Chapter 343

Winter, Qinjiacun still inevitably encountered the problem of decreasing work.

Brick production couldn't be carried out, and there was hardly any work in the fields.

The road couldn't be built either.

Handicraft industry also had to face the problem of insufficient raw materials.

Yang Qing went to the quarry, which was the relocation site Qinjiacun had prepared, because this raw material was abundant.

There were a few people on the site, knocking and striking stones.

Yang Qing thought that Qinjiacun owned many tractors, and with less work in winter, the tractors were used less.

Leaving them idle like this is equivalent to wasting resources.

He said to Qin Delu.

"The quarry can be expanded; it's best to find someone to learn the experience of using explosives to blast rock."

"With explosives, efficiency will increase greatly."

"It would be best to introduce some stone-processing equipment, such as cutting and polishing."

"The real estate development in Jingcheng is very fast, and the home-decoration industry is doing well."

"New houses, new atmosphere; demand for flooring will keep rising."

"If you can produce stone flooring, the prospects should be quite good."

Qin Delu brought Yang Qing to the quarry to see if Yang Qing could point out a direction.

Their quarry, the stone quality is still good.

As expected, Yang Qing had an idea.

To be honest, selling mineral resources is the easiest way to get rich; who knows how many people it will benefit in the future.

But now, due to environmental factors, the market is really not big.

The flooring Yang Qing mentioned is currently the most promising.

"We also have this idea, but we have no clue."

"Factory Director Yang, you mentioned home decoration—do you have any connections?"

Since Yang Qing said it, he certainly wouldn't hide it.

"After you produce the product, go find Lei Gensheng; he is now a top figure in the home-decoration industry."

"When the time comes, mention my name; it should be somewhat useful."

Qin Delu immediately thanked him.

"Thank you, thank you, Factory Director Yang, you've found us another money-making path."

"However, if Qinjiacun further develops the quarry, manpower may become insufficient later."

"Factory Director Yang, do you have any way to solve this problem?"

- Qinjiacun's development, the faster it grows, the greater the manpower demand; they already feel an obvious bottleneck.

Yang Qing thought for a moment.

"This matter might require you to go to the People's Commune to seek a solution."

"Qinjiacun lacks manpower, but the People's Commune definitely has manpower."

Qin Delu showed a troubled expression.

"The People's Commune probably won't agree to let members from other villages come work here."

"Moreover, our People's Commune is currently learning from Qinjiacun how to run industries."

"Even if we can solve the manpower problem now, manpower will still become a major obstacle to our development later."

The problem of insufficient manpower resources will indeed become a hindrance to rural enterprise development.

Yang Qing tapped his head, brows furrowed with worry.

"In the city, there are actually many people who can't find work."

"But if you want to recruit workers in the city, you'll probably have to solve many problems."

"For example, housing issues? Food supply issues?"

"There's also the issue of recruitment permits."

"It's still best to recruit from the surrounding areas."

"Rural labor costs are low."

"If someone were willing to come down to your countryside to work, that would be great."

Qin Delu dare not hope for city people to come work in their village; how could that be possible.

"Who would dare to even think of that."

"If it really doesn't work, we'll just close a few workshops with relatively low profit."

Yang Qing then thought, he came to the quarry to solve the winter-idle problem; a little flexibility, and it would work.

"There is another method."

"Intermittent recruitment: hire heavily during the farming off-season, then concentrate efforts to quarry intensively."

"Quarry a lot at once; then, when farming gets busy, we can pause quarrying and keep only the stone-processing staff."

"This method should work."

Upon hearing this, Qin Delu's eyes lit up as well.

"This is a good method."

"We can try it."

The two discussed feasibility as they walked.

By evening, they had basically finished handling Qinjiacun's affairs.

Evening again was a plentiful meal.

Yang Qing even felt he was just sponging.

Upon leaving, there was again a pile of local specialties.

It made Yang Qing feel embarrassed.

Chen Hong received the highest-standard reception in Qinjiacun, she was overjoyed, and naturally spoke up for Qinjiacun.

"Man, from now on care more about Qinjiacun, the folks here are great."

Yang Qing rolled his eyes.

"Not good, taking and taking, it's even better than going back to her parents' home."

Qin Huairu compared her own local specialties with Chen Hong's.

She said, full of grievance.

"Are you Qinjiacun's young lady or am I Qinjiacun's young lady?"

"I feel like I was picked up."

Chen Hong laughed loudly.

"No way, we're just this likable."

"You're not satisfied?"

Qin Huairu again stretched out her mischievous little hand.

"I'm just not satisfied."

The two women became more and more uninhibited, and no longer avoided people.

Eventually they uttered all sorts of vulgar talk, completely not treating Yang Qing as a person.

Yang Qing returned home all the way in agony.

Afterward he again threw himself into researching the production line.

Although Qin Huairu didn't succeed this time, her relationship with Chen Hong became much closer.

Especially after many things not fit for outsiders were spoken, they both opened up a lot.

Many things, they no longer felt hard to accept.

Lou Xiao'e watched their children for a day, leaving her back sore and waist aching.

Chen Hong came back and immediately threw down the burden, refusing to work.

When leaving, she also took along many local specialties.

Chen Hong hehe-laughed, went out to play for a trip, and felt her mood much improved.

She took a liking to whoever she saw.

Chen Hong and Yang Qing each enjoyed themselves, neither noticing the old lady's abnormality.

The old lady's words have become much fewer lately.

She often watched them laugh, but said nothing.

She also didn't go out to move about.

Yang Qing still thought it was just because the weather was cold, and didn't pay much attention.

Chen Hong was busy with work, also didn't pay much attention.

Lou Xiao'e, the nanny, was dizzy and headache-ridden from being tormented by the three children, and also didn't pay attention.

Time passed in the old lady's smile.

Gradually it became the twelfth lunar month.

Red Star heating stoves sold nearly thirty thousand units.

Achieved nearly one million in sales.

The city could no longer bear it, hastily launched the Agricultural Machinery Factory's upgrade program, the intention obvious.

Yang Qing bore the pressure, first dividing the pigs and sheep sent from Qinjiacun.

He, in the name of the Agricultural Machinery Factory being a Jiedao enterprise, sent one pig and two sheep to Jiedao.

To shut up the higher-ups, he sent one pig and one sheep to the city.

The Jiedao director was very grateful to Yang Qing.

Because Yang Qing not only sent pigs and sheep, but also bore the pressure to advance this year's Jiedao dividend payout.

This year was a breakout year for Red Star Agricultural Machinery Factory, and Jiedao directly distributed a dividend of over three hundred thousand.

With such a big benefit, how could Jiedao not be happy? Not be grateful?

Even bolder was that.

Yang Qing stubbornly used the year-end summary and inventory as an excuse to block the city's people outside the factory.

He forcibly pushed forward the newly completed production line.

Under Yang Qing's strong pressure, the Agricultural Machinery Factory changed at a rapid pace.

Wang Dechao watched Yang Qing's operations, both angry and amused.

He understood Yang Qing's worries.

So he chose to turn a blind eye.

But the city wasn't something he alone could decide.