After much effort, Li Qingfeng and Pan Xiaolian finally got everything ready.
The two of them pushed the heavy cart directly to Zheng Yingxue's doorstep. Li Qingfeng was a bit confused to see Pan Xiaolian walking this far.
"Aunt Pan, what is this?"
"Didn't I tell you I had a surprise for you? I've called Xiangling Sao and Yingxue over. They'll be helping us these next few days!"
"What?"
At this moment, Li Qingfeng finally understood everything. Aunt Pan had planned it all along.
As expected, when they stopped, Xiangling Sao was already walking out with Zheng Yingxue.
Upon seeing him, Zheng Yingxue happily ran to Li Qingfeng's side and called out to him sweetly.
"Brother Feng, you're here!"
"Yes, come with me. It's almost time for us to gather."
Li Qingfeng said to her directly, and then the four of them set off towards the desolate mountain.
Indeed, pushing a food cart on a mountain path was quite a difficult task; it was so heavy.
Fortunately, Li Qingfeng's physique had been modified, and his strength was now beyond that of ordinary people. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to push such a heavy cart so easily.
By the time the four of them arrived at the desolate mountain, it was already six in the morning.
At this time, many villagers also began to arrive, and soon there were about ten people gathered.
But soon, more and more villagers appeared. Pan Xiaolian had originally invited about a dozen people, but now there were already over thirty villagers around.
"Aunt Pan, what's going on?"
Seeing so many people around, Li Qingfeng couldn't help but look at Pan Xiaolian curiously.
After all, with so many people, he didn't think he could afford them right now.
"I don't know either!"
Pan Xiaolian said helplessly. She truly didn't know the specific situation.
After thinking for a moment, Li Qingfeng walked up and asked the surrounding villagers, "May I ask, dear villagers, why have you come here?"
"Li Qingfeng, we heard from people in the village that you're recruiting workers? Are you still looking for people?"
"We still need a few, but we don't need so many people right now. You can wait for my subsequent projects!"
"Subsequent projects?"
The villager asked in confusion, not understanding what it meant.
"It's very simple. I want to establish a traditional Chinese medicine base here. So, I've already filled the positions for the initial construction, but we'll need many people for later maintenance!"
"That's right. We heard that your wages are quite high."
"Yes, our wages are paid daily. 60 yuan a day, no overtime, lunch provided, and always with meat!"
As he spoke, Li Qingfeng's words became smoother. Perhaps he was already accustomed to the rhythm and had started to take control of the situation.
Hearing his words, the surrounding villagers let out exclamations of surprise.
"I work in the coal mine this year. After deducting travel expenses, meals, and insurance, I only earn less than 50 yuan a day. And my job is dirty and tiring."
A man whose clothes were covered in black said. Looking at his clothes, it seemed to have large patches of coal ash.
"That's Niu Youxiao from the village. I remember he worked in the mine for many years!"
At this moment, someone suddenly recognized the man's identity and quickly said.
Indeed, following his lead, employees from the factories in town also began to speak.
"It's not just you. The travel expenses to work in the town's factories are so expensive! And the daily wages aren't high, plus we have to buy our own meals. We probably only save around 50 yuan a day!"
"Yeah! Those places either have high travel costs or expensive meals."
At this time, the surrounding villagers chattered and discussed. From their conversations, Li Qingfeng knew that his benefits and treatment were definitely among the generous ones.
Indeed, at this moment, someone else asked Li Qingfeng.
"Li Qingfeng, since your clinic provides lunch, with such generous treatment, do we have to pay for meals?"
"Auntie, you're joking. If we provide meals, why would we charge for them? It's what we should do!"
"Will the wages be paid on time?"
"I, Li Qingfeng, on behalf of our entire clinic, promise the villagers that wages will be settled immediately after work each day. We will never delay any worker's wages!"
Hearing his words, the crowd immediately stirred.
These villagers were not fools; they were all very shrewd.
After listening to Li Qingfeng's words, they all started to weigh their options.
They knew that the wages were paid daily. Even if Li Qingfeng couldn't pay his wages on a certain day, at most, he would only be indebted for one day's wage.
Most importantly, the work here was not too tiring, it was very close to home, and providing lunch would save them the cost of one meal.
At 60 yuan a day, that would be 1800 yuan a month.
In their impoverished county, a monthly salary of 1800 yuan was already considered a pillar of society, and they could walk with their heads held high.
Moreover, since they would be in the village all day, they would hardly spend any money. This 1800 yuan was almost entirely net savings. Thinking about this, the villagers' eyes began to gleam with excitement.
Of course, there were also many who stuck to their principles and left at this point.
However, before leaving, they didn't forget to make a few complaints.
"The clinic is really not doing things properly. Li Qingfeng actually plans to treat his fellow villagers as laborers. He's not human..."
"You!"
Hearing these voices, Pan Xiaolian's face changed immediately, and she wanted to go and settle the score with those people.
"It's alright, Aunt Pan. It's normal for them not to believe. It's understandable!"
Li Qingfeng said directly to Pan Xiaolian beside him. At this moment, he already had the demeanor of a big boss.
Seeing this, Pan Xiaolian nodded at him.
At this time, many people who had just arrived came to Li Qingfeng and asked if they could be added to his recruitment list.
"Little Feng, although I'm old, I can still do easy jobs like turning the soil. Can you hire me?"
"Qingfeng, don't mind my shaky legs, but I'm an excellent cook. Do you still need a chef? How about I cook for you!"
The crowd around kept speaking to Li Qingfeng.
In fact, almost all the young and strong adults in the village who could work had been recruited by Pan Xiaolian. The remaining were mostly the old, weak, and sick.
They yearned for this job but also worried that Li Qingfeng wouldn't want them.