Chapter 305: My own Spring Festival Gala (seeking the moon)
Yu Qingyang stretched out his arms and showed the straps on his wrists.
Xia Xue saw the watch on Yu Qingyang's wrist and smiled with satisfaction.
Yu Qingyang was secretly proud. Thanks to his foresight, he changed his watch and replaced it with the Vacheron Constantin given by Xia Xue.
Xia Xue smiled when she saw that Yu Qingyang was still wearing the watch she gave him.
Women are like this sometimes, very petty and easily satisfied.
"By the way, Tian Tian also bought you a gift, including clothes and a bag. They are all in the dormitory!"
"Who cares that she bought me a gift?" Xia Xue said as she left and went to the dormitory to see the gift Tian Tian bought her.
Yu Qingyang secretly sighed in his heart, it is so difficult for men!
Especially for men who want to enjoy the blessings of being together, it is even more difficult!
After resting at home for another day, it was already the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and Yu Qingyang took Zhao Xinlei to Butitan.
Also accompanying him were Hu Dayou, director of the Labor Department, two clerks from the Labor Department, and two translators.
Chinese people celebrate the New Year, but Africans don’t.
Yu Qingyang and the others are here to find workers.
More than a hundred people were fired, and the labor force on the construction site became very tense.
In fact, if it were in China, it would not be possible to use so many people. For a construction site like this, half of the people at most would be enough.
But now, there are more than a thousand people, which is not enough.
Zhao Xinlei spent more time on the construction site and had a deeper experience of Africans working.
“Mr. Yu, these Africans don’t blame them for being poor. I would say they deserve it!
It makes no sense for them not to be poor!
Last month, something happened at the construction site that made people both funny and angry!
I fired that worker directly!" On the way, Zhao Xinlei told Yu Qingyang what happened on the construction site.
"What's up?"
“That day, I went to the construction site and found a worker pushing an empty cart in circles between the sand pile and the mixer.
Let me ask, guess what?"
"What's wrong?"
“It turns out that they work in teams of two, one is responsible for loading the truck and the other is responsible for pushing the truck.
I had just paid my wages the day before, but the guy who loaded the truck went home and didn't come to work!
Then the foreman didn't know, so the person in charge of pushing the cart pushed the cart back and forth in circles.
I asked him, and he plausibly said that he was only responsible for pushing the cart, not loading it!" After Zhao Xinlei finished speaking, he shook his head with a smile.
Yu Qingyang burst into laughter.
In his last life, he saw a joke on Douyin, in which two black men were working, one was digging a ditch in front, and the other was filling a ditch in the back.
Some people were curious about what they were doing, so they dug up and filled in the ground.
After asking, I found out that they were working in a group of three to bury the pipeline. Their division of labor was that one dug the trench, one lowered the pipe, and the other filled the soil.
Today, the person in charge of the office did not come due to leave, so everyone saw digging trenches and filling in soil.
Yu Qingyang did not expect that such a thing would happen in reality.
"Alas! As you said, it's unreasonable that they are not poor!" Yu Qingyang sighed and said.
It's two hours' journey from the camp to Butantan. As we talked about this all the way, we soon arrived at Butantan City.
Because the brick factory had hired workers here before, the labor department was familiar with the environment and went directly to a market.
Set up the table and put out the sign recruiting workers.
Next to it is a market in Butitain, which is very lively.
There are many people coming and going.
As soon as Yu Qingyang and the others put up their sign recruiting workers, many people gathered around them, asking about wages and job descriptions.
Originally, Yu Qingyang thought that Butitan City had a population of hundreds of thousands and many poor people, so it would be easy to recruit people.
One hundred people can be recruited in less than half a day.
As a result, Yu Qingyang and others ignored the urinary properties of Africans.
When people heard that they could only rest four days a month, they were halfway gone.
After asking again, I was told that I had to complete certain tasks every day, and I immediately walked more than half of it.
The crowd around became sparse.
Then I saw the regulations regarding hygiene, accommodation, etc.
For the sake of hygiene, Yu Qingyang stipulates that no matter you are black or white, you must take a shower every day and wash your hands after eating.
The dormitory must be kept clean and tidy, with no peculiar smell.
As a result, this rule that was good for them caused the onlookers to escape by another third.
In the end, it took a whole day to recruit more than thirty people.
"Mr. Yu, Mr. Zhao, look at this..." Hu Dayou looked at Yu Qingyang and Zhao Xinlei and said with a bitter smile.
"Forget it, as many as there are, take the people back first, arrange a place for them to live, have a physical examination tomorrow, and then arrange for work." Yu Qingyang was also helpless.
