Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space-Chapter 801: Li Yunqiang Teaches His Sons

Wei Kaiyun has some understanding of them and is willing to let them earn more money, so they can be more willing to work with him.

These corn machines have to be delivered to the house at night, which is much safer. It’s better to be cautious now.

He discussed with Lu Tiezhu whether there is a way to mold all the parts, which would be much faster.

Lu Tiezhu thought for a moment, "Xiao Wei, I’ve seen ceramic molds before, made of plaster. Why not give it a try?"

"Alright, we have to gradually improve. The demand will grow larger in the future, relying solely on manual work won’t keep up with sales.

Master Lu, I’ll go find some plaster tomorrow. Let’s test if the temperature of the molten iron will damage the molds."

"Alright, let’s conduct an experiment first."

Wei Kaiyun stayed with them the whole time, and in the evening, they delivered some machines and brought back a few sausages.

In the evening, Li Yunqiang went to Second Brother and shared the accounting results from today. He felt a bit uneasy about earning only one cent per work credit.

"It’s decided in the meeting, the remaining corn will be kept at five thousand jins, then distributed among everyone. Sorghum will be distributed per person, fifty jins each, and the rest we’ll use for distilling wine.

However, we still need to seek everyone’s opinion on this matter." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Is it doable to distill wine?"

"I think it’s feasible. The wine we brewed at Brother Cunshan’s house last time was successful.

But there’s no hurry, once people have tasted it, we’ll know. If it works, we’ll find a way to ask Mr. Lv if any improvements are needed.

Yunqiang, these years have been good with the weather, there won’t be a shortage of grains. Even sending so much sorghum to the grain station won’t fetch much money; we might as well try brewing wine, which the villagers can drink, and the supply and sales cooperative will surely want it."

Li Yunqiang nodded after hearing Second Brother’s words. Second-grade sorghum is worth only eight cents per jin; it really doesn’t fetch much money. They buy bulk grain alcohol from the cooperative, paying several dimes per jin, so of course, brewing wine themselves is more cost-effective.

"Second Brother, if it doesn’t work, sell the sorghum wine for one dime per jin, only allow villagers to buy it. If anyone wants to distill wine, let them do it themselves. If there’s still a lot left over, we’ll think of other ways.

Brewing wine has its risks. If it doesn’t succeed, I’m afraid we’ll be blamed. Let them distill it themselves, if it doesn’t work, you might have to brew it publicly once more."

Li Yungui thought for a moment, "Let’s have a meeting to decide. Also, let’s talk about the work credits, we must pay back Xiao Wei’s money this year."

"Alright, I got it." After the brothers finished talking, Li Yunqiang went home.

The two kids at home were waiting for him to cook.

Li Yunqiang thought about how his Second Sister-in-law had already prepared meals, while he still had to cook; that’s the difference.

He let his second son, Shuzhi, help with the fire, making cornmeal porridge directly.

"Dad, when will Big Brother come home?"

"In a few days, you both should be going to school soon too."

"Dad, I don’t want to go. I also want to learn to drive a tractor."

"Without knowledge, you’d only know how to drive a tractor. That’s a machine, and it will surely break down sometimes. When the time comes, without education, you won’t know how to fix it.

If it breaks down nearby, it’s still manageable; but what if it’s in the wild, what would you do?"

"It’s because I didn’t learn how to fix tractors." Shuzhi stubbornly retorted.

"Even if you learn to fix tractors now, can you read or understand? Learning culture is preparation for learning to fix tractors."

This left Shuzhi speechless. After a while, "But where did Big Brother learn to fix tractors? Wouldn’t it be fine if he teaches me?"

"Your Big Brother was recognized and valued by Master Wei because of his diligence and willingness to learn. That’s why he was taught. In a few days, when he returns, Master Wei will take him out to see more places; they’ll travel by train to many places."

"Dad, I want to go too."

"I wish I could go too. But Master Wei doesn’t take just anyone. Look, among the half-grown boys in our village, only Chaoyang and your brother were chosen by Master Wei.

Think about why, Shuzhi: is it because their dads are village chiefs or accountants?

Definitely not. Master Wei is very capable, even though your Brother Hongjun’s dad is a mayor, and Master Wei still doesn’t take him.

I tell you both, I believe Master Wei values your brother because he’s honest, hardworking, and has a desire to learn and progress.

Shuzhi, you’re the type who wants to give up learning at the drop of a hat; do you think Master Wei would value you?

You’re young now and don’t recognize the benefits of having a skilled master. Whenever there’s a good opportunity, the master will always think of his apprentices. You should strive to show your best side to gain Master Wei’s attention; maybe one day he’ll take you along on adventures too. You see, Master Wei can drive a car; surely your brother and Chaoyang will learn to do the same in the future.

Li Yunqiang explained to his two sons. These two youngsters have many thoughts, so he must educate them well.

Now he’s relieved that his wife doesn’t manage the kids, otherwise pampering them could be troublesome.

"Dad, if I study well, will Master Wei notice me?"

"At least there’s hope. If you study well, Master Wei will know it. By then, if you show your best side, he’ll remember you, and whenever there are good opportunities, he’ll think of you."

Shuzhi kept his head down, tending to the fire, without saying another word.

Old Fourth chimed in cheerfully, "Dad, my goal is just to take over your position and become a brigade accountant."

Li Yunqiang chuckled, "My youngest son has a good idea, but to be the brigade accountant, you’ll need knowledge. Otherwise, you can’t do it.

Every year at the end of the year when I do the accounting, you’ve both seen it takes me over ten days to finish, and I’m a junior high school graduate.

But this year, I asked Teacher Jiang for help, and he did it in just two and a half days, with everything accounted and clearly understood.

You haven’t seen Teacher Jiang using an abacus; he doesn’t even look at the beads, and his speed is astonishing.

My youngest, if you want to be the brigade accountant, you really need to study hard.

Teacher Jiang told me today, he plans to train several accountants this winter. Then they’ll report all accounts to me, and I’ll just need to look at the totals."

"Teacher Jiang will still teach accounting this year?"

"That’s what Teacher Jiang said. My youngest, you’re still too young; it’s impossible for you to become an accountant now. But you can start learning now, and in a few years when you’re older, if you’ve learned especially well, you can take over my position."

The two kids both bowed their heads, pondering their own thoughts. Li Yunqiang was also worried now; as the kids grow up, he used to use their Big Brother as a role model for them, but perhaps because it’s been mentioned too many times, the kids no longer want to listen. Now he talks about people they know, like Master Wei and Teacher Jiang, which they should definitely pay attention to and consider.

He served the cornmeal porridge, Old Second put it on the table, Old Fourth went to call his mom for dinner.