Chapter 434: The Entire County in an Uproar, the Ye Deng Clan is Truly Dominant

Chapter 434: The Entire County in an Uproar, the Ye Deng Clan is Truly Dominant

The next morning.

In the Big Banyan Tree Village.

Her nephew rides a bicycle to send Deng Yunzhen back.

It is said that the Ye Deng Clan are all wealthy, with every household having savings exceeding one hundred thousand, but not everyone can afford to buy a motorcycle, her nephew goes out riding a bicycle.

After returning home, her nephew greets her and rides the bicycle back.

Deng Yunzhen's three sons have already separated households. She has been living in Jiang's old house for several years since her old companion passed away, leaving her alone in the old house.

Of course, living here, but eating in rotation at the three sons' houses, eating at each house for a month.

In other regions, after the sons separate households, the elderly often follow the youngest son for basic needs like clothing, food, shelter, and travel, as well as medical care, all of which is the responsibility of the youngest son, with no relation to the other sons, and any inheritance also belongs to the youngest son.

But in Bobai County's rural areas, there is no fixed son who takes care of the elderly, usually following to which son has the means, the elderly follow that son, and if that son is unwilling to take sole responsibility, the other sons also contribute.

The fairest method is taking turns in rotation, the duration of which can be agreed upon by the brothers. If the elderly get sick during the rotation, for minor illnesses, the expenses are shared, but for major illnesses, the expenses are split evenly.

Now, Deng Yunzhen rotates among the three sons' houses, eating, though she eats what the sons and daughters-in-law provide, the three daughters-in-law are indifferent to her, and she feels uncomfortable.

After the elderly, being disrespected is an unbearable situation.

But now, thinking of the clan head's promise to these sisters, she feels unprecedented confidence.

Deng Yunzhen does not wait and goes directly to the second son's house, as it is now her turn to take care of the elderly, with a few days left before the youngest son takes over in June.

Upon arriving at the second son's house, she sees the second daughter-in-law sitting by the stove, a large iron pot covered with a bamboo lid, the pot steaming, and if she didn't guess wrong, it should be cooking sweet potatoes, yams, and other mixed grains.

Seeing her mother-in-law, Jiang Ercao asks, “Mom, did you come back? Did you return home?”

“He came back!”

Deng Yunzhen first responds to the second daughter-in-law and says, “Ercousin, I'll help you cook, you go call the eldest sister and the third sister over to talk.”

Jiang Ercao frowns but still responds, going out to call the eldest sister and the third sister.

The three Jiang brothers' houses are not far, within two minutes, Jiang Ercao calls the eldest sister and the third sister over.

Jiang Eldest sister comes and asks, “Mom, what’s going on?”

Jiang Third sister also responds, “Yes, what’s up, now it’s time for lunch!”

Deng Yunzhen is accustomed to their attitude and positions the second daughter-in-law to sit, “You all know, I came back to attend the clan meeting, this meeting is specially for us these married sisters, do you know what this meeting is about?”

The three sisters look at each other, not knowing what is going on.

Jiang Ercao asks, “Mom, what’s the clan meeting about?”

“The clan meeting is for us these married sisters to stand up for, mainly for two reasons.”

Deng Yunzhen, with a proud face, says, “The first reason is for the clan to support us these married sisters, a few days ago, one of our married sisters in Longtanpo Village has been beaten by her husband...”

She recounts the recent events of Deng Changyuan and the clan’s efforts to support these married sisters, finally saying, “From now on, I guess the entire Bobai County, no one dares to bully us these Ye Deng Clan married sisters.”

The three Jiang sisters are stunned.

Before, they only knew the Ye Deng Clan was wealthy in the entire Bobai, but never expected the Ye Deng Clan to be so dominant.

Jiang Eldest sister takes a deep breath and says, “This Ye Deng Clan is truly dominant!”

Jiang Ercao nods and agrees, “Yes, supporting the clan’s married sisters, this is the first time we heard.”

Jiang Third sister, with a face full of admiration, says, “After the clan meeting news spreads, who dares to bully the Ye Deng Clan married sisters?”

Deng Yunzhen, with a grin, says, “We heard from the clan head, who dares to bully, can try to see, and from now on, who still dares to bully us these Ye Deng Clan married sisters, lightly beaten to kneel and beg for mercy, heavily beaten to crippled.”

The three daughters-in-law were once again filled with emotion upon hearing this.

Jiang Ercao asked, "Mom, the first purpose is to support all the married sisters, but what’s the second purpose?"

