Song Xia had outsourced the shop renovation; she only needed to check on it occasionally.
However, you have to oversee the hiring process yourself.
Song Xia would come to the shop every day and stay for half a day. If no one came to apply for a job, he would leave; if someone did, he would apply for a job before leaving.
On the first and second days, quite a few people came to ask questions.
Song Xia didn't like any of them.
She either felt that the person was too old, or that they were unclean, or that the person who came looked like the kind of person who would cheat or be dishonest.
She refused to believe it, so she offered higher wages than usual for shops but still couldn't find the people she wanted.
Song Xia plans to hire three cooks, four general helpers, six waiters, and one manager.
A few days have passed.
Song Xia has hired everyone except the cook.
The shopkeeper earned 500 coins a month for every tael of silver, which was about 300 coins more than the average shopkeeper; the shop assistant earned 800 coins a month, which was also more than the average shopkeeper; and the odd jobs earned 500 coins a month, which was a good wage.
The cooks were paid the highest wages, five taels of silver a month, but when more than a dozen came, she didn't take a liking to any of them.
Either he doesn't cook well, or he doesn't listen to her instructions, or he's not clean and likes to shirk his responsibilities.
The shop is almost finished with renovations.
Song Xia decided to hire three people who met his requirements. He didn't care if they couldn't cook, as long as they were willing to learn. He wanted both men and women.
Buy people.
Song Xia didn't go alone; she asked Fang Zheng to go with her.
I found a dental clinic with a fairly good reputation.
Song Xia led Fang Zheng inside and explained the purpose of their visit.
The manager of the brokerage firm learned that Song Xia wanted to buy three women around twenty years old, who were decent-looking, clean, hardworking, and good at cooking.
He was about to send someone to the backyard to bring people over for them to see.
Song Xia stopped him: "Shopkeeper, you don't necessarily have to know how to cook. As long as you're willing to learn, that's fine. Also, I don't care about gender. As long as the conditions are met, it's fine."
"good!"
The shopkeeper responded and instructed one of his employees to go to the backyard and bring back such people for them to choose from.
A little over fifteen minutes passed.
His henchman led a group of men out from the backyard.
They included both men and women, all around twenty years old.
Before Song Xia could finish looking at them, a pleasant female voice came from behind them: "Miss, miss, choose me, choose me, I can cook!"
Fang Zheng took a closer look and couldn't help but twitch his lips; she was far too fat.
Someone like her, can she even cook?
Song Xia became somewhat interested and invited her to come forward and speak.
A short while later.
A chubby girl, about 1.7 meters tall, appeared in front of Song Xia and Fang Zheng.
Song Xia felt that she probably weighed over 180 pounds.
As she sized her up, she asked, "You're letting me choose you, so tell me, what dishes can you cook? Did you sell yourself, or were you sold into this brokerage?"
The chubby girl lowered her eyes and said.
“My family used to run a restaurant, so I can cook quite a few dishes.”
"After my family fell on hard times, my father died of anger, my mother committed suicide, and my brother was beaten to death in a fight. Because he started the fight and killed someone, the county magistrate ordered me to pay off his debts. That's how my family's last bit of wealth was wiped out. When I had no money, I looked for work, but no one wanted me, so I sold myself."
Who would have thought that after trying to sell it to several places, no one wanted it, and eventually it ended up here.
After all this commotion, she's lost a lot of weight.
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she didn't say anything else, thinking that he should be able to sell it now, otherwise he was afraid that it would be stuck with him.
He did consider making her lose weight, but she started complaining as soon as he tried.
It scared everyone around it so much that they couldn't sleep.
One by one, they came to cause them trouble.
After waiting for a while without Song Xia speaking, the shopkeeper stepped forward and said politely, "Miss, she really can cook. You can try it if you don't believe me. If you like her, I'll give you a discount."
"Given her condition, can't you offer her a lower price?"
Fang Zheng replied to him.
The shopkeeper didn't pay attention to Fang Zheng's words; his eyes were fixed on Song Xia.
"Let's give it a try."
Song Xia told her to cook whatever she wanted, and she made three dishes while Song Xia stood by and watched.
Despite her size, the chubby girl was quite agile, bustling around the kitchen without making a single mistake. She prepared three dishes: West Lake Vinegar Fish, Biluo Shrimp, and Squirrel Mandarin Fish.
The dishes she makes not only look appetizing, but also taste pretty good.
The ingredients are perfectly matched.
Finished tasting.
Song Xia's gaze fell on her, and she asked, "If I asked you to lose weight, could you?"
The chubby girl instinctively resisted and hurriedly waved her hands.
The shopkeeper: "..."
Do you really want to smash it in his hands?
If they can eat so much, won't they bankrupt their dental clinic?
Song Xia clicked her tongue twice and said, "That's a real pity. I was quite optimistic about you. Since that's the case, then..."
The shopkeeper glared at him.
The chubby girl whispered, "I'll lose weight, I'll lose weight..."
Song Xia raised an eyebrow and said, "You look like you're unwilling. Shopkeeper, if I buy her and she can't do what she said she would, can I get a refund?"
The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "No, no, we asked her before and she said she wouldn't reduce the price. Since she said she would, she will definitely do it."
joke.
If she really can't do it, does that mean he'll really take it back?
Before Song Xia could speak, the shopkeeper continued, "Miss, I won't haggle with you. If you buy a lot, I'll sell it to you at half price."
Song Xia asked, "How much is 'a lot'? What's half price?"
The shopkeeper made a three-point gesture.
“Three people will suffice. She originally wanted twenty taels of silver, but I'll sell it to you for ten taels.”
"I'll decide after I've made my selection."
Song Xia selected three more, this time all men. One was twenty-one, one was twenty-two, and one was twenty-three. Only one of them had studied cooking, while the other two had not.
She tried them all on before deciding to buy them.
The chubby girl is named Yun Nian'an, and the other three men are named Qi Xi, Zhang Ping'an, and Lin Yu.
Song Xia did not change their names; they still had those names on their slave register.
As soon as they got on the oxcart, it was instantly packed full. Now, let alone squeezing in another person, it would be difficult to even fit a brush in.
"Xia'er, where are we going now?"
Fang Zheng asked, sitting in the driver's seat.
Song Xia replied, "To the new shop..."
They each brought two sets of clothes, so she didn't buy them any for the time being.
"good!"
Fang Zheng drove the oxcart towards the new shop.
Only the front of the shop is renovated; the back is left untouched.
After settling them in, Song Xia went with Fang Zheng to buy all the necessary items. Once they returned, Song Xia called them to carry everything inside.
Suddenly, something came to mind.
After they put their things away, Song Xia took them all to the clothing shop.
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