"How many people are there in your family...?"

Faced with the question from Shi Zehong.

Zhao Qianju, though finding it a bit strange, didn't think too much about it and answered honestly:

"Director Shi, there are currently seven people in my family: me, my wife, my children, my younger brother and sister-in-law, my nephew, and my blind old mother. That's all."

Shi Zehong glanced at the file in his hand again.

Since Zhao Qianju was not previously one of the rabbits' formal development targets.

The file records at the construction site were limited to counting Zhao Qianju's relatives, and some deeper information had not been included.

Now that the camp intended to recruit the other party, some previously overlooked issues needed to be thoroughly understood.

Don't ask who made it clear.

Of course.

Asking these questions was merely to further understand the situation; there was absolutely no political review involved.

In short, don't ask specifically; asking is just to enrich the character information samples.

It's just that from a protective standpoint, it's reasonable for the rabbits to use a leather bag to contain the documents and place them in some safe places, right?

So Shi Zehong continued:

"And your father..."

Zhao Qianju's eyes showed a hint of sorrow, and he sighed:

"My father was a carpenter. He got dysentery while fleeing five years ago and didn't make it."

Upon hearing this, Shi Zehong also let out a light sigh.

While recording the information, his face unwittingly showed a touch of sympathy.

He and Zhao Qianju were about the same age, both in their late thirties approaching forty, belonging to the middle-aged stage with old and young family members depending on them.

Although they came from two different worlds, their mutual feelings towards relatives were understandable.

So upon hearing about Zhao Qianju's father's passing and his mother's blindness.

Shi Zehong naturally experienced an emotional tendency towards empathy.

It's not that Shi Zehong was as melancholy as Lin Daiyu, but since he came to the Damo Realm, he had seen too many horrors previously unseen.

The harshest heart, under the immersion of this environment, would be somewhat touched.

Perhaps Huaxia couldn't yet be considered a real golden age, but at least there was no need to worry about the most basic issues of food and clothing, allowing people to live like humans.

We truly should thank those ancestors...

Bringing his thoughts back to reality,

Shi Zehong pondered for a few seconds.

Considering that Zhao Qianju had not yet been formally incorporated into the organization, he continued to use the original address, and said:

"Brother Zhao, your wife Wang Qiaoyun had schistosomiasis before, right? How is her health now?"

Mentioning his wife's condition, Zhao Qianju's face immediately filled with gratitude, nodding repeatedly:

"Ah Yun has been recovering well recently, she can walk and do laundry without any issues. For people like us, as long as we can endure the illness, it's nothing."

Wang Qiaoyun was Zhao Qianju's first wife, whom he married before falling into distress. The couple had always been in love, the kind that made single dogs' scalps tingle.

Back when Wang Qiaoyun contracted schistosomiasis, commonly known as the big belly disease, due to poor dietary conditions, during the escape with limited medical means and economic conditions, she was almost a step away from death.

One could even say.

If not for the rabbits' field hospital's intervention, Zhao Qianju and his wife would have been separated by death by now.

The only consideration would have been where to bury their graves.

Therefore, his wife's recovery was also one of the reasons Zhao Qianju was willing to work hard for the rabbits.

As they say, the righteous are often the bold, and plain working people are much easier to deal with than those high-ranking individuals.

As the total person in charge at the Chixian City site, if he could choose, Shi Zehong would prefer to meet these grassroots people every day rather than engage with those insufferable elders from the Wei Mansion who pretend to be deeply thoughtful yet are utterly incompetent.

Then he continued to ask:

"Brother Zhao, I saw in the records... Your wife Wang Qiaoyun was once the daughter of a head chef at a restaurant in Donglin City and is good at cooking?"

His wife's identity was something Zhao Qianju reported voluntarily during registration, so he wasn't too surprised now and answered honestly:

"That's right, Ah Yun is the daughter of Head Chef Wang from Jinhua Building in Donglin City. Before fleeing, she even worked as a helper at Jinhua Building. Her skills... are passable."

After speaking, Zhao Qianju scratched his head and chuckled:

"Before coming to the construction site this time, Ah Yun told me she plans to take her sister-in-law to apply for the new textile factory's recruitment, so our family will have four sources of income."

According to the night discussions among Zhao Qianju's family, it's clear that the rabbits now plan to settle in Chixian City.

