After lunch, Niu Xiaoqiang beckoned Sister Wang Xiaoshuang and Yu Simei to help him build a wooden bed.

At present, most of the workers in the factory live in Niujia Village, and there is no need to provide a place to stay, and those who are far away from home are not good. It is impossible for them to run back and forth every day, so the time spent on the road will take three or four hours, which will greatly affect the work. Niu Xiaoqiang plans to build simple dormitories for these people, so that they can have a place to sleep.

The dormitory area was built in an air-raid shelter, and when the troops were building the air-raid shelter, they had already carved out many rooms in it, either for stacking supplies, or for living or working. This provides convenience for Niu Xiaoqiang, as long as these rooms are slightly transformed, they can be used as dormitories.

The dormitory area of the Flower Water Plant is built in a separate air-raid shelter, which is separate from the factory area. The main reason is that the production of toilet water will produce a great odor, and the factory is not suitable for people.

The three women took the tools and gave Niu Xiaoqiang a hand. Since the raw materials were already prepared in advance, the work was very fast, and it was done in two hours.

At present, there are only two rooms in the dormitory, which are divided into male and female dormitories. Niu Xiaoqiang built beds according to the number of people, and when the pharmaceutical factory recruited workers in the future, he could also add bunks in it.

At half past one in the afternoon, Fang Dongping continued to train everyone. At half past four, Fang Dongping announced the end of class.

Niu Xiaoqiang leaned in front of him and whispered, Fang Dongping nodded again and again, and then instructed the workers who lived far away: "When you come over tomorrow, bring the bedding over, and you will live in the dormitory in the future, and the factory will provide free food to everyone." ”

He turned to the villagers of Niujia Village and said: "People in Niujia Village can also eat in the factory from tomorrow, if they don't want to eat in the factory, the factory will distribute meal stickers according to the average food standard, and the current meal allowance standard is two cents per person per meal." ”

The cost of food for two cents seems to be very low, but now rice is only eight cents a catty, green vegetables are basically a few cents a catty, and the real expensive is meat dishes. If you don't eat meat dishes, the food cost of two cents a meal is completely sufficient.

Niu Xiaoqiang is ready to provide two meat dishes in the middle of the month and at the end of the month every month. He seems to be stingy, but if you consider the current situation that ordinary people rarely eat meat dishes a month in these years, Niu Xiaoqiang's approach is already very generous.

This is mainly to provide a little nutrition for everyone, so that everyone has more strength to help him work. He has long increased the production speed of the machine to the fastest degree through the deployment of machinery and equipment, and it is difficult to keep up with the rhythm of the machine if the physical strength is not enough.

Niu Xiaoqiang is still very clear about the distinction between public and private, since he has decided to set up a factory and start a business, his first consideration is, of course, efficiency, and the so-called exploitation is not considered at all by him. If it is not for profit, then what kind of factory will he run? It is better to go home and farm.

The villagers listened to Fang Dongping's words, and they were all happy. The vast majority of people are ready to eat at home, so that they can get a food allowance of six cents a day, and aside from a one-day rest day a week, they can get almost fifteen yuan a month, and if you add the salary, the monthly income will increase to thirty or forty yuan.

In these years, no matter what factory it is, it is basically necessary to provide free food and accommodation for employees, Niu Xiaoqiang knows that this expense cannot be saved, in this case, the workers can choose how they want.

"Little brother, are you free?"

Niu Chunxiang walked up to Niu Xiaoqiang and asked in a low voice.

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded: "You're free, sister, do you have anything to do?"

Niu Chunxiang looked at Niu Dazhuang not far away, and whispered: "Dad is going to feast guests at night, and call Grandpa Fang and a few people who live in the factory to the house to eat, I will go back to cook with my mother first, and you can only run away to buy vegetables, this is money, you go and go back quickly." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang patted his pocket: "Master has privately sent me a bonus, I will pay for the food, I don't have to pay for it at home." ”

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and walked towards the town, and after walking a short distance, Yu Simei and Wang Xiaoshuang sisters chased after him. The three of them were only close to Niu Xiaoqiang, and they were not very familiar with his family, so they were embarrassed to go to his house in advance to avoid embarrassment.

Niu Xiaoqiang knew what the three of them thought, so he didn't say much, and walked to the town with the three women.

When he was about to walk to the vegetable market, Niu Xiaoqiang took the initiative to ask: "Tell me what you like to eat, and I'll buy it later." ”

Wang Xiaoxue replied first: "I like to eat braised beef." ”

Wang Xiaoshuang glanced at her, "Xiaoqiang, you can just buy some home-cooked food, beef is too expensive, don't buy it." ”

Yu Simei also had this attitude, Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help but smile and said: "Since it's to entertain guests, it can't be too shabby, so let's go buy beef first, and by the way, buy some pork and fresh fish, and have a good tooth sacrifice today." ”

Before Wang Xiaoshuang could be persuaded again, a man's voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Yo, little brother, do you still recognize me?"

Niu Xiaoqiang turned his head to look, and then his face became a little strange, and he paused before greeting the other party: "It turned out to be Uncle Gao, ...... are you?"

The one who took the initiative to greet Niu Xiaoqiang was Gao Desheng, the owner of the previous fish shop, because the news was too tight last year, Niu Xiaoqiang did not dare to show his face in the town, so as not to be reported and exposed.

He had inquired about the situation privately and knew that Gao Desheng had been convicted, and he was not only seized of the fish shop, but also arrested and fined a large sum of money. If it weren't for his better attitude in admitting his mistakes, he might not have been released from the detention center by now.

At this moment, Gao Desheng looked like a broken house, he had lost his original spirit, the clothes on his body were tattered, his original black hair was much grayer, and his face was full of scum. He was carrying a wooden bucket in his hand and holding a long bamboo pole, which made Niu Xiaoqiang quite curious.

Gao Desheng smiled bitterly and raised the bamboo pole in his hand: "Alas, I am completely planted, and I have lost all my old capital, and I have no choice but to rely on fishing to eat." ”

Gao Desheng didn't come to show Niu Xiaoqiang who was more down, he said this, and asked tentatively: "Little brother, are you still raising fish at home?" If you can, can you give me some fish on credit, I will settle the bill with you immediately after I sell it, do you think it's okay?"

Niu Xiaoqiang understood Gao Desheng's intentions as soon as he heard it, he used to be a fishmonger, and he mixed quite well. But after the fine, he returned to the pre-liberation period overnight, and he no longer had the capital to become a fishmonger. In order to make a comeback, this guy wants to take credit from here and earn the capital to start a business.