Chapter 416 417. They are serious

Jin Qianqian also did not let go of the others who were watching the fun nearby, "It's the same for you. You have to take good care of your bodies, otherwise I will be the one who suffers."

Liu Qingmei suppressed her laughter and said, "Madam, what you said is really reasonable. In order to enjoy a few more years of happiness with you, I must keep myself in good health no matter what."

Butler Fu, "Then I have to live a few more years, and I still want to serve the young master and the others. So, I really have to take good care of myself."

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After everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Jin Qianqian stared at Hu Dong and asked, "Recently, there hasn't been much trouble in our shop, so just focus on your recovery. I seem to remember that the doctor prescribed you two months' worth of medicine, and you haven't finished taking it yet, have you?"

Hu Dong, "I only spend a short time taking medicine every day, and the rest of the time I go out for a stroll on the street.

Madam, if I keep walking, I will probably have to count the bricks on the road. Please assign me some tasks!"

Jin Qianqian saw how serious he was and knew that he was really bored. "So what do you want to do? Anyway, you can't leave Beijing during this period of time, otherwise you will run out of medicine."

He was running around outside and couldn't make the medicine on time. Jin Qianqian didn't want his previous persistence to go to waste.

Hearing Jin Qianqian's offer, Hu Dong's eyes lit up immediately, "Madam, didn't you buy some shops? Can you let me take care of those shops?"

Jin Qianqian was silent for a while. "I will also go to Lucheng in the spring. I guess I won't be able to take care of the shops here, so I thought about renting out all of them."

It was a blessing in disguise. Jin Qianqian didn't want to sell so many shops, but she didn't have the energy to make any plans now.

Hu Dong, "Madam, I was strolling on the street before and found that the vacant shops in our house are in good locations, and the new shops you opened before are also doing brisk business. Why don't we strike while the iron is hot and open the chain stores you mentioned."

Jin Qianqian didn't expect that Hu Dong had already put into practice what she had just said casually. Just like the soap shop and pastry shop that Hu Dong had opened before, they were all near Daocheng. She didn't expect that he would set his sights on Shangjing so quickly.

But to be honest, she really doesn't want to touch this piece of cheese now.

After thinking for a while, Jin Qianqian sat down and slowly explained to him, "Shangjing is a very complicated place. I was just taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of everyone's excitement to get a big bargain.

Now that the incident has passed, I guess many people have realized that we should not be in the spotlight anymore, otherwise it will cause a backlash.

Apart from the bookstore, I plan to slowly resume other shops to normal and try not to affect the business of surrounding shops.

Now that your master is no longer an official here, I am preparing to take the children to Lucheng. Even if we have good relationships with several other families during this period, they can only help us temporarily, and we cannot bother them often. Sometimes, debts of favor are more difficult to repay.

So I decided to rent out these shops. If you want to do something big, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. There is no need to rush now."

Hu Dong said shyly, "I took it for granted."

Jin Qianqian, "This is normal. If your master wasn't so anxious to take up the post, I might have been ready to use those shops by now.

If you are bored, you can help me sublet those shops and settle things in Beijing as soon as possible. Then we can go back to Fu County together to celebrate the New Year.

I remember you also built another house in the county this year, so I have to go to Wenwenju."

When Hu Dong thought of his own home, the expression on his face softened. In the past, he always thought that it would be good enough to have three meals a day, but he never expected that in just a few years, he would become a person with a family and a foundation.

According to the contract signed by the master and his mistress, he was not allowed to have any assets under his name, but his mistress did not register his indenture with the county government, so he was still free to the outside world.

Jin Qianqian didn't give him much time to review the past. "How are those people that Lord Cao sent here now?"

She likes to finish what she starts, and wants to arrange everything before leaving.

Hu Dong, "I've been to a few shops and met them. Some of them have adapted well, but some seem to be born with a lack of talent and can't do the work there."

Hu Dong would only be so outspoken if there were no outsiders around.

Jin Qianqian, "Xu Dawang, go to each shop and inform the Cao family to come to the mansion tomorrow. You and Manager Hu will evaluate them and record their performance. Then have someone deliver it to Lord Cao."

How do you want to arrange it afterwards? It depends on you, Lord Cao.

"Oh, don't forget to pay them all. It's best to pay them based on their performance during this period. This way, they can have a comparison and understand how well they have learned during this period."

Xu Dawang responded, "Does that mean they won't have to work in the shop anymore?"

Jin Qianqian, "Let Lord Cao decide on this matter. We can't let the young master of the official family work in our shop. If we are short of manpower, we can transfer people from the mansion.

If you still can't spare the money, you and Manager Hu should figure out a solution, whether to go to the pawnshop to buy some employees or recruit from outside."

Hu Dong, "It's better to recruit some people from outside. Sometimes locals have some advantages. They will have some fixed customer base and are more familiar with the twists and turns here."

Jin Qianqian gave him a thumbs up in approval, "So they say one person can make a difference, but two people can make a difference. It seems our Hu Da Guanshi can really handle things on his own."

Hu Dong casually mentioned, "If the young masters of the Cao family want to continue to stay and work, will we accept them?"

Jin Qianqian had never really thought about this problem. After all, it was Minister Cao's idea that a good young master from an official family could come to the store to learn things. She didn't think these people would value such a job.

However, she was wrong about one thing. Although these were just jobs for shopkeepers and waiters, Jin Qianqian was always generous to her subordinates. Not only did she give them a fixed salary, she even had a novel reward, which was a commission if the income exceeded a certain amount.

The shops under his management have all made a lot of money during this period, so naturally the incomes of the people in the shops have also increased significantly.

"Lord Cao only sent them here to learn some skills. He probably doesn't want them to work for him for a long time."

Hu Dong didn't come up with this idea suddenly. "Before, several young masters of the Cao family came to me privately. They wanted to find a job in our shop.

I think they work very hard in the shop, so I asked for them."

When he heard it, he had the same reaction as his wife is now, thinking that the other party was just joking.

It was not until I confirmed it again and again that I knew they were serious about what they said.

(End of this chapter)