Everyone in the village knows that today is the day when Song Chen and others pay wages and annual gifts to the workers in the workshop.
Family members are still a little dissatisfied with this move of having people work until the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. After all, this is a once-a-year event as the Chinese New Year is approaching.
Still working on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, it really hurts whoever belongs to the family.
Early in the morning, most of the village people crowded outside Song Chen's house. They wanted to see what Song Chen was going to say this time.
The previous winter solstice was full of meat and noodles.
However, Song Chen never disappoints anyone. He was almost ready when Cong Hai and Cong Zhu came out carrying a box.
There were people moving tables and chairs behind.
Song Wang and Yan Yun also followed behind, each holding a ledger in their hands.
One account book is used to pay wages, and the other account book is used specifically to pay benefits.
Everyone saw Song Chen and the others coming out with only such a few things, with sneers on their faces. They thought they were so generous, just showing off during the winter solstice, and then had nothing at all during the Chinese New Year.
I must have felt bad when I distributed pork and white noodles to so many people last time, so I don’t plan to distribute them again this time.
Sure enough, rich people are picky.
Making money means being stingy.
But at this time, no one is going to make noises. Anyway, no matter whether they are there or not, it is not their turn.
And those workers and their families will not say anything and will continue to work in the coming year. No one will be stupid enough to offend others at this time.
There are fifty-two people in the workshop, not counting Song Chen's own people.
Song Chen stood at the front, ready to say a few words.
"Everyone has worked hard this year. Because the weather in the south is bad, we have to deliver some goods so that everyone can still work on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. I really can't help everyone. It's almost the end of the year and only today is the day.
You can take a day off.”
Song Chen asked Conghai to open the box as he spoke, "We have to celebrate the Chinese New Year like this. I won't give you anything this time, let's give you money!"
We are all people who are short of money, so giving money is the most practical thing.
"What! Send money!"
When everyone heard about giving out money, they all went crazy. No word now makes their hearts beat more excited than the word money.
How can we live without money?
"We'll still go by the people on the roster and settle your wages for the previous year first. After everyone's wages are settled, we'll distribute the New Year's bonus."
Naturally, no one would have any objections.
Song Wang and Yan Yun called each other according to their names on the roster.
Yan Yun called people, Song Wang was responsible for confirming their fingerprints on the roster, and Song He and Cong Hai were responsible for distributing money.
From the last time wages were paid to now, everyone can still get half a month's wages, and Song Chen paid them directly on New Year's Eve, which means that all their New Year holidays are paid holidays.
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This realization made everyone very happy. They were getting paid while playing at home. What a great thing.
All the workers were paid half a month's wages each, and this alone cost nearly twelve taels of silver.
New Year’s bonuses will begin as soon as the completion money is paid.
Before distributing the money, Song Chen also explained the bonus distribution rules to everyone.
"The New Year's bonus is divided into two levels. You all know that there is a workshop leader in your respective workshop. The workshop leader is usually responsible for your work arrangements and supervision, and he also has to work himself. Their bonuses will be higher.
Some."
After Song Chen finished speaking, he turned around and took out a bag from the box on the table behind him and showed it to everyone.
"This bag in my hand is the year-end bonus that I want to give to each workshop leader. I call it the year-end bonus. This year-end bonus is recognition of your work. I hope you will continue to work hard in the coming year."
The small bag is as big as a palm and looks heavy.
Everyone speculated how much money was inside.
Song Chen did not open it, but instead took out another small bag, "This contains year-end bonuses for ordinary workers. I hope you will work harder in the coming year. Our workshop leaders are not fixed. They are all assigned based on ability."
There are changes.”
Appropriate beating and stimulation are the best ways to unleash people's initiative.
In this era, talent is where wealth can truly be created.
After Song Chen said this, he stepped aside and asked them to start preparing for the year-end bonus.
The five workshop leaders came forward first, and Song He handed out their year-end bonuses to them. The moment they held the red envelopes in their hands, their hearts were filled with turmoil.
If it were all silver, it would definitely be an incredible number.
"Can I open it here?" A person in charge looked at the red envelope in his hand and asked Song Chen excitedly.
Song Chen raised his eyebrows, "Of course, this is your thing, it's up to you to choose."
The man smiled innocently and eagerly opened the red envelope in his hand.
"Five taels! There are actually five taels of silver!"
