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Chapter 158: Chapter 158 Worship
We agreed earlier that whether the workers can be used or not was up to their discretion, and with only five people involved, even if these five aren’t suitable, the village chief wouldn’t tear his relationship over 15 more spots.
Besides, they want to build a factory in the village, and anyone with a brain should understand what it means for her to demand these five people in advance.
The village chief and the party secretary aren’t fools who would dig their own graves.
Hearing her say this reassured Mrs. Qin.
Sending people over wasn’t delayed, Lin Chuxia took five people straight to the small courtyard for processing cooked food.
Aside from Su Wensong, the others have returned.
Most of them came back with orders, big and small, knowing their Mr. Lin was going to make big moves.
This morning Jia Liang and Hou Xiaobao went purchasing together on a tricycle, buying three times the usual amount.
When Lin Chuxia brought the newbies over, she first emphasized safety issues during processing, as well as food hygiene.
Then, according to the current personnel distribution, each veteran worker was assigned one or two new workers, and they started hands-on training right away.
There isn’t much technical skill involved in cleaning cooked foods.
They were pressed for time and couldn’t afford to conduct systematic training; they could only identify and correct issues during the work process.
Lin Chuxia was onsite the whole time, and veteran workers like Pang Yongli and Ma Yingzi were already very proficient in preparing the cooked foods.
When the first batch of cooked food was done and had cooled down, it moved on to the packaging process.
Lin Chuxia gathered everyone in front of the food packaging machine and demonstrated the usage of the machine personally.
When the first smoked chicken came out of the package, seeing the Xiyang Food label on it, everyone present was thrilled.
Especially the veteran workers; Hou Xiaobao clapped until his hands were sore without even noticing.
"The basic operation is like this, who wants to give it a try?" Lin Chuxia asked after the demonstration.
"I’ll do it," Hou Xiaobao was the first to raise his hand. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
It has to be said, Hou Xiaobao indeed had some talent in mechanics; he drove the tricycle most proficiently, fast and steady.
The food packaging machine was easy to operate, and he handled it without any hesitation.
"Not bad," Lin Chuxia generously praised, "Who else wants to try?"
Although there were divisions of labor, it was best if everyone could operate the machines.
She looked towards the few new workers, who hesitated and nudged each other until finally Qin Yufeng timidly raised her hand, "Can I give it a try?"
"Yes."
Hou Xiaobao stepped aside for her, Qin Yufeng sat down and thought for a moment about the operation process she had just seen, then went ahead.
Although not as adept as Hou Xiaobao, she completed the task methodically.
"That’s also very good!"
In half a day, everyone became familiar with the use of the machine.
Near noon, Lin Chuxia held a small meeting for them, like a motivational conference, which fired everyone up.
Lunch was eaten in the courtyard, stewed vegetables made in a big pot by Pang Yongli, served with bought buns and rolls.
In those days, it was considered very good food, as most families only ate stewed meat during New Year or when having guests.
Asking the children what they wanted to eat, they would instantly say steamed buns with stewed meat.
This was a work meal, free of charge for them to eat as they pleased.
The veteran workers were already accustomed to it, but the new workers of today had never imagined they’d receive such treatment.
Lin Chuxia served herself a bowl of vegetables and grabbed a couple of buns, seeing that a few new people were sitting together, she also walked over.
Several people knew Lin Chuxia was the boss, and they seemed a bit cautious when she came over.
Lin Chuxia asked with a smile, "Why such serious faces? Are you not welcoming me to join you for lunch?"
Everyone suddenly laughed.
"No, not at all."
"Mr. Lin, please take a seat."
Qin Yufeng moved aside to make space for her.
Lin Chuxia casually sat down with them, "How is it? Getting used to the work? Is it dirtier and more tiring than farm work?"
"How could that be?" A handsome young guy opposite her denied, "What’s dirty and tiring about this job? I’ve been helping in the fields since I was eight, back when the brigade was planting vegetables, we were applying fertilizer by hand..."
"Eh... Sun Liangdong, we’re eating..." someone immediately objected.
Sun Liangdong scratched his head and laughed, "I’m just saying to Mr. Lin that this job isn’t dirty at all, and definitely not tiring."
Lin Chuxia knew this person, the deputy director of public security’s cousin, twenty years old, and a middle school graduate.
From what she observed this morning, he was a very shrewd person.
Although others objected to what Sun Liangdong said, none of them really minded the dirtiness of the job.
The vegetable farmers in Qin Family Village had almost all been doing farm work since childhood and none of them really minded getting dirty.
Lin Chuxia chatted with them about other things and gradually, the conversation opened up and became more relaxed.
Speaking of which, Lin Chuxia and they were about the same age, and with Lin Chuxia intentionally echoing them, she soon learned that they were indeed selected through the village selection.
In Sun Liangdong’s words, they came here with a mission.
The village chief said that they were the first batch of workers from the village, and upon their departure, he repeatedly emphasized that they should work hard. Only if they performed well would other villagers have the opportunity to come out and work.
They could be said to be the pioneers.
Everyone felt very proud of being selected and wanted to do a good job to earn honor for their village.
How should I put it, at this moment, their collective consciousness was still very strong.
While they were talking, Qin Yang pushed open the door and walked in.
Little Yuanbao, upon seeing him, was the first to rush over, wagging his tail and circling around him, appearing even more eager than when it saw Lin Chuxia when she brought the newcomers.
Even more than how it behaved around Lin Chuxia on normal days.
Lin Chuxia couldn’t help but wonder if the introduction she gave about Qin Yang that day was too formal, making Little Yuanbao forget whose pet it really was?
Qin Yang had just come back from Old Master He’s place and hadn’t eaten yet, so Lin Chuxia served him a bowl of food.
Qin Yang had been practicing using his left hand due to an injury to his right hand, and now he was very adept at using chopsticks with his left hand.
The people from Qin Family Village knew Qin Yang; when he was admitted to university, the village celebrated with gongs and drums.
At that time, they were all elementary students. Almost every teacher used Qin Yang as an example to inspire them, and they had grown up under the halo of Qin Yang.
Sitting closely next to Qin Yang now felt like being at a fan meeting.
Sun Liangdong couldn’t even bother to eat, his eyes fixated on Qin Yang.
With such intense gaze, Qin Yang couldn’t ignore it even if he wanted to. He looked up and met those... uh, very straightforward eyes and asked calmly, "What’s up?"
Sun Liangdong nodded earnestly, "Second Brother Qin, I just want to know if the village’s food factory in the future belongs to you or Mr. Lin?"
Qin Yang frowned slightly, what kind of question was that? Lin Chuxia was his wife, weren’t hers and his the same?
He looked at Lin Chuxia, who, stifling a laugh, leaned in and whispered, "They seem to really admire you."
Qin Yang touched his nose, feeling uneasy, and also aware that the fuss over his university admission back then was quite big.
