Chapter 213 Compensation and Commission
Shu Yu affirmed it again, and A Xiang couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, finding it difficult to suppress her excitement.
Shu Yu smiled and said, "Then let me introduce our shop to Aunt Xiang first?"
Ah Xiang immediately sat up straight and said, "Okay."
"Our clothing shop is called Yiren Pavilion, and we mainly make clothes for women. Moreover, our customers are mainly women from wealthy families, so the demand for our clothes is quite high. The fabrics are also of good quality, so we have to be careful when making the clothes."
Ah Xiang looked down at her hands, "Then what about my..."
"It's okay, I have hand cream. Just take good care of your hands for a few days, and there won't be any major problems."
Ah Xiang nodded, having no objection.
Shu Yu then continued, "Also, the work location is in the county town. I've already rented a courtyard there specifically for garment making, and you can stay there as well."
Ever since deciding to hire more people, Shu Yu has been looking for a courtyard.
Such courtyards are easy to find; they're in the Liufang Lane area, not far from the courtyard they rented.
The stall isn't very big right now, but she plans to build a workshop when business gets better and the business expands.
Ah Xiang paused for a moment, then turned to look at her daughter, "Do you live in the county town?"
Fu Xiangdi quickly replied, "Mother, I'll be fine on my own."
Shu Yu raised her hand, interrupting them, "Of course, Xiangdi can come along too. I've been keeping an eye on her, and I'm thinking of hiring her. Putting everything else aside, Xiangdi's tailoring technique is neat and fast, very efficient." Just like her personality.
Fu Xiangdi's eyes lit up instantly, "Really? I can do it too?"
"Yes, but your wages will definitely be less."
"No problem, as long as I have food and lodging, I don't need wages."
Shu Yu chuckled, "That won't do. Let's talk about wages first. Aunt Xiang's wages are a base wage plus commission, while Xiangdi's wages are just the base wage."
"What does 'basic wage plus commission' mean?" Ah Xiang and her daughter were both puzzled when they first heard this term.
Shu Yu explained, "The basic wage is a fixed 500 coins per month, the same for you and Xiangdi. The commission is based on the number of clothes you sell. For example, if a garment sells for one tael of silver, you'll get an extra 50 coins as a bonus. Two taels would be 100 coins, and so on, with no upper limit."
Shu Yu originally planned to give commission based on the number of garments made.
Thinking about it later, the clothes come in simple and complex styles, but the definition of simple and complex is too vague. In the end, the commission is still up to the individual, right? This will definitely breed a lot of dissatisfaction later on.
It would be better to use the final selling price of the clothes as the reward, which would be clearer and more transparent.
After hearing about this form of payment, Ah Xiang and her daughter were completely stunned. "There are such reward methods?"
"Yes, but you also need to be prepared that our shop is small, and business may not be very good. It's also possible that you'll only get the basic wage each month."
“That’s enough,” Ah Xiang said hurriedly. “Five hundred coins a month is already very good.”
Nowadays, the young and middle-aged men in the village go out to do odd jobs, earning only twenty or thirty coins a day, and they can't even find work every day. They might only earn four or five hundred coins a month, and they're doing hard, physically demanding jobs.
(End of this chapter)
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