Chapter 130 The villagers are moved
Shen Yueyao naturally considered this issue as well.
"For some things, we have division of labor and signed confidentiality agreements, so it's not easy to leak secret recipes. For example, the chili con carne sauce, the formula of some spices and chilies are in our own hands. Even if someone learns it, they can only learn the basics."
The main reason is that there is no such thing as chili peppers out there now.
Shen Yueyao planted a large number of peppers in the space, enough to make chili meat sauce.
"However, the pickling method for preserved eggs and salted duck eggs is simple and easy for everyone to learn, so we should hire people we can trust to do the job first."
"If we want to make more money, we can't do it on our own. We need to expand the scale of the workshop, hire people to work, increase production and sales, and then we can make more money."
Shen Shaojing said: "Sister, I will listen to you."
"If we just hire people and spend a lot of money, can we really make money?"
In that case, the cost would be too high.
Shen Shaojing was a little worried.
Shen Yueyao said, "If we want to produce it in a formal way, we need to expand our sales to the county town or the prefectural capital. The market for this chili meat sauce is huge, so we can't just use gourds for packaging. We can use bamboo jars, wooden jars, or even clay jars. We also need to raise the price."
"In places like the capital and the capital, there are many wealthy people. They pay more attention to the packaging when buying things. They will buy things even if the packaging is good and the price is higher. Besides, everyone says our things are delicious. As long as they buy and taste them, they will buy again."
When Shen Shaojing heard his sister say this, he felt relieved.
He understood that his sister already had a plan in her mind.
"Sister, in that case, do we need to build several workshops?"
Shen Yueyao said, "First expand the house and build two workshops. After I figure out how to make lipstick, I will continue to build workshops. Do it one by one, don't be in a hurry."
"There are dozens of households in our village, including the elderly and children, about 200 people. We will first hire people to help build the house and workshop. As for hiring people to make chili meat sauce, we will first hire a few trustworthy women. After the workshop is built, we will build more."
"As for sales, I'm not worried. I've seen your abilities, Fourth Brother. No matter what's given to you, you can sell it."
"When our workshop grows in size, you won't even have to go out and talk business with merchants. When they see business opportunities, they will come to you."
"When the time comes, you can just stay home and help with the business."
"Besides, as we expand our business and need more people, we can hire a few of your brothers to do the work. But we should take it slow, step by step."
Although his sister said so, Shen Shaojing was excited when he heard this.
He could even imagine the scene.
It turns out that following my sister is the right thing to do.
If his elder and second brothers knew about this, they would definitely envy him.
But he knew that his sister already had a grudge against her elder and second brothers because they were disrespectful to their parents.
At the same time, Shen Shaojing also cherishes the opportunities given by his sister.
"Don't worry, sister. I will definitely do what you give me."
"Of course I believe you, Fourth Brother."
During this period, no matter what was given to Fourth Brother to sell, he could sell it easily.
Since we have decided to expand the house, we naturally have to hire people from the village to do the work.
Shen Yueyao went to find the village head first.
Ever since Shen Yueyao helped the villagers solve the water problem, the village head has always been respectful when he sees Shen Yueyao.
He could see that Shen Yueyao's abilities were not those of an ordinary person, and that this woman was extraordinary.
He thought of some of the things his father and grandfather had taught him, and felt that Liuhe Village could not accommodate the Su family and people like Shen Yueyao.
One day, they will leave Liuhe Village.
Besides, it’s not just the water problem. Shen Yueyao has also helped the villagers a lot by collecting duck eggs in the village recently.
I saw that several families had more income and their lives became better because they sold duck eggs.
At least I don’t have to go hungry.
Now it is spring and some families are going hungry because they don’t have enough food.
Many old ladies praised Shen Yueyao in front of him.
He said it was thanks to the Su family that they moved to Liuhe Village.
The villagers are all honest and will remember the kindness of anyone who truly helps them.
So the village head was very nice, "Mrs. Su, what brings you here?"
The head of the village did not dare to treat Shen Yueyao as a junior.
Even the wife of the village head, Mrs. Li, smiled with a slit in her eyes when she looked at Shen Yueyao.
