The weather was getting colder, and the brown sugar factory had not yet had a holiday when heavy snow fell several times. Xie Zhenghe saw that the last batch of goods had been delivered and the sugarcane stored in the warehouse was almost used up, so he discussed the holiday with Li Waishan and the secretary.
It just so happened that the remaining brown sugar made from the remaining sugarcane and the remaining sugar in the warehouse were put together and there was still a lot of left. Li Waishan invited Su Li to come for the meeting. Su Li's belly had grown bigger by now, because it was so cold that she couldn't grow any more, and she looked plump and plump.
Li Waishan took a sip of tea. This tea was the green tea given to him by Su Li. He had always been reluctant to drink it. Occasionally, during meetings, he would take out a few teas and soak them, then put them under the secretary's nose to show off.
"Well, we discussed the holiday at the brown sugar factory and wanted to hear your opinion on whether there is anything we should pay attention to."
After Li Waishan finished speaking, everyone looked at Su Li. She touched her belly and said, "When I came to the village office, I went to the sugar factory. It was very clean and everything was well organized. There is no problem. When you go to work next year, remember to wash the things used for making sugar several times. It is best to expose them to the sun to kill bacteria. I will ask my eldest brother to bring the disinfectants over later. The factory also needs to be cleaned several times."
"Yeah yeah."
"That's right, you have to pay attention to it."
Su Li thought for a moment and continued, "For our holiday, are there any benefits for the workers in our brown sugar factory?"
Liu Changqin smiled and said, "Why do they need any welfare? They are happy to have a salary and red sugar every month. Don't worry about it. They don't have any objections. Besides, even if they don't want to do it, there are many people who want to do it. Haha."
Su Li frowned and said nothing.
Xie Zhenghe saw that her expression was not right, "Does the third sister-in-law have any suggestions?"
“Although they have salaries and brown sugar to collect, the brown sugar factory was just established this year and they have worked hard for a year. The current success of the brown sugar factory is inseparable from their sweat and contributions.
I think in addition to setting up some bonuses, we can also prepare some items, such as bedding, thermos, pillowcases, enamel pots, meat tickets, etc. What do you think? "
Before anyone else could say anything, Liu Changqin was the first to speak: "That won't do. Isn't this nonsense? How much money does this cost? Give them food and meat immediately..."
Before he could finish, Li Waishan interrupted him, "I think it's possible. Not only that, we can do it on a larger scale. In addition to giving bonuses to the workers at the brown sugar factory, we can also give some to our village. It's a reward. Our village has been poor for so many years! We were so poor that our eyes lit up at the sight of a piece of meat. Now that we are finally a little richer, we should prepare some more things to make everyone happy. Old Liu! Only when the villagers live a good life, will we, the cadres, be valuable!"
Finance Officer: "Yes! Secretary Liu, why don't we just do what the village chief said and make everyone happy."
"Yes, I agree."
Liu Changqin sighed, "Alright! Let's do this, Zhengchuan's wife! Don't think I'm unkind. We've been poor for so many years, and it's hard to get some money in the village, so I don't want to spend it!"
Su Li smiled and said nothing. The next question was how to distribute the bonus and items.
After a long discussion, everyone was given two months' salary, which was 36 yuan for ordinary workers. These cadres did not receive any salary, but because of Li Waishan, Su Li set a standard of 20 yuan per month for each village cadre when setting their salary. She knew that it was easy to see the King of Hell, but difficult to deal with the little ghosts. Especially in rural areas, everything depended on favors to get something done.
Each person was given 1 foot of cloth, 5 jin of cotton, two enamel jars, a basket of apples and 1 jin of brown sugar.
Forget about brown sugar and enamel pots, cloth and cotton are rare commodities. Some families cannot even buy much cotton in a year. This idea was proposed by Su Li, and she decisively took on the responsibility of purchasing the items.
Li Waishan decisively asked the accountant to pay her one thousand and one hundred yuan in advance for the purchase of items including the rewards from the village. Su Li looked at the money on her phone and pondered for a long time, wondering if she had taken a business for herself.
