Chapter 206 Recruiting People

"You all know about the tofu and braised meat. The roast duck is what you just had. It's a new product. We're not hiring at the Roast Duck Shop right now."

Qin Fangci swept her eyes across the room, taking in the villagers' anticipation, nervousness, and excitement. She smiled faintly, "For this recruitment, we're primarily looking for people from Liantang Village. Anyone who's hardworking and quick-witted, whether male or female, is welcome to try out. The tofu shop currently needs twelve people. Luo Yongkang, Hu Hui's wife, Liu Er's wife, and He Da's wife, who helped us out before, you guys should continue working. That way, there will only be eight spots left."

Everyone who heard this looked enviously at the four people who stood up.

The four of them all had bright smiles on their faces, and they said that when the workshop was built, they would be the first to go in.

Why don’t you think your wish has come true now?

Qin Fangci waved her hand and asked the four to sit down. "The butcher shop will hire three people first, and then add more people when there are large orders later. The workshop wages are paid daily. The team manager will get 20 wen a day, and the team members will get 15 wen a day. Food and accommodation are not provided, but they can take a half-hour break at noon every day, enough time to go home and eat."

The crowd erupted in excited chatter. "Twenty cents a day for a manager." Hu Hui's wife, Liu Ersao, He Dasao, and Luo Yongkang all began breathing rapidly. They must be the group managers Aunt Li was talking about.

"Mrs. Li! How do I register?" someone shouted impatiently.

"Aunt Li, aren't you hiring too few people? It's such a big workshop!" someone said anxiously.

I thought that such a large workshop could accommodate at least half of the villagers, let alone the entire village, but there were only a few of them.

"Don't be impatient," Qin Fangci raised her hand to suppress the noise. "You have to eat one bite at a time and take one step at a time. The workshop has just started, and we must wait until it is gradually getting things in order before we can hire more people. Besides, the summer harvest is about to begin, and the autumn harvest will follow in a few days. Crops are our foundation. If everyone is busy working in the workshop, what will happen to the food in your fields?"

"Okay, okay, listen to Bai Shunniang. If they can build such a big workshop, they must have a plan in mind. If you don't do anything wrong, we are all fellow villagers, and we can do without you. Just be quiet and stop making noise." As soon as the old village chief spoke, everyone slowly quieted down.

Qin Fangci continued, "Tomorrow morning, at the entrance of this workshop, anyone who wants to come can come. Once the person is selected, they can start work the day after tomorrow."

She paused, looked at the group of people from Dongshi Village sitting not far away, and slowed down her voice.

"As for our fellow villagers from other villages, especially those from Dongshi Village, we, the Li family, are grateful for your presence today. We can't sell all the products from our workshop in Liantang Village alone; we need to export them. Therefore, we plan to grant 'wholesale' rights to people from other villages, especially Dongshi Village."

"Wholesale?" Zhang Lizheng repeated doubtfully, "Like when you sold tofu wholesale to the people in your village before?"

Qin Fangci smiled and said, "Yes, that's right. This time, in addition to tofu, we also sell dried and braised meat. You can ask our village for the specific wholesale process. Come here to sign up tomorrow as well."

These words were like water dripping into boiling oil, instantly making the people from Dongshi Village explode! They had been waiting for this day for a long time!

Zhang Lizheng's beard was shaking with excitement. He stood up suddenly and said, "Okay, okay, let's make money together."

Zhang Lizheng is indeed a village chief. His mind works quickly. "If the people in our village work hard to sell their products, more people in your village will be able to work in the workshop. You can earn money right at home and manage both the household and the land. That's great."

The people of Liantang Village, who had just expressed some opinions, thought about it and felt that this was the truth.

"It's definitely not going to happen overnight if we want to get this workshop up and running. It's not something that a few people can do successfully. That's what the village head and the headman said. Okay, everyone, have a good meal today. We'll continue the discussion tomorrow."

Now the people of Liantang Village and Dongshi Village were happy. The people of Liantang Village were happy to be able to work in the workshop and earn a stable wage, while the people of Dongshi Village saw a broader way to make money. They were all eager to try and started to think about it.

The atmosphere of the banquet reached a climax again, even more lively than before.

People raised their glasses, not only to toast Qin Fangci and the Li family, but also to the old village chief, Zhang Lizheng, and the good days to come.

Laughter and joy mixed with the aroma of wine and meat lingered over the brand new blue brick and tile house.

Xu Zhoutian sneaked out in this lively atmosphere.

Since everyone is so happy, Li Bosong must give him some face, right?

What's more, he didn't come empty-handed, he also brought generous gifts.

The jumping Li family child was the first to notice Xu Zhoutian, and immediately went to enthusiastically call his uncle over.

"Student Xu, is there anything I can do for you?" Li Baisong was indeed much more polite today.

Xu Zhoutian quickly presented the gift he had brought, and said with a guilty look on his face, "Student Li, I did something foolish before... before. I'm sorry. This, this little gift, to congratulate you on the completion of the workshop, please accept it and give me a chance to make amends."