Witty Wife, Better Life-Chapter 815 - 805: Accident

"Now we’re going to bag the mushroom bottles like this," explained Shen Yunfang, demonstrating to all the workers how to slip the bag onto a bottle, "This creates a high concentration of carbon dioxide microclimate inside the bottle, which is beneficial for the growth of the enoki mushrooms. Did everyone see clearly?"

This time, for mushroom cultivation, Shen Yunfang had chosen to use bottles, all of which were bought from a recycling center. After bringing them back, she organized a team to clean and disinfect them thoroughly before they were used to fill with substrate.

This method was cost-effective, considering the low expense of the bottles and their reusability.

Seeing everyone nod, she said contentedly, "Since you’ve all learned, our task today is to put bags on the mushroom bottles in these three greenhouses."

While the workers were busy, Shen Yunfang made rounds to check on them and was pleased to see everyone doing well. She then stopped at a row of mushroom bottles and started bagging them herself.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law?" After a short while, Zhang Chunwang came looking for her.

"Yes, what’s going on?" Yunfang busied herself with her work and observed Zhang Chunwang running over, sweating profusely, "What’s the emergency that you’re in such a hurry?"

"Sister-in-law, just now, over by the mountain area, a worker accidentally rolled down the slope. His face was covered in blood, and it looked pretty serious. He’s been carried down from the mountain," Zhang Chunwang reported while wiping the sweat from his brow.

Shen Yunfang was startled and stopped her movements. "What? How is he now, was he taken to the hospital?"

"When I saw him, he was still unconscious, and someone’s already driving him to the city hospital," said Zhang Chunwang with an anxious face. They had never experienced such a serious accident before; everything had always gone smoothly, leaving him feeling overwhelmed.

Yunfang patted her hands, "Xiaowang, you continue bagging these for now." After giving the instruction, she hurried out of the greenhouse.

"Come, come with me to the hospital."

As the two reached the plaza, they saw several women crying, one of whom was sobbing hysterically. Upon seeing Shen Yunfang and Zhang Chunwang, she lunged at them, "You heartless bastards, give me back Zhang Ping’s life!"

Now that there were more workers on the farm, Yunfang didn’t recognize everyone. This woman, waving her arms and showing her teeth, was unknown to her, but she guessed that this must be a relative of the injured Zhang Ping, most likely his wife. However, judging by the woman’s behavior, Yunfang realized they needed to screen for character as well as skills when hiring in the future.

"What are you doing? Zhang Ping has just been taken to the hospital, and we don’t yet know the full situation. What’s the point of making a scene here? You’d be better off going to the hospital to see how he is doing," said Zhang Chunwang, who knew the woman. It was Zhang Ping’s wife.

"I don’t care, I don’t care! Everyone’s telling me that Zhang Ping is covered in blood and badly injured. You must take responsibility," said Zhang Ping’s wife, acting as if it was all their fault.

"When did we ever say we wouldn’t take responsibility? Would we have taken Zhang Ping to the hospital if we weren’t responsible? Zhao Lili, I’m telling you, it’s best you remain calm right now. Zhang Ping’s safety is the most important thing; stop crying here and quickly come with us to the hospital to see how he is," Zhang Chunwang scolded her, cursing her in his heart for her lack of concern for her critically injured husband and instead causing a scene and throwing tantrums. And to the others, he said, "Go back to your work, is it finished?"

Shen Yunfang watched the drama with cold eyes, seeing the calculation in Zhao Lili’s sorrow-filled eyes, which made her uncomfortable.

However, Zhang Ping was still in the hospital, and nothing could be resolved at the moment. They needed to know his condition to decide how to handle the situation, so they went to the hospital.

Thus, the three, along with a driver, sped towards the city hospital in a Dongfeng truck.

On the road, Zhao Lili didn’t quiet down, repeatedly expressing her concerns, her motives far from pure.

"You don’t know, my husband Zhang Ping and I left everything behind to come here to work, just to earn a little extra money. Who would have thought such a thing would happen? We have four kids at home, all boys; we’re so poor we don’t even have our own house... If Zhang Ping is gone, how can I, a lone woman, survive with such a burden... If my husband dies, I’ll die too. I’ll take the kids and jump off a building..."

Shen Yunfang gazed out the window, feeling quite disappointed. Just one incident had revealed the true nature of people’s hearts. She had always treated her workers well, not just with high wages, but also generous benefits. Yet immediately after an accident, the workers’ hidden agendas had become overt, causing great discomfort for Yunfang as the boss.

"What kind of compensation do you think you deserve?" Yunfang asked detachedly.

Zhao Lili looked at her, uncertain of her intention, yet fueled by the thought of her husband lying between life and death, she steeled herself and stated her already conceived demands, "My Zhang Ping was injured while working for you. I won’t say much else, but if Zhang Ping doesn’t recover, then you need to take care of us for the rest of our lives," as if it were a matter of course.

"Oh, and how exactly should I do that?" Yunfang continued to inquire without emotion.

Zhao Lili pondered and said, "I obviously can’t lose my job; I still need to earn to provide for my family. Plus, since Zhang Ping’s injury is work-related, I’ve heard that formal employees receive a lump-sum condolence payment from the company and continue to draw a salary each month afterward. And there are my children to consider—they’re of school age, and I can’t support them on my own. You need to help support them too..."

Zhang Chunwang, standing beside them, couldn’t listen anymore. With such an arrangement, if a person couldn’t make it, there would always be someone else to provide.

"Enough, enough, stop talking," Zhang Chunwang interjected irritably. "Zhang Ping’s condition is still unknown, and here you are already wishing for bad news. Just hope for his recovery." frёewebηovel.cѳm

Zhao Lili was about to retort, but they had arrived at the hospital, forcing her to swallow her words.

They got out of the truck and rushed towards the hospital, inquiring as they entered to learn that Zhang Ping had been taken into the operating room. The workers who had transported him were waiting outside, including Zhao Zhiliang.

Seeing their boss arrive, they quickly gathered around.

"First, hold on; tell me how exactly Zhang Ping fell down the slope," Yunfang said. Knowing that Zhang Ping was already in surgery and beyond her help, she needed to understand exactly what had happened to address the incident effectively and not be at a disadvantage.

Just like Zhao Lili had said in the truck, Yunfang had already sensed that resolving this incident would not be a simple matter.