Chapter 442: Extra: Villagers
working After the three candidates were chosen, Su Mo and Ma Xiaojuan bought a train ticket to Guangzhou for Tongyi. Tao Peisheng had a relative working in the Railway Bureau, so it was easier for him to buy a ticket.
In recent years, the economy of Guangdong Province has developed, especially the wholesale clothing industry, which has begun to take shape. Most provincial capitals have opened direct flights to Guangdong Province. There is also a direct train from Harbin to Guangzhou, so there is no need to transfer in Beijing. Those who
just want to make money all go to Guangdong Province, which makes it very difficult to buy a train ticket to Guangzhou. In addition, due to the imperfect system, some people have started to resell train tickets, making it even harder to get a train ticket to Guangzhou.
Ordinary people who want to go to Guangzhou have to wait for several days to buy tickets if they don't spend a lot of money to buy "scalper" tickets and queue up to buy them themselves. Therefore, the ticket window of the train station is always crowded with people who are waiting to buy tickets to the south.
If the people from Lujia Village buy tickets by themselves, it is estimated that they will not be able to complete the journey in ten days or half a month.
Therefore, Su Mo asked Ma Xiaojuan to help buy tickets for all of them, and they bought sleeper berths. As for the ticket money, they had already agreed with them in advance that it would be deducted from their wages.
On the day of departure, Lu Guoping led a group of young men and women to take the village tractor to the county, then take the bus from the county to the city, and then go to the train station to take the train to Harbin.
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when the group arrived in Harbin.
Ma Xiaojuan came to pick them up and took them to the guesthouse she had booked in advance to stay for one night. Ma Xiaojuan had been an educated youth in Lujia Village before, and she knew all these people, some of whom were her former students.
These people had never been far away from home, and Ma Xiaojuan told them what to pay attention to on the train. In recent years, there have been more and more pickpockets and scammers on the train. If you are not careful, you may be robbed, especially young girls, who can be easily deceived into engaging in illegal businesses.
The next day, a group of people boarded a train heading south.
When they passed by the crowds of people who were queuing up to buy train tickets with their mats on the ground, they realized how lucky they were. They didn't have to suffer the pain of buying tickets and could even sit in berths.
After getting on the bus, Lu Guoping arranged the young men to take turns on duty to look after their belongings according to Ma Xiaojuan's suggestion. If the girls wanted to go to the restroom, they had to go in groups of at least two.
The people chosen this time were all honest and dutiful, and they all listened to Lu Guoping's arrangements very much, so there were no accidents along the way, and they arrived in Guangzhou smoothly a few days later.
Su Mo arranged for the Human Resources and Administration Department to pick them up, and also arranged a welcoming banquet for them. Su Mo and Lu Changzheng both went. As they were fellow villagers, it was their first time out, so they naturally had to show up and talk to everyone to cheer them up.
After the welcoming banquet, the personnel of each factory took the people away. The girls went to the clothing factory, and the young men went to the construction company. The company has dedicated people to take care of the rest, so Su Mo doesn't have to worry about it. As for
Lu Guoping, Su Mo asked the HR department of the construction company to take good care of him and find a skilled and patient master to guide him. The next 20 to 30 years will be the golden age of real estate. As long as Lu Guoping learns the skills well, he will not have to worry about having no food.
The HR department took the people to the dormitory and arranged accommodation for them first.
In the past two years, more and more employees have come from other places, and the companies and factories under the Su family are equipped with dormitories and canteens.
The dormitory is a large room with 8 people, with iron beds on the upper and lower floors. Each room has a separate bathroom and toilet, as well as a small balcony for drying clothes. The weather in Guangzhou is hot, so each dormitory is also equipped with a ceiling fan.
The accommodation environment is top-notch, better than many employees’ homes, especially those who came from the countryside to work.
The people in Lujia Village were so happy to see such bright and clean dormitory buildings. Compared with the adobe houses at home, it was like heaven and earth. When they called home to report their safety, they all praised it.
After these words were spread by their parents, those who were not selected were so anxious that they asked Lu Qingan every few days if he was still hiring. Especially after those who went to Guangdong Province started to send money back, more people came to Lu’s house. Lu Qingan
was so annoyed that he discussed with Su Mo and announced to the outside world that he would not hire anyone until half a year later. Only then did he calm down a little.
It was not easy for him to refuse to recruit people. After all, some people from the village had already gone there, and they could see whether he would recruit people or not. If he refused completely, his fellow villagers would not be able to accept it. Lu Qingan now felt that he might have caused a lot of trouble.
But after a few days of peace among the villagers, people from other villages became restless again. Many people who knew Lu Qingan went to Lu's house with things, hoping that he would help them to give one or two places to their own sons and nephews.
Lu Qingan was very bald, and he felt that he was really idle and could recruit people. It was none of his
business whether other people lived well or not, but he was so worried. Lu Qingan was very worried, but he did not tell Su Mo about it. He took the pressure on himself. After all, it was his fault.
It was not until Su Mo called home one day and Li Yue'e let it slip while chatting about family matters that Su Mo found out.
Su Mo thought, this is not a big deal. The old lady obviously means well, but don't let her end up in a difficult situation.
Su Mo sorted out her plans for the past few years, took a few days off, and returned to Lujia Village. Now there are direct flights from Harbin to Guangzhou, which makes it much more convenient to go back.
After Su Mo returned, she and Lu Qing'an went to find the secretary and head of Hongqi Township and signed two agreements with them directly.
One is an employment agreement, and the other is an acquisition agreement.
The employment agreement is that Su's enterprise will recruit 100 workers from Hongqi Township every year for five consecutive years.
The acquisition agreement is that Su's enterprise will acquire the medicinal herbs grown in Hongqi Township.
This move, first, provides employment opportunities for young people in Hongqi Township; second, develops the economy of Hongqi Township; and third, solves Lu Qing'an's current difficulties. If someone comes to him again, he can easily push the responsibility and say that the township government will be responsible for recruiting workers in the future and he will not interfere.
In recent years, with the improvement of grain quality and the popularization of chemical fertilizers, the grain output per mu has become higher and higher, and the country has basically solved the problem of food and saturation.
The land in Hongqi Township is fertile, and the grain output is even higher, but the purchase price of grain has not increased much. All the land is used to grow grain, and the economic benefits are not high.
Township leaders are also thinking about allocating some land to grow other economic crops to provide income for villagers, but they have not found a particularly good way out.
Now that Su Mo has come, she is willing to provide medicinal herb seeds and promises to purchase the medicinal herbs grown, township leaders should not be too happy. Everyone praises Su Mo for being nostalgic and remembering to give back to the old unit when she has made progress.
In the past two years, various policies have been gradually relaxed, and the government has begun to allow private pharmaceutical factories. The pharmaceutical industry is also a big part of the future, and the Su family's next investment focus will be this area. Su Mo's move is also to develop her own medicinal herb base in advance.
Su Mo's actions are also in line with the country's "first the rich to drive the poor" initiative, which is a good thing for the government. If they achieve something successful, the country will publicize it as a model, and the Su family will also gain both fame and fortune.