Jiayin had finished explaining everything she needed to, so she picked out a few snacks that Baozhu liked and asked Shuiling to deliver them to her.
Then she also brought a box and went to the Marquis's residence accompanied by Granny He.
After enjoying a sumptuous lunch at the Marquis's residence and listening to the head steward chatter about the recent social interactions within the manor, Jiayin returned to the new village as the sun began to set.
The village chief was already waiting at home, along with several village women, who were sitting and chatting with Old Lady Li and Tao Hongying.
Upon hearing the good news, everyone stood up and bowed.
Grandma Li held her granddaughter, touched her cloak and found it was dry, so she was relieved to see that she wasn't cold.
Tao Hongying found a large mug that her daughter liked, poured in hot water, and handed it to her daughter to warm her stomach and hands.
After all this commotion, the women in the village, who already had a lot of questions, became even more obedient and dared not speak out.
The village chief then said, "Princess, we have found the people you were looking for. There are eight in total, seven girls and one boy. They are all from our village and can be relied upon."
Jiayin smiled and thanked them, then glanced at the women and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, please tell these families that I'm going to work as an apprentice at the pastry shop."
"The shop provides food, clothing, and lodging, with a monthly wage of two hundred coins. If you complete your training in six months and open a branch in another city, your wages will be increased according to the job requirements; you will definitely not be treated unfairly."
"Of course, if anyone is lazy, cheats, or does something wrong and harms the shop, they will definitely be kicked out."
The village chief nodded and replied, "That's only right. They eat and drink at the shop, learn a trade, and get paid. They're getting a great deal anywhere."
"You know, back in the day, being an apprentice meant three years of unpaid hard labor, and you weren't even guaranteed to learn any skills..."
The women felt reassured and happily responded.
"Princess, don't worry. If my girl misbehaves, just hit her."
"Yes, let them do more work. Learning skills always involves hard work."
“My son is a glutton, so please bear with him, Your Highness. But once he’s full, he doesn’t slack off when he’s working.”
Tao Hongying usually walks around the village and is familiar with these women. She smiled and said, "Look at what you're saying. They're all our own children. They're more reliable than outsiders."
"As long as the children are obedient, there will definitely be no problem."
"Those cakes and snacks at Baiyun Pavilion are much simpler to make than traditional pastries, so don't worry. By this time next year, you might all be the mothers of the head shopkeeper."
What mother doesn't hope her children will be successful?
The women were delighted to hear this and couldn't help but smile broadly.
The matter was settled.
The next day, Jiayin made another trip to the city and delivered the eight girls and boys to the shop.
Although they were novices, the farm children were diligent and obedient, and did whatever Manager Peng asked them to do, which helped them a lot.
This gave the original chefs and employees in the shop a much-needed respite.
These teenagers were originally from Dongjia Village, considered to be direct descendants.
In the future, we will open branch stores, which will not take away their benefits, but will also help share the workload.
Therefore, no one would bully or ostracize these teenagers.
Jiayin spent most of the day looking at the items, and seeing that there were no problems, she went home...
With the addition of new forces, Baiyunjian is becoming increasingly prosperous and thriving.
But the Third Princess wasn't so happy!
In fact, shops bestowed by the Emperor could not possibly be too bad.
Although located in the south of the city, it lacks the bustling and lively commercial streets.
However, since the south side of the city was inhabited by officials and wealthy merchants, none of them lacked money, so doing business there was profitable.
Especially with novel and expensive desserts like cakes, if managed well, they might even be more prosperous than Baiyunjian.
Unfortunately, what the Third Princess was really thinking about was taking Baiyunjian back.
Now, even if you gave her a palace, she wouldn't be happy.
In particular, this shop was originally an embroidery shop, with fabrics sold downstairs and embroiderers living upstairs.
The layout is certainly not as good as the specially designed layout of Baiyunjian, nor is it decorated as elegantly and cleanly.
The Third Princess grew increasingly irritated, so she called out to Bao Lei and instructed her, "This place is yours! You're in charge of tidying it up, and we'll open for business in three days!"
Bao Lei was startled and was about to decline when the Third Princess had already left arrogantly with her nanny.
Bao Lei cursed inwardly, thinking, "Following such an idiot is enough to drive anyone crazy."
All the fabrics and supplies from the embroidery shop have been moved away, leaving only an empty shell.
There's no money, and no manpower. How is she supposed to transform this place into a scene of pristine beauty within three days?!
Does she think she's a goddess descended to earth, able to conjure up anything she wants with a breath?!
No matter how much she scolded him, she couldn't possibly chase him all the way to the palace, so she had no choice but to go home.
As a result, as soon as she entered the main courtyard of the princess's residence, she walked right into the opposite direction from her father.
She quickly stepped aside, bowed, and said, "Father, are you well?"
Unfortunately, her father, Bao Xinde, didn't even bother to look at her and went straight out the door in high spirits.
Bao Lei was filled with resentment and increasingly alarmed.
Although it was just a fleeting glance, my father seemed even thinner than before, and his face was so pale he looked like he was possessed...
She had something on her mind and originally wanted to ask her grandmother one more question when she saw her.
But her grandmother, with slightly red eyes, was stuffing a sandalwood box into the cabinet, which made her understand everything in an instant.
That box contained all the deeds to the family's farms and estates. It was not usually opened, but she had seen it several times in the past year or two.
Needless to say, the family is going to sell the shop again so that my father can squander the money!
The eldest princess, unwilling to lose face in front of her granddaughter, forced herself to be spirited and asked, "You accompanied the third princess to look at the shops, how did it go?"
Bao Lei explained the situation of the shop, and then added, "The Third Princess only told me to take care of the shop, and then returned to the palace without giving me any money or manpower, and demanded that it open in three days!"
The eldest princess frowned, also dissatisfied, and muttered under her breath, "This idiot, is his brain carved from stone?"
But after scolding her, she thought about it and eventually gave her granddaughter another fifty taels of silver.
"Take the people from our manor to clean up the shop, then take this silver and find a craftsman to make some wooden frames to put in the shop, and that's it."
"As for the manager and the staff, since the Third Princess didn't say anything, we'll replace them all with our own people. That will make things easier in the future."
Bao Lei held the silver note in her hand, her eyes half-closed, full of mockery.
Everyone treats her like a goddess. Even her own grandmother is like that, let alone the third princess.
This life, this family, I'd rather not have them!
Now that the Baiyun branch has opened, I must find a chance to get my hands on the recipe and then fly far away!
Leave this place that looks glamorous on the outside but is rotten to the core!
Having made up her mind, Bao Lei took several servants and two old women from her household to the new shop the next day.
After cleaning and ordering a few simple wooden shelves, that's it.
Three days later, she led her people to Baiyunjian early in the morning.
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