"Of course! Of course! Nephew-in-law, don't worry, everyone in our village is hardworking and reliable. As long as you say it, they will definitely do it! I can absolutely guarantee that!"
Wang Shengli said to Hu Yuan with a look of surprise and delight.
"What about the water pipes?" Hu Yuan asked with a smile.
"Needless to say! Nephew-in-law, you're from another village, yet you're so concerned about our affairs, offering advice and helping us make money. What can we villagers say? Let's do it! As long as you're okay with it, we villagers will definitely do our best!" Wang Shengli said loudly.
Soon after, Wang Lun and Wang Shuai returned from outside with a large bag of cigarettes and alcohol.
Li Sufeng and Wang Sanhe immediately invited everyone to smoke and drink.
Although this group of people didn't offer any substantial help today, their good intentions were appreciated, and the Wang family was naturally extremely grateful.
During this time, Wang Shengli also relayed what Hu Yuan had told him to everyone.
"Tap water? What do we country folk need that for?"
"Yeah! Everyone has that kind of strength, why bother spending money on that stuff?"
"They want each household to pay 300 yuan. If they had that money, what couldn't they do? Why do they have to install this tap water?"
"That's right! Besides, who has three hundred yuan? If it weren't for the village chief's family!"
Before Wang Shengli could finish speaking, someone immediately started shouting unwillingly.
"Get lost! What are you all yelling about! Installing running water has its advantages, you bunch of bumpkins, what do you know!"
Wang Shengli's expression changed, and he roared at the crowd.
The village chief's authority is not to be challenged lightly.
As soon as he said that, everyone fell silent.
Wang Shengli then explained the benefits of tap water to these people, and some of the knowledgeable and elderly people nodded repeatedly after listening.
"Village chief, we understand what you mean, but our current situation doesn't allow it!"
"That's right! Village Chief, that's three hundred yuan! Who among us can afford that?"
The group of people who had been shouting earlier dared not make a sound anymore. Instead, several older, more experienced people began to speak slowly.
The debate continues, but there is a consensus on the issue.
Hu Yuan saw all of this, but it was all something he had anticipated.
Seeing that things were almost settled, Hu Yuan said loudly, "I have a way to help everyone earn this three hundred yuan, or even more! I just don't know if you're willing to do it!"
"What method?!"
How do you make money?
"Is it really possible to earn that much?"
Upon hearing Hu Yuan's words, everyone's eyes lit up, and they immediately became interested, pressing Hu Yuan for more information.
Having achieved his goal, Hu Yuan immediately smiled and revealed his true intentions.
"The situation is simple. I need to find one hundred people from our old Liuzhuang village, men and women are both welcome. Please help me. I will pay them three hundred yuan a month, and of course, there will be bonuses if they do a good job!"
"By the way, I don't need you to go too far. Just stay in these few counties and cities."
"So! Is everyone willing?"
Hu Yuan asked these people with a smile.
"Three hundred yuan a month?! Is that true?"
This thought—three hundred yuan was a family's entire year's income—was shocking to them. Hu Yuan was actually paying them three hundred yuan every month.
"I, Hu Yuan, am telling the truth. I say it's three hundred a month, and it's definitely more than that!"
"So what do you need these people for?"
"Could it be building houses or repairing roads?"
"I'm good at building houses, but I can't do road repairs!"
"Yeah, I don't know any of these, what should I do?"
"Don't worry, everyone, I'm not having you do any manual labor! I'm having you sell laundry detergent with me!" Hu Yuan said with a smile.
"Selling laundry detergent?"
"Oh! I remember now, it was the laundry detergent you sold in our village with Wang Lun and the others that day?"
"Yes! That's right, it's that kind of laundry detergent!" Hu Yuan nodded.
"But how much does this laundry detergent cost? Like you sell it? But I don't think we can pull it off. If we really knew how to do business, we'd all be out there already, not stuck here..."
"Yeah, none of us know how to do it!"
"We might be able to do manual labor. But we really can't do business."
Upon hearing Hu Yuan's reply, some people immediately backed down.
Honestly, these days, most people still have doubts about doing business.
Many of them think that doing business is very difficult and that they simply cannot do it.
Not to mention isolated mountain villages like Laoliuzhuang, which are even more so.
"Don't worry! I don't need you to know anything about business, as long as you follow me. I'll train you, and there won't be any problems!"
"However, I also have a few things to clarify for you. If you want to work for me, you must be able to speak some Mandarin. Of course, I don't expect you to speak perfect Mandarin, just enough to be understood!"
"Secondly, you need to be literate and know basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Because you'll be the ones collecting and giving change, and if you can't do math, it'll be a huge problem, and I'll lose a lot of money!"
Upon hearing Hu Yuan's words, everyone immediately burst into laughter.
"Don't worry, don't worry. We villagers may not be very literate, but when it comes to money, we're very good at making decisions!"
"Haha! Yeah, yeah, as long as we can count money, nothing else matters!"
"It's that simple! No problem, I can do it. I speak Mandarin and can do math!"
Immediately, someone responded.
After all, no one wants to miss out on such an easy way to make money.
"Alright! Since everyone is willing, please help me spread the word in the village. You can register with the village chief tomorrow, provided you meet the requirements. Does everyone understand?"
Hu Yuan asked the crowd in a loud voice.
"Don't worry, no problem!"
"I'll go back and tell them it's just a hundred people, it's very simple!"
"I'll be waiting for you at the village committee tomorrow. You can come and register in the morning!"
Then Wang Shengli echoed Hu Yuan's words.
With the village chief's endorsement, everyone's enthusiasm naturally soared, as his words were quite persuasive.
"Everyone's been drinking and smoking, so don't leave today, everyone's having dinner at our house!"
After Hu Yuan finished speaking, Li Sufeng took the stage again and immediately addressed the crowd.
"Great! No problem, we'll have to have a good drink today!"
"We have to thank our nephew-in-law for this; he's such a wonderful person!"
"Yes, he's such a good person..."
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