Chapter 139: The various forms of life in the forum
"I don't know what's wrong with the weather this year. It's too hot! Is this a sign of life? Driver, can you turn on the air conditioning?"
"Yes, it's too hot, turn on the air conditioner!"
Melbourne.
On a bus during the morning rush hour, all the windows that could be opened were open, but the people in the car were packed like sardines in a can, and there was no ventilation at all. It was only June, and the dog days had not yet begun, but the temperature had soared to 36 or 37 degrees Celsius. The bus company had regulations, and it was not time to turn on the air conditioner yet. Passengers had been complaining for several days in a row, and the driver was a little overwhelmed.
The driver was sweating profusely as he sat in the driver's seat. He could hear the urging from behind him and could feel the scorching heat outside through the car window. The scorching sun was so blinding that his vision kept getting dizzy and black.
"Turn on the air conditioner!"
"Turn on the air conditioner—"
"Ahh! The driver fainted!"
The moment he stepped on the accelerator and slowly stopped the car on the side of the road, the driver could no longer bear the physical discomfort and collapsed in front of everyone.
Fortunately, the car stopped and everyone stopped complaining about the high temperature. They quickly called the emergency number and worked together to move the driver from the car to the shade on the side of the road. Kind passers-by brought fans and water, and not long after, the driver slowly woke up.
This is the umpteenth person in Melbourne who has fainted from the heat, and similar situations are occurring in various parts of the country.
"Why are there so many news reports about heat stroke lately? Is it really that hot outside?"
In the small courtyard by the well, everyone had just finished lunch and spread a row of straw mats under the eaves. When they were tired, they lay down there to sleep.
Yang Shuhua had just delivered food to the cattle farm. When he came back and finished his meal, there were still a few pieces of watermelon left for him on the table.
The watermelons were picked early in the morning and soaked in well water for several hours. They tasted cool and crisp, which was just right for the slightly hot June.
He leaned back in his wooden chair, watching the news and asking questions.
Wang Yuexia was picking beans not far away. The beans planted on the mountain were ripe, and it was a bumper harvest. Simply distributing vegetable packages was not enough to solve the problem of the bumper harvest, so recently everyone had been eating beans in different ways.
They stir-fried and stewed beans, and there was still a steady supply of beans ripening every day. Wang Yuexia searched the internet for a hundred ways to cook beans, and asked Zhao Jing for money to buy several large glass bottles to make sour beans. The weather had been nice recently, so she could also dry the beans and save them for the winter.
"It's definitely hotter outside than here. When I was working in Hanjiang City, the temperature would soar over 40 degrees Celsius every summer, but people still had to work. Otherwise, why would we say things are so good now? Life is so good now!"
Wang Yuexia met some co-workers while working in other places. They were all ordinary people who were struggling to make a living. Some time ago, Wang Yuexia posted on her Moments to reveal her current life, and many people asked her if she was looking for a rich, remarried man.
Wang Yuexia told them that she not only found a good second husband, but also found a good job, and she hoped to work in this position until she was 80 years old and then retire.
The two were talking about the extreme weather outside when a notification suddenly popped up in the villa group. It was sent by Xia Wu.
"Hey, just now we were saying it was hot, Xiao Wu is going to give us a high temperature subsidy!"
"It's not hot here, why are we still giving out high temperature subsidies?"
As Wang Yuexia spoke, a smile appeared on her face. She took out her cell phone and looked at the notification carefully.
Due to the recent hot weather, many employees of the villa need to work outdoors in the sun. Xia Wu decided to adjust the working hours and adopt a flexible work schedule. Everyone can get up early to work when it is cool, avoid the hottest periods at noon, or wait until the sun goes down to work.
In addition to adjusting the work and rest schedule, Xia Wu also decided to give each employee in the company a high temperature subsidy of 300 yuan per month, and each person can take a watermelon home a day.
The watermelons on the mountain are ripe in large quantities. Watermelons are so heavy that it would be difficult to sell them if they were not purchased by professional fruit merchants.
Xia Wu planted more than ten acres of watermelons. This summer, she will harvest at least tens of thousands of kilograms. She is still looking for someone to cooperate on how to sell them.
Anyone who has an orchard at home knows that giving away dozens of watermelons a day is just a drop in the bucket. When it comes time to sell them, the loss on the way is much greater than that.
However, the employees are very happy. They have no shortage of watermelons to eat every day. They pick a few early in the morning and soak them in well water. They can have a few pieces of watermelon after lunch. They can also eat watermelon while working in the afternoon to relieve the heat.
