Chapter 292 Zhao Zhijian's Reflection

After the matter was settled, the specific rules were discussed again. Everyone agreed that it would be best to ask the team leader to go to the city and discuss the matter in detail with the textile factory.

"That's the best. Captain, I'm just passing on a message. You have to decide the specific rules." Zhao Dashan also said hurriedly.

Zhao Dashan's words were polite, but everyone, including the team leader, knew that this matter would not have been accomplished without Zhao Dashan and his wife.

In the entire brigade, Jiang Haitang and Zhao Dashan have the best relationship.

The reason why Jiang Haitang was able to remember the family members in the brigade was mostly because of the care Zhao Dashan and Aunt Cai gave her in the early years.

"Dashan, thank you two. If it weren't for you two, Haitang might not be so concerned about our team." Zhao Zhijian said sincerely to Zhao Dashan.

"Captain, please don't say that. It's all thanks to Haitang's kindness, not my credit. I just delivered a message and ran errands. I didn't do anything else."

Zhao Zhijian is a decisive person. Once he decides to do something, he will not delay for a moment.

Before dawn the next day, he took the first bus into the city with the brigade's letter of introduction and dry food.

It was already afternoon when we arrived at Jiang Haitang's home at the textile factory.

Jiang Haitang wasn't home. Aunt Cai had told her that Jiang Haitang had gone to work. Zhao Zhijian didn't even bother to rest and went straight to Jiang Haitang's office.

"Captain?" Jiang Haitang was quite surprised when she saw the captain.

"I came here right after I got the news. I hope I didn't disturb you at work, Haitang!"

Although the person had arrived, Zhao Zhijian suddenly felt a little unconfident.

"It's okay, let's go home and talk." Jiang Haitang looked at the time. There was still some time before the end of get off work, so she simply asked for leave and took Zhao Zhijian back home.

Aunt Cai was cooking and came out of the kitchen when she heard the noise.

Zhao Zhijian looked at the neat courtyard and the bright and clean house, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

The skinny little girl in the Li family back then has really become successful now. Not only has she established herself in the city, but she can also help her fellow villagers.

He was sorry for the girl. He had thought that since the child was not from his team, he could not help but pay less attention to her.

Zhao Zhijian didn't care about anything else and asked eagerly about the embroidery work.

Jiang Haitang repeated her idea. As they were talking, Lu Liangchen came back.

The captain politely discussed the matter with him. Although Lu Liangchen was not close to the captain, he did not deliberately make things difficult for him. He just added some suggestions on contracts and management.

"Quality control is the most important thing," Jiang Haitang emphasized. "Foreign trade orders have high requirements. If one piece of embroidery is damaged, not only will you not make any money, but you will also have to pay for the material. This must be made clear in advance."

Zhao Zhijian nodded repeatedly. "Of course. I've already thought about it. We'll try to find five skilled workers first. If it works, we'll expand. I've already made a preliminary selection of candidates. They're all recognized skilled workers in our team."

Jiang Haitang and Aunt Cai exchanged a glance and smiled, "Aunt Cai recommended Wang Wu's, saying she's fair and has good cooking skills."

"Wang Wu's family?" Zhao Zhijian thought for a moment. "She's definitely a suitable person. The peonies she embroiders can attract real butterflies! It's settled! I'll call a meeting with them when I get back."

The talks went smoothly and Zhao Zhijian felt relieved. Then he remembered that he had not eaten lunch and his stomach was rumbling.

Aunt Cai heard the captain's stomach rumbling, but she was not the owner, so she didn't say anything.

Fortunately, Jiang Haitang also heard it and invited the captain to have dinner together.

Dinner consisted of steamed buns made by Aunt Cai, fried shredded potatoes, and an egg soup. Jiang Haitang also had a bowl of chicken soup.

The captain was hungry and ate with extra relish.

After finishing the meal, he remembered that he had rushed to the door rashly and did not even bring a gift. He immediately felt that he was wrong and understood why Patriarch Zhao always said that he was not only cowardly, but also did not consider things carefully.

He thought that after returning, he would have to ask more questions from Patriarch Zhao and others.

He had a premonition that in the future, such things would happen more and more frequently, and the situations he would have to face would become bigger and bigger. He couldn't do it the way he was doing now.

It was getting late, so Zhao Zhijian could only stay in the guesthouse for one night.

Early the next morning, Zhao Zhijian came to say goodbye to Jiang Haitang.

Before leaving, Jiang Haitang handed the embroidery samples and silk threads provided by the factory to Zhao Zhijian. "Uncle Zhijian, take these and let everyone try them out. We'll report the project and go through the procedures first, and you'll be responsible for having everyone try them out. Once the work is done, please bring the samples over. If the samples are acceptable, we'll sign the contract."

