Half a month into the winter break, Yu Yin received a telegram from Zheng Yue informing her that the goods had been loaded onto the truck.
The next day, Yu Yin went to the store to discuss with Liang Chao how to display the new goods, and also that they needed to find more staff, preferably someone with good skills. The number of goods was increasing, but so were the number of loiterers on the street, which was unsafe.
"Yu Yin, someone with good skills and reliable character, can be a retired soldier."
"Yes, in terms of character, veterans are more suitable."
Liang Chao thought about it more deeply: it's very difficult for retired soldiers, especially those who were discharged due to injury, to find suitable jobs.
“Okay, I’ll contact Qiao Anan and ask him to introduce suitable people to come over and also help them solve the employment problem for demobilized soldiers.”
"Alright, it's your decision. Judging from your abilities, Brother Liang, Captain Qiao is quite good at picking people."
Having explained everything, Yu Yin bought some groceries and prepared to go home. She'd cook something nice for dinner, and then get busy again in a couple of days.
Before the goods from Inner Mongolia arrived, Yu Yin received a registered letter from Zheng Yue containing details of the goods and the train number and batch number.
In her letter, Zheng Yuexin mentioned that due to the short notice, they didn't have time to prepare too many goods. They collected 1,500 jin of dried beef jerky, as well as millet, mare's milk wine, dried cheese, dried crabapples, jam, hawthorn candy, and other Inner Mongolian specialties, totaling more than 5,000 jin of goods.
Yu Yin was surprised that Zheng Yue could find so many goods, especially dried beef jerky, which is meat. She didn't know Zheng Yue's status in Inner Mongolia, but these two women were definitely not ordinary herders.
Yu Yin showed Liang Chao the goods list, telling him to keep it in mind. Also, the transportation team doesn't have any warehouses available for rent yet, and there's still a lot of goods in Yunnan Province; the two existing warehouses definitely won't be enough.
"Don't worry about the warehouse. There were more than two old warehouses, and several more side by side. I'll contact them this afternoon."
"Okay, you take care of the warehouse. I'll talk to Zhao Tong about the year-end customized gift boxes in a bit. Let's order two more styles this time, making four different gift boxes."
"I think gift boxes still have a good market, the profit is also large, and the quantity will increase accordingly."
Liang Chao was truly shocked by the sales of Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes. He hadn't expected customers to have such strong purchasing power and for the products to sell so well. He thought the demand for gift boxes would be even greater at the end of the year.
The two discussed the year-end sales of goods and the situation of gift boxes, taking notes as they went, listing all the problems they could think of, and preparing in advance to avoid being caught off guard later.
After agreeing on a plan, they split up to take action. Liang Chao went to rent a warehouse, Zhao Tong went to handle the printing, and Yu Yin stayed at the shop to oversee things.
Three days later, the shipment from Inner Mongolia arrived.
Liang Chao, along with Zhao Tong and He Dong, went to pick up the goods, using a truck hired from a transportation company.
The process is the same: the goods first go to the transportation team's warehouse, are sorted and shelved, and then placed in the store.
During winter break, Lu Shurui stayed home to take care of the children, as Yu Yin couldn't leave, and Lu Shurui had to fulfill his responsibilities as a father. He Dong's wife, Wei Sanmei, came to help at the store, and she did a good job.
The goods from Inner Mongolia have just been delivered, and the goods from Yunnan Province have also arrived. This period before the Lunar New Year is really busy.
The person Qiao Anan introduced arrived when the goods from Yunnan Province were delivered. He was about 24 or 25 years old, had served in the army for six years, and had been discharged due to injury. His injuries weren't as severe as Liang Chao's, but rather an arm injury that affected his shooting ability—and this was a sniper.
The young man's family was also from Shanghai, and their financial situation was average, with a heavy burden. Qiao Anannan considered that Yu Yin's salary and benefits were not bad, especially the salary, so she introduced him to her.
The young man's name is Chang Qing. He doesn't talk much, but he works very efficiently, and most importantly, he has a high level of physical strength.
Currently, Yu Yin's store has one store manager and four employees. According to policy, Yu Yin can hire a maximum of one more employee.
In the early days of reform and opening up, individual business owners were subject to a "seven and eight" rule: they could not employ more than seven people, and if they had more than eight, they were considered capitalists.
Yu Yin and Lu Shurui studied some policies and felt that it was best to be cautious and keep a low profile, keeping the number of employees below seven.
They couldn't have too many full-time employees, but Yu Yin and Liang Chao hired some temporary workers, paid on a daily basis. There were just too many goods, and sorting them was proving difficult.
Instead of going out to find people herself, Yu Yin went through Director Ma of the neighborhood committee and asked her to help find some honest, hardworking, and efficient people who wouldn't cheat or shirk their responsibilities.
"Director Ma, I'm so grateful to you for troubling me again. I really don't know how to thank you enough."
When Yu Yin told Director Ma at the neighborhood committee, Director Ma readily agreed, saying that he would find all the people for Yu Yin by tomorrow. They were all honest, hardworking, and would not cheat or shirk their responsibilities.
Director Ma is also under a lot of pressure. Recently, more and more educated youth have returned to the city, and more and more people are unemployed. Many neighbors have reported that things have been stolen from their homes. Although there are no large items, mostly food items, it has a very negative impact.
Although Yu Yin only hired temporary workers this time, and they won't be working for more than a few days, it's a good start. If everyone performs well, they'll think of the neighborhood committee again next time they need work. Furthermore, the dried goods store might consider these high-performing employees when hiring in the future.
Director Ma had learned indirectly that Yu Yin's dry goods store paid a good salary, even higher than many factory workers, and also offered benefits.
The next day, Director Ma arrived with five people, three of whom were older women, and the two younger women were probably educated youth who had returned to the city.
"Yu Yin, I've brought the people over to you. They're all people I know well, quick and efficient. Just tell them what you need them to do, and if any of them don't do a good job, send them back immediately."
"Thank you so much, Director Ma. You're a lifesaver and have solved a huge problem for me."
Yu Yin exchanged pleasantries with Director Ma for a while, and then Director Ma left because he had other business to attend to. Yu Yin led five people into the warehouse and told them what they needed to do, how to do it, and how to divide the work.
If they did a good job, they would receive a bonus at the end; if they didn't, she would return them directly to Director Ma. The five women said they would definitely try their best to do their job well and would not slack off.
Three yuan a day isn't a bad wage; it's more than what a factory worker earns in a day. Working a few days before the New Year will give me some extra money, enough to buy the kids some candy.
Just as Director Ma said, all five of them were quick and efficient, and didn't try to cheat or shirk their duties. They were able to cooperate as Yu Yin suggested, handled things quickly, and understood what she said.
Yu Yin led five people to sort products in the warehouse, while Liang Chao led the other employees to start selling local specialties from Inner Mongolia in the store and also promoted New Year gift boxes.
Thanks to the success of Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes, sales of New Year gift boxes are going very smoothly!
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