Returning to the mountain village, starting with mushroom picking to get rich

Zhao Tiezhu's words were not only for Yang Lin's ears, but also for everyone around him.

Small towns have many stories.

The mass brawl that year was definitely one of the most serious public security incidents in Zixu City in the past decade.

Among the people present, many still remembered what happened back then.

As Zhao Tiezhu recounted his experiences, these people embellished the story, recounting many things that were beyond Zhao Tiezhu's perspective.

The gist of it is that Duzhuan Commerce and Trade planned to build a commercial street in Wuyou County, and one of the buildings in the street was indeed the one built by Zhao Tiezhu.

However, the people from Duzhuan Commerce also presented evidence that the entire commercial street was built by a construction group, and all the project funds had been fully paid to the group.

There was no outstanding payment, and it had no connection whatsoever with Zhao Tiezhu's team or the shell companies he mentioned.

Duzhuan Trading was also a victim, so Zhao Tiezhu shouldn't have gone to them.

Because of Zhao Tiezhu's commotion, eight people were killed, the commercial street went out of business, and it was later auctioned off, becoming the private property of a wealthy man in the county.

……

"Duzhuan Commerce...that sounds familiar?"

Listening to Zhao Tiezhu's account and the surrounding crowd's discussions, Yang Lin muttered to himself.

Soon, Yang Lin remembered.

The person who initially supported Liu Yan and hired two thugs to stake out Wuyou County was a manager at Duzhuan Trading Co., Ltd.

"Goodness, it seems like enemies are destined to meet."

For some reason, Yang Lin's gaze towards Zhao Tiezhu suddenly became much more pleasing.

As one of the top ten commercial groups in Nanzhao Province, Duzhuan Commerce's financial strength and influence in Nanzhao are beyond doubt.

It is an absolute behemoth.

In ancient times, Zhao Tiezhu would have been able to draw his sword for his peasant workers and merchants who went to the capital to make deals.

He can definitely be called a righteous man.

Such a person is definitely not a villain.

Keeping people around to work doesn't require too much worry.

After all, he doesn't intend to delay paying his employees' wages.

Even if something unexpected happens to the forest farm in the future, he will make sure to collect the employees' wages when he goes to the mountains to pick mushrooms.

Moreover, regardless of the truth of what happened back then, both of them had grudges against the people of that Duzhuan Trading Company.

In a sense, they were in the same boat.

……

"I'll take the liberty of calling you Old Zhao."

"Don't worry, Lao Zhao, I will definitely not delay your wages."

He reached out and patted Zhao Tiezhu on the shoulder, indicating his willingness to hire him.

So what if someone has been through violence or imprisonment?

He now needs a knife to break through the network of relationships in the village.

Moreover, whether in his past life or this one, he came from a rural background.

Those who stand up for migrant workers should not be abandoned by society.

"Don't worry, boss!" Zhao Tiezhu was also excited to receive Yang Lin's affirmation.

"I will definitely not let my boss down!"

After estimating how many people his small courtyard could accommodate, Yang Lin picked out six honest-looking, robust men from the crowd.

They went to the mall and bought several double bed frames and some bedding. Then they called a van and asked the driver to take Zhao Tiezhu and his seven men, along with the goods, to Qingshan Village.

He led the way on his motorcycle.

……

"Boss, this...this is where we're staying?"

Upon arriving at Grandma Wang's courtyard, Zhao Tiezhu and the others looked around in surprise.

They originally thought that someone who could lease 800 acres of mountain forest in the village to start a business must be either a rich second-generation or at least a local landlord.

But the place Yang Lin arranged was just too ordinary.

It's just an old rural courtyard.

He doesn't seem like a capable boss at all.

"Um."

Yang Lin nodded without offering further explanation.

"From now on, I'll live here with you all."

"I've set out a few rooms for you. Today's work will count as half a day. Go and make up your beds first, and I'll explain the details to you tonight."

……

The next day, Yang Lin, along with Zhao Tiezhu and others, arrived early at the contracted mountain forest.

The villagers gradually arrived in the mountains and forests. When they saw Yang Lin accompanied by seven burly men, they couldn't help but be moved.

Especially with Zhao Tiezhu's burly physique, he looked like someone not to be trifled with.

"Uncle Li, I know you're embarrassed to lay a hand on the villagers, so I'll have an outsider supervise the work and settle your wages."

Upon seeing Li Laosi appear, Yang Lin, along with Zhao Tiezhu and the other six, quickly announced the results.

Upon hearing this, Li Laosi was immediately stunned.

"Kobayashi...you."

In a daze, Li Laosi saw Yang Lin's firm gaze and eyes.

He suddenly realized that this helpless, lonely, and seemingly easy-to-manage young man was far more complex than he had imagined.

"Brother Zhao... Brother Zhao is out?" Li Laosi was surprised again when he saw the person behind Yang Lin.

He knew Zhao Tiezhu and had worked for him for a while years ago.

This guy is the kind of person who dares to stab people in the city; he's not someone to mess with.

Before long, Yang Lin calculated Li Laosi's wages: "Uncle Li, here's your wages."

"Fine, since you paid for it, we should follow your lead."

Li Laosi sighed deeply, realizing that he hadn't done his job well during this period and hadn't argued with Yang Lin.

They left silently.

"Xiao Lin, who are these people?" the villagers asked curiously.

"Just like you, they'll be helping me with chores from now on..."

Yang Lin explained the origins of the seven people to the villagers.

He then explained to the villagers that because there were seven more people suddenly, he might lay off some of them depending on the situation.

Most of the villagers who came to work didn't react much to Yang Lin's decision.

Because they already knew that Yang Lin wouldn't get much money from winning the lawsuit.

Working under Yang Lin was just a temporary job; he was idle anyway.

They didn't expect to work under Yang Lin forever.

They even guessed some of the reasons why Yang Lin suddenly invited outsiders to participate, which were mostly related to those guys who liked to dawdle.

But what does it matter?

They're not the ones slacking off.

Because of their friendship in the village, they were unwilling to be informants and go to Yang Lin to report on so-and-so for being lazy at work.

However, they were actually happy to see Yang Lin replace the lazybones.

A few people glanced at the direction Li Laosi had left, then regained their composure.

He refused to believe that outsiders, unfamiliar with the complexities of the mountains and forests, could find evidence that they were slacking off.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Tiezhu followed the plan set by Yang Lin.

The work area for everyone was located on those five enormous mycelium that already covered more than a thousand square meters.

Have everyone receive a work badge.

Inside the employee badge, there is a clump of mycelium.

Yang Lin was able to pinpoint the location of each number.

Then, by using the clear sensing of underground mycelium, the working conditions of each person can be determined.