Chapter 366 Quality
Introducing agricultural-related application technologies to farmers in different regions has more or less difficulty. In areas with mixed languages, the guides need to be very down-to-earth and it is best to be able to speak several dialects.
Therefore, "Shacheng Food" can let "Uncle Qin" speak Mandarin in Chenbu Village, but after Chen Changlong notified and promoted the surrounding villages, "Uncle Qin" introduced it, which was a bit unprofessional and very inefficient.
Moreover, if the local dialects of Leizhou were all Cantonese, it would be fine. In fact, the differences are so great that many people may only be able to hear but not speak for their entire lives.
After Ding Yong knew about this situation, he first asked "Shacheng Food" to set up an office in the urban area of Leizhou, and then, with the help of the two district governments, held a job fair, not for the public, but for local agricultural-related units and secondary vocational schools.
Agricultural technicians in their forties who have been sitting on the bench for more than 20 years came to try their luck, and third-year students in technical secondary schools, vocational high schools, and technical schools who are 16 or 17 years old also came to join in the fun.
The main thing is that the salary is quite good, with a base salary of 1,000 yuan. The requirement is to understand Leizhou dialect, Li dialect, and local Hakka dialect. This understanding means being able to listen and speak.
This salary level is only available to local deputy section-level teachers who work for the government, so it is quite attractive.
At the same time, many substitute teachers are also interested. After Chen Changlong was given a pack of tea by the village primary school teacher, he sounded out Zhang Zhiqin. He thought Zhang Zhiqin would put on airs, but Zhang Zhiqin didn't care. He even said hello to the people in the marketing department and communicated with the Leizhou Municipal Education Bureau. He also held a job fair among the substitute teachers.
Although the job fair is not open to the public, the scene is still quite lively. Basically, everyone brings their families to watch the excitement.
Fortunately, the technical information to be memorized is not complicated. It just explains what is what, how to use it, and where to use it.
From large equipment such as agricultural machinery to several ways to use feed, even including something like "scholarship", everything must be explained clearly and understandably.
Because many people who have received compulsory education find the explanation of clauses easy to understand very difficult to understand in the eyes of some older illiterate people, and those who need explanations are very patient and use various metaphors to make the other party understand.
In the job fair, the substitute teacher group is the most active. Graduates of technical secondary schools, vocational high schools and technical schools are too young, and most of them are just joining in the fun. If they have the time, they might as well go out and drink a cup of herbal tea to cool down.
However, there are also a few children from Shenchuan County, which makes Zhang Zhiqin, who was originally just watching the fun, very admired. That kind of simple feeling is very different from his peers who have no worries.
"Uncle Wu, the school uniforms of those kids don't seem to be from the city schools."
"Oh, they seem to be from Shenchuan Vocational High School."
"Where is Shenchuan?"
"It's in the north, upstream of Beiqiao River. They grow a lot of sugarcane there, and the lion dance is pretty good. Mr. Zhang, do you want to see the lion dance? The masters in Shenchuan are very skilled."
"Oh? Then maybe the boss will be interested."
Zhang Zhiqin thought for a while and said, "Uncle Wu, is it convenient to call these kids over?"
"No problem."
So Chen Changrui put on the police uniform, and the teenagers from Shenchuan were dragged by the old policeman to the "big boss" from outside the city in panic.
Have we done anything wrong?
No.
"Don't be nervous, sit down and have a chat. Do you want some tangerine peel candy? It's made in Yangcheng."
"Thank you, boss."
"Thank you, boss."
The teenagers were very polite. Zhang Zhiqin smiled and asked, "I see that many of the students who come here are from the city. How did you four come here?"
"Send some duck eggs to Teacher Yang..."
The teenagers spoke Mandarin with a slight accent, but not a heavy one.
They were not tall and had dark skin, but it was not a mark of the sea breeze, but a normal skin color from long-term outdoor work.
Compared with the wind-beaten skin of seamen and fishermen, it was better.
The hair was very short, probably trimmed by himself, so some places were rough and some places were missing.
"Who is Teacher Yang?"
"A teacher in our village."
Then he talked for a while, and Zhang Zhiqin understood the general situation. The Teacher Yang mentioned by these teenagers taught them arithmetic and grammar ten years ago.
He is still teaching them now, but he teaches their younger brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces.
From a place called Luotang Village in Shenchuan County, four teenagers rode bicycles along the Xixi River all the way south to the city of Leizhou.
It's not far, 20 kilometers.
But it's definitely not close. Riding a bicycle for 20 kilometers and carrying some local goods is actually quite difficult.
