Chapter 55
After Wang Changzheng and his companions left, Zhou Jiani handed the luggage to Sun Ping and told her what was in it.
She asked Yu Wanxia to help send her share back, and she went to the village committee to settle the bill.
As soon as Sun Ping and the others entered the room, Zhao Mei glanced behind them and asked, "Have you picked up Jiani?"
Yu Wanxia said: "It's connected, sister-in-law, you don't know..."
He talked about what happened in the village in a jumble of words, and Zhao Mei was stunned.
When she came back from the town, she hurried to cook, filled the water tank, and boiled a large pot of hot water. Thinking that Jiani had been on the bus all night and would have to take a shower, wash clothes and pack up when she came back, she did not go to the village to pick her up. Unexpectedly, she was reported.
But when he heard that Zhao Weiguo was taken to the commune, he said, "It's his fault," and then asked, "Did Jiani go with him?"
"Jia Ni didn't go. She went to the village committee to report expenses. She will be back soon." Sun Ping went into the house to pack her things.
Zhao Mei nodded.
On the other side, Meng Jiandi returned to her workplace with a low profile, and saw Liu Ailing wearing a straw hat, with her sleeves rolled up, and sweating profusely from working.
She was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Liu Ailing didn't go to the village entrance. She hurried over and said, "Ailing, you don't know yet, Zhao Weiguo is in trouble."
Liu Ailing was surprised and asked anxiously, "What happened to Comrade Zhao Weiguo? Is it serious?"
Meng Jiandi briefly explained the situation. Liu Ailing frowned and asked anxiously, "Why did Zhao Weiguo from Yang'er report Jiani? Is Jiani okay? Has she been punished for this?"
Meng Jiandi was a little stunned, then she made a mischievous joke: "Jia Ni, it's okay. I thought you would care more about Zhao Weiguo. After all, you two..."
She had accidentally seen several times that Liu Ailing and Zhao Weiguo were very close, especially after Liu Ailing was publicly torn apart by Zhou Jiani, even she, who lived in the same room with Liu Ailing, became a little distant. But Zhao Weiguo not only did not become distant, but also often came to see Liu Ailing and brought her food.
She thought the two of them were planning to become revolutionary comrades.
Liu Ailing's face darkened and she interrupted her, "Jiandi, don't say that. Zhao Weiguo and you and I are no different. We went to the countryside together and worked together. Jiani and I are friends who grew up together. Even if our relationship has faded due to some misunderstandings, it's still not comparable to Zhao Weiguo's. If you say that again, I'll be angry."
Meng Jiandi was a little stunned. Was she blind those times?
After Liu Ailing finished speaking, she continued to work with her head down, working very hard.
Meng Jiandi curled her lips and said nothing more.
Zhou Jiani went to the village committee with Qiu Zeming. After entering the door, she used the excuse of going to the toilet and hid in the toilet to place an order for toilet paper and sanitary napkins.
The group purchase price of a certain brand of sanitary napkins is 65 yuan for 10 packs, half for daytime use and half for nighttime use; toilet paper is 99 yuan for three packs.
Zhou Jiani grabbed ten sets of sanitary napkins; ten sets of toilet paper, the largest expense ever, required the money in her bank card, so she directly added 10,000 yuan to her change.
After buying these two items, I looked through them again and found that I was also buying mesh women's shoes, sun protection sleeves and silicone panels.
Scroll up again and you'll see the 'sold out' notice.
He came out of the toilet with his hands clasped together, went to the yard to fetch water to wash his hands, and then went into the office.
Liu Tong checked the documents, counted the payment, and counted the money. He was so happy that his face was shining from ear to ear. He said, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, if you have the chance, please thank the workers and brothers and sisters of the Second Spinning Mill for us."
We get 50% of the payment for the goods sold in department stores, but we get the full payment for the goods sold individually.
Moreover, the price Comrade Xiao Zhou helped them get was higher than the originally negotiated price. How could Comrade Xiao Zhou be so capable?
He counted the money and grinned.
Zhou Jiani couldn't stand Accountant Liu being so cocky, so she said with a smile, "By the way, Accountant Liu, I'd like you to write two thank-you letters on behalf of the village and all the villagers. Let me explain the general reasons."
Blah blah.
Liu Tong: ...
He reimbursed what needed to be reimbursed, and was responsible for handing over the money for the hundreds of kilograms of vegetables to the villagers.
He was responsible for collecting and registering the books he brought back, and then notifying the villagers after Zhang Baosheng came back to discuss it.
