Chapter 195 Buying a shop in the county town and training soap-making staff
Xiao Ying didn't leave until Chen Xinghe and Yu Yezhou had entered the academy and were no longer in sight.
After being together for so long, she did develop some mother-child relationships with the children.
This was the first time Chen Xinghe had been away from home for such a long time since he was redeemed, and she actually felt a little reluctant to leave.
She laughed to herself. If Xinghe went to take part in the provincial examination or the imperial examination in the future, and was away for several months, or even went to another place to serve as an official, wouldn't she be even more uncomfortable?
"Master, where are we going next?"
Xiao Qi's voice suddenly called her attention back.
Xiao Qi has already come out of the Immortal Palace. After entering the fifth level of Qi Refining, he is full of pride and ambition, as if he has been reborn. He also respects and fears Xiao Ying even more.
"Let's go to Mingyang Dental Clinic." Xiao Ying said lightly.
She needed to go to the soap shop to buy some people to serve as core members of the soap workshop.
The core steps of making soap and perfumed soap must be controlled by one's own hands, including the person guarding the raw material warehouse, so as to avoid the leakage of the recipe to the greatest extent.
This was what she and Chen Xingyun had agreed upon. Today, she would be responsible for buying people and shops, while Chen Xingyun would go to get the raw materials. They would act separately.
She was received by the same manager again, and she found out that his surname was Zhou.
When he heard her purpose, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. His intuition told him that this was another big deal.
The people Xiao Ying chose this time were all young and middle-aged people who were capable of working, and it would be best if they were single and without families.
The men picked eight and the women picked six, a total of fourteen people.
One of those people can read and write, and another is good at accounting. Xiao Ying plans to train them further and then arrange them to guard the warehouse.
The rest were divided into two groups, each consisting of three men and three women, who served as the core of the soap and the soap respectively.
Next, I went to see two shops in person, both of which were busy shops on the main street.
One of them had a great location, was very spacious, and even had a backyard for living. Xiao Ying fell in love with it at first sight.
Of course, the price was very high. Manager Zhou started with 400 taels, and Xiao Ying finally lowered it to 350 taels.
After the transfer of ownership, Xiao Ying sent a few people to clean up the house. She planned to redecorate it, making sure it was novel and unique, but also in line with the aesthetic of this era.
Chen Xingyun has almost bought all the materials, mainly alkaline stones and medicinal herbs that can be used for skin care.
In order not to attract too much attention, the stone alkali was purchased from several places, with three to five hundred kilograms purchased from each place, which added up to one to two thousand kilograms.
The medicinal materials are also scattered, buy a little here, buy a little there, and finally put them all into the storage bag.
As for the various flowers, we can just ask people to pick them in the mountains. They are everywhere in the mountains during this season, but none of them are very precious.
Chen Xingyun wanted to grow some himself so that he wouldn’t have nothing to use during the winter.
That night, Chen Xingyun took a few new people back home first, and the rest stayed in the backyard of the newly bought shop and Chen Xinghe's house respectively.
The next morning, Xiao Yingcai took these people back and bought a batch of daily necessities.
The staff dormitory of the soap workshop has been completed and covers an area of two acres.
A total of six rows of houses were built, with six rooms in each row. Each room was planned to accommodate one to four people, and at least more than one hundred people could be accommodated.
These rooms are very spacious, with a four-person room of nearly 20 square meters. They will use single beds on the upper and lower levels, which will save a lot of space.
The room also has a balcony, a cabinet, and is equipped with a set of tables and chairs. New bedding will also be provided in due time. Basically, everything that can be provided is provided.
In addition, a water room and a toilet were built in each row, so that men and women could live separately, separated by a high wall to avoid inconvenience to everyone.
Since the staff dormitory was the first to be built, it has been almost finished, and the new people that Xiao Ying bought can move in.
The bed was ordered from Liu Dashan because he had helped her make furniture for the house last time and both parties had a very pleasant cooperation. Even Chen Hui greeted her with a smile.
Liu Dashan also gave her a share of the profits. He made furniture based on the drawings she gave him. Although the money was not much, it also showed that he kept his promise.
So that afternoon, a batch of finished beds were delivered and all placed in the double room. This was a preferential treatment given to them by Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying let them choose their own rooms and roommates, gave them half an hour to make their beds, and then gathered in the house to start training.
Soap and perfumed soap are not difficult to make. These people learned it completely after trying it twice.
On the contrary, the two people guarding the warehouse were a little overwhelmed. They needed to learn more words in the shortest time possible, as well as learn the arithmetic and tabulation methods taught by Xiao Ying.
"Mom, we may need someone who specializes in preparing flower juices and medicinal powders."
Chen Xingyun suddenly thought of this matter. This person needs to be dexterous and hardworking.
Xiao Ying thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "I have someone in mind, your elder sister, do you think she is suitable?"
"You mean Sister Daya?" Chen Xingyun's eyes lit up and he said happily, "Sister Daya should be able to do it!"
Since divorcing her husband and returning home, Chen Daya has been cleaning the chili workshop. She is indeed a person who can endure hardships.
Also, because she had no experience in the production of spicy oil and spicy sauce, the villagers didn't say anything even though both she and her mother worked in the chili workshop.
This is a good opportunity to transfer people to the soap workshop and entrust them with important tasks.
So that night, Chen Xingyun went to the old house in person and explained the matter to Chen Daya.
Chen Daya was immediately flattered and excited to the point of tears, but she was also afraid that she would not do well.
She was just a person used to doing rough work, how could she prepare flower juice or medicine powder? What if she messed it up?
Chen Afu and others were also happy and hesitant. Logically, such a good opportunity should not be missed, but they were worried about causing trouble for the second son's wife.
"Xingyun, your elder sister is so clumsy, how could she do these things? Why don't you consider me?"
At this moment, a voice full of surprise came, it was Zhou Lihua.
Zhou Lihua warmly held Chen Xingyun's arm, and it seemed that they had a very good relationship. She didn't remember at all how she had scolded Chen Xingyun in the past.
She was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred, secretly cursing Chen Xingyun for being so short-sighted. She would rather let Chen Daya go to work than call her "Third Aunt". How was she inferior to Chen Daya?
She was really fed up with doing housework. It was endless work every day, just washing and cooking. It was not glamorous at all.
If only she could work in the workshop, she wouldn't be ridiculed by the women in the village anymore.
A trace of disgust flashed in Chen Xingyun's eyes, and he pulled his arm out with force.
This Third Aunt is still the same as before. She praises herself while not forgetting to belittle others. She is so annoying.
Both Chen Zhang and Chen Tong frowned, but before they could speak, Chen Xingyun refused first.
"I think Sister Daya is very good, careful and hardworking. She will definitely be able to do this job well."
"But you, Third Aunt, have never worked in a workshop and are always lazy. I'm afraid you can't do this job."
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