Yang Shuhua was really moved. When he was working outside, he had to rush to work like a cow or a horse every day. He was sweating profusely on the hot road, and the company's high temperature subsidy was still not coming.
After returning, I found that the treatment for working at home was better than working outside.
Yanggou Village is not really hot. It is located in the mountainous area, there are no factories and the population is not dense. It is only hot for a few hours at noon when the sun is the strongest. The temperature drops sharply at night. It is still cold even when sleeping on a mat, and you have to cover yourself with a quilt.
Xia Wuke thought of the high temperature subsidy.
No wonder everyone in the village is so excited. Yang Shuhua has never seen anyone being lazy. They work for the villa more carefully and diligently than for their own family.
Take the beans on the mountain for example. Xia Wu himself had no idea how to deal with them. He said that if there was no other solution, he could just feed them to the cows. However, his employees thought it was a waste and they couldn't make any money, so they thought of drying the beans and making sour beans. Wang Yuexia also said that after the sour beans were soaked, they could make some sour bean buns to sell.
There are many company bosses out there who want their employees to give full play to their subjective initiative and often ask their employees to build the company like their home. But when the employees have problems, they kick them out like garbage.
Some bosses go even further. They don't even wait for their employees to get into trouble. They pay their employees a salary of two or three thousand yuan, which they can't even support themselves. Instead, they ask their employees to work like selling drugs and often use PUA to prevent their employees from creating economic benefits for the company.
What a joke!
Employees die suddenly from exhaustion, and they cannot afford to buy cars and houses. On the contrary, those bosses who only know how to say nice things have arranged luxury cars, luxury houses, and mistresses by the end of the year.
Why do employees do so much?
Look at Xia Wu again. She just gives her employees enough salary and benefits. Without her saying anything, the employees naturally work hard and treat the company like their home.
Before Xia Wu set up the company, Yang Guofeng was the one who worried about her the most. He was afraid that Xia Wu would leave without making any money, and the mountain contract would be shelved again, and the village would have no hope.
But now, everyone in the village is worried that Xia Wu can't make money. If she can't make money, everyone will have no salary. If they can't make money at home, they will have to go out to work, and they may have to work right at their doorstep. Who would be willing to go out and be looked down upon?
There was obviously a traitor in the village. The high temperature subsidy and related benefits that Xia Wu sent out at noon were moved to the Yanggou Village Forum within an hour and became the most discussed post.
Xia Xia is distributing benefits to the village again. What do you think, brothers?
1L: You ask me what I think? I hid in the company bathroom and cried while watching it...
2L: +1, I am crying at my workstation. My boss just called me this morning to talk about adjusting my base salary. It was originally 7,000 without any responsibility, but now it has become 4,500 base salary + 1,000 performance commission. I have to go on business trips two or three times a month. I don’t know whether I should resign.
3L: The brother above is so miserable... The overall environment is not good now, and the economic benefits are not good. If you can't find a suitable job, just hold on for now.
4L: Are you sure the company isn't trying to soft-fire you? They're clearly trying to force you to resign so they don't have to pay you for the n+1 offer.
5L: You guessed it right. I have a one and a half year old daughter at home. I found this company just because it is close to home. I have worked diligently for half a year. Oh... I envy Xia Xia's employees. It is really a paradise.
6L: I want to touch the brother on the second floor. Since you already have a wife and children, you should give it a try. Look for another job first. If you find a better one, leave. It’s better not to stay in a company like this!
7L: Which city are you from? If you are in Hangzhou, I'd like to see if I can find a suitable position for you in my company.
8L: I'm in Hangzhou! I'm good at product creation and copywriting, and I also know a little bit about sales. Even if I don't know anything, I can learn! I'm absolutely serious! A salary of 7,000 yuan is fine, and I'm open to split-week work. Plus, I'm a woman...
9L: So you are sisters? I feel like we are a good match. Our company makes games and its name is Lingting. You can come for an interview this Thursday.
10L: Our forum is so great. I’m so touched. I hope the young lady can find a job smoothly. Thank you for giving her a chance!
11L: Haha, you're welcome, it's a small matter. We're all gathered here on this forum with the same mindset: in this crowded, noisy, and busy world, we want to find a place where we can slow down and truly rest our souls. To be honest, I came to this forum to gather material. Our company really wants to make a game, like Yanggou Village, where you can farm and let everyone experience the joy of hard work and harvest. Most importantly, it can allow everyone to stop and breathe.
12L: Wow! That's great! If the game is ever made, I'll definitely be the first to play it!
