It had snowed heavily the day before, and the transport team was taking a break. Chu Tian got up early, had breakfast, and took Yao Xiujuan and Chu Min to sit in the main room to settle the accounts. Chu Min's money had all been given to Chu Tian at once, and it had never been accounted for. Chu Min still didn't know that he had any money left, so the two of them took advantage of today to check the previous expenses and settle the workers' wages for last month.
"Second brother, you gave me money twice, one for 80,000 and one for 20,000, right?"
Chu Min nodded and said, "That's right, 80,000 was given before we went to Kouli, and 20,000 was given after we came back."
"Then take a look. A total of 100,000 yuan has been spent so far, and there is less than 10,000 yuan left in the account. These are all the materials and expenses used previously. Please check them."
Chu Tian handed the account book to Chu Min. When he saw him start to check it, he picked up another account book beside him that was used to record the workers' wages and started to check it.
"My sister-in-law wrote very well and in great detail. She is amazing."
Chu Min read through the pages one by one and found that even if only half a bag of cement was used, the approximate cost was written clearly, so he nodded.
"Yeah, I didn't expect her talent for bookkeeping was so high."
As Chu Tian spoke, he looked at Yao Xiujuan who was keeping accounts on the side.
Yao Xiujuan blushed when she heard this. To be honest, she started to learn bookkeeping only because she saw Chu Tian had to go to work every day, take care of the house construction, and keep various accounts. She felt that he was too hard-working, so she took the initiative to find Sun Jianjun, Chu Lifang's husband who was an accountant in the company, and asked him to teach her how to keep accounts.
Yao Xiujuan considers herself to be a careful and patient person, and she is gifted in accounting. Sun Jianjun only taught her a few times before she knew the general process and classification of bookkeeping. Whenever she encountered something she didn't understand, she would go to Sun Jianjun. From her previous lack of proficiency to her current ability to remember accounts, Sun Jianjun always praised her for her clarity and simplicity.
Finally, Chu Min put the account book back on the table. He looked at Chu Tian and said, "Brother, the account book is all correct. I think the remaining money in this account is enough to complete the construction of my second building. You guys keep a record of the account and we will settle the accounts later..."
"good"
Chu Tian had no objection, but he called Chu Min today not only for this matter, but also for something more important.
"Brother, let's talk on the way. Let's go to the city and get the workers' wages first?"
Seeing Chu Min nod, Chu Tian walked to the cabinet and took out four bottles of Yilite from the cabinet. Without turning his head, he said to Yao Xiujuan, "Xiujuan, I won't be back for lunch..."
Yao Xiujuan quickly stood up and asked, "What about tonight?"
Chu Tian paused as he passed Yao Xiujuan carrying four bottles of wine. "I'm not sure. You guys can eat yours. You don't have to wait for me..."
“Oh, I see…”
Riding his bike on the deserted road, Chu Tian said to Chu Min standing beside him, "Second brother, I made an appointment with the directors of the brick factory, cement factory, glass factory, and timber factory two days ago. We agreed to meet at the state-owned restaurant in the city at 2:00 p.m. today to discuss something..."
Chu Min was surprised. "What are we talking about? Don't we have enough cement and bricks right now?"
"The money for the windows and doors has been paid, and everything except the main door has been custom made. They will be installed after the New Year."
Chu Tian raised his eyebrows slightly. "Didn't I tell you before that Jianmin sent me a telegram saying that his father had learned from the higher-ups at a meeting that private businesses could be established after the new year? I plan to register a construction company with the Industry and Commerce Bureau after the new year?"
(In real life, private enterprise registration didn’t begin until 1984, but I’m the boss of my novels. I don’t want to wait until 1984, so I’m going to register a company for Chu Tian in 1980…)
Chu Min didn't understand. "I know you said you were very excited at the time, but what does that have to do with you inviting them to dinner?"
Chu Tian grinned and chuckled, "If you open a construction company, you will have to deal with construction in the future. If you don't build good relationships with these factory managers now and get the lowest price, then when you need it in the future, you will have to look for them. Second brother, tell me, by then it will be too late..."
"I understand! Leave it to me to build good relationships with them!"
Chu Min is also a smart person. Since he plans to work with Chu Tian, he will give his all.
"good."
Chu Tian curled his lips and smiled when he heard that. He had been struggling with who to recruit to join the gang besides Zuo Zhuang, who had a strong background. He had thought of Li Gang, Li Jianmin, and many other people.
Finally, after much deliberation, they decided to bring Chu Min into the group. He understood the ways of the world and was tactful and capable. If they brought him into the group, they could leave all the tasks of socializing and building good relationships with people to Chu Min.
The meeting time was at 2 pm, but it was not yet 12 o'clock, so the two of them went straight to Chu Tian's new house to find Wang Qiang and others after entering the city.
"Sister-in-law, are you cooking?"
Wang Qiang's wife, who was sitting at the door and peeling potatoes, heard the noise and looked up, seeing Chu Tian and Chu Min. She quickly put down the half-peeled potato in her hand, stood up, and greeted them with a smile on her face.
"Chu Tian, Chu Min, you're here! Wang Qiang is teaching his apprentices how to scrape putty on the fifth floor!"
"I'll go call him down..."
Chu Tian waved his hands quickly, "No, no, we can go up by ourselves."
"By the way, are you preparing lunch? What are you doing?"
Wang Qiang's wife sighed, "Yes, I ate one of the two geese you sent me yesterday, and I plan to make them roast goose with potatoes and a two-wheat pancake for lunch..."
Chu Tian smiled and nodded, "Well, meat is for eating. How can we work if we don't eat well?"
Chu Min glanced at the large bowl of unpeeled potatoes on the ground and the large bowl of fermented noodles on the chopping board inside the house, and asked, "Sister-in-law, isn't it too tiring for you to cook three meals a day for more than 20 people by yourself?"
Wang Qiang's wife waved her hands quickly, "Not tired, not tired, it's much more comfortable than the autumn harvest. Besides, it's slack time now. My son Mengzi said that next time he goes back, he will bring his wife to help me..."
Chu Tian and Chu Min looked at each other when they heard this, but didn't say anything. Instead, they smiled and nodded at her and went upstairs to find Wang Qiang who was working.
"Brother Wang Qiang..."
When Wang Qiang saw Chu Tian and Chu Min coming, he handed the tools in his hand to the apprentice beside him, asked him to continue working, and walked up to the two of them.
Chu Tian looked around and saw that only the area in front of him was puttyed. He smiled and said, "Are you starting to putty? Are the cement floors and cement walls downstairs already plastered?"
Wang Qiang shook his head. "No, not that fast. The cement floor and walls need to be leveled. Only a few people are good at this. The rest need more practice. That's why the progress has been slow so far. Only the cement on the fifth floor has been finished. The first floor only started yesterday."
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