Chapter 390: Three hundred ninety new employees came_1

Business is business, but Gu Chen still had a conscience at the end of the day.

During this era, urban and industrial development was booming, yet the economic situation in the rural areas was problematic.

Production was indeed freed up by the household-responsibility system, but for some reasons that were not quite suitable to mention.

As a result, many farmers had enough to eat but no money to spend.

This was especially true for families with sick members or those with many children.

Over time, an increasing number of people had come to the cities to work.

Among them were many who were not yet adults.

Additionally, the regulations regarding child labor employment were not as strict as before his rebirth.

Now it was basically a situation where if the public did not report, the officials did not investigate.

If the public did report, it was not certain the officials would pursue the matter.