Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Chapter 30 Creating Opportunities

Jingxi Coal Mine

Procurement Section

"Weiguo, why are you lying there again? It's only been a few days this month."

Looking at Chen Weiguo slumped on the sofa, Section Chief Chen felt his blood pressure rising again.

Chen Weiguo: "Uncle, I have completed this year's mission."

"Humph, can't you be more motivated? Your section chief will retire at the end of the year."

"Uncle, I know very well how much I can eat."

I know that I am not cut out for it, so I simply don't want to do it. I just hope to complete the tasks every month and have food and drink, and that's enough.

"you..."

"Ugh!"

Section Chief Chen raised his hand in anger, sighed, and put it down again.

"Okay, we don't want to worry about the section chief issue, but don't you want your salary to be raised one level, or even two levels?"

Section Chief Chen really didn't believe it. If you don't love power, how can you not love money?

"Uncle, you know the current situation. All the pheasants outside the mountain have been killed. Most people don't dare to enter the deep mountains, so it's hard to get anything."

Everyone likes money, and Chen Weiguo is no exception. However, in this year, he would be lucky if he could complete the task. It's not that he didn't work hard, it's just that the year was not good.

"You're not going to that village?"

"Hope New Village."

"Yes, I just hope that you can visit the new village more often and help if you can. Won't people think of you when they need something?"

"Uncle, the day before yesterday they told me to go once a month."

"hehe."

Section Chief Chen was so angry that he laughed and asked, "Weiguo, why do you think that they will sell the prey to you?"

"this...."

Chen Weiguo was stunned.

"Relationships are built through maintenance. If you keep in touch with each other, the relationship will naturally become closer."

"We are all young people. If we go for a drink from time to time, won't we gradually become familiar with each other?"

"If you are like this, after completing this year's tasks, you just want to lie down until next year. What will you do next year?"

He was so tired. If it wasn't his own nephew, would he have advised him so earnestly? He might as well take a nap instead.

"Uncle, can you give me a bottle of the Fenjiu you have in stock?"

Chen Weiguo sat up and looked at his uncle expectantly.

Section Chief Chen said angrily: "Get lost."

"Uncle, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child."

"Ugh."

Section Chief Chen took out a bottle of Fenjiu from the cabinet behind him, handed it to Chen Weiguo, and said, "Boy, I can't bear to drink this wine. If you can't get the meat back, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."

"Hey, hey, it has to be my uncle."

Chen Weiguo hurriedly put the wine into his arms. He couldn't let those people in the purchasing department see it, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get out of the door.

"But, uncle, let's make it clear first. Liu Guozheng said that money is not needed. What matters most is material things."

"As long as you can get the meat, I'll find a way to get whatever you want."

"Uncle, I feel relieved with your words."

"Go away!"

"Got it."

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When I’m busy, time seems to pass very quickly and a morning goes by in a flash.

Today's lunch is stewed pork with potatoes and corn tortillas. It tastes pretty good and is indeed much better than what I cook myself.

"Brother Zheng, the two truckloads of bricks were unloaded at the entrance of the village this morning, so they may not come in the afternoon."

Erlang was reporting his work while eating.

Liu Guozheng: "Okay, I know how many bricks the brick factory sent. Remember that."

"Brother Zheng, you know I can't read or count."

Scratching his head, Erlang felt a little worried. It was okay to ask him to do some rough work, but asking him to keep accounts was really putting it in a difficult position for him.

"Where is the third child?"

He turned around and asked the third brother who was working hard to eat.

The third brother was a little embarrassed and said, "I...I don't know how either."

"I won't ask you to do the math. Just remember how many truckloads of bricks you deliver every day."

There is no way around this. A large proportion of the people who came from the old society cannot read or count. This cannot be changed for the time being. We can only let them learn slowly in the future.

"Boss, the clothes are ready. If there is nothing else, I will go back first."

Li Xiujuan came over carrying her lunch box.

"Done? So quickly?"

Liu Guozheng really couldn't believe that he could make two sets of clothes in one morning.

Li Xiujuan said, "Children's clothes are easy to make."

"Don't reply to that one yet. Make one set each for Lao San and Lao Yang."

Liu Guozheng understood that he had only made clothes for the two little girls in the morning.

"Then I have to go back as well and finish cooking for my grandma before coming over."

For Li Xiujuan, it is good to have work to do all the time, but she has to go back home at noon to cook for her grandmother and younger brother.

"Then, you can order two meals and send them back so you don't have to make them again."

It is about four kilometers from Xiwang New Village to Shanghe Production Brigade (Shanghe Village), and it takes half an hour to go back and forth.

"Boss, this won't work. I'd be embarrassed if I could only have a meal while working here."

Although she was tempted, Li Xiujuan still refused. This was a meat dish, and some people might not even be able to eat it during the Chinese New Year. If she took two more servings back, would she want the wages or not?

Liu Guozheng then asked: "Comrade Li Xiujuan, have you ever been to school?"

Li Xiujuan said: "I did, I graduated from junior high school."

"Okay, after you make the clothes, continue to help here to record the merits. You will get one dollar a day, two meals, and you can take two portions home at noon."

For Erlang, Liu Guozheng invested a lot of money, one yuan a day, which is thirty yuan a month, which is higher than the salary of a second-level worker in the factory.

"real ?"

"Is it too high?"

What is a surprise? This is a surprise. Li Xiujuan couldn't believe it. She had been thinking of asking if she could continue working here after making the clothes, but then the surprise came.

Liu Guozheng said solemnly: "It's not high. Just because you graduated from junior high school, you are worth this price."

"Comrade Li Xiujuan, please agree to it!"

Seeing that Li Xiujuan was a little hesitant, Erleng became anxious.

"Okay, I agree, thank you, Brother Zheng."

His voice was choked, tears flashed in his eyes, and he bowed deeply to Liu Guozheng.

"Okay, let's go get some food."

Li Xiujuan is also a straightforward person. Now that things have come to this, she won't be polite anymore. She just needs to do her job well from now on.

"Erlang, don't say I won't give you a chance. Go ride your tricycle to send Li Xiujuan off."

After hearing this, Erlang understood. No wonder he was asked to learn how to ride a tricycle in the morning. It turned out that it was to create conditions for himself.

Erlang was very happy and said, "Brother Zheng, you are really my brother."

After Erlang and Li Xiujuan left, Wang Fugui took a bowl and sat next to Liu Guozheng, saying, "Boss, are you trying to bring them together?"

"Well, let them get in touch first. It would be best if they can succeed."

When it comes to feelings, who can really explain it?

Wang Fugui nodded. Deep down, he also hoped that Li Xiujuan could find a good home. If she could marry here, it might be the best choice.

"Boss, does Comrade Erleng know about the situation at Juan's home?"

"I don't know. I didn't tell him."

"Boss, is there anyone else at Erleng's house?"

"No, he's alone."

"I see. Maybe it will work."

"How about this, Master Wang can be the matchmaker for once!"

"I can see it."