The meeting in the workshop lasted all morning, and from time to time there were exclamations and irrepressible cheers in the dormitory, which made the officials of the other departments who passed by very curious. No one knew what Su Hao said in the workshop, everyone just saw that when the door of the workshop was opened, the officials who came out of the workshop were all tall, with a look of happiness, sacredness, and pride on their faces.

Dai Qi stayed at the end, watching the officials leave, he asked Su Hao in a low voice, "Master Su, what you just said about the ten major things, but are they serious?" ”

Su Hao smiled: "Old Dai, do you think I'm full and have nothing to make everyone happy?" These ten major events, we have fallen on everyone's heads, and everyone thinks that they are feasible, why do you think I am not serious? ”

Dai Qi said: "I just can't believe it, if these ten major things are done, I think our Fengcheng County Ya's workshop is not much better than the Ministry of Industry in the capital." ”

Su Hao said: "Lao Dai, you are exaggerating, we are just mining some coal, burning some lime and cement, smelting some iron, building a reservoir or something, how can we compare with the Ministry of Industry?" However, if these things can be done, the scale of our workshop will be expanded by at least 10 times, and we can handle tens of thousands of taels of silver casually a year. ”

"Tens of thousands of taels ......" Dai Qi covered his cheeks and really gasped, "I can't imagine that my old Dai will still do such a big business." ”

Su Hao looked at Dai Qi's demeanor and said disdainfully: "You go slowly, I have to eat." ”

After talking endlessly for a morning, Su Hao was already hungry. He left Dai Qi alone in the workshop in a daze, and hurried to the county government's canteen to eat.

Fengcheng County has some of the style of later institutions, and the staff canteen is very good. Su Hao has long heard people say that as long as he spends 10 yuan in the county canteen, he can eat a good meal worth more than 30 yuan, which is probably a disguised welfare.

It has been a month since Su Hao went to the county government on an errand, but it was the first time he came to the dining hall. He received his meal from a cook, sat down at an empty table, and devoured it. The other servants came early, and they had already finished eating and left at this time, and there was a canteen in Nuoda, leaving Su Hao alone to eat.

After eating for a while, Su Hao looked up and found that about five or six steps away in front of him, there was a young woman with a slender figure and a good face, watching him eat. Seeing Su Hao raise her head, the woman took two steps forward, bowed to Yingying, and said, "Cheng Yi has seen Master Su, thank Master Su for his help and rescue my sister and brother." ”

Su Hao patted his head, he remembered that Han Qian had told him that Cheng Yi was arranged to be a cook in the county government. He had thought about coming over to visit, but as soon as the meeting in the workshop began, he forgot about it. Seeing Cheng Yi come forward to greet him, Su Hao arched his hand, returned the salute, and looked at Cheng Yi carefully.

When he was in Caijia Village, Su Hao and Cheng Yi only met once, and Cheng Yi in his memory was a thin, weak, and pitiful girl, and there was nothing more impressive about the others. I haven't seen her for a month, Cheng Yi has obviously gained weight, her face is a little bloody, and her temperament is much better, no longer the timid appearance she had when she was in Caijia Village.

Although she was wearing the clothes of a cook, and she also regarded herself as a lowly subordinate in front of Su Hao, Su Hao could clearly read a kind of self-confidence and tranquility in her eyes. Compared with Han Qian, a daughter who has been living in a honey pot, Cheng Yi is more mature and less weak, and looks more like those cheerful and capable female colleagues in Su Hao's unit in the later generations.

"I heard that the Cheng family's lady works in the county government, but I didn't expect to meet here." Su Hao said casually as if he had seen an old friend, and at the same time pointed to the seat opposite, and said, "Sit down and talk, have you eaten?" ”

Su Hao spoke completely according to his own habits, but Cheng Yi was taken aback. In this era, how can a man and a woman sit and talk face to face in front of the public, if this is seen, it will be repaid. Cheng Yi didn't know if Su Hao was deliberately frivolous or had other deep meanings, her face was slightly flushed, and she said softly: "How dare the little woman sit at the same table with the master." ”

"Uh......" Su Hao also reacted, he smiled awkwardly and said, "It's me who took the liberty." By the way, Cheng family lady, you sisters and brothers come to live in the county, are you still used to it? ”

"It's all good." Cheng Yi stood there, hung her head and replied respectfully, "Miss Han said that you specially entrusted her to settle our sister and brother." Now my younger brother lives in Longguang Academy, studying with Mr. Wu, I live in the county government, and I live with the miscellaneous wives-in-law, and everything is fine. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to thank Master Su for your kindness, and I happened to see you coming to eat, so I was rude to come over and disturb you. ”

