The Chu family remained calm and turned a deaf ear to the various rumors that were spreading.

Recently, many tractors have come to the dried-up pond in the south of the village, filling the pond with soil in truckloads.

After the big hole was filled, tractors began to pull bricks over there.

In the coldest days of winter, Paozi is surrounded by brick walls. No matter day or night, there are always four or five people patrolling there with big wolfhounds.

The villagers have been wondering what they are building over there. It is so mysterious, but because there are always people and dogs guarding it, no one dares to go over and find out.

When I asked the village cadres, they only said that they rented the 80 mu of water ponds over there to a boss from the south for 10,000 yuan a year. I heard that he wanted to build a factory here.

That piece of waterlogged land where crops don't even grow is rented for 10,000 yuan a year? The boss from the south is really stupid and rich, and the contract is for 30 years!

Finally, the villagers shifted their focus from the Chu family to how much money the village would give them at the end of the year. And what kind of factory did the big boss plan to build? Would he hire people from the village? Did they and their families have a chance to move from being farmers working the land to being salaried workers eating commercial grain?

Unfortunately, they had no place to inquire.

By the spring of the following year, when everything came back to life and the ground thawed, the pond quickly became a large construction site. The construction team was invited from the provincial capital, but they also hired a lot of laborers from the village, including those who moved bricks, mixed mortar, and sifted sand. They also recruited a dozen aunties to cook for the construction workers.

Three meals a day are provided, and each meal includes both dry and liquid food, both meat and vegetables.

There is strength in numbers. Eighty acres of wasteland were transformed into a large factory in just two months. I heard that there are not only production workshops, but also staff dormitories, canteens, and even a staff kindergarten under construction.

On the day the sign was put up, many county officials came, and reporters from the provincial radio station and newspapers were also present. Amidst the blast of firecrackers, the villagers finally learned what the factory was for:

Red Star Garment Factory

It turned out to be a garment factory.

The girls and young wives in the village were all very happy. Unlike coal mines, steel mills and machinery factories where there were more men than women, textile factories and garment factories were different. This garment factory, which opened in their village, would definitely recruit a lot of female workers. Since it was so close to their homes, they felt that they had a chance.

The owner of the garment factory, accompanied by county officials, cut a long red ribbon together. Firecrackers popped and the villagers watched them gather together and walk towards the factory.

They also want to go in and take a look.

However, a row of strong young men at the door were staring intently, and no outsiders were allowed to enter.

"Was that the boss just now? Why is it a female boss?"

"What's wrong with the female boss? She'll be reincarnated. Did you see those high heels on her feet? They must be two inches high. How do you think she can stand so steadily?"

"And her face is so white, and her lips are so red. Her hair is beautiful too, with big waves. We haven't seen such hair here before. How come it's so pretty?"

Someone nearby scoffed, "Country bumpkin, that's called makeup."

"Who are you calling a bumpkin?"

"Hey, stop arguing. Look, what are they posting? Are they hiring?"

In a flash, all the onlookers gathered towards the notice.

"They're really hiring! Oh, don't push, don't push,..."