Chapter 114 Give Employees a Home
This time, we brought two kinds of fruits to Tong City to sell, apricots and blood peaches. The apricots were as delicious as ever, but the peaches received rave reviews.
Comparing the two fruits, peaches have a wider audience than apricots. Apricots seem to be seasonal and only appear in early summer.
Peaches are different.
Blood peaches ripen first, followed by juicy peaches.
Xia Wu decided to put the blood peaches on the shelves as soon as possible. He took advantage of the weekend to shoot a short video to show everyone the condition of the blood peaches in the orchard, and then divided the fruits into two types, A and B.
Fruit A is much larger, and there may be only two per pound. The price is relatively more expensive, about fifteen yuan per pound, and it comes in three-pound and five-pound packages.
Fruit B is relatively smaller, and costs ten yuan per catty, and comes in three to five catties.
The weight cannot be any greater, otherwise it will be difficult to send by express and the damage rate on the way will be too high.
As soon as the blood peaches were put on the shelves, the number of orders from the backend increased rapidly.
Last time, Jian Zhuang posted a video online to slander her, causing rumors that she was a black-hearted internet celebrity. The incident caused a huge uproar, but in the end, netizens from all walks of life supported Xia Wu, and someone provided video evidence of the time. The situation was reversed, and she actually gained hundreds of thousands of fans.
It just so happened that at that time Xiangfang, as an official reporter of Tong City, wrote an article about Yanggou Village, and this incident caused a small sensation. Netizens felt that since the official had endorsed Xia Wu, he naturally could not deceive people and would not falsify anything, so they all turned against him at once.
Things on the Internet are inherently true and false, and it is difficult to tell who is right and who is wrong. Jian Zhuang is still persisting in posting black videos and refuses to give up even though he is being scolded every day.
Xia Wu simply didn't care, out of sight, out of mind, as if nothing had happened.
The benefits of being blackened became apparent, and peaches sold like hotcakes.
By the 24 hours after the peaches were put on the shelves, there were more than 500 orders in total, of which 328 were for five-jin packages and the rest were for three-jin packages.
The orders on the first day alone were over a thousand kilograms.
Xia Wu didn't dare to waste time and went straight to the village to find helpers. He folded the boxes, picked the fruits, sorted the fruits by size, packed them, and sealed the express delivery...
These links require manpower, and Yanggou Village has no shortage of manpower now.
Those who are young and strong and able to work go to pick fruits and transport them to the courtyard with a well. The elderly are responsible for sorting and packing the express deliveries. After the express deliveries are packed, Xia Wu is responsible for transporting them to the town and sending them out.
Yang Shuhua didn't go to the construction site directly. He was woken up early in the morning by Mr. Yang Si to pick peaches. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and went to the mountain. It was just dawn.
There are more than a dozen large bamboo baskets placed by the orchard, with sponges underneath to prevent the peaches from being bumped and damaged.
"Auntie, why are you all here so early?" Yang Shuhua greeted the women in the village, picked up a basket, put it under a tree and started working.
"We are older, not as young as you who sleep more."
"Haha, Auntie, you look much better than me. You don't look your age at all."
Shi Hongniang came to Yang Shuhua and helped him. One was responsible for picking the fruits and the other was responsible for putting them down. The two of them worked faster together.
Everyone chatted while working, and the pace was quite fast. Someone asked Yang Shuhua, "Xiao Hua, you've been out there for so long and you don't have a girlfriend?"
"Exactly. How come you're already so old and don't even have a partner? I remember Xiao Hua should be 28, right?"
Yang Shuhua frowned, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm only 26, still young. When I was working outside, I earned 5,000 to 6,000 yuan a month, and the rent was 1,500 yuan. Food, drinks, utilities, and other miscellaneous expenses would cost at least 2,000 to 3,000 yuan a month. It was hard to live on my own, so how could I find a girlfriend?"
Yang Shuhua complained like a grumbler, and what he said was not false. After all, he had worked for several years and had saved less than 30,000 yuan.
As far as he knew, he was the least miserable person in their dormitory.
Others not only live paycheck to paycheck, but also rely on their parents for support.
He is different. He never goes out and just stays at home playing mobile games during holidays, so he can still save some money.
When the women in the village heard him blame the lack of a partner on lack of money, they were unhappy and started talking about their youth.
"Back then, the monthly salary was only a dozen yuan at most. It was nothing like you guys now, where you're not satisfied with a few thousand yuan. We got married back then without a car or a house, but we still got by. Finding a place to live is better than anything else."
