Rural Farming: My Buildings Can Be Upgraded

Chapter 62: Chapter 61: One Good Thing After Another

Hu Xia heard the news and came over from the Arrow Tower area. He had wanted to see the commotion but found that the crowd had already dispersed.

"I thought someone was causing trouble over here. Where is everyone?"

"The police took them away. I thought the trouble was over, but then some unreasonable person showed up, dead set on buying Jade Grapes."

Hu Xia said, "That’s perfectly normal. With over 1.4 billion people, it’s not surprising to find a few weirdos."

"Back when I was a mukbang streamer, I saw people much weirder than that."

"Okay, let’s drop it. How are the renovations in the Arrow Tower District coming along?"

"The crew Zheng Kang brought in is really professional. We haven’t had to ask them a single thing."

"In that case, I won’t go check on it."

He was about to head back into the village when Feng Ziling ran over. "Boss, my master is coming to help us build the Land God Temple."

"Oh! Your master’s coming? By the way, what sect of Daoist are you from?"

"We’re from the Golden Radiance Sect, which originated on Lao Mountain. Our founder was Qi Benshou, whose style name was Jinhui. He was a fifteenth-generation disciple of the Quanzhen Longmen Sect."

"Okay, I get it. If your master is willing to come, then let him. That’s fine with me."

Lin Feng knew very little about Taoist culture. He’d only heard of the Quanzhen Sect from watching wuxia dramas; he had no idea what the Golden Radiance Sect was.

Still, having an old Daoist master willing to come help him build the Land God Temple was definitely a good thing.

"Boss, I hope this isn’t too much trouble for you."

"Not at all, not at all. This is great news. Who knows, I might even need your master’s help when we build the Mountain God Temple in the future."

Feng Ziling’s eyes lit up. "Boss, you’re planning to build a Mountain God Temple? I can ask my master to help you draw up the detailed blueprints."

"We’ll definitely build one, but not right now. There are too many other construction projects in the village."

"No problem. When my master gets here, I’ll ask him to survey the area and see where a good spot to build it would be."

Lin Feng noticed that Feng Ziling was even more enthusiastic about this than he was. He couldn’t quite understand it. ’Maybe this is just how Daoists are.’

Feng Ziling left happily, thinking, ’When the Daoist Temple is finished, I’ll have to get my senior brothers to come and see it.’

Not long after he returned to the pavilion, Ma Sandao came running over. "Xiaofeng, I’ve got the assistant cooks lined up for you. They’re coming for an interview tomorrow."

"Uncle Sandao, have some tea. That was quick!"

Ma Sandao smiled. "They’re two chefs I used to know. Their skills are pretty good, and they contacted me themselves after hearing the news."

"Huh? Actual chefs are willing to work as assistant cooks? The base salary is only 3,000."

"But there are bonuses, right? Besides, business isn’t great these days. No one’s holding banquets for the holidays anymore."

It was true that things had slowed down in the past two years. Last New Year, his family only attended two celebrations, and during the National Day holiday this year, just one.

A few years ago, during the holidays, there were so many events that the family had to split up to attend them all. For celebrations that were too far away, they would just send money instead of attending the meal.

"Alright then. Have them come over tomorrow for a cooking trial."

Ma Sandao suggested, "Xiaofeng, I’ve noticed the tourists all want to eat in the village. Before the Restaurant is finished, why don’t we set up some pop-up banquets?"

"Pop-up banquets? Won’t that be a lot of trouble?"

"Not at all. I have all the equipment at my place. I can just haul it up here and it’ll be ready to go."

"With those two helping, we can handle dozens of tables a day, no problem. We’ll just need to hire some people to wash vegetables and serve dishes."

"I’d forgotten about that until you mentioned it. The Restaurant will need to hire servers too."

"Figure out how many people we need, and I’ll recruit some young people for the server positions."

He suddenly realized that the number of employees required for the Restaurant might be enough to meet the village’s upgrade requirement.

