Back to 1984: I built a chicken farm on a barren mountain.

"Brother Feng, as long as I can help, Fatty and I will listen to you."

Hou Laizi immediately expressed his opinion.

Chen Wenfeng said:

"What you two are doing should be called corporate espionage."

"Corporate espionage? What does that mean?"

"Don't worry about what I mean. I have a few requirements, just follow my instructions. First, be sure to pay attention to safety. If you're too tired, try to take a break. Don't worry about your wages, I'll make up for it. Second, in case of an emergency, don't rush to report it. Observe carefully first, find out all the information, and then come back to report. If I'm not around, don't tell anyone easily. Third, starting this month, you two will receive 20 yuan each."

"Brother Feng, you don't need to pay me," Hou Laizi said politely.

"Is it too little? It will gradually increase in the future," Chen Wenfeng said with a smile.

"Not too much, not too little. Then I won't be polite," Hou Laizi said with a smile.

Chen Wenfeng felt it was very necessary for Hou Laizi to infiltrate Han Laosi's soy sauce factory. Even if Hou Laizi hadn't volunteered, he would have considered sending someone else in, or persuading one or two of the existing workers in the soy sauce factory to work for him.

This action stemmed from two reasons. First, it was his intuition. After his rebirth, Chen Wenfeng discovered that his intuition was sometimes very accurate.

Although he didn't have a system or any cheat codes, being reborn is a cheat code in itself, isn't it?

His past life experiences combined with his current life experiences have given him a more acute and accurate judgment of the people and things around him. His intuition tells him that Han Laosi is like a rabbit's tail—it won't last long.

The second reason lies in Han Laosi's malice towards me and his repeated attempts to retaliate. Since Han Laosi has attacked me several times, why shouldn't I fight back and teach him a lesson? If I don't avenge my grudge, wouldn't my rebirth have been in vain?

The greatest revenge against a person is to take away what they care about most. Han Laosi cares about money the most. Taking away the money from this man who wears coins on his ribs is what Chen Wenfeng wants to do most.

At Chenjiazhuang Soy Sauce Factory, Han Laosi was recruiting new employees. Many of the workers recruited earlier couldn't endure the hardship and left. Hou Laizi and Pang Xiao were also among the crowd.

During the recruitment process, people only thought about getting more money and doing less work, and it would be best if they could be provided with a meal.

Han Laosi, taking advantage of the landlord's demeanor, declared that meals were acceptable, but wages couldn't be high, and work couldn't be light. He roared at the crowd:

"These days, three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged people are plentiful. What right do you people have to be so picky! I've worked hard to build my fortune, and you're all just looking to get something for nothing? If you think the pay is too low, get out! If you don't want to work, there are plenty of other people who will!"

The previously noisy crowd fell silent instantly upon hearing Han Laosi's words.

Although the crowd quieted down, more than half of the people still left.

Soon it was Hou Laizi's turn in line. The moment Han Laosi saw Hou Laizi, he remembered how Hou Laizi had swindled him out of his egg money, and his anger flared. Although he knew it was Chen Wenfeng who had done it, he was a man who held grudges, and besides, he was now in power, so he said:

"You bastard, you dare come here!"

Hou Laizi remained nonchalant, grinning as he said:

"Why can't I come? You're hiring, I'm looking for work, isn't that a win-win situation?"

"What a mutually agreeable arrangement! What if I didn't want to hire you?"

"If you don't want to, I'll just leave!"

Although Han Laosi was mean-spirited, he couldn't do much with a tough nut like Hou Laizi, so he said:

"Aren't you close to that kid from Chen Shouyi's family? Wouldn't it be better to go to Jiming Mountain?"

"Good my ass! That bastard Chen Wenfeng has screwed me over countless times," Hou Laizi said angrily.

He turned around and glanced at Fatty Xiao. The two of them cursed Chen Wenfeng's ancestors for eight generations.

Those who don't know him might think Chen Wenfeng is some heinous villain, but those who come looking for work know that Chen Wenfeng is a big shot in Chenjiazhuang, and he's not as despicable as Hou Laizi described.

Although Hou Laizi and Pang Xiao were talking nonsense, Han Laosi listened with great interest and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Now that he's the big boss of a soy sauce factory, it's inconvenient for him to point fingers at a junior like Chen Wenfeng in public. But with Hou Laizi and Fatty cursing Chen Wenfeng in the crowd, he felt extremely satisfied. For a moment, he even felt that he hadn't lost in his two encounters with Chen Wenfeng, but had actually won.

He hadn't read Lu Xun's "The True Story of Ah Q," so of course he didn't know that this kind of spiritual victory had existed for a long time.

After Hou Laizi and Fatty had finished their story, Han Laosi asked with satisfaction:

"Hey rascal, what are your thoughts on your wages?"

"I have no idea what to do with it, I'm open to whatever the boss offers."

Han Laosi looked carefully at Hou Laizi and Pang Xiao, and said:

"I'll give you two the highest wages, 15 yuan a month. How about it?"

It turns out that Han Laosi divided the wages at the soy sauce factory into three levels: 15 yuan, 12 yuan, and 10 yuan.

The reason why Hou Laizi and Pang Xiao were given the highest rank was certainly not because they publicly insulted Chen Wenfeng; Han Laosi was still rational enough to do so.

What he valued in Hou Laizi was Hou Laizi's roguishness. For him, to get more workers to do the work for less money, he needed to send out a reckless character like Hou Laizi.

At the same time, he also wanted Hou Laizi and Pang Xiao to become his spies among the workers, monitoring their every move at all times.

For example, which worker slacked off, which worker talked badly about me behind my back, which worker stole something from the soy sauce factory, and so on.

If Han Laosi had lived in a later, more economically developed era, he might not have been an outstanding entrepreneur, but he would definitely have been a capable human resources manager.

And so, Hou Laizi and Pang Xiao got jobs at the soy sauce factory.

After get off work, Fatty said to Hou Laizi:

"Hey Lai Zi, the things Han Lao Si arranged for us are starting to feel a bit overwhelming."

"It's nothing to worry about, I'm here for you. Just do whatever I say. By the way, Brother Feng said he'll give each of us 20 yuan a month."

"Wow, so many! What do we need them for?"

"I don't have to do anything, at least not right now."

"Then we'll have 35 yuan every month."

"That's right, 35 yuan. Our lives will get better and better from now on."

"Yes, I'm going to buy meat as soon as I get paid!"

Looking at the chubby boy's dazed expression, Hou Laizi thought to himself, "Brother, you think Han Laosi's instructions are a headache, but actually, Feng Ge's instructions are even more of a headache. But with your older brother backing you up, you can just happily count your money."

That evening, Fatty invited Hou Laizi to watch an open-air movie at the small stage, but Hou Laizi only watched for a short while before making an excuse to leave.

Because Chen Wenfeng was waiting for him at Jiming Mountain to report on today's situation.