Chapter 179 A prosperous start to the new year (400.01 million)
Zhu Shengliang came over quickly. He is a little older than Cao Shuchao. He is 43 years old this year!
This is an age where the elderly are being taken care of and the children are being taken care of, and money is needed for all kinds of expenses.
Zhu Shengliang was an honest and kind person. After being called to the orchard by Cao Shuchao, he didn't say much. He said hello to Cao Shujie. Cao Shujie happened to have something to do. After a brief chat with him, he started working hard.
He did whatever he was asked to do. If he was not given any work, he would just clean the fruit tree branches that had been cut off the ground, or he would take scissors and cut off the extra branches of the fruit trees with Cao Shuchao. He was very diligent!
Belongs to people who don’t talk much but have liveliness in their eyes!
"This guy is good, let's try it out first." Cao Shujie was thinking on the phone next to him.
"Master Zhu, you will start working officially from today. There will be no problem."
When it was time to go home for dinner at noon, Cao Shujie called Zhu Shengliang over and wanted to have a detailed chat with him.
Zhu Shengliang's eyes lit up when he heard the words 'officially going to work', and then he nodded sharply: "Don't worry, Boss Cao, I will definitely work hard. If you see what I am not doing well, just tell me and I will change it immediately."
He doesn't speak high-sounding words, he just says whatever he thinks.
Cao Shujie knew in his heart that he would not play tricks like those glib people. This was what a simple common man said from his heart.
"Okay, let me tell you about the treatment here." Cao Shujie looked at Zhu Shengliang and said: "I have two working hours here. The first one is 8 hours a day and 35 yuan, and the second one is 12 hours a day and 55 yuan.
,Which one do you choose?”
Cao Shujie had a hunch that Zhu Shengliang would most likely choose the 12-hour shift.
Sure enough, Zhu Shengliang said simply without thinking: "Boss Cao, I choose the 12-hour shift, okay?"
"Okay, then we'll go from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.," Cao Shujie said.
"I have no problem, Boss Cao, we will do whatever you ask us to do." Zhu Shengliang said very matter-of-factly.
"In addition, I bought more than 100 calves. The livestock farm will deliver them to you tomorrow. By then, you two will have a lot of work..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Shengliang rushed to say: "Don't worry, Boss Cao, no matter how heavy the workload is, it won't be a problem."
"This man is very enlightened!" Cao Shujie spoke highly of him in his heart.
But Cao Shujie raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling Zhu Shengliang to stop talking. He continued what he just said: "Master Zhu, I didn't mean that. I just want to tell you that based on your monthly performance, we will have
Bonuses of varying amounts will be given to you in lump sum when wages are paid on the last day of each month."
"If manpower is particularly tight due to heavy workload, I will also consider continuing to recruit people to reduce the workload."
Cao Shujie finished what he said, but Zhu Shengliang's focus was more practical. He asked, "Wages are paid on the last day of every month?"
He still couldn't believe it.
The expression on Cao Shujie's face has not changed. He nodded: "Yes, you have to settle the bill on the same day if you are looking for odd jobs. I can't delay your wages no matter how much I delay. Are you right?"
After speaking, Cao Shujie took out 55 yuan from his body and handed it to Zhu Shengliang: "Master Zhu, this is your salary for this month, take it."
Zhu Shengliang looked at the 55 yuan that Cao Shujie forced into his hand, and was a little panicked.
He has been working outside the home for more than 20 years since he was young, but he has never enjoyed the treatment he is seeing.
Looking at the 55 yuan that Cao Shujie handed him, Zhu Shengliang's eyes flickered, still in disbelief.
He looked at Cao Shujie and then at Cao Shuchao next to him, feeling that it was a fantasy.
"Master Zhu, although we are not a factory here, I will still give you the treatment you deserve, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival. These are traditional festivals. We will all have a benefit. I can't say what it is specifically, but it will definitely not be too bad.
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"In a word, as long as you work hard, I will definitely not treat you badly."
Zhu Shengliang's head was a little confused, and he could no longer hear clearly what Cao Shujie said.
During the lunch period, Zhu Shengliang and Cao Shuchao came down from the mountain together, preparing to go home for dinner. He also asked Cao Shuchao: "Xiao Cao, are you paid in the same month?"
"Brother Liang, I have worked here for more than three months, and I was paid on the last day of the month." Cao Shuchao said with a smile: "This matter is indeed different from other places. It sounds outrageous, but brother Liang, you didn't just
Have you received your salary as well?”
