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At the Tang family's long table banquet, Achen was drunk by the girls from Quedong Village.
Even if you use the Shennong Space to digest the alcohol, you still can't keep up with that non-stop pace.
Fortunately, Amo prepared several kinds of herbal decoctions for him, and he woke up two hours later.
It was already dark.
The Tang family home remained bustling with activity.
According to custom, Amo was to take Achen to meet the direct Miao relatives of the Tang family.
But Mu Achen is so famous now that he doesn't need Amo's introduction; people already know him.
Some of them were still working in the orchard. Ah Chen had more time to interact with them than he had spent with Ah Mo.
"Ah Chen, you're awake! Come wash up and have some more food. You didn't eat much earlier," an auntie called out.
Ah Chen went outside to wash his face, but he was still walking unsteadily.
Amo handed over a handkerchief, and Achen dried himself off before returning to the house.
Grandpa Tang immediately said, "Ah Chen, Mo told us all about the shares. How could you be so willing to part with them? Can you go back on your word now?"
"Yes, Ah Chen, can it be cancelled?" Uncle Yue, the father-in-law, quickly asked.
Ah Chen shook his head, "You can return it to me, but I won't agree to it! So you can accept it without worry, just remember to protect the original and don't let the rats gnaw on it, otherwise it will be hard to repair."
"But the orchard can earn eighty or ninety million a year, and each acre is eighty or ninety thousand. If you do this, aren't you...?"
"Uncle Yue, you should know that this is not what I need, so let's not talk about this anymore. Let me eat something first, I'm starving."
Ah Chen picked up the bowl and began to wolf down the food.
The Tang family seemed to want to say something but didn't, since Ah Chen had already made his point.
"Slow down, don't choke."
Mother quickly served Ah Chen a bowl of chicken soup.
Grandpa Tang still said, "Achen, what will Black Crow Village think of you doing this?"
"Uncle Tang, I know what I'm doing, don't worry."
"So—what does this Shengtang Company do? You've transferred all your shares into it, does that mean we'll stop managing the orchards?"
This is the question everyone really wants to know.
Now, in the main room, apart from the clan elder of Heiwu Village and Uncle Adong and Uncle Agan who came later, the rest are all core Miao people from Quedong Village, and they are all working in the orchard.
Ah Chen said directly, "No, the orchard will still be managed by Heiwu Village and Quedong Village! I'm going to expand to other villages next. Although the industries are different from ours, they can still make money."
"Therefore, as we expand, we need a proper company to manage things in a unified way."
The clan elder of Heiwu Village asked, "Then who is in charge of this company?"
This is a question that people are more concerned about. They won't feel at ease if someone they don't trust is in charge.
Ah Chen smiled and said, "This is my company. Right now, apart from Grandpa Tang, Uncle Yue, and Auntie, who each own one percent of the shares, the rest are in the hands of Ah Mo and me."
"That's good, then we can rest assured!"
Both village chiefs breathed a long sigh of relief, and the other Miao people were also relieved.
Amo spoke up to explain, "While Achen was sleeping just now, I carefully looked at the information about Shengtang Company. You might not understand other things, so let's talk about Guolin."
"Everything will remain the same as before, but the houses that need to be built on the mountaintop must be built! The loading point for the fruit should be moved down the mountain, and unrelated people should no longer be allowed to approach the orchard."
“We need to increase patrols every day. The incident last night happened because the Miao people were either participating in the drum festival down the mountain or working at Achen’s house, so the guards were naturally much lax.”
"But this must not happen again."
Amo served Achen a bowl of rice and continued, "Achen discussed this with me on the phone the other day. Although I wasn't too keen on it, thinking it would be too expensive, Achen insisted and explained the pros and cons, so I agreed!"
"What is it, Holy Maiden?"
"Starting from the second half of the year, everyone who works for the orchard will be paid."
The two chieftains said in unison, "I disagree."
Amo said, “Two chieftains, it’s no use if you disagree! Achen is willing to give the Miao people another way to make money because he is kind-hearted. Otherwise, why would he share the money so that everyone can earn it through their own labor? Seventy percent of the money he takes out is his.”
“Grandpa, Grandpa Mu, think about it. Those who have smaller plots of land in the orchard may receive less, but they are still working hard for the orchard. Why can’t we pay them for their labor?”
“Take the Tang family for example. They have a lot of land on the mountaintop, so they naturally get a larger share, but the amount of labor they have to provide is the same.”
What Amo said was a comprehensive consideration made in her capacity as a saintess.
But it's only her who dares to directly mention her Tang family; if it were someone else, they would probably have been dealt with.
“Ah Chen is willing to discuss things with you because he respects you. Otherwise, given his shareholding, he could do whatever he wants with Guolin without needing to ask for your opinions.”
Why wouldn't he use free labor?
This isn't a private family matter, so Amo naturally won't take sides.
Ah Chen just kept eating and didn't intend to interrupt.
But her mother tugged at Amo's sleeve, saying, "Don't talk about your grandfather and Grandpa Mu like that."
“Mother, I’m not targeting anyone! Ah Chen told me that at this point, I don’t quite agree because he has already done enough for everyone, and I don’t want him to continue spending so much money.”
"But Ah Chen is right. With the development of the orchard, it simply cannot last without a series of management and countermeasures!"
"Moreover, the things in the orchard are not just fruits; two chieftains, fellow Miao people, if we don't standardize things up as soon as possible, once Achen starts the next phase of the plan, the orchard simply won't be able to handle the high-intensity operational load."
"So, when I was still in Yanjing, Achen talked to me about this on the phone. We had the same opinion. Since Achen decided to lead the other villages to get rich, the only way is to set up a company for unified management and allocation."
"But I really didn't expect him to take out ten million to register a new company."
"The reason why the company's name has a sheng in it is because it is the sheng of the lusheng, the lusheng of our Miao people! The industries controlled by this company will cover twelve branches in the future."
"In other words, the wealth that Ah Chen envisions is the wealth of the entire Miao community, not just the wealth of the Black Miao Black Crow Village and the Red Miao Sparrow East Village."
slap slap slap---
The words of the Holy Maiden Amo struck the hearts of the Miao people from the two villages in the main hall like a heavy hammer.
The sudden applause startled everyone.
Everyone turned their heads and realized that the nine elders had been standing at the door at some point.
Behind the clan elders were the most respected elders of the twelve branches, the heads of the major villages, the core Miao people, and the educated young women.
“Well said! This is the foresight of the Miao Holy Maiden and the Miao King.” The elder of the clan was the first to walk in.
"Elder, elders."
Everyone in the main room stood up to greet them.
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