Chapter 148
Xihe Commune is close to the mountains, and each village has mountainous areas. Pancun Brigade is no exception. Song Chao worked diligently and not only inquired but also conducted on-site investigations. As a result, when he was going up the mountain, he encountered several young men bullying a fool. Song Chao scolded them. Those people thought he was meddling in other people's business and pushed them a few times. One of them deliberately fell to the ground groaning, and said with a smile that Song Chao had injured him and insisted that Song Chao pay for the medical expenses.
In order to settle the matter peacefully and since he really couldn't beat the opponent, Song Chao paid two dollars to settle the matter.
Song Chao said, "I overheard it. It seemed like those guys stole chickens from a fellow villager's house and roasted them on the mountain. A village idiot saw them, and they started threatening him. They were so outrageous, saying they wanted to beat him to death and instruct him to insult women. When he refused, they started beating him up. I thought it was unbelievable, so I stopped them."
Zhou Jiani was no stranger to Pancun Brigade. Wang Bin's family was from Pancun and he had lived there for decades in his previous life.
When Song Chao mentioned the fool, Zhou Jiani knew who it was, Gao Daniu. He had two tall and strong brothers and two sisters, and a younger brother and a younger sister.
Gao Daniu is mentally retarded, which means he won't tell on others, otherwise his two brothers would have beaten those scoundrels half to death.
Zhou Jiani: "Describe to me what those scoundrels look like."
There are a few second-rate guys in Pan Village, and it might be Wang Bin and his friends.
Song Chao had no suspicions, thinking Zhou Jiani was just trying to avoid them while she was going down to investigate. He said, "Okay, I'll tell you something. If you go to Pan Village Brigade, stay away from them. Those people should all be members of the village. The one leading them is half a head taller than me, very thin, with a very pale face and slightly yellowish eyes. He looks pretty good, but I didn't expect his character to be so..."
Zhou Jiani lowered her eyelids. It was Wang Bin, and she knew who the others were without having to be told.
Zhao Yuzhen was already a little scared and said, "We have to go to each village to check in the future. What should we do if we encounter someone like this?"
Zhou Jiani took a breath and said, "You really need to be careful, especially with little hooligans like this. Go to the Pancun Brigade and get a stick. If you really encounter them and they say something unpleasant or make any moves, don't hesitate and beat them hard. Then report them to the police. Don't be afraid of losing face."
Song Chao pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose, thinking of the dirty words those people said to tease the fool, and frowned, "I'll follow you to Pancun Brigade in the future, or if you need to run errands in the future, leave it to me."
But the team leader was quite tough and was not scared.
The three of them chatted for a while and then left work.
Zhou Jiani went back and actually found a small stick and put it in the warehouse.
She has a wolf-proof device, but it is definitely inconvenient to use during the day.
She went to Grandma Wu's house again. Grandma Wu was very happy to see her and said with a smile, "Jia Ni, come quickly." She patted her hand and said with a smile, "Have you changed your household registration to a town? This is what you deserve. You have brought such great changes to our village. If you don't change your household registration, who will?"
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "No matter where your household registration is, you have to serve the people."
Grandma Wu: "That's absolutely right."
Without the excuse of a business trip, some of the goods were difficult to carry. Zhou Jiani came to make a last-ditch effort. She asked Grandma Wu how many insoles and brooms she still had. She said, "I promised someone some last time. I'll take them and mail them out tomorrow. I'll settle the bill with you when they mail the money back to me."
Grandma Wu was naturally touched. She knew that Zhou Jiani seldom went on business trips, so the insoles certainly didn't sell as fast as before. But she still embroidered some herself, and planned to ask the eldest son in the family to take them to the market to sell them. She would sell every pair she could.
I didn’t expect that Zhou Jiani was still thinking about her.
Grandma Wu went to get the stock she had saved during this period and said awkwardly, "There are about twenty pairs of men's and women's clothing in total. Take as many as you want. We don't have many brooms left, only about ten..."
Zhou Jiani smiled generously, "Take them all. I'll ask someone to ask around. Besides, the insoles you embroidered are really beautiful, and the brooms are solidly made. Anyway, I think they're good. Our products are good, so we're not afraid of not being able to sell them."
