I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

Chapter 111 Li Xi's 23 Things

At seven quarters past midnight, except for a few people on the cobblestone streets and lit lanterns on the street, the whole village slowly began to fall into silence.

At this time, the Lijia Village meeting hall was very lively.

First, the accountants from each village and workshop reported on the day's income. Next, the heads of each workshop reported on the merchants who had signed contracts and paid franchise fees. There were 168 merchants in total, including the eight major families who became first-tier agents, and the others who were second- and third-tier agents. Finally, the village heads reported on their respective village's business performance and any unexpected problems encountered.

Li Lan listened to everyone's reports, sometimes smiling and nodding in praise, sometimes looking determined and encouraging, and sometimes frowning and thinking silently...

"Everyone did a great job today, especially the inspection at the Sanchakou checkpoint, who was very responsible.

The most important point is to know that what is happening is not something you can deal with by yourself, and to know how to find someone who can deal with it. This alone is particularly worthy of praise and learning.

Although we are willing to solve the problem, we must do so within our capabilities. If it is beyond our capabilities, we must not act like heroes and must put our own safety first."

"Yes, President."

“Now that the franchisees and orders for each workshop have come out, we should hurry up and rush to complete the orders.

The construction teams in each village are also ready. The workshop manager will confirm the decoration time and store contact person for each franchisee tomorrow, and the construction team will arrange their departure time based on the decoration time.

This salary is already included in the franchise fee. Apart from the 15% that will be allocated to the village, the remaining money will be settled with the heads of the workshops upon completion. It will not be paid after the due date."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw Li Lan teasing them. The atmosphere in the conference room was very lively at this time.

"One last thing. Our store managers out in the field must leave tomorrow. We need to open our stores before the other merchants return, according to our previously agreed plan.

If you want to return to the village in the future, you can quickly train a good shop manager; if you decide not to return, you can bring your family with you. Don’t the shops we rent have backyards? You can live there and cook there.”

"President, I want to come back. Chenjia Village is my root. Nowhere else can I feel as comfortable as home."

"Me too, President."

"Me too, President."

……

"Okay, you guys make your own arrangements. Laizi, are you sure you want to go to Shonan? Xiaohua is going to give birth in a few months."

When Li Laizi heard Li Lan asking him, he quickly stood up and said:

"President, I'm sure. I will train the store manager candidate before Xiaohua gives birth."

Seeing his determined and confident look, Li Lan nodded and said, "Okay, go out without worry. We will take good care of Xiaohua."

……

Half an hour later, the door to the conference room opened, and everyone came out, chatting and laughing. Suddenly, they saw Zhou Yuntian sitting on the armchair at the reception desk. They were all startled and hurried forward to bow.

"Master Zhou."

"No need to be so polite, everyone. You've all worked hard. It's getting late, so let's go back quickly."

"Yes, my lord."

Seeing everyone leaving one after another, Zhou Yuntian stood up and prepared to look for Li Lan. At this moment, he saw Li Xi coming out with Li Lan's arm around her. The two of them were chatting and laughing about something.

Zhou Yuntian stared at Li Xi's hand holding Li Lan's arm, his eyes flashing.

Li Xi saw Zhou Yuntian staring at her hand, and quickly pulled her hand away. She said hurriedly, "Miss, I have to go back and check the list of merchants. I'll be leaving first."

After saying that, he lowered his head and hurried out. When he got outside, he couldn't help but let out a breath, looked up at the night sky, and looked at the stars in the night sky, wondering what he was thinking.

"Little Grape. What are you looking up at?"

Hearing the voice, Li Xi couldn't help but be startled. Turning around, he saw Potian sitting on the roof. He frowned, crossed his arms, and mocked, "Hey, when did the famous Potian start to act so coquettishly and sit on the roof to admire the moon?"

"Hahahaha, there are still many things that Little Grape doesn't know."

As he spoke, he leaped and landed steadily in front of Li Xi. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Little Grape, how about we take advantage of these few days to have a good chat and get to know each other better?"

The warm breath sprayed on Li Xi's ears and cheeks, making her ear tips and cheeks stained with a hint of pink.

After a moment, Li Xi was so shocked that she quickly pushed him away, stamped her feet, and cursed: "Who wants to communicate with you? Go away."

After saying that, she turned around and ran away. Potian looked at her coquettish look and couldn't help laughing while standing there.

……

Li Xi cursed as she ran along, "You stinky bastard! You don't like me, but you want to flirt with me, and then you disappear after flirting with me. You're such a shameless bastard."

Suddenly, she stopped and saw a tall figure standing outside the yard from a distance.

Li Xi frowned, quickened his pace, and wondered in his heart: It's so late, why is this tall guy still not sleeping and standing outside the yard?

"Mr. Zhou, why don't you go to bed? Are you waiting for Mr. Zhou again?"

Looking at Li Xi who walked up to him with a frown in confusion, Zhou Da didn't know what to do with his hands and feet, and began to stutter.

"I, I... yes, I saw that the master and the lady had not returned yet, so I came out to take a look."

"Oh, then you don't have to wait. Your master and the girl will be back soon."

Having said that, he walked towards the yard.

Seeing her leave, Zhou Da couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Suddenly, a question came from his voice, which made him feel relieved again.

"Mr. Zhou, your Lord Zhou is such a great martial artist, I don't know what you're worried about. Why don't you go back?"

"Oh, I'll be right back. Right back."

After saying that, he ran back to the room at the fastest speed in his life.

Watching him rush back to the house, Li Xi frowned, wondering: What's wrong with this tall guy tonight? He was so hesitant when speaking, and now he's back so quickly... Could it be?

As she thought about it, she couldn't help but look around in the darkness. Suddenly, a cold wind blew, and she shuddered. The more she looked, the more she felt something was wrong. Finally, she let out a low cry of "Oh my God!" and quickly ran back to the house.

At this time, Zhou Da, who had returned to the house, was leaning against the door, breathing heavily. Just as he took a break and raised his head to go back to his bed to sleep, he suddenly shuddered and took two steps back.

Zhou Qi and Zhou Wu, sitting on their respective beds, removed the quilts covering their heads and looked at Zhou Da in confusion.

"Brother, where have you been? Why did you come back so late?"

After seeing that they were his two brothers, Zhou Wu took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "Why do you control me?"

"Brother, Zhou Qi didn't say anything, why are you so angry?"

"I just like to get angry, what's wrong? Go to sleep."

Looking at Zhou Da who went to bed and covered himself with the quilt, the two looked at each other in the dark room in the moonlight, shrugged inexplicably, covered themselves with the quilt and continued to sleep.

Zhou Da, who was covered in the quilt, opened his eyes wide and thought to himself: How can I feel the same as you two... Hey, what did the madam say?

He frowned and thought for a moment, thinking: Single dog, yes, how can you two single dogs understand? Oh, but how should I tell her? Tell her that I like you and you poisoned me?

Thinking of this, his face changed involuntarily. He touched his stomach subconsciously, shuddered, and muttered, "Forget it, forget it. Let's just clean our heads and go to sleep."