Shen Yueyao didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Uncle Lin, it's like this. I'm thinking of expanding our house. Now is the slack season for farming. If the villagers have time, I'd like to ask them to help expand the house."
When the village head heard this, he said very straightforwardly: "Don't worry, I told the villagers that we are helping you expand your house. I guarantee that everyone will actively help and no one will be lazy."
"Plus, expanding a house is faster than building one. If the expansion is large, it can be completed in just half a month."
Shen Yueyao said: "Not only that, I also want to build a workshop and do some small business in the future. With a workshop, it will be convenient to hire people to do things."
The village head said, "That's fine. We're all building houses anyway, so building a workshop is easy, much easier than building a house."
"My eldest son knows how to do bricklaying. Villagers used to help each other build houses. He knows how to do these jobs, so you don't have to worry."
Shen Yueyao knew that the people in Liuhe Village were honest and reliable, so she felt safe asking the villagers to do things for her.
She said, "Uncle Lin, I've been thinking about giving everyone 20 cents a day, not including lunch or dinner. Do you think that's feasible?"
Upon hearing this, the village head was stunned.
The village head suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Li was listening nearby and also looked at Shen Yueyao in surprise.
The truth is that when villagers helped each other build houses in the past, they couldn't pay this much money.
For some families with poor financial conditions, the villagers help them for free, and those who are building houses only provide lunch.
But providing lunch doesn’t mean much, paying wages is real.
The village head opened his mouth in shock and asked in disbelief, "Madam Su, I...did I hear correctly? You said you would pay twenty cents a day?"
When the head of the village heard that it would pay twenty cents a day, he wanted to go to work.
He had fallen and been injured before, and his two sons felt sorry for him. Now he didn't have to work, but when he heard the twenty cents, he felt full of energy.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Well, it's twenty cents. I'll settle it on the same day and I won't delay your wages."
The village head was getting a little restless, rubbing his knees with his hands and saying, "Well, Madam Su, no one in our village paid so much for building a house before. At most, they gave fifteen cents. Some families who were not well off didn't even pay for the work, but just provided a meal. What you gave is really generous."
Although the village head hoped that the villagers could work and earn some copper coins to supplement their family income.
But he also had to explain the situation in the village to Shen Yueyao.
Don't let her know the situation and avoid any problems later.
Shen Yueyao felt relieved when she heard what the head of the village said.
Since the village head could say this to her honestly, she would be happy to give him more.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Uncle Lin, don't worry. I know the situation in the village. We'll find people who can work to help build the house. Twenty cents per person. If you can't work hard, we won't hire you."
The village head nodded vigorously and said, "I understand, I understand. Madam Su, don't worry, I will definitely explain it clearly to the villagers."
Shen Yueyao added, "Also, as long as everyone works hard, I will give priority to villagers when I need people to build the workshop. I will also hire women from the village to work, and I will also pay them twenty cents a day."
When the village head and Mrs. Li heard this, they stood up excitedly.
They all looked at Shen Yueyao excitedly.
If this is true, the conditions of the villagers will improve.
Twenty cents a day, six hundred cents a month, that's seven taels of silver a year. It's simply unimaginable.
With this money, the villagers will not only not starve to death, but they can also afford to eat white rice and white flour every day.
Li's heart was burning with anger.
She knew that Shen Yueyao was now doing business in chili meat sauce and salted duck eggs.
I heard business is good.
If I build a workshop, I might do these things.
She wanted to go to work, but for twenty cents a day, she couldn't sit still.
But Li was a little embarrassed to speak.
Shen Yueyao understood Li's expression, so she went along with it and said, "By the way, Aunt Li, look, if I were to hire someone to do something, I'd also want to hire someone to help make the chili meat sauce."
"At the beginning, the workshop wasn't built yet, so we had to hire a few people to work in the yard. Now that the weather is warmer, it's not cold in the yard anymore. I wonder if you, Aunt Li, would be willing to come over and help out? Every month..."
Before Shen Yueyao could finish her words, Li excitedly said, "Go, go, Yao Niang, tell me what needs to be done, and I'll help you. Don't worry, I have a lot of strength. Everyone used to say that I was a good worker."
