Chapter 1219: Chapter 1185: Security Guard
At Lao Song’s house, everyone was tidying up after a hearty al, chatting away:
“Lianhua, do you think your mother-in-law can manage alone at ho? There aren’t many people around now, why not let her co over and join us? It would be nice to have her here.”
“She might feel lonely and isolated at ho, especially since moving around is difficult for her.”
But Aunt Lianhua smiled lightly: “Oh no, no need. My mother-in-law’s been quite at ease lately… We’ve paved a gentle slope for her at ho, and she can move easily with her electric wheelchair.”
The bathroom even has a toilet now, making life at ho much more convenient than before.
As long as people can move around and take care of themselves, their spirits improve significantly.
Not to ntion she has a new hobby—
“She’s recently been watching TikTok videos and live streams about knot weaving. She’s even bought so rope from the live stream to practice…”
The tools are quite simple, just a board with a clip to hold the rope and a few fixed pins for convenience.
In the past, my mother-in-law would never have spent money on such simple tools. But now, with money in hand, her mindset has changed. If she likes sothing, she buys it.
These past two months in winter, she hasn’t gone out much, but she’s learned over a dozen patterns!
It’s clear she’s preparing to weave patterns for next year.
“Wow!” Wu Lan was thrilled upon hearing this: “Really? That’s great! Lianhua, you’ve had a hard ti before, and now with your mother-in-law’s pension, things are finally looking up for you.”
“Indeed!”
Zhang Lianhua was extrely content.
Working at Lao Song’s house, doing so light cleaning, you can earn a few thousand a month. Though not much, it’s stable, and the work isn’t hard, with laughter every day.
While her mother-in-law is currently idle, during sumr and autumn, she can earn seven or eight thousand a month…
This year, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have saved more money than in the past four or five years!
How could one not be spirited when encountering such joyful events?
The only annoyance might be not knowing if the man of the house will return this year.
If he does co back…
Zhang Lianhua felt a bit nervous instinctively.
But then, she thought, what is there to be nervous about?
She hadn’t done anything wrong; her own husband didn’t even care for his own mother. Fair or not, the villagers had their own sense of justice.
Besides, if it cos to a fight, she knows she can’t beat a man. But if soone is determined, there’s always a way, right?
As shown on TV, you have to pinpoint the weaknesses, the ones valued the most.
Though her two children are her biological kids, they’re less than Seventh Uncle’s son! If they really stir things up, she’s prepared to buy a ticket to the city where they live and cause trouble wherever they work…
As a mother, she has no other demands, just hoping that her two kids and that woman outside can restrain their father.
Being in contact with various people at Lao Song’s place and watching many videos online, Aunt Lianhua now has her own ideas.
In the past, she might have endured with patience, hoping to get by.
But now that she’s tasted the good life, she couldn’t go back to those days even for one day. Let’s see who cos out on top!
She hadn’t voiced these thoughts, but judging by her confident deanor now, no one present doubted her.
Nonetheless, Aunt Lianhua had other matters to discuss:
“Tantan, those treasures we have at ho, are they reliable to guard the mountain?”
“I read online that if a dog bites soone, it doesn’t end well for the dog, and the owner might even have to pay compensation. What if soone takes advantage of this and insists on entering the vegetable garden?”
She was a bit worried: “Lately, people in the village have started asking where your seeds co from?”
Aunt Lianhua didn’t hide this matter—
Where did the seeds co from?
Professor Song has connections all over, sending crates and boxes of seeds without labels, just so unreadable codes, none of which she understood.
Apparently, before planting next year, they still need to organize, talking about creating an eco-farm, using natural farming thods, forming a natural ecological area…
In short, it all sounded complex, and Aunt Lianhua couldn’t make sense of it.
But she knew, once people started asking, when they reunite with relatives during the new year and gossip, there’d definitely be more village affairs next year.
ntioning this, Song Tan also frowned.
She had installed surveillance and the dogs were loyal, but if soone really pushed to demand compensation, even if the villagers supported her due to mutual interests, it would still be a hassle.
Zhang Yanping listening aside, sighed along:
“Sigh, having fewer people ans nothing gets done. But with more people, the labor cost increases significantly—should we hire so people to patrol as security guards?”
But where to recruit?
Wu Lan and Song Sancheng were also a bit troubled: “We can’t hire our relatives for this kind of work.”
Who around here doesn’t have so familial ties? If soone starts stealing right under the guard’s nose, it’s highly likely they’d turn a blind eye.
Even if they didn’t steal, if the security found a petty thief in the fields who turned out to be a relative, what could they do? Pretend they didn’t see.
This way, the hassle of dealing with it every day would be too much.
“Then let’s hire from out of town.”
Song Tan considered—originally with 300 acres of land at ho, seven dogs to watch, plus surveillance, their own family could manage.
But now, with the hillside land totaling over 1000 acres, such a large area, even just driving over took effort, let alone relying solely on dogs!
That’s why she planned to build dormitories on the mountain in sumr, to account for future hiring needs.
Now seems like the pri ti.
“Isn’t it difficult to hire people?”
Zhang Yanping frowned instinctively, as working in a mountain village didn’t sound appealing. They could only offer regular wages, without any special perks.
Song Tan took out her phone and waved it:
“Why do you think Secretary Xiaozu’s grandpa’s people, like Xiaodu and Xiaoyang, look so capable? You can tell they’ve been in the military.”
Secretary Xiaozu, who had been silently listening, choked for a mont and almost spat out her tea, now glaring at her—
Wow, you really have an eye! Do you know how my grandpa’s team was selected?
She caught her breath and softly advised: “Isn’t that a bit unrealistic? Brother Xiaodu’s… their salaries are quite high.”
Not to ntion the salary, their benefits here can’t keep up, let alone so of the hidden perks.
She hesitated, unwilling to speak directly, while Song Tan was montarily speechless:
“I’m just asking them to watch a hillside, what, do I need special forces or war heroes? Just seeing if they know any comrades looking for work.”
The idea of special forces or heroes made Secretary Xiaozu want to clarify: “They’re not exactly…”
Before she could finish, Song Tan was already rapidly typing ssages:
“Brother Yanping, Brother Xiaodu replied, asking about salary and benefits… How should we handle this?”
Secretary Xiaozu hesitated for a long ti, ultimately having nothing to say.
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