Reborn in the ’80s as a Group Favorite Bigshot – Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Is This Reliable?

Although Song Youfu was henpecked, he actually cared about his reputation the most.

Over the years, the villagers had often gossiped about his family, whispering behind their backs, which actually made him feel quite uncomfortable.

If his daughter’s plan succeeded, their family would become the village’s benefactors. Wherever he went, he would see the grateful eyes of the villagers. He felt excited just thinking about it.

Successfully brainwashed by Song Chu, he straightened his back and agreed, “I think this will work.”

Anyway, the tea oil was collected from the mountain, so his family didn’t have to contribute anything. They could gain a good reputation for free. It was worth it.

Song’s Eldest Sister-in-Law, Song’s Second Eldest Brother, and Song’s Fourth Eldest Brother, who hadn’t been completely convinced, wanted to cry. The two most important decision-makers in the family had switched sides so quickly.

How did Little Sister become so eloquent? Even they were almost convinced…

Song Lao Er couldn’t help but say, “That’s money, are we just giving it away?”

Just thinking about it made his heart ache.

Song Chu raised an eyebrow at him, “You don’t want to earn face in the village anymore?”

Song Lao Er wanted to roll his eyes. Face was not as important as money.

But seeing his sister’s sharp gaze, his mother’s glare, and his father’s stern face, he wanted to cry again. Life in this family was too difficult for him.

“It’s not that I don’t want to,” he mumbled.

Song Chu made the final decision, “As long as you want to, that’s enough. Our family will rise in the village and prosper.”

Then she rolled up her sleeves and gave a warning look to Song Lao Er, Song’s Eldest Sister-in-Law, and Song Lao Si, “If anyone dares to hold the family back in the future, I’ll deal with them.”

Tang Feng slammed her hand on the table, “Whoever holds the family back can get the hell out of here.”

“I agree,” Song Youfu nodded.

Song’s Eldest Brother said weakly, “I agree.”

He also liked to have face, but unfortunately, the family’s situation had been difficult in the past. If things really turned out as Little Sister said, he would be very happy to see it.

Then he received a twisting pinch from Song’s Eldest Sister-in-Law, making him wince in pain.

Song Lao Si, who was a local tough, had always cared about his reputation. Thinking that if this matter succeeded, he would also gain face among his buddies in the village, he said, “I agree too.”

“I agree too,” even Song’s Second Eldest Brother’s Wife, who usually had no say, spoke up softly this time.

For some reason, she felt that Little Sister was different now. Maybe following her would change the family’s life for the better.

Then she received a fierce glare from Song Lao Er, making her immediately lower her head.

Seeing this, Song Chu slapped him, “Do you want to glare again? If you bully Second Sister-in-law again, I’ll beat you up every time I see you.”

Although this guy didn’t hit his wife, he often scolded her and treated her like a maid. Every day, she had to prepare his bathwater and even wash his feet. He was too much.

“Ouch!” Song Lao Er felt like his shoulder was about to break from the slap, “Little Sister, can’t you be gentler?”

Was she trying to murder her own brother?

Song Chu snorted, “If I’m gentle, you won’t realize your mistakes.”

“…” Song Lao Er looked utterly dejected. He couldn’t survive in this family anymore.

The others couldn’t help but snicker. Serves him right!

With the whole family in agreement, the next step was to deliver the oil.

Song Youfu was responsible for delivering to Song’s Eldest Uncle and Song’s Second Eldest Uncle’s families. Tang Feng was responsible for delivering to Tang’s Second Eldest Uncle and Tang’s Third Eldest Uncle’s families. Song Lao Er was responsible for delivering to the cowshed.

Song Chu personally delivered to Eldest Maternal Uncle’s family and also wanted to discuss buying the oil press.

When she arrived at her Eldest Maternal Uncle’s house, they had just finished eating.

Seeing Song Chu carrying a basket, the whole family looked at her.

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Usually, Song Chu only came to their house when they had something delicious to eat or when she wanted something. So, her two cousins’ wives couldn’t help but wonder what she wanted this time.

Because Song Chu had been working well these past two days, Tang Min was quite happy to see her, “Why are you here, Chu Chu?”

Song Chu opened the basket and took out a bottle of oil, “I’m here to deliver oil.”

Seeing the oil she took out, Tang’s family was stunned.

She wasn’t here to ask for something but to give them oil?

Remembering the snake meat from yesterday, everyone looked at Song Chu strangely. Had she changed?

Eldest Maternal Aunt’s Wife saw the bottle of oil and smiled, “That’s a lot, why don’t you keep it for your family?”

“We still have some at home. My mom also delivered some to my other two uncles’ families,” Song Chu walked over and sat down, placing the oil on the table.

Hearing this, Tang Min wasn’t happy but worried. He frowned, “Where did you get this oil?”

Giving away so many bottles of oil at once, he hoped she hadn’t done anything wrong to get it.

He would rather not have the oil than have his niece get into trouble.

Song Chu knew he was concerned about her and smiled, explaining, “I pressed this oil in the county town today.”

Then she told him about discovering the oil tea trees, asking someone to press the oil, and inquiring about buying an oil press.

Tang Min breathed a sigh of relief and felt gratified again, “It seems your schooling wasn’t wasted after all.”

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have discovered the oil tea trees and wouldn’t have been able to press the oil.

“If the oil press you mentioned can be bought for three hundred yuan, it is indeed very cheap. But what if we can’t fix it after we bring it back? And after we finish pressing the oil from the tea fruits on the mountain, won’t the machine be idle? In that case, it seems a bit wasteful,” Tang Min thought for a moment and said.

The village could squeeze out three hundred yuan from the public funds, but they had to think further ahead.

Song Chu had already thought of an explanation, “Educated Youth Gu knows how to repair machines. I’ve already talked to him. If the village buys the oil press, he will be responsible for repairing and maintaining it.”

“As for after we finish pressing the tea oil, we can also press soybean oil and rapeseed oil. The tea oil residue can be used as fertilizer, the bean dregs can feed pigs, chickens, and ducks, and the rapeseed cake is a natural fish feed and fruit tree fertilizer. Everything can be utilized.”

“Our village has a field of rapeseed flowers on the Front Mountain, which can be used to press oil.”

She added, “Then every household in the village won’t have to worry about oil, and we can even exchange the surplus oil for other things.”

Tang Min didn’t know that those wildflowers could also be used to press oil. Normally, he wouldn’t believe it, but looking at the tea oil on the table, he felt that his niece wasn’t lying.

“If we can really keep pressing oil, then buying the machine is worth it.” He didn’t doubt that Educated Youth Gu could repair machines. He was an educated person and must know a lot.

“As for exchanging things, is that possible? What can we exchange?” Tang Min emphasized, “We can’t do anything speculative.”

He wasn’t a rigid person, but he had to adhere to basic principles.

Song Chu smiled, “If our village is pressing oil, it’s not like the whole village will go into speculation. You don’t have to worry about that, Eldest Maternal Uncle.”

“As for exchanging things, it’s simple. Now, not only is oil scarce in rural areas, but it’s also scarce in the cities. We can exchange with those state-owned factories. We give them oil in exchange for cloth, clothes, sugar, meat, etc. This is not speculation.”

Tang Min was unsure, “Will those state-owned factories agree? Is this reliable?”

“Of course, it’s reliable,” Song Chu said, “They don’t have to spend money. They can just use their factory’s products to exchange for the scarce oil as a benefit for their employees. They might even be happier than we are. They will definitely agree.”

Because no one had done this before, Eldest Maternal Uncle was worried, but Song Chu was very confident about the exchange.

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