While Liu Tong was busy, he thought for a moment that he seemed to be just an accountant...
Zhou Jiani was about to go to the processing workshop to take a look; she hadn't seen it yet. Liu Tongdao said, "Have Comrade Xiao Qiu take you there to orient you. I'll write down the order details, and you can show them to Uncle Si. After taking a look, go back and rest quickly. You're exhausted after a long night."
I interrupted what I was doing and copied the order details first.
The two men emerged from the village committee, and Qiu Zeming gestured, "It's right behind the village committee. Just turn the corner from the front and it's right there. It's Captain Zhang's old house, which has been slightly renovated. The team plans to break through the wall on that side, cutting off the alleyway in front of the entrance and connecting it to the village committee. Alternatively, they could build a gate on the wall on the village committee side. We'll vote on it after we finish planting the wheat."
After saying that, he smiled and said, "But if we are planning to develop it into a factory, all of this will be unnecessary."
Zhou Jiani said softly, "That's inevitable, and from now on we have to make a deep impression on everyone. Let's go talk to the team leader tonight. I don't think the team leader has figured out the commune's plan."
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was right. Director Zhai would not ignore this project that could add color to his resume.
Qiu Zeming also nodded.
Zhou Jiani: "Let's go around the processing workshop and see how everyone is doing."
There are many people in the village who can weave things, but there are only five who can be truly called skilled craftsmen, and their level is lower than Zhang Laosi, so the processing workshop tacitly assumes that Zhang Laosi is the leader, and they are the main force of the processing workshop.
Most of the apprentices are nephews and nieces of the same family, with only one or two people from outside the family secretly becoming apprentices. When they have nothing to do, they go to the master's house to help with the work and learn a skill.
The apprentices all know how to weave, and they belong to the second echelon, of which there are currently eight.
Then there were those who signed up and were selected to do odd jobs. Those with basic skills were preferred, but those without were also fine-handed. There was an on-site assessment during the selection process; some could master it after just one or two lessons, while others would break their fingers to learn the ropes of basket weaving. Only the best were accepted.
There are twelve people in total. Some of them do basic weaving, and the more complicated ones are handed over to the second echelon. The most critical part is done by Zhang Laosi and his team.
The other one was picked out from among the apprentices to bring the processing materials.
If the materials are handled well, they will find it easy to use and the process will be fast. This step is also critical.
Zhou Jiani and Qiu Zeming walked to the door and looked at the words "Qianjin Brigade Weaving Workshop" written in red paint on the courtyard wall and smiled. These words would not stay here for too long. Sooner or later, they would be replaced by a bigger wall, where they could bloom freely.
After entering the door, the yard was bustling with activity.
There are sheds on the east and west sides of the yard, as well as on the south wall next to the main gate. They are obviously newly built, and everyone is busy under the sheds.
Although he didn't get the order details, Zhang Laosi judged from the scattered orders that Zhou Jiani had sent back previously that ingot baskets and flower frames were the most popular, so it would be right to make these two models.
Seeing Zhou Jiani come in, someone laughed and said, "Hey, Comrade Jiani is back?"
Zhang Laosi and the others looked up, a kind smile on their faces, and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, are you back?"
Zhou Jiani smiled and began to call out to everyone, those she knew, and those she didn't know now that she knew them all. After greeting everyone one by one, she finally said, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
"Comrade Xiao Zhou has worked hard, too, securing such a large order for us." A sister-in-law confirmed with a smile, "Did you get another two hundred baskets?"
"Yes, two hundred." Zhou Jiani took out the data copied by Liu Tong and handed it to Zhang Laosi. "Let's do the order for the First Department Store first. If there are no problems with this batch, we can get the official contract. The order for the Second Department Store will depend on the situation. If there are any extras when delivering to the First Department Store, we can bring a dozen or so and let them put them on display first..."
Someone brought a stool to Zhou Jiani and Qiu Zeming and said enthusiastically, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, Comrade Xiao Qiu, sit down and talk."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Everyone in the village was curious about how she got the deal. They gathered around her while working, wanting to hear her story.
Zhou Jiani felt that she couldn't stop talking easily, so she looked at Qiu Zeming and said with a smile: "Comrade Qiu, why don't you go back and rest first?"
Comrade Xiao Qiu has red bloodshot eyes. He got the least rest last night. Let Comrade Xiao Qiu go back and rest early.
Seeing that Comrade Xiao Zhou was showing signs of posturing and seemed to be about to make some move, Qiu Zeming decided not to hinder Comrade Xiao Zhou's performance and nodded with a smile: "Okay, you should go back and rest early after you finish your work."