After getting real money in his hand, he still couldn't believe his eyes. You must know that with their current wages, working in the workshop for a year only makes about five taels, and now they only get a year-end bonus.
Five taels!
Several other people also quickly opened their red envelopes, and sure enough, the contents were exactly the same, five taels of silver.
If one person had five taels of silver in their red envelopes, they might think they had made a mistake, but the five of them all had five taels of silver in their red envelopes, which means there was absolutely no mistake.
"Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss."
In the past two months, they have been paid every month for working in the workshop, and now the year-end bonus has been paid directly to five taels of silver. They can't imagine what kind of life this is.
It’s been many years since I’ve seen so much money at once, and even my entire family has not been able to find so much money in recent years.
After arriving at Song Chen's place, I had only worked for more than two months. Not counting wages, I gave them five taels of silver as a year-end bonus alone. Such generous people are really rare in the world!
With the previous person in charge having a year-end bonus, other workers are also secretly looking forward to their own year-end bonus. This money is an unexpected income for them. No matter how much Song Chen gives them, they will
Contentment.
After the year-end bonus is distributed to the person in charge, it will be theirs.
Like the previous persons in charge, each person received a red envelope, which was regarded as a good fortune.
After receiving the year-end bonus, they carefully opened the red envelope, feeling like they were opening a blind box. As the red envelope was opened, the silver inside appeared in front of them.
"Two liang! Oh my god, I actually got a year-end bonus of two liang!"
A woman looked at the money in her red envelope and couldn't help shouting.
Immediately afterwards, someone else shouted, "I'm in the same category."
"Me too."
"All are two taels!"
Song Chen silenced everyone with just one sentence, "I told you when I recruited you to work that we would receive benefits during the New Year and the holidays. These two taels of silver will be your New Year's benefits."
Most of the villagers in Beiguan Village dare not eat too much all year round, otherwise they worry that they will have nothing to eat at the end of the year.
Other villages can go up the mountains to find a way to survive if they are really desperate, but Beiguan Village cannot. After the accident on the mountain more than ten years ago, they no longer dare to go up the mountain. When they are suffering and hungry, they have no choice but to hold on.
These two taels of silver are a considerable amount of income for all of them. With this money, they can live the best year since they were born, and they don’t have to worry about whether they will have nothing to spend next year if they spend the money now.
Live with money.
The work in the workshop is the guarantee of life, and with the few acres of farmland at home, life will only get better and better in the future.
More than 50 people were given completion money and year-end bonuses.
Let’s not talk about wages for now, but the year-end bonus is really scary.
Those people whose families had no one working in Song Chen's workshop almost felt like stretching out their claws when they saw the money they took.
This is all real money!
Song Chen was too generous to send out so much money like this.
If it were any other person, who would be willing to do it?
However, some people didn't think so. They silently calculated an account for Song Chen in their hearts. The wages of more than fifty workers plus the year-end bonus were more than one hundred taels of silver.
In other words, she went to a big house during the Chinese New Year.
How much money did she make to have such confidence?
So someone began to speculate, "Song Chen, how much money did you make? You gave me more than a hundred taels of silver as soon as you asked. I guess it's impossible not to earn two or three thousand taels."
Many people were just envious of the money Song Chen gave to the workers, but they didn't think about this problem. They could earn two to three thousand taels in a few months. Song Chen's business was definitely a bargain.
"Song Chen, is it true? You really earned two to three thousand taels of silver. Oh my god, so much money. It's like listening to a book."
"There must be some, otherwise why would she be so generous? But if you ask me, she is still stingy. She earns several thousand taels by herself and only gives out a few taels to each other. It is really not enough. Otherwise, all businessmen would be said to be profiteers.
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"That's not what you are saying. How much money Song Chen makes is all up to her. We have done well in the workshop. We get paid every month. Now we are also getting year-end bonuses. I am very satisfied."
"I am also contented. In the past, I never dared to think that one day I would live a life without worrying about food and clothing. I never dared to think about it. But it is different now. I will go to town to chop two kilograms of meat later.
Come back and buy some more cloth and cotton so that our girl can wear new clothes for the New Year this year."
"Yes, yes, let's go together later and call a bullock cart. I also want to buy some cloth to make a new coat for my mother."
"Then, Dad, can I have some snacks?"
A three or four year old boy raised his head and asked his father.
His dad smiled and rubbed his head, "Okay, I will take you with me when dad goes to town!"