That night, Gao Mingcheng took Duomei to Gao Guobing's house and had dinner here.
Duo Mei was not sick, she was just tired from the hard journey. After resting for a few hours in the hotel, her condition improved a lot, but she still had to rest for a few days if she wanted to fully recover.
The atmosphere during this meal was very harmonious.
Gao Yue expressed that he liked the watch Gao Mingcheng gave him very much. It looked good when he wore it on his hand. Compared with the previous Lushan brand watch, this one looked a hundred times better!
And it was a special fashionable technology. When he saw it for the first time, Gao Yue couldn't take his eyes away. At this moment, the watch was firmly on his wrist, and he had to look down from time to time.
Aunt Zhao Dongmei also expressed her love for the abalone given by Gao Mingcheng. The reputation of abalone has existed since ancient times and has always been regarded as a precious thing.
They are not near the sea and can hardly eat any seafood, so it is really happy to receive precious abalone.
After dinner, everyone chatted for nearly an hour. It was not until after nine o'clock that Gao Mingcheng left with Duomei on his bicycle.
Early tomorrow morning, they will return directly to Gaojiacun.
It was said that we set off early in the morning, but in fact we slept until 8:30 in the morning. Don't think that this is still very early. For many Americans who often get up at 6:30, it is already very late.
The two had a casual breakfast and then prepared to return to the village.
Yesterday, Gao Mingcheng sold his electronic watch and toad mirror, so the things he carried were reduced by half. Gao Mingcheng tied the bag containing clothes to the front crossbar with a rope, and the many beauties at the back only needed to hold a small bag That's it.
In this small bag, there are gifts they brought for their families.
For the sake of convenience and fairness, they are all cheap electronic watches that are given away. This gadget is novel and practical, and the key is that the wholesale price is relatively cheap.
Gao Mingcheng stepped on the bicycle pedal so fast that afterimages appeared. The wind at the end of June passed through the mountains and forests and blew on them, bringing a slight chill to them. By noon and afternoon, that The remaining coolness in the wind will disappear and turn into scorching heat.
Before the hottest day of the day, Gao Mingcheng and Duo Mei finally returned to Gaojiacun.
Seeing the familiar village, many beautiful things actually gave me a strange excitement.
After a trip outside, I felt at ease when I came back here. The so-called golden nest and silver nest are not as good as one's own doghouse, and the thought of fallen leaves returning to their roots is a sentiment shared by many people throughout the ages.
As soon as they entered the village, some villagers saw them and asked about them.
Everyone knew that they went to Yangcheng, and they all knew that Yangcheng was far, far away, and it was also very prosperous and wealthy.
Unable to resist such hospitality, Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to park his bicycle under the largest camphor tree at the entrance of the village. This camphor tree is a hundred years old and has a canopy that covers the sky. It is the best place for shade and coolness, and is also the birthplace of gossip in the village.
Gao Mingcheng was very eloquent, and he talked about the trip to Yangcheng in great detail, telling all the interesting things he had seen along the way in a very interesting and exciting way.
Therefore, the idea of traveling far and wide to see the world was implanted in the minds of the younger generation.
There are few people going out now. By the 1990s, young people in the village will gradually leave the village and enter unfamiliar big cities.
Some of them work on construction sites, some work in factories, and some start small businesses.
The two sons of Gao Mingcheng's cousin Gao Fanmao went to the city famous for leather. They first worked as small laborers, and later they opened a tannery of their own and started selling leather clothes, earning a lot of money.
This is a later story, but what Gao Mingcheng didn't expect was that it was precisely because of his boastful talk that his two cousins left home to work two years earlier.
After the conversation was almost finished, Gao Mingcheng found a reason to get away, otherwise he would be pestered by others, which would mean that he would not be able to finish talking all day and night.
After returning home, Gao Mingcheng saw that Duo Mei's condition was still not good, so he said, "You rest at home while I go out to deliver things."
Duo Mei was indeed a little tired, but she braced herself and said, "I'd better give the gifts to my second sister and brother first, to save her from making irresponsible remarks."
It can be seen that Duo Mei is also very aware of her second sister's character, so she went to her second sister's house with two electronic watches.
This time she went on a long trip and asked her brother to help take care of the family's livestock and crops. In addition to gifts, she also received wages.