Zhao Zhijian took it as if it were a treasure: "Don't worry, I will definitely get it done!"

Aunt Cai handed the captain a copy of the finished embroidery and said, "Captain, this is my attempt at embroidery. You can take it back and give it to them for reference."

Zhao Zhijian thanked him repeatedly and then hurried back.

Qingshuigou Brigade.

Somehow the news leaked out, and in less than half a day, the entire Qingshuigou Brigade was talking about it.

The women gathered in groups of three or five, speculating excitedly and nervously.

"Have you heard? Haitang wants to find us a job so we can earn money at home!"

"Is this true? How could such a good thing happen in the world?"

"We weren't very nice to her back then. How could she really remember us?"

"Haitang is a big shot, how could she argue with us? I heard she's embroidering, and she's paying five cents for each piece!"

"Oh, my goodness, that's better than farming."

"Can you embroider? I haven't held a needle in years."

"Why not? Who hasn't learned embroidery when they were young? It's just that my hands are not good enough. I should be able to do it after practicing at home."

"Why do I feel like this is unreliable? How could such a good thing happen? If it really existed, wouldn't the people in the city be rushing to do it?"

"People in the city want to do big things. They definitely won't look down on our 1.5 cents. I heard that people in the city can make more than 30 yuan a month."

"I heard that Dazhu can earn thirty yuan a month in the city."

When these people were discussing most heatedly, they saw Zhao Zhijian returning from the city, exhausted.

The women immediately gathered around and wanted to ask Zhao Zhijian about the situation.

Zhao Zhijian didn't bother to answer them and immediately rang the bell to call the members to a meeting.

The threshing ground was packed with people. Hearing that something great was going to happen, even the old ladies who usually didn't go out came with their children and grandchildren.

Zhao Zhijian explained the embroidery work in detail and concluded, "This is the opportunity Haitang has given us! The women of Qingshuigou can now earn a living from their craftsmanship! But there's one thing: if anyone tries to slack off and doesn't embroider well, don't blame me, Zhao Zhijian, for being ruthless!"

The women whispered excitedly.

According to the team leader, this job doesn't seem too difficult.

If you can embroider ten or so pieces every day, that's fifty cents, which means you can earn more than ten yuan a month. Isn't that much better than earning work points?

Wang Wujia was talking to a few other women, discussing whether they could still work after not having used needles and thread for a long time, when a woman next to them pulled her aside and said, "Sister-in-law Wu, the team leader said that you will be our leader."

Wang Wujia hadn't heard the captain's words at all and was stunned: "What?"

"The captain just said that after learning about your embroidery skills, he found that they are the best. He has tentatively decided to let you take charge of our first batch of embroidery work."

Although Wang Wujia was surprised, she didn't dare to say anything. After all, she didn't hear what the captain said just now.

However, she had already made up her mind.

There are few laborers and many children in the family, so life is very tight.

If I could really earn some money at home, it would be a big solution.

When Wang Wujia was called to the stage, his face turned red and he didn't know where to put his hands.

Zhao Zhijian said loudly, "After consideration, Wang Wu's family will temporarily be responsible for receiving and dispatching work and inspecting quality. If you want to work, please contact Wang Wu's family to register later."

The crowd exploded with a buzzing sound, and the women rushed to surround Wang Wu's house.

One said, "I am the best at embroidery," and the other said, "My hands are the fastest." The scene became very lively.

Zhao Zhijian looked at the scene and suddenly felt emotional. It had been so many years and this was the first time that Qingshuigou Brigade had such a bright future.

Soon, the applicants were basically confirmed.

Zhao Zhijian solemnly handed the materials to Wang Wujia, who gave each person an embroidery pattern and silk thread: "Hand in your work in three days! Those who embroider well can continue, and those who don't can forget about it!"

Wang Wujia also reminded: "Embroider carefully, this is the face of our Qingshuigou!"

All the women agreed, and they went home carefully as if they were holding gold ingots.

In fact, it only takes half an hour to embroider a pattern. The reason we gave everyone three days is because we know that these women haven't embroidered for a long time and we are afraid that they will embroider badly, so we let them familiarize themselves with it first.

Wang Wu's wife did not dare to delay for a moment and started embroidering by lighting a lamp at night.

Her husband grumbled, "Is it really that serious? It would waste lamp oil in the middle of the night."

Wang Wujia didn't even raise her head: "What do you know! This is our family's chance to turn things around! If we embroider it well, we can earn more than ten yuan a month! It's enough for the kids' school tuition!"

When her husband heard this, he immediately stopped talking and even lit the wick a little brighter.