Chapter 94 - 92: The Lord’s Mansion is Complete

Chapter 94: Chapter 92: The Lord’s Mansion is Complete

Lin Feng went into the mountains to search for a pet he could raise.

After eight o’clock in Lin Xian Village, besides the large crowds of tourists, there was another group of people who had watched yesterday’s live stream and wanted to come find work.

Most of these people had connections to Mountain Ridge Town and had heard about the salary situation during Lin Xian Village’s first month from their relatives and friends there.

In the past, the base salary in Lin Xian Village was low, so when it came to bonuses, most workers thought the boss was just making empty promises.

But as it turned out, the bonuses from Lin Xian Village’s first month made everyone realize that they weren’t making empty promises. They were genuinely willing to pay, and pay a lot.

The average income for a worker in Wuyuan County was only two or three thousand after social security deductions. In Jiangcheng City, it was a bit higher, but still only four or five thousand.

Now, the bonuses in Lin Xian Village were almost double the salary in the county seat, and word was that this was for less than a full month’s work.

Of course, everyone also understood that to get such high bonuses, Lin Xian Village couldn’t have a shortage of tourists.

If the number of tourists in Lin Xian Village dropped, their wages wouldn’t actually be that high without the bonus income.

However, over this period, the number of tourists in Lin Xian Village hadn’t decreased. This was mainly because the healing effects of the Medicinal Tea continuously attracted visitors who needed it.

Although these people came with the intention of seeking treatment, once they entered Lin Xian Village, it was impossible for them to only buy Medicinal Tea. They would definitely wander around the village.

In addition, after Lin Xian Village’s air quality was revealed online recently, the number of people coming to visit had even seen a small increase.

Moreover, as the number of attractions in Lin Xian Village grew, and with the special effect of the Arrow Tower, there would always be some curious people who would come to visit.

So, after seeing yesterday’s recruitment notice, some people from Wuyuan County who had gotten the news all wanted to come and try their luck.

Lin Dongyue hung up his thirteenth phone call. He never expected so many people would want to come work here; some were people he hadn’t contacted in years.

"Hello, Big Bro, what’s up? Got time to call me? Aren’t you busy?"

"Dongyue, I heard that tourist area of Xiaofeng’s is very profitable and the wages are high. Is that true?"

"The wages are indeed not low, but I don’t know if it’s profitable or not. You know how remote our hometown is."

"My father-in-law asked me to help see if he could find a job at Xiaofeng’s place."

Lin Dongyue said with some difficulty, "Xiaofeng has handed over the recruitment work to a dedicated person to manage now. A lot of people have already contacted me about this today."

"You can have him come over and give it a try. If he’s really a good fit, he can stay."

"Of course, the work here at Xiaofeng’s is also very demanding, so you need to make that clear to him."

"I know. If he’s the type to slack off, you don’t have to give me any face. Just reject him outright."

"It’s settled then. I’ll call him, and I’ll send you his number in a bit."

Lin Dongyue then saw a message from his wife. It turned out her father had also come to him for a favor.

"Honey, what’s going on? Don’t I remember that your side of the family all have formal jobs elsewhere?"

"Second Brother’s boy got laid off and hasn’t found a new job yet."

"My dad heard about the situation over at Xiaofeng’s and called me. Do you think Xiaofeng has a suitable job for him?"

Lin Dongyue wasn’t sure. He remembered that his second brother-in-law’s son had studied computer science.

"I’ll ask Xiaofeng in a bit. Looks like our family is really famous now."

"Famous is right. So many people messaged me today, trying to get friendly. People who never used to contact me before."

The couple was on the same page. If it was a request they could accommodate, they’d let the person come and try out. For those they couldn’t, they didn’t agree to a single one.

Lin Dongyue also made up his mind: he couldn’t get involved in recruitment at all anymore. Otherwise, people would definitely keep coming to him for favors.

Meanwhile, Hu Xia looked at the chaotic crowd, not expecting the recruitment drive to be this successful.

"Listen up, everyone! We’re recruiting for service positions here. If you don’t think you can handle it, you can leave now."

"Sister Hu, we can handle it! As long as we get paid, we’ll do anything."

"Those applying to be Medicinal Tea processing assistants, go to that sign on the left. Those who want to be service staff, come directly to me."

"By the way, is anyone here applying to be a hotel chef?"

Evidently, none of the people who came today were applying to be the hotel’s head chef.

It wasn’t easy to find someone for a job with such a high level of professional skill. Lin Xian Village’s current salaries weren’t enough to attract that kind of talent.

The recruitment went much more smoothly than Hu Xia had imagined. Moreover, most of the applicants this time were married people in their twenties and thirties.

They were mainly applying for security guard positions in the scenic area, hotel service staff, and service staff for the Houses, none of which required much technical skill.

Standing outside the crowd, Ma Dehua was in a good mood today. Both his son and daughter had been hired.

’Good thing I had him come back early, or he would’ve definitely missed this chance. To think some people are waiting until the New Year to have their kids come back and try. By then, there’ll be no opportunities left! Just look at today—even a bunch of people from the county seat showed up.’

"Dehua, do you think there will be more opportunities in the future?"

"I think it’ll be tough. They’re more formal now than before. They have requirements for selecting people, completely different from when they used to hire casually."

"Good thing I had my wife come over. She got picked today."

Besides hiring young people today, they also added some cleaning staff. For these positions, Hu Xia chose people from Mountain Ridge Town.

Of course, among the people who came today, some gave up immediately because the distance was too great and lodging wasn’t provided.

When Lin Feng came down from the mountain, the recruitment was already over.

Hu Xia rubbed her shoulders. "So tiring. After this recruitment drive, for any future hiring, we’ll just need to recruit some specialized personnel."

"Alright, I know you worked the hardest. I promise I’ll make it up to you later."

Watching her clumsy performance, Lin Feng was a bit speechless. The main problem was that the expansion area for the Jade Grapes was simply too large.

Hu Xia and Zhao Shiyun went over to check on it every day, and they also had people prepare the land around the expanding Jade Grapes.

The two agriculture professors were growing more and more bewildered. They had been researching for so long but still had no results.

They couldn’t even figure out the growth patterns of the Jade Grapes.

"You’re the one who said it! Once the Jade Grapes are grown, I’m going to buy a whole bunch."

Lin Feng ignored her and looked at Hu Zhiming. The guy had told him that the Lord’s Mansion was about to be completed.

He was a little surprised. They had just said it wasn’t ready, but now he was being told it was nearly finished.

"Is the Lord’s Mansion really about to be finished?"

"Yeah, I asked the person in charge last night. He said it could be finished today."

Hu Zhiming had also only found out after going to see it today. It turned out the electrical wiring layout was unreasonable and had to be re-routed, which was what caused such a long delay.

Since it was a wooden structure, faulty wiring could lead to extremely serious problems.

"Alright then. I’ll go with you to take a look in a bit."

Since the construction of the Lord’s Mansion began, he had only been there three times, mainly because there wasn’t much to see.

It was just an antique-style building, similar to an ancient government office, built in the very center of the village.