Chapter 67: People celebrating the Chinese New Year were arrested and sent to "reeducation through labor" again? (Please subscribe!!)
As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Mao Xiang didn't know this.
Mao Xiang squeezed the wine glass tightly, his face gloomy.
This year, in addition to recruiting people for their own development, Jinyiwei will also fight against Yuanren spies, gangsters, and thieves. There will be attrition in this process. Now they can't recruit people, and the number of people is still decreasing. Obviously, if this continues, It won't be long before there will be no one left in Jinyiwei! "Listed!"
"I promise you, our fried chicken restaurant will be on the market next year!"
"Increase salaries and benefits. Those workers under Yong'an Mansion have, and you must have them too!"
Mao Xiang said seriously.
"Boss is wise!"
"Boss, let me toast you again!"
"Follow the boss and you will have a bright future!"
The atmosphere became lively again.
bang bang-
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the house.
Um! ?
Mao Xiang and others were shocked.
Could it be that they were reported again? During the Chinese New Year, they were arrested and sent to "reeducation through labor". That was really miserable.
"Is Boss Mao at home?"
A man's voice came from outside.
"Boss, it seems to be our neighbor Zhao Si." Xiaohu said softly.
"Zhao Si? We are not very familiar with him, are we? Come here at this time, what do you want to do?" Mao Xiang asked in a low voice.
"Boss, a few months ago, Zhao Si's mother fell ill. He was not at home at the construction site. It was a doctor that our brothers helped to hire. Recently I heard that there was a holiday at the construction site. I wonder if he came to say thank you. "?" A Jin Yiwei asked.
Hearing this, Mao Xiang thought for a moment and nodded, "Xiaohu, go and have a look. If you just want to say thank you for New Year greetings or something, please invite Zhao Si to come in and sit down. It just so happens that I have something I want to ask about. If you have any questions, Write immediately."
"Yes." Xiaohu agreed and walked out.
"Except for the staff at the fried chicken restaurant, everyone else hid in the next room first."
"Yes."
Soon, Xiaohu led a dark-skinned, honest-looking middle-aged man in.
"You must be Boss Mao!"
The loyal man quickly bowed his hands when he saw Mao Xiang.
Then he presented the gifts in his hands, a large piece of pork and a box of exquisite snacks.
"Brother Zhao Si, what are you?" Mao Xiang was a little surprised. Jin Yiwei had investigated Zhao Si's neighbor. He was just an ordinary craftsman. There was an old mother in the family. Due to poverty, he had not been able to marry. Wife, I never expected that this deal would only cost me a piece of pork and a box of snacks, which cost at least half a pound of money. "Boss Mao, I'm here today to wish you a happy New Year, and to thank you for rescuing my mother a few months ago. If you hadn't helped call the doctor, I might never see my mother again." Zhao said. All four eyes turned red.
Mao Xiang waved his hand, "We are neighbors, so we naturally have to take care of each other. This gift is too expensive to use."
Knowing that Zhao Si's family was in trouble, Mao Xiang couldn't accept gifts from others.
Zhao Si smiled and said: "Boss Mao, just keep it. This little money is really nothing to me now."
Ok? !
Isn’t half the money money anymore? "Brother Zhao Si, this pork plus snacks will cost at least half a pound of money. Usually only rich families can afford it. Are you rich?" Mao Xiang looked at Zhao Si carefully. , then I discovered that the other party was wearing new clothes, new hats, new cotton-padded clothes, and new boots.
Zhao Si smiled and said, "What kind of prosperity is that? It's just a few months of working on the construction site and making a little money. I have to thank the prefect for this!"
Mao Xiang rolled his eyes and accepted the gifts, "In that case, I will accept these gifts. I happen to be drinking with the guys at the grilled fish restaurant. Why don't we sit down and have a few drinks?"
"Is this convenient?" Zhao Si was a little excited, but also a little cautious.
"Of course it's convenient. We are neighbors. It's time to have a few drinks during the Chinese New Year, otherwise the next time we meet will have to wait until next year's Chinese New Year!" Mao Xiang said as he pulled Zhao Si to the dining table.
After sitting down, naturally there was another conversation.
After a few glasses of wine, Mao Xiang took the opportunity to ask, "Brother Zhao, do you think there have been any changes in Yong'an Mansion since the prefect took office more than a year ago?"
Zhao Si smiled and said: "Change! Of course there will be big changes!"
"If nothing else, let's talk about Funing County. Before the magistrate came, Funing County was very poor. It had nothing to offer. The land was barren. Farming could not produce much food all year round. Even after paying taxes, the food left over was not guaranteed. We can eat for a year and there is very little work, so we craftsmen can only eat and go hungry, let alone save any money."
"But since the arrival of the Grand Magistrate, things have slowly taken a turn for the better. The government began to recruit workers to build county roads, and offered high wages to the workers without default. I was lucky. I joined the county road construction site half a year ago. , the government takes care of food and housing on the construction site, and I can save my salary.”
Hearing this, Mao Xiang nodded heavily. He was very familiar with this matter. After all, he had personally gone to the construction site to practice it. To be honest, the treatment on the construction site was really good. Even now, he still misses the food on the construction site.
"Two days ago, the construction site was suspended. The government asked us all to go home for the New Year and paid us a penny of our salary!"
"Now I have saved more than 100 taels of silver. Not only have I paid off all the foreign debts my mother owed for medical treatment, but there is still a lot left. Next, I plan to renovate the old house, and then ask the matchmaker to tell me. The matchmaker has solved a life-long matter."
"The days are getting better and better, congratulations!"
But soon Mao Xiang discovered something was wrong, and immediately frowned and said: "Brother Zhao, isn't that right? Even if the income on the construction site is high, it is impossible for you to earn 100 taels of silver in half a year!"
Zhao Si smiled and said: "Boss Mao, it's all up to me. I talked too fast and forgot about more important things."
"Actually, in the past six months, my normal salary has added up to less than 20 taels, but there are exchanges, stocks, bonds, etc.! Except for keeping a small part of my monthly salary, I keep the rest. I went to buy stocks and bonds. Before the Chinese New Year, I sold the stocks and bonds in my hands, and finally got 80 taels. Plus half a year's salary, the total is almost more than 100 taels!"
"I'm not afraid to let Boss Mao know. This is the first time in my life that I have seen so much money!"
hiss--
Mao Xiang took a breath of cold air.
After returning to Yong'an Mansion for half a year, Mao Xiang knew that Yong'an Mansion was getting better, but this time he really felt the great changes in the people. Is this the power of "relief for work" and "exchange"! How could the consort Ouyang Lun's brain be so big that he could come up with these ideas?
"Brother Zhao, how many people are there like you?"
(End of this chapter)