"Mr. Yu, are you recruiting workers?" a person asked from behind.
Yu Qingyang turned around and looked over. It was the bar owner Stanford.
"Stanford, what a coincidence?"
"I heard from my subordinates that Mr. Yu is recruiting workers here, so I came here to say hello!
Mr. Yu, have you finished recruiting?"
"No, we only recruited more than 30 people, still less than 100!"
"Mr. Yu, there is actually a place that can recruit a large number of workers, and the price is very cheap!"
"where?"
“There is a human trading center in Butitai!
A strong worker can buy his life for only two to three hundred dollars.
From now on, you don’t need to pay wages, you just need to take care of the food!” Stanford said in a low voice.
Although Stanford's words were very reserved and meant to be bought out for life, Yu Qingyang still understood clearly that what Stanford was talking about was a human trading center that was actually a slave trading center.
There are two types of slaves there. One is bankrupt slave owners selling slaves.
Another way is to sell oneself, which is similar to selling oneself into slavery in ancient China.
Some people are unable to find jobs and have no money to eat, so they have no choice but to sell themselves as slaves. At least they can still have food to eat.
Yu Qingyang thought for a while and nodded, "Stanford, what time does the trading center you mentioned have trading?"
"There's a deal tomorrow!"
"Mr. Yu," Zhao Xinlei also understood what Stanford meant by the so-called human resources transaction, and pulled Yu Qingyang aside, "This is against the rules! We are a state-owned enterprise, and we must make mistakes when buying slaves!"
"Old Zhao, of course I know that buying and selling slaves is a mistake!
You can change your mind!
We are here to rescue these slaves!
The money spent on buying slaves is treated as an advance salary when doing accounting!
When you buy slaves back, you can clearly tell them that as long as they work hard and work for three or more years, they will be free!
If you perform well, you can sign a long labor contract with them!"
"Is this okay?"
"Why not? Think about it, what's wrong with doing this?" Yu Qingyang asked with a smile.
Zhao Xinlei thought about it for a moment, and it seemed that there was really nothing illegal about it.
On the contrary, it is good people and good deeds and humanitarian spirit that can be promoted.
"Stanford, please take me to that trading center tomorrow!"
"Mr. Yu, you can't go! It's too chaotic there, and it's difficult for us to do our security work!" Before Stanford could speak, Sun Jian stood up and objected.
"Haha!" Yu Qingyang smiled bitterly, "Okay! Mr. Zhao will trouble you to go there tomorrow! Let Zhao Gang and Ou Yang accompany you!"
Yu Qingyang followed Sun Jian's words and handed over the matter of buying slaves to Zhao Xinlei.
Sun Jian is right, there is no need to take this risk.
Leaving behind Zhao Xinlei, Zhao Gang and Ou Yang, Yu Qingyang took the others back to the camp.
The New Year atmosphere in the camp is getting stronger and stronger.
Instead of a cheerful atmosphere, the feeling of homesickness is getting stronger and stronger.
For Chinese people, New Year is very simple. It means eating and drinking together as a family, watching the Spring Festival Gala and making dumplings together.
This seemingly simple way of celebrating the New Year actually contains the Chinese people's attachment to home and their desire for happiness.
The happiness of most Chinese people is very simple. It is enough for the family to eat together, watch TV, have wine, meat and fish.
You said that Africa doesn't even sell burning paper. I was still thinking about burning some paper for the old man since I couldn't go home.
Yu Qingyang heard someone sigh like this more than once.
Visiting the graves of ancestors during the Chinese New Year is also a custom, and this custom can be found in both north and south China.
In China, we can see that many people who cannot return home draw circles at intersections and burn paper for the elderly.
The wish is very simple, but it is a pity that Yu Qingyang cannot satisfy this simple wish.
Burning paper at graves does not mean that any kind of paper will do.
The paper burned at the grave represents the money in the underworld and the thoughts of the future generations for the old man.
Therefore, Yu Qingyang could only pretend not to hear.
However, I am also thinking in my heart that when the next batch of goods is shipped after the New Year, I must ask them to bring some paper.
Qingming will definitely satisfy their wishes.
Time flies by quickly, and it’s New Year’s Eve in a blink of an eye.
At dusk, Zhao Xinlei rushed back to the construction site with more than a hundred slaves.
The director of the Labor Department first gave them toiletries and clothes, and then asked everyone to take a shower.
After taking a shower, I started to register.
After arranging a place to stay, they were asked to stay in the room for the time being and were not allowed to go anywhere.
This is not abusing them.
It's just a precaution.
Who knows if any of them have infectious diseases.
