Next, Ye Caiping took out some spices and taught the employees how to stir-fry them step by step.

She personally demonstrated each step of the process.

There was only one step that she completed herself.

Those are ingredients. To put it simply, it's mixing the ingredients together in a certain proportion.

Now, with a small quantity, she can complete the mixing process after a short time.

If the quantity increases in the future, she can utilize the space.

She can move anything stored in her space at will with her mind, and can even precisely control the quantity. Mixing and seasoning ingredients is a piece of cake for her.

Ye Caiping spent the entire day in the workshop providing guidance before leaving with the villagers.

Apart from the people guarding the warehouse.

There were three people guarding the warehouse: Ye Siquan, Ye Zhuzi, and Liu Heigou.

The three people work in three shifts, with each person working eight hours a day and having to stay up all night, so they also earn 30 coins a day.

...

When she got home, Ye Caiping called Daquan, Erquan, and the others over; it was time to pay their wages.

As before, in addition to wages, each person received a bonus of 100 coins.

Ye Erquan took his tael and stuffed it into Old Lady Ye's hand: "Mother, here's the last 800 coins back for you."

Grandma Ye took it and gave him 200 coins in change.

After Erquan, Sanquan, and Bajin left, Ye Caiping took out another two liang: "This is for Dad."

Old Man Ye was taken aback: "Me? I didn't do any work."

"This is pocket money, and also retirement money," Ye Caiping said.

Old Mrs. Ye said, "Didn't you already give it to me? It was 30 taels!"

“My parents don’t know, but in families with some savings, everyone receives a monthly allowance,” Ye Caiping said.

Old Man Ye's face was flushed with excitement as he rubbed his hands together, "Haha, then I'll take it. I'll keep it for you."

Old Man Ye had long been itching to receive his monthly wages, watching Ye Daquan and the others do so. Now he was getting paid too, and two taels at that, an extra tael compared to his two sons.

Old Man Ye was absolutely delighted!

Grandma Ye glared at him.

"This is for Mother." Ye Caiping put 2 taels into Old Lady Ye's palm, and then gave her another 10 taels, for a total of 12 taels.

Grandma Ye's eyes widened: "Why are you giving so much?"

"The first two taels are for Mother's monthly allowance. The remaining ten taels are for the family's food. From now on, the family's food will be provided to Mother."

Grandma Ye didn't stand on ceremony and nodded with a smile, "I see."

"Mom, don't be stingy. Buy the rice, meat, oil, and salt you need."

Ye Caiping had calculated the prices and found that 10 taels of silver would be more than enough to feed her family of six for a month, allowing them to eat rice and meat freely.

Grandma Ye nodded repeatedly. Her two granddaughters were growing up, and her daughter was working so hard, so naturally they had to eat well.

“Here, this is Xiaoyan’s.” Ye Caiping gave Yang Xiaoyan 54 coins. “This is last month’s wages.”

Xiao Yan came on the 29th of last month and worked for a total of two days. She was paid a certain amount of money for each day she worked.

"Thank you, Auntie." Yang Xiaoyan happily accepted it.

I slept without any dreams.

In the days that followed, Ye Caiping stayed in the workshop every day, making timely adjustments whenever any employee was not in place.

Three days later, the entire workshop was finally running smoothly. After all, it all involved manual skills and observation, so it was easy to learn.

In addition, the female workers were all in the packaging department. A group of aunties sat there packing and chatting happily.

Among the female workers were three men: Hu Xiaosan, another boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old named Ye Chunlai, and a thin man.

None of the three families had able-bodied men, and their families were in relatively difficult circumstances.

Ye Caiping felt that they were young and worried that heavy work would harm their bodies, so she arranged them in this less strenuous department.

Standing behind Ye Caiping, Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er looked at the well-run workshop and felt a surge of pride.

"Mother is amazing!" Ye Huan'er smiled, pursing her lips.

Ye Caiping also curled the corners of her lips.

Ye Jin'er was a little worried: "It looks pretty simple. Will it be imitated in the future? After all, everyone has been familiar with the ingredients for Hu spicy soup, and as for the proportions... even if they are prepared differently from us, it will still have a different flavor."

Ye Caiping asked with a smile, "How many restaurants are there in town?"

Ye Jin'er was taken aback: "Hmm... there are quite a few, at least ten or so."

"Then why, after one restaurant opened in town, and so many others followed, has the first one still survived?"

Ye Jin'er was taken aback for a moment, and Ye Huan'er said, "Because the first one was delicious! The same dish tastes different when made by different people."

"Customers have different tastes. As long as the first store maintains its standards, it will attract customers."

Ye Caiping nodded: "That's exactly what I mean. Even if other hot soup brands emerge in the future, our reputation has already been established. With good taste and brand effect, we won't be abandoned by the market."

"If the market is really divided up too much, it's okay. We can just do something else."

"Yes, I understand." Ye Jin'er suddenly understood.

"It's almost time to finish work, let's go home for lunch."

The mother and her two daughters returned home through the back door.

I made a special trip to the vegetable garden.

Old Man Ye was planting vegetables, and Mrs. Du was helping him.

One person was digging a hole, while the other was planting vegetable seedlings.

The Ye Jin'er sisters quickly called for help.

Du straightened up and said, "Your land was just loosened today. My father came to my place to pull up some vegetable seedlings. Since I had nothing else to do, I came over to help you plant them."

Knowing before the New Year that the family was going to split up, Du and others had already sown seedlings on three rows of land and divided them among Ye Caiping and Ye Erquan's family.

"Thank you, sister-in-law," Ye Caiping said with a smile. "Have lunch here."

"Okay. I'll go after I finish planting this row."

Ye Caiping saw that half of the vegetable patch had already been planted.

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