Xia Daohua originally thought that convincing the money-raising team to agree to let her bring her parents in as well would be a huge project that would require a lot of effort.
Unexpectedly, she just mentioned it and everyone nodded.
Lihua said:
"Finally, I thought you had forgotten about it."
Wu Lang also nodded: "Our parents are both kind people, they will definitely not erase the merits of Brother Erlang and Sister Taohua."
Of course, the money-making team is not completely without ideas.
Erlang and Taohua were a little worried: "It seems that we can't hide our identities anymore."
Tears welled up in Taohua's eyes, and her voice trembled a little: "Let's keep it a secret for as long as we can!"
Linghua was also a little annoyed: "Sister, if you tell us, will our mother take all our money? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have saved it so hard! I would have exchanged it all for candy balls!"
Xia Daohua thought about it and realized that this was indeed a problem.
But she still touched Linghua's head with a smile:
"You can keep your copper coins with peace of mind! If you're worried, just leave them with me like before. I'll hide them for you, and I guarantee no one will find them!"
Linghua breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Xia Daohua's hand and shook it several times:
"Then we have a deal! Sister! You must hide it for me! If our mother wants to take it away, you have to resist!"
Xia Daohua smiled and said, "Look how smart you are! Don't worry!"
She gently pinched Linghua's nose, then raised her head and smiled at Erlang and Taohua:
"Brother Erlang, Sister Taohua, your contributions can actually be kept secret.
I just said that I wanted to involve my parents and others, but I didn’t say that I wanted to make this matter completely public!
Of course, it would be impossible to completely hide the secret from my second uncle and his wife without letting any information out.
But we can solve this problem in another way.”
Erlang and Daohua's eyes lit up: "How do we solve this?"
Xia Daohua smiled slightly:
"When the time comes, I will openly pay you both a salary each.
Calculated based on working days.
For example, if Erlangge goes out for a day, he will give you two cents. If he goes out for ten days, he will give you twenty cents.
Taohua earned two cents for a day's run, and twenty cents for ten days' run.
If they do work at home, such as Erlang cutting bamboo and Daohua making bamboo rice, their wages can be calculated based on the number of days or the amount of work.
Of course, I won’t ask for too high a salary.
You can spend it on yourself or give it to your second uncle and aunt.
But in fact, I still give you a share of the money.
With this salary in the open, wouldn't the hidden contributions be concealed?"
Taohua and Erlang listened with sparkling eyes, and the other children listened attentively as well. They all thought this was a good idea.
Erlang nodded. "I think two cents a day is still too much. Let's make it three cents for two days!"
Taohua also nodded with a smile: "I think you can give me less, one penny a day is enough."
Xia Daohua raised her eyebrows, but before she could speak, Erlang and Taohua saw her doubts and said with a smile:
"Daihua, don't worry.
In theory, all the money we earn now should be handed over to the public.
But you have seen how your second uncle and your second aunt treat us on a daily basis.
No matter how much we are paid, it is just a formality. In the end, it will all end up in the hands of your second uncle and your second aunt.
To be honest, neither of us is happy nor willing to accept it.
Another thing is, if the wages are too high, they might get jealous and cause trouble."
Xia Daohua responded decisively:
"Okay, let's do it that way. As for the wages, we'll think about it later and see which plan is best."
In fact, she was a little worried that Erlang and Taohua would not understand.
Unexpectedly, although they are both kind and don't like to care about things, they are not easy-going.
On the other hand, if they were really idiots, they wouldn't have secretly found me and joined the money-making team without telling the second wife.
The reason why people hide private money, make private money, and save private money, isn’t it because they see through it?
If this honest man is disappointed, he will not be willing to suffer losses all the time.
Next, we reviewed our small business ventures. Bamboo rice and subsequent rice balls were selling well, so we could hold off on launching rice candy and other projects.
But Erlang has almost conquered the market for pickled vegetables. Several restaurants have taken a fancy to the samples Erlang brought, and have reached a preliminary cooperation intention and agreed to place long-term orders from Erlang.
However, these restaurants and hotels are not willing to stock too much goods at once, but they really want to buy the recipe.
However, Xia Daohua has no plans to sell her son for the time being.
She knew that these restaurants all had their own chefs, so it might not be that difficult to replicate her pickles.
But she didn't believe that with the skills of these restaurants in Beiguan Town, they could find all the more than 20 spices and more than 10 additives on the ingredient list.
If one seasoning is missing, the taste may be very different.
What’s more, the difference is so big?
Of course, in order to "process" the pickles, Xia Daohua has to avoid the sight of the other branches of the Xia family, especially the first and second branches, so she needs a reliable venue.
Building a house may have to be put on the agenda.
Not only did they need to build a house for the four branches of the Xia family, but they also had to build a factory building. Or at least a place for a workshop.
This place might be used for more than just "processing" pickles.
That evening, Xia Daohua and the children of the fourth room mentioned to Xia Youtian and Jiang that their "small business" might need to expand, and they hoped that their parents could join in and lend a hand.
Xia Youtian and Jiang were both stunned when they heard the news:
"Don't you guys make much money? Besides, how much can you sell in a day? First you had that stall, and then you added that little cart. Isn't that enough for you to work so hard?"
Xia Daohua smiled and said:
“Small fights and quarrels are enough, of course.
But these days, Brother Erlang helped us contact several restaurants.
People are willing to buy the things we make and the price is quite reasonable, but they want a relatively large quantity.
Without our parents’ help, we’re afraid we won’t be able to get it!”
Jiang thought about it and still had some objections:
"Since we can't get it, why don't we just stop doing it? There's still a lot of work to do at home and in the fields!
You kids, it's fine if you don't do your homework. At most, I can do more housework.
If your father and I were to work on this, and if it affected the harvest, we wouldn't be able to pay our taxes or eat. We'd have no way to regret it!"
"Dad, what do you mean?"
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