Chapter 267 The First Short Meeting

There is a large stove in the canteen, equipped with a long table and benches. When work officially starts later, the workers can eat together in the canteen.

Now He is no longer able to handle the kitchen work alone.

Last year, Ms. Qiu was unable to become one of the first batch of workers because she was pregnant. She had been thinking about it for a long time. Now that she found a vacancy, she is willing to help with cooking even with her child on her back.

So now the two sisters-in-law share the responsibility of preparing breakfast and lunch. As the canteen has not been built yet, three stoves have been built on the original site so that three pots can operate at the same time.

Stewing soup, cooking rice, and frying vegetables at the same time, Mrs. He and Mrs. Qiu were both quick and nimble and managed to handle the work.

Qin Yao walked over and took a look at her two sisters-in-law who were preparing lunch. Seeing that their hands were so fast that they left afterimages, she immediately shook her head. Cooking is impossible without some skills!

Qin Yao was not sure how many workers there were in the factory now, but at a glance, there were at least fifty or sixty people busy.

But some of them should have been brought by Uncle Jiu to help build the factory.

There was almost no idle person in the factory. Qin Yao walked around, and the people who were concentrating on their work did not notice her arrival.

Qin Yao looked around the stationery factory by herself and had a rough idea in her mind. She then found Carpenter Liu who was arguing with Yunniang and asked him to notify a few old backbones to hold a short meeting in the open space near the wood pile.

"What meeting?" Carpenter Liu was already very angry at the moment. In addition, Qin Yao blurted out a new word that he had never heard of before, so he couldn't help but get anxious. The tone of his voice sounded like he was mad when he asked.

Qin Yao secretly swallowed her saliva, knowing that the factory had been supported by him alone for more than half a month, and the uncle was on the verge of collapse. Her tone unconsciously softened, and she explained in a gentle voice:

"We call everyone together, and we discuss the tasks that each of us is currently responsible for. If there are any problems, we raise them, and we work together to find ways to solve them."

I understand. Carpenter Liu nodded and waved at Yunniang: "Just do as you say. Anyway, the painting job is given to you, so if there is any problem, you will solve it yourself!"

After saying that, he pointed to the empty space where the wood was piled, and motioned for her to go over and wait for Qin Yao to start that meeting.

Qin Yao had just notified the three Liu Bo brothers, and Carpenter Liu went to call Liu Qi, Shunzi, and Uncle Jiu.

"By the way, call the village chief and the clan leader as well!" Qin Yao suddenly remembered and hurriedly instructed.

Carpenter Liu agreed, and immediately sent Liu Qi to call his grandfather and the clan leader.

"What are you doing?" The village chief was still watching the water in the field when he was suddenly called by his grandson to attend a short meeting. He was a little confused.

Liu Qi didn't know either, so he stretched his neck and shouted, "Sir, hurry up, Madam Qin is waiting for you over there!"

After saying this hurriedly, he ran excitedly towards the clan leader's house.

The village chief was angry and helpless, "This child is so irritable"

Seeing Liu Qi suddenly appear, the clan leader was also confused, but after listening to Liu Qi's explanation, he found it a little interesting, "Let's go and see what Madam Qin is going to do next."

Qin Yao called Yunniang to help her set up the venue.

When asked why she quarreled with Carpenter Liu, Yunniang smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. I just think that the painting process we used before is a bit slow now, and I want to change it to be faster."

Carpenter Liu didn't like his things being tampered with, so he was a little unhappy.

However, Carpenter Liu seemed to agree. Yunniang smiled brightly, "I'll show him a demo first. After all, Carpenter Liu has more experience than me. Once he nods, I'll teach everyone."

Qin Yao tilted her head to look at Yunniang's bright smile, feeling her fulfillment and happiness, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Yunniang, I am very happy that the factory has such an outstanding young person like you." Qin Yao said seriously.

Yunniang was startled, then her face flushed. She said a little embarrassedly, "Actually, when I was a child, I dreamed of being a carpenter. Seeing the wood gradually transformed into something completely different in my hands, I felt happy and satisfied."

Qin Yao taught her a new word, "This is a sense of accomplishment."

"Chengjiugan?" Yunniang was a little confused. It was such a strange word.

Qin Yao smiled helplessly, "It seems I have to organize a literacy class to help everyone learn literacy."

"Ah?" Yunniang was a little panicked, "We are not blind, no one is blind."

If Qin Yao hadn't been afraid that Yunniang would get angry and embarrassed, she would have laughed out loud.

He suppressed his laughter and patted the young man's shoulder comfortingly, "I meant illiterate."

Yunniang finally understood what was going on in her mind. It turned out that Madam Qin meant that they were illiterate!

But the way these literate people speak is different from others. Illiterate, illiterate, isn't that just blind? It's quite apt.

Seeing Yunniang's dazed expression as if she had suddenly realized something, Qin Yao patted her and asked her to move the tables, chairs and benches.

There is one table and four long benches. If there is not enough space, the extra people will sit on the pile of wood.

Qin Yao took out a small piece of tea cake from the cloth bag around her waist, handed it to her sister-in-law He, and asked her to help boil a pot.

This is what Liu Ji insisted on buying from the provincial capital, saying that it was very rude to always let guests at home drink plain water.

Besides, you can give it as a gift during the New Year holidays.

Qin Yao thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she allocated funds for purchasing tea.

He took a curious look at the tea cake and found that it was the same tea that Qin Yao gave them last night. Thinking of the happiness she had at that time, she smiled all over.

The tea was prepared quickly. Country people don’t care about these things, they just drink it for the taste.

Qin Yao asked her second sister-in-law to bring her a stack of bowls so that she could pour tea later.

Afraid that it would be difficult for Qin Yao to carry, Mrs. Qiu took out a vegetable basket and gave it to her, put the bowls and tea in the basket, and carried it there for easy walking.

Everyone looked at Qin Yao's struggle and felt it was novel.

Yunniang secretly wrote these down, thinking that she would prepare according to this model for the next short meeting.

Everything is ready and all the people are present.

Qin Yao signaled Yunniang to pour tea for everyone, then stood up and clapped her hands, attracting everyone's attention to herself.

"I am very honored that the village chief and clan leader can take time out of their busy schedules to come to the scene. I now declare that the first short meeting of the backbone members of the Liujia Village Stationery Factory will now officially begin!"

"Now, please invite our deputy general manager Liu Jinhe to stand up and introduce the attendees to everyone. Please applaud and welcome him!"

Qin Yao clapped her hands, and everyone present looked at each other in curiosity, and then clapped and welcomed Carpenter Liu to stand up and introduce himself.

Very good, they are all very adaptable. Although I felt her actions were a bit strange, I was still cooperative.

The team was easy to lead, and Qin Yao was very satisfied. She sat down at her seat - on the pile of wood, and nodded encouragingly to Carpenter Liu who stood up stiffly, signaling him to speak boldly.

"Cough, cough!" Carpenter Liu coughed twice to clear his throat, but unexpectedly his throat became even drier. Yunniang quickly handed him a bowl of tea.

After drinking half a bowl of tea and looking at the faces in front of him that were so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar, Carpenter Liu instantly got the hang of it. He put one hand on his waist, pointed at the oldest uncle, Uncle Jiu, and began to introduce everyone.

(End of this chapter)