Gao Mingcheng did not participate in many things between the beautiful sisters. He rearranged the things he brought back, packed the sample clothes to be sent to Gao Shouwang in a separate bag, and then packed the gifts separately.
He pedaled his bicycle and went out again.
We first went to Gao Shouwang's house. Before we even entered, we heard the sound of a sewing machine and the chatter of girls.
Listening carefully, it turned out that the topic was still about him.
The news about his return from Yangcheng has already spread throughout the village.
But Gao Shouwang and others were still able to hold on, because they knew that Gao Mingcheng would definitely come here after he packed up.
"Uncle Shouwang! Aunt Feixia! I'm here!" Gao Mingcheng put his bicycle next to the courtyard gate and walked in with a big bag of stuff in his hand.
"Second brother!" Gao Shufang stood up first and looked at Gao Mingcheng with joy.
Among the people present, only she had the closest relationship with Gao Mingcheng, siblings from the same mother.
Gao Shouwang and Dong Feixia couldn't stand anymore and walked quickly to Gao Mingcheng. Both of them stared at the big bag with faint excitement.
They have invested all their money in the garment factory, so they all want to do a good job.
In fact, the reason why they work so hard has something to do with their son.
In one letter, their eldest son tactfully stated that he was dating a partner, and that the partner's status was unusual and that he might not be discharged from the army, change his job, or return to his hometown in the future.
Gao Shouwang and Dong Feixia looked at it, feeling happy and sad at the same time.
People of the older generation naturally do not want to leave their hometown where they were born and raised. At the same time, they feel that if the woman has a high status, then their son will be like a bride-in-law, which makes them feel somewhat uncomfortable.
In the previous life, they had no choice but to admit it. Later, in order to take care of their grandson, they moved their family and never returned to Gaojia Village.
But in this life, they became friends with Gao Mingcheng, and Gao Mingcheng expressed that he wanted to open a clothing store in the county.
To sell clothes, they naturally have to purchase goods. In that case, why not set up a clothing workshop and make ready-made clothes for sale?
Dong Feixia has skills, her daughter also has skills, and with a few apprentices, a grassroots team is born.
As long as the garment factory is established and has money, they will have confidence. Even if the woman has a high status, they will not be able to stand up straight.
But their experience is limited. Although they have been making clothes for more than ten years, they have made the same styles over and over again. They have not seen much, and naturally they do not know much.
Fortunately, Gao Mingcheng proposed again at this time that he would take Duo Mei out to see the world and buy back all the popular clothes in Yangcheng.
With these sample clothes, they dismantle the sample clothes, pattern them, cut them, and then sew similar styles.
This is actually plagiarism, but no one will come to you to talk about copyright issues now.
The clothes brought by Gao Mingcheng have been taken out. Most of them are summer clothes, with styles for men, women and children. There are also two winter clothes, one for men and one for women.
Buying winter clothes on a hot day is not an easy task, because stalls all over the street are filled with summer clothes, not even autumn clothes.
With his sharp tongue, Gao Mingcheng quickly established a relationship with the owner of a stall, and through this owner, he obtained the two best men's and women's coats sold last winter.
For people in Yangcheng, last year's styles will be outdated and unfashionable this year, but fashion trends often start in big cities and then spread to small cities.
These two winter coats are the most fashionable and beautiful when they come to small counties.
"So lovely!"
"beautiful!"
"I want to wear it so much!"
"This fabric... is so special!"
There were exclamations one after another, and the little girls Gao Shufang and others were already lost in the pile of dresses.
As the saying goes, a woman’s wardrobe is always missing one piece of clothing.
The same is true for Gao Shufang and others. The reason why they didn't buy it was because they had no money.
"It's beautiful! It's so beautiful! The things from Yangcheng are just different!" Dong Feixia's eyes were shining and she couldn't put it down for these beautiful clothes.
She quickly picked out a few skirts and said, "Shufang, how about you guys try them on and see how they look on your upper body?"
She has a good sense and the dresses she picked are the most suitable for Gao Shufang and the others.
They were all at a beauty-loving age and couldn't help it on the spot. They took their clothes into Dong Feixia's room and changed their clothes there.
Within two minutes, three people came out one after another.
After putting on the latest dresses, the three of them suddenly became fashionable. If they had changed their hair styles, permed their hair, put on makeup, etc., even their biological mothers would not recognize them.
