The notice was posted in three places: one was on the city wall of Xuancheng Prefecture, one was on the wall of Xuezheng Road where the Dengxuan workshop was located, and the other was very vicious - it was posted directly on the white wall that separated Hengji and Baiji.
On the first day, the notice posted on the competitor's wall was immediately torn off by Hengji's chief steward himself. But before dawn, a new notice was posted on the wall.
Hengji Manager: I was very scared at the time and thought I had seen a ghost.
The manager of Hengji held the Buddha statue in one hand and took down the notice with the other hand tremblingly. He left with satisfaction. When he went to work the next day, another new notice was still stuck on the wall.
Hengji Manager: No, this notice is like a weed? Will it grow again in the spring breeze?
The chief steward of Hengji puffed up his cheeks, stood on tiptoe to take down the notice, and watched in the corner for half an hour. After finding that there was no one or ghost, and no spring breeze, he finally left with confidence.
When it was time to take a break for lunch at noon, the manager of Hengji passed by the white wall with his fists clenched.
Not only was the notice re-posted, but an extra line was added at the end: "Tearers, eat fried dough sticks without soy milk, and from now on, the meat you get will be ginger."
Vicious, so vicious.
The manager of Hengji tore it off and waited at the foot of the wall for the whole afternoon. When it was time to get off work, he left with satisfaction. However, just as he turned the corner, he found another notice that was neatly posted on the other white wall of the store.
The corner of the paper blown by the wind seemed to be mocking his arrogance.
“Ahhhh!”—Hengji’s chief steward’s face was distorted, he was about to go crazy.
After squatting on the big tree opposite Hengji for a day and a night, Brother Zheng's legs were almost broken.
Chen Jianfang, the rising star who wrote five notices in a row, was amazed. "Pa pa pa", was the sound of his clapping.
"I thought business wars were mysterious and unpredictable, but I didn't expect that the actual business wars are..." Chen Jianfang looked at Xianjin's face and answered cautiously, "It's like squatting on a tree and waiting for the opportunity, with glue in your pocket, and then posting notices on the wall when there's no one around..."
Xianjin took this as a compliment to her perseverance and strategic planning.
Chen Jianfang was still curious, "Could it be that many paper-making masters can read?"
Xianjin shook his head. "Even at Chen's, they only know the 200-odd characters you taught them. Many other paper companies won't teach their employees to read."
"Then why post the notice?" Chen Jianfang was puzzled.
Xianjin smiled and said, "Only one out of a hundred men can read. Men are different from masters. Most of them live in the same dormitory in the host's house. They are close to each other and shoulder to shoulder. They are together all day long. Our notice requires household registration and name cards for registration. Men who want to register need to prepare these things. It is impossible to hide them from others. If one person knows, then everyone will know."
Dormitory bed?
Is even our living environment taken into account?
Chen Jianfang lowered his head and smiled.
Xian Jin asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Chen Jianfang shook his head, "I just think that the things you think about every day..."
Chen Jianfang considered his words carefully and said, "It's quite interesting."
Quite interesting?
Xianjin frowned subconsciously and felt a little uncomfortable instinctively, but if she was asked to describe in detail where the discomfort was, she just opened her mouth, drew her sword and looked around in confusion.
......
The power of perseverance is enormous.
On the appointed day, nearly 130 boys with narrow waists and long legs lined up to register, carrying cloth bags, like a dark cloud covering a city.
Aunt Zhong, who was in charge of the examination, held the pen in her right hand and flipped through and checked the household registration name cards with her left hand. She looked very serious and immediately disqualified two people who were laughing and joking in the queue.
One of them was dissatisfied and rushed to the inner room. He took a quick look and stood in front of Li Sanshun, who looked the oldest. He said, "Manager, the woman at the door didn't ask me to submit my household registration... I came from Qinghe Town and took a mule cart all night..."
Li Sanshun took half a step back, indicating that Xianjin on his right was the one who was really in charge.
The man glanced at Xianjin and didn't take it seriously. He continued to scold Li Sanshun, "It's not easy for me to come here, how can you not even let me register? The woman at the door is the one you hired to take notes, right? You think it's a big deal that she can recognize a few words? Who allowed her to disqualify people at will!"
Xianjin put his hands behind his back and looked down at the list without raising his eyebrows. "I allowed it. What's wrong?"
"Who are you?" The visitor was puzzled. Why was a little girl acting so high and mighty here?
Xianjin closed the roster, raised his eyes and said calmly, "I am the boss of Chenji Paper Industry. My last name is He, and my given name is Xianjin. I am honored to be called Shopkeeper He by everyone. Do you have any questions?"
The visitor was a little frightened by Xianjin's gaze. He glanced at the three or four big men behind the girl and the old master who was obviously very skilled in martial arts and lowered his head with a very respectful look, and he unconsciously took half a step back.
Xianjin's eyes passed over him and looked at the queue at the door that suddenly fell silent. He then turned his eyes back and said with full energy, "If you want to sign up, then do it well. The papermaking circle is so small. When all the masters gather together, it is inevitable that you will see your senior brothers when you look up and your junior brothers when you look down. There are acquaintances everywhere... When you pass the exam, take the silver salary issued by Chenji and go to Baizhen Pavilion in twos and threes for a good drink. Isn't it nice? Why bother to greet and make noise here and now!?"
Everyone laughed.
Someone who knows how to deal with things loudly responded, "The pork elbows at Baizhen Pavilion are not tasty, the ones at Hongbinlou are better!"
Xianjin pointed his finger and said, "If you pass the exam, I, He Xianjin, will pay for three months of braised pork elbows for you!"
The man laughed loudly, stood on the stone pier and bowed, "Then wait for Manager He's elbow!"
The queue fell silent. After seeing Xianjin, most of the people became more determined to join Chenji - if a little girl from another family could become the boss of Chenji, how could they, a group of truly capable people, be buried in Chenji?
A small number of people also left with grumbling, "...with a woman in charge, Chen's business won't last long...will not last long..."
There were also some people who came from Jing County and had heard of Xianjin's name. They were shocked and said, "...Manager He is now in charge of the entire Chen family!?"
Someone heard it and asked quietly, "Is there any inside information?"
The man from Jing County told the story of how the Jing County shop was revived, how it became bigger and bigger, and how it squeezed Songji Paper out of the top echelon in Jing County. He pointed at Aunt Zhong who was checking the registration and said, "...Did you see that? She was the young lady of Songji Paper. After Song Baixi disappeared, this shopkeeper He hired this... widow - don't look at her as a girl, she has a broad mind that you can't compare to!"
Everyone was amazed, and when it was their turn to register and check, they showed more respect to both Xianjin and Aunt Zhong who was checking the records.
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