Chapter 480: Establishing the White Fang Mountain 'Work Team'

Su Mingzhe gathered everyone together mainly to talk about one thing: building a school for the students.

"I have already contacted the brick and cement factories in the county. After the spring of next year, the materials will be brought in and we can start rebuilding the primary school. But distant water cannot quench nearby fire."

As Su Mingzhe spoke, he pointed at the leaky roof:

"It's still four or five months until the beginning of next spring. It will take almost a year for them to move into a new school. We can't let the children continue to suffer in a house like this for another year, right?"

A group of ordinary people looked at the roof and the walls with some emotion in their eyes.

This house is indeed big, but it leaks wind and rain, which is really not good.

Children are indeed prone to catching colds when studying in such classrooms.

Seeing that his words were recognized, Su Mingzhe continued:

"I have collected a lot of wood in the past few months since I came to our village. This time when I went to Jichun City, I also bought a lot of tools for bricklayers and carpenters. Now that everyone is off-season, I hope everyone will sign up and actively participate in the repair of this school. I can provide a meat lunch every day."

"Su Zhiqing, I'm signing up!"

"Su Zhiqing, I'm signing up too."

As Su Mingzhe finished his words, the villagers, who had originally only felt empathy, suddenly became excited.

No matter what vision you talk about or what pie you draw, nothing can touch people's hearts as much as real things.

These villagers signed up one after another, some because of the lunch provided by Su Mingzhe, and some because they heard that Su Mingzhe had bricklayer and carpenter tools.

With these things, everyone can learn bricklaying and carpentry work.

In the future, during the slack season on farmland, men who have learned a skill can go to the city to work and earn some extra money.

Seeing that everyone's attitude was quite positive, Su Mingzhe nodded slightly and asked the old village chief to be responsible for remembering everyone's names and work points.

The matter of repairing the houses of the educated youth was thus decided.

When these people were about to leave, Su Mingzhe suddenly spoke again and told them that he had bought a sewing machine. Everyone could come and use it for free in the future, but they needed to bring their own thread for the sewing machine.

The dozen or so women who came to the meeting were also overjoyed when they heard this.

In the past, when clothes at home were torn, we would slowly mend them with a needle. Now that we have sewing machines, we don’t have to do that much manual work.

However, few women in the village know how to use sewing machines.

Su Mingzhe had no choice but to find Yu Hong, a female educated youth who knew how to use a sewing machine, and ask her to teach him first.

On the other hand, after the villagers finished registering with the old village chief, they gave the list to Su Mingzhe.

"Su Zhiqing, there are 32 villagers in total who are willing to come here to work. Do you think you can accommodate them?"

"Not to mention thirty-two, even seventy-two can be accommodated."

Su Mingzhe chuckled. He had a lot of plans in his mind, and repairing the school was just an appetizer.

"Village chief, tell those who have signed up that they can start work at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Su Mingzhe said, after sending everyone away, let Wang Quan come out and slaughter the wild boar.

Under Su Mingzhe's training, Wang Quan's skills are still top-notch even if he becomes a butcher.

The other three female educated youth had already boiled a pot of water. As soon as Wang Quan finished bleeding, they immediately brought out the hot water and asked Wang Quan to quickly remove the hair and skin the wild boar.

As for Su Mingzhe, he turned around and went back into the mountains.

The school building repair work is going very smoothly.

The next day, the villagers started to come and work. They did whatever Su Mingzhe asked them to do.

As time slowly passed, after about half a month, Su Mingzhe picked out twelve villagers who worked honestly and had nimble hands and feet, and upgraded them to "skilled workers".

The other villagers who did not work could only be "laborers" and help them.

The treatment of skilled workers and unskilled workers is also different.

As long as you are a skilled worker, the school will not only provide you with a lunch, but also allow you to take a pound of meat home after get off work.

No matter how angry the workers were, they could do nothing about this obvious "discriminatory" treatment.

After all, they can't blame others if they don't do the work themselves.

Then, another half a month passed.

Under the guidance of Su Mingzhe, five of these twelve "master workers" successfully upgraded to "masters".

The treatment of a 'master' is better than that of a 'skilled worker'. Not only can he take the meat home, but he is also paid 50 cents for every day of work.

Driven by such tangible benefits, more and more villagers came to work, eventually reaching sixty-six.

The 'job level' of many people was also successfully upgraded.

At present, the team has 42 'unskilled workers', 15 'skilled workers', five 'masters' and four 'master chefs'.

According to the classification of treatment, "small workers" are only provided with one lunch.

After the "big work" is completed, you can take home a pound of meat.

Not only can the 'master' take home a pound of meat, he can also get fifty cents.

The 'master chef' receives the best treatment. Not only does he get one dollar for one pound of meat, he even gets to participate in work arrangements. When Su Mingzhe and the village chief are not around, they are the ones who arrange the work.

In the blink of an eye it was mid-December.

The school building had been repaired long ago.

Su Mingzhe also led a "work team" to go door to door in the village to repair the roofs and houses of all the families.

To repair the villagers' houses, Su Mingzhe no longer needs to provide the materials, he just needs to continue providing an afternoon meal.

On this day, I saw that all the houses in the village were reinforced and repaired.

Su Mingzhe found the old village chief and proposed to take people out to purchase supplies.