Gao Mingcheng watched from the side and felt that these dresses were suitable for them, so he said generously: "After these dresses are disassembled and plated, I will give them to you to wear!"
The clothes he bought were owned by him, but Gao Shouwang and the others just dismantled them and made panels.
"Second brother! You are so good!" Gao Shufang jumped up and down with joy on the spot, and the other two cousins also beamed with joy.
They never expected that there would be such benefits.
Gao Mingcheng then said to Gao Shouwang and his wife, "After you make a decision on these clothes, I will take them back and give them away."
Gao Shouwang said immediately: "This is what it should be."
These clothes are worth a lot of money, and they don't dare to take advantage of them.
Being able to dismantle these clothes and make boards for free, and then follow the instructions, is already a huge advantage.
After understanding what he said, Gao Mingcheng took out three electronic watches from another bag, one for men and two for women.
The men's style was given to Gao Shouwang, and the women's style was given to Dong Feixia and Gao Shufang.
As for Gao Shuzhen, there is no such thing.
Although the cousins are also close, no one's money comes from the strong wind. He only gives it to his own family. There is nothing wrong with this.
Even if he is greedy, he can only mutter a few words in private.
Although Gao Shuzhen and Gao Shuzhen looked envious, they were not dissatisfied. They were already ecstatic that they could get a new dress.
"What is this? A watch? What a strange watch!" Gao Shufang shouted in surprise, her voice full of joy and excitement.
Gao Mingcheng felt her happiness, smiled, and told everyone how to use the electronic watch.
What he sent was the simplest style. To be honest, it didn’t look very good, but it was novel enough! LCD screen represents new technology!
For the people in the village, it was so amazing that they never got tired of it.
Gao Mingcheng talked here for a while, then said goodbye and left. He had to go to his parents' house.
When he arrived at his parents' house, he didn't expect that everyone in the family was there. Even his sister-in-law was sitting under the eaves with her child in her arms. When his figure appeared, everyone became excited.
Everyone, Gao Gaoyuanyuan, was the first to speak: "Mingcheng, you are back. How have you been along the way?"
Okay, Gao Mingcheng knew what he was going to say, so he talked about what he saw and heard on the road. Everyone was stunned, and their eyes were full of longing.
What he said was naturally chosen. As for the dark parts, he kept silent because there was no need for it for the time being.
It is not a bad thing to make the villagers yearn for the outside world.
Although the small mountain village is nice, it doesn't have much development. It would be a tragedy to be stuck here for the rest of your life.
Only when you are not short of money and have freedom, a small mountain village will be a desirable place.
After telling everyone about my experiences for a while, the next step is the most anticipated part, gift giving!
Gao Mingcheng took out several watches, including men's and women's watches, and said with a smile: "One for each person, you can choose yourselves!"
They are all different colors, but most of them are golden.
Let me ask, who doesn’t like gold?
Sure enough, the golden one was picked out first, and the remaining few people were still struggling there.
Grandma Gao sat on the stool and did not move. Although there was curiosity in her eyes, she could still remain motionless.
When she lives to her age, she naturally takes a dim view of some things.
Seeing an extra watch, Grandma Gao smiled and said, "Mingcheng, I'm old and don't know how to read a watch, so I don't want this one of mine. You can take it back."
Gao Mingcheng was not surprised by this. He took back the last watch as a matter of course, and then magically took out something else from his bag.
He handed the thing to Grandma Gao and said, "Grandma, I'll give this to you."
It was a simple-looking silver hairpin. Although it was hollow, it still felt very textured when held in the hand.
Grandma Gao used to wear her hair in an old-fashioned way, using a wooden stick, which looked somewhat unseemly.
So when Gao Mingcheng was shopping in Yangcheng, he took a fancy to this simple silver hairpin.
When Grandma Gao saw the silver hairpin, her voice became tighter and she asked, "Is this silver?"
Gao Mingcheng smiled and nodded.
Grandma Gao's eyes instantly filled with tears. She had never owned a piece of gold or silver jewelry in her whole life!
On the fourth day of my son's illness, my daughter also became ill, and continued to check in at the hospital. Now in the hospital's pediatric department, nine out of ten patients have hands, mouth, and feet! This disease has spread so rapidly recently!
Dear book friends who have babies, you should also pay attention to your baby’s physical condition!
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