Chapter 487: Chapter 487
"I don’t think that’s all; this family must be flush with cash, and they’re definitely looking to renovate a larger house to enjoy life."
"You don’t get it. If an earthquake hits, they’re probably strengthening the foundation. Just in case more rocks come tumbling down from the mountain, they can prevent some damage and ensure true impregnability."
Thus, various rumors about the villa increasing its security measures spread like wildfire, and without even needing to provide a reason herself, the masses had concocted all sorts of justifications for Jing Shu—how convenient.
This was the advantage of having a good relationship with Xiao Liz: after giving him two kilograms of flour and twenty eggs, Xiao Liz brought over the apocalypse convicts for reformative labor to work for Jing Shu without charge.
However, Jing Shu couldn’t just let people work for nothing. Besides, laying the foundation, burying stones, and Hu Nizi were all physically demanding tasks. She directly allocated several hundred kilograms of red earthworms from the West Mountain Warehouse for their meals, so they would be full and energetic enough to work, and this wasn’t a job that could be finished in a day or two.
Until the red earthworms could be officially bred, the stock from West Mountain Warehouse had to be supplied to the factory. The workers had been very proactive these days and had earned ’points.’ With points, they could exchange them for food. These were all part of the initial consumption, which amounted to about several hundred kilograms daily.
Afterward, she didn’t plan to sell this batch of red earthworms. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have borrowed one million Virtual Coins from the Government just for that 8% discount. Instead, she planned to trade them all with Su Malie for compressed natural gas.
Firstly, her own family needed it for daily cooking and underfloor heating, which consumed a lot. Plus, the weather was getting colder day by day. The use of natural gas and stoking boilers couldn’t be halted. Otherwise, both the villa and the German MAN truck would become very cold. At home, there was also a large amount of Domestic Poultry and vegetables that would freeze to death if it got too cold.
Secondly, it was needed for the factory to process food until it was cooked. At a minimum, food had to be cooked before serving. Otherwise, if raw food was packaged, it could easily be contaminated with various parasites. If one or two people had issues, it wouldn’t be a big deal, but if groups of people were infected with parasites, the Government would certainly have an opportunity to nab her as an unscrupulous merchant.
Before the factory could become self-sufficient, Jing Shu estimated that there were still about one million Virtual Coins worth of red earthworms left in the West Mountain Warehouse. After all, she had traded some with Gold Dominator and had handed some in previously. Coupled with the consumption in recent days, there wasn’t much left.
How much had Jing Shu spent initially to acquire these red earthworms and process them into cooked food? Oh, it was about two to three hundred thousand Virtual Coins. Who would have thought that in just over a year, she would have made back assets worth around three million! Ten times the profit! It was a windfall, exhilarating!
But after that, the red earthworm breeding would be almost up to speed. After subtracting various labor, material, Fuel, energy, and lighting costs, the profit margin was around two to three times. Although it had decreased significantly, the volume was large! The scale would be dozens of times larger than last year’s factory.
After a busy morning, stones were still being hauled over, trip after trip, piling up by the roadside. Then, professional workers stretched out lines to demarcate areas and began laying the foundation; the construction site bustled with activity.
"Come on, it’s cold out! Everyone have some hot mush to warm up. Don’t catch a cold. You’re the pillars of your homes, after all. You can’t afford to fall ill."
Grandma Jing, carrying steaming mush with floating bits of vegetable leaves, handed a paper cup to each person, including Xiao Liz and his crew. Though not much, these were rare delicacies.
Mr. Jing passed a cigarette to Xiao Liz while watching so many people working and started chatting.
Who in the Second Team didn’t like working at Jingshu’s house? Not only was the compensation generous, but every time they came to help, they also received a variety of foods—different delicious treats each time. Last time it was golden egg pancakes; the time before, it was unforgettable soy milk. So, as soon as they heard that the villa needed help, they volunteered immediately.
It was a rule that they couldn’t enter the villa, so everyone stayed on the road outside. After enjoying the host’s mush, they had to properly supervise these criminals who had erred!
The fat chicken, accompanied by two lion-headed geese and two goslings, began to patrol its territory. No insect or creature daring to challenge its authority was allowed on its turf—not even the pregnant Da Hua.
Jing Shu, satisfied with having handed everything over to Mr. Jing, hurried to the factory.
At the entrance to the factory warehouse, people were crowded three layers deep both inside and out. This update ıs available on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁
"Quick, look! My goodness, are those sacks of rice being unloaded from the truck? Heavens, there are fresh vegetables too!"
"What do I see? Old Wang is moving eggs! Ten... twenty... no, at least fifty eggs! Damn, he’s lucky to have been assigned the job of a porter, getting up close and personal with the eggs."
"I don’t ask to eat an egg. Just let me eat a bit of eggshell... Oh no, let me just smell an egg, and I’ll be satisfied."
"How many points is an egg again?"
"Robbery, huh? An all-you-can-eat red earthworm buffet only costs 1 point!"
"Be content. An egg costs 25 Virtual Coins on the Black Market outside. It’s equivalent to 20 Virtual Coins here, much cheaper. And, not to speak out of turn, where can you still get an all-you-can-eat red earthworm buffet for 1 point these days?"
"That’s not even the point. The point is, this cafeteria’s buffet is so fucking delicious! There’s salt and pepper flavor, crispy fried ones, and spicy ones. To accommodate the old and the young, there’s also red earthworm mince. My goodness, is the boss a rich tycoon or what, using spices like that? Anyway, once the finance department is working today and I rise to an LV2 star employee, I’ll get to eat the buffet for free twice. So nice."
"Did you hear? If your points don’t increase for 30 consecutive days, you’ll be kicked out of the factory. And today, Zhang Zi led Lai Ziba and caught all those who were trying to sneak into the factory, earning 20 points instantly. My heavens, points are too easy to earn, aren’t they?"
"You probably haven’t heard. Now, outsiders who want to get in have to pay 20 Virtual Coins. It’s laughable that some people want to slack off and avoid work. They’ll regret it when the time comes."
"That’s nothing. This warehouse isn’t even monitored! Factory Director Su said it relies on everyone being conscientious, and there’s a big reward if anyone catches a thief."
"Pfft, isn’t that just inviting everyone to steal together? Who wouldn’t covet those eggs sitting in there?"
While there was a commotion at the entrance, screams and pleas for mercy suddenly erupted from inside.
"Let’s go take a look!"
The crowd couldn’t squeeze in but knew something big had happened. Soon after, Factory Director Su and Manager Tuo arrived, along with what seemed like police officers on standby. Only then did everyone realize that a supervisor and a worker had been colluding; each had taken two eggs and hidden them in their pants.
Another worker saw the bulges and reported them. Those two even shamelessly said, "Yeah, so what if it’s big down there?"
"If it’s so big, why don’t you wrap it around your waist? Hurry up and take off your pants! Let everyone see! If there’s nothing, I’ll eat shit on a live stream today!"