Zhou Xiang glanced at him and said, "Isn't my mom and your mom together all day? They must be preparing, so we don't have to worry about it. However, I guess it will be May Day."
Ling Ran was not actually worried about the two mothers. He was worried that the little girl would be busy and plan to postpone her engagement. Now that he heard her say this, he felt relieved.
On the day of engagement, the two of them just need to be present and leave everything to their mothers.
At that time, his mother said he didn't understand, but he didn't take it seriously. Now it seems that these things really should be left to the elderly.
"Okay! Just follow the arrangements made by the two mothers and get busy with our own things."
Zhou wanted to stand up and said, "You write well here. I'm going to go see my dad. I haven't told my dad yet about asking my cousin to take over the management!"
"good!"
Zhou Xiang found his father who was preparing dinner in the kitchen and said, "Dad, I want to tell you something!"
Father Zhou didn't put down the dough in his hand. He was making small dumplings that his little girl loved to eat.
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
"I asked my cousin to help with management. Ling Ran and I can't do everything ourselves."
Father Zhou paused for a moment before continuing to work. "Your cousin is very capable and will definitely be able to help you manage it."
"Dad, don't you have any ideas?"
Father Zhou shook his head. "No, don't I know my own worth? I have no management skills. Besides, my status is already impressive. I'm the boss's father."
After saying this, he even laughed himself.
Zhou Xiang also laughed. It was good that his father could figure it out. "Yes, this status is very impressive, and it's not under anyone's control."
The next day, Ling Ran started visiting various units, and Zhou wanted to have some free time.
When the food station employees heard that the company had deposited tens of thousands of yuan in the bank, they immediately spread the word and rushed to the office to collect their salaries.
Accountant Wang said that the payroll was still being prepared, and everyone smiled and told him to do it right away while they waited.
Xie Lin also understood everyone's difficulties, so he asked Accountant Wang to make the table quickly and pay everyone's salary today.
Accountant Wang had no choice but to obey orders.
Xie Ling was chatting with everyone at the door, and asked if anyone was willing to do the hard work.
Those who had been temporary workers and later became regular workers had some ideas, but when they heard that it would be hard work like digging a river, they gave up.
Xie Ling saw the expressions of these people and shook his head secretly. You will regret it.
"You only have this one chance. If you don't want to work today, don't come to me and say you regret it. There's no medicine for regret in this world."
After saying that, he walked out of the station. He also wanted to look for acquaintances and ask if there were any villagers willing to do the hard labor.
The staff at the food station looked at each other in confusion. What happened to the station manager?
Accountant Wang in the office also shook his head. These people were not necessarily unable to endure hardship, but they felt it was shameful to dig a canal. After all, they were employees of the company.
After looking around, Xie Lin heard that they wanted to dig a canal, but not many people were willing to act as a middleman. So he simply stopped asking and came back to ask Liu Liu to write a job notice.
I wrote two letters, one for laborers, paying 10 yuan a day, with no food or lodging provided.
A job is recruiting night soil collectors, paying 15 yuan a day to do the dirtiest work, with no food or accommodation provided.
As soon as the two job advertisements were posted, they immediately attracted a lot of people to watch.
Xie Ling moved a table and a stool, took a pen and paper and sat beside the notice waiting.
When the food station staff heard that the pay was 10 yuan a day, they were a little tempted, but thinking of what the stationmaster had just said, they had to bite the bullet and not think about the hard work that might pay 300 yuan a month.
Some townspeople saw the price on the notice and specifically asked Xie Ling what kind of laborers he was recruiting.
Xie Ling explained that they wanted to dig a river channel and build a river embankment.
The townspeople who had some ideas asked if they could go back and tell their relatives to do the work?
Xie Lin nodded, "Of course, we'll need to recruit quite a few people."
Among the people who inquired was someone from Ma Gua's village. Xie Lin remembered that Zhou wanted to build roads and repair rivers, so he asked the man to go back and tell Ma Gua to take the job, the job for Zhou's family.
When the man heard that the Zhou family had a job that required a Ma Gua, he naturally nodded in agreement.
There are many people asking about the job, but no one has signed up. Xie Ling is not in a hurry. The townspeople will take the initiative to notify relatives and friends. 10 yuan a day is equivalent to 300 yuan a month. You can't find such a high wage anywhere else.
After receiving the basic living allowance of 360 yuan for three months, those workers thought about the hard work that cost 300 yuan and really regretted it.
Accountant Wang deliberately revealed that the job belonged to the Zhou family, and then he watched those people's faces changing, and he laughed in his heart.
In the afternoon, Ma Gua ran to Zhou's house to look for Zhou Xiang. Zhou Xiang blinked his big eyes and said, "I didn't ask you to come! But it's just right that you came. I do have work to do here."
After hearing the plan for the river channel construction in the family compound, Ma Gua naturally agreed. "Then is Stationmaster Xie recruiting these workers for you?"
Zhou Xiang nodded, "He is working for me now."
"Then I'll go tell him not to recruit anymore. I'll bring as many people as he needs."
"You have to know that building a dam is a very laborious task."
Ma Gua waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. There are many people from other villages who want to work with us. They are willing to carry mud bags and bricks. They are definitely willing to do this job. 300 yuan a month, where can you find them?"
Zhou Xiang laughed, "If people from other villages heard that you had contracted everything, would they beat you up?"
"Who dares?" The mandarin jacket raised his head, "If they dare to hit me, don't ask people from our village to do things for them in the future."
"Wow! Boss Ma is quite impressive."
Ma Gua chuckled, "Of course. Alright, I'll go find Stationmaster Xie."
"Well! From now on, you just need to communicate with him, and I'll just be a hands-off boss."
"good!"
When Xie Ling heard that Ma Gua was going to contract all the projects, he immediately went to the front gate to tear up the recruitment notice, but was surrounded by many people.
Everyone asked him why he tore up the job notice.
Xie Lin showed a cunning smile, "The river project has been contracted by Ma Gua, so recruiting workers is not my responsibility."
After saying that, he turned and entered the food station, and these people followed Xie Ling, because Xie Ling said that Ma Gua was at his house waiting to sign the contract!
When Ma Gua saw the villagers from various villages following behind Xie Lin and the smirk on Xie Lin's face as if he was enjoying a good show, what was there for him to not understand?
He stood up and raised his hand to signal the people behind Xie Lin to be quiet, "Everyone, be quiet and listen to me. Digging the river channel and building the dam is a major project for the Zhou family. My Ma family's machinery must be used. Recruiting workers is just a small matter. It's the same for everyone to come here to sign up. However, this is limited to those present here. Others should not come here to call on me.
The fact that they are not as active as you is a sign that they don't trust the food station or the Zhou family. We don't want to hire people like that."
After these words were spoken, the dozen or so people who followed in immediately had no objections. The project belonged to the Zhou family, a family that no one in this town, including the nearby villages, wanted to offend. In recent years, the prosperous Zhou family had been law-abiding and had never used their power to bully others, but everyone couldn't help but feel awe towards the Zhou family.
Now, they are really proud to be able to work for the Zhou family. It’s better not to tell others. Who told those people not to be proactive?
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