Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 1317 - 1319: Proposal to Sign and Seal

This kicked the decision back again, and the younger generation all turned their eyes to Zhong Lihui, as he was the eldest among them.

Seeing the looks from everyone, Zhong Lihui spoke up, "I think Xiaoxiao’s proposal is feasible. If we rely solely on a few of us to make those items, it’s true that we can’t sell much. Bringing so many people to work on the mountain won’t be effective either."

Zhong Lihui was considering the long term. After convincing the villagers to go up the mountain, he would have to go find business. But just as Xiaoxiao said, attracting business still depends on having items that are easy to sell. Even if they attract business, if no one knows how to make them, it’s pointless. The current opportunity to attract business is only because Beijing is not very far from here.

But thinking further away in the future, attracting this type of business might not be easy. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Xiaoxiao knew that with her eldest cousin, Zhong Lihui, around, persuasion should be easier. Moreover, the Zhong family members weren’t ones to create disagreements by fussing. As long as someone made a decision, everyone would absolutely follow it. If there were always differing opinions, they would have split long ago. Why else would five families have shared a mountain for so many years?

Xiaoxiao continued, "Regarding taking apprentices, here’s what I think: accept those aged fifteen to twenty, start with fifty of them. You guide them, let them begin by learning the simple things, and gradually they’ll be able to make simple items."

"To avoid them learning the skills and going elsewhere to work, everyone must sign and stamp an agreement. Also, everything mentioned before, like contract work and so on, must be signed and stamped. Without rules, nothing will be accomplished."

"Another thing is that we must also keep our promises. Never delay wage settlements. Pay on time. Right, big cousin, did the business you attracted pay a deposit? We shouldn’t start working without a deposit, or else if they back out, we’ll be left hanging."

This matter had slipped Xiaoxiao’s mind, so she figured she would ask now. If no deposit was provided, her family couldn’t afford to spread such a large-scale operation at the moment. However, she could upfront the money to her maternal family.

"Xiaoxiao, don’t worry about this. We received a five-hundred tael deposit." Zhong Lihui replied, agreeing that not demanding compensation for delays also meant taking a deposit.

Hearing Zhong Lihui’s words, Xiaoxiao felt reassured. It seemed this big cousin indeed had some skill. "Let’s use this money for these matters; it should be enough."

At this point, the elder aunt of the Zhong family worriedly asked, "Xiaoxiao, with such a large setup, I see it requires a few hundred people. Where will you find so many people? And you even have an age requirement. Where will you find so many young men?"

Upon hearing this, the elder aunt of the Zhong family felt her heart tremble. It was a huge undertaking. What if it failed?

Before Xiaoxiao could respond, Zhong Lihui chimed in, "Mother, what Xiaoxiao suggested benefits the villagers, so finding people isn’t difficult. People from other villages will come too."

"But Li Hui, didn’t you say people from other villages are useless and don’t know how to work?" the elder aunt of the Zhong family asked, puzzled.

"I was just thinking about this deal before, that we should use people from our village. Now that we’re planning to make big changes to Stone Mountain, everyone can come, and they’ll learn quickly."

When the elder aunt of the Zhong family heard that this was such a big project and it was her son leading it, she felt a bit scared. She was worried about letting this down for all these relatives. She turned to ask the elder uncle of the Zhong family, "Do you think this plan is feasible?"

"The children have grown up, let them have a go."