It's easy to talk without any pain in the waist. Yang Shuhua spoke bluntly: "Auntie, how can you compare your life back then with now? I remember when I was a kid, you used to buy eggs by the cents. Now there's no such thing as cents. An egg costs one or two yuan. The price has increased by more than ten cups. If wages don't increase, how can we survive?"
"Hahaha, that's true."
"Xiao Hua, you still have to find a partner. How can you young people not find a partner?"
Yang Shuhua didn't know why the villagers were so keen on urging him to get married, which made him want to complain.
He worked while refuting the women's words. After more than half an hour, more than a dozen bamboo baskets were filled. Yang Shuhua took the lead and moved the peaches to the roadside. He called Xia Wu to come and pick them up.
While waiting for the empty bamboo basket, Yang Shuhua picked a peach, washed it, and ate it with a crunch. The women were still chattering about this and that, so he simply took out his mobile phone, opened Kuaishou Video, and clicked to record a video.
In the video, he was wearing a straw hat and eating peaches, his phone moving with his body. There were seven or eight women sitting behind him, constantly making ridiculous noises urging him to get married.
After a quick twenty-second video of the peaches, Yang Shuhua posted it, locating it at Yantou Mountain in Yanggou Village, with the caption: "The peaches are so delicious."
With nothing to do, the women started matchmaking.
If I can't find a girlfriend while working outside, I should be able to find one when I return to the village.
"You and Xiaojing are about the same age, right? Were you classmates? Why don't you two date?"
Yang Shuhua black line.
Just then the sound of fighting carts was heard, and he fled in panic, with another burst of laughter behind him.
"Why are you here? Where's Xiao Wu?"
The one driving the bucket truck turned out to be Zhao Jing. Yang Shuhua looked back at the women in the village with a guilty conscience. These people were just making up stories about them.
Zhao Jing was a little surprised and explained to him, "Xiao Wu was putting labels on me. I had a headache doing that job, so I just drove to pick up the peaches. What's wrong with you? Did you say anything bad about me?"
The women burst into laughter, leaving Zhao Jing confused.
"Xiao Jing, we were just talking about you. You and Xiao Hua are about the same age. Were you classmates?"
"Yeah, what's the matter?"
"You two are both single, why don't you have a relationship?"
"Oh! Stop talking! You guys are so gossipy. I can't stand you guys. If I had known, I would have gone to the construction site!" Yang Shuhua was overwhelmed. He would rather go to the construction site to carry cement than stay among women.
He looked at Zhao Jing awkwardly, afraid that she would misunderstand him. But Zhao Jing was very calm and didn't feel embarrassed at all. She smiled and said, "What else could it be? He didn't confess to me."
The women burst into laughter and stopped joking, and began to help load the peaches into the car.
These women are all very capable and can do physical work just as well as men. Yang Shuhua came to help, but in the crowd of older women, he was teased like an embarrassed chick and there wasn't much he could do to help.
What surprised him the most was Zhao Jing. In his impression, Zhao Jing's personality was not like this. At a certain moment just now, he actually felt that Zhao Jing and Xia Wu were a bit similar.
Be decisive, keep your word, and face everything calmly.
No. Is this guy serious?
Yang Shuhua's mind was full of what Zhao Jing said, waiting for him to confess.
They didn't have much in common. When they were classmates, boys and girls were beginning to develop gender awareness, and no one was comfortable playing with the opposite sex. Although he and Zhao Jing were from the same village, they didn't have much in common. Later, they were separated into different classes and went to different schools, so they had even less in common.
Zhao Jing's grades were not as good as his, and she was rather introverted. In his impression, she was a shy little girl.
He is completely different from now.
In fact, Zhao Jing is very beautiful. She has fair skin, looks quiet, and has a good personality.
Yang Shuhua was really embarrassed. He couldn't help but look at Zhao Jing.
After the peaches were loaded into the car, Zhao Jing threw the empty baskets she had brought to him and asked them to continue picking peaches, as these were probably not enough for express delivery.
Not long after, Zhao Jing came back driving.
She put on a straw hat, work gloves, and a mask, covering herself tightly, and joined in picking peaches.
Yang Shuhua had been thinking about something and had no intention of joking with the ladies. Shi Hongniang disliked him for not talking while working, so when Zhao Jing came, she left Yang Shuhua and went to work with others.
Zhao Jing assisted Yang Shuhua.
Yang Shuhua didn't know what to say to her, so he could only make small talk: "Is the courtyard busy?"
"Well, we also need to distribute vegetable packages. Someone from Xu Li's side came to collect the vegetables. I didn't want to deal with them, so Xiao Wu asked me to come here."
"You know what? You do a lot of work. Aren't you usually tired?"