For the sake of everyone's health, new workers are required to be temporarily quarantined and wait for the results of the physical examination before being assigned work.
Because today is New Year's Eve, we can only isolate them first.
In the camp compound, a stage was set up early.
There is a stage for performances.
Yu Qingyang mandated that each department must perform a program, and all leadership must perform a program.
If you don’t know how to sing or dance, you can tell a joke or bark like a dog, but you must have it.
It wasn't completely dark yet, and bonfires were already lit in the yard.
Tables were set up in the courtyard.
The bonfire is made of local wood, which is said to have the effect of repelling mosquitoes.
This kind of wood does not have a pungent smell when burned, but instead has a light fragrance.
However, black people here in Africa do not use this kind of wood to repel mosquitoes.
The methods they use cannot be enjoyed by the Chinese, or most people in the world.
It uses cow urine and a red stone to grind it into powder, mix it into a paste, and smear it on the body.
After watching the production once, Yu Qingyang almost threw up.
Not only the Chinese were invited to celebrate the festival in the evening, but in addition to the newly arrived workers, other Berbers were also invited to participate.
At around seven o'clock in the evening, everyone came to the yard to finish the work.
Chef Elder Wang has prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone.
Chinese people pay special attention to having chicken, fish and meat during the New Year.
Chicken and fish are a must.
The chicken symbolizes good luck.
Fish represents abundance every year.
They are all yearning for a better life.
Tonight there is not only chicken, fish and meat, but also a three-foot-long lobster and a crab the size of a washbasin.
The table was placed slowly.
That's not all, a barbecue grill was set up on the bonfire in the yard.
Roasted camels and roasted sheep are all roasted whole.
The chef who roasts camel and lamb is a Berber.
Among the delicacies of Ajigeria, the only one that is acceptable is barbecue.
Arabs are very good at grilling meat and it tastes really good.
Chef Lao Wang had a competition with the Berbers, and from then on, all the barbecue work was handed over to the Berbers, and the barbecue was no longer mentioned.
After everyone is done, the party officially begins.
The hosts are guest stars Qiao Lili and Xia Xue.
"Today is the New Year for us Chinese. We miss our loved ones even more during the festive season, but we are far away from home and cannot go home to celebrate the New Year."
"Although we can't spend the New Year with our parents and family.
But it doesn’t matter, we engineers are home wherever we go!
What we are doing is our family, our brothers and sisters.
We have such brothers and sisters spending the New Year with us..."
After Qiao Lili and Xia Xue finished talking about getting married, they started to sign up for the program.
"Now, I would like to ask Mr. Yu to speak for us!"
Yu Qingyang walked up to the stage with a glass of wine, "Today is the New Year, I won't talk about big principles and empty words!
I propose that this glass of wine be a toast to the motherland and wish the motherland prosperity and strength!"
After Yu Qingyang finished speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine.
Qiao Lili filled the wine bottle with Yu Qingyang.
"This second glass of wine is for my parents and I wish them health and longevity!"
Yu Qingyang drank the wine again.
After Qiao Lili filled up the wine, Yu Qingyang raised the glass and continued: "This third glass of wine is a toast to ourselves!
I wish us success in our careers, good health, and all our dreams come true!”
Qiao Lili wanted to step forward to fill up her drink, but Yu Qingyang waved her hand.
“Our Assistant Qiao is so down to earth!
No one had eaten a bite of the food and had already drank three glasses of wine.
She also wanted to pour wine.
Don't be in a hurry to drink. There will be exciting programs and lots of delicious food later.
So, don’t be anxious, eat slowly, drink slowly, and enjoy the show slowly!
Okay, I’m done!
Finally, I would like to say, Happy New Year to my brothers and sisters!"
Yu Qingyang's unique opening speech immediately lifted the atmosphere of the party.
“This is the first time I’ve seen such a personal leader speak!
Do you like this kind of leadership speech?" Qiao Lili came on stage to continue hosting the show.
"like……"
There was a roar of applause from the audience.
"Mr. Yu said, you can't keep talking if you like. Now let's enjoy the show.
The first program is the infirmary escort program!
I don’t know if the show is good or not.
But I heard from Dr. Xia that their clinic has become very busy recently.
Many young men like to run to the infirmary whenever they have nothing to do."
After Qiao Lili finished speaking, there was a burst of knowing laughter from the audience.
Why are you running to the infirmary?
Needless to say!
Look at the beauty!
“Now, let’s invite the beauty Aviva from India to perform Indian dance for everyone!”
Following Qiao Lili's announcement, Indian beauty Aviva walked onto the stage.
Aviva was one of the ten beauties given to Yu Qingyang by Mayor Ronald.