This statement is true.
Back then, it was because Li had a cheerful personality and was efficient at work that the Lin family took a fancy to her and let Lin Zhengshan marry her.
Now Li is running the family business well.
It also has something to do with her ability and business sense.
She also educated her two sons very well.
You can also see it from how Lin Chi behaves.
In addition, the head of the village and Li both have prestige in the village, which is also related to their good people.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "That's great. Aunt Li, you have a good relationship with my mother. I'm most relieved to have you here to help me. You just need to sign a contract to work, which means that everything you do must be kept confidential."
"Don't worry, I won't say anything."
"Then please tell the villagers, Uncle Lin and Aunt Li, who will help build the house. You'll need to write a list and I'll take a look. If there's no problem, just follow the list. It will also be easier to pay the workers every day with the list."
"Yes, yes, that's right."
Shen Yueyao explained in detail to the head of the village some things that needed attention.
Not long after Shen Yueyao returned, the village head quickly gathered the villagers to talk about this matter.
The villagers gathered together, thinking that the head of the village had something to announce, but they didn't expect it to be such good news.
"Uncle Lin, is this true? Did we hear it right?"
"Uncle Lin, is it really twenty cents a day, and is it settled every day?"
“Can you make money in the village?”
"The Su family is so generous."
"It's not about being generous, it's about being good to our villagers. My mother said that if it weren't for Madam Su taking care of the villagers, she wouldn't have given extra copper coins when collecting duck eggs."
"Yes, yes, the Su family is helping us all."
Everyone was talking at once, and the village head said, "It's good that everyone understands what's going on. I'm putting this out there. Anyone who's going to work, do it well. Let me know who's slacking off. If something like this happens again, I won't let them work with me."
"Also, those who can't do manual labor should not sign up. Those who can help with the physical labor of building a house should come forward and sign up."
"Don't worry if you can't go to work. Madam Su said that she's going to build a workshop. When it's finished, she'll hire women from the village to work there. They'll pay her twenty cents a day..."
"But if anyone doesn't work hard, Madam Su won't hire anyone else from that family in the future. Don't take people's kindness for granted. No one is stupid, understand?"
The village head knew that the villagers were honest, but he was also afraid that some of them would be lazy, so he had to make things clear and give them a warning.
Only when everyone sees the benefits will there be binding force.
Everyone made promises.
Generally, a family can provide one or two laborers to work.
In this way, the two sons of Jializheng from Liuhe Village worked together, and more than 30 people helped to build the house and the workshop.
They are all good at work.
These people have helped villagers build houses before and have experience.
The next day, the village head's eldest son Lin Hong and his younger brother Lin Chi brought more than 30 villagers to expand the house.
Lin Hong is a famous bricklayer in the surrounding villages. Shen Yueyao simply told him how to expand the building according to the blueprint, and he understood it.
He would also ask about some details in detail.
Shen Yueyao explained it to him in detail, and everyone started working.
Shen Yueyao was worried at first and watched from the side for the whole morning.
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm for work, it can be seen that everyone is working seriously and no one is lazy.
And each of them is very strong.
At noon, everyone went home to eat.
After lunch, everyone came over and continued working.
In the evening, Shen Yueyao gave the money to her fourth brother and asked him to distribute it to everyone.
When Shen Shaojing paid everyone their wages, everyone was very excited.
Although I knew that my wages would be settled every day before I came here, I felt at ease only when I actually received the money in my hands.
Only then did I realize this was true.
Lin Dazhu held the twenty cents in his hand and almost cried.
His parents passed away early, and his grandmother raised the three of them.
He is eighteen years old now. Although he can work, the family depends entirely on him for labor and can never get enough to eat.
The reason why we can eat good food recently is because Mrs. Su collects duck eggs, and grandma can sell the duck eggs and make some money.
I didn't expect that I could make money in spring.
He knew that at twenty cents a day, plus expanding the house and building a workshop, he could earn several hundred cents in even half a month.
Lin Dazhu was grateful and his eyes were slightly red.
