The tall woman who took down the job advertisement was named Xiao You, a name taken from the Book of Songs: "The horses neigh softly, the banners flutter gently."
He grew up eating food from many different families.
“I grew up on the border. People there are generally taller, but I don’t eat much, and I can even go hunting in the mountains.”
Xiao You climbed the ranks like crazy, and Gu An'an's heart fluttered again.
“My father died in battle, and my mother ran away with someone. I originally wanted to join the army when there was fighting on the border this year, but the army didn’t want female soldiers, so I had to leave the border.”
Upon hearing this, Gu An'an asked, "So where were you originally planning to go?"
"I originally wanted to go south, but I ran out of money. I saw that you were hiring, so I thought I'd work here and earn some money."
Xiao You was a talkative person. "Boss, how much are you paying me? If I bring back something from hunting, can you pay me more?"
He's quite the money-grubber.
Gu An'an couldn't help but laugh. "The monthly wage is three taels of silver. If you can hunt wild animals, I'll pay you five coins per catty."
Xiao You chuckled upon hearing this, "Boss, you're so generous. My travel expenses are all up to you."
That's incredibly generous.
Even the most prominent maids in Master Zhao's household only received a meager two taels of silver a month.
I heard that the head chef at Taibai Restaurant only earns less than two taels of silver a month.
A waiter is considered lucky if he earns one or two taels of silver.
Gu An'an is very generous.
She really didn't want to be that kind of ruthless capitalist.
Xiao You was a decisive person. After glancing at the contract, he immediately pressed his fingerprint on it.
Liu Jiuniang, however, was a little worried. "We don't know where this person comes from. Is it really okay to just leave him here like this?"
Gu An'an smiled and turned around to see the person cleaning in the kitchen. "Judging from their accent, they are from the border region, and their steps are very light, like a martial arts expert. They are probably not lying."
It wasn't a matter of whether they were lying or not, but the sudden influx of one or two people seemed too coincidental to Liu Jiuniang.
If this were a local from Anping County, there wouldn't be so many worries; they know the situation well and there's nothing to worry about.
One came from the northwest, and the other came from the south.
People from all over the country have gathered here. What a coincidence!
Gu An'an also thought it was a coincidence, but some things are impossible to guard against. Rather than driving everyone away, it would be safer to keep them under her watchful eye.
If you place it right in front of you, the hidden arrow will fall into the open.
Isn't that right?
...
Jiang Mingzhu didn't expect that the shop, which had been struggling to find employees, would suddenly have two.
Xiao Wu was thin and weak, while Xiao You was tall and strong.
However, both of them were very diligent, and they became familiar with the store's operations in just two days.
Gu An'an simply rented another room in the courtyard that Liu Jiuniang had rented, so that the two of them could live there.
Xiao Wu hesitated upon hearing this arrangement, but Xiao You was more direct, saying, "I don't like sleeping in the same room as others. Boss, you don't need to worry about me. I can find a place to stay by myself."
With Xiao You leading the way, Xiao Wu quickly added, "There's no need to spend any more money. I just need a place to stay."
They weren't picky about either one or two.
Gu An'an thought for a moment, "Then it's up to you. I don't care anymore."
The two women looked over at the same time, only to see the boss looking down at the accounts, not paying any attention to them at all.
When Su San Niang came over, she saw the two shop assistants from the snack shop next door standing there. "What's going on? Why are they standing here like two scallions as punishment?"
Gu An'an looked up with a smile, "Third Sister, what brings you here?"
"There's no one around, I just came over to talk to you for a bit." As Su San Niang spoke, she reached out and grabbed Xiao Wu's hand. "Oh my, how much work have you been doing? Your hands are so rough!"
Xiao Wu withdrew his hand somewhat embarrassedly and gave Su San Niang a shy smile.
Su San Niang sighed, "Little Gu, this child is still young, so don't overwork her."
"I know." Gu An'an smiled and glanced at him, which made Xiao Wu embarrassed and pull his hands back behind his back.
"I did this at home, it has nothing to do with the boss's wife."
Su Sanniang laughed, "What do you do at home? You even have calluses from embroidery."
Xiao Wu lowered his head and remained silent.
It was only after Xiao You dragged her to the next room to wipe the table and clean that she escaped Su San Niang's interrogation.
"If you ask me, it's not good if your shop is full of women. What if you run into a drunkard one day? How can you handle her without a man?"
Gu An'an couldn't help but laugh, "I don't sell alcohol here, so how could someone get drunk and cause trouble?"
“That’s true.” Su San Niang hesitated for a moment, then leaned closer to Gu An An and whispered, “Someone came to me yesterday, saying they wanted me to be their matchmaker.”
Gu An'an raised her eyebrows upon hearing this. As the saying goes, "Don't be a middleman, don't be a guarantor, and don't be a matchmaker for three generations."
However, there are quite a few matchmakers these days. For officials and nobles, matchmaking is a joyous occasion of marriage alliances, strengthening family ties.
For ordinary people, matchmaking became a way to earn a big bonus.
Who would complain about not having enough money?
Su Sanniang didn't hide anything, "Before I even agreed, they gave me a large ingot of silver. They must be a wealthy family. Do you want to hear about it?"
"Made for me?"
Su Sanniang gave her a reproachful look, "What else can we do?"
Gu An'an laughed and said, "That would be a real waste of all your efforts. You said that person is very rich, but I am not. We are not a good match, so there is no need for this."
Su San Niang: "..." Although what she said made a lot of sense, she still felt that something was not quite right.
"Why don't you listen to what I have to say?"
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