Deng Yunzhen, with a radiant expression, said, "The second purpose is that our clan head said he wants to set up a brewery for us married sisters. In the future, a portion of the profits will be given to us as dividends every year.

In other words, I will have a steady income every year, although the exact amount is not yet known. But our clan head assured us that it will definitely provide a good life for us married sisters. I think the amount won’t be small."

Jiang Ercao suddenly stood up from her stool, her eyes full of shock.

Jiang Dacao and Jiang Sansao were not much better; both of them stared with wide eyes, completely disbelieving what they had heard.

Jiang Ercao suppressed her shock and asked in a trembling voice, "Mom, are you serious?"

Jiang Dacao and Jiang Sansao also looked at their mother-in-law.

Deng Yunzhen’s smile grew even brighter at their reactions. She nodded and said, "Of course, it’s true. Who is our clan head? He wouldn’t lie to us."

Jiang Dacao, excited, asked, "Mom, did your clan head mention how much money we need to invest?"

Deng Yunzhen raised her voice, "We don’t need to invest any money. This is unconditional support provided by the clan for us married sisters."

The three daughters-in-law were so moved they didn’t know what to say, but they all had one thought in mind: from now on, they had to do everything to please their mother-in-law. If they took good care of her, the dividends she received would certainly benefit them as well.

With this in mind, Jiang Dacao spoke first, her tone unprecedentedly respectful, "Mom, I’m planning to cook noodles for lunch, come to my house to eat!"

Jiang Sansao quickly added, "Mom, I made steamed fish with taro sprouts for lunch, come to my house to eat!"

(Referring to the fish from the small rivers in Bobai)



Hearing Jiang Dacao and Jiang Sansao, Jiang Ercao panicked. Seeing the chicken by the door, she immediately said, "Mom, let’s have some sweet potatoes first to fill our stomachs, and then I’ll stew your favorite ginger wine for you."

Seeing her three daughters-in-law vying to please her, Deng Yunzhen’s eyes welled up with tears. She had been looking forward to this moment for a long time. In the past, she never experienced such treatment, but now, with the help of the clan head, she finally did.

Her later years were finally looking promising.

...

That afternoon.

In Rongpiao Village, Shabu Town, next door.

Deng Sifang, in a very good mood, specially killed a chicken and prepared a fairly sumptuous meal.

When it was time to eat, her husband, Wang Gui, returned from work.

Seeing so many good dishes, Wang Gui asked in surprise, "Wife, what’s the occasion? Why did you make so many dishes?"

"Today is the great day when I received the imperial sword."

Deng Sifang said this with a profound meaning and then called the children to eat.

Wang Gui didn’t understand what his wife meant, but he didn’t bother to think too much about it. With such good dishes, how could he not have some wine? He eagerly went to get the wine. Just as he was about to pour it into the bowl, Deng Sifang stopped him.

"Wait!"

Wang Gui looked at his wife and asked, "What’s the matter?"

Deng Sifang said calmly, "Before you pour the wine, I want to talk to you about something. If you still want to drink after hearing it, I won’t stop you."

Wang Gui felt that his wife was acting a bit strange today. He frowned and asked, "What’s the matter? Just say it!"

Deng Sifang glanced at him and slowly said, "This time I went back to my hometown for the clan meeting, and our Ye Deng Clan’s clan head said he would lead the entire clan of over three thousand people to support all the married sisters, ensuring that no one dares to bully us.

A few days ago, one of our Ye Deng Clan’s married sisters in Potou Village was beaten by her husband. Our clan head personally led people to Potou Village to avenge her, making her gambling-addicted husband kneel and beg for mercy in front of the entire village.

I don’t mind if you want to drink, but don’t you know what you become when you drink too much? In the past, I forgave you time and time again, but from now on, if you dare to get drunk and violent like before, I will call the brothers from our clan to have a chat with you. Don’t blame me if you end up on your knees begging for mercy."

Wang Gui’s expression stiffened, and he coughed dryly, "I didn’t do it on purpose, why are you still holding a grudge?"

Deng Sifang said confidently, "I’m not holding a grudge, just reminding you. Others drink too, but when they get drunk, they just talk more. No one is like you, who only knows how to get angry and hit their wife.

In short, I won’t stop you from drinking, as long as you don’t hit me when you’re drunk. You can drink as much as you want."

Wang Gui thought for a moment and only poured a small half bowl of wine, saying, "I’ll only drink a little."