Su Hao shook his head and said, "Cheng family lady, you are serious. Actually, let's not hide it, when you choose a well location in Caijia Village, you don't have to choose it in your field, it's ...... So...... You should understand, right? ”

Cheng Yi nodded and said, "Although the little woman is stupid, she has also seen the matter of digging wells and knows what is going on. ”

Su Hao said: "As a county magistrate, I was not able to preside over justice, but instead accommodated this immoral behavior, which is really ashamed." I asked Miss Han to arrange one or two for you in the county, just to atone for your sins, not to mention any great kindness. ”

Cheng Yi said: "Cheng Yi knows that the master also has difficulties, the so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, so Cheng Yi does not dare to resent the master." Cheng Yi was inexplicably grateful that my master was able to read my sister and brother pitifully and find us such a safe place, especially when he also helped introduce my younger brother to study in the academy. ”

Su Hao nodded, and secretly praised in his heart, this is indeed a smart woman. She could see that it was not Su Hao who wanted to get along with her sister and brother, in the face of such a change, she did not get angry with Su Hao, but expressed her understanding, which is really rare. In the feudal era, most girls had no opinions, and they couldn't do anything big, but the Cheng Yi in front of her was different, she supported a family independently for several years, supporting her younger brother to study, and this experience created her extraordinary insight.

Thinking of this, Su Hao's heart moved, and asked: "Cheng family lady, I heard that your family was originally a scholarly family, I don't know if you are literate?" ”

Cheng Yi didn't understand why Su Hao suddenly asked about this, she hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Cheng Yi has also read a few books, and he is coarse and well-versed. ”

"Uh-huh, okay." Su Hao said, "A lady like you, who lives with her mother-in-law every day and does some rough work, is also wronged by you." In a few days, we will have some business to start working in the workshop, and I would like to ask you to help at that time, I don't know if you would like to. ”

Cheng Yi showed a panicked look and excused herself: "Master, the little woman doesn't know what engineering repairs are, and I'm afraid I can't help the affairs of this workshop." ”

Su Hao said: "I didn't let you do any engineering, I just liked that you were literate and hyphenated, and you were quite assertive." We are in dire need of management talents, and I think you are the right fit. I don't think you want to be a cook for the rest of your life, do you? ”

"Management? The little woman ......, "Cheng Yi searched her intestines and scraped her stomach, trying to find a reason to reject Su Hao's offer, but she didn't know how to say it for a while."

Su Hao took chopsticks and finished the food in the bowl, put the bowl on the table, stood up, and said to Cheng Yi with a smile: "Cheng Yi, you are a talent, I sincerely invite you to the workshop to help, believe me, you will like that job." ”

After that, he didn't wait for Cheng Yi to react, turned around and left.

Cheng Yi stood there, looking at the background of Su Hao's departure, and his heart went up and down, not knowing what to feel.

This scholar is so domineering! Why did he believe that I would agree to work in the workshop? Also, on what basis does he assert that I am a talent? We've only met so many times in total, isn't it okay for him to survey wells and meet again? However, the management ...... It sounds like an interesting word, should I give him a try? Do I really want to be a cook for the rest of my life, as he said?

After thinking about it, Cheng Yi didn't come up with a conclusion. She smiled helplessly and shook her head, picked up the dishes and chopsticks that Su Hao had used, and went to the kitchen.

Su Hao's words to Cheng Yi were not some whim nonsense.

First of all, he remembered that Cai Youshou told him that Cheng Yi's father was an official, and Cheng Yi was also a beautiful girl. For this, Ma Yu later also gave confirmation. Seeing such a former daughter farming in Caijia Village, and now working as a cook in the county government, Su Hao always felt a little unbearable, so he always wanted to find her a white-collar job.

Secondly, Su Hao really thinks that Cheng Yi has a moderate demeanor, is assertive, and can endure humiliation, which are all qualities that an excellent manager should have. Su Hao arranged ten major things to be done in the workshop, each of which was a huge business stall, and he was struggling with the shortage of management talents. If Cheng Yi can be competent in management, it will also be a great help to Su Hao.

Just co-opting a Cheng Yi is still far from enough for Su Hao's career, he still needs more talents to assist him. After leaving the dining hall, he went straight out of the county office and walked along the street towards Longguang Academy, he wanted to go to the highest school in Fengcheng County to see if anyone was willing to join.