The old village chief naturally agreed immediately. This time, the person who would go home with Su Mingzhe was Wang Quan according to the order of the previous draw.

Wang Quan left home in July and hasn't been home for nearly half a year.

Unlike the three female educated youth, although Wang Quan did dirty and tiring work, he also earned money.

Su Mingzhe promised him that he would give him 10% of the profit from the sale of furs.

In the past six months, Su Mingzhe gave him nearly a thousand yuan.

Wang Quan had been staying in Baiyashan and had no place to spend money, so he planned to go home this time to give money to his parents and improve his family's lives.

"Brother Su, are we going to stay for more than a week this time?"

"Yes, we will go back on Thursday and come back next Friday. However, we have to wait until Saturday for the old village chief to take us back to the village."

Su Mingzhe had been back once and was familiar with the route.

On Thursday, the old village chief drove a horse-drawn carriage early in the morning and took the two to the Youth League Office.

When Director Yang heard that Su Mingzhe was going back to Jichun City to purchase supplies, he stamped the official seal very quickly.

At the same time, Director Yang also made an agreement with Su Mingzhe that when he came back next Friday, Su Mingzhe would go to his home to cook a meal for him.

As this man got older, he started to become greedy again.

Su Mingzhe agreed with a smile, and then he and Wang Quan got on the truck heading to Jichun City from the forest farm.

This time the truck set out late, and when it arrived in Jichun City, it was already past four in the afternoon and it was dark.

Wang Quan's home was only two streets away from Su Mingzhe's, so they simply got off the car together and helped Su Mingzhe carry the furs back home.

However, as soon as the boy moved his things to the door, he turned around and said goodbye to Su Mingzhe:
"Brother Su, I'll come see you tomorrow."

"You're already at the door, come in, sit down and have some hot water."

Su Mingzhe called out, but Wang Quan missed home so much that he waved his hand and ran towards home.

At this time, Jiang Cuiping and Su Mingxue heard some noise at the door. They went out and saw that Su Mingzhe had returned. They were very happy that the family could be reunited again.

On the other side, when Wang Quan returned home, his parents, and younger brothers and sisters were all shocked.

The king's father couldn't help but ask first:
"Boss, why are you back at this time?"

"Dad, I am here with Brother Su to purchase supplies in Jichun City."

Wang Quan was very careful in his work. He was afraid that his parents and family would not believe him, so he immediately took out the letter of certification from the village.

When Wang's father saw the letter of certification, he breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at his son again, and his eyes began to moisten the next second.

In July, when Wang Quan set out, he was still a fair and tender high school graduate.

However, only half a year had passed and he had already grown into a man with unshaven beard and dark skin.

If he had not heard his son's loud voice and seemingly strong body, he would probably have thought that his son had suffered a lot in Baiya Mountain.

Compared to the king's father who simply asked a question, the queen's mother was much more serious. She hugged her eldest son and cried for a long time.

Finally, after calming down, he asked a lot of questions, trying to find out if Wang Quan was suffering outside.

Wang Quan naturally only reported good news and not bad news. He only said that he ate well, slept well, and had a very good relationship with other people who knew him. The villagers also respected him very much.

At this time, my younger brothers and sisters also gathered around and asked about the life of educated youth.

Wang Quan's younger brother is seventeen years old this year. He will also go out to work as an educated youth this year or next year.

Wang Quan's sister is only fourteen years old, so she doesn't need to go out. The street office will arrange a job for her when the time comes.

When he saw his younger brothers and sisters, Wang Quan remembered the things he had brought back.

He quickly took out five pieces of bacon from the package.

When Wang's father and mother saw these five pieces of bacon for the first time, they were almost scared to death.

"Boss, where did you get the meat?"

"Mom and Dad, this is all the bacon we got from hunting in the mountains, and here's the money we made from selling furs."

Wang Quan gave all the more than 1,000 yuan he had saved to his biological mother.

The Queen Mother touched the thick stack of money and her eyes suddenly became red again.

"My child, I won't spend the money even if it's with me. After the spring, I'll find a way to buy a house and find you a wife when you come back."

"Mom, I'm going to join the team. It's not easy to come back. I give you this money to supplement the family expenses."

Although Wang Quan got Su Mingzhe's promise that he would definitely take everyone out of Baiya Mountain within two or three years.

Even if I am not recommended to go to university, I will definitely be able to return to the city.

However, he dared not to believe what he heard.

No matter what, Wang Quan's return made the Wang family happy for the whole night.

On the second day.

Early in the morning, the Queen Mother got up to make breakfast and saw her eldest son, who had gotten up earlier than her, was exercising in the yard.

"Son, what are you practicing? Why are you tilting your head and shaking your butt? It's so ugly."

"Mom, look at what you're saying. This is called Eight-Section Brocade. It can activate the joints and tendons, and enhance physical fitness and immunity."

When several educated youth first arrived in Baiyashan Village, they were not used to the local climate and were sick for a few days.

Su Mingzhe taught them "Eight-Section Brocade" to help them loosen up their muscles and bones.

Later, the three female educated youth taught the "Eight-Section Brocade" to their students.

After breakfast, Wang Quan told his parents that they didn’t need to prepare lunch for him because he was going to help Su Mingzhe purchase supplies today and would definitely have lunch at Su Mingzhe’s house.

(End of this chapter)