Whether in his past life or this one, Shi Zhen has always had the habit of carrying money with him.
That way, you can always have money available when you need it.
Besides money, he would definitely carry a pack of cigarettes with him, just in case he runs into someone and needs to share them.
However, when he has no money, he carries less money with him, and when he has money, he carries more.
He's recently taken on several projects and is busy running around all day. He usually carries around 500 yuan with him, which is generally enough.
Shi Zhen took the money out of his pocket and stuffed it into Guan Baiyu's hand: "Xiaoyu, take this money. Don't keep buying me things, or you'll end up with no money left for yourself..."
Guan Baiyu: "..."
Why does his brother like to give him so much money?
"Brother, I don't need it!"
“It’s inconvenient for you to not have any money on you,” Shi Zhen said, unable to resist gently touching Guan Baiyu’s hair.
In his past life, Guan Baiyu always refused to take his money.
They are exactly the same.
"elder brother……"
"Take it... I really like your clothes." Shi Zhen stuffed the money into Guan Baiyu's hand and added one last sentence.
He wasn't very good at expressing his feelings in his past life, but he learned later that when he received a gift, he should express his appreciation.
Guan Baiyu took the money, feeling somewhat helpless.
It feels really bad to give someone money when you give them a gift.
But he could tell that his brother actually liked these clothes, so he would still give them to him next time.
"Brother, try these clothes on. If they don't fit, you can change them," Guan Baiyu said.
Shi Zhen smiled and said, "Okay."
It was quite hot, so Guan Baiyu turned on the electric fan and blew it at Shi Zhen so that Shi Zhen could try on the clothes.
Shi Zhen felt a little embarrassed to try on clothes in front of Guan Baiyu, but after thinking about it, he decided to try them on one by one.
Guan Baiyu bought the largest size T-shirts, while Shi Zhen, being tall, wore them loosely, but they didn't look big; they fit him perfectly.
It was a shirt... Shi Zhen's arms were a bit thick, and the shirt showed off all his muscles.
Guan Baiyu's heart raced as he watched.
But Shi Zhen then asked him with a smile, "Do I look good in a shirt?"
"Beautiful!" Guan Baiyu said without hesitation.
Shi Zhen said, "You can buy me more shirts in the future." He remembered that in his previous life, Guan Baiyu loved seeing him wear shirts.
Although he felt that these clothes were not as convenient as other clothes, Guan Baiyu liked them, so he often wore them.
"Okay." Guan Baiyu replied, but then felt a little annoyed. To be honest, he didn't really want others to see his brother like this.
When we first met, his brother looked a bit young, but now he's becoming more and more mature...
Don't think he didn't know; many people in the village wanted to marry their daughters to his brother.
Shi Zhen also tried on a suit.
The suit fits well, and I can wear it when it gets cooler.
After trying on the clothes, Shi Zhen folded them all up, then looked a little annoyed.
Guan Baiyu's house was very small and dilapidated. The only things inside to store clothes were two trunks left by Guan Baiyu's grandmother.
His brand-new clothes now... have nowhere to go.
Shi Zhen suddenly felt like moving to a different house.
The people's yearning for a better life will never truly disappear.
Especially now that Guan Baiyu is by his side, he hopes that Guan Baiyu can have the best of everything.
Shi Zhen was filled with enthusiasm for his work. After putting away his clothes, he said to Guan Baiyu, "Xiaoyu, I need to go out for a bit."
"Brother, where are you going?" Guan Baiyu asked.
Shi Zhen said, "I'm going to the construction site. Recently, several of those construction sites have started night work. I'll go take a look."
"I'll go too," Guan Baiyu said immediately, but then added with a hint of worry, "Won't it be inconvenient?"
"No." Shi Zhen laughed.
Driving a tractor late at night could disturb the neighbors, so Shi Zhen rode a bicycle.
He has always cherished the bicycle that Guan Baiyu gave him, wiping it down with a cloth from time to time, and now it shines brightly.
He placed a cushion on the back seat for Guan Baiyu to sit on, and then drove Guan Baiyu to a nearby construction site.
Recently, several construction sites along the Shizhen Pipeline have indeed been operating night shifts, and some have even started working early in the morning as well.
This was partly because it was too hot during the day, which was not suitable for the workers to work, and partly because many of the workers he hired were working elsewhere during the day.
He took on several projects at once and didn't have enough manpower, so he contacted all the bricklayers he knew.
At that time, most people had other jobs on their hands, and they were all told that they would have to wait a few months until they finished their current jobs before they could start working.
