Chapter 92 - 90: Everyone’s Making Inquiries

Chapter 92: Chapter 90: Everyone’s Making Inquiries

While some celebrated, others were filled with regret.

News of the wages in Lin Xian Village first reached Mountain Ridge Town.

Ma Dehua got home from work, and before he could even sit down for a sip of water, his wife was standing in front of him.

"Dehua, if Lin Xian Village is hiring again, can you get me a job? If not me, then get our son or daughter in."

Ma Dehua asked in confusion, "What’s going on?"

"You don’t know? Lin Xian Village handed out pay stubs today. Everyone got so much money."

"Hold on, let me ask."

Ma Dehua sent Lin Feng a message on WeChat. He quickly got a reply and was stunned when he read it.

He truly hadn’t expected the wages at Lin Xian Village to be so high, and it hadn’t even been a full month.

"Well?"

"Call our son and tell him to come home. Right now."

’Even if I have to be shameless about it, I have to get our son and daughter jobs there.’ The pay was even higher than what their son was making in the city.

"Is Lin Xian Village still hiring?"

"They are. I heard from Ma Sandao that the Restaurant is almost ready and they’ll be hiring a new batch of servers.

Also, for the banquet catering he’s running, they’re short-staffed and need more people to clean the rooms."

Liu Huifang’s eyes lit up. "Do you think I could get a job cleaning rooms?"

"Forget it. You still have to take our grandson to school. I’m planning to get our daughter in. It wouldn’t look good if our whole family worked there."

Liu Huifang was a little disappointed to hear she couldn’t work there; she wanted to earn money too.

"But Lin Xian Village is going to build a livestock market next. You can try for a job there then."

"That works too."

Soon, Ma Dehua’s phone started ringing off the hook as a flood of people began contacting him.

After Ma Sandao got home, he tidied up and went over to Liang Damao’s house, since his wife was away helping their son with the kids.

The three of them were sitting inside drinking when they noticed a lot of people had gathered outside.

"Sandao, Damao, Sihai. Having a meal, I see."

Liang Damao asked, "Is there something you need?"

"Well, you all work at Lin Xian Village, right? We wanted to ask if they’re still hiring."

Everyone looked at them with hopeful eyes. Who would have thought the wages for working in Lin Xian Village would be so high?

Liang Damao looked at Ma Sandao. He really didn’t know anything about this. He and Niu Sihai were so swamped with work every day they had no time to pay attention to such matters.

"We don’t know anything about hiring. The boss usually goes through Mayor Ma Dehua for that."

"Could you ask for us then? If you hear about any job openings, please let us know."

Liang Damao said, "No problem. If Lin Xian Village is hiring, I’ll let you know."

Seeing that the men hadn’t finished their meal, the group tactfully took their leave.

"Brother Ma, do you think it’ll still be this easy to get a job in Lin Xian Village in the future?"

"Don’t even think about it. When I saw the wages today, I wanted to call my son back too. But then I thought better of it."

"Yeah, with pay like this, I also wanted to call my own kid back. It’s a shame, though. Getting a job there now is probably going to be really difficult."

"We still have a chance. The banquet catering is getting a bit overwhelming, so they’ll definitely have to hire more people later."

The other two understood immediately. The three of them had the final say on this matter. If they needed to hire kitchen assistants, they would definitely be asked to find people.

For example, they didn’t have enough vegetable washers, so they’d surely need to hire more. They could easily get their own family members to do it.

Tonight, however, the mood in two particular households was not so good.

When the two families who had previously refused jobs in Lin Xian Village heard the news, they almost came to blows.

"You damn woman! Our son had a perfectly good job, and you ruined it!"

"How was I supposed to know? Everyone said working in the county town pays more!"

"Still talking back, are you? Just wait and see if our son blames you when he hears the news."

"Why don’t you go find Mayor Ma and ask him to get our son a job?"

"Are you dreaming? After he bent over backwards to persuade you last time, how did you reply? And you still expect him to find a place for our son?"

"Then what do we do now?"

"Tough luck!"

The next morning, every household with someone working in Lin Xian Village was swarmed by people asking for information about jobs.

Ma Dehua was harassed by phone calls until the middle of the night. He couldn’t even turn off his phone, and he woke up in a foul mood.

When he arrived at his office, he was shocked to find a crowd of people waiting for him.

"Mayor, do you think you could arrange a job for my kid at Lin Xian Village? Any job is fine, we’re not picky."

"My kid too."

"Stop, stop! Do you think I own Lin Xian Village? That I can just get a job for whoever I want?"

"But haven’t they always come to you for recruitment?"

"Who told you they always come to me? Look at this recent hiring for the livestock farm. Did they come to me for that?"

’I definitely can’t be the one handling recruitment anymore. It would look bad.’

"From now on, they have a dedicated person in charge of hiring. If you want to work in Lin Xian Village, you have to go for an interview yourself and pass.

Oh, and in a bit, use the loudspeaker to announce that anyone looking for a job in Lin Xian Village should go there and ask themselves. Tell them not to come to me anymore."

The crowd was disappointed, but upon hearing they could go to Lin Xian Village themselves to inquire, they rushed out to spread the news.

Lin Dongyue had been pestered all night. The next day, he went to Lin Xian Village to find Lin Feng.

"Xiaofeng, what’s the deal with these wages?"

"It’s just the normal wage."

"But it’s too much."

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Dad, if the employees are getting paid a lot, it just means your son is earning even more."

"That’s true... So, are you hiring more people later? A bunch of people have already come to me asking for connections."

"Dad, from now on, we’ll be following a strict hiring process. It won’t be as casual as before."

"That’s good too. Fair competition for everyone."

Lin Feng was surprised to find that in just one morning, several hundred people had come to Lin Xian Village to ask about jobs.

It forced him to call Uncle Ma and have him make an announcement over the town loudspeaker: any future job openings in Lin Xian Village would be announced in advance over the same loudspeaker.

During their meal, Hu Zhiming said, "Brother Lin, some people from the county heard about the wages in Lin Xian Village and want to come try their luck."

"That’s perfectly normal. Our wages here are higher than in the county town; it’s just that the commute is inconvenient."

Hu Xia said, "This makes hiring a lot easier for us now. As long as we post a job ad, I’m sure plenty of people will apply."

Before, people didn’t know about the pay. Now that the wages are public, they’ll be fighting for jobs here, even if it’s a remote location.

"Then give it a try. Post a job opening for a chef and see if any master chefs are willing to come work here."

The renovations on the Restaurant were almost finished, but the chef situation hadn’t been resolved yet. Lin Feng wanted to find a cook with excellent skills.

The Restaurant was mainly targeting high-end customers. A skilled chef, combined with the Restaurant’s own unique qualities, would surely satisfy the diners.

"I’ll announce the job opening during my livestream later and see if anyone is interested."

Zhao Shiyun said, "I need to hire an assistant to process medicinal herbs. Can you help me promote that too?"

Hu Xia gently rubbed her face. "I’ll announce it for you in a bit."

In the afternoon, Lin Feng received a call from a county leader, who praised him so much he felt embarrassed.

Apparently, the county had also compiled recent economic data and discovered the enormous benefits brought by the tourists.

He was also urged to speed up the construction in Lin Xian Village and was reminded about the land-contracting matter, telling him to come over and finalize it soon.

Lin Feng was surprised to learn that someone had actually been eyeing the land around Lin Xian Village, but the county had blocked them.

From what the leader said, it seemed that because the environment here had improved and a large number of tourists were visiting, someone wanted to build hotels and sanatoriums in the surrounding area.