Outside, Yan Rushan asked the team leader Xu and learned that the team members brought their own bowls and chopsticks with them; when they went to the village to borrow things, they only borrowed tables and chairs, and the village chief brought people to help deliver the things to Yan's house.
The people who accompanied him were several village cadres from Hongxing Village. They were also there when Yan Rushan went to the home of Village Chief Wang. They were discussing with Village Chief Wang about hiring people to work for Yan Rushan. Since they were there, they had to come and help.
After arriving at Yan's house, the village secretary and the accountant saw the people in the yard and understood what was going on.
"Mr. Yan, you have guests here, so we will go back first." Village chief Wang and the two village cadres had a look and were aware of it; when the host has guests, everything except life and death matters has to be postponed.
Yan Rushan hurriedly stopped them, "Village Chief Wang, you don't have to leave. They are all from the construction team. You can just come and discuss it. They need to measure the area of the back mountain to build the wall, and they need you to take care of them."
He couldn't be in Hongxing Village all the time, so he left the work to the leader of the construction team, and Village Chief Wang was the best; they were responsible for the construction work, and his grandfather would go to the family to take a look from time to time.
"Okay, okay. You're a busy man. Just go about your business. If they need anything, just come to me." Who would push away something that would be beneficial? Especially since it concerns the entire village?
Xu led the group forward and asked, "Boss Yan, who are these people?"
"They are the village cadres of Hongxing Village. This one is the village head, and the two next to him are the village secretary and the accountant."
"Hello, thank you for your help." Leader Xu had guessed something, it was just a matter of accommodation.
Yan Rushan is a capable man with good connections and good character. Unexpectedly, he is also successful in the villages outside the city.
Village Chief Wang happily shook hands with him and said, "Hello, hello. My last name is Wang. You can call me Village Chief Wang."
"My last name is Xu. They all call me Old Xu, and outsiders call me Foreman Xu." Foreman Xu introduced himself with a smile, then looked at Yan Rushan, "Boss Yan, now that we have food, shall we arrange accommodation first?"
"Okay." Yan Rushan's eyes fell on Village Chief Wang and the other two. Village Chief Wang nodded repeatedly, "Accommodation is no problem. Our village is small and has few residents. Excluding the six families that cannot move in for various reasons, the other families can arrange for two people to stay. It's just..."
If I were to stay there for free, many families would probably not agree.
"For those who have been arranged to live here, we'll give them 20 cents a day as accommodation fees." Yan Rushan said at the right time, "I'll take care of their meals, so they don't have to eat with the host family."
Village chief Wang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile, "This price is suitable." More than suitable, it was a big profit. There were at least twenty people in the engineering team in the yard; it was not a lot, just these twenty people, two people were arranged for each family, and a rough calculation showed that it would cost more than two hundred yuan for two months.
The cost is quite high.
Adding the labor and material costs of building the wall, the Yan family, who had just moved into their village, were really rich; they were building a wall just for a hilltop, but as long as they were happy, that was fine; money could buy happiness.
"That's it," Yan Rushan made the decision. Foreman Xu smiled and said, "So, will you, the village chief, make the arrangements, or will someone else?"
Village Chief Wang said, "I'll make the arrangements. After you finish your meal, call me and I'll personally take you to your respective homes."
"Okay." Foreman Xu nodded in agreement.
Yan Rushan said, "Village head, village secretary, accountant, why don't you all stay and have dinner together? Now that you're here, it would be bad for my family if you leave."
"Mr. Yan, that's too much." Village Chief Wang smiled bitterly, his thoughts turning to another topic. He exchanged glances with the village secretary and the accountant, then turned to Yan Rushan and said, "Mr. Yan, now that we've said this, we can't leave any later. Thank you for inviting me, Mr. Yan, and I'm sorry to bother you."
"You're welcome. The food will be placed in the yard later. The main room is not big enough, so please forgive me." He still had to say some polite words.
Foreman Xu was the first to say, "It doesn't matter where we eat, as long as we have enough to eat, it's better than anything else."
"That's true. It doesn't matter where you eat. As long as you can eat your fill, everything else is meaningless." Village chief Wang agreed.
Both sides had no objection. Yan Rushan exchanged a few pleasantries, and Foreman Xu called for someone to set up the table and chairs. Yan Rushan apologized and went to the kitchen, while Foreman Xu sat down at the table and started chatting with Village Chief Wang and other cadres.
"Comrade Wang, Comrade Gong, please prepare three more meals later." Yan Rushan did not go into the kitchen, but stood outside talking to Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi.
Wang Daya wiped her wet hands, walked forward and whispered, "Comrade Yan, we're running low on rice. I counted them, and there are 25 of them, including the cooks. Now add the food for three more people, and it's going to be tough."
"White flour pancakes, steamed buns, or steamed buns are all fine. They must have a good and filling first meal here."
"Okay, we still have over fifty pounds of flour. Can we make pancakes faster?"
Yan Rushan nodded and said, "Okay, that's it."
"Okay, you wait outside." After getting the agreement, Wang Daya returned to Gong Zhaodi with a smile on her face and helped Feng Zheng prepare dinner.
Aunt Tian, Aunt Xu and others next to them didn't hear what they said and concentrated on preparing the food.
The kitchen was bustling with activity. Feng Zheng, wearing thick clothes and an apron, was smoked by the stove in the back. As he was fat, sweat ran down his cheeks as he exercised more.
Wang Daya saw this and said, "Dasha, let's take a break while the soup is cooking. Don't keep an eye on it all the time."
"No, no, I'll stay here." Feng Zheng waved his hands repeatedly.
Wang Daya shook her head helplessly and stopped persuading them. Ever since Feng Zheng came to the Yan family, he had to personally supervise every cooking, no matter if it was soup or anything else. No matter how hot it was or how much he sweated, he never backed down. They didn't know whether to say he was heat-resistant or dedicated.
"Sister Wang, Dasha is quite good this way. There's a reason why his cooking is so delicious." Gong Zhaodi couldn't turn around and tugged at Wang Daya's clothes. "Dasha's temper can't be changed."
Thinking of Dasha's situation, Wang Daya could do nothing but sigh, "You're right, but it's okay now. Don't let it get too hot when the weather gets hot."
The thing I dread most in summer is cooking, as it makes me sweat all over.
Feng Zheng seemed not to hear what they said. He just stared at the stewing soup. When he felt tired, he would sit aside for a while, but he would never leave the stove.
"Come on, hurry up and cut the meat. It's time for dinner soon and it's not ready yet." Wang Daya pulled Gong Zhaodi and turned around to continue working.
Outside the kitchen, Village Chief Wang and Foreman Xu had already started chatting. The two of them spoke and acted in a similar way and quickly became familiar with each other. Village Chief Wang was an experienced man and had gotten a lot of information about the outside world out of Foreman Xu's mouth.
Those who leave the village are all young people. They only come back once or twice a year, and the information they can get is very limited.
Village chief Wang is no exception. Even though he has a son working in the city, he doesn't know as much or as much detail as those who have been working outside all year round.
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