Mother Cheng also knew that she had just spoken in anger. If she really severed ties with Second Brother Cheng's family because of this, the Cheng family would immediately become a big joke in Shuangshui Village.
"Well, Xiaolin, do you have any good ideas?"
Cheng's mother knew that Lin Jiayu was always smart and had many ideas, so she couldn't help but ask him for advice.
Lin Jiayu smiled and said, "Actually, this is a very easy problem to solve. It can be simply described in four words: remove the firewood from under the cauldron."
Cheng Maixiang suddenly laughed. It turned out that she and Lin Jiayu had the same idea. She had always wanted to do this, but there was no good opportunity. It seemed that now she had an excellent opportunity.
Cheng's mother and Lin Qingwan were completely confused and had no idea what Lin Jiayu was talking about. Wei Lingcheng, on the other hand, smiled and shook his head. "Xiao Jia, this is a good idea. Just squeeze out the Liujia Village Garment Factory. Now that the garment factory no longer exists, no one will care about Comrade Xiao Cheng's designs. Even if you want to sell your garment factory's information, no one will be willing to buy it."
Mother Cheng finally understood what Lin Jiayu meant. However, she felt that this method would be very difficult to implement, and the results would not be immediate. So she asked with some doubt, "Xiao Lin, although the Liujia Village garment factory is not as large as the one in Shuangshui Village, it is still a sideline business for Liujia Village. The people of Liujia Village will definitely protect it well. Why would they let us squeeze it out?"
Lin Jiayu looked at Cheng Maixiang with a smile. Cheng Maixiang nodded and told her mother everything she had discussed with Lin Jiayu before the New Year.
At the end of the year, Cheng Maixiang received a total of more than 2,000 yuan in dividends. She only kept 400 yuan and used the rest to buy sewing machines and fabrics. In this way, she could buy at least ten to fifteen sewing machines, and the scale of the garment workshop more than doubled.
The production equipment has more than doubled in size, so the number of employees must be increased accordingly. However, Cheng Maixiang screened all the women in Shuangshui Village three times and could only find three people who could do the job. Moreover, even these three people were not experienced and did not have many skills, so she had to send people for relevant training.
It seems that while she is training new employees, she will also recruit people from outside the village. The most ideal candidates are naturally the female workers in Liujia Village Garment Workshop. As long as they are all recruited, Liujia Village Garment Workshop will become an empty shell and naturally will no longer be able to compete with Shuangshui Village.
Originally, Cheng Maixiang was still hesitant, thinking that such a method was too cruel to Liujia Village. However, this time, Yang Jihong asked Cheng Ersao to steal the blueprints, which completely broke Cheng Maixiang's bottom line. She felt that she could no longer allow her to do whatever she wanted and she had to stop her.
"Your idea sounds good, but you're not recruiting people from our village, but instead recruiting people from Liujia Village. I'm afraid it will attract discussion and dissatisfaction from the villagers."
Cheng's mother's doubts were not without reason. In this era, the village was a collective, and the entire village was a large community of interests. When it came to any benefits, the people of their own village had to be considered first. If people from other villages were allowed to take the lead, they would probably be criticized and accused of being traitors.
"Mom, I'm not specifically recruiting people from Liujia Village. I'll spread the word in the commune that anyone who meets the requirements is welcome to apply. I'll also conduct an exam on the spot, and all the female workers in our garment workshop will grade them. No matter who passes, they'll be hired. If they don't, no one's words will matter. The female workers in Liujia Village's garment workshop have similar work experience, so they should have an advantage in the recruitment exam.
Wei Lingcheng took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Comrade Xiao Cheng's method does have some flavor of state-owned enterprises, but when state-owned enterprises recruit workers, many only conduct written tests and rarely have skill tests.
Cheng Maixiang didn't respond to his words, but continued, "Mom, I have another idea, but it may be difficult for you."
"Kid, why should you be polite to your mother? Just tell me what you have to say."
"Okay," Cheng Maixiang nodded happily, "I've been thinking that, in addition to these skilled workers, if the aunties in the garment workshop unanimously agree that there are people in our village who are worth training, I will set aside a sewing machine for you to teach them the skills of making clothes.
The garment workshop pays a fixed monthly salary and trains you for two to three months. If you become experienced, we'll officially hire you. If you truly don't have the qualifications, we won't keep you."
Lin Jiayu nodded. "This is a good idea. It's like an apprentice in a factory. You learn the craft from your master, and after you've finished your apprenticeship, you become a regular worker. This way, the people in Shuangshui Village will be silenced."
Lin Qingwan, who had been silent on the side, suddenly volunteered, "Maizi, if Aunt Cheng goes to teach those apprentices how to make clothes, then the things she is responsible for will have to be handed over to someone else.
How about this, if you trust me, I'll teach them how to make clothes. Anyway, I've been in the clothing workshop for a few months and have learned a lot."
Cheng Maixiang was surprised and delighted. "That's great, big sister. I feel much more at ease with your help. But I'm really embarrassed that you don't want to take the salary from the garment factory."
Lin Qingwan glanced at Lin Jiayu and said with a smile, "We're all family, why should we be so polite? Besides, I've been very comfortable in the garment workshop these past few months. Aunt Cheng never assigns me any work. I've been chatting with people all the time, so how can I ask for a salary?"
This is true. Although Lin Qingwan volunteered to help in the garment workshop, Cheng's mother never really wanted her to do any hard work. In addition, she could read, so Cheng's mother usually asked her to help organize the account books in the warehouse.
But all these can be completed in half an hour every day. For the remaining hours, she basically sits idly by, and only takes up the responsibility when others are busy.
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