"Xiao Cao, I have been working for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I have encountered such treatment." Zhu Shengliang was a little excited.
It's not about the amount of money, it's about him feeling respected by Cao Shujie and feeling that his contribution is valuable.
Unlike the places where he worked before, every payment of wages was delayed. If the time was longer, it could take up to a year. If you didn't come to ask for payment, they wouldn't take the initiative to pay.
Even if you just come to ask for payment, the leaders will yell, curse, and some even kick people out. To put it harshly, they don't treat people as human beings at all.
Unlike Cao Shujie, he didn't even ask how his salary would be calculated, but Cao Shujie had already taken the initiative to settle today's salary for him.
No, it should be January’s salary.
When he returned home on his bicycle, his wife was cooking.
Seeing him come back, his wife Zhang Hong asked: "Lao Zhu, how is the job you went to see, do you want it?"
"If it really doesn't work, let's not worry about it and look for someone else. I'll ask someone to go to town and ask around to see which factory needs people."
"You are blind. If he didn't want me, could I come back now? I would have come back a long time ago." Zhu Shengliang muttered.
Seeing that his wife was about to get angry, Zhu Shengliang quickly waved to his wife: "Come here, I will tell you something."
"If you don't tell me clearly what happened today, I will punish you right now." Zhang Hong said blatantly.
He seems to have quite a strong personality.
Zhu Shengliang took out the 55 yuan from his pocket and handed it to his wife. This hand confused Zhang Hong. She asked: "What do you mean? Lao Zhu, tell me clearly, when did you hide the money on your body?"
"I hid a lot of money. I have been at home during this period before the Chinese New Year, and I gave you all the money I earned. Who gave me the money to hide?" Zhu Shengliang muttered to her.
Zhang Hong thought it was right and asked him: "Then where did you get the money?"
"Salary!"
These four simple words made Zhu Shengliang express a powerful feeling.
There was no way, he was very confident in his heart.
Zhang Hong seemed to have heard the most incredible thing. She asked again: "Lao Zhu, are you confused? You just went there today. Are you sure it's salary?"
Don't be kidding, I've never heard of such a thing.
Her husband went to work on the first day today and came back with one day's salary before it got dark?
No one would believe it if I told you.
But Zhu Shengliang nodded seriously. His eyes were bright and shining with an inexplicable light, and he stared at his wife: "It's just the salary."
Zhu Shengliang then told his wife everything that happened at noon today.
Even though she had never met Cao Shujie, after listening to what her husband said, Zhang Hong gradually had a rough idea of Cao Shujie.
She also felt it was incredible and whispered: "Why are there such people in this world?"
"Who knows, I'm weirder than you. By the way, Boss Cao seems to have said that you will get bonuses every month for good work, and you will be given something during the holidays."
"Ouch, how could there be such a good place? Lao Zhu, you really weren't dreaming, were you?" The more Zhang Hong listened, the less convinced she became. She thought that even if she worked in the city, there wouldn't be such a good place, let alone in the city.
countryside.
But Zhu Shengliang was not as knowledgeable as his wife. He said: "I have given you the money. Believe it or not, you will know at the end of next month."
"Have you prepared the meal? I'm hungry. I have to go to work after eating. Hurry up and take out the meal."
Hearing what her husband said, Zhang Hong quickly said: "Just wait, it will be over soon."
They have been together for more than 20 years, and they know each other's tempers well.
Zhang Hong knew that her husband was not a liar.
Zhu Shengliang was afraid of delaying his work in the orchard on the mountain. He thought the food was too hot during the meal, so he didn't eat it. He stuffed three steamed buns into his mouth, swallowed them in a few mouthfuls, drank a glass of warm water to wash them down, and said, "You
Eat slowly, I'm leaving first."
"You need to eat some food before you leave. I've cooked so much food, who are you going to let eat?" Zhang Hong saw her husband was about to go out and called him loudly.
But Zhu Shengliang didn't listen. He said without looking back: "No, it's late. You can eat. If you can't eat the rest, I'll eat it when I come back in the evening."
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In a blink of an eye, it was time to get off work in the evening. In the orchard, Cao Shujie called Zhu Shengliang and Cao Shuchao to the hut and said to them: "I just called Boss Cui of the livestock farm to confirm with him. He will be there tomorrow morning."
