"Brother Liang, are many of the goods broken?"
After Yu Yin wired the money, she sent a telegram to A Xiang. When she returned, everyone was working enthusiastically.
"No, they are mostly intact, except for some that broke when they got to the bottom."
"That's good. Put the broken items together for a promotion later. Also, all the goods were already sorted by grade when they arrived, so please pay attention when organizing them, as the prices are different."
When Yu Yin and A Xiang placed their order, they specified that all goods should be categorized by quality. Dried mushrooms, in particular, required careful sorting to ensure they were non-toxic.
Ah Xiang's father and the others are familiar with these goods and know which ones are more valuable and which ones are of higher quality. They have already sorted and labeled them.
It took Yu Yin and her team four or five days to sort through the goods on both trucks.
"Brother Liang, here is a list of all the goods. Take a look. It says the name of each item, its edible or medicinal value, cooking method, suitable population, and which foods it generally doesn't interact with..."
In the past few days, Yu Yin and Lu Shurui's main task has been to label these goods and clarify their identities.
These were very common in later generations; to put it simply, they were product descriptions.
Starting tomorrow, we'll be stocking the store with new products.
Finish up the last things, lock the door, and leave. Tomorrow will be even busier.
"Mom, have you finished your work?"
Looking at the four children who seemed a little dejected, Yu Yin couldn't help but feel uneasy.
They've been too busy lately and haven't had much time to take care of their children, so they're feeling a bit lost.
"We need to load goods into the store tomorrow, do you want to come and help?"
"go."
"I want to go."
"Go, everyone."
"Um."
These answers each have their own unique characteristics.
"The goods will be distributed tomorrow, and your grandfather and I will go and take a look."
Grandma Lu arrived at some point and spoke with great enthusiasm.
"Okay, let's all go."
"Aww..."
The children, who had been listless just moments before, became lively again.
Everyone went to bed early that night, knowing they'd be busy tomorrow.
After breakfast, the children were all dressed and waiting in the yard, ready to set off at any time.
Where are my great-grandparents?
"They're here."
"Set off!"
The shop is not far from my home, just a few minutes' walk away.
The shop has been completely transformed after its second renovation. The exterior walls have been painted white and decorated with lifelike and adorable pictures of mushrooms, fruits, bamboo shoots, and more. Most importantly, it's very eye-catching; you can see it from a great distance!
The most eye-catching feature is the long signboard between the first and second floors. Yu Yin had Huang Qiang's friend make a signboard of the same length as the width of the house. Besides the large characters "Green Sprouts Dried Goods Store," the remaining space was decorated, making it very eye-catching.
Liang Chao and his group had already arrived at the store and were waiting for Yu Yin and the others.
"Stay safe and sound, and take good care of your great-grandparents with your younger siblings. Mom and Dad have to go to work now."
"Okay, Mom."
"Brother Liang, let's sort and shelve the goods."
The counters and shelves are also divided into sections like those in a supply and marketing cooperative: dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, dried fruit, tea, preserved meats, handicrafts, staple foods, and more than ten other major categories, with further subdivisions within the counters.
The middle basket contains damaged but still edible items.
On the second floor, the counter area is only half the size of the one on the first floor.
The remaining space includes an office, a warehouse for storing a small amount of goods for quick replenishment, and gift boxes.
Yu Yin made three sizes of gift boxes: small, medium, and large. They all had the same appearance, unlike in later generations where different boxes were made for different products. At that time, the financial resources and printing technology could not keep up.
Yu Yin puts the best quality items on the second floor, taking a high-end approach so that people can immediately tell the difference and that it is definitely worth the price.
This time, we hired a transport team to bring the goods. In the future, for sporadic replenishment, we will have to rely on manual labor to transport them.
Yu Yin specially ordered two backward-facing donkey tricycles for transporting goods, which became their main means of transportation.
After the goods were laid out one by one, the effect became apparent.
The wide variety of goods were neatly arranged, not piled up haphazardly.
The counter was wiped clean, and the natural wood color made it look even cleaner.
Now, with Yu Yin included, there are only four of them, which is not enough manpower.
"Brother Liang, put up the job posting at the door. We're hiring."
"It's already posted. I plan to hire two more people. Zhao Tong will be in charge of the second floor, and Huang Shan will lead the first floor. I'll be in charge of the meeting."
"Alright, Brother Liang, you're the key figure!"
Looking at the small shop they had built from scratch, Yu Yin and Liang Chao felt genuinely proud. They kept up with the times and hoped to avoid being left behind, wishing for a smooth journey ahead.
"Excuse me, is this the job opening?"
"Yes, come in."
When Liang Chao saw that someone had come for an interview, he went over to greet them.
"Please sit down. I'm Liang Chao, the store manager. Let me briefly introduce myself." Liang Chao got straight to the point, and the two sat down at the table near the entrance.
"My name is Shen Mei, I'm 23 years old, unmarried, and a former educated youth who returned to the city." Shen Mei was a little reserved. She had been back for more than half a year, and there was no news from the educated youth office about job placement. She took several exams herself, but they were mostly internal recruitments, so the exams were just a formality.
"Why did you apply for this job? Is it just to make a living or do you genuinely want to do it well? Do you mind being gossiped about? If the educated youth office notified you that you had a job, would you give it up?"
Liang Chao's question left Shen Mei at a loss for words.
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