Zhou Jiani's words gave Grandma Wu great confidence, but she also reminded her: "Jiani, we are all honest people. If you can't sell it, take it back. Don't be embarrassed, and don't put it in yourself."
She really wanted to make money, but didn't want to put Zhou Jiani in a difficult position.
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandma Wu."
After leaving Grandma Wu's house, I went to Zhao Mei's house.
Zhang Huihui leaned over to greet her and went back to do her homework.
She won't have to go to town for the next semester this year, but will study directly in the village. That day, Zhou Jiani encouraged her, "The primary school is in our village, and you're from our Qianjin Brigade. When children from other brigades come to study, you can't let them overshadow them. Otherwise, they'll say the children from our Qianjin Brigade aren't as good at studying, and they'll close our primary school..."
Huihui has been working very hard recently to prevent the village primary school from being evacuated.
Zhao Mei still has some posts here. The factory is busy now and she often works overtime. Zhou Jiani plans to tell her to stop doing it for the time being.
Zhao Mei thought Jiani didn't travel much anymore and couldn't carry goods to sell, so she just said, "That's fine. You're busy right now, so don't worry. When I'm done with this, I'll make two whenever I have time. You can save them up and take them with you when you go home at the end of the year."
She was worried that Zhou Jiani would regret making money.
Unlike Grandma Wu's situation, Zhao Mei is almost cooperating with the two of them, but neither of them has said it openly.
Zhou Jiani provided the fabrics and the patterns, and she made the products. Jiani paid her for the labor, but the two had never formally discussed it, and both knew the plan.
"That's fine too. You should just take it easy. Now that life is better at home, you should also consider your health and don't overwork yourself."
When talking about her current life at home, Zhao Mei's brows were relaxed and a smile appeared on her face unconsciously. She and Kaishan both work in the factory, but Kaishan's work is easier and he earns less. She is now a small leader and her salary is higher, but compared with last year, it is like heaven and earth. Huihui has grown taller rapidly this year.
Zhao Mei smiled and said, "Don't worry, this manual work isn't tiring at all. It's just that the factory is busy, and I'm in charge of quality inspection, so I can't slack off. I can manage it myself."
She was recommended by Jiani, and she couldn't embarrass Jiani at work, but if there was an opportunity to earn extra money, who would complain about having too little money?
I am currently making a pair of cloth shoes for Jiani. I have just finished sewing the soles and plan to tell Jiani about it after I am done.
I took about twenty hair bands and sighed after leaving the store. After selling all the things on the shelves, I would not be able to open the store for a while.
Qiu Zeming has been busy recently. When the farmers in the village saw people from various districts and counties coming to learn how to grow greenhouses, they started to compare themselves with others. They went to Zhang Baosheng and others to discuss the matter. They said that this was the first time they had built such a greenhouse, and they couldn't let the newcomers surpass them, so they proposed to continue expanding.
Zhang Baosheng thought so too. At first, he was a little worried that everyone would grow vegetables in greenhouses. What if they couldn't sell them in the winter? Qiu Zeming analyzed the situation for him.
"We can't just sell the vegetables grown in these greenhouses to locals, and we also have a route to the provincial capital. At the very least, those transport drivers would be happy to earn some extra cash."
Zhang Baosheng thought about it and realized that this was the truth, so the plan of not expanding was stopped for a while, but now it has been started again. It is just right that those who come to learn can start from laying the foundation and building the shed.
There were some people working for free, and the shed was built very quickly, but Qiu Zeming was in charge of everything now and had to keep an eye on everything.
Although he didn't specifically train with a professional team like Liu Yan, Liu Yan and her colleagues still felt that Qiu Zeming knew more. And, after all, just by standing there, he could convince everyone without even saying a word.
Liu Yan and others were quite impressed.
Both of them were busy, which resulted in less time for small meetings. Fortunately, Zhou Jiani was not a clingy person, so she would go see her boyfriend, say a few words, and then come back.
Qiu Zeming knew that she was busy at her new job and needed to sort out everything, so he didn't come to visit her in the evening. He just made fried cakes and porridge for her in the morning. After dinner, he sent her to the village entrance and helped her check the bicycle chain and the brakes.
