Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

Chapter 1000 Arrangements

Cheng Lin rolled his eyes at Lv Guodong, "That’s our sister, okay?""Yeah, and I’ll be your brother-in-law in the future."

Li Xue quickly tidied up, said goodbye to her family, and the two of them left side by side.

Qu Xiaoli tapped the bowl, "Hurry up and eat, you guys, don’t be late."

The boys sped up, finished their meal, and left with their supplies.

All of them now intend to continue their studies, so they all have school supplies.

The previous notion that they shouldn’t be blind to opportunities no longer satisfied them.

After sending off the children, Li Yungui went out too. The pesticide factory already had a lot of stock, and according to his eldest brother’s plan, once Chaoyang and the others returned, it would all be sent directly to the Provincial Capital.

The new production should be delivered to the city, then distributed to each township from there.

This is also good, more convenient. But Xiao Wei was right, no matter where it is sent, payment is mandatory because raw materials need to be bought soon.

Li Yungui walked around the workshop, feeling content everywhere. They already had 400 corn huskers. However, they also needed to bring in more raw materials.

Everyone noticed the smile on Li Yungui’s face, understanding that the village chief was satisfied. After all, how could having a monthly salary of thirty or forty per person not make someone happy and motivated?

Tomorrow, his elder brother will send people to transport the corn huskers. It’s all money. The smile on Li Yungui’s face grew wider.

As Li Yungui left the factory, he ran into Wei Kaiyun.

"Xiao Wei, is it time to bring in new raw materials?"

"Yes, I was actually looking for you to discuss sending some first-timers out to procure materials."

"Alright, but is it okay for them to carry so much cash?"

"I called all the factories yesterday; they agreed to send the raw materials first and have the truck bring back the payment."

Li Yungui breathed a sigh of relief. This arrangement was best. Otherwise, letting the young guys carry a large amount of cash would indeed be worrisome.

"Tomorrow they will deliver the iron and take away all the corn huskers."

"That’s feasible, but from now on, final products won’t be sent out. We’ll wait for the raw material trucks to arrive and have them take everything back. I’ve already discussed this with the chemical factory leaders in several cities."

"Okay, noted. However, production in a month may not yield that much."

"We have 460 units in stock now; let Vice Mayor Li take away 200 units. By next month, we’ll produce over a hundred more units, which we can distribute." They walked around the workshop, discussing softly.

Hearing that Wei Kaiyun had it all planned out, Li Yungui felt reassured.

He understood his limitations, completely trusting Wei Kaiyun’s arrangements.

"Village Chief Li, please write a request; our village needs a truck. We should buy one."

"A truck?"

"Yes, I reckon we’ll need signatures from the township chief, county governor, and mayor to make the purchase."

"Wouldn’t that cost a lot?"

"Yes, but it’s more convenient than hiring, and it saves a lot of money in the long run."

Li Yungui frowned, "Xiao Wei, won’t this make too much of a spectacle?"

"Why? It’s a necessity."

"Xiao Wei, I think we should still hire vehicles. It’ll attract too much attention, which is not good."

Wei Kaiyun hadn’t expected Li Yungui to refuse. After a bit of thought, he nodded, "Alright, we’ll hire vehicles then."

"Xiao Wei, don’t we have a tractor?"

"Village Chief Li, the tractor is too slow and unsafe.

Next time we go to the city, we can negotiate with a transport company; using their trucks will be easier."

Li Yungui felt a bit uneasy about rejecting Wei Kaiyun’s advice, but seeing that it didn’t really bother him reassured him.

Ultimately, it was because he was cautious with money; he now aimed to repay the bank loan to have peace of mind.

That’s how rural folks are; carrying debt weighs heavily on them.

Since everything was set, Wei Kaiyun called in Shuanzi and the others to set off the next day, coinciding with the truck going to the city, which made it more convenient.

He told them to go to Accountant Li to get a fund slip, each taking 200, just for travel expenses.

Upon hearing they wouldn’t need to carry money, Shuanzi and the others readily agreed. Initially, they were apprehensive about carrying so much cash on the train and were genuinely afraid.

With arrangements in place, Wei Kaiyun returned home. Master Shang was giving children lessons from Ghost Valley Master; listening in benefitted Wei Kaiyun greatly, so he joined whenever he was free.

The following afternoon, a truckload of iron arrived in the village. After unloading, they promptly loaded the corn huskers. Shuanzi and the others also headed out together.

In the evening, Lu Tiezhu came over for dinner. "Xiao Wei, this continuous high-intensity labor; I’m worried the folks can’t handle it."

"Master Lu, then we’ll let them work at their own pace."

"But almost everyone here is from the village and wants to earn money. I’m afraid they’ll overwork themselves."

"I’ll talk to Village Chief Li tomorrow. Master Lu, you won’t be working anymore, just guide them and oversee quality control."

Lu Tiezhu nodded. He wasn’t young anymore, and he too couldn’t handle intense labor.

The next day, Wei Kaiyun spoke to Li Yungui about Lu Tiezhu’s concerns.

"Village Chief Li, you need to talk to everyone. Money is endless; health is more important."

"Xiao Wei, for us who have worked all our lives, this workload is fine."

Wei Kaiyun disagreed, "Village Chief Li, let’s visit the workshop before the end of the shift and observe everyone’s condition. If you still think everything’s fine, then I won’t say anything. But if people seem worn out, we need to consider hiring, and maybe implement two shifts, work one day and rest the next.

If the villagers agree, we can even do three shifts, including a night shift." This was a lure that Li Yungui would certainly agree to.

Li Yungui thought for a moment, "How does a three-shift system work?"

"It splits into three shifts, each working eight hours. A full day is twenty-four hours: one shift from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the next from 4 p.m. to midnight, and the last from midnight to 8 a.m.

This way, each person gets sixteen hours of rest, but they’ll need to bring their own food as there’s no time to go home to eat."

Li Yungui’s eyes lit up, "This distribution is good."

"However, we don’t have enough people. Village Chief Li, think of a solution."

Li Yungui frowned for a while, "All the forging requires men’s work. Xiao Wei, do you think it’s alright to let the women work at the pesticide factory and transfer the men here?"

"Then, Village Chief Li, just seek their opinions."

In his heart, Li Yungui thought it unnecessary to ask; no one would refuse. After all, the family could have several members working, and then they wouldn’t even need to farm to survive.