13L: The guy above really spoke my mind. It's exactly like that. I was initially drawn to Xia Xia's videos by her laid-back lifestyle, but the more I got into it, the more I became hooked. She's amazing! She doesn't walk alone, but instead pulls the whole village together to get rich. The villagers are all so kind too. Who understands this kind of two-way effort? If you were to make a game, you absolutely had to make something like this. It's so heartwarming.
14L: Yes, yes, yes, this is really important. Their village is more attractive to me than Xia Xia now. I must visit it once in my life. It is my dream hometown!
15L: I’m so touched by what you said. I decided to place an order for buffalo milk steamed buns to support Yanggou Village!
16L: _Don't make excuses for being greedy. Buffalo milk steamed buns have no shortage of supporters. They are already sold out. If you want to buy them, you have to set an alarm to grab them.
17L: Ahhhh why are they so hard to buy! You bad guys, you all come to buy buffalo milk steamed buns because you know they're delicious. I've set my alarm for a week and still can't get one. I strongly support the village making more steamed buns, there aren't enough!
18L: I heard through the grapevine that the watermelons on the mountain are ripe and super delicious! But we haven't negotiated a courier yet. The roads there are so bad that it's difficult to transport them. No courier company dares to take the job, fearing serious damage along the way.
19L: Really? How delicious is it?
20L: picture.JPG
When people in the forum clicked on the picture, they were almost blinded by the watermelon in the photo. The watermelon had a thin skin, a crispy flesh and few seeds. It looked like the watermelon of their dreams!
Based on everyone's years of experience eating watermelons, if the watermelon doesn't taste good, they are willing to be beaten.
21L: The wocao looks delicious! Is it really grown in the village?
Yang Shuhua chuckled and quickly replied to everyone on the forum, "We'll have some delicious food, everyone is welcome to come and try it."
Browsing forums is also one of Yang Shuhua's hobbies. Not only him, but some middle-aged people in the village who love to play on the Internet are also frequent visitors to the forum. Otherwise, how could there be so many insiders? Xia Xia had just distributed the benefits, and these people knew about it right after.
Seeing that he was making everyone laugh with just a watermelon, someone else posted in the forum and tagged Xia Wu.
[Xia Xia, please, can you come to Tong City to sell melons? Your loyal supporters are eagerly waiting.]
The poster posted the watermelon photo that Yang Shuhua had sent, "I knew right away this was the watermelon of my dreams! Who the hell brought my watermelon to Yanggou Village? I want to eat it! I want to eat it right now! If I can't have it, I'll make a scene! Xia Xia, I'm your dog, please come to Tong City and sell watermelons! I beg you! I'm itching all over because I can't eat the watermelons you grow. I'm lonely! I'm desperate! I'm devastated! Please, just give me a bite of watermelon!"
Yang Shuhua, who was eating watermelon, almost spit out the watermelon in his mouth when he saw the poster's comments. He was really impressed by these netizens who could come up with all kinds of tricks.
Yang Shuhua forwarded the post to Xia Wu, "Xiao Wu, have you visited the forum?"
Xia Wu was weaving a mat at home. When she received the message, she glanced at it and said, "I'm not shopping. I'm weaving a mat."
"Go check it out! It's amazing!"
Xia Wu clicked on the post and took a look, and couldn't help laughing.
There are many replies under the post.
1L: I don’t agree with Xia Xia going to Tong City to sell melons. There are three reasons. First, I am not from Tong City, so I can’t eat them. Second, I am not from Tong City, so I can’t eat them. Third, if I can’t eat them, you can’t eat them either!
2L: ...The map upstairs is too short, your dagger is exposed.
3L: I agree to Xia Xia going to Tong City to sell melons for only one reason, I’m from Tong City hehe! ω
Xia Xia scrolled to the bottom of the post and refreshed it to find a reply. It was really interesting.
She really admired the creativity of the Guangda netizens. The forum was bustling every day. She would spend at least ten minutes browsing the forum while squatting on the toilet.
Xia Wu thought about it and sent a message to Ji Yunzhou: "Would you like to go out with me tomorrow?"
"Okay, where to?"
"Let's go to the city and sell watermelons."
"Okay, I'll come find you in the morning."
"It's just the two of us this time," Xia Wu said with a mysterious smile. Ever since Ji Yunzhou came back, they had very little time alone! There were foreigners in the white building, and the village was full of people. They couldn't even kiss or anything!
But Xia Wu was very anxious.
Thanks to all netizens for creating this opportunity for them to be alone.
Xia Wu chuckled and replied, "Got it. I'll go to the city tomorrow. The address is still the same. Watermelon is three yuan a pound. If you can't go by yourself, please talk to your family first."
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