Zhong Yuemin finally left in December, departing alongside the other people from Forest County who were going off to enlist.
Li Kuiyong gossiped to Wang Yan that, according to news from Tian Fang, Qinling was not doing well. She was absent-minded every day and had no energy for anything. For two days, she had even felt unwell and walked strangely, and so on.
Wang Yan did not care that Zhong Yuemin had made Qinling walk strangely. Instead, he asked Li Kuiyong when he was going to make Tian Fang walk strangely too.
Li Kuiyong had nothing to say, looking rather embarrassed. He then packed his luggage and returned to Jingcheng with Tian Fang. Just as Wang Yan had said, if the two of them could pull some strings and secure positions, they would not come back. If they could not, then they would simply consider it a trip home for the New Year.
Wang Yan did not go anywhere. He merely handled the Canton Fair orders, led his apprentices in improving their skills, and trained them until they could stand on their own.
Harmony River Commune now had a very high output value. Its furniture and home textile factories provided jobs for the commune's young men and women while opening up new sources of income.
At the same time, supported by the two factories, the commune began digging wells, building roads, and planting trees. Though it had only just begun, it was already brimming with vitality.
Once the saplings, shrubs, and the rest planted next year had grown, Harmony River Commune would become an entirely different place.
The furniture and home textile factories were already enough to keep the commune well fed and prosperous. Once this complete industrial chain developed, it would become a business with annual output worth several