"We trust Professor Sun's skills." Hu Dahai had no choice but to repeat himself.

"Alright!" Sun Tai slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

Hu Dahai looked over in surprise and found that Sun Tai was in tears: "So many years, so many years I've waited, and finally I've heard these words! I almost thought I was going to take my skills to my grave!"

"Wait for me a moment, I'll go with you right away!"

After saying that, Sun Tai went into the inner room of the office. With the rustling sounds inside, when he came out again, he was carrying a leather suitcase. He looked like a completely different person. His hair had been neatly combed, his beard had been shaved, and he had changed into a clean set of clothes.

"Come on! Take me to your Qunyi Brigade. I'll be living in the fields starting today!"

Hu Dahai was completely dumbfounded. He had originally thought that asking a professor to help him would be a difficult task. He hadn't expected the professor to be even more proactive than he was.

He had originally planned to invite Sun Tai over after he had finished preparing the land, but Sun Tai refused and insisted on going now.

Having no other choice, Hu Dahai spent 10 yuan to hire a pedicab. He rode his bicycle ahead to lead the way and took Sun Tai to Qunyi Brigade.

I remember when they came out of the office, the people in the other offices all peeked out to look.

When I saw Sun Tai, who was so neatly dressed, I almost gasped in surprise:

"Is this really the Sun Tai I know? He looks so good when he's all cleaned up, he's even kind of handsome!"

"You haven't seen what Professor Sun Tai looked like when he was young. Back then, all the female teachers at the school wanted to marry him! But he was only focused on research."

"Someone actually managed to get him out of his office unharmed without being scolded by him. That person is really capable. The last principal who went into his office was scolded out by him."

"Is Professor Sun going on a business trip? He's even carrying a small suitcase."

Hu Dahai was speechless at these words. As the saying goes, a scholar will die for one who understands him. There was no place for Sun Tai to use his talents at the school, so of course he was unhappy.

Upon arriving at Qunyi Brigade, Hu Dahai's first task was to arrange accommodation for Sun Tai. Since it was impossible for Sun Tai to actually live in the fields, Hu Dahai tidied up Hu Wangmei's room for Sun Tai to stay in.

"These are the things you need to buy immediately. Also, I need about 20 people." After inspecting and measuring the area, Sun Tai returned to Hu Dahai's house, scribbled something down, and handed a piece of paper to Hu Dahai.

Sun Tai had already rehearsed many things in his mind hundreds of times, so building them from scratch was a piece of cake for him.

“Okay! No problem!” Hu Dahai glanced at the contents of the paper and found that they were all things that could be easily bought, so he readily agreed.

As for the people, he carried some gifts and went to Li Wude: "Captain, you are more familiar with the people in our brigade. Could you help me find 20 people in the brigade? I want obedient and hardworking people. I don't want the kind of slackers."

“Starting today, I will make them work for me and pay them one dollar a day.”

Li Wude was dumbfounded: "One yuan a day? Isn't that too high? Actually, if it's six or seven mao a day, everyone would be scrambling to do it."

Hu Dahai shook his head: "No need for that. Just give me one yuan a day. I'll earn money, and I hope to earn money with everyone in our brigade. Of course, the prerequisite is that these people must be hardworking, honest, and kind-hearted."

"Captain, could you help me find someone for this? I trust you."

"It's truly a blessing for our brigade to have someone like you." Li Wude liked Hu Dahai even more and assured him, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you select 20 people."

You should know that this kind of personnel selection is the best way to win people's hearts, which is very beneficial for him to sit in the position of the brigade leader.

The next morning, Li Wude brought 20 people to Hu Dahai's doorstep. Hu Dahai glanced around and found that most of them were from families in the brigade that lived in poverty.

He gave them a few simple instructions, then said to Bao Yuanshan, "Yuanshan, today you will lead 19 people to assist Professor Sun. Do whatever Professor Sun tells you to do."

"Ah, don't you want me to help you deliver the fish?" Bao Yuanshan said a little nervously. He always felt that going to deliver fish with Hu Dahai was the best job for him.

Hu Dahai patted his shoulder and said, "I'm worried that these people won't listen to me, so I asked you to keep an eye on them. You can't just be my assistant all the time; you also need to try managing others."

Upon hearing Hu Dahai's words, Bao Yuanshan realized that he had not been belittled, but rather that Hu Dahai had given him an important position.

Hu Dahai selected a relatively young and strong man from the 20 men to accompany him on the fish delivery mission. This young man was named Guan Asan, and he was also a very tragic young man. His parents died early, and he grew up alone under the care of his grandparents.

However, Hu Dahai remembers that Guan A-san later did quite well. He worked diligently and was eager to learn in a factory. Later, due to his outstanding skills, he became the factory's technical director and earned more than 50 yuan a year.

Hu Dahai intended to cultivate Guan Asan, so he selected him from among the 20 people at a glance.

“Ah San, starting today, you’ll come with me to the city to sell fish,” Hu Dahai said. “You’ll get the same pay as them, one yuan a day.”

"Okay, Brother Dahai!" Guan Asan nodded vigorously. Yesterday, when Li Wude told him about this job opportunity, he was so excited that he almost knelt down to Li Wude. Now, he was naturally exceptionally obedient, extremely appreciative, and worked very hard.

After selling the fish, Hu Dahai bought a lot of tools and accessories according to the list written by Sun Tai. Some could be bought directly from the supply and marketing cooperative, while others were bought from factories. Sun Tai even wrote down which factories sold them.

When they returned to Qunyi Brigade and passed by the fields where off-season vegetables were grown, they saw that the fields were already bustling with activity.

Sun Tai was standing on the edge of the field, directing everyone to work. Some were turning over the soil, some were digging ditches, and everyone was busy in an orderly manner.

"Professor Sun, I've bought all the necessary equipment." Hu Dahai said, and then had Guan Asan carefully carry all the equipment downstairs.

Sun Tai inspected the equipment and then began directing the operators.

Bao Yuanshan followed Sun Tai's lead, doing whatever Sun Tai told him to do. His son, Bao Chengguo, also followed along, peeking and learning from him, pretending to do free labor.

People passing by in the group were very curious about what Hu Dahai and his team were doing.

"Why is Hu Dahai, who was busy collecting fish, suddenly thinking about farming again?"

"Yes, is there some way to make money from farming?"

"I don't know. It's just a pity that my child doesn't have the chance to help Hu Dahai with his work. He only gets one yuan a day. I'm so envious of him."

"Dahai is really something else now. He directly leased 100 acres of land for over 8000 yuan. He should be a millionaire by now."

"Hahaha, Hu Dahai's eldest son, Hu Guanbao, kept saying he wanted to separate from Hu Dahai. Now that they've actually separated, he's probably kicking himself for it."

"Who says otherwise! His house is only half-built and construction has stopped. He probably cries in his dreams every night now."

While the villagers in these brigades were discussing this...

Hu Guanbao and Zhang Yuzhen happened to be passing by and overheard the entire discussion.

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