Chapter 426 Li Le's Concerns
Zhang Erzhuang came back from the previous shop and decided to stay and start as a clerk.
Zhang Dequan didn't say anything polite anymore. After all, he had witnessed with his own eyes how busy the shop was.
He only told Zhang Juexia, "Although he is your brother from your mother's side, once he enters the shop, he is a clerk. He must do what the other clerks do. You cannot break the rules because of him."
Zhang Juexia responded with a smile, "Uncle, actually, this is what I wanted to say.
If Erzhuang wants to succeed, he must endure hardships.
So, I wonder if uncle would be comfortable leaving him in my shop?"
Zhang Dequan frowned, "If you were worried, your aunt and I wouldn't have come all the way here today."
"Alright then, it's settled. We still have to go through the necessary procedures. We'll have to get Erzhuang to sign a contract later."
Ye Beixiu reminded Zhang Juexia from the side, "I've already asked Shopkeeper Li to take care of the contract and other matters.
Uncle and aunt have come all this way, let's spend some time with them and then sign the contract after dinner."
Wang Yuying looked at Zhang Dequan and said, "Master, this has already troubled Juexia and the son-in-law enough, so let's not have the meal!
Now that Erzhuang's matter has been settled, let's go home early!"
Ye Beixiu and Zhang Juexia would definitely not be happy. They had come from far away, so it wouldn't make sense for them to go back without eating.
Zhang Juexia persuaded Wang Yuying, and Ye Beixiu pulled Zhang Dequan, and after much persuasion, the two finally agreed.
During the meal, Zhang Juexia specially asked Li Le to join them, and she suggested that Zhang Erzhuang toast Li Le with a few glasses of wine.
After all, Zhang Erzhuang will be working under Li Le in the future, so if the two of them get to know each other in advance, she won't have to talk too much.
After dinner, Zhang Dequan and Wang Yuying returned to Dahe Village.
After seeing his parents leave, Zhang Erzhuang went to work immediately.
Li Le already knew Zhang Erzhuang's identity, and he was wavering in his heart. If he taught Zhang Erzhuang, would Zhang Erzhuang become the owner of this shop in the future?
What should he do then?
Zhang Juexia noticed that Li Le was a little uneasy while they were eating. Now that she had finished dealing with Zhang Erzhuang's matter, she called Li Le out.
Li Le saw Zhang Juexia and took the initiative to say, "Boss, don't worry, I will do my best to teach you."
"My cousin?"
Zhang Juexia was amused by Li Le's address.
Li Le was feeling uneasy. "Boss, don't worry. I'll call him that when there's no one around. When there are people around, I'll call him Er Zhuang."
"Our shopkeeper Li, who is so good at getting along with everyone, has such a keen eye that is truly admirable."
Li Le was so nervous that sweat was dripping down his forehead, but he didn't dare to reach out to wipe it off.
He had been working under Zhang Juexia for more than half a year and was already familiar with her temper. Judging from the tone of her voice just now, she must have been extremely angry.
The two of them stood there for about a cup of tea before Zhang Juexia spoke, "Li Le, think carefully. If your father, the old shopkeeper Li, were to do this, what would he do?"
Li Le raised his head and looked at Zhang Juexia in disbelief, then lowered his head again, "My father will definitely treat Zhang Erzhuang as a fellow, and even be stricter with him than with other fellows.
Just like when I was with him as a buddy."
"That's all. I'm just wondering, what are you worried about? Are you worried that if you teach the apprentice, the master will starve to death?"
Li Le quickly shook his head.
Zhang Juexia looked at him and felt like kicking him twice to vent his anger.
She suppressed the anger in her heart and said, "Li Le, my business will not stop here.
If you continue to be so petty, I will let you be the shopkeeper here for the rest of your life."
Li Le was terrified. He looked at Zhang Juexia with a pale face and said, "Boss, I, I was wrong. Don't worry, since you have handed the shop over to me, I will be a good manager."
"Okay, go and get busy! Li Le, let me tell you, that's the day Zhang Erzhuang will become a disciple.
You have your place, and I won't abandon you.
But the prerequisite is that you have to have the right intentions and don’t do anything crooked.
Take some time to finish your work these two days and go back to town to see your father. If you have any questions, ask him for advice.
To be honest, if your father wasn't so old, I wouldn't bear to see him wandering around.
It's not your turn to be the owner of this shop."
After saying this, Zhang Juexia left without looking back, leaving Li Le alone in the yard in a daze.
After Zhang Juexia assigned Zhang Erzhuang to work under Li Le, he never asked about his situation again.
She had a lot of things to do later and had no time to pay too much attention to him.
Besides, if she did everything for him, Zhang Erzhuang’s dream of becoming a shopkeeper would probably never come true.
Zhang Juexia took advantage of Ye Beixiu being at home and asked him to accompany him out.
She planned to find a builder to help her design the house in Cuiliu Village.
In the carriage, she told Ye Beixiu that she planned to build two houses in Cuiliu Village, one for her own residence. It didn't need to be too big, just big enough for them to live in.
In another place, she plans to build a soap-making workshop that can accommodate about a hundred people.
After all, the business is getting bigger and bigger. Although she has cooperated with Gao Xing, she and Gao Xing have reached an agreement that she is needed to supply soap around Shunhe County and Qingfeng City.
When Ye Beixiu heard that she wanted to build such a large workshop, the first thing he thought of was the manpower issue.
"The people in Cuiliu Village have to farm on weekdays. What if there aren't enough people working in the workshops?"
Zhang Juexia told Ye Beixiu, "I already told the village head Liu that day to first count the specific labor force in the village.
I have thought it through. If I need to hire people, I will first use the people in Zhuangzi. If the people in Zhuangzi are really not enough.
Let’s buy some more people.”
"Well, there's one more thing. That Liu Zhuangtou usually just takes care of the farmland.
If you open a workshop there, and there isn’t one of our people watching over it, I’m afraid that then…”
Zhang Juexia smiled, "My husband, you and I are on the same page on this matter. I've also decided on the candidate."
"You mean Eryong?"
"Well, actually I have to thank you. Originally, because of Eryong's sister's incident, I had some prejudice against him.
To be honest, I don't think much of him.
But ever since he got married and started living a happy life with Yulan, I've become more optimistic about him.
This time, you used such a far-fetched reason to drive him out of our house and stop him from helping us with things.
There was such a huge difference between his past and present, but he never said a word to blame us from beginning to end.
I think this person is useful, so I want him to go to Cui Liu Manor, but I don’t know if he will agree.”
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