"You’re back, how did it go? Was there any effect?"
"No, I went to see the village chief of the neighboring village, and it was a total waste of breath. No matter what I said, it just went in one ear and out the other. So, feeling helpless, I had no choice but to co back with the old village chief."
"Ah, where is the old village chief? I haven’t seen him."
"Oh, he was busy all afternoon and didn’t even have ti for lunch. That’s why I let him go ho to rest. After all, he has stepped down now, so we can’t rely on him for everything. It’s only when we don’t understand sothing that we can consult him. How about you, have you almost finished organizing everything here?"
"I’ve mostly gone through everything. I’m categorizing stuff and tallying up with them. That way, if there’s actually village work to be done in the future, it’ll be easier to manage. Haven’t you eaten either? Co on, go ho with , and I’ll make you sothing to eat."
"No, I really can’t eat right now. Look, it’s almost 2 PM. I have a few people in mind, and I’ll be writing down their nas on a list later. Then you can go notify them. We need to pull them all back in. Then I’ll see what they’re thinking. If they’re really willing to stay and work here, I’ll definitely be happy to keep them on."
"Alright, you make the arrangents and I’ll go notify them right away."
Li Yanling agreed quite readily. After all, her own purpose had been achieved, and she would be able to stay by this person’s side, feeling sowhat stronger about doing anything.
In the end, he took out so paper, pondered for a long while, and finally wrote down a few nas. Li Yanling looked at the list she received and knew that these people were sowhat skilled. But could they really be satisfied with the work available here?
"As far as I know," she said, "I won’t talk about the others, but Li Dazhuang is apparently working as a security guard in the city, earning almost 3,000 yuan a month. I want to ask, how much can you pay him if he cos here? And does the village committee even have this kind of budget?"
"Strictly speaking, everyone works voluntarily for the village committee. Only the village chief, which is , might receive so compensation. But what I can offer them might not be enough for them. However, I will find another way to resolve their inco issues."
"What? Another way? To solve inco issues? Can you even do that? And what about ? Can I, can I also get paid?"
"Yes, of course, everyone can get paid. If worse cos to worst, I’ll personally cover for it. That way, I might get so respite, but we absolutely must establish this team. Otherwise, we’ll have no way to move forward with our plans. Go and notify them. Oh, and tell them to co for a eting at 4 PM today. It’s still early; just let them get ready in the anti."
"4 PM? Isn’t it already 2 PM? These people should be at ho by now, right? Why can’t we just call them over and start the eting? Why delay until that ti?"
"Because before the eting, I must get soone to co by. And only with their agreent can we proceed with our upcoming tasks. Do you understand?"
"What, you’re planning to hire so capable people from outside? But the more you hire, the greater the expense, right? How much can you earn by running that health clinic? You can’t just keep dipping into your own pockets to cover costs."
"It’s not about dipping into my own pockets. The person I need to find is our benefactor, whom, of course, you also know. You just saw her last night, didn’t you?"
"Hmm, are you talking about Jia Xin? Jia Xin is providing the money? That seems unlikely. Besides, she left the village so many years ago. Why would she give money for no reason?"
"It’s precisely because she’s been gone for so many years. After all, the village is where she was born and raised. She must give sothing back to the village. Plus, I’ve roughly discussed it with her. Once I take office, she intends to invest in building a food processing factory here. Then these people can be on the factory’s payroll. Even if they don’t work in the factory but serve at the village committee, their wages should be similar to the factory workers’."
"What, what are you saying? Set up a factory? When was this decided? And Liu Jiaxin, does she even have the capacity for that?"
"You really underestimate Jia Xin. Let tell you, Liu Jiaxin is a very capable person. This matter doesn’t require too much. Enough, don’t worry about these things, I’ll call her."
"Okay, got it. I’ll start notifying them right away."
Li Yanling was now full of enthusiasm. She had intended to be in charge of won’s affairs and manage village matters, never expecting to make money from it.
But listening to Liu Zheng’s plans, it seed that as long as they served the village committee, getting paid, more or less, would be enough satisfaction for him.
Once everyone had left, he took out his phone and called Liu Jiaxin’s number, curious about what the girl would be doing at the mont and whether she would have ti to attend the eting.
After the phone rang for a bit, Liu Jiaxin’s voice finally ca through.
"Hello, what’s up? Aren’t you supposed to be officially starting today? Normally, you would have a lot to handle."
"Jia Xin, I’ve officially taken over now, and I need to build my own team. So, this afternoon at 4 PM, I want to hold the first village committee eting, and I’d like you to participate."
", participate? I’m not one of you, and I’m going to support you without asking for anything in return. You don’t need to pull into this now, do you?"
"No, it’s because this afternoon’s eting is very important, and only with your consent can this team truly be ford. Do you understand? You have to realize your own importance."
"Liu Zheng, what kind of title are you trying to pin on ? Don’t put all the pressure on . Rember, you’re the village chief, and I’m just a regular villager, at most an investor."
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