Wei Lingcheng really had connections. What Brother Li had failed to accomplish in more than two months, he bought fifteen brand new Butterfly sewing machines in just one month.
Wei Lingcheng abided by the agreement he made with Cheng Maixiang and bought all the sewing machines at market prices, even asking for an industrial ticket.
However, Cheng Maixiang understood that despite this, Wei Lingcheng still used his connections, which was somewhat of a favor. Wei Lingcheng could keep silent about these things, but she could not pretend to be ignorant. Wei Lingcheng did not want her return, so she could only be doubly nice to Yingying and Lin Qingwan.
When Cheng Maixiang thought of this, he felt a little emotional. The low social productivity has made it so that in later generations, normal transactions that can be carried out by paying enough money can now only be achieved through the so-called "back door", and one even owes favors to others. This can be regarded as a unique phenomenon in a special era.
Wei Lingcheng was very thoughtful. Not only did he buy a sewing machine, but he also took into consideration that Shuangshui Village did not have sufficient transportation capacity, so he specially found a car to deliver it to the village.
When fifteen brand new Butterfly sewing machines were delivered to the garment workshop in Shuangshui Village, the news caused a sensation in the entire Red Star Commune. Many people came to watch the fun, and Shuangshui Village was bustling with people that day, with a bustle that had never been seen even during the Chinese New Year.
Cheng Maixiang had already redivided the production room into areas and reserved space for the fifteen sewing machines. As soon as the new sewing machines arrived, they were placed in the designated positions.
Cheng Maixiang took out the sewing machine head from the body in front of everyone in the garment workshop. The head of the sewing machine was black, decorated with beautiful golden patterns, and the brand name was written in large letters on the body.
The brand new sewing machines almost blinded the eyes of the female workers in the garment workshop. Everyone was excited. The simplicity of the garment workshop when it was first established was still vivid in our minds, but in less than a year, its scale had more than doubled, which also gave everyone more confidence.
The production equipment is in place, and the next step according to the plan is to expand the staff. Originally, Cheng Maixiang planned to hand over the matter entirely to Cheng's mother, but Cheng's mother felt that she was not 100% sure, so she asked Cheng Maixiang to be present to ensure that there would be no chaos on the scene, which she would not know how to deal with.
Fortunately, the school was on spring break during these days, so she spent almost every day in the garment workshop, planning the recruitment exam in detail.
The recruitment notice had been posted long ago. As Cheng's mother expected, the fact that the garment workshop in Shuangshui Village was recruiting workers for the entire commune had triggered public opinion in Shuangshui Village. Many people were dissatisfied with this matter and felt that the garment workshop should give priority to the villagers. Doing so was simply betrayal.
In order to shut everyone up, Cheng Maixiang did as she had previously agreed with Lin Jiayu and specially ordered everyone to be gathered together for an open exam the day after the sewing machine arrived. Not only did Cheng's mother give the scores, but the female workers in the garment workshop also participated in the recruitment. She also announced that all villagers were welcome to come and watch.
This was something new that had not happened in the countryside for many years, and it immediately caused a sensation in the entire Shuangshui Village. Early in the morning of that day, many villagers flocked to the garment workshop to watch and join in the fun, even though no one in his family had applied for a job in the garment workshop.
An auditorium was set up in Cheng Maixiang Garment Workshop, and small stools were specially placed for the villagers to sit on. At the same time, a cordon was set up outside the auditorium. The villagers could only move around in the auditorium and were not allowed to go beyond the cordon.
The villagers were talking loudly in the audience, but Cheng's mother's office was quiet. The female workers were listening to Cheng Maixiang talking about the upcoming recruitment exam.
"Have you all remembered this, aunties? There are thirty-five people applying for the job this time. I've assigned numbers to each of them, and we'll divide them into four groups of nine.
I will place a small basket behind each group of applicants. When they are making costumes according to the topics we give them on the spot, you ladies will watch their performance and place a soybean behind the one you think has performed well.
Cheng Maixiang learned this method from the village election voting. In that era, many people had limited literacy and did not even know the names of the candidates, so they came up with this method: let the candidates sit on the scene and let the voters put soybeans behind their favorite people, so as to achieve secret balloting without offending the candidates.
"Once their costumes are ready, I will number them and everyone will vote in the same way.
Ladies and gentlemen, you must uphold fair judgment and selection in this recruitment process. Remember, you are the examiners, and your vote affects a person's future. Please use your expertise to judge.
"Wow, Maizi, you are asking us all to be examiners. Why do I suddenly feel so nervous?" an aunt said tremblingly.
"How can I not be nervous? In the past, when scholars came to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, we were the ones who decided who would be the top scorer! Even the top scorer had to be polite to us and not speak loudly when he saw us."
Another aunt joked, and everyone else laughed, even Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but smile.
There are really many joke tellers among the people!
Suddenly, a sharp voice amidst the laughter said sarcastically, "Maizi's method is good. It prevents others from having ulterior motives and resorting to shady means to get their relatives involved."
The office suddenly became quiet. Everyone knew that this was talking about Shen Qingyun's wife. She had a niece from her mother's side. Ever since she knew that the garment factory was recruiting workers, she ran to her house every few days, asking her to plead with Cheng Maixiang to recruit her, and even spent money to buy a quota.
Shen Qingyun's wife was in a very difficult situation. She knew that her niece was not cut out for making clothes, but her family members were putting pressure on her, and she couldn't openly offend them. Later, the recruitment method introduced by Cheng Maixiang completely solved the problem for her. Her family members immediately stopped making trouble and stopped making trouble.
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