Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 309 - 308: The Whole Village is Excited (4 More)

Chapter 309: Chapter 308: The Whole Village is Excited (4 More)

Just like that, Zhao Pang and Lai San set off the same day, with Lai San often doing transportation work, he was very clear about the route.

Xu Niannian, on the other hand, wasn’t really worried.

But just to be on the safe side, Xu Niannian still went to the transportation area, asking people nearby about Lai San’s home address.

That way, she wouldn’t have to fear Lai San getting any improper ideas upon sight of the money.

After taking care of this matter, the next day, Xu Niannian took Xu Zhiqiang out with her to purchase machinery.

With the money Zhao Pang had given her, Xu Niannian now had twenty-eight thousand.

But even with twenty-eight thousand, it seemed hardly enough. First, they had to buy machinery, and since there were already two machines at home, Xu Niannian planned to buy another eight.

The price of these machines was frighteningly high, only factory owners had the capacity to buy them.

With not enough money in hand, she could only buy used machines.

This time because she was buying in bulk, someone offered her two machines for 3500.

The eight machines ended up costing fourteen thousand.

In an instant, Xu Niannian was left with only fourteen thousand yuan.

There were still a series of utensils to buy—like steamers and knives, and beds for the dormitory.

All these would cost money.

Fortunately, these items weren’t expensive.

Two thousand yuan was enough to buy everything.

It was just the machinery that was exorbitantly priced.

Thirty-five hundred yuan, early in the 1980s, was considered a sky-high price.

Xu Niannian, wanting to avoid further trouble, spent a whole day running all over Nancheng County. She bought everything needed and had the sellers deliver it to the station, where she rented several large trucks to transport everything back.

Xu Zhiqiang followed Xu Niannian around, and seeing her sweating profusely, he hurriedly took out his handkerchief to wipe her sweat.

Xu Niannian bowed her head and offered no resistance.

She didn’t thank him, either. She didn’t feel like uttering those empty niceties to her own brother.

"You should wipe yourself, too." His forehead was also covered in sweat, so Xu Niannian gestured for him to wipe it off for himself as well.

Xu Zhiqiang was boiling hot too, so he flipped the handkerchief to the other side and continued to wipe his sweat.

In total, two large trucks grandly pulled up to the factory’s entrance.

The villagers, seeing two such large trucks enter the village with Xu Niannian and Xu Zhiqiang sitting inside, buzzed with excitement.

Seeing all the tools and machinery on the trucks, people in the village were saying that the Xu family’s factory was about to start operations.

Quite a few people eagerly ran to Xu Erhong’s home to report the news.

"Erhong, come out quick, your big niece has come back," they said.

As soon as these words dropped, Xu Erhong, Liu Guimei, the old grandmother, and others scurried out quickly, followed by a gossiping Xu Doudou.

"Old Master Wang, what’s the matter? Did you say my Niannian is back? Where is she?" Xu Erhong inquired.

Old Master Wang, overjoyed, told Xu Erhong while gesticulating wildly, "You better hurry, your big niece brought two large trucks over. There’s a lot of stuff on them. I saw the trucks heading towards the factory."

"Really?"

Xu Erhong’s eyes lit up. Without another word to Old Master Wang, after asking, he dashed toward the factory.

The old grandmother and Liu Guimei also heard the news and were overjoyed.

"Mom, Old Master Wang said our Niannian is about to start the factory soon."

Previously, just building the factory there was something, but they had no idea when it would start running.

Liu Guimei knew how much it cost to build the factory and was quite worried Niannian might have run out of money.

To her surprise, her niece got to work as soon as she said she would, and Liu Guimei’s views on Xu Niannian’s financial situation were renewed.

It seemed the young girl had indeed made a tidy sum.

However, Liu Guimei didn’t feel envious or resentful.

The girl made money but didn’t forget to help out their poor relatives—what was there to be dissatisfied about?

The old grandmother was equally excited, grasping Liu Guimei’s hand and nodding repeatedly, her face folding into smiles, "Eh, eh, eh, I heard, I heard, I heard it, our darling grandchild is going to start a factory and become a big boss."

Let alone a young girl, in the surrounding ten miles and eight villages, no man was seen to have started a factory.

It truly was the blessing of the ancestors.

The old grandmother grew so excited that tears welled up as she looked skyward and said, "Old man, our granddaughter is making something of herself, I always knew the root you left would prosper."

At this point, the old grandmother suddenly remembered her three disappointing children and quickly added, "It’s just the three roots in the middle that were crooked, but luckily the root that grew downward got straightened out."