"The road to the Ernst & Young Brigade is difficult to travel on. It's very bumpy when riding a bike. Ride slowly. There's a narrow road at the entrance of their village with ditches on both sides. Be very careful when crossing that road."
Zhou Jiani smiled: "I know!"
Qiu Zeming had visited all the brigades before the New Year to help look after the land. He smiled and continued to pass on his experience to her: "To go to Shuanghe Brigade, go west of Pingyu Village. That road is easy to walk on and it goes downhill all the way. On the way back, go east of Pingyu Village. Even if you take a detour, don't go back the same way."
After receiving some instructions, Zhou Jiani rode her bike to work, and Qiu Zeming returned to his own little piece of land.
Song Chao still acted alone today, and Zhou Jiani took Zhao Yuzhen to the Anyong Brigade.
Today, Zhou Jiani didn't carry her knitted bag, but the backpack she had made earlier. She was riding her bike with great energy, which made Zhao Yuzhen envious. She asked, "Team leader, where did you buy this bag?"
It looks neat and good-looking, and it has so many pockets that it can hold a lot of things and is practical.
Zhou Jiani said, "I asked a sister-in-law in the village to make it, but she's now a quality inspection officer at our village weaving factory and she's busy lately. Otherwise, I can introduce you to someone else. You can provide the materials yourself and pay a little labor fee to have that sister-in-law make one for you."
Zhao Yuzhen was very tempted. She said very attentively, "Team Leader, could you please ask that sister-in-law to make one for me when she's not busy? I have canvas already on hand, and I'll tell her the labor fee is what I want. I won't let my sister-in-law suffer any loss."
Zhou Jiani: "Then I'll go back and ask tonight. My sister-in-law's sister-in-law's craftsmanship is also first-class. If her sister-in-law can make it, I'll make one for you."
She patted the bag behind her. "This is covered with a quilt. It's more upright and can hold heavy things without looking baggy."
Zhao Yuzhen: "I was wondering why it looked so straight."
The two chatted about clothes, bags, and the development of hair bands and plastic greenhouses in the Qianjin Brigade. Zhao Yuzhen finally sighed, "The Qianjin Brigade is truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery."
Zhou Jiani was so amused.
When the two arrived at the Ernst & Young team, not only did Hou Quansheng come out to greet them, but Hou Jingguo also ran around, and spoke in a very familiar manner with Zhou Jiani.
Zhao Yuzhen found an opportunity to ask quietly, "Do you all know each other?"
Zhou Jiani: "This year our village went to participate in the Canton Fair, but we were short of manpower. When our team leader was arranging the personnel, he gave a quota to the Ernst & Young team, and that was Comrade Hou Jingguo who went."
Even after moving her household registration, Zhou Jiani couldn't change her tone for a while, and still subconsciously said "our village" and "our team leader".
Zhao Yuzhen: "No wonder." She felt envious again.
At that time, the hot topic in the commune was the Qianjin Brigade's participation in the Canton Fair, and many people were envious.
Initially, some people wanted the commune to get involved as well, saying that it was such a large event that they were afraid the Qianjin Brigade would not be able to handle it.
To put it bluntly, some people with connections want to get involved under the name of the commune. They probably won't do any work once they go there, but just want to take the opportunity to make some money and use public funds to gain some experience and have some fun.
Director Zhai rejected it.
Li Jingdang came from the commune. How could they not control the situation with him leading the team?
Besides, the terms "can be suppressed" and "cannot be suppressed" are not correct. You have such a big appetite and you still want to suppress the Canton Fair.
Under the leadership of Hou Quansheng, Zhou Jiani saw the yard cleaned up by the Ernst & Young team.
It is larger than the original processing workshop of the Qianjin Brigade. It is clean and tidy overall and very bright.
The side is fine, but this side also has a kitchen with everything you need, which is obviously used for cooking. Zhou Jiani gave it an unsatisfactory grade.
"The furnace has to be dismantled. The first rule in the workshop is to prohibit open flames, not even smoking. No-smoking areas and smoking areas will be separated, and random inspections will be conducted from time to time. If anyone is caught, there will be punishment." Zhou Jiani said, looking at the cigarette ash foam knocked out by someone in the corner.
Zhao Yuzhen took notes in a notebook.
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