The welfare benefits of the brown sugar factory were distributed quickly, and the workers were extremely happy. They had originally been on holiday, but were suddenly called to the factory for a meeting. They were a little nervous, as they had never expected such a good situation, with so much money and things to be given to them all of a sudden.
Li Waishan looked at everyone's happy faces, and he felt sweet inside too.
"You must thank Su Li very much! It was she who suggested this, saying that everyone has made contributions to the brown sugar factory, and she helped buy all the things. But she is not here today, so everyone should remember her kindness. Don't forget to visit her home and take a stroll during the New Year."
"Yes, Village Chief, I will never forget the kindness of the Masakawa family!"
"Of course I am. I am a big man, otherwise I would not be able to help the village build a factory and make money."
"She's pregnant now. I'll have to send her some of the plum eggs I've saved at home to nourish her."
"I don't need you at all. I will take care of my daughter-in-law. Just make sure you eat the eggs yourself," Xie Li felt happy when he saw everyone praising Su Li.
She has a lot of things today, and when she gets old she can still live like a worker, and when she goes home she can show off to her old man."
The people from the brown sugar factory quarreled with each other for a while and then happily went home with their things, especially the dual-income families, like Tian Laoshi and his wife, and Xie Wangcai and his wife. That was 72 yuan, ten kilograms of cotton, cloth and other things. In any case, with these things, it was enough for them to make new quilts or cut new clothes.
The villagers who were strolling around in the village saw the workers of the brown sugar factory carrying so many bags and greeted them casually. Soon, the news of the brown sugar factory's prosperity spread throughout Shanghe Village, and many jealous families
I'm thinking that I have to visit Old Xie's house and the village chief's house more often this year to pay New Year's greetings. I have to find a way to work at the brown sugar factory. Not to mention the wages and wages, even if I can get some brown sugar every month, it will be fine!
Gradually, the days of harvesting grain came to an end. After the harvest, it was time for the brown sugar factory to make a profit. The benefits of the brown sugar factory were seen by everyone in the village. In previous years, everyone's eyes were fixed on the weight of the harvested grain, but this year, everyone was waiting for the harvest to be made quickly.
The accountant of the production team had already calculated the accounts in the morning. In addition to the grain to be handed in and the labor bonus calculated according to the workman's salary, Li Waishan called out on the village loudspeaker early in the morning, asking everyone to eat breakfast and go to the threshing ground to collect grain. It took the whole morning to collect grain.
At noon, without waiting for Li Waishan to call, everyone went to the threshing ground spontaneously. After everyone had finished their work, they looked at the layout of the threshing ground and began to whisper.
"Why do we need to draw lots?"
"It's a lottery, how can we see who draws more?"
"Ouch, how can I do that? I'm just unlucky!"
"Bah, you idiot, you just think about playing cards all day long. Luckily you have bad luck. If you had good luck, would you have made a lot of money? You wish for it."
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Li Zaishan looked at the noisy crowd below and coughed twice into the speaker on the table.
"Everyone, please be quiet, please be quiet, listen to me, everyone has worked hard this year, haha, every household has harvested a lot of grain and red beans this morning, this year can be considered a bumper year! But the most worthy of joy is the brown sugar factory in Shanghe Village. This year, not only did our village win the floating honorary red flag, but the leaders above also praised our village many times, which was not the case in previous years. Let's applaud together and give ourselves some praise."
"Okay~"
"Okay~ It's our village's turn at noon..."
"Isn't it? It really makes me feel relieved."
"The Brown Sugar Factory should do its best!"
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"Okay, okay, quiet down," Li Waishan and other village cadres all had red eyes, and he continued, "This year! It's a good year, a prosperous year. In addition to giving everyone bonuses, we also prepared prizes to reward everyone. There are bedding, cloth, enamel cups, thermos bottles, cotton and brown sugar. There are many things. Everyone has them. What you can get depends on your luck. You will line up to draw lots later."
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