Shi Zhen told them, "When you come to work for me, I don't pay you by the day. I pay you based on the project. For example, if you help me build a house, no matter how many days it takes you to build it, I will pay you 1,500 yuan at once."
Others pay thirty a day, and then the workers work slowly, taking two months to build the house.
Here at Shizhen's place, no matter how many days the workers work, they'll be paid a total of 1,500 yuan.
This is actually more cost-effective than hiring someone to come to his home and charging them by the day.
It also has benefits for the workers...
In the past, no matter how much or how little work they did, they could only earn thirty yuan a day, and at most nine hundred yuan a month. On rainy days, they might not even earn that much.
But now... if he can finish building the house in half a month, he can earn 1,500 yuan in half a month, which is equivalent to 100 yuan a day.
Almost all the bricklayers agreed to work for Shi Zhen.
They get up early, work for Shi Zhen for two hours first, and then go to work for the families they usually work for.
After finishing the work over there for the day and having dinner, I'll come to Shizhen's place and work for three hours.
When they worked for Shi Zhen, they worked especially hard in order to finish the work as soon as possible and get the final payment. The work they did in five hours often equaled the amount of work they usually did in two days.
For example, the construction site that Shi Zhen took Guan Baiyu to today is where self-built houses are being built. The houses were almost finished in less than a month.
When Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu arrived, the bricklayer he had hired, along with his son and wife, was working enthusiastically.
He wanted to finish the job as soon as possible, so he called his family over!
"Boss, you're here! The house will be finished in two more days," the bricklayer said.
"You finished it really fast, no wonder you're a master craftsman." Shi Zhen took out the pack of cigarettes and gave him one.
The house is two stories, but it occupies a large area. He contracted it to this bricklayer for two thousand.
Unexpectedly, this person finished building it in just one month.
If he were to hire workers and laborers using the old methods, it would probably take two months to build, and he would have to pay at least three thousand in wages.
"I'm already very skilled at this job, and I even have family members helping me," the bricklayer said happily.
Shi Zhen promised to give him two thousand, and one thousand five hundred of that had already been given to him.
Shi Zhen will give him the remaining five hundred in two days.
He still works for others during the day, and his son also has another job. In other words, his family members work extra hours in the morning and evening, earning an extra two thousand yuan a month!
If they could keep doing this kind of work, their whole family could earn more than 3,000 yuan a month. If they saved up for a year, they could build a big house!
Then, Shi Zhen told the man that after the house was completed, he would contract out all the odd jobs that the man needed to do, such as leveling the ground and laying tiles, to the man at the same price.
The man readily agreed.
He was very happy to do this "part-time job" and earn extra money.
Shi Zhen visited this place and then went to other places.
He would wander around the various construction sites every day to make sure the workers weren't doing a substandard job or were stealing his cement or bricks.
These are all common occurrences.
When no one is watching, most people will have the idea of taking advantage of others.
Generally speaking, he won't care if it's not excessive.
After all, to be honest, he was actually exploiting them.
Shi Zhen looked around and returned home at 10 p.m.
There was no one on the road, and it was very dark, but he had tied a flashlight to the front of his bicycle, so he could see the road.
"Xiaoyu, these projects can all make money. A single construction site can earn you several thousand or even tens of thousands... I'll be rich in the future." Shi Zhen didn't turn around, but he was in a very good mood as he rode along the road.
"Brother, you're amazing!" Guan Baiyu hugged Shi Zhen's waist, pretending to be excited, and pressed his whole body against Shi Zhen's back.
He kissed Shi Zhen on the back through his clothes, and Shi Zhen definitely wouldn't notice.
Guan Baiyu and Liang Qinxuan also have companies to manage, but he had already told Liang Qinxuan that he would take a break a few days before the summer vacation.
So the next day, he got up early and followed Shi Zhen to continue wandering around the construction site.
Shi Zhen made Guan Baiyu wear long pants, and also found two old shirts, one for each of them, and put on a straw hat before they set off together.
When he went, Shi Zhen also brought Huoxiang Zhengqi Water (a traditional Chinese medicine).
In the sweltering summer, workers often suffer from heatstroke, so he would frequently give them things like Huoxiang Zhengqi Water (a traditional Chinese medicine for heatstroke).
After looking at several self-built houses, Shi Zhen finally went to the factory.
The factory was built by Shi Daniu and his team. Because it was too hot at noon, Shi Zhen made them work from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and then from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
During these two time periods, it's not as hot as at noon.
When Shi Zhen and the others arrived, it was almost ten o'clock. He went to the neighborhood to find someone who helped with cooking to get food for Shi Daniu and the others.
