Everyone looked at the lantern in the little fat boy's hand. It was like a magic trick, sometimes it was flattened and sometimes it turned into a ball. They exclaimed it was magical.

"I'll try too."

"Try yours. Mine is almost broken by this kid."

The fat mother reached out and snatched the lantern from her son's hand, glared at her son, and then carefully folded it and put it in the gift bag.

The man smiled awkwardly, took out a lantern from his gift bag, fiddled with it for a while, and then put it away carefully.

Amid the laughter and cheers of the crowd, all the gift bags were distributed, and almost every household received a gift bag.

Then the village chief said, "Now please let Mr. Lin speak."

After Lin Shuangshuang came on stage, she said a few polite words and words of encouragement, then started to talk about business.

When the villagers learned that Lin Shuangshuang was going to give out awards for outstanding employees, they were all stunned. It was obviously the first time they heard such words.

“What is the Outstanding Employee Award?”

"Are there any rewards to be won?"

Lin Shuangshuang said with a smile: "The outstanding employees whose names I called out below, please come up to the stage to receive your awards."

"Wang Chunhua, Li Xuemei, Xia Xiuxiu, Niu Dazhuang, Wang Duoliang, Zhang Baozhu, Wang Fugui..."

“Please give a round of applause to our outstanding employees.”

Clap, clap, clap. Led by Lin Shuangshuang, the whole village burst into thunderous applause.

"Now, please invite the clan leader to present the certificates of merit to the outstanding employees of our factory."

The clan leader cheerfully came onto the stage, followed by his grandson, who was holding a thick stack of red books in his hands.

The clan leader awarded the certificate of honor to each outstanding employee one by one, said a few words of encouragement and then stepped down.

Wang Chunhua and others all held the gold-embossed certificates of honor with a red background tightly in their hands, shaking with excitement.

Especially the women working in the garment factories, they never dreamed that as women, they would have such a glorious moment in their lives.

The villagers in the audience all stared at the red books in their hands with envy, muttering something to themselves.

"I would have done a good job if I had known."

"Yeah, I have to work hard just for that red book."

"Next year, I will definitely go on stage to receive the award and take a certificate of honor back to show my family."

"I'm so envious. I want it too."

Amid the envious sighs of the crowd, Lin Shuangshuang spoke again: "Now, please invite Master Zhao to present awards to the outstanding employees of our factory."

"Ten taels of silver as prize money, a piece of silk, an iron pot, and a goose."

The villagers in the audience were excited again when they heard such a generous reward.

"Oh my god, the bonus is ten taels, ten taels, that's equivalent to my half-year salary."

"Silk is also valuable, and seven or eight taels are also required."

"Iron pots are also very expensive. My family is short of an iron pot. Last time I asked for five taels of silver for a pot, but I couldn't bear to buy it."

"This is the first time I've seen such a big goose. Stewing it in an iron pot and adding some potatoes will make it so delicious."

"Ahhh, I'm so envious, why wasn't I the winner?"

“I must become an outstanding employee next year.”

"Don't argue with me. I will definitely be the outstanding employee next year."

Amid the villagers' arguments, the winning employees walked off the stage with their heads held high and full of confidence, holding their certificates of honor and prizes.

It is not difficult to find that the family status of these award-winning employees was improved almost instantly.

The women in particular seemed to straighten their backs a little.

When the meeting was over, everyone went home happily.

Lin Shuangshuang found a few smart people, took New Year pictures and couplets to the town to sell, and paid them 300 coins a day.

Those who were selected were overjoyed. They didn't expect that as the New Year was approaching, everyone would have no work to do, but they could still make money.

"Li Da, Wang Kang, go hang these lanterns and colored lights on the trees in the village. Decorate the village for the New Year and make it festive."

"okay."

Perhaps everyone was infected by the atmosphere of the New Year. Even these usually serious guys are now cheerful.

"Sister, what can I do for you?"

"You and Dong'er go and put up some New Year pictures and window decorations."

"Xiao Chen, please write a couplet for our family yourself."

Xiaochen responded happily, thought about it carefully, picked up the pen and wrote New Year greetings on the blank couplet.

Soon, Yang came with her two daughters-in-law.

"Mother, elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, what are you doing here?"

Yang smiled cheerfully, "If nothing happens, I can't come to see you."

"That's right. You ask this as if you don't welcome us." Wang complained.

Liu didn't say anything, she just picked up the shovel and dung bucket and went to the toilet.

She has really changed a lot now. She used to be very cunning and always wanted to cheat and be cunning. It would be a loss if she didn't take advantage of others.

He still doesn't talk much, but he works hard all day long and is always willing to do any dirty or tiring work.

In her words, she was atonement.

I have done too many wrong things in the past, so I cannot enjoy too much now. I have to suffer more, otherwise there will be retribution, and I will go to the eighteenth level of hell after I die.

She was not afraid of retribution upon herself, but she was afraid that it would fall upon her children.

As a mother, she does not ask to accumulate blessings for her children, but only asks not to cause trouble for them.

"Sister-in-law, please leave it there. I'll ask someone to clean it up later."

Liu smiled and said, "It's okay. I can finish this job by hand. There's no need to waste money."

"Just talk to mom, don't worry about it."

Yang said, "Don't worry about her. Just let her be. You can't persuade her."

"It's good for her to be like this now. She can live a down-to-earth life with the boss, and I won't have to worry about the boss's family anymore."

"Now it's getting better and better, and the crystal business is also getting bigger and bigger."

"She is grateful to you in her heart, so it is only natural for her to do some work for you."

Wang held the child for a while and then went to help with the work. She was a person who could not sit still.

"I saw you had lanterns hung on the trees?"

Lin Shuangshuang nodded: "Yes, it's a happy New Year, a new atmosphere for the new village."

Yang was also happy to hear this: "Do we need to light candles in those lanterns? Will they be bright at night?"

“No need to light candles, there are solar panels under the tree, which will get sunlight during the day and glow at night.”

Yang sighed again: "These overseas things are so good, they are magical."

"The children are asleep. I will go and get some people to clean the village inside and out."

"The village is in a mess, with chicken shit and cow dung all over the ground, which is not worthy of your red lantern."

Lin Shuangshuang smiled and said, "Mom, take a rest. I'll ask someone to clean up later."

"You go do your own thing. I can't help you with other things, but I can still do things like sweeping the floor and watering the plants."

As soon as Yang came out of the Lin family, she saw many people in the village gathered under a big tree to watch Li Da and others hang lanterns and small colored lights on the tree.

Everyone was asking questions at once, and Li Da and others were unable to cope with all these aunts, so they could only work hard.


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