Deng Sifang didn’t argue about how much he drank. Instead, as they ate, she detailed the content of the clan meeting, making Wang Gui’s eyes grow wider and wider. The Ye Deng Clan was truly formidable!

At this point, Wang Gui also realized that the Ye Deng Clan was genuinely determined to support the married sisters. If he ever got drunk and violent again, it wouldn’t be as simple as just apologizing to get his wife’s forgiveness.

Perhaps, if his wife really goes back to her hometown to complain, he will end up like the gambler in Potou Village, being beaten to his knees and begging for mercy in front of the whole village.

Thinking about this scene, Wang Gui's expression changed repeatedly. He looked at the bowl of rice wine he had just taken a sip from. Although he really wanted to continue drinking and knew that this small half bowl of wine would not get him drunk, he ultimately did not dare to take the risk.

Because alcohol is really addictive, and once the craving is truly triggered, it would no longer be limited to just this small half bowl. Most likely, the situation would be as follows:

"Just a few more sips, it's fine."

"I can handle three bowls, this is just half a bowl, it's fine."

"I've only had one bowl, just a third of my capacity, a little more won't hurt."

"..."

This situation is similar to how men often reassure women:

"I'll just hold you while we sleep, I promise not to do anything."

"I'll just touch you a little, I promise not to do anything else."

"I'll just rub a bit, you have to trust me, I won't go all the way."

"..."

The outcome is obvious. Wang Gui knew his self-control well; he really couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't continue drinking once the craving hit, nor could he guarantee that he wouldn't lay hands on his wife when drunk.

Therefore, the best way was not to drink at all.

With this in mind, Wang Gui, with great resolve, poured the wine back into the bottle, then served himself a bowl of rice and started eating with his wife and children.

Seeing this, Deng Sifang couldn't help but smile.

...

As the hundreds of married sisters of the Ye Deng Clan gradually returned to their homes, the news of the clan meeting spread like wildfire across the entire Bobai County.

Everyone who heard it was stunned. Leading the entire clan to support the married sisters and establishing a brewery to provide unconditional dividends to the sisters were unprecedented actions in Bobai County.

"The Ye Deng Clan is really going to the heavens!"

"Supporting all the married sisters, the Ye Deng Clan is truly dominant."

"Truly impressive, the Ye Deng Clan is not only wealthy but also has such strong cohesion."

"Really envy them, if only our hometowns were as dominant, who would dare to bully us!"

"..."

Across various towns in Bobai County, countless people were discussing the clan meeting of the Ye Deng Clan. Men who had wives were amazed, never having expected a clan to support its married sisters in such a way.

Married women were filled with envy; who wouldn't want a clan that supported its married sisters?

While everyone was discussing, Deng Shirong began to establish the brewery.

Deng Shirong, who had experienced the future, naturally knew how significant the beer market in China was. It rivaled the white liquor market, with peak annual sales reaching hundreds of billions.

Whether in the beer industry or other sectors, there is a "Matthew Effect" where the strong get stronger. In the future, the Chinese beer market was dominated by a few giants—Qingdao, CR Snow, Budweiser, Carlsberg, and Yanjing—occupying nearly 80% of the market share.

Currently, among the five giants, the American-born Budweiser was the most formidable, but it had not yet entered the Chinese market.

CR Snow would be established next year.

Qingdao was rapidly developing and preparing for its listing next year.

Yanjing was also growing rapidly, increasing its production by 50,000 tons annually, transforming from a medium-sized brewery to a large one.

Carlsberg was one of the earliest foreign beer brands to enter the Chinese market and was currently a formidable force.

If the Ye Deng Clan wanted to start a brewery from scratch to compete with these giants, the difficulty would be immense.

Although CR Snow was established next year, it was a joint venture between Shenyang Brewery and Hong Kong's CR Venture, built on the foundation of Shenyang Brewery, not from scratch.

Therefore, the best way to quickly catch up with these beer giants was to acquire an existing brewery.

Fortunately, there was a suitable target in Guangxi, none other than the famous Li Quan Beer.

Li Quan Beer was established in 1985 and began production in 1987. In 2002, Yanjing Beer acquired 68.08% of Li Quan Beer's equity through a series of investments totaling 212 million yuan, achieving control.

This amount was not significant for the current Deng Clan Group, especially since it was 1992, not 2002. Li Quan Beer was still in its early stages of development and was not worth much. The Deng Clan Group could easily acquire it.