"Two people for washing vegetables should be enough, since the ingredients can be prepped in advance. Let’s hire four servers for now. It won’t be too late to hire more later if we need them."

"Alright. I’ll call Mayor Ma in a bit and ask him to help with recruiting."

’I’ll let him handle hiring for the kitchen, but I can’t let him hire the servers too. It’s better to avoid any potential issues.’

’The Restaurant will also need a cashier. I need to get all these positions filled in advance. I can’t have the grand opening with no staff.’

’There’s plenty of time. Once they’re hired, I can have Liu Yan train them.’

Hearing Lin Feng agree, Ma Sandao got ready to head home and bring his equipment over.

As for why he was so enthusiastic, it was for the bonus money, of course.

He saw all these tourists who had no choice but to go down the mountain to town or back to the county seat to eat. That was all potential profit!

From his observations over the past two days, he realized that as long as the Arrow Tower and the Medicinal Tea were around, Lin Xian Village would never be short on tourists.

Especially the Medicinal Tea, which could only be purchased in Lin Xian Village. He had to admit, Lin Feng was a sharp operator.

Lin Feng hadn’t even had a chance to call Ma Dehua yet when the man himself came running up the path, looking to be in high spirits.

"Xiaofeng! Xiaofeng! You asked me to find some local specialty products in town, and I’ve got a list for you."

"Uncle Ma, I was just about to call you! Here you are. Quick, have a seat."

"Here’s the list: bamboo weavers, carpenters, straw weavers, and embroiderers. Oh, and there’s a group of variety performers in town. Do you need anyone like that?"

"Uncle Ma, as long as it’s an entertaining performance, I’m interested."

"Thank you, Xiaofeng. You’re revitalizing so many of the town’s industries. A lot of people won’t have to scrape by just by farming anymore."

This is a remote, mountainous area with no unique local industries. It’s really hard for people to make a living.

Lin Feng replied humbly, "There’s no need to thank me. This is for my own development too. It’s mutually beneficial."

"Without you, there wouldn’t be any opportunity for mutual benefit in the first place! So, what did you need to talk to me about?"

"Hiring. Since I’m opening a Restaurant, I need to hire some staff. I need servers, preferably young people. Let’s start with six."

"I also need two people for washing vegetables. You can decide on the right age range and help me find them as well."

Ma Dehua puffed out his chest and guaranteed, "Leave it to me! Don’t you worry, I promise I’ll find people you’re satisfied with."

This wasn’t the first time he’d handled this. The last time he helped Lin Feng recruit, he had already done a survey of everyone in town.

He did it specifically to be prepared for Lin Feng’s future hiring needs. If he wasn’t worried about how it would look, he would have sent his own wife over to work here.

’With the way this project is developing,’ he thought, ’it’s only going to get better and better.’

"Then I’ll leave the hiring to you, Uncle Ma. By the way, do you know where I can buy various types of livestock in bulk? My ranch will be ready for use soon."

"Now isn’t a good time to buy, is it? Why not wait until next spring to start raising them?"

"I’m talking about adult livestock, not young animals. The main reason is so that I don’t have to buy meat from outside suppliers once the Restaurant opens."

"Oh, I see. I’ll help you look. If I can’t find anything, I can help you buy directly from the free-range farmers in town."

After seeing Uncle Ma off, Lin Feng was in a great mood. Uncle Ma’s suggestion had sparked an idea: he could add some performances in the village for the tourists.

’Some tourist spots are just a combination of scenery and various shows. This place is a little short on natural attractions, so I’ll just add more performances.’

’Of course, the performances need to be unique, preferably related to local folk customs.’

’I’ll have to get in touch with the county about this. Mountain Ridge Town alone won’t be enough; I’ll need to search the entire county. It would also be a good way to promote our local culture.’

Lin Feng didn’t expect that after just one phone call, the county officials would be even more enthusiastic about the idea than he was.

The Culture and Tourism Bureau, in particular, was so eager after hearing the news that they wanted to bring a team over to discuss it with him immediately.

He had to persuade them to wait until the next day to come and finalize which performance projects to develop.

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