Chapter 1035
Annual Vacation
Chapter 1035 Annual Vacation
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After the Qin family finished their dinner, discussing Zhou Paopi's vicious deeds, Qin Xiaomi urged them to go back to work: "Hurry up and finish the finishing touches, otherwise tomorrow will be too busy and you won't be able to take a long day off until dark."
Aunt Qin glared at her: "How dare you scold Zhou Paopi?"
Qin Xiaomi said confidently: "I am much kinder than him, why can't I scold him!"
Haha, Aunt Qin smiled, and she and Grandma Qin took Runxi, Qingzhen and other helpers to continue working.
Grandpa Qin even stayed in the herbal medicine shop tonight and personally watched over the money to be distributed to the workers tomorrow.
The old soldier living in the medicine shop also patrolled all night, fearing that someone would sneak in and steal money.
County Magistrate Zhong was also very helpful. He not only mobilized more troops to garrison the area, but also sent students from the local martial arts hall to do night patrols.
Most of the students mobilized are from other towns. They have few opportunities to witness large-scale transportation and town-wide night patrols, so they are specially transferred here for training.
Nor am I afraid that they will do anything bad.
They are all locals from Baofu County and know your family situation. If the students don’t want to kill their entire family, they will not make mistakes.
Therefore, on this day, Taifeng Town was once again "heavily surrounded", and the torches used by the patrol team to illuminate the entire Taifeng Town.
With so many people, the bandits would turn around and run for their lives.
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The next day, the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, was the day when all the Qin family workshops paid wages, gave New Year gifts, and gave annual holidays.
As soon as the sun rises, many workers' families come to work with them, and the whole town is bustling with activity.
"Hey, Mr. He, Mr. Niu, wages are not paid until after lunch. Why are you here so early in the morning? You're going to be exposed to the cold wind all day long, and you might catch a cold!"
Village chief Cao and his family saw an opportunity and went out to do business again. Pointing to their shabby shop, they said, "You can go to my shop and wait. It's only two cents for an hour, and that includes a bowl of hot water. You can use the restroom, which is extra."
"There's also a station number. It only costs half a cent an hour, and for a penny you can wait until the herbal medicine shop gets paid."
The villagers were shocked. What kind of profiteer was this? How could he come up with such a way to make money?!
He Liuliu's grandfather and Niu Laowu's father were so angry that they waved their hands and drove the Cao family away: "No need, we are dressed warmly and can handle it. If we really can't handle it, we can go hide in the town school!"
It's impossible for your Cao family to earn this money, so just give up.
Cao Fan rolled her eyes inwardly and said, "My two uncles, life is good now, don't be too stingy with this little bit of money, otherwise if you get sick, you will have to spend more money."
"Cao Fan, who are you cursing?" He Liuliu's grandfather was very angry.
"Grandpa, don't be angry. It's really too cold now. How could I bear to see you waiting for me outside in the cold wind?" He Liuliu grabbed the old man and took out five coins, giving them to Cao Fanshi: "Auntie, buy a seat for two hours, and it includes using the restroom."
"Hey Liuliu, five cents is enough for the family's coarse grain money for a day. What are you spending it for? Take it back quickly. Grandpa can bear it. Let's not waste this money."
He Liuliu smiled and said, "Grandpa, this is my grandson's filial piety... I'll use these five cents to buy lunch for you. You won't let me skip meals."
The Cao family hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Mr. He, we have stewed beans for sale at noon, and we will definitely let your grandfather buy some!"
Niu Laowu's father couldn't help but say: "You Cao family really do all kinds of business!"
The Cao family was justified: "But our Cao family is engaged in legitimate business, unlike the Shuijing Wu family and Fenfangyuan, who use their shop to do dirty business!"
Taifeng Town is much cleaner now; the brothels and gambling dens are gone, and everyone earns clean money. "Village Chief Cao, give my dad a five-copper-coin one too," Old Niu Wu said, buying a seat for Old Niu as well.
The two old men were actually happy, especially Old Man He... Because of the fact that He Liuliu's family was separated and left unattended, the relationship between grandfather and grandson became weaker. Ever since He Liuliu got the job of the Qin family, Old Man He and his wife went to He Liuliu's house every day to help with the work and take care of He Liuliu's younger brothers and sisters.
Even so, the old man He and his wife also felt that He Liuliu still felt cold towards them.
But as long as He Liuliu is willing to spend money on them, that's fine!
Old Man He was very happy because he saw the reward.
He Liuliu naturally understood the intentions of his grandparents' attentiveness, and he didn't mind giving them benefits. After all, they were his grandparents, and his younger siblings at home really needed adults to take care of them, so it was only right to give them money.
and……
Qin Dongjia told them that they were seeds and should not stay in the herbal medicine shop to earn a meager salary all their lives. After they learned the skills, they should spread out, start a business, train others, and let the newcomers continue to do the business.
This cycle continues, creating more employers and skilled individuals, which in turn creates more jobs and allows more people to live better lives.
He Liuliu therefore had a goal, which was to learn the skills well, take the exam to become a clerk, hold some power, and be able to protect his fellow villagers in the future.
People like Kong Shuli love to exploit people and have caused great harm to the villagers.
But since he wanted to be a clerk, he could not have a reputation of being unfilial.
He Liuliu said, "Grandpa, you guys can go to the shop with Village Chief Cao and rest. I'm going to work."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't worry about grandpa. Hurry up and get to work. Don't be late." Old Man He smiled happily and watched He Liuliu leave.
After he and Old Man Niu gave the business to the Cao family, other workers' families saw this and came to buy positions.
Village chief Cao’s family sold more than 30 seats at once.
Village Chief Cao's mother's eyes lit up and she shouted, "There aren't many spots left. If you want one, you have to pay more!"
"Old lady Cao, you must have died a wicked person in your previous life. All of you fellow villagers support your business, yet you raise the price for them. Are you still a human being?" The villagers were furious and started arguing with Old Lady Cao on the spot.
"When I was alive, you were suffering in your past lives!" Old Mrs. Cao argued with them, hands on her hips.
Just then, a carriage carrying the women of the Qin family passed by. Qin Xiaomi pointed outside and said, "Second Aunt, did you see that? This is what a real Zhou Paopi is. I am a great philanthropist."
After saying that, he shouted to the outside: "Everyone should learn from Mr. Xueyong, do more good deeds, and don't be obsessed with money!"
After these words were spoken, the Cao family and fellow villagers dared not argue anymore.
Village Chief Cao hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Qin, don't worry, my shop will never raise prices. That was just nonsense from my mother!"
"Yes, yes, I made that up. Don't worry, Mr. Qin, my Cao family's shop will not raise prices today and will do more good deeds!" Although Old Mrs. Cao felt that Qin Xiaomi was more money-grubbing than her, she knew very well that her business was successful because of the Qin family, so she would listen to the Qin family even if she disagreed.
After hearing this, Qin Xiaomi lowered the curtains and drove to the herbal medicine shop.
Seeing this, students from the village martial arts hall in other towns exclaimed in surprise, "Is that Mr. Qin in the car? He's incredible! He can make all the villagers obey him with just one sentence!"
"Mmmmm, even more impressive than a general!"
The military officer who was leading them through the training said, "Don't be envious. The prestige of the Qin family wasn't earned through shouting. It was built through killing, eliminating evil, and enriching the villagers."
"You guys, practice your skills well, so that you can fight evil and protect the people in the future and be as powerful as the Qin family."