Finally, Yunniang broke the silence first.
"Yao'er, maybe I should stay home. Someone always needs to be home, and I'm not very good at accounting or running a business..."
Yunniang blushed slightly after speaking, since her sister-in-law's family used to be in business, so she was always sensitive to accounting matters. Before, when she was at home, her sister-in-law was in charge of the family's finances.
She only knows some simple laundry, cooking, and embroidery; she's not good at accounting in business.
She suddenly felt like she was holding the family back. Yao'er, a little girl, was already so capable, and her sister-in-law could help Yao'er with the business, while she herself only knew how to do some housework.
Yunniang looked somewhat dejected, and Chen Fang immediately noticed her thoughts, patting her shoulder to comfort her.
Chen Fang: "Yao girl, there are indeed too few bunks if it's just me and Yichen. It would probably be enough if there were one more person."
Pei Yao glanced at the two of them, and then shared her remaining thoughts: "If the business deal with Deyun Restaurant is finalized, Brother Qingshan will definitely be responsible for delivering the snails to the restaurant in the future, and he probably won't have much time to help out at the stall. So we can find a suitable person to help us look after the stall together."
This was the best solution Pei Yao could think of, because if they relied on themselves, the four of them in the family would probably be exhausted.
She estimated that she would be spending every day at the spicy snail stall, and she didn't want to be stuck at one stall like that.
She has other things to do, so asking someone for help is the wisest choice right now.
This time, Chen Fang and Yun Niang both agreed with Pei Yao's suggestion and readily gave their consent.
Chen Fang: "Yao's idea is indeed good. We can ask someone to help, which will save us from being so tired."
Yunniang naturally had no objection: "Yao'er's idea is indeed quite good, so that everyone can relax a little more."
Okay, now everyone's on the same page, but what about the person? Who should we choose to invite?
Pei Yao was in a dilemma.
Pei Yao smiled and glanced at everyone: "Mother, Aunt, do you have any recommendations for someone to help?"
Chen Fang shook her head. Although she had a decent relationship with the three sisters-in-law of the Liu family, they hadn't spent much time together yet, so she didn't dare to invite them to join her family's business.
After all, you can't see into someone's heart. When everyone is poor, they may help each other out, but when one side becomes rich, it's inevitable that it will attract jealousy.
We were all exiled together, and everyone was doing just fine despite being poor. Only your family suddenly started a business and is doing quite well. This is not necessarily a good thing.
Yunniang hesitated for a moment, looking at the two of them as if she wanted to say something but didn't.
Pei Yao glanced at her and asked, "Mother, do you perhaps have a suitable candidate in mind?"
Yunniang bit her lip and then said, "Actually, I think Qiaohui should be able to do it. She's been dealing with medicinal herbs with her grandfather since she was little, and she occasionally helps out at their family's pharmacy..."
Upon hearing that it was Aunt Qiaohui, Pei Yao immediately raised both hands in agreement: "That's great! This means she has business experience."
Chen Fang also agreed to Qiao Hui joining: "Qiao Hui is indeed an honest and hardworking person."
When Yunniang heard that her good friends had been recognized, she was very happy. Knowing that she would need people tomorrow, she quickly got up and said, "Then I'll go and talk to Qiaohui now and ask for her opinion."
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After finishing her dinner, Qiaohui washed the bowl of braised pork intestines that Pei Yao had brought over and was about to return it to Yunniang.
After all, most families don't have many bowls and chopsticks, so they might not have enough.
Before leaving, he glanced at his youngest son, Shen Cong, who was practicing writing on the muddy ground with a stick in the yard.
Qiaohui smiled at her son's small figure and asked, "Cong'er, Mother is going to Sister Yao's house. Do you want to come with me?"
Shen Cong looked up at her, shook his head, and didn't say anything.
Qiaohui understood what he meant, so she had no choice but to go alone. When she closed the courtyard gate, she reminded her youngest son, "Cong'er, don't run around at home. Your mother will be back soon."
Shen Cong nodded at her but didn't say anything.
Qiaohui closed the door, picked up the clean bowl, and walked to the Pei family's door, raising her hand to knock.
The door was flung open from the inside, and the face that came into view was Yunniang, who was rushing to find her.
Both of them were startled.
Startled, Qiaohui patted her chest and asked, "Yunniang, are you going out?"
"Yes...no." Yunniang blurted out, then realized she had misspoke, grabbed her best friend's hand and pulled her into the courtyard: "I was just about to look for you, and here you are, what a coincidence."
Qiaohui was completely confused by her: "Do you want to come find me for something? I came to deliver the bowl for the pork intestines that Yao'er was serving."
"It's something important. I was just about to come to your house to discuss it. Please come and sit down. Yao'er and your sister-in-law are here right now. Let them tell you. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly to you."
After Yunniang finished speaking, she pulled Qiaohui to sit in the spot where she had just been sitting.
Qiaohui watched Pei Yao chopping chili peppers and Chen Fang washing wild garlic in the yard.
I'm a little confused.
However, through Chen Fang and Pei Yao's cross-explanation, Qiao Hui quickly understood that when she heard that they wanted to ask her to help with their business, Qiao Hui's first reaction was to refuse.
"Sister-in-law, I'm afraid I won't do it well and will cause you trouble."
Although Qiaohui was very excited, hearing that they could earn thirty coins a day, she actually longed to get the job.
Because thirty coins would be enough for her to buy some grain, so she and Cong'er wouldn't have to eat wild vegetables every day.
After all, eating wild vegetables and not rice all the time is not a long-term solution.
Moreover, she might be able to save some money so that her husband and eldest son could help her buy some clothes when they return.
But she also felt that she was just a woman who didn't know anything and was afraid that she wouldn't be able to do anything well when she went there.
Yunniang's family isn't well-off either. If they spent thirty coins to find a woman like her who can't do anything, then they'd be at a loss.
When Yunniang heard her good friend belittle herself like that, she was immediately displeased: "Qiaohui, you're not bad. You've been helping out at the shop with your father and brothers since you were little. How can you not know anything?"
Qiaohui was momentarily speechless after hearing her words: "But I..."
Pei Yao also comforted her, "Aunt Hui, don't worry, our business is quite simple, you'll learn it quickly."
Chen Fang reached out and patted her shoulder: "Yes, Yao is right, it is indeed very simple. I will teach you when we get there."
Seeing that she was still hesitating, Yunniang tugged at her hand: "Don't you want to earn some money to buy some meat for Cong'er? That child has lost a lot of weight since he was exiled. Besides, life is still so long ahead of us. We have to find a way to make a living."
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