“Brother, the difficulty isn’t management, but ensuring that the people below you implement the established systems effectively.” Lin Yinan offered him advice based on her experience with modern management models. “You should be bold in using people, without prejudice, and without being limited by their gender or age, as long as they have the ability.”
"But what if others don't obey?" This is exactly what's giving him a headache.
“There are a lot of new members in the team this time. Have the team leader select a few people and let them play their roles in their areas of expertise. This will help them integrate into the team quickly.”
Lin Yinan meticulously instilled in him the specific methods of modern management.
Before the apocalypse, her mother worked in human resources. At home, she would often hear her talking on the phone or in video conferences with her boss or other department heads about how to manage people.
Her mother had taught her how to get along with people, but unfortunately, none of that was useful in the apocalypse.
Now, when I talk about it, memories come flooding back.
Lin Yiheng wrote down everything she said, and when he encountered something he didn't understand, he humbly asked for advice and then figured it out on his own.
Seeing that he was writing so intently, Lin Yinan didn't disturb him.
Her legs were a little numb from sitting for too long, so she got up and moved around.
The sun was shining brightly when Lin Yinan came to the backyard. Even the youngest children, Yun Fangyi and Lin Zhiyan, had gone to the school, and the entire backyard was quiet.
She found a clean step under the corridor to sit down, closed her eyes to rest, and her consciousness entered into an inventory of the remaining seeds in the space.
She heard footsteps behind her, and slowly opened her eyes to see Lu Yashuang walking towards her with her son in her arms.
"Second Sister-in-law, Ding-ge'er is awake!"
"This little rascal is getting bigger every day, he's sleeping less, and he's really tiring."
Lu Yashuang sat down next to her. The nearly five-month-old baby stretched out her tiny, lotus-root-like hands, trying to pull the cloth ribbon that Lin Yinan used to tie her hair.
"You little rascal, don't pull your aunt's hair." Lu Yashuang patted his little hand.
The little one pouted, his dark, grape-like eyes brimming with tears, looking like he was about to cry but couldn't.
Lu Yashuang took out a rattle drum from her sleeve and gave it to him. The little boy held it in his hand and babbled.
"Why haven't I seen Mother and Sister-in-law?" Lin Yinan asked. Usually, it was Yunmu and Lu Yashuang who took care of the child.
“My mother, my eldest sister’s parents-in-law, and my eldest sister-in-law went to plant vegetables. They cleared out a small piece of wasteland next to the back gate of the county government. With more people, there won’t be enough vegetables to eat, so it’s good to plant more.”
Lin Yinan thought for a moment and said, "We've already started clearing land outside the city, and with what we planted earlier and the wild vegetables the women dug up, we're not short of food for now."
If vegetables are scarce, we supplement them with grains.
The two chatted casually about things in Longtan County.
After dinner that day, Lin Yiheng asked each team leader to gather everyone in the dining hall for another meeting.
There are two main topics at this meeting.
First, we reiterate the rules and regulations in the agreement, including daily work and rest hours, two days off per month, and no holidays during busy farming seasons, with corresponding compensation provided.
The two public notices publicly punished several women who violated regulations by hoarding wild vegetables, deducting 30% from their rewards next month.
The punishment caused an uproar. For their own future benefit, no one would dare to shirk their duties at work.
In addition, Lin Yiheng divided each team into several smaller teams, with the team leaders being selected from those who performed well and were talented.
Following a series of institutional reforms and talent selection measures, land reclamation and farming are in full swing in Longtan County.
Lin Yinan, accompanied by Qianxia, stood by a pond not far from the county government office.
The pond was found by Liang Xiaodi based on his childhood memories, and there was another one not far away.
According to Liang Xiaodi, the two ponds used to be managed, but now no one cultivates them, and the edges are overgrown with weeds. The depth of the ponds is unknown.
After clearing away the weeds, Yun San, an excellent swimmer, unloaded his weapon and gave it to Qian Wu to hold. He then tied a rope around his waist and prepared to go into the water to test its depth.
"Brother, be careful." Qianxia and Qianwu, the sisters, were a little worried.
Lin Yinan looked at the greenish pond and had someone bring him a two-meter-long stick.
"Yun San, use this stick to probe the area before you move forward."
Yun San took the stick and nodded, "Don't worry, Third Madam, I know what I'm doing."
The villagers beside him held the other end of the rope. Yun San took a breath and slowly walked along the edge of the pond toward the middle, sticking the stick in his hand into the middle of the pond.
After a short while, Yun San put the stick back, glanced at the spot where the stick had been stuck, and slowly moved towards the middle of the pond.
After a stick of incense had burned, Yun San walked around the entire pond.
Lin Yinan could clearly see that the deepest part of the pond was only up to his chest.
Yun San returned with a clean set of clothes.
"Yun San, how's the pond?" a villager asked impatiently.
“The water isn’t deep, and there should be fish in it,” he said in a deep voice.
"A fish?"
Upon hearing that there were fish, the villagers excitedly went to find tools.
"Wait a minute." Lin Yinan called out to them, pointing to a low-lying area on the other side of the pond and saying to Lin Yizhang beside him, "Cousin, take some men and dig a hole over there, and put a big sieve over the hole so the fish can't escape."
Lin Yizhang immediately understood that the fishpond needed to be drained first before it could be repaired. "Okay, I'll go right now."
Villagers immediately brought over two or three extra-large winnowing baskets.
The other pond was even smaller; you could use a stick to probe its depth.
When water is released from both ponds at the same time, small fish and shrimp occasionally float to the bottom of the basket with the current.
The village chief and his men brought buckets, and the small fish that hadn't grown up yet were all put into the buckets filled with water to be kept alive until the fishpond was repaired and then released back into the pond.
Some small fish and shrimp that don't grow very big are put in another bucket to add to the dishes in the kitchen.
As the water flowed, sharp-eyed villagers spotted fish swimming in the water.
"Fish! There's a big fish!"
Where?
"Look, where is it!"
"My God, that fish looks big, it must weigh at least seven or eight pounds."
The dwindling water startled the fish in the pond, causing them to splash around in the water.
Everyone pointed and gestured at the fish that had surfaced, and Lin Yinan could hear them swallowing their saliva.
When the water was still waist-deep, some people couldn't resist taking off their clothes and shoes and slowly walking into the pond.
Once there's a first one, there's a second one.
Before long, a dozen men stood in the water, chasing and intercepting the fish.
"Haha, got him!"
A man excitedly held up a huge bighead carp with both hands.
The villagers nearby immediately took buckets and filled them up; he weighed them in his hand.
"Hmm, this fish must weigh at least ten pounds."
"I caught one too!" Another young man held up the fish he had caught.
Lin Yinan looked closely and saw that the fish he had caught was a grass carp.
As the men moved through the water, the fish became even more frightened, and soon they caught seven or eight large fish in succession.
"Oh dear! What's so hard?"
Lin Fu felt something hard under his foot, so he bent down and picked it up. Seeing that it was a hard shell and didn't look like something edible, he pretended to throw it back into the water.
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