Qiaogu looked at him with a bit of contempt and said, "How about you, an old man who has no interest in money, take the trouble to grind the medicine yourself?"
Chen Xia rolled his eyes. "Let me grind medicine? Let me, a section-level cadre, grind medicine? Impossible. I will never grind medicine in my lifetime."
The medicine grinders at that time were not electric. They were generally composed of an iron grinding trough and a wheel-like grinding wheel. When working, someone had to sit and keep moving the grinding wheel.
This process is very tiring and will quickly cripple anyone with a weak back. Another method involves constantly fiddling with a mortar and pestle, which is equally exhausting.
It is indeed a bit inconsiderate to let a group of delicate young girls do such physical work.
However, recruiting more people would touch the red line of policy, so Chen Xia decided to think carefully about what to do.
Qiaogu said at this time: "Xiaoxia brother, there is another way. Do you think it will work?"
"Tell me about it."
"We can subcontract the Chinese medicine crushing process out. For example, we can bring it back to the village. There are so many strong laborers in the village with nothing to do. Let my grandfather find a few people to grind the medicine every day. We can just provide the herbs and tools, and have them deliver the crushed herbs to us on a regular basis every day. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"
Chen Xia's eyes lit up, and he slapped Qiaogu on the shoulder. (Actually, he was about to slap her on the butt out of habit, but luckily he braked suddenly.)
Wait, when did he develop this "habit"?
"Ah, you really have the demeanor of a female entrepreneur. This is a great idea. These people are not our employees, they are just taking on some of our processing business. Not only can the villagers make some money, but it can also solve our problem of insufficient manpower. Very good."
Chen Qiaogu was also very happy to hear this. If the boss could accept this proposal, it meant that the pharmaceutical manufacturing process they were most afraid of had been solved.
At that time, six people only need to boil the adhesive and roll it into balls. Not to mention 500 pills a day, even 1,000 pills would be a piece of cake.
It was too late to say the least, so Chen Xia immediately ran back to the hospital and made a phone call to Qingfeng Village.
"Fourth Grandpa, I'm hiring again..."
Chen Yigen was very happy when he received the call. Now Chen Xia has brought out 11 of the most outstanding descendants of the Chen family, and this time provided several jobs for the strong laborers in the village. It turns out that good things always come to the villagers.
"Okay, second brother, I understand what you mean. I will definitely help you do this beautifully. Our village doesn't have much else, but we have plenty of strong men. But how do you calculate your wages?"
Chen Xia thought for a moment and said, "Just arrange three people first. They will also be responsible for transporting the medicinal materials. I will pay them 50 yuan per month."
Chen Yigen was even happier. This meant that he had three more "worker quotas" in his hands. He would give them to whoever obeyed his orders. At least this person had to be a conscientious person who was willing to support Chen Xia.
Maybe one day, Chen Xia will be the patriarch of the Chen family?
When the news that Chen Xia wanted to recruit three helpers in the village and pay them 50 yuan a month was released, the whole village was immediately in an uproar.
Qingfeng Village has a population of over a thousand, and excluding the elderly and children, at least half of them are able-bodied laborers. A 50 yuan wage is a good deal, not just for grinding medicine, but even for grinding stones.
So that night, people came in and out of Chen Yigen's house to ask for love. Qingfeng Village was originally dominated by the surname Chen, and everyone was related to each other. It was difficult for the old man to decide who to accept and who not.
Finally, the old man came up with a solution: "recruiting workers through competition."
Chen Xia was delighted when she heard this. The next day happened to be Sunday, so she took a group of female soldiers and asked the motorboat of the Fourth Hospital to take everyone to Qingfeng Village to watch the excitement.
Chen Xia's unmarried daughter-in-law also insisted on going and skipped work that day. The dean's daughter is so willful.
When Chen Xia returned with a group of beautiful girls, the children were already on the dock shouting, "Little Brother Xia, Little Brother Xia."
Chen Xia waved his hand nonchalantly, then took out a handful of fruit candies from his bag and scattered them directly to where the children were gathered. The riverside was in chaos for a while.
Several older villagers were making a noise, "Second Brother, are you throwing wedding candy?"
Chen Xia pointed at the girl next to him and said, "See? This is my future wife. Isn't she pretty?"
"Really? Oh, she looks just like the celebrity in the painting! Come and see! Chen Laoer's future wife is here!"
This roar attracted all the gossip girls in the village. Chen Xia was the first man in Qingfeng Village to marry a woman from the city, and he made these old ladies envy him to death.
The competition was held in the open space at the entrance of the village. Chen Xia clearly remembered that this was the place where he was rescued on the day he was reborn into this era.
The surrounding environment has not changed. The only thing that has changed is that the dog that was in trouble has now become a superior person.
In this competition, Chen Xia personally served as the chief referee and Qiaogu was the timekeeper.
The rules of the competition are simple. In the first round, there is weightlifting.
There are many stone mills in the village, which can be used as props. There is a 100-jin stone plate, and we see who can lift it.
Those who cannot lift it will be eliminated in the first round.
It’s not enough to just lift it up, there is also a competition to see who can lift it up for the longest time. After these two rounds, the top 6 will be selected.
There are 6 seeded players left, each with their own fans, and the screams and cheers from the audience continued.
"Come on, Dad."
"Boss, 50 yuan a month."
"Second brother, let's fight."
The last round of the competition was very simple. Each person was given a bag of medicinal materials such as yam slices and red date slices. Whoever ground them into powder in the shortest time would win.
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