Wang Xingren asked, "Mrs. Zhang, are you sure you want to start a braised meat business with me?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes."
Wang Xingren said, "Okay, let's sign a contract. You provide the recipe, and I'll be responsible for finding someone to do it. You don't have to pay for the cost of setting up the workshop, it'll be mine. We'll split the profit 50-50."
Don't worry, Madam Zhang, I will ask the accountant to record every account and send the account book to Madam Zhang for review every month."
Zhang Hulan nodded and asked, "What about the three restaurants I run now..."
"It's Mrs. Zhang's for now." Wang Xingren said, "At present, I can only do it in the capital and its surrounding areas, and I can't do it in other places.
Besides, this was something that Madam Zhang had done before, and I can’t just take advantage of Madam Zhang for nothing.”
Zhang Hulan smiled. For now, Wang Xingren's character is still okay. Let's see if it will change in the future. Only time can reveal a person's true character...
In fact, Zhang Hulan didn't care. If Wang Xingren wanted to work together, then they could work together. She would not interfere in the business in Beijing and let Wang Xingren do it on his own.
She thought of it as a gift to him. If Wang Xingren gave her money in the future, she would keep it. If not, she would not take the initiative to ask for it.
After signing the contract, Wang Xingren also asked Ye Hongyun to be a witness.
Finally, Wang Xingren said to Ye Hongyun: "Aunt, how about I use your name to make money by selling braised meat in Beijing? If I use your name, my mother will definitely believe it. I won't use your name in vain, and I will give you dividends when the time comes."
Ye Hongyun smiled and nodded, "Use it if you want. But you can do business as usual, but you also have to read books.
Just let your servants handle the business, and go back to school. Otherwise, I will tell your mother about it."
Wang Xingren had a bitter face and said, "Aunt, I really can't read it. I'm not cut out for it."
Ye Hongyun's tone left no room for doubt. "You have to read it. Even if you just know a few more words."
"Okay, I'll read it. Is it okay for me to read it?"
Seeing that Wang Xingren was honest, Ye Hongyun asked: "After you return to the capital, you will definitely need to rent a place, do you have money?"
Wang Xingren said, "Yes, I plan to sell the restaurant in Hekou County and pay back my sister's money first. I will use the remaining money to rent a place to make braised meat."
Ye Hongyun nodded, "Okay. If you don't have enough money, come to me and I'll lend it to you."
…
The matter was settled, and Zhang Hulan said goodbye and left. She was really busy now.
A month ago, the hired craftsmen built two rows of houses first, and then Zhang Hulan started to lay the foundation for the new courtyard.
The foundation was made entirely of long stone strips. It took more than a dozen stonemasons nearly a month to get enough stone strips for the foundation.
Now we are laying the foundation, and later we will use bricks.
This time the house will definitely not be built with earthen bricks, but with fired blue bricks.
Zhang Hulan will go to the brick kiln with Zhao Guoliang tomorrow to buy bricks and order the tiles and floor tiles.
When Zhang Hulan returned to the village, she first went to the construction site of the new house.
Liu Yongquan and others were watching over the land reclamation, while Zhao Guoliang was specifically responsible for helping Zhang Hulan with the house matters.
Zhang Hulan asked Zhao Guoliang, "Uncle Lizheng, how many bricks and tiles do I need for this house?"
Zhao Guoliang waved his hand and said, "I don't know about this either. I have never built such a large yard. I have to ask the masons. They know it very well."
Zhao Guoliang then said, "No matter how much you need, don't buy too much at one time. The brick kiln will deliver the goods to your door. You should tell them clearly that you will only take as much as you need, and return the excess."
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Then take me to the brick kiln to buy bricks tomorrow."
"Okay, let's go tomorrow morning."
Zhang Hulan went to take a look at the fish ponds again. Now there are more than 20 fish ponds dug.
There is no water in the fish pond now, so Zhang Hulan told Old Man Zhang to sow some grass seeds in the pond and wait until the next spring when the grass grows up before refilling the pond with water. Before refilling the pond with water, lime powder should be sprinkled in the pond for disinfection.
Zhang Hulan then went to the small hill behind. She looked at the villagers busy working below. Many times she felt that these people were a bit pitiful.
They work hard, but in the end they may not even have a full meal.
She is not a saintly woman, but she is more compassionate.
But her ability is limited and she cannot change their lives. The most she can do is to try her best to improve their lives for a while.
Her compassion is only for those who are honest and simple.
If someone is looking for trouble or cheating at work, she will not be polite at all and she will not care about those people's life or death.
Zhang Hulan watched for a while and then went home.
As soon as he got home, Zhang Hubing asked, "How did the business go?"
Zhang Hubing was very worried that Zhang Hulan would sell the braised pork recipe. If she sold the recipe, where would he make money in the future?
Not only Zhang Hubing had this worry, Zhang Hujun and Li were also somewhat worried.
Even Zhou and the other workers were worried.
Thirty cents a day, where can they earn such a high salary?
Especially Zhou, she and Zhao Guoliang were still talking about saving more money the day before yesterday so that Zhao Cheng could take Jiang to the city to see a doctor. If Zhang Hulan stopped doing the braised meat business, where would they get the money to treat their daughter-in-law?
Zhang Hulan said, "It's settled."
Zhang Hubing asked nervously, "Did you sell the recipe?"
"No." Zhang Hulan saw the worried looks on the faces of the people at home, and she said, "I'm working with Master Wang. He opened a workshop in the capital, and the money he made is split between us in half."
"What about the family business?" Zhang Hubing asked again.
"Keep going, it's still mine for now." Zhang Hulan paused, then said, "Don't worry. Even if the braised meat business stops, I have other things for you to do. You won't be unemployed."
After hearing what Zhang Hulan said, everyone felt relieved. As long as they had work to do and money to earn, they really didn't want to lose such a good job.
…
The next morning, Zhang Hulan and Zhao Guoliang planned to go buy bricks together.
There is a brick kiln in a village near the big market, so it is convenient to buy bricks and tiles there.
But just as they were about to leave in the morning, Zhang Xiaobing hurried over and called Zhang Hulan, "Aunt, please come with me. A matchmaker is here to propose marriage to Sister Dahua, and grandma asked me to call you."
"Matchmaking for Dahua?" Zhang Hulan was stunned.
Zhang Dahua is fifteen years old. Here, fifteen is the age to get married.
But Zhang Hulan had told Li that she should try to let Dahua get married two years later.
Zhang Hulan followed Zhang Xiaobing towards the old house. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw a fat lady with a big mole on the corner of her mouth boasting to Wang and Li.
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