Chapter 1841

On this day, An Dachang came to Su Xinghui's office; he had some work to discuss with Su Xinghui.

An Dachang had been busy enough during this period. The work he was in charge of—such as industry, urban construction, and transportation—were all major priorities for Changshan County, and these areas were currently very busy.

As soon as he arrived at Su Xinghui's office and sat down, An Dachang reported on the work of settling laid-off workers during this period.

At present, Changshan County had recruited nearly two hundred sanitation workers and temporary workers, all of whom were older laid-off workers. The investment enterprises in Changshan County had also recruited five or six hundred technical workers. There were also some investment enterprises currently under construction; once they were mostly built and began hiring, they would also primarily recruit laid-off workers.

There were also quite a few laid-off workers who had set up shops in Changshan County to start their own businesses. Currently, there were over fifty shops in Changshan County opened by laid-off workers, and the employees they hired were also mainly laid-off workers.

For example, Wei Jinfeng, a former female worker at the Changshan County Bed Sheet Factory, took out a loan to open a "March Eighth" snack bar. Initially, she hired five laid-off workers. Because the snacks she made were authentic, affordable, and delicious, business was now very good. She had recently hired a few more laid-off workers, and her snack bar now provided jobs for over ten people.

One shouldn't find the name of Wei Jinfeng's snack bar, "March Eighth," funny. In fact, in that era, "March Eighth" was a complimentary term. Wei Jinfeng had once received the title of "March Eighth Red Banner Holder" for the entire city, so she used this as the name for her snack bar.

There was a laid-off female worker from the printing factory named Ao Xianglian who started a housekeeping company called "Weaver Girl Housekeeping." Her housekeeping company was quite impressive; she absorbed over twenty female workers to provide housekeeping services specifically for clients. This was still a novelty in Changshan County, and since the demand for housekeeping services in Changshan County was growing, her business was also doing very well.

There was a laid-off worker from the hardware factory named Liao Shaorong who took out a loan to start a moving company called "Yu Gong Moving Company," specializing in moving services for clients. Because the buildings in the new district were being completed one after another, there were now many units and individuals in Changshan County needing to move, and their business was so busy they couldn't keep up. He was also expanding his staff, and he now provided twenty to thirty employment positions.

Speaking of this, An Dachang said, "County Magistrate Su, do you know who this Liao Shaorong is?"

Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "I don't know. Tell me, who is he?"

An Dachang laughed and said, "He is the driver of the 'mamu' (motorized tricycle) we took when we went to the printing factory that one time."

Su Xinghui's mind immediately conjured up the image of that driver. The driver had been very talkative and cynical, but he was still a master at doing business and haggling, insisting on getting two yuan from them. He couldn't help but laugh.