"Since I'm here, of course I'm sincere about hiring people. Please tell the teaching nanny over there to select four servants for me. They should be between 30 and 40 years old, calm and quiet. Two men and two women are fine. When they go to my workshop to work, I will not treat them unfairly as their boss. You just need to help me with the arrangements and I will give you the corresponding hard work fee. How do you do that?"
She would not let the guy from the dental shop work for free. Anyway, she would give him some money for his dry mouth, which could be regarded as tea money.
The guy from the dental shop likes to do business with straightforward people like Jiang Sui, who don't resort to roundabout ways, and he spends less time talking to win over customers.
"Okay, I'll make sure it's arranged for you. I'll tell Mammy about your needs first and let her pick them out for you. Then let's go check out the shop and the yard first, and then come back to look at the slaves. Is that okay?"
Anyway, don't waste time, do two things at the same time, and arrange them clearly.
This time we have to visit two places, and the route is quite long, so the running fee will be half a tael of silver, which is five hundred coins.
There are many suitable shops on North Street. This time you can choose a slightly larger one. The requirements are that the kitchen and lobby must be spacious enough, the light and orientation must be good, and the location must also be good.
Xiao's mother had already given Jiang Sui one hundred taels of silver for renting the shop. The shop on North Street was quickly decided. In many ways, this shop was better than the one on West Street.
It will be more spacious and brighter, and with a simple renovation, if everything goes well, it will be officially open for business in a month at most. The name will be "Xiao Ji Noodle Shop", with three small words "Bei Street Store" at the bottom.
There will be South Street store and East Street store in the future.
The rent is sixty taels for half a year, which is equivalent to ten taels of silver per month. If you rent for a whole year, it would be one hundred and ten taels, which is similar to the rent on West Street. You can save ten taels if you rent for a year.
Jiang Sui decided based on the budget and first set a six-month contract. After the investment was recovered, he would simply renew the contract for another year once the six-month period was up.
They booked it right away, and the young man was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He quickly took the couple to see a yard that was suitable for a workshop.
Jiang Sui requested that the workshop be close to where they lived so that she could check on it from time to time, but it didn't matter if the location was a bit remote.
The courtyard must be spacious, with a few rooms for the servants to live in, and the extra rooms can be used as warehouses to store sweet potatoes and other items.
If you have no requirements for the location, this is easier to do. There are still many vacant yards in the West Street residential area, but they cannot be rented out or sold due to their remote locations. There are many choices and you can take your time to pick.
After looking around, they finally chose a yard with four houses and a separate kitchen. They can cook their own meals in the yard. She will give them a fixed living allowance every month, and they can just discuss buying groceries and cooking by themselves.
No one controls them, nor beats or scolds them. All they have to do is do their assigned tasks well and cleanly.
The rent for this courtyard is four taels of silver per month, with a minimum annual rent of one year, which is forty-five taels per year, which is quite cost-effective.
Jiang Sui immediately agreed on it, and when the time came, he would give the pawnshop a total of 110 taels, of which 5 taels would be its commission.
All in all, there were only forty taels left out of the one hundred taels given by Xiao's mother.
I went back to the brokerage firm, signed the document, paid the deposit, and got the keys to the shop and the yard. Everything went very smoothly.
Then he went to the slave trading area opposite to watch the servants.
The young man from the dental clinic has already given instructions and asked Jiang Sui to give the nanny some hard work fee after he arrives.
"Madam Jiang, when you go there, you should meet Madam Qian and give her some sweet treats. She is an old lady in the pawnbroker's shop and an old magician. She has a sharp eye for people, but the only thing is that Madam Qian is a bit snobbish. She only cares about gold and silver. The slave trade is not comparable to our rent and sale. They make a lot of money, but people in their business, to put it bluntly, can't accumulate any virtues, so they can only look at money."
The guy at the dental shop really treated Jiang Sui as an old customer and thought she was a good person, so he reminded her of these things.
Jiang Sui felt that what he said made sense, but how much sweet treat was appropriate?
"Then how much do you think is appropriate?"
The guy from the dental shop just smiled and said that since things had come to this point, he would help the man to the end.
"If it's convenient for you, you can give me more. Two taels of silver is about right. If it's not convenient for you, one tael will be fine. We are not some wealthy landlord, so there is no need to pretend to be rich, right?"
What he said is quite reasonable. No wonder this young man in the dental shop has better and better performance. He is very good at dealing with people and things like that. People who are tactful can thrive in the workplace.
Jiang Sui looked at Xiao Hechuan again, and Xiao Hechuan understood and nodded:
"Then take two taels. You won't get rich by saving the one tael, but with the extra one tael, you can do someone a favor. Maybe you'll have dealings with them again in the future, and they'll smile at you more."
That does make sense. Anyway, so much money has been spent. Saving two taels of silver will not make you rich. You might as well do me a favor.
So, they arrived at the slave trading area of the pawnbroker and met Nanny Qian. Nanny Qian had consulted with the pawnbroker in advance and had already made up her mind about the candidates. It all depended on whether Jiang Sui and the others could behave themselves.
As soon as they met, Nanny Qian seemed a little serious, and the servants here also served tea to the guests according to the rules.
"It's this lady who wants to buy a slave for menial tasks, right?" Madam Qian looked at the pawnbroker.
The guy at the dental shop always had a festive smile on his face. People working in the service industry need to know how to smile. Don't hit someone who smiles.
"Yes, this lady is an old customer of our dental clinic. She is very straightforward. Her last name is Jiang, so you can just call her Madam Jiang. This is her husband, Mr. Xiao, who is now studying at Baiyun Academy. He owns the Xiaoji Noodle Shop on West Street, which has a great reputation. Business is so good that they are about to open a branch, but they are short of staff, so they asked me to buy a few servants to work for them. I found out that you are the best to me, so you must be given priority when there is business, right?"
Look at this guy, he is so good at talking, with just a few words, he has coaxed three people at the scene into submission.
The nanny felt comfortable listening to this, and after learning about the couple's background, her expression softened a lot.
Being able to study in Baiyun Academy and having such a lucrative business at home, if nothing unexpected happens, she will be a prominent figure in the future. As long as he is a prominent figure, she has to treat him well. Only when he becomes rich in the future can he ask her to hire someone to serve him.
"So it's Madam Jiang and Master Xiao. They are such a perfect match. Look at them standing together. They are a perfect match. They are a match made in heaven."
Human nature is so realistic. Only when you have achieved some success will others look up to you.
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