Siheyuan: I have a mental illness

Ye Fan looked at the head worker and said with a smile: "I don't know what to call you."

Upon hearing this, the worker leader quickly said, "Chief Ye, you can just call me Lao Fan."

Ye Fan stared at Lao Fan, nodded slightly, and said, "Lao Fan, I know that the weather is cold, and I can understand it. If you don't have enough manpower, you can recruit more workers to dig pipes! Let them dig pipes outside, and you can do the decoration work inside.

That way, both sides can be worked on at the same time, without having to wait until one side is finished before moving on to the other. Isn’t that great?”

What Ye Fan said is indeed reasonable. People in this era are often like this. They don't know how to use their minds to think about problems cleverly. On the contrary, no matter what they do, they always seem too rigid and restrained, lacking flexibility and adaptability.

After listening to Ye Fan's suggestion, Lao Fan fell into a brief contemplation. After a while, he slowly nodded and responded: "Chief Ye, what you said is indeed feasible, but in this case, the cost will probably be much higher. After all, digging pipelines is a real physical job."

Ye Fan nodded in agreement when he heard this. At this moment, most people could not even afford food and clothing, so they naturally became slow when working. On the one hand, it was because they were hungry and weak; on the other hand, they hoped to save some energy in this way so that they could complete as many tasks as possible.

What Lao Fan was considering was that if the number of staff increased, the cost would definitely increase, and he was afraid that Ye Fan would misunderstand that he was deliberately asking for a high price.

Another point is that the weather is cold and the ground is hard, and people are already hungry. It is not easy to ask them to work on digging pipes, even if you find people.

Because people in this era are more down-to-earth, unlike people in later generations who are like honeycomb briquettes and are all cunning.

Seeing Ye Fan nod, Lao Fan said again: "Chief Ye, it's not easy to find people for this kind of pipeline digging work. The key is that everyone is not full.

It's so cold and the ground is so hard, so digging these things out takes a lot of effort."

Ye Fan finally realized that the reason why Old Fan and his gang were silent at first was not because they could not renovate his house, but because it involved digging pipes. After all, they were not well fed, so they were actually unwilling to do the digging.

After Ye Fan figured this out, he quickly responded, "Old Fan, I understand what you just said. I wonder if this arrangement is feasible?

I am responsible for providing three meals a day for each of you, making sure that each meal contains meat and is enough to fill you up.

In this case, do you think you can find someone? As for wages, you won’t lose a penny.”

After hearing Ye Fan's words, Lao Fan couldn't help but swallow his food. He asked suspiciously, "Section Chief Ye, are you kidding me? Not only do you provide meals, but you also provide meat for every meal? And you pay me a lot of money?"

Ye Fan stared at Lao Fan, nodded in confirmation without hesitation, and then said: "Lao Fan, I am not talking nonsense. I will prepare the ingredients for you, and you can cook your own meals. I can guarantee that the ingredients provided for each meal will be enough to fill you up."

After Ye Fan finished speaking, not only Lao Fan was excited, but even the people behind him were excited.

Someone immediately asked Ye Fan in an uncertain tone: "Chief Ye, I have a cousin. Can I ask him to help dig the pipeline? I don't need to be paid, as long as he has enough food."

When one person couldn't suppress his inner curiosity and desire and blurted out what was in his mind, it was as if a raging fire was ignited. Then more people rushed forward like a tide and began to ask Ye Fan questions.

You know, in this day and age, it is not easy to fill your stomach, let alone eat meat every meal! In 1959, even in rural areas, there were heartbreaking scenes - people were forced to exchange their children for food, and countless people starved to death. This scene is really sad.

In comparison, Ye Fan's offer was extremely generous! However, although Old Fan was also excited, he was much calmer than the group of people behind him who were so excited that they could hardly control themselves. He hurriedly shouted: "Alright, alright, how many people do you want? It's just digging a pipeline, why do you need so many people!"

As soon as Lao Fan finished speaking, a low sobbing sound suddenly came from the crowd. Looking in the direction of the sound, a man was staring at Ye Fan with tears in his eyes. His eyes were full of crystal tears, and he said in a slightly hoarse and choked voice: "Chief Ye, I came from the countryside. I couldn't survive in my hometown. There was no way to make a living, so I had to bring my young sister to this city to make a living. But now, my sister hasn't had a full meal for several days. Can you allow me to bring some food back to her?"

After Ye Fan heard this, his nose suddenly felt sore, his eyes instantly moistened, and a barely perceptible tear appeared in the corner of his eyes. All along, the scenes and descriptions presented on TV screens or books and papers have only remained on cold words or illusory pictures. Only after experiencing such hardships in person can one deeply understand the almost instinctive desire and yearning for food at this moment.

Ye Fan tried hard to restrain the tenderness that surged in his heart. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, and he responded softly: "No problem, absolutely no problem! Bring your sister with you tomorrow. In this way, you can take care of her while you are busy with work."

As soon as Ye Fan finished his words, the man could no longer suppress the surging emotions in his heart. He bent his knees and knelt down towards Ye Fan without hesitation.

Seeing this, Ye Fan hurriedly stepped forward, quickly stretched out his hands and held the other's shoulders tightly, and said sincerely and firmly: "Brother, don't do this! Get up quickly!"

The man slowly raised his head and stared at Ye Fan. Tears had already flowed freely like a flood, and his face was covered with tear marks. His lips trembled and he thanked Ye Fan with a choked voice: "Chief Ye, thank you so much! I am very grateful to you! I will do my best to work for you!"

Ye Fan winked at Lao Fan. Seeing this, Lao Fan quickly asked someone to help the man up, and then took Ye Fan to the side.

(I have been busy with work recently, and I only write and post after get off work. I have never asked you for any gifts. So I hope that you guys can give me some good comments and urge me to update.

I've been busy with work recently, so I'm not writing very well. I apologize to Yanzu and the others. Zidong will try to write some plots that everyone likes in the future.)