Ye Caiping didn't pay much attention to the matter between Zhao Laizi and Li Qinai.

She can attend the funeral when the time comes.

The workshop will officially open and start operating tomorrow, so she needs to focus her energy on it.

The next day was the first day of February.

That day, Ye Xuan and Ye Peng returned to their hometown for classes, Ye Yong went to Wangjia Village to become an apprentice, and even Jin Hua went to the cloth shop to work and learn.

Ye Caiping's workshop also opened today.

The twenty-five selected villagers gathered in front of the workshop, chatting excitedly.

Those who weren't selected all gathered around to watch. Ye Lizheng and his family also came.

After all, opening a workshop was a novelty for them, and everyone came to watch the excitement.

"Cai Ping is here!" Tie Niu's wife exclaimed excitedly.

Not only Ye Caiping, but everyone in the Ye family came, except for the three who were going to school or work.

Old Mrs. Ye set up an altar, burning incense, chicken, meat, fruit, and pastries. Then Old Mr. Ye shouted, "Grand opening!"

Ye Caiping then tore down the red cloth hanging on the gate, which read "Qinghe Spicy Food Shop".

The villagers clapped excitedly: "Great! Great! We just don't know what the words on it say."

Ye Lizheng said irritably, "It says Qinghe Spicy Food Shop."

"Thank you all for coming. We need to go inside and get to work. The snacks we just offered to the gods are for everyone to share. There's more here if you're still hungry," Ye Caiping said with a smile.

Although the villagers were disappointed that they couldn't visit the workshop, they were still pleasantly surprised when Ye Caiping shared snacks with them.

Grandma Ye and Xiao Yan stayed behind to share food with the villagers.

The dessert is white sugar cake, which is reasonably priced and inexpensive.

But the villagers were still very happy to receive a piece, after all, not everyone in this era is willing to spend money to buy sweets.

"Uncle Village Head, please come in and have a look!" Ye Caiping specially invited Village Head Ye.

Ye Lizheng immediately smiled and followed Ye Caiping and the selected employees into the workshop.

Once inside, Ye Caiping had everyone stand in the open space for a short meeting:

"Does everyone know their workstation now?"

Ye Siquan said, "I understand. I'm the warehouse guard."

Ye Zhuzi: "Hehe, me too."

Tie Niu's wife: "I ordered takeout. What does 'takeout' mean?"

"I'm the stir-fry ingredient!"

"I am the abrasive."

"I'm a porter."

The job title was attached after each person's name on the list of selected candidates.

Most of the villagers were illiterate, but since it concerned their livelihood, they naturally tried to ask those who could read, and eventually they all learned the names of their workstations.

Ye Caiping smiled and said, "The packing staff will be paid 25 coins per day, while other staff will be paid 30 coins per day. Monthly wages will be settled on the morning of the 3rd of the following month."

Packing is the easiest job, so the pay is lower.

Upon hearing the price, everyone was incredulous and overjoyed.

"There are actually 25 coins!" Tie Niu's wife was so excited that she grinned from ear to ear.

Prior to this, Ye Caiping had never revealed how much the wages would be, but all the villagers eagerly signed up.

Because finding a job isn't easy, and this one is right in front of my own house, so I don't have to worry about food and lodging.

Everyone thought that Ye Caiping was generous, giving 25 coins a day to build houses, and guessed that she should at least be getting 15 to 20 coins a day.

To my surprise, even the easiest job costs 25 coins! Other jobs cost 30 coins!

"Working hours are from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM every morning, followed by a one-hour break before continuing to work. Work ends at 6:00 PM. Each person has two days off per month."

Upon hearing this, the villagers became excited again: "We can actually rest for so long during lunch!"

“When I used to carry heavy loads, I only had 45 minutes to eat. I had to keep working before I could even swallow my food. I worked from before dawn until it was completely dark at night.”

"And you even get a break every month!"

The villagers felt that this treatment was too good.

Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Come on, I'll tell you what we need to do at work."

Ye Caiping led her employees into the workshop.

Du and Wei followed excitedly behind.

Mrs. Wei frowned and whispered to Mrs. Du, "The wages are too high. When my husband first started delivering goods for my younger sister, he only earned 25 coins a day. It was only later that the wages increased. Now that they've come, they're earning the same wages as us."

Du rolled her eyes at her: "How can you compare like that! Delivering goods and making spicy soup are much more leisurely! Look, we've worked today too, but we still have time to stroll around the workshop!"

"My husband also delivers goods. Although he makes three trips a day, he comes back as soon as he finishes, so he has plenty of time to rest. But when he works in the workshop, he only takes short breaks in the middle of the day, and spends the rest of his time working."

After thinking about it, Madam Wei agreed, saying, "Sister-in-law is right."

Ye Caiping led everyone to a room and pushed open the door:

"This is the material warehouse. The received goods will be stored here. The people who prepare the ingredients will retrieve them from here to prepare them. Jin'er, from now on you will be in charge of receiving goods and registering the entry and exit of materials."

"Okay." Ye Jin'er nodded and looked inside the warehouse.

My mother clearly said the goods would arrive today, but there are already more than a dozen large wooden barrels piled up inside, and it seems there are things inside.

But it's not a good time to ask too many questions.

Ye Caiping led everyone to another room, where ten large stoves were set up for stir-frying ingredients.

After the spices are taken out of the warehouse, they are stir-fried here. After stir-frying, they are taken to the mill to be ground into powder, and then sent to the ingredient preparation room.

Once all the ingredients are mixed in the correct proportions, they are sent to be canned, sealed with wax, and labeled, and finally delivered to the finished product warehouse.

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