Zhou Jiani was not just chatting. While answering everyone's questions, she was also quietly observing the work of the people in the processing workshop.
If you want to turn a small workshop into a big factory, it is far from enough to rely solely on Zhang Laosi and a few other main forces, so the second echelon must be trained into the first echelon as soon as possible.
But after observing for a while, she found that everyone was still too clearly divided.
The people in the second echelon just focused on the work at hand. She sat there for an hour or so, chatting until her throat was sore and her eyelids were a little tired. She didn't see anyone from the second echelon go to Zhang Laosi and the others to learn anything.
Even when they stand up to rest.
Those old masters did not take the initiative to give any instructions to anyone.
There was another phenomenon: when the people in the third echelon stood up and accidentally passed by the people in the second echelon, those people subconsciously turned their backs, a little afraid that the odd jobs would learn how they eat.
This is not a good phenomenon.
She understands the master-apprentice system and respects this model, but this model is not suitable for their current development.
Moreover, she had talked to Zhang Baosheng at that time and told him to show the masters enough sincerity. He couldn't take their sincerity and then still act according to their old rules.
Zhou Jiani didn't show it on her face, and continued to chat with everyone. When she got to the half-joke that Director Zhai had made this morning, she said with a smile, "I boasted to the commune that I would work hard to develop our small workshop into a factory, and then the factory would be under the management of our Qianjin Brigade..."
Bragging doesn't require paying taxes, and she dares to brag in front of the commune director, and even more so in front of these members.
Besides, if everyone works together, there is a chance.
Someone laughed and said, "Wow, we can still open a factory?"
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Our scale will definitely keep growing. Two hundred baskets are just for two department stores in the provincial capital. I haven't even asked the supply and marketing cooperatives there. Besides, we've skipped the county and city levels and jumped straight to the provincial level. Once the news of our partnership with the provincial department store spreads, do you think the surrounding supply and marketing cooperatives will come to us to buy goods? We can't handle it with just our own people. Will we have to hire more people and expand? If we're still too busy, won't we have to hire more people? By then, our scale will definitely be several times larger than it is now, right?"
"When everyone is so busy that they wish they had eight hands, I guess the commune will offer to help us split the workload."
"What do you mean by diversion? It means allocating it to other teams. If they do a better job than us, they might even surpass us in development."
"We built this business ourselves, earned this honor ourselves. We certainly don't want to be shunted off, and we certainly don't want to be shunted off and then have others do better than us, right?"
Everyone stopped what they were doing at the same time. Zhang Laosi and the others also stopped. If you put yourself in their shoes, you will find that they all wanted to go and argue with other teams right away.
"Of course I don't want to. Why should we let others pick the ready-made fruits after we have prepared them?"
Zhou Jiani felt that the incitement was spot on and said with a smile, "Yes, rather than splitting up, why don't we work together to make it big, build a factory, and at most absorb some people from other brigades, but it will still belong to our Qianjin Brigade, right? The honor will still be ours, right?"
Everyone is so excited.
Zhou Jiani changed her tone and said, "If we want to build a factory, we can't just rely on Uncle Si and the others. If you don't improve your skills quickly, if a super-large order comes to us in the future, our Advance Team won't be able to handle it, and we will just have to watch others take over."
There are many skilled craftsmen in other brigades.
She sighed pretentiously, "The commune director is keeping a close eye on us. I guess they've almost planned which brigade will give us a job."
Zhang Laosi glanced at Zhou Jiani.
As people get older, they become more shrewd. Zhang Laosi was not a narrow-minded person to begin with, so he immediately understood what Zhou Jiani meant.
But, how much of a master does he really act? If these cowards don't come to him to learn skills, do they have to wait for him to chew them up and feed them?
He stood up, his face gloomy, and said, "Gu Fugui, you clumsy fellow, you haven't even come to ask after studying for a few days. How can you come up with something out of boredom?"
Gu Fugui, who was suddenly named:???
Even the other craftsmen, no matter how slow they were to react, had already tasted the flavor.
Comrade Xiao Zhou is calling on them, but thinking about what Zhang Baosheng said when he called them to the meeting, he feels a little guilty.
Of course, Comrade Xiao Zhou is not someone who only rewards people without giving them any benefits.
She opened her bag, took out a notebook and pen, propped up her eyelids and began to write and draw. After a moment, she smiled and said, "The masters have taken the trouble to teach us, but the promised benefits have not yet been delivered. I wonder if this bench with storage function can be woven."
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