“Okay, our family has made some money these past few years. We were originally planning to build a house in our hometown, but after hearing what you said, I think we should buy the house first. The house is by the roadside, and the land will be sold together. If we have money in the future, we can build a building on the land.”
"That's great!" Chu Yu reminded him again, "When building a house, build it as high as you can. Remember, don't make a pointed roof, keep a flat roof, and keep building upwards. In the future, the government will definitely regulate the construction of houses. At that time, you won't be able to build however you want."
Tong Dazhuang didn't think so at all; he believed that Chu Yu must have reminded him because big cities had such regulations.
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"Seeing how well you're doing, Brother Dazhuang has decided to transfer all our children to Deyang for school. Girls need to study hard so they won't be bullied in the future," Tong Dazhuang said with a simple smile.
The Tong family members are good people; they know how to be grateful when they make money, and Chu Yu is willing to give them pointers.
"Aunt Tong, next year you can try braised pig's trotters. If the braised ones don't work, try roasted ones. In short, pig's trotters sell quickly and are a bit like snacks. They're more popular than braised meat in Beijing. Of course, I'm just saying this casually. I don't know if people in Deyang like to eat pig's trotters."
In his past life, Chu Yu knew an older woman who could sell thousands of pig trotters every day.
If this thing can be done well, it can be quite profitable.
Aunt Tong's eyes lit up. Everyone in China loves to eat braised meat, and selling braised meat is enough to support her family. But if she wants to earn more money, she still needs to be clever.
Aunt Tong would occasionally come up with some new tricks or improve the recipe.
Chu Yu's suggestion suited her perfectly.
"You know, people who have seen the world are different. Chu Yu, I'm truly grateful to you. If it weren't for you, how could I have earned so much money? If I didn't earn money, my son and daughter-in-law would have to stay at home to farm, and they wouldn't have time to take care of the children's studies. Now it's great, our family lives in Deyang all year round, and the children have all transferred to Deyang to study, so they don't have to suffer in the countryside anymore."
Brigade leader Huang Xingwang also brought several families over: Uncle Facai, Uncle Wangde, and Aunt Songhua's family.
"Uncle Xingwang, what brings you here?" Shu Aiguo took out a cigarette and offered one to each person, his attitude respectful.
Huang Xingwang was quite pleased.
Originally, news of Shu Aiguo opening a furniture market in Deyang didn't spread. Most people just thought he was a carpenter in Deyang who wouldn't earn much money. Later, a carpenter from the village went to work at the furniture market and discovered that Xibao Furniture Market had a factory building of over a thousand square meters and had even imported production lines from Italy.
I heard that they spent over a million just on the equipment!
Goodness, what does that even mean?
Huang Xingwang led the whole village to farm. The people of Shanguan Village were all quite hardworking, but their ancestors had bad luck and were stuck in this poor and remote place.
The land is not fertile enough, there are not enough fertile fields, and the villagers work themselves to the bone, but at the end of the year, they are left far behind by other towns.
Seeing that the children in the village couldn't even get enough to eat, Huang Xingwang was extremely worried.
Hearing that Shu Aiguo had made a fortune in Deyang, some people came to Huang Xingwang to ask him to help them get jobs working for Shu Aiguo.
After Huang Xingwang finished speaking, Shu Aiguo subconsciously looked at Chu Yu, which completely baffled Huang Xingwang. How could a big boss like Shu Aiguo have to ask his niece's opinion to hire a villager as an assistant?
That's quite unusual.
Chu Yu didn't want to hire villagers. If a business wants to achieve long-term development, it can't hire too many people around it, especially since this is a village. If he brings in Uncle Facai, Uncle Wangde, and Aunt Songhua's families today, he'll have to bring in other people's families tomorrow.
If you agree now but disagree next time, people will complain.
Chu Yu didn't want to do something so thankless.
She looked at Huang Xingwang and smiled, "Uncle Xingwang, in this kind of occasion, I, as a junior, should not say anything, but Uncle Xingwang is the head of our Shanguan Village. You are in charge of the whole village. How our village develops in the future depends on the development of every person and every family in the village."
Huang Xingwang felt that educated people were different; Chu Yu's words made him feel at ease.
"Chu Yu, just say what you have to say."
Chu Yu smiled and said, "Working for others is not a long-term solution. Besides, after we introduced the Italian production line, machines replaced manual labor, and our factory no longer needs so many workers."
Huang Xingwang was, after all, the brigade leader. Although his official rank wasn't high, he was in charge of the entire village. Everyone in Shanguan Village treated him with great respect. However, Chu Yu immediately refuted his words, making him lose face.
Chu Yu knew what Huang Xingwang was thinking, but she wasn't from Shanguan Village. Shu Aiguo couldn't afford to offend anyone, but she wasn't afraid.
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"Uncle Xingwang, don't be angry. Working for someone else is not a long-term solution. You might as well think of other ways out."
Huang Xingwang came to Shu Aiguo because he had no other way out. Their village was isolated by mountains, making it inconvenient to go out to do business. If villagers wanted to start a small business, they had to take their families to other places.
Those who earn money, like Aunt Tong, are fine, but those who don't earn money and rent a place outside have huge expenses.
Shu Aiguo grew up with him. Shu Aiguo was never willing to say anything else to the villagers. Huang Xingwang had inquired and found out that Xibao paid quite a lot of wages. Other factories could only earn 20 or 30 yuan a month at most, while Xibao could earn 30 or 40 yuan, which was a full third more.
Xibao offers excellent benefits, including cash and gifts on holidays, annual salary increases for employees, and higher piece-rate bonuses compared to other factories. The villagers are very interested, feeling that since the money is going to someone else anyway, it's better to give it to the villagers.
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