The factory buildings have already been built. After Shi Daniu and the others finish eating, they can take a nap and play cards inside.
"It's so hot today."
"Yeah, it's so hot it's killing me."
"It's not this hot where I'm from in the summer."
...
As Shi Daniu and the others talked, they poured themselves some black tea from the large kettle next to them.
They brought a coal stove and bought a large kettle, which they used to boil several kettles of water every day, adding a handful of red tea leaves while boiling.
Black tea is more potent than boiled water.
After drinking tea and resting for a while, they started eating. Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu ate some too, and then went home together.
For several days in a row, Guan Baiyu followed Shi Zhen everywhere and even learned to ride a bicycle.
He rode Shi Zhen's bicycle with a bar on the front.
Every time he rides, he holds the handlebars steady, pedals a few times with his left foot, lifts his right foot, and gets on the bike with an indescribably graceful movement.
Shi Zhen couldn't take his eyes off Guan Baiyu, who was so full of vigor and confidence.
Shi Zhen was reborn a year and a half ago. In that year and a half, Guan Baiyu grew exceptionally fast, growing more than ten centimeters taller.
He's already over 1.7 meters tall, and given that he's a late bloomer, he'll probably grow even taller. Shi Zhen thinks he'll definitely be taller than he was in his previous life.
Even though he prepared a straw hat for Guan Baiyu, Guan Baiyu's face still got a bit tanned after running with him for a while.
Of course, this looks quite healthy.
Guan Baiyu has his own company to keep him busy, and in a few days, he will have to go to Changxi City to "work" every day.
In the past, he and Liang Qinxuan would travel around every weekday, only twice a month. It didn't matter much if Liang Qinxuan's cousin drove around and picked him up. But now that it's summer vacation, it's not good to bother him like that every day.
Guan Baiyu went to the bus station and bought a round-trip monthly pass to Changxi City. The pass cost ninety yuan, but after buying it, he could travel freely between Changxi City and Anshan Town for a month.
This bus costs three yuan for a one-way trip and six yuan for a round trip. For people who take the bus every day, it's definitely more cost-effective to buy a monthly pass.
When Guan Baiyu arrived at the "company", the people there were looking at samples of a newly designed ballpoint pen.
The ballpoint pens they produced before were actually very simple.
Although there are many colors and various patterns, upon closer inspection, it is actually just a plastic pen barrel with a plastic cap, without any complicated design.
However, this time, they came up with some different styles.
For example, a pen without a cap, where pressing the top of the ballpoint pen will bring out the tip, and pressing it again will retract the tip.
Another feature is the addition of a rubber ring around the grip area, making the pen more comfortable to hold.
The pen refills now come in more colors. Previously, their ballpoint pens were all blue, but now they also offer black and red.
Guan Baiyu thought these pens were quite good, but he was also worried: "What was the cost of these pens?"
Immediately, someone mentioned the cost; these pens varied in price, but were all within an acceptable range.
There are actually quite a few stationery factories in China now, but they are all state-owned, and the designs never change.
By offering more styles and lowering prices, they can help capture market share.
This was something Shi Zhen told him.
Having the pen barrels manufactured by others doesn't keep costs low enough. It would be great if they could produce everything themselves!
However, the company's development cannot be rushed. Taking too big a step can easily lead to problems... This is what Shi Zhen told him.
Although Guan Baiyu was interested in opening a factory, he was in no hurry to bring it up.
Together with Liang Qinxuan, he selected a few designs and had them manufactured. Then... Guan Baiyu asked Liang Qinxuan, "Does your dad know people overseas? Should we ask him if we can get some overseas orders?"
Guan Baiyu has been in contact with many people recently and has learned a lot of things.
For example, many products that sell cheaply in China become extremely expensive abroad.
Foreign factories that invest and build factories in China offer particularly high wages.
He saw in the newspaper that some foreign companies were paying their workers high wages of four or five thousand a month, while ordinary factory workers here only earn four hundred a month.
In some large cities, even civil servants are now resigning to work in factories.
Of course, there are even more civil servants or teachers who resign to start their own businesses. Those with connections can make a lot of money by becoming distributors.
In addition, countless people dream of going abroad. One student's older brother went to Japan after graduating from university, saying that he could easily earn the equivalent of 10,000 RMB in Japanese yen a month by doing odd jobs there.
That person instantly became a sought-after figure at their school.
If they can secure overseas orders, their company can develop rapidly.
It doesn't matter if I don't get the job, but I'll definitely try to get it if I can.
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