Unlike the ten thousand refugees who came later, Zhao Qianju and his family had witnessed the power of hot weapons, naturally understanding the rabbits' strength.

Looking around for a thousand miles, how many places could be safer than Chixian City?

Therefore, their family was determined to stay in Chixian City.

But if they decided to settle here, many issues would need to be considered.

For example, housing.

Although housing prices in the Damo Realm can't be considered very expensive, due to the better shelter conditions available for those with residency, the prices are certainly not cheap.

It takes someone about ten years of hard work to save enough money to buy a house.

Even though the compensation the Rabbits offer for manual labor isn't low, it's still very difficult to buy a house in the short term with just that.

After all, if that were possible, the entire economic system of Chixian City would collapse.

Therefore, now hearing there are new "factories" recruiting workers, the majority of wandering folks, whose family members have earned dividends from construction work, choose without hesitation to sign up as a family.

Upon hearing that Zhang Qiaoyun was preparing to sign up for recruitment, Shi Zehong contemplated for a moment and suggested:

"Brother Zhao, perhaps you should consider the registration later. Would you like to hear my suggestion?"

Zhao Qianju blinked, appearing surprised that a big figure like Shi Zehong would pay attention to his wife.

But he quickly adjusted and nodded:

"Please, go ahead."

Shi Zehong gave him a deep look, inwardly marveling at this local's good luck, and asked:

"Have you ever thought about... opening a restaurant?"

A restaurant?

At this, Zhao Qianju was truly stunned.

He involuntarily glanced at the translator in Shi Zehong's hand.

Could it be like the previous 'burden,' another metaphor with a mysterious meaning?

If 'burden' means adding weight to the shoulders, does a restaurant imply a lot of incoming people, and arranging a few concubines to expand his family?

And the variety of dishes in a restaurant, could they imply all kinds of girls?

Perhaps as green and fresh as vegetables, or as tender as radishes, or as wrinkled and aged as taro...

Or maybe hinting at something more unique in taste, like summoning a few same-gender companions?

Thinking of this, Zhao Qianju became somewhat anxious.

Although taking concubines is not forbidden in the Damo Realm, he was deeply in love with his wife, and such things were completely unacceptable to him.

So he quickly waved his hand and shook his head vigorously:

"No, Director Shi, I can't do that."

Shi Zehong: "?"

Soon he realized that this old friend seemed to have misunderstood something again, so he explained:

"Brother Zhao, don't overthink it. I mean a restaurant in the literal sense, a place for meals."

This time it was Zhao Qianju's turn to look puzzled: "?"

Then Shi Zehong pulled out a map of Chixian City, marked with information in Damo language.

He circled a location on the map with his hand and explained:

"Brother Zhao, this is the development plan for Chixian City. Have you noticed these points?

These points are the locations of future factories in the city. They are all planned to be in the east of the city, in a region we call the Leisi Industrial Park.

It's specifically here; this whole large area. The main factory's entrance, or the gate, is here....."

Previously mentioned.

This time, the Rabbits' Leisi plan includes transporting several production lines, like a textile factory and a bicycle factory, aiming to use their 1970s experience to beat the game world a second time.

These factories aim to settle the wandering population of Chixian City, converting them into surplus productive labor.

Apart from the agricultural machinery factory, the other factories are already tuned and ready to recruit.

Zhang Qiaoyun previously wanted to sign up for the textile factory.

Taking into account the urgent need for funds among the migratory workers to alleviate their living pressures,

the Rabbits and the Wei Mansion decided to pay wages on a daily basis at the start of the factories.

At least ensure the basic needs of the wandering population are met.

Once the city's economic level rises and the Rabbits gain enough credibility, wages will be paid weekly or monthly.

Given the current allocation of Rabbit resources, it's foreseeable that Chixian City's migratory population will soon reach a subsistence level.

Shi Zehong based his suggestion on this basis.

However, Zhao Qianju seemed unable to grasp such a significant policy direction, so Shi Zehong put it in simpler terms:

"Brother Zhao, let me first tell you a number:

This time, our several factories will recruit no fewer than ten thousand workers, both men and women included.

Just imagine.

An industrial park of such a massive scale, if you open a little restaurant at the entrance to the factory area...

Can you imagine what that would mean?"

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