?Chapter 45: 45 Knowledge Changes Destiny Chapter 45: 45 Knowledge Changes Destiny Although these things aren’t worth much money, they are still rare in the countryside and can be exchanged for cash at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Li Xiuli said with a smile, teasing, “Your dad and I both heard it, you said you were going to buy Tangtang a pair of little leather shoes.”
A pair of little leather shoes would cost at least a few yuan.
The brat was young and frivolous, unaware of the hardships of earning money, and just bragged away.
Not even afraid of bursting the hides they inflated into the sky.
Lin Qingmu nodded and answered, showing no concern at all.
He didn’t believe he would spend his whole life toiling in the fields.
Though not particularly clever, he had made it through middle school with lots of stumbles.
He wasn’t talking about making a fortune, but surely making some small money was possible.
Roads are made by walking!
Lin Tang liked the clothes her sister-in-law gave her very much and knew how difficult it was to get the fabric for a garment these days.
Feeling grateful, she wanted to pay back a bit.
She went back to her room and took out the second batch of moisturizing cream she had made.
The first batch was only two boxes; she gave one to Xiaoyun and kept one for herself.
The second batch was five boxes, which were just finished that morning.
“Mom, big sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, this is the moisturizing cream I made. It’s very comfortable to apply on the face.
I’ve been using it these past few days, look, isn’t my face much fairer and smoother?”
As she spoke, Lin Tang passed the boxes.
Ning Xinrou looked at her younger sister-in-law’s face and raised her eyebrows in surprise.
It did indeed seem a lot fairer and smoother!
But, did Tangtang make this herself?
Ning Xinrou took the box, opened it, and dabbed a bit with her hand, spreading it on the back of her hand.
Glossy!
Moist!
The dry wrinkles on the back of her hand seemed to have faded a lot.
“Tangtang, did you make this yourself?” she asked in shock.
This was too miraculous.
The creams from the supply and marketing cooperative, which cost a few yuan, weren’t as effective as this.
Lin Tang nodded and explained to her family, “I made it, using a recipe I stumbled upon when I was in school before.
I just wanted to try it out and didn’t expect it to actually succeed.
I used it and thought it was good, so I made a few more boxes!”
Ning Xinrou compared her left and right hands.
She found that her left hand, where she applied the cream, was so much more hydrated than the dry one.
Her eyes lit up slightly.
“Tangtang is really amazing!”
“Mom and Mei Zi should try too. I think this is even better than the cream from the supply and marketing cooperative.”
This wasn’t just a compliment.
She had used quite a bit of the cooperative’s cream, and it was no match for the one her younger sister-in-law made.
Li Xiuli hadn’t used the cream herself, but hearing her daughter-in-law praising her daughter, she was proud and her face was full of smiles.
She also took a bit, the size of a green bean, and applied it to the back of her hand.
In no time, the painful dry cracks on her hand were gone.
The back of her hand, which had been as cracked as tree bark, seemed to be covered in a soft glow.
It made her hands, which looked like tree bark, much prettier.
“…Why do I feel like the cracks on my hands don’t hurt anymore?”
This effect was even better than applying engine oil.
Zhou Mei leaned over to take a look.
Wow, it really was true.
The old tree bark had become smooth.
“Mom, I think your hand looks a lot brighter,” she said.
As she spoke, she clutched her own box of moisturizing cream tightly, her eyes shining brightly as she looked at Lin Tang.
Her little sister-in-law was so capable.
To be able to make such a product was quite a skill!
Li Xiuli didn’t even bother to listen to Zhou Mei’s babbling.
She looked towards Lin Tang, her pride showing as she slightly tilted her head upward.
She immediately began to praise her.
“Tangtang is really talented! Whose daughter can make such a precious item.”
Our Tangtang is so clever!
Just look at this…this thing she made, it’s so fragrant, and the key point is it’s even more useful than vanishing cream,
Who says it’s useless for girls to study, I see it has great use!
My daughter really has talent!”
The Lin Family men don’t use that stuff, so they don’t know how extraordinary it is or isn’t.
But they know about the vanishing cream from the supply and marketing cooperative.
The vanishing cream is quite expensive.
Only workers in the county towns can afford it.
For us country folks, having a bit of hogwash oil is already something remarkable.
And now what are they saying?
That the moisturizing cream her daughter (sister) made is even better than vanishing cream?
Is there anything more gratifying than this?
“Tangtang, do you have a lot of this stuff?
If it’s really good, can we sell it to make some money?” Lin Qingmu suddenly spoke up, asking.
He was quick-witted.
His first reaction was: Can it be exchanged for money?
Lin Qingshan stared coldly at this brother of his who had money on his mind.
“Are you looking to get yourself killed? Sell? Where do you think you’re going to sell it?”
Thinking that Qingmu wanted to sell it on the black market, he looked displeased.
The black market was full of dangers, get caught and you are done for.
Lin Qingmu came back to his senses, seeing the expressions on his family’s faces weren’t good.
Especially their mother’s, looking as if she might grab a broom to hit him any second now.
He hurriedly clarified, “You don’t think I want to sell it on the black market, do you?
What are you thinking? This stuff isn’t like grain, not so easy to sell.
Unless there’s a distributor, taking it to the black market is the least clever idea!”
As he spoke, he seemed to glow with confidence.
Assured and vigorous.
“So, your meaning is to sell it to the supply and marketing cooperative?” Lin Tang said.
She understood her third brother’s intention, but she might have to disappoint him.
“Right, that’s exactly what I mean.
If this stuff is truly better than vanishing cream, there’s no reason for the people at the supply and marketing cooperative to look down on it!” Lin Qingmu’s eyes shone brightly.
The Lin Family also thought so.
If the family could have an extra source of income, wouldn’t that be an enormous good fortune?
Lin Tang shook her head, smiling and said, “Third brother, stop thinking about it, even if the supply and marketing cooperative values it, we still can’t supply enough…”
Then she explained in detail.
First, it contained medicinal herbs in not insignificant amounts, it wouldn’t be realistic to start a workshop to supply goods.
Second, the cost of this moisturizing cream wasn’t low, retail price would be at least the same as vanishing cream, few people could afford it.
Even if some could afford it, who would choose it over the popular vanishing cream, especially when this moisturizing cream had no name recognition.
Therefore, this skin-whitening moisturizing cream could at most be used by the family or given away as gifts.
Supplying it to the supply and marketing cooperative? At present, it’s not likely.
Perhaps in the future, once connections are developed, there might be a chance.
Lin Qingmu was a little disappointed, but he didn’t press the issue.
He just felt that the opportunity to make money hadn’t arrived yet.
“I see! Then never mind.”
Lin Tang looked at her third brother, comforting him, “Third brother, don’t worry, isn’t our family raising pigs now, pig farming can also make money.”
Especially now, when the whole country is short of grain and even shorter on meat.
If we can raise pigs well, it’s not impossible for our brigade to become wealthy.
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“Of course, third brother, you must believe that knowledge can change one’s fate!” Lin Tang was very confident about the future.
Just give her time, she could lift the whole earth with the brigade.
“Tangtang is right, knowledge can change destiny, intellectuals are indeed different,” Li Xiuli glanced at her daughter, affirming.
She wasn’t well-educated, but she knew that educated people could be respected no matter where they went.
Because of this, she and the children’s dad tightened their belts, insisting that their children go to school.
The eldest and second children weren’t dumb, but for some reason, they just didn’t want to go to school.
They didn’t want to continue studying after finishing primary school.