable. After working for two years, he had not saved as much as he had in the two months he had returned.

The old people are old and don’t really know much about online sales. They only know that Li Xiang is trying to sell it, but it hasn’t taken off yet. After all, it’s only been a short while since he started, so how can it be that fast?

"I see... Making money is a good thing, but you should spend it frugally. You can't spend whatever you earn. If you spend it all, how will you get married in the future?"

"We are still trying to find a suitable partner for him. If he can save more money, we can praise him more when we are matchmaking, and we will be more confident."

When Li Xiang's grandmother heard this, she realized that this made sense, so she smiled and said, "I'll teach him a lesson when he comes back. I hope you can help and worry about the matter of finding a wife."

"Of course. Li Xiang has attended college, so we should at least find someone who graduated from high school."

“In my opinion, it doesn’t matter if a person has not received an education. What matters most is that the person is virtuous and good at giving birth to children,” an elderly person suggested.

"I think the second daughter of Lei Lao Hu's family in Leijiagou is very good. I will help to introduce her to you someday and let the children meet her. Maybe it will be a success right away."

Although it is now a nine-year compulsory education, there are still many students who cannot concentrate on learning and drop out of school. For example, there is one student in their village who just started the first grade of junior high school and didn’t want to go back to school after a few days. She would never go back to school. Her family had no choice but to wait until she was a little older and then take her to work in developed areas.

"It's still two or three months before the Chinese New Year, and many girls haven't come back yet, so blind dates will probably have to wait."

Everyone was chatting, when suddenly, a very luxurious car slowly drove over and stopped not far from the door. The driver, wearing sunglasses and with a sturdy build, got out of the car, opened the back door, and invited the boss inside.

The big boss was a bearded man, covered in jewels and carrying a briefcase. He looked to be in his early forties. He strode over and asked loudly, "Excuse me, elders, is Li Xiang's home here?"

Everyone was stunned. Looking for Li Xiang?

Li Xiang's grandmother quickly stood up and said, "It's Li Xiang's house. He went to the back hill to dig bamboo shoots and hasn't come back yet."

"It's okay, I'll wait for him here. Are you..." The bearded man was quite polite, even though his appearance and dress gave people the feeling of "stay away from strangers and poor people".

"I'm his grandmother. What do you want to talk to him about?" asked Li Xiang's grandmother.

"Oh, it's grandma. Hello! It's nothing. I sell coffee in Yunnan Province. I have a big farm and opened a new hotel. I happened to be on a business trip in Chengdu, so I came to visit him and talk about advertising cooperation."

"Advertising cooperation?"

When these words were spoken, not only the grandmother was stunned, but the other elderly people in the village who were present also looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What kind of advertisement is this? Can Li Xiang advertise?" an elderly person asked.

The bearded man took out a cigarette and gave one to each of the uncles present. He laughed heartily and said, "Of course not. Brother Li Xiang is doing very well in making short videos and has quite a number of fans. Most importantly, I am very optimistic about him and think he will achieve great things in the future."

"oh oh."

"What kind of advertisement is that? How much does it cost?"

"I'll just insert a short video ad to introduce my coffee brand and my newly opened resort hotel. The ad is not long, about one minute per video. As for the cost, I negotiated with my brother Li Xiang yesterday, 16,000 for two ads."

"Sixteen thousand? So much?" The old people were shocked. At the same time, they were embarrassed. They had said that Li Xiang was extravagant and didn't know how to save money. What if he ran out of money?
Later, Li Xiang’s grandmother said that Li Xiang had made money, nearly 100,000 yuan. No one believed it and thought that Li Xiang’s grandmother was bragging and deliberately exaggerating the number. Who knew that the total amount was 16,000 yuan!

It seems that the hundred thousand is real.

Isn't it too easy to make money? Could it be that the ten thousand yuan spent on shooting a short film was not just a joke, but was worth it? Was it really doing something serious?
In this era, we old guys are finding it increasingly difficult to understand.

"It's not much." The bearded man smiled and thought to himself, it's just a few dollars, the cash in my bag is more than this amount.

Although people usually transfer money via mobile phones nowadays, cash is still necessary in many cases. For example, when giving gifts.

Also, carry some extra cash with you at ordinary times, and throw it out one by one at the critical moment, which will look very cool.

"Hurry, hurry, auntie, call Li Xiang back quickly. Does he have his cell phone? Or I can call him!" An auntie present was very anxious. The big boss was waiting here, and why didn't he come back quickly to discuss business? What if the deal failed?
(End of this chapter)