In Guangdong, there was also a very suitable beer company for acquisition, which was the Guangzhou Zhujiang Beer established and put into production in 1985.

There were also many other provinces with their own beer brands. The Deng Clan Group could gradually acquire them, and once they had ten to eight beer companies, they could reorganize and become one of the major beer giants of the era.

With this idea in mind, Deng Shirong handed over the acquisition to Lin Zhongjun, a senior management talent.

...

Nanning.

A luxury residence in Wuyue Square.

Deng Shirong was looking at his grandchildren's report cards.

Previously, his third son's wedding led to Xiaodong'er and Dongzi taking about ten days off to attend the ceremony in the capital. Deng Shirong was a bit worried that it might affect his granddaughter's studies.

Now, seeing his granddaughter's end-of-term report card, Deng Shirong couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. A top student was indeed a top student; taking more than ten days off had no impact on her grades, and she still firmly held the top spot in her grade, unchallenged.

Deng Shirong praised her, "Xiaodong'er, you have not disappointed me. Well done."

Xiaodong'er beamed with joy, "Grandpa, I want to visit Mount Tai this summer. My father's name was inspired by Mount Tai, and I've heard it is called 'The First Mountain Under Heaven.' I want to see what it's like."

Deng Shirong agreed without hesitation, "No problem, I'll take you to Mount Tai for a few days."

Dongzi quickly chimed in, "Grandpa, I want to go to Mount Tai too."

Deng Shirong looked at Dongzi's report card and said regretfully, "Dongzi, I would love to take you, but why don't you try harder? You've fallen behind this semester and are now ranked 25th in your class!"

Dongzi quickly found an excuse, "Grandpa, it's because I took more than ten days off, so my grades were affected."

Deng Shirong laughed, "Your sister also took the same amount of time off, but why wasn't her performance affected?"

"Uh..."

Dongzi was at a loss for words but really wanted to go to Mount Tai with his grandfather and sister. He was so anxious that tears almost welled up in his eyes.

Deng Shirong had long given up hope for his grandson's studies. Seeing his sad expression, he felt a bit soft-hearted and said, "Dongzi, don't say I'm not giving you a chance. If you want to go to Mount Tai, it's not impossible. As long as your sister agrees, I'll take you along."

Dongzi's eyes lit up, and he ran over to hug his sister's arm, shaking it and saying, "Sister, please agree. I want to go to Mount Tai too."

Xiaodong'er said with a look of disdain, "Dongzi, you are so stupid. You are ranked in the twenties in your class and can't even make it into the top hundred in the grade. How can I have such a stupid brother? You really embarrass me. What do you do in class?"

Dongzi said sheepishly, "I don't do anything, just listen to the teacher."

Xiaodong'er frowned, "I don't believe you. You definitely didn't pay attention. If you had, how could you not answer such simple questions?"

Dongzi changed the subject, "Sister, please take me to Mount Tai. If you agree, I'll do whatever you say from now on."

Xiaodong'er asked, "Really anything I say?"

Dongzi nodded vigorously, "Yes, anything you say."

Xiaodong'er smiled, "Alright, give me all your pocket money, and I'll let you come to Mount Tai with us."

Dongzi hesitated for just a few seconds before nodding, "Okay, I'll give you all my pocket money." He didn't really care about pocket money since his family owned a supermarket, and he could get whatever he wanted without spending money.

Xiaodong'er said, "Alright, it's settled then."

Deng Shirong smiled, "Since that's the case, let's leave tomorrow."

...

As the saying goes, "Travel a thousand miles, read ten thousand books." If a person doesn't read, they will live their entire life in a small place, like a frog at the bottom of a well, with no idea of the vast world outside.

Using travel to motivate his grandchildren to study was a win-win situation for Deng Shirong. The benefits of reading are well-known and don't need to be repeated, but traveling and seeing the world can also broaden one's horizons and bring many benefits.

Unfortunately, his grandson was a bit like a lump of clay that couldn't be shaped, even with relaxed conditions, he still couldn't meet the standards, which was quite frustrating.

Fortunately, his eldest granddaughter was very diligent. Even with the extremely high goal of being top of the grade, she could achieve it effortlessly, making Deng Shirong very happy.

Deng Shirong was also looking forward to this trip to Mount Tai.

Although his five sons were named after the Five Great Mountains, he had only heard of them and never seen them. Now, he was finally going to see the foremost of the Five Great Mountains, Mount Tai, hoping that this mountain with special significance in Chinese history would not disappoint him.

...

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