So we started transporting calves here."
"I bought a lot of calves this time. You will have a lot of work. I won't say anything more. I will give you everything you need by the end of the month." Cao Shujie didn't make any big deal.
After I returned to Caojiazhuang from the capital to take root, it was almost a year before I knew it.
Having grown up here, he knows this very well. People care more about real things.
If you tell them nonsense like promotion and salary increase, no one will pay attention to you.
When Cao Shuchao heard what Cao Shujie said, he took the initiative and asked: "Shujie, I have something to tell you."
"Brother Chao, tell me." Cao Shujie said simply.
Cao Shuchao said: "The calf may not be used to it when it comes here, and it can't keep up with eating at night. In addition, the temperature is now low. I'm afraid of an accident. Should we go to work separately? It's okay during the day, but there must be someone here to watch at night.
Come on, don't make any problems."
Cao Shujie nodded and said, "I was just going to tell you."
"When the calf comes tomorrow, we will take turns working the night shift." Cao Shujie did not leave him out.
This is your own business. There are few available manpower at this stage, so you have to do it yourself.
He said: "We have air conditioning in this small house. I will bring another bed. I will bring over the electric kettle, thermos bottle and food."
"We also have a stove here, so you can cook your own meals at night." Cao Shujie said.
Neither Cao Shuchao nor Zhu Shengliang had any objections. They nodded one after another: "Okay, we agree."
"In addition, our province also has relevant regulations. Whoever works the night shift will receive an additional 10 yuan in night shift allowance." Cao Shujie added.
Hearing what he said, Cao Shuchao and Zhu Shengliang felt like they were listening to a book from heaven again: "Is there any relevant regulations for this?"
They have never heard the term night shift allowance since they started working.
It’s still 10 yuan a day. After a month, that’s 300 yuan in extra income!
Cao Shuchao and Zhu Shengliang's eyes lit up. They wanted to take the initiative to tell Cao Shujie that they would take over all the night shifts.
But these words never came out.
They don't mind working the night shift every day, and my family doesn't agree either.
When they got home that night, Cao Shuchao and Zhu Shengliang told their wives the new rules in the orchard.
I heard that their husbands have to work night shifts. In addition to the normal salary, they also have a night shift allowance of 10 yuan.
Neither Cao Shuchao and his wife Ma Wenqian nor Zhu Shengliang and his wife Zhang Hong had any objections.
It’s annoying to look at people at home every day, but you can earn extra money by working the night shift, what a great thing!
But why haven’t I heard of any subsidies for working night shifts before?
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The eighth day of the first lunar month also happens to be February 1st.
Cao Shujie held Mengmeng's hand. Next to him were his wife Cheng Xiaolin, grandfather Cao Zhenghu, father Cao Jianguo, mother Wang Yuelan, plus Cao Shuchao and Zhu Shengliang who worked for him. Eight people stood on the turning platform on the mountain.
Cao Shujie gave each of them a start-up red envelope, even Mengmeng had one. One hundred yuan per person, put in a red red envelope bag, just to make it fun.
The center of the turning platform is filled with fireworks and tens of thousands of firecrackers.
According to common sense, the eighth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day, and it is also the day when most factories open for business.
Cao Shujie originally didn't want to deal with these vain things, but his parents said so last night and asked him to express his opinions at this time.
Lighting firecrackers also means dispelling all bad luck and ushering in new hope.
Amidst the crackling sound of firecrackers, there was a burst of applause. Not many people applauded, but the momentum even overwhelmed the sound of firecrackers, and the atmosphere became more and more intense.
After Cao Shujie waited for the firecrackers to be lit, he went to light the fireworks again. This thing was not as beautiful as the fireworks during the day, but Mengmeng liked them.
She clapped her little hands and shouted: "It looks good, Dad, please order another one, hurry up."
Cao Shujie shouted: "I have the order!"
Then he lit a firework, which made Mengmeng very happy.
Many villagers in the north of Caojiazhuang also heard the sound of firecrackers and vaguely saw the fireworks exploding in the sky.
Do they know what's there?
But to be honest, besides being envious, I am still envious.
After all the fireworks and firecrackers were lit on the mountain, Cao Shujie and the others were cleaning the scene. Before they finished, Cao Shujie's cell phone rang.
He took it out and saw that it was Cui Jingguo calling. He smiled subconsciously on his face and said to himself: "Here he comes."
