Chapter 174: The Heritage of a Large Family
Doctor Zhao had just finished lunch and was reading a medical book when he suddenly saw Ye Caiping walk in.
He raised his eyelids and said, "Hey, Master Ye is here. Are you feeling unwell?"
Doctor Zhao is already over fifty, and Zhao Fan is his late-born son.
Zhao Lang was somewhat unhappy because the workshop failed to choose Zhao Fan after two attempts.
"I'm not here to see a doctor." Ye Caiping sat down leisurely. "The workshop wants to hire someone who has been educated and knows how to write and keep accounts. I remember that Fan went to school for a few years."
Doctor Zhao immediately perked up: "Yes, that's right. He started learning at the age of six and went to school for seven or eight years. His handwriting is very beautiful. Unfortunately, he didn't understand the classics at all, so he didn't take the imperial examination."
"I didn't expect him to follow that path. I wanted him to learn more words so that he could continue my legacy. But... alas, if he can't tell the right pulse for a person, he can't make a living in this field."
"I wanted to be an accountant, but I couldn't find any job in that field. I could only help me at home and do farm work."
"Now... Caiping, you mean that your workshop wants him?"
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Yes. I will be in charge of the warehouse, taking care of the incoming and outgoing goods, and collecting materials."
Doctor Zhao said, "As I recall, your maid seemed to be in charge of shipping and receiving goods."
"Yes. But they are only under temporary supervision. A few years ago, we decided to find a female teacher to teach them some lessons. The reason why we let them be supervised is, first, we haven't found a suitable teacher yet, and second, we want to train them."
"When the workshop was selecting people, I learned from my father that your boy had studied, so they kept him on purpose. They thought that after the two girls found a teacher, they would let Fan take over."
When Doctor Zhao heard this, he immediately smiled.
It turns out that it’s not that we don’t pick their family, but that we leave the good ones for them.
Thinking of this, Doctor Zhao immediately called in, "Old lady, bring out the new tea you bought a few days ago."
The doctor's wife, who was mending clothes in the house, hurried out.
Not only did they brew tea, but they also served a plate of cloud cake.
Ye Caiping drank a sip of tea before saying:
"When he comes back, ask him to come to the workshop in the afternoon. Jin'er and I will take care of him. The wage is 40 cents a day."
In this era, there were relatively few people who could read and write, so the wages were higher than those for labor.
Doctor Zhao and his wife were even happier, as they earned ten cents more than anyone else in the workshop. That would be about one or two taels of silver a month.
The accountant in Dashu Town earns about the same amount.
Doctor Zhao was very satisfied. Before Ye Caiping left, he grabbed a large bag of wild chrysanthemums and asked Ye Caiping to take them home to make tea.
After lunch break, the workshop started working.
Ye Caiping brought Jin'er and Huan'er to the workshop, and saw Zhao Fan standing at the door. He came over to greet them as soon as he saw them.
"Sister Caiping." Zhao Fan smiled shyly.
Although he is the same age as Ye Yong, Doctor Zhao is of the same generation as Old Man Ye, so he calls Ye Caiping "Sister".
"come over."
Several people walked into the workshop, and Ye Jiner and Ye Huaner handed over their work to Zhao Fan.
The job is not complicated. When materials are delivered, they are counted and recorded. When employees receive materials, the number of semi-finished products or finished products stored in the warehouse must also be recorded. Finally, it’s time to ship.
Under the guidance of Sister Ye Jiner, Zhao Fan became familiar with the work flow in half a day.
Before leaving work, Ye Caiping said, "After work every day, hand over the account book to my house."
Zhao Fan said: "Who should I give it to?"
Ye Caiping thought for a moment and said, "If I'm at home, just give it to me. If I'm not here, give it to Xiaoyan. Xiaoyan knows it, right?"
"Yes, she is your niece, Sister Caiping."
Ye Caiping smiled with satisfaction.
Work matters should be assigned to specific people. If anyone in the family can pay, I'm afraid the account book will be lost, and someone will say who it was given to and that person won't know. That will be troublesome.
When she got home, Ye Caiping saw Xiaoyan and Old Lady Ye sitting in the corridor picking vegetables.
"Xiaoyan, starting tomorrow, you have to be at home when the workshop is closed. Every day a boy will bring the account book to me. You take it and put it in my study."
"good."
"Also, tomorrow morning, you will come with us to the county to buy things."
At dinner in the evening, Ye Caiping asked Ye Xuan: "How was the class?"
Ye Daquan and his wife, Old Man Ye and others were all looking at him.
Ye Xuan's eyes sparkled: "There are some things I don't quite understand, but he's very good."
The corner of Ye Caiping's mouth twitched. Is this a typical case of being impressed by something without knowing it?
Old Man Ye said: "This...isn't the teacher we found too powerful? Will it be difficult for someone like Xuan'er who has just entered the threshold?"
Ye Xuan said: "The teacher said to give me a new lesson plan tomorrow."
Ye Xuan recalled the morning class when Shen Zhiyan was teaching him and he didn't understand this and was confused about that.
Shen Zhiyan's look of disdain... was as if I was the worst student he had ever taught.
Later, Shen Zhiyan changed his way of saying it, and he finally understood.
Ye Caiping said: "Don't worry, he is just trying to get a feel for your foundation."
Ye Xuan nodded: "Also, the teacher has... a lot of books. The study alone is half the size of my aunt's yard, and it has three floors."
Ye Daquan was surprised and said, "My little sister, the courtyard where we live alone is six mu of land, and his study alone is three mu of land? How much money would so many books cost? At least a hundred taels of silver."
Ye Xuan was silent. These books were all works of great masters, and some were rare copies that were worth a fortune.
Ye Caiping smiled and ate in silence.
The resources and foundation of a big family are truly extraordinary.
She really found a treasure, allowing Ye Xuan, a poor student from a tenth-tier university, to enjoy the best educational resources from a first-tier university.
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The next day, Ye Caiping, the Jin'er sisters, Ye Xuan, Jinhua, Yinhua and Xiaoyan went out together in a ox cart.
Ye Caiping was buying clothes for Ye Jiner and several other girls.
"Jinhua Xiaoyan, are you really not going to class?" Ye Caiping asked again on the ox cart.
Jinhua shook her head. "I've already mastered the art of the cloth shop. Playing the piano or painting... are useless to me. As for how to treat people, I'm following Shopkeeper Yao. She's been teaching me."
Xiaoyan nodded beside her.
Ye Caiping thought that Manager Yao was a smooth and sophisticated person, and it would be a good idea for Jinhua to follow her. I had no choice but to let her do what she wanted.
Yinhua said, "Aunt, are we going to buy clothes? Should we buy them from my elder sister?"
Ye Caiping felt a little embarrassed for a moment, and she thought of buying it in the county.
Jinhua was very perceptive and said with a smile, "We don't have many ready-made clothes at Jixiang Cloth Shop. We only make clothes based on measurements. We still do business with ordinary people, so we don't have a complete range of fabrics."
"You guys are going to take classes with Miss Shen, so the fabrics will naturally be better. I think you should buy them in the county. The styles there are newer."
Ye Caiping couldn't help but laugh as she listened to Jinhua's conversation.
The girl who used to be stiff-necked and easily startled now speaks in a measured way.
I couldn't help but say: "The golden flowers have really increased. Manager Yao is a man who knows how to take care of people."
Jinhua's eyelashes drooped: "Yeah."
The little face turned away, and against the backdrop of the rising sun, it looked like a red cloud.
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