Amidst the heartfelt thanks from the villagers in the white circle, it was time for the next villager.
This time, the villagers had no special requests, so Li Qingfeng paid them their wages as usual, and they all happily went home.
Just as Li Qingfeng was about to tidy up the table and leave, he suddenly caught sight of two people walking towards home out of the corner of his eye.
He quickly slapped his thigh and said apologetically, "Oh no, how could I forget this!"
He quickly called out to the two people who were heading home.
"Xiang Linsao, Yan Yun, wait for me!"
"What is it, Li Qingfeng?"
"What's wrong, Little Feng?"
Hearing his call, Xiang Linsao and Yan Yun both turned their heads to ask.
After hearing their calls, Li Qingfeng actually felt a little embarrassed.
He might have been too busy today and forgot to give them their wages, and they hadn't even mentioned it. This truly touched Li Qingfeng.
"Don't rush off! I haven't settled your wages for today yet."
Looking at Xiang Linsao in front of him and Yan Yun beside her, he directly spoke.
"It's just a day's wage, no need to rush. You've been busy today, you should go home first."
At this moment, Xiang Linsao suddenly spoke.
She had been watching Li Qingfeng pay out wages. There were a total of 23 people's wages on his table. She hadn't seen their portions for herself and Yan Yun.
Xiang Linsao thought that Li Qingfeng might be short on funds, so she quietly told Yan Yun next to her. After discussing it, they decided not to take their wages for today.
Hence, this scene!
Of course, Pan Xiaolian, who was standing nearby, saw their actions clearly, but she didn't remind them.
Because only then would Li Qingfeng see how much his core team trusted him.
Looking at Xiang Linsao, Li Qingfeng directly took a small red envelope from his chest and handed it to her.
"Xiang Linsao, this red envelope I prepared specially today is for giving out your wages!"
"Yan Yun, as our only hired chef, you get one too!"
Saying this, Li Qingfeng took another red envelope from his chest and handed it to Yan Yun in front of him.
"I get one too?"
"What do you think? Aren't you working for me? If you work here, you will definitely get paid."
"Take it! Today is the first day, so I've prepared a red envelope for you. The amount isn't too large, please don't mind. This is just a token of my appreciation."
He said directly to the two in front of him, cutting off any possibility of them returning the red envelopes.
Seeing Li Qingfeng's firm resolve, Xiang Linsao and Yan Yun no longer hesitated and accepted the red envelopes in his hands.
Upon opening them, they found a red banknote placed inside each.
Similarly, next to the banknote, there was a stack of small denomination cash, which, upon closer inspection, was exactly the amount of their wages.
Instantly, shock appeared on Xiang Linsao and Yan Yun's faces.
They had all thought that Li Qingfeng couldn't afford to pay wages! They never expected him to prepare such a generous red envelope for them.
Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Li Qingfeng
Could not help but say, "The red envelope is separate from the wages. I've prepared both for you. Take the red envelopes home, you have work tomorrow!"
"Li Qingfeng, this..."
Yan Yun looked at him with some hesitation. After all, Xiang Linsao accepting the red envelope was because of their close relationship, but Yan Yun had some unpleasant history with him.
Li Qingfeng directly pushed her towards Xiang Linsao and said to both of them, "Alright, go home now. Don't forget to come to work tomorrow morning!"
"Go back! We have to go home too!"
At this moment, Pan Xiaolian, who had been watching for a long time, finally walked up and spoke directly to the two of them.
As expected, after hearing Pan Xiaolian's words, both of them nodded, accepted the red envelopes, and left.
"That's great, Aunt Pan, your words are still effective."
Li Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh.
"Qingfeng, your words are much more effective than Aunt Pan's now. I'm only in charge of logistics. You have to handle everything in the front lines by yourself."
"Haven't you noticed how much the villagers respect you now?"
Pan Xiaolian said directly.
"Yes, Aunt Pan, it makes me feel a little embarrassed!"
"This is normal. You've provided them with good work, a secure environment, reasonable working hours, and most importantly, a good lunch environment and guaranteed wages!"
"If the villagers receive all this, it's impossible for them not to respect you!"
Pan Xiaolian said directly, her tone undeniably firm.
"It's just that the price of our ingredients seems to be almost as much as a worker's daily wage. Is it a bit expensive?"
At this moment, Aunt Pan suddenly changed her tone. Today, after seeing the wages being paid out, she finally noticed something was amiss.
If calculated at the current rate, the cost of lunch was almost equivalent to the wages.
"Aunt Pan, you can't think of it that way!"
"We will expand the scale sooner or later. If there are more and more people, wouldn't this money be averaged out?"
He said directly to Pan Xiaolian in front of him.
"What are we doing tomorrow?"
Pan Xiaolian stopped pursuing the topic and asked Li Qingfeng again.
"I haven't fully decided yet, but I've already contacted a farmer in the village. I plan to buy a sheep and make a whole roast lamb tomorrow!"
Although Pan Xiaolian was in charge of the specific menu, all the considerations for ingredients were left to Li Qingfeng. They would basically do whatever he bought.
"By the way, Aunt Pan, I feel like these people are not enough. I want to hire some more!"
"After today's events, many people in the village will probably come to you tomorrow. Pick about 20 more people."
"But we don't have that much land at the moment. 50 people is already the maximum we can accommodate, and those extra 20 people won't have work!"
Pan Xiaolian had already planned for these things. Although she wanted to directly refuse Li Qingfeng's suggestion, she was afraid of hurting his feelings, so she had to say it tactfully.
"Aunt Pan, have you forgotten something? We can still rent more!"
"Rent from where?"
Pan Xiaolian asked with great curiosity.
Logically speaking, wouldn't most of the desolate mountain areas belong to the village committee?
"There's a place, it's privately owned!" Li Qingfeng said mysteriously.