Chapter 125: Food and accommodation included
Everyone gradually relaxed from the depressing atmosphere and started talking more.
Hu Zi's mother nudged Ma Yinghe with her hand and said, "Little boy's mother, your shop is doing very well. I've passed by several times and there are always many people waiting outside."
Ma Yinghe looked at the mothers of Hu Zi's mother and Ben Ben and other children and said, "I have something to ask you when I come back today."
Benbenniang and the others looked at each other and said, "What's the matter? Just tell me."
"Maybe in a few days, we will come back to continue slaughtering pigs, and this shop will be short of staff. I want to ask you if you are willing to work in the shop."
Mantou Niang was a little puzzled: "Your shop is doing so well, why do you still slaughter pigs?"
Ma Yinghe sighed helplessly, "If possible, we wouldn't want to, but there are no pigs in the county town now. Ordinary people can't afford beef, let alone mutton. Although many families will still bite the bullet and buy beef once in a while, it's not a long-term solution."
"The mayor asked two butchers before finally finding us. If we stop slaughtering pigs, there might not be pork in this town for a long time."
Hu Zi's mother sighed and said, "When this pig gets sick, it actually saves everyone money."
Stupid Mother: "We do save money, but the child occasionally wants to eat meat, and we really have no choice."
Gousheng's mother nodded and said, "That's right. The chickens we raise at home are kept for laying eggs, but we can't bear to kill them for them to eat."
Ma Yinghe was also helpless: "The pigs raised by several families in this village were taken away. Didn't they lose a lot of money?"
"That's right. Now everyone says they don't dare to raise pigs anymore." Mantou Niang echoed.
Ma Yinghe looked at the group and said, "Who wants to go? Discuss with your family. I'll pay one tael of silver a month, including food and accommodation."
"How much?" Several people thought they had heard wrongly.
"The monthly salary is one ounce of silver."
"So much." Several people were tempted. You know, their men might not even earn a tael of silver by doing odd jobs in the town.
That would be twelve taels of silver a year, which is much higher than what they could earn by digging in the fields.
Ma Yinghe continued, "I've told you all that if business is good, I'll give you a red envelope at the end of the year."
Everyone present was tempted. They were all used to doing farm work at home, so it was not difficult for them to work as dishwashers and vegetables in a store. Besides, food and accommodation were provided, so they didn't have to spend much money and could save all the money.
Families with sons all looked at the children playing nearby. If they had one or two taels of silver a month, could they send their children to private school?
"Let's go back and discuss it with our family."
Ma Yinghe smiled and nodded: "Okay, you have discussed it, tell me, give me a definite answer whether you will come or not. If you don't go, I have to go to the pawnshop to find someone."
"Okay, we'll tell you after we've discussed it."
Wen Chengwen also talked to Old Lady Wen about raising pigs: "Mom, this is what Yi Yi meant. What do you and Dad think?"
"As you said, raising pigs isn't a big problem. The only problem is what to feed the pigs. A pig needs to eat a lot."
Wen Chengwen had also considered this problem. If they had fewer pigs in the past, they could collect grass to feed them. But if there were too many pigs, it would not be as easy as collecting grass to feed them.
"How about we think about it again."
"When you go back, ask Yi Yi if there is a good solution. If not, you won't be able to raise many."
"Okay, we'll ask her when we get back."
"Chengwen, please go ask the mayor if you can buy breeding pigs and sows. Then we can consider breeding them ourselves, which will save us a lot of money on buying piglets."
"I'll remember that. I'll ask the mayor when I get back."
"How's business in the store lately?"
"Business is good. We are now selling more herbal tea at noon. Business is booming."
"Don't let Yiyi get too tired. If that doesn't work, we can just buy a few fewer pigs."
"I know, I'll talk to you all."
"Please help her. If you are too busy, I will go to the town to help."
"Mom, we're busy. Now that the plaque is ready, we want to wait for Xiao Taozi's affairs to be completed before officially opening the business."
"Okay, when the time comes, you can ask the villagers to bring back a message, and we will go there in advance."
"I see."
On the other side, Wen Zhenyi was strolling in the market and saw someone selling taro on the street. She bought a lot of taro and went to the grain shop to buy some rice flour, sweet potato flour and other ingredients.
The store's business is good now, and money is not as tight as before, so she can purchase ingredients with confidence.
She found many suspicious people on the way. They were standing next to the stalls pretending to buy things, or sitting there eating, but their eyes were all on the three-year-old child.
Wen Zhenyi didn't look at them carefully, but these people's eyes never left her. In the morning, one or two suspicious customers came to the store and went to the backyard under the pretext of going to the toilet.
She didn't care. Little Abu was not in the store at that time. His clothes had been hidden long ago. He was busy with things in the store. She saw them check all the rooms.
When Wen Zhenyi was returning to the kitchen, she ran into them there, but they made up a very careless excuse, so she pretended nothing happened and continued doing her own thing.
It wasn't until Chen Hanxing brought the changed little Abu over that they looked carefully and found that he was not the person they were looking for, so they got up and left the store.
When she returned to the shop, she found the two people in the backyard staring at each other: "You two are quite idle."
When little Abu saw her, he immediately stood up and ran to her side: "Sister."
Wen Zhenyi touched his little head and said, "Do you want to help with something?"
"good."
Wen Zhenyi rolled up his sleeves and taught him how to wash the dishes: "Brother Shen, there are quite a few people outside."
"I know. I discovered it when I first came here."
"Do they recognize it?"
"If they had recognized them, they would have taken action earlier. They haven't left now because they haven't given up yet."
"But how do we find little Abu's parents and sister?"
Shen Hanxing picked up the clean dishes and chopsticks: “I will ask about this.”
Wen Zhenyi turned his head and looked at his back: "Do you have a solution?"
Chen Hanxing came out and squatted beside her: "Although I didn't take the imperial examination, I have many classmates and friends. It's more convenient for me to find out some information than you."
Wen Zhenyi turned to look at him: "Is this dangerous?"
Chen Hanxing smiled and shook his head: "I won't ask directly, and I will ask grandpa to help find out, don't worry."
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