Chapter 112 Recruiting People
Shen Qingyue gathered her things back home.
Sister Chunxing and Sister Ying washed and dried the big radishes they bought from other villages.
The three people added ten jars of radishes.
This is an old kimchi jar. The radishes can be eaten in three days.
Add salt, sugar and vinegar, and pick a lot of fresh peppers to soak in to increase the spiciness.
"Everyone says this kimchi is delicious. It's made with so many good things." Sister Chun Xing said.
In the past, when people in the village pickled vegetables, they would just put a handful of coarse salt and wash them before eating. They had no other taste except saltiness.
Shen Qingyue is different. She uses white sugar and rice vinegar, several kilograms at a time. The sweet and sour sauce she makes is sour and delicious!
Kimchi radish is now popular as a gift dish.
Many people spend money to buy it.
There are many families in the village growing radishes now.
For example, the radishes in Aunt Yun’s house have grown quite big. Once these jars of radishes are sold, the radishes in the village will be sufficient!
Sister Ying worked with them while she said, "Yueyue, recently people in the village have been looking for me, asking indirectly if we are still short of people."
Sister Chun Xing said, "Did they look for you too? Several of my sisters-in-law from my mother's family also came to look for me, but I turned them all down."
What kind of life did the two of them live in the village before?
Sister Ying’s husband was an educated youth who abandoned his wife and children and returned to the city.
The villagers didn't say anything openly, but they laughed at him secretly.
After a long time, even her family members started to dislike her. She was living in her own home, but she felt like she was living under someone else's roof!
Later, he helped Shen Qingyue with work and paid 15 yuan a month for living expenses to his family.
Including her own parents, everyone started to treat her better.
Now Shen Qingyue still values her and lets her do all the harvesting and management.
With money in her pocket and a strong back, Sister Ying's temperament has changed.
Now she is very popular at home. My sister-in-law goes to her to talk about anything she wants to say. If you don’t know her, you would think that the relationship between the two sisters-in-law is very good!
The same goes for Sister Chun Xing. Her parents were greedy for the high bride price and married her off to a sickly woman. Later, the children she gave birth to were also prone to illness.
Life at home is not going well, and she has severed ties with her parents. Now her parents come to visit her whenever they have time.
Sister Chunxing gets annoyed just looking at them.
He kicked everyone out and didn't care if things got out of hand.
Shen Qingyue's status in the village was extraordinary, and their status also rose with it.
In the past, villagers only knew that they had to find a stable job and eat government food, but it is so difficult to have a job these days!
I have no connections in the village, and I don’t know who to ask when I want to spend money. Now Shen Qingyue is in need of people, and I can help with the work and even be a small leader.
He is generous in giving money and never withholds money from his subordinates.
It suddenly became the best job.
Everyone in the village wanted to go, but Shen Qingyue was so elusive that no one could find her anywhere.
Aunt Dahua is the village chief's wife, and the villagers are a little afraid of her.
I can only turn my attention to Sister Chunxing and Sister-in-law Ying.
Now many people come to see them and give them gifts.
The two felt something was wrong and wanted to tell Shen Qingyue about the situation.
Shen Qingyue said, "We've always been short of people, but now that business is big, character is the most important factor to consider. If I can't find the right person, I'd rather not hire."
So as to avoid having other thoughts.
Sister-in-law Ying said, "Yes."
The two of them never mentioned this matter again.
After all ten jars of vegetables were pickled, Shen Qingyue had something to do and went out again.
I specially chose an afternoon when the steel factory was working and went back to the factory to see Chef Li.
Chef Li is so tired.
The special window sales were good for several months in a row, so they were just supporting staff and were not so tired. They were used to this kind of life, but now they have to cook for 3,000 people out of the blue and are extremely exhausted.
It's only been a day and I'm already longing for the featured window to return.
Chef Li had just sat down to rest when he heard the apprentice say that Shen Qingyue came to see him.
He immediately got up and went out.
Shen Qingyue directly told Chef Li her thoughts.
Chef Li opened his eyes wide, thinking he had misheard.
After listening for a long time, he finally frowned and said, "Ah? You asked me to introduce you to a chef."
Shen Qingyue hummed.
She has too many things to deal with now, and wants to find a truly capable chef who will be satisfactory in terms of salary.
Chef Li couldn't help but look at Shen Qingyue with a strange look in his eyes. His own level was not as good as Shen Qingyue's. How could it be so easy to find a high-level chef?
But then he changed his mind and said, "Let me introduce you to an old man. He might know someone like that."
"Thank you very much."
Chef Li took off his white coat and took Shen Qingyue directly to a large house in the county. He knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Uncle Chen, it's me."
With a creak, the door opened.
I saw two old men playing chess. Both of them had taken a lot of each other's pieces and the game was very intense.
One of the fat old men asked, "What's the matter?" His eyes were still on the chessboard.
Chef Li said, "Uncle Chen, this is Shen Qingyue, the person in charge of the specialty window of our state-owned factory. He is looking for a cook who can cook delicious food. If the food is good, the salary will be good."
The chubby old man looked up, a little surprised: "Specialized window?"
Chef Lao Chen is no longer in the world, but he is very sharp-tongued!
I've heard a lot about the special window recently, such as braised pork intestines, spicy hot pot, seafood in sauce, and barbecue festival.
I didn't expect that all of this was done by this young man.
"Hello, Mr. Chen. Just call me Xiao Shen." Chef Li had already made it clear to her before coming.
Mr. Chen is no ordinary person, his ancestors were famous chefs.
I heard that he even went to Beijing to cook for the leaders during the National Day holiday. Although there are many chefs from all over the country who go there, being able to go there itself is a symbol of strength.
There were overseas Chinese who wanted to open restaurants and hire them, but Mr. Chen refused.
Now that I am over seventy years old, I decided to return to the county.
Although he no longer cooks, he still has a high status in the county. Anyone who opens a shop has to ask Mr. Chen to take charge.
It was like paying respects to the boss. His status in the county chef community was definitely not something that ordinary people could shake.
Before Old Chen could say anything, Old Zheng, who was playing chess with him, said, "Oh, you're so young, that's amazing. Your barbecue is absolutely amazing. My grandson bought me some. It's delicious even when it's cold. He's been talking about it for a long time, and I really want to go, too. It's just that there are too many people, and I'm too old to worry about being squeezed. Otherwise, I would definitely participate in such a grand event."
Chen Laodao: "It's really good. I've tried your seafood stew. The flavor is just right."
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Chen."
Chen Laodao said, "I do have a young apprentice here. He's a bit of a glutton, but his cooking is impeccable. He's even better than I was when I was young. He can go with you, but the salary is 400 yuan a month."
When Chef Li heard the price, he was worried!
But Shen Qingyue readily agreed: "Okay."
Seeing that she agreed so readily, Mr. Chen smiled.
Zheng Laodao, who was standing beside him, said, "Little girl, don't think it's expensive. His apprentice in the provincial capital earns 800 yuan a month, and people are vying for him. I've eaten the food he cooked, and it's unmatched. It's just that this apprentice is filial and wants to take care of Old Chen."
Old Zheng laughed at him, "You're all young men in your twenties, but you're acting like babies. This master and apprentice are so clingy and annoying. Shen girl, take him away. A grown man has to make money. Don't you agree?"
Mr. Chen finally couldn't hold back his laughter: "You are just jealous."
Although he was in the county, he had to fight for good treatment for his apprentice, after all, he was the one who inherited all his legacy. Seeing Shen Qingyue's happy agreement, he knew that she was not a stingy or troublesome person.
I feel relieved to find such an employer for my young apprentice.
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