The bicycle was borrowed from a classmate. He had to go back to the village from the county first, and then take things from the village to the city.
"Can you speak Hakka?"
"Yes! There are people who speak Hakka across the river in our village, and there are also people in the school. I can understand and speak it."
"That's good."
Zhang Zhiqin has a friendly attitude and his temperament is much more gentle than Zhang Haonan and Zhang Haodong. In fact, in Zhang Haonan's generation, only three brothers who have been passed down from the same lineage look a bit "animalized", and the others, such as Zhang Haocheng, still have a sense of youth.
Seeing that the boss in front of them is so elegant, the teenagers also relaxed a lot and were no longer so restrained.
"Then how come you can speak Li dialect?"
"Teacher Yang speaks Li dialect."
"Haha, that's really a coincidence."
Zhang Zhiqin smiled, and then said, "Do you know that this job fair is actually quite hasty, and the scope of work is only around Beiqiao River and Nanqiao River? We may not be able to conduct business in Shenchuan County."
"Ah?"
The boy was immediately disappointed, and at the same time became extremely cramped.
"Did you come here by yourself?"
"No, it was Teacher Yang who asked us to come and give it a try. He said he was a big boss in Gusu and very powerful."
"Your Teacher Yang is right, our boss is indeed very powerful."
Zhang Zhiqin is very satisfied with these four boys and their teachers.
They have some qualities shared by Huang Youwei, Huang Laiyou and the Zhang brothers, and Zhang Zhiqin admires these qualities very much.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Zhiqin, with his fingers crossed, suddenly said, "You don't have to be disappointed. Go find your teachers first, and then come together. I'll wait for you here."
"Okay!"
The leading teenager was about to turn around, but suddenly stopped, then turned around and bowed slightly to Zhang Zhiqin: "Thank you, boss!"
"Thank you, boss!"
After the teenagers left, several young people from Chenbu Village gathered around: "Uncle Qin, are these Shenchuan boys good?"
"At least their teachers must be good."
Zhang Zhiqin had no interest in Luotang Village where the four teenagers were. He just appreciated the quality of teachers and students, so he was willing to give them a chance.
He couldn't make the decision to open a business in Shenchuan County, but he still had the face to let people from Shenchuan County come to work in Leizhou City.
Usually, he wouldn't waste his face on Zhang Haonan.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in a white shirt came to Zhang Zhiqin, surrounded by several teenagers.
The winter and spring socializing in Lingnan Province is really not cold at all.
"Hello, hello, Teacher Yang, right? Please take a seat."
"Thank you."
Teacher Yang looks thin, with thick hair and a pair of old glasses. He looks middle-aged but elderly. He looks very tense. He has no expression, but gives people the illusion of a serious look.
"Did Teacher Yang become a regular teacher?"
"No."
"Why did you think of becoming a substitute teacher?"
"My grandfather was saved by someone in Luotang Village."
The details were not discussed, but if we calculate the age of his grandfather, if he was a young man, it must have been before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Zhang Zhiqin did not ask further questions, so he said: "The positions we are recruiting this time are technical explainers, promoters and liaisons. Part-time work is allowed, but it is best to work at the workplace. Our current business scope is only in the northern area of Leizhou City, and may also add a little bit of the west coast. What if Teacher Yang is willing to come? It is better to quit your current job first."
"Shenchuan County also belongs to Leizhou City. I don’t know..."
"This is the regulation from above. The current scope is so large."
"..."
Teacher Yang was silent for a while, adjusted the legs of his glasses, clenched his fists and pressed his thighs, and then said, "Excuse me, I just want to subsidize my family expenses, and I don’t want to quit my job for the time being."
The calm tone made the young people from Chenbu Village who were wandering around Zhang Zhiqin all day long quiet down for the first time.
That was an indescribable force at work.
"But these four children are just about to graduate and work. They meet the requirements of your company. I hope your company will consider it more."
The four teenagers were silent, with disappointed eyes.
"Teacher Yang, why don't you wait a moment."
Zhang Zhiqin spoke again, "I'll make a call."
As he spoke, Zhang Zhiqin dialed Zhang Haonan's number: "Haonan, there is a situation like this. There is a teacher in the countryside. I think he is a good person. Can you think of a way to recruit him?"
Because he spoke in dialect, the people around him couldn't understand at all. They only heard a lot of chatter and were confused.
On the other end of the phone, after listening to what Zhang Zhiqin said, Zhang Haonan calmly said: "I don't care. Let the marketing department set up a district manager for Shenchuan County. That's it. I'm playing games. Call me if there is anything important."
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