The village chief's gaze remained curious as he stared at the bamboo tube on the table, looking it over from left to right. Seeing this, Jiang Ling simply shoved the bamboo tube into the village chief's hand and said with a smile, "Village chief, give it a try. You'll definitely have unexpected gains! There's another matter I need you to ask the people on the list to come over tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM. The location is right in front of the factory behind my house."
The village chief initially wanted to decline, but seeing Jiang Ling's expression, he finally nodded and accepted it. He then asked Jiang Ling again how to use the shampoo before carefully placing the bamboo tube in his arms and leaving.
The next morning, all five men on the list arrived at the entrance of Jiang Ling's factory at Chenshi (7-9 AM). Jiang Ling led the five men to the fertilizer plant and pointed to the first room, saying to them, "I've already mentioned the raw materials for the fertilizer. You just need to push the carts to collect them. The wheelbarrows are in here."
Then she led them inside and pointed to several large vats, saying, "You can put the collected materials in the vats. There's a red line outside the vats. Once the materials reach this red line, don't add anything else!" As she spoke, Jiang Ling pointed to the red line she had drawn on the vats yesterday.
"Then just pour in the wood ash and cover it!" Jiang Ling said.
"The ash from the wood is burned in this room. Come, let me show you!" With that, Jiang Ling led the group into the second room.
Jiang Ling had already set up several stoves in the room. Pointing to one of them, she said, "Once you light this stove, you can burn wood ash. But be careful, there are open flames inside, so you don't burn yourself."
The men all nodded after hearing this. Jiang Ling looked at them and guessed that they understood. She continued, "Currently, our fertilizer plant has only hired five of you. Let me briefly explain the situation to you."
The men looked at each other without saying a word. Jiang Ling cleared her throat and said, "We work six days a week and have one day off. We also have holidays off. The normal working hours are from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with noon being our break time!"
Jiang Ling's words immediately drew whispers from the five men. Among them, Lu Yong, the boldest, asked, "Ms. Jiang, what does 'six days off a week' mean? Also, is noon really a rest time?"
Jiang Ling smiled faintly and said, "Why would I lie to you? I don't provide lunch here. I definitely need to give you time to rest and eat. Also, it's a six-day work week with one day off, meaning you work from Monday to Saturday, and you can do whatever you want on Sunday!"
The men all looked surprised upon hearing this. Lu Yong frowned and continued, "Will we still have money when we rest?"
Jiang Ling smiled and continued to explain, "Didn't we agree on a fixed five hundred copper coins every month? Of course, don't worry, if our fertilizer plant does well later, we'll get extra dividends at the end of the year, but not this year! After all, our business is just starting out!"
"Although each of you will receive a fixed 500 copper coins, we will increase your wages if business is good later on. Don't worry, I will definitely not delay your wages!"
Jiang Ling's words seemed to encourage the group of men in front of her. Their eyes were filled with determination as they nodded to Jiang Ling and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, we will definitely not let you down!"
After the other men finished speaking, they prepared to leave. Jiang Ling looked at Lu Yong, who seemed hesitant to speak, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"
Lu Yong glanced at the man who had already left, frowned, and asked, "Why did you choose me?"
Jiang Ling chuckled and countered, "Then why do you think I wouldn't choose you?"
Lu Yong seemed not to have expected Jiang Ling to ask such a question. He stood in front of Jiang Ling looking somewhat reserved, and hesitated for a long time before saying anything.
"Don't worry, just say what you want to say!" Jiang Ling knew that if she was considering hiring, she had to understand the personalities of everyone in the factory, otherwise it would be difficult to handle any problems that might arise later.
Lu Yong seemed to have mustered a lot of courage to say, "Jiang, is your fertilizer plant really any good? Those are just garbage that's going to be thrown away, how can they possibly bring nutrients to the land?"
Jiang Ling nodded in satisfaction. She admired people like Lu Yong. Ever since she was granted the title of Ruren, almost everyone in the village, including the village chief, listened to her every word.
What she needs now is someone who can raise questions; otherwise, over time, she herself will become arrogant.
Jiang Ling nodded and explained, "Lu Yong, let me ask you a question. Isn't the farmyard manure we usually use also our excrement?"
“This…” Lu Yong scratched his head, looking somewhat at a loss.
Jiang Ling didn't want to make things difficult for Lu Yong, so she continued to explain, "After a series of processes, these things will be transformed from waste into treasure! Just like farmyard manure!"
Lu Yong nodded as if he understood, then continued to ask, "Then why were I chosen to work here?"
Jiang Ling smiled faintly and said, "Because you are very courageous and dare to raise objections to me. I need such talent. Moreover, I heard from the village chief that you are down-to-earth, hardworking and diligent. Why wouldn't I hire such a good person?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yong immediately opened his mouth wide, looking flattered. Jiang Ling patted Lu Yong's shoulder and said, "Work hard, I won't treat you unfairly!"
Upon hearing these words, Lu Yong's eyes reddened slightly. He nodded vigorously and said resolutely, "Don't worry, I will definitely work hard! I won't let you down!"
Jiang Ling didn't say anything more, she just nodded slightly.
Jiang Ling didn't plan to go up the mountain herself to get the wood ash. It was too time-consuming and laborious, so she might as well give it to the villagers. It was the off-season for farming, so giving them an extra source of income would be something they would be happy to do.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ling arrived at the door of Zhao Erleng's wife's house. At this moment, Zhao Erleng and his family of three were planning to go to Pingxi County. When they saw Jiang Ling arrive, Zhao Erleng's wife hurriedly ran over and asked with a beaming smile, "Sister, what brings you here?"
"Sister-in-law Erleng, I need your help with something..."
"Hey, sister, it's not that I'm being picky, but if you keep being so polite with me, I'll get angry! Just tell me what's wrong, don't worry about helping me!" Zhao Erleng's wife interrupted Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling smiled subconsciously at Zhao Erleng's straightforward wife. She nodded and said to Zhao Erleng's wife, "Sister-in-law Erleng, we're going to start buying raw materials for wood ash. The price is the same as before for sage, but this time there's no limit. I'll buy as much as you have. I hope you can help me find some people!"
"Is there a daily limit to the amount of this we collect?" Zhao Erleng's wife asked, recalling the scene when they collected spicy grass before.
Jiang Ling shook her head and said, "No, no, we'll take as much as we can this time! The wood ash raw material won't spoil!"
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