kvmb Chapter 156 Visit
Chapter 156 Visit
"Of course it's true. If I wasn't sure, I definitely wouldn't have come back for this trip."
"I've interned at the company. They're taking advantage of the situation by building a factory in our village."
"Uncle, look, let's build a charcoal factory and rent a factory building. The rent is only 10,000 yuan a year, and only a few hundred thousand yuan in ten years."
"More than 10,000 yuan a month? Just for a shabby factory?"
Oh no, it’s just a piece of land, and they built the factory themselves.
"Jiang Jiang, are we charging too much for this rent? Otherwise..."
Jiang Jiang waved at Zhang Qiang.
"Uncle, listen to me, this price is already cheap. Not only do they enjoy tax exemptions, but they can even make a profit from running this charcoal factory."
If you don't charge her, how will she spend the money?
Now that people in the village have money, they can buy some things and stockpile them.
After hearing what Jiang Jiang said, the secretary didn't say anything more. After all, this was a benefit for the village. However, the look he gave Jiang Jiang became softer and softer.
"This factory can be repaired quickly, and before the factory is repaired, we can start working and produce some charcoal."
"The raw materials for producing this new type of charcoal are some things we don't use, such as branches, leaves, peanut shells, rice husks, even weeds and corn stalks. They are sold at a price of 0.2 yuan per pound, which can be regarded as generating income for the people in our village."
"Okay, okay." Zhang Qiang did some calculations. Even though his family was old and young, he could still collect dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of firewood and leaves from the mountains every day, which meant he could earn dozens of dollars.
For those who make a living from farming, these dozens of yuan a day can allow many children to continue their studies, and many people don't have to bear the pain of illness and dare to take medicine or injections.
"The company plans to use three furnaces first, and then see the production and sales. If the situation is good, we will increase the number."
Jiang Jiang has learned about this type of carbonization furnace. It is very cheap, costing less than one thousand yuan. It can be built with red bricks and mortar. Generally, it takes ten hours to carbonize a furnace of materials.
The three carbonization furnaces cost less than three thousand yuan, and Jiang Jiang only needs to prepare two crushers, a mixer and a molding machine.
The cost of preparing two of each of these machines is less than 20,000 yuan.
In other words, the cost of Jiang Jiang opening a factory in Qingshan Village in the first year was less than 40,000 yuan. If the factory building was included, it would be more expensive.
However, Jiang Jiang had other plans. On the surface, she was building a factory, but in fact she was building a shelter where everyone could live together.
"By the way, they have remitted all the upfront payments to me, and we can sign the contract tomorrow. The only requirement is that we do it faster so as not to delay their tax declaration."
When Jiang Jiang finished speaking, Zhang Qiang covered his chest with his hands, his eyes filled with tears.
Just when Jiang Jiang thought he was going to say something touching, the branch secretary made her speechless.
"Tomorrow I will go and burn paper for my ancestors. This is really a great honor for them!"
Wang Shufen also had her own little thoughts. When she heard that the factory was recruiting workers and would only recruit six people in the initial stage, she asked Jiang Jiang cautiously.
"We are hiring six workers. Is Zhang Yang suitable for this? He is young and willing to work."
Jiang Jiang did not reject the use of connections by people from the village. On the surface, she was setting up the factory in the name of the company, but in fact, she was setting up the factory herself.
Aunt Wang and Uncle Zhang have always taken such good care of her, and no one can say anything about giving Zhang Yang a job.
"Okay, okay, tomorrow morning, I'll call everyone up and tell them the good news!"
"Come to my house for a drink later?" The village party secretary was no longer out of breath, his face was no longer red, and he was even in a good mood. He even called Uncle Zhang and Zhang Yang to his house for a drink.
Uncle Zhang was somewhat tempted. He usually liked to have a drink or two, but wine was expensive and people were poor, so except during festivals, he could hardly have a sip of wine.
Zhang Yang spoke directly. He was thinking about setting up a factory in the village and refused directly.
"Uncle Qiangzi, it's better not to drink. Based on my dad's alcohol tolerance, he will not wake up tomorrow morning if he drinks."
"Yes, yes, let's get the job done first."
After Zhang Yang said this, Zhang Qiang slapped his head and thought, yes, let's finish the important things first, we can drink anytime.
Zhang Yang has grown up.
Wang Shufen also looked at Zhang Yang with satisfaction. Her youngest son has matured a lot over the years.
"By the way, Uncle Qiangzi, I brought back some melon seeds, peanuts and candy. You can take some back."
At first, the branch secretary was just like Aunt Wang and the others, and refused to accept the money no matter what. It was only after Jiang Jiang explained that it was money given by the company over there, asking her to buy some things and bring them back to take care of everyone that Zhang Qiang agreed to accept it.
"You know best. If we buy cigarettes and alcohol, they are expensive and we are reluctant to smoke or drink them. These things are more solid."
Qingshan Village is poor. Except during festivals and weddings or funerals, people have to count the roasted peanuts and melon seeds they eat, because after all, they are things that can be sold for money.
The next morning, Jiang Jiang brought a big bag to visit Wang Chunping, Grandma Wang.
She is over 80 years old, but still in good health. She usually takes care of her own backyard plot and grows some vegetables.
The old man was very happy to see Jiang Jiang and talked to her for a long time.
But Jiang Jiang noticed that Grandma Wang’s teeth had almost all fallen out, revealing her bare gums.
When asked what she usually eats, Grandma Wang replied that it is sweet potato porridge. She cooks the sweet potatoes for a longer time so that they can melt in one sip, or she cooks the noodles until they are very soft so that she can drink them up in one gulp.
From the original owner's memory, we know that Grandma Wang had good teeth when she was young, and she could eat the hard green-skinned sugarcane bite by bite.
Perhaps it was because he worked too hard when he was young, and now he is in his eighties, most of his teeth have fallen out.
Grandma Wang couldn't eat the hard candies, biscuits, melon seeds, etc. that Jiang Jiang brought.
But Grandma Wang still accepted it. Usually the children in the village liked to come to her. It was because Grandma Wang was the only one who could get some money every month and she had no children. When she went to the market, she would buy some snacks and keep them at home. Once there were children coming to play, she would take them out to treat them.
When the original owner was a child, he loved to go to Grandma Wang’s house and eat a lot of snacks.
However, Jiang Jiang still wanted to take her to the county for a check-up and have a set of dentures custom-made so that Grandma Wang could eat as she did before.
But this requires long-term consideration. If I tell Grandma Wang directly, there is no doubt that she will be rejected.
The remaining candies, biscuits, melon seeds, peanuts and ginger were not wasted and were distributed equally to other families in the village.
For a moment, the whole village was filled with joy, as if it was a festival.
But no one expected that this seemed to be just the beginning.