Chapter 318 Want to recruit people

Ye Mingzhu looked at Ruan Linlin in confusion: "What happened to Wu Yue? She looked normal to me just now."

Ruan Linlin sighed deeply. "A few days ago, Erya's parents arranged a marriage for her and will marry her off after the Chinese New Year. Erya came to Wu Yue and cried, saying that it was because Wu Yue didn't let her work in the shop that her parents married her off. She also said that they would no longer be friends. Wu Yue couldn't eat or sleep well for several days because of this."

"Alas, I have been trying to persuade Wu Yue for a few days, but she still has no energy."

According to Ruan Linlin, Erya should have been beaten back at that time. Her parents had arranged a marriage for her, so why should she cause trouble for Wu Yue?

Erya only thought that Wu Yue was honest and easy to talk to, otherwise why wouldn't she dare to go to the Wu family to make trouble? She was sure that the Wu family would beat her back.

Ye Mingzhu waited until Ruan Linlin finished speaking before looking up and asking her, "Did Wu Yue delay the work at the shop?"

"Not really," Ruan Linlin shook her head, "it's just that Wu Yue is in a bad mood and never smiles."

"Well, then tell Wu Yue that after the New Year, you can let her rest at home for a while, and then see if there are other suitable people in the village."

Ye Mingzhu meant what she said, but the meaning changed when Ruan Linlin heard it.

"Boss, Wu Yue is doing very well. She's just been in a bad mood these past few days. I'll tell her."

Ruan Linlin's original intention was not to let Ye Mingzhu hear about this from others, so as not to affect her opinion of Wu Yue. Who knew that it would backfire.

"Sister Linlin," Ye Mingzhu said, putting away the smile on her face. "This shop doesn't belong to me alone, it belongs to everyone. If Wu Yue is in a bad mood every day, it won't just affect me."

"I just want her to rest for a few days. When she feels better, she can come to the shop."

"I'm looking for someone because I think you're a little overwhelmed and I don't want you to be too tired."

Ruan Linlin twitched the corners of her mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Sister Linlin, I know you and Wu Yue have a good relationship, but we run a shop. I can tolerate Wu Yue taking a break, but I can't tolerate her being rude to customers."

"Sister Linlin still thinks that the dim sum in our shop is good, and everyone will tolerate her. But, after the New Year, will the business in the shop still be so good?"

Ye Mingzhu felt that something was wrong with Wu Yue today. She was too silent, and there was no light in her eyes. She was like a different person.

If Wu Yue maintains this attitude, it may not be noticeable in the short term, but over time it will definitely affect the business of the shop.

She let Wu Yue rest now because of their previous friendship. If it were in another shop, he would have been kicked out.

Ruan Linlin's face turned red. The business in the shop had been so good recently that she felt that it was okay even if her attitude was a little bad.

Ye Mingzhu's words were to remind her that without the blessing of the festival, when the business in the shop returned to normal, would they still have this attitude?

Ruan Linlin lowered her head to eat to hide the emotions on her face.

"Sister Linlin, the people we hire for our shop can be a little dumb, but their character must be good."

Ye Mingzhu is not afraid of stupid people, and she herself is not a very smart person, but she will never want someone with bad character.

When Wu Yue learned that the shop was hiring, the first person he thought of was Erya. Later, he kept trying to find a way to help Erya, but he didn't expect that Erya would actually shift all the responsibilities to Wu Yue.

Ye Mingzhu would not dare to hire such a person into the shop even if he was not married.

Ruan Linlin looked up with a wry smile on her face: "I understand."

Ye Mingzhu slowed down her tone: "Sister Linlin, I won't talk to Wu Yue about this, lest she feel uncomfortable. Just pay more attention to her."

Ruan Linlin continued to nod.

Ye Mingzhu didn't want to continue talking about this topic, so she asked Ruan Linlin to continue eating while she went outside to look after the shop.

In the shop, Aunt Mo was counting the unsold snacks. When she saw Ye Mingzhu, she bowed.

"Boss, Wu Yue is a sentimental girl. She's a grown-up girl, and she cares about her reputation. You don't know about Erya's situation, do you?"

Aunt Mo vaguely heard Ruan Linlin talking about Wu Yue and Erya, and guessed that they were talking about Erya causing trouble.

She is now a relative of the Wu family, and since Wu Yue is quite down-to-earth and hardworking, she doesn't mind saying a few good words for him.

"This matter really isn't Wu Yue's fault. It was clearly Erya's parents who arranged the marriage, and she agreed to it, but now she's here to cause trouble with Wu Yue."

"Wu Yue wanted to recruit her parents, but she wouldn't let her. She also wanted to ask the steward Wu for help, but she wouldn't let her either. She just wanted to work in the shop and wanted me to take her in as my apprentice."

When Aunt Mo said this, a clear flash of disdain flashed across her face: "She also said that she would respect me as much as Wu Tie in the future. She also asked Wu Yue to ask Wu Tie to speak well of her."

"Even if I didn't already have Wu Tie as my apprentice, I wouldn't acknowledge a girl as scheming as her."

The most important thing is that Erya wanted to learn Aunt Mo's recipe so that she could take it to her husband's family and gain their respect.

Her abacus beads hit other people's faces, but she thought others didn't know.

Wu Yue thought that she wanted to make some money because they grew up together.

The two times Erya came, she was determined to go into the kitchen to see how to make snacks. Fortunately, Wu Tie was there and didn't let her in.

Ye Mingzhu didn't expect there were so many details. It seemed that it was the right thing to do not let Erya into the shop.

"Well, Aunt Mo, just pretend I don't know about this. I won't tell anyone about Wu Yue."

"I think you're a little overwhelmed right now. Tomorrow when you return to the farm, see if there's anyone suitable who can help sell snacks at the counter."

Ye Mingzhu still wanted to recruit people, at least to let Wu Yue, Ruan Linlin and others take turns to rest, so that they could be more energetic to work.

Aunt Mo nodded and said she would observe carefully.

Ye Mingzhu told her not to feel pressured and just to work at the counter. Newcomers were not allowed to enter the kitchen.

Only then did Aunt Mo breathe a sigh of relief.

The two talked for a while about what had happened in the farm and the shop during this period, and then Aunt Jiang and Wu Yue came back with a few children, each of them holding large and small bags.

Ye Yun'an and Luodou's eyes were about to squint. They had just gone out to eat a lot of food, which was simply too delicious.

"Sister, this candied haws is delicious, please try it." Ye Yun'an put the candied haws directly to Ye Mingzhu's mouth.

Ye Mingzhu smiled and took a bite of the candied haws, and caught a glimpse of Wu Yue's struggling face out of the corner of her eye.

She lowered her head slightly, smiled and told Ye Yun'an that it was delicious. Ye Yun'an looked at the mung beans proudly.

Not wanting to be outdone, Lung Bean took out a piece of winter melon candy and asked Ye Mingzhu to eat it: "Sister, this candy is very sweet, try it."

Ye Mingzhu took it and ate it, nodding: "It is indeed very sweet."

Ye Yun'an wanted Ye Mingzhu to try other food, but Ye Mingzhu shook her head: "Pack it all up. It's almost time for us to leave. Uncle Yan is still waiting for us at the city gate."

Ye Yun'an and Ludou then went to pack up their things honestly.

Wu Yue walked up to Ye Mingzhu and said hesitantly, "Boss, I have something to tell you."