Chapter 205: Fire

The dried duck neck factory caught fire quickly, the extent of the fire not even they had anticipated.

The next day, even Fatty Liu's father came over to help answer the phone. We borrowed a few phones, and they rang non-stop all morning, with orders piling up.

Lu Xiang was here this morning. Fu Qinhui also had a sore throat and took some medicine to reduce internal heat.

His only worry now is delivering the goods.

Finding someone to deliver the goods is a big problem.

Be sure to find someone reliable and trustworthy.

The goods were delivered to the customer smoothly. Liu Pang is now in charge of taking orders, and Fu Qinhui can't leave the factory.

Lu Xiang could have been independent, but now the village is busy with farming. After all, she is a village cadre. It is okay for her to take a day or two off, but not for a long time.

Fu Qinhui was really embarrassed, Lu Xiang said: "Why don't you call my godmother!"

Lu Xiang has long known that Fu Zhi is not an ordinary person. She is anxious now, and she might have some solutions.

Fu Qinhui agreed immediately, and Lu Xiang called her godmother to tell her about this matter.

Fu Zhi said calmly on the other end of the phone: "I know, there is a reliable person here, I don't know if you can trust him!"

Lu Xiang said: "As long as there is a reliable person."

Fu Zhi immediately gave her a contact number. She didn't elaborate on the details, but simply asked them to go there in person and decide whether to use it.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Xiang was overjoyed and asked Fu Qinhui to go with her.

Following this address, we found a shantytown in the county.

As soon as they arrived, an old lady looked at them as if they were unfamiliar and looked at them curiously.

Lu Xiang said openly, "Auntie, let's go find Wang Daquan."

When the lady heard this, she immediately asked, "Are you his relatives?"

Lu Xiang agreed vaguely. The old lady immediately said, "He has relatives. You should take care of him." Then she enthusiastically told them about Wang Daquan. One chatterbox was worth eight intelligence agents.

In less than half an hour, they all knew what color shorts Wang Daquan was wearing.

The old lady went in to call for help, and after a while Wang Daquan came out. He was a serious middle-aged man with deep wrinkles on his eyebrows, which could kill mosquitoes.

I heard from an old lady living in the shantytown that Wang Daquan used to be a soldier in the army, but he retired after being injured.

I haven't had any proper job in these years and have been a social idler.

Wang Daquan saw that the two young men were looking for him and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Lu Xiang immediately said, "Do you still know Fu Zhi? She is my godmother and asked me to come to her for help."

Wang Daquan and Fu Zhi are about the same age, and they almost got together back then.

But fate is fickle. Fu Zhi is the white moonlight in his heart. When he heard that Fu Zhi asked them to come, he immediately asked, "How is she now?"

It's been a long time since I've heard from Fu Zhi. Now that he's old enough, I know they don't have much in common anymore. He still gets excited when he hears his old friend's name.

Lu Xiang said: "She is in the provincial capital, everything is fine."

Fu Zhi left again after the last advertising incident and hasn't returned. She wrote to them saying she had some work to do and would be with them during the Chinese New Year.

After hearing this, Wang Daquan's face was filled with mixed emotions. He asked, "What do you need me for?"

Fu Qinhui said: "I need people to deliver goods! Do you know anyone else? It would be better to organize more people." They have to deliver goods to so many places, all over the world.

Three or five people can't do it.

Wang Daquan had an idea. He didn't have a proper job, and with his injuries, he couldn't do any strenuous work. Escorting seemed like a good fit for him.

He was also in a very bad financial situation and was in urgent need of a job. He asked, "Do you have any requirements for personnel? I do have some suitable candidates."

What he called "suitable" people were all retired veterans like him, who now had nowhere to go. Some returned home to farm, while others did odd jobs in the county.

There are still quite a lot of people staying in the county. Last time they had a veterans' gathering, more than 30 people showed up, but they couldn't even get eight dishes together.

They are all well-known men, but they are not doing well. When they get together, one can't help feeling a sense of desolation as if they are heroes at the end of their lives.

Lu Xiang said: "Of course, but you are their leader. If anything happens, we will come to you." Responsibilities and rules must be defined.

These people are straightforward. If you explain the situation to them clearly, they will not get angry.

Wang Daquan said, "Okay, come to me for anything concerning the skin. But how much salary can you offer?"

Lu Xiang said, "Twenty dollars a month."

Before Fu Qinhui came, he wanted to ask for thirty yuan, as they were short of people at the time, but Lu Xiang refused him.

This job is a long-term business, and we can't just raise the wages now. If we reduce them when things aren't busy, and the wage standards become unclear, the workers will probably riot.

Twenty yuan was a typical salary at the factory, but Wang Daquan was a little excited when he heard it. He hadn't received a job paying twenty yuan in such a long time.

For people like them with unstable income, the biggest dream is to get a job that guarantees a stable income.

He would be willing to pay even fifteen dollars. Twenty dollars was already a high price for them. After all, twenty dollars was enough to hire a young man.

Wang Daquan said: "I can contact thirty-four people here!" Including him, it makes thirty-five.

Lu Xiang said, "Then arrange it as soon as possible. It would be best if you could report there today, which would count as one day's work."

Wang Daquan immediately asked, "Where can I find you?"

Fu Qinhui reported the address of the factory.

Wang Daquan was from the county and had heard of the place he was in. He immediately said, "Okay, I'll contact you right away. What should I call you?"

Lu Xiang said: "He is Fu Qinhui, the factory director!"

When Wang Daquan heard he was the factory director, he was in awe. He had never expected someone so young to become a factory director. It was true that people were different.

They left the shantytown. Lu Xiang and Fu Qinhui breathed a sigh of relief. Their most pressing concern had been resolved so quickly.

By the time they got back, the people seconded from Liu Pang's childhood friend had also arrived at the factory. The factory had become much busier. It was now a 24-hour operation, with people working overtime.

When Fat Liu saw them, he immediately boasted, "My dad has already negotiated the equipment and has purchased two more sets of equipment." It feels really good to have someone helping him.

Fatty Liu hadn't slept all night, so Lu Xiang said, "Why don't you go get some sleep first."

Fatty Liu was still too excited to sleep: "I can't sleep."

Lu Xiang said, "You don't make money in a day. You should get some rest. You must be careful at this time. If you fall ill, I won't be able to take care of you."

It was the same thing, and for some reason, it was particularly convincing when Lu Xiang said it. Fatty Liu said, "I'll set up a bed in the office and take a nap for half an hour."

Fatty Liu laughed and said, "We tried to persuade him just now, but he refused to go. But you just said one word and he went. It seems he still listens to you."

These childhood friends have been with Liu Pang for a long time and have also been staying up late with him, and now they are all a little exhausted.

Lu Xiang assigned a few workers to answer the phone. Since they all had unified quotes, they could ask others if they had any questions and could start working after a brief training.

Replace Liu Pang's childhood friend and the others; they seem to be walking around in a daze. Get a car to take them home to sleep.

After Lu Xiang made such drastic changes, the place became much cleaner.