The next morning, Zhao Wanan arrived with ten people and introduced them to Li Shaozhong. "Comrade Li, these ten people are all from Wangjing Village, less than ten miles from here. They're all good workers. Just direct them to do whatever work you need."
Li Shaozhong was very satisfied when he saw that these people were good workers who worked hard.
He was very happy that the Baning Township cadres were so helpful. "Comrade Zhao, thank you very much. I'll leave these people to me. If you have anything else to do, go ahead and do yours. I've already taken up quite a bit of your time."
Zhao Wanan said, "Okay, if you have any questions, come find me in the village."
After Li Shaozhong sent Zhao Wan'an away, he looked at the ten people and said, "Fellow villagers, Comrade Zhao should have told you in advance that my daily wage is two yuan. It was originally one yuan a day, but since we are short-staffed and don't provide meals, I will pay you one yuan more a day. I pay you daily, so don't worry about me owing you wages. This month's salary is higher than the average worker's.
If you work hard, you might be able to stay at our test base for a long time and get a monthly salary like workers in the city."
Everyone was very excited when they heard about this good thing, and they all secretly made up their minds to work hard and never be lazy.
Li Shaozhong didn't let Ye Shuning come out. He directed people to unload the materials from the car, and then built a smaller plastic shed in the yard for these people to practice first.
Ten people worked quickly and built a plastic greenhouse of dozens of square meters in the yard in just one morning.
Li Shaozhong had previously learned how to build a plastic greenhouse from a video found by Ye Shuning, so this time he was in charge of the entire process. The construction was done quite well, and Li Shaozhong also gained some practical experience.
These people came in two horse-drawn carriages and went home for lunch. Li Shaozhong agreed with them to return to work at 1:30 p.m.
After the people left, Ye Shuning went to take a look at the newly built greenhouse, nodding as she looked, "Very good. I've seen the plastic greenhouses in our area, and most are similar to this one. Yours is considered up to standard."
But the greenhouse built outside needs to be stronger and able to withstand strong winds."
Li Shaozhong nodded and said, "Of course. This courtyard is much better with a wall to block the wind. The outside must be built stronger."
In the afternoon, Li Shaozhong had two people turn the soil in the greenhouse to make vegetable plots, while the others followed him outside to build a new greenhouse.
In the afternoon, Liu Jinhai and Guyucheng came together.
Liu Jinhai also brought someone to install a telephone here at Li Shaozhong's place. There was already a telephone line here before, so they could just plug in a phone and use it.
Liu Jinhai found Li Shaozhong and said, "Comrade Li, the materials you mentioned can be purchased in the county town. The county has also approved a special approval. They can be shipped to you tomorrow."
Li Shaozhong didn't expect it to be so fast. "Okay, I'll write an order and have the quantity delivered to me. I'll pay directly when the goods arrive."
"That's no problem. I see that they have already started working here. Is that a plastic greenhouse in the yard?" Liu Jinhai asked.
Li Shaozhong nodded. "That's the small one we built first, where we plan to grow some vegetables. This plastic greenhouse can be used to grow some off-season vegetables, which can be considered an experiment. If greenhouse vegetables can be grown here, it will be a way for farmers to escape poverty in the future."
When Liu Jinhai heard this, he thought it was a promising project.
Liu Jinhai said, "Comrade Li, Comrade Gu Yucheng is a technician from our county's agricultural department. He knows a lot about agriculture. Would it be okay for him to help you and learn something at the same time?"
Li Shaozhong was more than happy to have someone knowledgeable in agricultural technology to help him. His wife had previously discussed with him about finding a few technicians with agricultural knowledge, and now someone delivered a pillow just when he was sleepy. It was really timely.
Li Shaozhong readily agreed, "Of course, no problem. We're in need of technicians with agricultural knowledge here. We can't stay here forever, and we'll definitely find someone to manage it in the future. It would be even better if your county could have technical personnel join us. After all, this place was established to benefit the people of the Northwest."
Gu Yucheng was delighted when Li Shaozhong agreed to let him stay. He was just an agricultural technician, and there was no need for his technical guidance in the county. His knowledge was completely useless.
Now that he finally saw an opportunity, of course he wanted to fight for it so that his knowledge could be put to good use and not appear useless.
And after hearing what Li Shaozhong said, he had greater expectations.
The phone was quickly installed, and Liu Jinhai and his men left. Guyucheng stayed behind to help build the greenhouse. Now that he had a phone, Li Shaozhong called home, and Yang Jinping answered.
Whenever Li Shaozhong and his friends stayed in a town, they would call home at the post office to let them know they were safe. The last time they called home was when they first arrived in Liyang County.
Li Shaozhong said, "Mom, we've settled in and have already started working. This is the phone we just installed. Call this number if you need us next time."
Yang Jinping felt relieved to hear that her son had settled down. "Shaozhong, you must take good care of Xiaoning and don't let her do heavy work. If she gets pregnant, you must pay more attention to her."
Li Shaozhong replied, "Mom, don't worry. We've hired someone to do the work. Xiao Ning doesn't need to do any heavy work. I will definitely take good care of her."
In the evening, Guyucheng would also ride his bicycle back home. Fortunately, Guyucheng's home was just outside the county town, about twenty miles away, not too far.
Li Shaozhong also paid the ten men their daily wages. Everyone was delighted to see they had finally received their wages. Just two yuan a day, that's sixty yuan a month, more than the average worker in the city earned. It was a considerable income.
They don't expect to have such work forever, but being able to earn a little to supplement the family income is good enough.
The frame of a plastic greenhouse was completed in the afternoon, and another one will be set up tomorrow.
After the workers had left, Li Shaozhong returned to the courtyard, feeling somewhat exhausted, and locked the gate. He entered the house to see his wife cooking. A wooden board and a curtain were placed on the main room table, and the curtain was already filled with plump white dumplings. The stove in the east room was also burning.
Seeing Li Shaozhong coming back covered in dirt, Ye Shuning said, "I'll take you inside to take a shower. We'll eat dumplings today. I think we'll have to cook outside more often in the future, otherwise it would be bad if someone saw us."
Li Shaozhong agreed with his wife. "Let's try to cook outside in the future and avoid going in during the day. Safety is the most important thing. When the weather gets warmer, we can sleep outside at night. Sleeping on a kang is quite comfortable."
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