What a boast, sister, let's go in and find the village chief. Let's see what that old guy is going to do." Nie Fan got angry when he saw the smug smile on the wretched man's face as he left.
Ye Li and Nie Fan joined the team again.
The village chief was humming a tune and drinking tea. When he saw Ye Li and Nie Fan coming, he took out two small teacups and put them on the table, then poured tea for them.
"Ye Li, Nie Fan, come in and have some tea."
After the two of them sat down, the village chief spoke first, "I'm so sorry for what happened just now. I've been very busy these past two days. My attitude towards you just now was not very nice. Please forgive me. We have been working together for several years, and I treat you as my own family. Sometimes I forget to control my temper."
The village chief's attitude is obviously much better now, as if he has returned to his previous state.
"No, Qingshan Village is different from before. People's lives are better and there are more things to do. It is understandable that people become more impetuous. Village chief, is the matter we discussed before invalidated?"
Ye Li's tone was flat, but his words were neither humble nor arrogant, but sonorous and powerful.
"How can it be invalidated? I have been optimistic about you from the beginning, and it is the same now. If it weren't for you, there would be no Qingshan Village today." The village chief began to sigh, and his eyes were even moist.
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Nie Fan looked at the village chief's reaction and snorted in disdain. Officials are really good at pretending! They talk big but are never soft-hearted when it comes to tripping others up. Nie Fan has seen a lot of people like this running around these years.
"What the village chief said is right. Without Qingshan Village, there would be no me today. Similarly, without us, there would be no Qingshan Village today. Our goal is the same, common prosperity. So as long as this goal remains unchanged, I think any problems in the middle can be solved, right?"
When the village chief heard Ye Li's words, his expression froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal. He nodded in agreement and said, "We still have to cooperate with smart people. Our goal is to achieve common prosperity, but we are indeed facing some difficulties now. I have also voted in the village on the expansion you mentioned. Some people agree and some oppose. It is difficult to satisfy everyone, so the matter has been delayed."
"Why would anyone object?" Ye Li asked.
"It's all about wages. Before, individual businesses were not allowed, so everyone relied on the village's weaving and garment factories. But now everyone has multiple choices, and seeing that others earn more than themselves without working as hard, they must feel unbalanced. They all demanded a wage increase, and said they would go on strike if the wages were not increased. I know it's not easy for you, so I have been pressuring the villagers to make sure that this batch of goods is shipped out on time before discussing other things."
Ye Li and Nie Fan were a little surprised by what the village chief said. They were not often in the village, so they had only heard about some of these things and did not know that things had already escalated into a strike.
"Thank you so much, Village Chief. I still need to think carefully about the wage increase. After all, there are so many people involved that I can't give you an immediate answer."
"It's okay. Given our friendship, I will definitely help you if I can. Don't worry. By the way, Ye Li, let's put the expansion on hold and get this batch of goods shipped first?" The village chief looked at Ye Li and asked.
"Okay. Then let's take this batch of goods first." Ye Li nodded.
"Ye Li, there is something I want to talk to you about. Isn't it popular to have a bonus system in factories in big cities? I think our village should also implement it. How about mobilizing everyone's enthusiasm? Especially the people who manage these things in the village, they spend most of their time coordinating the production of each household. It is not reasonable to only give them a fixed salary when they don't have much time to work. Even the button sewing people earn more than them every month, which makes them feel unbalanced."
Ye Li and Nie Fan understood the meaning of the village chief's words today. It seems that the price and treatment set before can no longer satisfy their current appetite.
"I will consider this. Village chief, if there is nothing else, Nie Fan and I will leave first." After hearing the words of the village chief, Ye Li did not say much.
"Oh, okay. Then you go back and think about it more. I think we have to keep up with the times, don't you think? Then you two should drive slowly on your way, I won't see you off." The village chief said and waved at the two of them.
After Ye Li and Nie Fan left the team, Nie Fan kicked a big tree next to them hard.
"He is still keeping up with the times. He thinks money comes from the wind. Sales are not easy now, and costs are rising. Life will be hard in the future."
In the past, there were few clothes on the market, so Ye Li's clothes were easy to sell. Now many factories are competing with them, and it is already amazing that Nie Fan can ensure that the current sales volume has not declined.
"Yes, it seems that the conditions that the man just negotiated with the village chief are relatively high. He is trying to squeeze us out. But you see, the village chief still has a trick up his sleeve. Even if he has reached an agreement with the other party, he still doesn't forget to test us. If the conditions we offer are better than the other party, then the village chief will come back to us and continue to cooperate with us."
Ye Li's guess was correct. The big boss Liu was indeed Ye Li's colleague. He offered the village chief a high salary and also promised to increase the wages in the village by 20%.
The village chief has already promised the other party that as long as Ye Li finishes selling this batch of goods, he will cooperate with Boss Liu.
At the same time, the village chief did not forget to knock on Ye Li to see if Ye Li could offer better treatment. If it was really better than Boss Liu, the village chief would immediately turn around and continue to cooperate with Ye Li.
The village chief had made a lot of plans, but he did not expect that the villagers' dissatisfaction had reached an uncontrollable level.
Just as Ye Li and Nie Fan were about to leave, seven or eight women came towards the team with fierce momentum.
Ye Li and Nie Fan were standing beside the big tree. The women didn't see clearly that it was Ye Li, so they went straight into the team and went to argue with the village chief.
"Village Chief! Is anyone here?"
Zhang Xiaohua, who had a loud voice, took the lead and started shouting as soon as she entered the yard.
The village chief was admiring a gold-plated tiger ornament given by Boss Liu in his room with the door closed. When he heard someone was looking for him outside, he quickly hid the ornament in the drawer of the table and locked it.
"Who is it! Why are you shouting as soon as you come in? Can't you speak nicely? I'm not deaf." The village chief pouted, opened the door unhappily and walked into the yard.
"Village Chief! You don't keep your word. We quit!"
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