"We can withstand natural disasters, but we cannot withstand man-made disasters."
An Jingzhi looked at the little girl with an indescribable shock in his eyes. She was only in her teens, but there was no emotion in her eyes. Upon closer inspection, there was a sense of vicissitudes of life.
Although the little girl didn't explain it clearly, they could probably guess what the situation was. It was nothing more than a wealthy family that was forced to survive and became refugees.
The old man beside the little girl bowed politely and said, "My granddaughter went to a girls' school and knows how to read and write. I also taught her some accounting skills."
"If you shopkeepers can use me, I won't be a burden to my granddaughter."
Panic flashed across her calm eyes, and the little girl quickly grabbed the old man's arm: "Grandpa! What are you doing?"
The old man looked at the little girl lovingly, raised his dry hand, and gently stroked his granddaughter's hair, which was once soft but now became as dry as straw.
"Grandpa has seen that the shopkeepers are all good people. If they like you, you will definitely be able to live well."
These people have compassionate looks on their faces, but they are not the kind of pushovers. Their business will not collapse in just two years.
I didn't see any soldiers protecting the other recruits, only these four had soldiers around them. At least they had some ability to give the women a decent life.
It was obvious that the older female shopkeeper in front of him seemed very satisfied with his granddaughter. He seemed to be giving her last words:
"Grandpa is old. Even if he continues to live, he won't live for many more years. You are still young. Too many people have died along the way. You must live on, for your parents and your brother."
The little girl held the old man's arm tightly with both hands, her eyes were red, and she was about to speak, but she found that the sadness in her heart blocked her throat and she could not speak.
"Alright, alright," Xie Yingfeng said, "Why are you acting like this? If you could really read and do math, I'd hire you. You could just live with your grandfather. Why are you acting like you're parting from life and death?"
Xie Yingfeng's voice was a little loud and sounded a bit impolite, but the content of her words gave the two people hope of life.
The little girl was no longer as calm as before. She tried her best to show her talent. She first recited a few lines of poetry and then asked Xie Yingfeng to give her questions.
Xie Yingfeng asked a few questions about calculations, and she answered them all. In the end, the two of them were left behind.
After recruiting a few more people, there were already five people in total, including the little girl next to the woman, which made six people.
An Jingzhi arranged these people to stand in the inner circle, and two soldiers protected Xie Yingfeng and the other two as they continued to recruit the remaining vacancies.
"What did your father-in-law do before?"
The other party said with great trepidation, "I don't deserve it. I used to help someone manage their business, and the boss trusted me and let me be the manager."
"What industry is it in?"
Perhaps because the problem of survival has been solved, the old man answers every question and sometimes even curses the fickleness of the world.
His previous employer was in the printing industry, and he was in charge of managing the printing factory. There was a war in their hometown, and the government was recruiting soldiers and levying taxes and levies, which drove the employer bankrupt. In desperation, the whole family had to move away.
Originally, they were traveling with their boss, but they encountered too many problems on the way south, and the two sides got separated. Their son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all died.
When he said this, his eyes were filled with tears. In fact, he had never thought that he could survive. Looking at Xie Yingfeng and the other two who were still recruiting workers, his heart was filled with gratitude.
Nowadays, the workload of the newspaper is getting heavier and heavier. In addition to reviewing manuscripts, Sanniang also has to manage printing matters, and she has no time to write her own articles.
An Jingzhi is looking to hire someone to manage the printing factory.
But this is at least a high-level position. There are illiterate people everywhere, but it is difficult to find literate and experienced management.
I didn’t expect to have any extra gains today.
He believed that as long as he asked, the old man in front of him would agree immediately.
After thinking about it, I decided to wait until I get back and make arrangements first. Now I should recruit all the workers for the textile factory.
The process of recruiting workers went very smoothly. With two soldiers with guns guarding on both sides, it couldn't have gone any other way.
Some people who didn't fit the situation but wanted to sneak in or those who wanted to threaten the three women were all beaten back.
The people Xie Yingfeng found all had families with them, and the three of them wanted to help as much as they could.
Perhaps because they saw that the workers in front of them were able to accept workers with their families, many people behind them who were originally queuing alone hurriedly moved their families to their side and queued together.
Bringing families is not a problem for Xie Yingfeng and the other two, as long as the female worker is able to work and support herself.
Although the wages in the textile factory are not high, they are already a relatively high salary level among the lower-class people. Lunch is also provided every day. If you save a little, it is not a problem to support a family of three.
Besides, some people's family members seem to be able to work. They can take care of their health and find some jobs in the city, at least to carry bags and run errands.
After Xie Yingfeng and the other two had recruited enough people to prepare to go home, the people in the team began to beg for mercy.
"Please invite me over too, goddess! I can also weave!"
"Female Bodhisattva, I'm very nimble and can do anything. Please recruit me."
After watching for a while, Xie Yingfeng and the other two turned away reluctantly. They originally wanted to recruit only ten people, but now there are twelve.
Add to that the families of these people, and there might be some odd jobs for them to do, which is already excessive.
"it's over?"
The three nodded, and An Jingzhi immediately walked up to the person in charge and asked him to look at the recruited workers. Only after confirming their identities did he let them in.
They took the people to the textile factory, washed them, and gave them work clothes. Then all their clothes were burned, including the clothes of their family members, and they were replaced with clean old clothes.
These people have been fleeing all the way, and we don’t know how many germs they have brought with them, so necessary disinfection procedures still need to be carried out.
The clothes given to their families were all worn-out, but even old clothes were worth some money. Xie Yingfeng didn't want to be a good person, so she slowly deducted the money for the clothes given to their families from the wages of these female workers.
Taking their situation into consideration, Xie Yingfeng advanced them ten days' worth of food. The group of people who changed into clean clothes were grateful and excited.
Regardless of the fact that the clean clothes he had just changed into would be soiled, he knelt on the ground and shouted, "Thank you, Boss!"
"The boss is a good man, he will definitely live a long life!"
These people had no place to live, so they could only temporarily live in the textile factory. Fortunately, their place was relatively remote, so it was not too crowded for a group of people to live there, and they could also help look after the factory.
The literate little girl washed herself clean and revealed her pretty face. She held a bowl of hot porridge and handed it to her grandfather first, then went to get another bowl for herself.
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