Chapter 416: Harvesting
Chapter 416: Harvesting
Also because of Qin Ji's generosity, they invited the elders of the Liuzheng clan and those who were on good terms with them to stay and have a meal together.
Those who could only watch from afar were extremely envious, especially those who were waiting to see Xiao Fu and his wife make a fool of themselves. Once they saw this scene, they basically regretted that they had made such confident statements and left no room for others.
Now, some people who originally met the recruitment requirements are probably out of reach. Who can be blamed for this? It's all the result of my own bad mouth.
Xia Mo was still unaware of their psychological changes, and the day ended successfully with both hosts and guests having a great time.
Now that we have a business, we cannot delay recruiting workers, so everything is carried out in a strict and orderly manner.
Those who successfully got a job in the sugar factory were very happy, as if there was a big happy event in their family, which made some people feel jealous.
Before officially starting work, Xia Mo called a meeting of all the workers, told them several rules and posted them on the wall, hoping that they would abide by them. Otherwise, violators would be held accountable, and those with serious violations would be dismissed. This was a policy of using courtesy before force.
The workers had no objections, so Xia Mo asked Liu Yingying, Liu Yu, Qi and Xiao Liu to separate and let them be responsible for some people respectively. They were also considered old seniors, and after his guidance, they were more than capable of leading people.
During the budding period, Xia Mo only left a few of them to help look after the plants, and everyone else was given a holiday. After all, his family's money didn't come from the wind, and he couldn't support people for nothing if they had nothing to do.
He let them go back to work only after the malt had grown well. Some people felt unhappy about this, because the more work, the more pay, and it was easy work. If they worked a few more days, they could earn more than ten yuan more than them in a month. Who wouldn't like to earn more money?
But they didn't dare to complain because they knew how popular this job was. Even if they didn't do it, there would be many people who would be eager to do it.
Secondly, he also understood that those people had a good relationship with the boss. They helped a lot when the boss was abused by Old Lady Liu and others in the past. Now it seems like a blessing.
So no matter how depressed they are, there is nothing to say.
When the first pot of liquid sugar was boiled and then dried and drawn into another solid sugar, the workers who had never seen it before could not believe their eyes. It turned out that such expensive sugar was made in this way.
Xia Mo and Ling Chuan were not afraid that they would steal their skills. After all, the process of making maltose was not difficult, and they themselves planned to go the wholesale route. They would just learn it and it would not pose a threat. Moreover, their main event was still to come, but that would have to wait until the big issue was resolved.
Lingchuan brought Liu San and a strong man named Tian Ge to the sugar factory and asked everyone to recognize them. He said that they were the two guards they hired and would stay in the sugar factory at night.
It was planned in advance to invite these two people here, all to prepare for going to the capital.
They were not at home, so the sugar factory couldn't be completely deserted. Besides, Liu San had taken care of Xiao Anyu for some time, and the two of them had gotten along with each other, so Xiao Anyu shouldn't be that resistant to him.
While they were making sugar, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan took the time to look for Qin Ji again and explained the rest of the things to do at the hot pot restaurant, such as teaching them how to stir-fry the hot pot base and make various meatballs. This kind of weather was already suitable for eating hot pot, so there was no need to delay opening the restaurant; the sooner they opened, the sooner they could make money.
Qin Ji had the same idea, and the two of them hit it off and acted very quickly.
As for the follow-up, Qin Ji was in charge of it all. Xia Mo told him that he and Ling Chuan would go to Beijing after the rice was harvested, and asked him not to make it public. Even if they went to see Liu Qiuwu, they would be cautious and not let anyone know their identities.
Qin Ji hesitated and asked, "Is it really not necessary to inform them in advance?"
The two of them refused unanimously, saying that it was not necessary. They were not on this trip to get to know each other, and the most important thing was that they would be leaving soon and could not wait to be sent back.
Seeing that the two had made up their minds, Qin Ji thought that there might be something else they wanted to deal with, so he didn't say any more about it. He just asked them to be more careful and specifically told Ling Chuan to take good care of Xia Mo.
In his opinion, the former general was the only one who had to deal with the matter.
Ling Chuan said he would, and then the three of them went to see the hot pot base and various meatballs cooked by the chef. After trying the taste and finding no problem, they passed.
Before leaving the restaurant, Xia Mo reminded Qin Ji to put the meatballs in the ice cellar, otherwise they would go bad the next day.
Qin Ji found it funny and said that he still had some common sense.
Xia Mo also smiled and went back with Ling Chuan.
A few days later, all the malt sugar that Manager Hong's friend named Du wanted was produced.
After Boss Du came to inspect the goods in person, he was very satisfied and paid the balance directly. This was the first income after the sugar factory opened, and everyone was very happy.
Because the boss received the money, it meant that they would not work for nothing as those people said, but they were happy but also a little worried because their rice was ripe.
The time was about the same as Lingchuan's calculation. After finishing this business, the rice in the field could be harvested. The two of them discussed and decided to pay them their wages first, and then give them a few days off so that they could finish the farm work at home.
This practice is very popular and has refuted the claims that children with heterochromia affect their fortunes. If this is an influence, then they are willing to be affected.
As a result, the voices of those who said bad things about Xiao Anyu became much quieter, and even some children who refused to have any contact with him took the initiative to move closer to him. However, Xiao Anyu still did not like to contact with strangers and kept hiding.
How does that sentence go? Yesterday, you discarded me like a worn-out shoe, and today, you cannot even reach me.
Haha, when Xia Mo thought of this popular saying, he laughed so hard, and then said "very good" to the child who looked confused.
Xiao Anyu blinked and thought for a few seconds but still didn't understand, but Uncle Liu said to him that it was very good. Was he praising him?
Hehe... Xiao Anyu couldn't help but grin, and his smile was exceptionally bright.
"Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu, I want to help in the fields tomorrow too!"
Xia Mo did not refuse immediately, but smiled and said, "Cutting rice is very hard."
"I'm not afraid of hardship." Xiao Anyu replied with a stern face, seriousness in his eyes.
"Let him go if he wants to." Ling Chuan looked up and said as he took out the old sickle.
"Since Brother Duchuan has spoken, then okay." Xia Mo changed the topic.
The next day, the family of three went to the fields after breakfast.
It was still early, but there were already many people in the surrounding fields, bending over and working with sickles.
Xia Mo, Ling Chuan and Xiao Anyu also joined in soon. Because they didn't have a rice thresher at home, they had to borrow one from others. So they could only harvest the rice and put it aside, and then borrow it when others were ready.
Xiao Anyu worked like a little adult and was very diligent. Even when the adults asked him to take a rest, he refused to come back.
People around couldn't help but praise them when they saw it, and then they looked at their own children who were either drinking water or going to the toilet after a few cuts, and said that lazy people poop and piss a lot, and they should learn from the children.
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