allonlinenovel Chapter 202: Rough Man vs. Pretty Widow 10
Chapter 202: Rough Man vs. Pretty Widow 10
Meng Jiaojiao nodded, "Yes, I'll pay for the materials and the labor, and you'll be responsible for finding someone to do it."
Director Huang hesitated for a while and asked tentatively: "Then how much do you want to make?"
Meng Jiaojiao held up a finger and said, "Let's make 10,000 yuan for now."
"Ten thousand yuan?" Factory Director Huang laughed when he heard it, and his eyes also showed a trace of contempt: "What a young girl who has never seen the world. Do you know how many houses you can build with ten thousand yuan? You can't even make back your investment in a year or two. Come on, come on, stop joking with me."
Meng Jiaojiao did not refute and directly took out three hundred yuan from her pocket.
"This is the money for materials. Once you find someone, you'll get paid once a month."
When he saw her actually take out the money, Director Huang realized that she was not joking.
However, he did not take the money first, but told her about the current situation of the brick factory.
"You are young and don't understand this. If we can't sell the bricks we make, we will lose a lot of money. Now the national policy has also come down, and wages are not allowed to be delayed. If you can't pay the wages, you will have to go to jail!"
Meng Jiaojiao knew what he was worried about. If she didn't know the future development, she would not be sure that she could make back her investment within a month.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of the wages. You just need to do what I say. As long as you make the bricks, I'll be responsible for selling them."
Director Huang looked at the contract again and thought that since she was willing to be the scapegoat, who could stop her? The factory was going to close soon anyway, so it wouldn't be a big loss to give it a try with other people's money.
After making up his mind, he took the money and said, "Since you trust me, I won't let you down. I'll take the money and make the bricks first. If you can't sell them, just let me know in advance so that you can save some losses."
He was still somewhat honest. She had learned a little about him before coming. She knew that Director Huang was not from this village. He was an honest man. He never delayed paying workers' wages and never cut corners when making bricks. That was why she felt comfortable giving him the money directly.
"Okay, don't tell anyone about our cooperation for now. There are two copies of this contract. Once you sign it, it will be valid."
Director Huang is also a straightforward person. He will not go back on his word once he has made a decision. He just took out a pen and signed his name.
He signed his name and glanced at hers.
"Meng Jiaojiao..." He looked at the name with a surprised look on his face: "You are Meng Jiaojiao?"
Meng Jiaojiao also signed. Seeing that he looked at her with a strange expression, she couldn't help but be curious: "It's me, what's wrong?"
Director Huang laughed and shook his head: "Nothing, I just heard some of the workers talking about you."
Sure enough, her reputation was extremely bad.
"What others say may not be true. I believe Director Huang uses his eyes to judge people, not his ears."
Director Huang nodded: "Of course, seeing how straightforward you are in your words and deeds, I don't think you are the kind of person they say. Don't worry, I, Huang, never look at people with tinted glasses when I am out there."
Meng Jiaojiao shook hands with him with satisfaction: "Thank you for your trust."
"Pleasant to work with."
Now that the brick issue has been settled, the next step is to find a buyer. This time, we can't wait for others to come to us, we have to take the initiative.
There is only one bus a day from the village to the city. If you miss it, you will have to wait until tomorrow. She looked at the time and saw that it was not too late, so she decided to go and try to see if she could get the bus.
The June sun was already very strong, and there was no awning or benches where she waited for the bus, so she could only wait under the shade of a tree.
After waiting for a long time, I only got an ox cart. It was Aunt Song who was going to the city to purchase goods. She was usually very kind.
"Jiaojiao, do you want to go into the city? I'll give you a push."
Meng Jiaojiao was hesitating whether to get in the car when her eyes were suddenly attracted by a small car. The car was not very good, but at a time when ox carts could still be used as a means of transportation, it was simply a symbol of wealth.
According to her understanding, Song Yuanzhou is the only one in the village who has bought a car.
Song Yuanzhou naturally also saw Meng Jiaojiao waving at him, but he had no intention of taking her with him. He stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
Meng Jiaojiao pouted but still got on the ox cart.
Aunt Song also saw Song Yuanzhou's car and exclaimed in envy.
"Who would have thought that the most promising person in our village is actually Lixiang's son? He hadn't been home for seven years and everyone said he had died outside. But when he came back, he offended that woman Meng Pingyan and was badly hurt. Now, he doesn't rely on his parents and has bought a car by himself."
Meng Jiaojiao curled her lips: "What's so great about that? I'll buy one when I have money..."
Aunt Song laughed when she heard this, "How can a girl buy a car? If she marries a good family, she can have a car in the future."
Meng Jiaojiao didn't respond. Feudal ideas are deadly.
It took the ox cart two hours to get into the city. I gave Aunt Song one dollar for the fare and got off.
After getting off the car, she went straight to the boss of the steel plant mentioned in the book.
According to the timeline of Song Yuanzhou's story, the boss should still be in the stage of drawing the ground, because the time for drawing the ground took a long time, and the time when bricks are needed will be at least half a month later. By that time, she will have at least a few thousand bricks, which will just solve his urgent problem.
After asking people on the road, I found out that it would take more than an hour to walk to the steel plant owner.
Meng Jiaojiao couldn't hold it anymore. Where's Didi? Where's the taxi? She has money, can't she get one...
I sighed, and finally I had to go alone.
The steel plant is located in a very remote area, and the further you go, the fewer people there are.
But she has always been brave, and she was observing the developments around her as she walked. She turned her head and caught a glimpse of a man handing a little boy with his head covered with a cloth bag to another man on the side road.
Could this be... a scene of human trafficking?
Without thinking, she immediately bent her waist and hid behind a tree.
After confirming that the two men were not good people, Meng Jiaojiao narrowed her eyes and said, "Use the invisible card."
System: Invisibility card in use, twenty-minute countdown begins.
The next second Meng Jiaojiao rushed out. The two men had just planned to put the boy into a sack when they were suddenly hit on the head by something. They looked around and became suspicious.
"Did something just come over here?"
The man who took the boy looked around and frowned: "What is it? I didn't see it. Don't scare yourself. Go and send a letter to your boss. Get the money as soon as possible so that we can run away."
The beaten man looked around guiltily and said, "We agreed that I only want money and don't kill the child."
"I know, I know. Go ahead."
After watching the man run away, the man who stayed behind looked at the child in the car and said, "If we don't kill him, he will be a nuisance."