Song Ning wanted to ask what was going on, but those people were tight-lipped and he couldn't get anything out of them. They just kept their heads down and worked.

Zheng Gaoyi was quite frank: "Since it was Ying Huai who sent this person to you, just accept it. It's free anyway, so why not take it?"

That makes sense. She prefers to have as many people as possible, but more people means more money, which Song Ning is reluctant to spend.

Xie Linzhou still knows how to handle people, isn't that better than those previous messy moves?

Moreover, it seems that this group of people are only responsible for doing the work for her, and don't care about anything else.

With these people, Song Ning's original plan can be completed ahead of schedule, and it is estimated that it will be finished in another ten days or so.

At the same time, her soap workshop also needs to be expanded.

Because the soaps in Master Zhang's shop were selling very well, word of Song Ning's soaps spread quickly, and recently many people have come to her to discuss business.

Furthermore, Zheng Gaoping increased the order volume before leaving, which suddenly required tens of thousands of soaps, and the current scale and number of people were clearly insufficient.

Song Ning then discussed with Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan the plan to expand the soap workshop and recruit another batch of people.

"I had Li and his craftsmen make some more molds, planning to include the land behind our yard to expand the soap workshop."

We'll try to finish it within a few days. Dad will need to keep a close eye on things then. We also need to recruit a few dozen more people, so that's Mom's responsibility. Xiaomei can write now, so she can help with the registration.

Liu Yuelan immediately agreed: "This is a big matter. Don't worry about it, leave it to your mother. I will definitely handle it well."

Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan are no longer the people who would get nervous when things happened back in Nanshan Village. Song Ning can rest assured to entrust anything to the two of them.

The soap workshop is now mostly managed by Xiao Cui. This young girl is good at managing things, has a strong learning ability, and her social skills are top-notch.

She got along well with everyone in the workshop. Although she was young, everyone in the workshop listened to her. Once, Song Ning even heard that one of the aunties working in the workshop wanted Xiao Cui to be her daughter-in-law.

Song Ning took a quick look at the recent account book, which was written in a clear and organized manner.

Xiao Cui smiled and said, "The master's method is really good. I'm keeping accounts according to the master's method, and it's indeed much more convenient. Drawing each cell clearly and writing down the date and quantity makes it less likely to get messy."

"I feel at ease leaving the workshop in your hands. We're going to expand the workshop soon and hire more people, so please keep an eye on things for us."

"Don't worry, boss, I'll keep that in mind."

Song Dahai acted quickly, and the next day he recruited dozens of people to build houses.

Song Ning wanted to connect the current small workshop with the newly built one, so he made it into an independent courtyard, and left a large gate at the back of the courtyard to facilitate the entry of vehicles.

A place for everyone to rest and drink water was built, and even the workshop's production line was simplified a lot, making it easier for everyone to work.

Liu Yuelan's side is also progressing smoothly. People who were not selected last time are actively signing up, because this is a lucrative job.

"There are more than 300 people who have signed up. Mother has also made the wages clear: 900 coins for men and 700 coins for women and girls. As you arranged in advance, men are only accepted if there is more than one able-bodied man in the family. Those with only one man in the family are not accepted."

Song Ning glanced at the list and smiled, "Mother, you've worked hard. Tell them that registration is now closed, and those who haven't registered yet can wait for the next time."

The workshop needs to be expanded, and the number of employees also needs to be increased, which will make it more difficult to manage in the future. Even a company needs a corporate culture and rules and regulations, so her workshop must have a management system.

With more people, more people need to manage things, so Song Ning handed the matter over to Jiang Pozi's second son, Jiang Yongde.

Sun is now helping her make braised food. Jiang Yongshou and Li Xingwang are in charge of purchasing the goods. Jiang Yongde was digging a sewer before, and Song Ning gave him a heads-up after the project was completed.

When everyone heard that Jiang Yongde had become the manager of the soap workshop, they all tried to curry favor with him.

But before Jiang Yongde could speak, Granny Jiang stood up and said that her second son was someone Er Ya had specifically asked for, to be Er Ya's manager, and that they couldn't use connections to get ahead.

Whether you get selected or not depends on your usual performance; don't think about those other things.

Jiang Yongde was called away by Song Ning before the new workshop was officially put into operation, supposedly for training.

The two people in charge of the soap workshop are Xiao Cui and Jiang Yongde. With so many people, things are bound to go wrong. We need to talk to these two first.

Song Ning handed the two people the rules and regulations he had prepared: "These are the rules for our workshop from now on. You two must memorize these rules so that you can manage others."

Jiang Yongde was illiterate, so Xiao Cui read to him.

"Unless there are special reasons, we must not be late or leave early every day."

"There are also interpersonal relationships. If we find that someone has a conflict, we have to resolve it as soon as possible. If we can't resolve it, we report it to the employer."

"Furthermore, as those in charge, we cannot give preferential treatment to anyone. We must be fair and impartial in order to establish our authority in front of everyone."

Jiang Yongde understood and nodded in agreement.

“Brother Jiang, as managers, we should try our best to be literate. Starting today, you will learn to read and write with Xiao Cui.”

“Yes,” Jiang Yongde quickly replied.

"Let me also talk about your wages. You two are in charge. Although you don't have to do the work like the others, it mainly requires a lot of brainpower and worry. Xiao Cui came earlier, knows more, and does more. According to her seniority, her monthly wage is one tael of silver."

Brother Jiang is new here, still considered a newbie. He earns 800 coins a month, but his wages will increase if he performs well. Do you two have any questions?

Jiang Yongde naturally had no objection, but Xiao Cui did: "Master, I don't want wages. You chose me and even saved my grandfather. My grandfather and I eat and live here, so we can't ask for wages anymore."

Song Ning understood her thoughts, so he came up with a compromise: "How about this, I won't charge you one tael, I'll cut it in half, five hundred coins, and you can keep the rest as payment."

After much hesitation, Xiao Cui finally nodded, unable to resist Song Ning's insistence.

After leaving the Song family, Jiang Yongde went home and locked himself in his room to study. It took his mother two calls before he finally came out to eat.

Granny Jiang clicked her tongue: "Let's eat first. The words won't disappear anyway, we can look at them after we finish eating."

Madam Sun smiled and said, "Second brother is ambitious. Once he learns to read, he will be in charge of things."

"Yes, my second brother is much better than me now," Jiang Yongshou joked.

Hearing this, Granny Jiang grinned and said, "You're all doing great. You're all working with Er Ya now. I don't know how many people envy our family."

"This is all thanks to my sister-in-law. If it weren't for her good relationship with Er Ya, our family wouldn't have been able to benefit from this," Jiang Yongde said with a simple smile.

Granny Jiang chuckled, "That's right, Hui Niang is our family's lucky star."

Mrs. Sun was incredibly proud; she now held the highest position in the family.

Because of Er Ya, the status of women at home is different now. They can earn money, so they have more confidence.