Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 143 - 138 Arrangement

Chapter 143: Chapter 138 Arrangement

"As soon as you finish the food here, let my sister know in time to get more from Xia Yuan. Xia Yuan is now in charge of the accounting, and your wages will also be collected from her, sixty yuan a month, including food and lodging with one day off each week. We’re all family here, so don’t be too polite or shy, or you’ll only end up shortchanging yourselves."

Lu Aiguo straightforwardly brought up the matter of wages to avoid any awkwardness about asking, and he even added the last sentence with a smile. Unexpectedly, no one responded, and when he looked around, everyone was staring at him, obviously stunned.

Lu Aiguo scratched his head and exchanged a puzzled look with Shitou.

"Aiguo, what exactly is the business you’re involved in?" Lu Aijiao appeared to be taken aback.

"Potato chips," he replied.

Lu Aiguo blinked, then suddenly realized. He felt a mix of amusement and bemusement. "Where did your thoughts run off to?"

When he had left the village, he told his second uncle and the rest that he had rescued someone, gained a source of goods, and was opening a shop in Haicheng. They weren’t planning to fully disclose everything yet and had to bring out the "person who was saved" as an excuse.

"We originally planned to open a shop, but that didn’t work out, so we switched to delivering goods. Those potato chips were obtained through connections, but we’re selling them under our own brand. Surprisingly, they’re selling extremely well, and Shitou and I can’t keep up."

Lu Aiguo spoke slowly so everyone could clearly understand. "Now, we’ve found a way to get machinery, and if we produce our own potato chips, the profits will be even greater. But currently, the national policy isn’t quite at the point where we could openly establish a factory, which is why we didn’t elaborate when we were outside."

"The reason I said not to call my sister and brother-in-law after the New Year is that I’m thinking of setting up the factory back home, and I want them to manage it eventually. The main reason my sister is here is to learn accounting from Xia Yuan. My brother-in-law’s part isn’t difficult; the machinery is fully automated, and we don’t need many people to operate it."

"For the three of you left, I’m considering sending Wu Tan to the Magic Capital to handle business expansion there. If we can find another helper in the village, that would be best; if not, there’s no rush to expand the business too much at first. Of course, Shitou and I will take turns helping out at first. Once we’re able to hire more people, we’ll recruit from outside and then really scale up."

"As for Wei Sheng and Zhang Ming, we’ll need to buy a small truck, and you two will be in charge of driving and delivering goods to these three places. Both purchasing the truck and learning to drive require connections, so I’ve been thinking, why not all of us learn to drive? Having the skill can’t hurt, and each trip will need two people taking turns to drive. In case Wei Sheng and Zhang Ming are unavailable, someone else can step in."

The salary to offer everyone each month and how to arrange for each of them had been repeatedly discussed by Lu Aiguo, Shitou, Xia Yuan, and Lu Yun.

None of the vehicles in Lu Yun’s space could be used in this era. Fortunately, they didn’t have to worry about gasoline. Otherwise, even if Lu Aiguo and Shitou could find a unit to affiliate with, they would still be incapable of pulling the necessary connections to acquire gasoline.

Having said all that, Lu Aiguo saw that everyone was still in a daze, so he spoke in a deeper voice, "Although Shitou and I have made these plans, whether it’s starting a factory or going to the Magic Capital involves some risk, and even driving isn’t necessarily that safe. If any of you aren’t willing, I won’t blame you."

"Willing."

"I don’t have any objections."

"Yes, I’m willing too."

"Same here."

"Me as well."

Xie Jiang, Lu Aijiao, Wu Tan, Lin Weisheng, and Zhang Ming quickly snapped back to reality and rushed to respond.

"They say fortune favors the bold and misfortune strikes the timid. Brother Aiguo, from now on we’re all following you for our livelihood," Lin Weisheng said with a broad grin.

"Us too," chimed in the others in unison.

"Okay."

Lu Aiguo was overjoyed, "Don’t worry, Shitou and I will definitely not let you guys down."

"Ha ha, with such a great place to live, what’s there to lose?" Wu Tan laughed heartily, and the others nodded in agreement.

"Exactly, who knows how many people in our village will be envious of us in the future?" Xie Jiang smiled, he had known early on that following his little uncle-in-law would not be a disadvantage.

"Good thing we came. Those who hesitated and didn’t dare to come will not know how much they’ll regret it later?" Lin Weisheng and Zhang Ming strongly agreed with Xie Jiang’s words and also felt fortunate to have come.

"Don’t just look at the good conditions now, the real hardships are yet to come. Wu Tan is going to the Magic Capital, and the accommodations there definitely can’t compare to here. Wei Sheng and Zhang Ming will also have to weather the elements when driving to deliver goods. Even my older sister and brother-in-law might have it a bit easier, but when it gets really busy, you’ll have your share of suffering. Don’t start regretting it then," Lu Aiguo gave them a heads-up.

"We’re not delicate flowers, can it be harder than farming back home?" Lin Weisheng said dismissively.

"Exactly," Zhang Ming, Wu Tan, Xie Jiang, and Lu Aijiao nodded again in agreement.

"Aiguo, rest assured. I’m not afraid of hardship, but I really am afraid I won’t be able to handle the accounts," Lu Aijiao said with a bit of worry.

"That’s not hard to learn. Xia Yuan only started learning it herself. Older sister, you’re so smart, you will definitely be able to do it," Lu Aiguo was not worried at all about that; with effort, one can achieve anything, and his sister had an education up to junior high school, so how could she not learn?

"But what exactly are potato chips? Why do so many people like them?" Xie Jiang suddenly asked.

"Yeah, what are potato chips exactly? We’ve never even heard of them," Lu Aijiao, Wu Tan, Lin Weisheng, and Zhang Ming were all puzzled.

Shitou was prepared for this; he handed Xie Jiang a tube of Duoduo potato chips from his pocket, "Try some and see if they’re good."

"Wow, this flavor..." After everyone took and ate a piece, Xie Jiang’s potato chips were instantly snatched away; except for Lu Aijiao, who didn’t join in the fray, the others, having finished nabbing, were all gazing at Shitou, "Any more?"

"No more."

Shitou smirked, he had deliberately not brought much.

"No more? How could you not bring more?" Lin Weisheng scrutinized Shitou suspiciously, his bad smile revealing the truth, "You did that on purpose, didn’t you!"

"Not at all." Shitou’s expression turned serious as he quickly shook his head.

"He definitely did it on purpose. Guys, let’s teach him a lesson, or he won’t learn respect," Lin Weisheng didn’t believe it for a second, and on his call, everyone rushed forward to "teach" Shitou a lesson.

Against four, Shitou agilely dodged, not letting anyone get close to him.

"Stop messing around, Xia Yuan and Xiaoyun are waiting for you guys to come and eat," Lu Aiguo saw it was about time and hurriedly intervened to prevent the play-fight from continuing.

Led by Lu Aiguo’s intervention, everyone stopped their teasing with laughter.