Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Chapter 135 Year-End Bonus

“Today, we all gather here to celebrate the hard work of all of us.

First of all, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to all the staff who have worked hard throughout the year.

It is because of everyone's joint efforts and selfless dedication that we have been able to see our factory's business flourish in the past few months.

Each of our products embodies the wisdom and sweat of every employee.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all good health and good luck in the coming New Year.

Let us look forward to a brighter future together.”

As soon as the words were spoken, there was warm applause.

Xia Shengsheng heard these words from a company leader during a mission.

Many inspiring sentences were deleted.

If I tell everyone everything, it will start to sound like a pyramid scheme.

And she, Xia Shengsheng, is the leader of the pyramid scheme.

"Okay, everyone, please take your seats! Today's meal is the result of everyone's joint efforts, so everyone must eat and drink well, and don't let your stomach go hungry."

At Xia Shengsheng's invitation, everyone took their seats.

Although Ye Chao and Ercheng are young children, they are also the pillars of the family.

So Ercheng and the other two were responsible for accompanying Village Chief Ma's table, and Ye Chao was responsible for accompanying Ma Kui and the others.

The youngest, Sicheng, had already got a big bowl of sweet and sour pork ribs from the kitchen, as well as a large bag of fried sugar dumplings. He took Roaring Sky Dog with him to share with his friends.

Xia Shengsheng, Chen Siyao, the Ma family, the Li Er family, Cui Meili and others sat at the same table.

Cui Meili was promoted to deputy director last month.

Chen Yue was promoted to the leader of one of the three groups.

The team leaders of the other two groups were promoted from the old employees who first worked for Xia Shengsheng.

Women generally can't drink much, but that doesn't mean women generally have a poor alcohol tolerance.

It's because people don't have the chance to drink on normal days, and they may be able to have a sip or two during the Chinese New Year. People who don't drink often naturally can't drink much.

So after drinking half a cup, everyone's face was already a little red.

Xia Shengsheng was afraid that everyone would drink too much, especially those from other villages. The roads were slippery in winter, and it would be difficult to get back if they drank too much.

So I asked everyone to eat more vegetables.

Everyone also understood Xia Shengsheng's intention.

In fact, for them, delicious food is more enjoyable than spicy wine.

The food I've been eating at Xia Shengsheng's place for the past few months has been good, and now he's made a big table of dishes that I couldn't normally eat.

Everyone enjoyed the meal happily.

When they were almost done eating, Xia Shengsheng stood up again and knocked on the wine glass.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Xia Shengsheng.

"I'm sure everyone has seen the year-end benefits?"

Everyone shouted.

"I see!"

"I see!"

"Thank you, boss."

"Our boss is so good..."

Xia Shengsheng smiled and stopped everyone from continuing.

"Don't thank me yet. In addition to the ten kilograms of pork and a fish, I have another benefit! Do you want to know what it is?"

Xia Shengsheng deliberately kept the secret.

Everyone discussed with each other and guessed what it was.

But no matter what, they were happy. Working in the Xia family, not only was the salary high, the food was good during the week, and there were benefits during the New Year.

It really made them couldn't be happier.

"Boss, what is it? Don't let us guess, or we won't be able to figure it out even if we keep guessing till our heads are bald!"

Li Erjia's voice penetrated the entire yard, making everyone laugh.

Ma Dajia also echoed. "Yes, boss, what exactly is it? Tell me quickly! Don't let Lanhua's head become bald during the New Year.

Otherwise, when Lanhua returns to her parents' home in the first month of the lunar year, her parents will have a fight over the young couple and pull Lanhua's hair out!"

When everyone heard this, they laughed even more happily.

Li Erjia also sat there and laughed.

Only Li Er, who was sitting at another table, felt a little embarrassed by what was said, and the blush on his face spread to his ears.

He was also ridiculed by Ma Kui and others.

"These kids are really something!" Village chief Ma stroked his beard, said with a smile, and continued drinking with his brothers, not caring about how lively it was outside.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost right, Xia Shengsheng mentioned another benefit of today.

“That’s another benefit!”

Everyone stopped and waited when they heard Xia Shengsheng's voice.

“It’s just a lottery.”

lottery?

Everyone doesn't understand what a lottery means?

They looked at each other with question marks on their faces.

Xia Shengsheng explained softly to everyone.

"I have written two pieces of paper here, each with a number on it, which represents your number.

Come, Yaoyao, Sister Lanhua, please help distribute this to everyone.

And the other copy is in this black wooden box.

I have set up three awards in total.

One person won the first prize, five people won the second prize, and ten people won the third prize.

We will draw the winning numbers from this wooden box later. If they match the numbers in your hands, then you have won the prize.

Do you all understand what I am saying?"

Chen Siyao and Li Erjia distributed one of the pieces of paper with numbers on it to everyone. In the end, there were two left. They each took one and then returned to their seats.

Xia Shengsheng spoke clearly, and everyone understood what she said, and responded to her words one after another.

"Well, now that everything is clear.

Then let's draw the third prize first. I'll draw one, and everyone else will draw the rest. How do you think?"

Everyone answered yes with excitement.

Xia Shengsheng drew the first prize of the day.

"Number 22!"

After reading it aloud, he asked Ye Chao to hold the note and show it to everyone to see who had the same number on the note.

"It's me. Look, are these two notes the same?"

The person who spoke was a woman named Liu from another village. She was so excited that she didn't know what to say. She immediately pulled the person sitting next to her to help her check if it was true.

After getting a positive answer, I was so happy that tears welled up in my eyes.

Xia Shengsheng thought, it's only the third prize, and he doesn't even know what it is, but he's so excited. The first prize winner will probably be so happy that he'll have a heart attack.

After everyone calmed down, Xia Shengsheng randomly distributed the wooden boxes to other people and asked everyone to draw a piece of paper from it.

After the ten slips were drawn, the winners included those from other villages and those from this village.

Xia Shengsheng watched as everyone stood up excitedly, looking at her with burning eyes.

He quickly asked Ye Chao and Er Cheng to bring the third prize over.

Seeing that the two brothers were moving a lot of things, Ma Da and his friends went over to help and distribute the things to the winners.

"The third prize is a double quilt and two mattresses."

These beddings were made by Xia Shengsheng in town and were not bought from Qiqi.

But we use good cotton and good fabrics.

The winners were even more excited when they held the prizes in their hands.

In this era, cotton and cloth are expensive, and people are reluctant to replace their bedding even after using it for years.

This shook a quilt and two mattresses at once, making them all very happy.