Zhao Jing gave him a strange look. "It's not tiring at all. This is much better than working in a factory outside. I make five to six thousand yuan a month. Xiao Wu said she plans to register a company and pay for everyone's five insurances and one fund. It will be done in the second half of the year at the latest."
"By then, I'll have five social insurances and one housing fund, and I can find a job paying 5,000 or 6,000 yuan a month right next to my home. I can take vacations whenever I want. Where else can I find such a good job?"
Yang Shuhua was a little surprised: "Xia Wu still has to pay for your five insurances and one fund?"
This is too good to be true!
"What do you mean by you? It means us. You have a share too."
"Ah? Am I included?"
"Yes, you work hard, so why not?"
Yang Shuhua's eyes were sparkling with excitement. If this were really possible, then working for Xia Wu would be so much fun!
"By the way, why are you wrapping yourself up so tightly? Aren't you hot?"
There is not much wind in the peach orchard, so I still sweat while working.
Zhao Jing's voice sounded a little muffled, "I'm allergic to peach fuzz."
"???" Yang Shuhua was shocked. "You're allergic to peach fuzz, and you're still coming to the peach forest? Are you crazy? Get out now! I can do it myself. You just wait in the car!"
He ignored Zhao Jing's objection and pushed and rushed the person out. The villagers watched them pulling and tugging at each other, but no one joked. Instead, they just looked at them with gossipy smiles.
The people in Yanggou Village were so busy that everyone, young or old, male or female, joined in the work.
Raspberries were being picked at the foot of the mountain. Every Sunday, Yang Mingyuan would bring a large group of children to help her solve the problem of studying. Xia Wu was too busy to do the accounting for the children, so Yang Mingyue took over her work and found a small notebook to clearly record the children's names, workload and wages. Xia Wu only needed to reconcile the accounts and pay the money.
After more than a thousand pieces of peaches were sent out by express delivery, Xia Wu was obviously relieved. He changed the peach link to pre-sale. After picking one or two thousand kilograms of peaches, the peach forest also needed a rest, so he had to wait two days before picking the fruits again.
The villagers worked hard, so Xia Wu was generous in letting them eat something good to replenish their energy. He went to Haotang Village and bought half a pig. He taught Wang Yuexia how to make several large pots of food, which made the working employees very satisfied.
People eat a lot of meat in the mountains. When they buy meat, they buy half a pig. Sometimes when she is busy, Xia Wu also eats in the mountains. Wang Yuexia asked her to buy frozen meat to save money, but Xia Wu was not very happy. She worked so hard every day and just wanted to eat something good. If she couldn't even satisfy this little appetite, there was no point in developing her mountain.
On Monday, Xu Li transferred one million yuan to Xia Wu's card on time.
After getting one million, Xia Wu started to do something he had always wanted to do.
She wants to register a company, sign labor contracts with the villagers who work for her, and pay five insurances and one fund for them.
This idea has been around for a long time.
Probably because I heard from the elderly in the village that they have no pension and no insurance, only rural medical insurance that they buy every year, and the state guarantees their medical needs.
Sometimes she posts videos of the village, and many people online ask why these elderly people don’t dance square dance when they have nothing to do. The answer is that they dare not dance.
They don't have a pension, but even if they are in their seventies or eighties, as long as they can move, they have to move, grow some vegetables, sell them for some money, and save enough for their funeral.
If they could also get five insurances and one fund while working, would the situation be much better?
Of course, while this idea is good, it costs money to implement.
Not only did she need money, but she also needed the cooperation of the villagers. In the beginning, when the profits were not much, Xia Wu could only pay her employees low wages. Not only did they not complain, they also did a lot of work for her beyond their salary.
Many people in the village treat her mountain as their own business.
It was this two-way effort that made Xia Wu decide to register a company and provide protection for his employees.
On Tuesday, Xia Wu drove another cart of apricots to Tong City to sell, and went to the government hall to register the company. Everything went smoothly. She did some research and decided to pick an auspicious day to sign labor contracts with the village employees one by one.
The second round of peaches began to be sold, and the villagers started working intensively again after just two days of rest. This time they were much more skilled, and the tasks were staggered, so they were not overly busy.
The entire early May passed quietly in such busyness. It was another Monday, and Xia Wu notified the employees to gather at the Shuijing Courtyard and bring their ID cards and bank cards, as they were going to do something big.
If this matter is handled well, the future development of their Yanggou Village will definitely be further improved.
When Yang Guofeng learned about Xia Wu's decision, he was very supportive. As the village party secretary, he sat in the courtyard by the well. The villagers brought their documents as Xia Wu requested and lined up in an orderly manner.
All of this was recorded by Yang Hongwen's camera.
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