I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 606 - 590

Qiao Ye and Qi Feng’s wedding feast was held in the restaurant. When Qiao Qingyu and the others arrived in the village, they saw the restaurant owner, Fourth Uncle Qiao, hurrying back with a horse cart full of ingredients.

This was all in preparation for the wedding three days later.

Then, Village Chief Sun also booked a table, to host a dinner tomorrow at noon to welcome and entertain Mr. Wu’s family.

After Wu Xiucai arrived, everyone found out, no wonder Qiao Zhiyuan, who was supposed to retire, was still so delighted. It turned out he had such a great opportunity awaiting him.

This opportunity was much better compared to the Qiao Family Team, quite a stroke of luck indeed, something unimaginable in the past. Now, every eligible member of the Qiao Family had risen up.

As for everyone’s envy, Old Qiao readily accepted it.

Qiao Ye went to help her mother in the kitchen, cooking for Qiao Qingyu and the others.

After the meal, Qiao Qingyu received a call from Lu Ye who asked her, "What are the requirements for recruiting staff at the pharmaceutical factory this time?"

Qiao Qingyu had already planned this out, "We’ll mainly employ female workers, allowing women from a wide area around us to step out."

She continued, "Of course, there are entry requirements, but we can’t set them too high. I heard from Sun Xiuyuan that 80% of the housewives in the entire Pingliang Dam area are illiterate, so we need to lower our standards."

If they required a middle school diploma or higher, it would be good if they could recruit a few dozen people.

"I didn’t expect you to think this way, but if we really do it, our immigration work will be successfully completed before the first snow this winter." Lu Ye then added, "Thank you, you’ve really fired up our efforts."

Qiao Qingyu just laughed, "It’s not entirely for the immigration work, I’m mainly considering these women. ’Women’s liberation’ and ’gender equality’ have been advocated for decades, yet reaching this standard isn’t easy. But, let’s start by providing these women with jobs and incomes, then we can do more."

Indeed, Lu Ye strongly agreed because the recruitment was now under the control of the command center. Qiao Qingyu also shared some precautions with him, considering they were all female comrades, and if any issues arose, it wouldn’t be good, but thankfully they had Liu Ying at the Pingliang Dam Herbal Medicine Base. Although the herbal medicine processing factory was independent of the Tenghai Base, they could still cooperate.

"In fact, this kind of work is very suitable for female comrades, and they will be paid the same as their male counterparts. The dormitories and cafeteria will all be in place, so this year’s immigration work can indeed end very smoothly as you mentioned."

Lu Ye nodded repeatedly in agreement, and Qiao Qingyu instructed him to select fair and capable women for management roles.

Nowadays in Yushu County, including Xichuan City and even the whole of West City, many factories were struggling to survive, and securing a job wasn’t easy.

Phones on Lu Ye’s end were ringing off the hook; many were eager to work here, so the requirements she mentioned were not difficult to meet. In this era, for a period, there was an excess of labor which devalued its worth significantly, and many foreign enterprises took advantage of this to exploit the laboring masses.

Therefore, Qiao Qingyu acted quickly, deciding to use the herbal medicine processing factory as a benchmark to set an example for future private enterprises, urging them to follow the standards set by the Wulong Herbal Medicine Processing Factory.

Then, there were many more tasks to be undertaken, and Qiao Qingyu returned to Xichuan half a month later.

She said, "Lu Ye, you arrange the recruitment first. Of course, not just anyone will do, but now that we’ve promised people retirement and medical insurance, along with minimum wage, it must be honored—you can include that in the recruitment notice. Don’t worry, we can deliver on all these promises, and it isn’t just a flash in the pan..."

With Qiao Qingyu’s words, Lu Ye breathed a sigh of relief. Now they could not only arrange for local rural women but also some laid-off workers.

Actually, the environment in Xichuan had already improved. If it weren’t for the ongoing greening initiatives and the significant layoff wave, life for the lower echelons would have been truly difficult.

Now, there were many companies to choose from in Xichuan. There were chemical plants, cement factories, wool spinning factories, herbal medicine processing factories, and even many new hotels and restaurants. So, some of the workers from older units had smoothly transitioned to other units.

Xichuan had a unique advantage being close to the Tenghai Research Base. Although the Tenghai Research Base was small, it was fully functional, and they still profited considerably from this proximity.

The mechanical factory in Yushu County had expanded again. With a change in factory manager through cooperation with Tenghai, the economy was revived once more. Currently, they mainly produced small and medium-sized agricultural machinery. Orders might not be flying in like snowflakes, but overtime had become the daily norm, and the factory manager was considering opening a branch.

After a few more words, both of them hung up.

Lu Ye pocketed his phone and glanced at Sun Xiuyuan, who was standing not far away. Sun Xiuyuan was also gazing at him intently. Their eyes met, and somehow, Lu Ye felt his face grow hot, the same with the tips of his ears, and he thought to himself, "Sun Xiuyuan, this girl, has such a fiery look in her eyes when she looks at a man."

Yet he didn’t want to evade. He braced himself and walked toward her, though his gaze drifted sideways.

It was known to their commands, their respective units, and even their friends that Sun Xiuyuan liked Lu Ye—no secret there. But as for Lu Ye, it wasn’t exactly flirtatious; it seemed more like he would avoid it if he could, yet there was no sign of dislike in his eyes.

Anyway, times were changing. Nowadays, dating wasn’t as bashful as in years past, and everyone enjoyed watching the excitement from the sidelines.

The two, standing together, indeed looked very compatible.

At this moment, they were at the red sage planting base.

Due to proper management, they expected to harvest the first batch of red sage in November.

The harvested red sage would be processed and prepared at the Tenghai Herbal Medicine Processing Factory, located ten kilometers away, then shipped to the Fifth Pharmaceutical Factory in Yanjing.

Hence, there were no issues or concerns about sales.

The management team of the herbal medicine processing factory was already in place, with Qiao Qingyu as the first person in charge, and Wu Xiucai had assigned several others to participate in management. freewebnσvel.cøm

They frequently contacted the people at the planting base.

After trailing Lu Ye for half a year, nearly all traces of pride had vanished from Sun Xiuyuan’s face, but she still pouted unconsciously when she saw him.

Nonetheless, she had secretly made up her mind.

This time, Sun Xiuyuan wasn’t prepared to let Lu Ye avoid her!