Liu Guimei realised whom the three crooked roots the old grandmother referred to represented and couldn’t help but feel amused and touched at the same time.

"Mom, let’s hurry over and have a look," Liu Guimei suggested.

Old Master Wang, who had come to report to Xu Erhong, had already run off, eager to join in the excitement.

The old lady quickly responded and, pulling Liu Guimei along, ran towards the factory building, running even faster than Liu Guimei herself, agilely and not at all like an elderly person.

The two of them ran so quickly that they completely forgot about Xu Doudou.

Xu Doudou, with his tiny legs, was wailing as he tried to catch up, running as fast as he could, thinking his mother and grandmother didn’t want him anymore.

As a result, the two people ran faster and faster.

They didn’t even hear his cries.

It was the old lady who, halfway through, suddenly remembered there was still a child.

She turned around to run back and saw Xu Doudou with his arms outstretched, running towards them, his face smeared with snot and tears, running and crying at the same time.

The old lady slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Oh my life, Guimei you heartless woman, you didn’t even pick up the child."

While she spoke, the old lady ran back, scooped up Xu Doudou into her arms, and ran as fast as she could.

By this time, Liu Guimei was already out of sight.

The old lady was so angry she almost rolled her eyes.

Despite the rush, they eventually made it on time.

When the old lady arrived, Xu Niannian and Xu Erhong were busy directing people to move items into the factory building.

Xu Zhiqiang was also there, helping with the move.

Even the village chief and Xu Aiguo had come, along with many people from the village who were eagerly helping out.

Household after household watched the large equipment that Xu Niannian had purchased, their faces beaming with full smiles.

Now that the village had a factory, their village had hope, and they could also earn wages.

Therefore, everyone helped with particular enthusiasm, and Xu Niannian couldn’t stop them even if she tried.

Seeing all these faces filled with hope, Xu Niannian smiled along with them and didn’t try to stop them anymore.

Many hands make light work, and in less than an hour, everything was in place.

The factory building had been thoroughly cleaned wherever needed.

Xu Niannian knew why these people were so happy, they were all fellow villagers, and as long as it didn’t violate any principles, Xu Niannian was definitely willing to help them.

Moreover, it was a matter of mutual need, she needed workers, and these people needed money.

That day, in front of all the villagers, as well as Xu Aiguo and the village chief, Xu Niannian stated her intentions.

She didn’t want to offend anyone, so besides the few families who had sold her the land to build the factory, she gave each family one job opportunity in the factory.

There were only a few dozen families in the village, and with these job opportunities, that meant just over thirty workers.

And even that wasn’t enough.

But Xu Niannian wasn’t in a hurry to recruit more people, waiting until production started to determine how many more hands were needed.

Thirty people were definitely not enough, but currently, as she only had contracted with Haimarket, these thirty workers were indeed sufficient for the time being.

When the time came to increase the workforce, she would start recruiting from outside the village.

Hearing that Xu Niannian said each family could have one job opportunity, the villagers were overjoyed in an instant.

Everyone rushed home to discuss who should take the job.

Those with prized sons all wanted to arrange for their sons to take the job, as it was considered a very decent employment opportunity.

Because Xu Niannian was offering a salary of 35 yuan a month to start.

To begin with 35 yuan, and potentially more with time—wasn’t that astonishing?

Although Xu Niannian stated each family could have one opportunity, she also made the ugly part clear before everything else.

Once the rules were set, anyone who violated them would be fined 5 yuan.

If someone broke the rules more than three times, they’d be fired immediately, with no room for sentiment.

To the village chief and Xu Aiguo’s family, Xu Niannian actually gave two opportunities each.

In the end, in the village, many matters still relied on their assistance.

Having someone to back her was good, and as village chief Xu Aiguo was just and selfless, wholly dedicated to developing the village.

It wasn’t bad to have more of such a person on her side.

At the same time, Xu Niannian also told everyone that they could plant more pumpkins, as she would buy them in large quantities.

This gave the villagers an even better way to earn a living, offering another hope for those who couldn’t come to work due to farm activities.

And so, the factory building was completed, and the equipment moved in.

All the necessary preparations had been made.

Xu Niannian chose an auspicious day to open for business.

On the day of the opening, Xu Niannian even invited the town mayor, and not only him, but Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang, who had disappeared for a few days, also showed up.

The town mayor had met Jin Yu once when he had accompanied the county mayor, who told him that Jin Yu was a person nobody in Nancheng County could afford to offend.

Seeing Xu Niannian run towards Jin Yu, chatting affectionately with him, the town mayor was suddenly astonished.