Last year before the Lunar New Year, under the leadership of Captain Huang, the Dongfeng Brigade distributed money to every household.

This was the largest amount they had ever received.

The entire Dongfeng Brigade was filled with joy and hope.

Everyone was hoping to earn more money next year, so as soon as the pear harvest season arrived, they immediately sent someone to Lianhua Brigade to inform Captain Lin.

Lin Aiguo told Lin Yu about it, and the two decided to reopen the workshop.

The next day, Lin Aiguo presided over the workshop's opening ceremony and encouraged the workers.

As the new year's work began, Lin Yuan, Li Dahui, and Zhou Huanan went together to deliver gifts to their clients in various parts of the county and provincial capital.

The gift was left over from last year: a gift pack of sweet potato vermicelli and dried fruit.

I sent a few copies to each unit as a token of my appreciation and a reminder that the workshop has reopened and they can place orders.

They visited each of them one by one, which showed their sincerity.

Sure enough, several companies placed orders immediately. Although the quantities were small, it was a good start.

As soon as the workshop started operating, the Dongfeng Brigade also began to get busy.

Compared to last year, everyone is more motivated to work this year. The difference between knowing you can make money and actually making money is that big.

Lin Yu sent a message to them, asking them to deliver the goods. The next day, baskets of fresh, juicy pears were delivered to the Lianhua Brigade.

Lin Yu suspected that they hadn't slept all night when they picked them.

However, this also shows the attitude of the Dongfeng Brigade.

Looking at the quality of the pears, almost none of them were bad, except for one that was accidentally dropped.

The people of the Dongfeng Brigade are still as simple and honest as ever.

This kind of partner is the best, saving Lin Yu a lot of trouble and hassle.

Mutual trust is essential for a lasting relationship.

Because the sweet potatoes haven't been harvested yet and there's still stock in the warehouse, only the fruit workshop can start operating first.

As soon as the pears were delivered, the workers got busy.

After several processes, the bags of dried fruit are neatly arranged and ready for shipment.

Everything was in good order, so Lin Yu didn't have to worry about anything.

I ran into Ma Lianhua on the road, and she kept asking me why the sweet potato workshop hadn't started operating yet.

How can she go to work if she doesn't start working?

If she doesn't go to work, how can she get a salary?

The dried fruit workshop only opened last year, and the workers there were paid less than her, which made her quite proud of herself for a long time.

Now, they've started work first. If this continues, Ma Lianhua thinks they'll earn a month's salary more than she does.

“Aunt Ma, there’s nothing we can do about it. Our brigade has used up all its sweet potatoes, as you know. The next crop was just planted, so it won’t be harvested anytime soon. I’m already thinking of a solution.”

Ma Lianhua was certainly aware of the situation; after all, the brigade's warehouse was right there, and she knew whether there were sweet potatoes inside.

But if she could understand others, she wouldn't be the perfect Ma Lianhua.

She resorted to unreasonable demands, insisting that Lin Yu give her a promise.

Lin Yu sighed and said, "Okay, okay, I promise you, this year your salary will definitely be no less than the people in the dried fruit workshop, alright?"

Ma Lianhua felt that this was too vague and she was not satisfied. "That won't do. You have to tell me clearly when we can start work."

The team members next to them were also very concerned about this issue. If they didn't work, they wouldn't get paid. They were envious of the people at the dried fruit workshop who went to work every day.

Lin Yu looked at them and said, "Then I promise you, the workshop will start operating this month, okay?"

Lin Yu spoke with such confidence that, although the group was somewhat skeptical, they didn't press her further and let her off the hook.

Lin Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief after breaking through the encirclement.

These people are truly terrifying.

In her past life, she had only ever seen people who didn't want to work, but now everyone wants to work; not working is unacceptable.

However, she could understand them. Nowadays, living conditions in rural areas are not good. There is enough food, but when it comes to money, there is none.

But if you want to eat meat, buy clothes, or buy oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, what doesn't cost money?

With the wages from the workshop, the whole brigade was able to eat meat during the Spring Festival, and many children wore new clothes.

This shows how attractive this job is to them.

Lin Yu also wanted to help the workshop develop better so that everyone in the team could receive a wage.

As the team leader, Lin Aiguo hopes that the team's workshops will continue to improve.

However, the sweet potatoes had not yet been harvested, but Lin Yu still promised the team members that they would start work within this month.

"How could you agree to their request so easily? Did they bully you?"

Do you know that if the workshop can't start operating this month, you'll be drowned in spit?

Lin Aiguo was extremely anxious.

His niece is too fierce.

How can you just wave your hand and casually brush off others?

You should know that those team members don't care about your reasons; if you promise something and then don't keep it, they won't approve.

She might even be dismissed as the workshop manager.

Lin Yu said confidently, "Uncle, don't worry, I have a plan."

"What methods do you have? Can you create something out of nothing?"

Lin Yu pointed outside the brigade and said, "If we don't have sweet potatoes ourselves, don't other brigades have them too?"

After listening, Lin Aiguo thought for a moment and asked her, "You mean, we should go and buy sweet potatoes from other brigades?"

"But wouldn't that increase the cost..."

Since our own production team's sweet potatoes cost nothing, buying them from others would reduce our profits.

Lin Yu shook her head: "We can't say that. We need to look at the whole province and the whole country. If we want to make the workshop bigger and stronger, it's not enough to just grow sweet potatoes ourselves."

It must be said that Lin Aiguo is now able to quickly understand Lin Yu's meaning when communicating with her.

This indicates that the workshop has bigger goals this year: to expand production and utilize raw materials from the surrounding brigades.

If it could really happen...

"Oh, you're such a smart kid. Your uncle is old and his vision can't compare to that of you young people."

Lin Aiguo has recently had this realization: in Lin Yu, he sees the future of the Lotus Brigade, and even the entire country.

They have broad vision and extensive knowledge, and they can always bring fresh ideas to the older generation.

So he discussed the matter with the brigade cadres. Considering that the workshop workers were eager to start work and this was the only way at the moment, everyone agreed to go to other brigades to purchase sweet potatoes.

As for which brigade...

Lin Yu was unaware of this, but Lin Aiguo knew the truth: "Among the brigades of the commune, the Niutou Brigade grows the most sweet potatoes because they have a lot of sandy land there."

Lin Yu: "Why do I feel like the Bull Head Brigade looks familiar?"

Lin Aiguo said with a dark face, "Isn't that the one Da Hui got engaged to before?"

Speaking of this, Lin Yu remembered that woman who cheated on Uncle Da Hui and almost made him the one to take the fall; she was from the Bull Head Brigade.

She even accompanied her grandmother and Aunt Lin to their home.

"Should we still contact them?"