Not only Lin Dazhu, many people had tears in their eyes.
Some were so excited that their mouth corners were stretched back.
In the past, when they went out to work for others, they might work for a month for nothing and might not even get paid.
When they settle the accounts every day and see the copper coins, they are so happy.
Shen Shaojing could understand everyone's feelings.
He said, "As long as everyone works hard and gets paid every day, there's nothing to worry about."
Lin Chi, the second son of the village head, said, "Sister-in-law is really a good person. We all feel at ease when we work like this."
Lin Hongdao said, "You're right. Madam Su is a capable woman. If we work hard, maybe our village will get better."
Lin Hong had seen a lot of things following his father, and he always felt that the Su family was not simple.
I can’t really describe my feelings, I just feel that if I come to work, I have to do my job well.
And my father said that the Su family may not stay in Liuhe Village in the future.
Lin Hong is now married and has children, and will not follow the Su family to go far away in the future.
But he looked at his brother and said, "You, just work hard with the Su family. No matter how much you earn now, you will definitely benefit a lot in the future."
Lin Chi said, "I know that Brother Su and his wife are not only good people, but also capable. I have always wanted to work with them. It wasn't that they didn't need anyone then, but now that they do, I must seize the opportunity."
Lin Hong felt relieved when he saw his brother's expression.
…
When Shen Yueyao was making a schoolbag for Su Xueyi in the house, she heard the grateful voices of everyone outside and felt a little touched.
"In fact, the hard work we do is worth the wages."
She didn't think about making everyone grateful to her, she just wanted to pay them enough wages and ask everyone to work hard.
And everyone works together and the work is done quickly.
Su Xueyi said: "Yao Niang, you have done a lot. These twenty cents can feed their family."
Su Xueyi understood what one cent meant to the villagers, let alone twenty cents.
Su Xueyi felt that Yao Niang had a light that could illuminate others.
He couldn't take his eyes off it.
Shen Yueyao said, "This is just the beginning. I'm thinking of opening a workshop in the future. When the scale is bigger and the profit is more, I will give bonuses to everyone."
"But now that it's just the beginning, I don't dare to talk about the bonus."
Su Xueyi looked at Shen Yueyao with trusting eyes and said, "Yao Niang, I believe things will get better and better."
As long as she is here, things will get better and better.
Shen Yueyao smiled and nodded. After she finished making the schoolbag, she handed it to Su Xueyi and said, "Try carrying it. It will be much more convenient for you to carry your things and books with you."
"You'll be going to the academy tomorrow. I asked Zhou Tong to make a lunch box. I'm afraid the food in the cafeteria won't suit your appetite, so I'll bring you some food. You can heat it up when you get there."
"Heating up the rice is easy. Just pour water over it and the seasoning packet will heat up."
The heating pack that Shen Yueyao placed under Su Xueyi's lunch box was mainly composed of quicklime, which would release heat when reacting with water, and would automatically heat the food.
Shen Yueyao inquired and found out that the academy in the town did not have a cafeteria, and students had to bring their own dry food to eat there.
Or buy some food.
At first, Su Xueyi was a day student, going to the academy in the morning and returning home in the evening.
Anyway, now that the family has an ox cart, it will be much more convenient for Su Xueyi to travel back and forth.
Su Xueyi had seen Shen Yueyao use a heating pack and thought it was magical.
In this way, Su Xueyi started going to school at the academy in town, while Shen Yueyao stayed at home to watch the family expand their house.
At the same time, Shen Yueyao planned to hire a few people from the village to help make chili meat sauce.
She screened and first hired Li, the wife of the village head, and Lin, who used to sell goat milk.
Plus there was an old lady and two women in the village.
These people all come from difficult families, so Shen Yueyao wanted to help them first.
The old lady was Mrs. Liu. She used to have a good relationship with Mrs. Meng. She and her fourteen-year-old granddaughter depended on each other for survival, and she used to chat with Mrs. Meng often.
Although she is old, she works efficiently and is strong. She learned that Shen Yueyao hired her to work and paid her twenty cents a day.
She was so moved that she almost cried.
"Thank you, Yao girl. Thank you so much."
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