Chapter 15 Tofu Workshop (Part 2)
"The contract is ready. Take a look and sign it if you think it's okay."
With Andre's help and witness, the rental contract and employment contract were signed smoothly. All parties breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with satisfaction.
Alexi felt relieved and took a house key from Aunt Wolf. Jiangyou paid the rent to Aunt Wolf and accepted the spare house key.
This is the new tofu workshop and staff dormitory rented by Jiangyou. As an employer, she naturally has to keep a key in case of emergency.
Alexi had no objection to this. Her heart was filled with gratitude towards the owner of the Lich Shop, and she couldn't wait to start working and repay the owner's kindness. Jiang You also wanted to start employee training as soon as possible, but she had other things to do.
Andrei ran back halfway to pick up Jiangyou to find the high priest to modify the investment agreement. This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible and cannot be delayed.
So Jiangyou said to Alexi, "You should move first and bring the children back. After they are settled, give them a good hot bath. And you should wash and change your clothes as well. Come over tonight for dinner and meet the other people in the workshop. Then we can discuss the work."
Alexi happily agreed. The knitting weaver had clearly been on the move for days. Her flaxen hair was dry and clumping, and she looked exhausted. Dark circles formed under her eyes, but now, with joy, her brown eyes sparkled again.
Jiangyou felt that she would become a beautiful big sister after tidying herself up.
Aunt Wolf, acting as the landlord's agent, signed the agreement on her behalf and then used a raven to mail the landlord's copy of the lease and rent back to her. Delighted at having successfully completed the task entrusted to her by her friend, Aunt Wolf volunteered, "I'm very good at taking care of children, so I'll help you too!"
Jiangyou handed the matters here over to Aunt Wolf and followed Andre to the high priest to modify the investment agreement.
The process was also very simple. The high priest found the agreement that the two people signed last time, and the two people re-signed the new investment profit-sharing agreement in front of the high priest. The high priest bound the old and new agreements together in order and put them back into the magic box for archiving. The work was done.
"The wind and rain are getting stronger and stronger recently." As they left, the high priest said meaningfully, "Please be careful."
Andrei's expression was serious. He shook the High Priest's hand and said, "Thank you for the reminder. I will."
Jiang You looked up at the weather in confusion. It was a sunny day without even a cloud in the sky, let alone any wind or rain.
It wasn't until they walked out of the church and rode on the big black horse that Jiang You asked, "Has anything happened in the past few days?"
"It's nothing serious." Andrei slowly exhaled a breath of warm air. "After Baron Neumann's son was murdered, the Baron has been in a very bad mood these days. Almost everyone has been given a hard time by him."
After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Jiang You and added, "There's nothing I can't handle."
"Oh, that's good." Jiang You patted the knight's thick shoulders in confidence and followed Andre's words, "I trust you to do your job~"
...well, except for the door that the troll broke into.
Andrei didn't seem to want to continue this topic. He coughed lightly and said, "That cicada, do you want to help her family?"
"Oh, it's not charity," said Jiang You. "It's just a mutually beneficial business. Ever since I planned to make tofu, I've been thinking about outsourcing the ingredients. You know, in my hometown, there are specialized shops that work day in and day out for decades to make a single ingredient. The tofu shop only needs to make tofu, the rice noodle shop only needs to make rice noodles, and the neighbors nearby can patronize that shop for whatever they need. Unlike us, we have to do everything ourselves.
"If we have to make every ingredient ourselves from scratch, bit by bit, it would be too much work and our production capacity would be too low, which would only hinder our profitability. We have to outsource these scattered primary processing operations."
Jiang You began to think, "Although the cicadas have some minor physiological problems, they're not uncontrollable. As long as they're kept away from external stimuli and don't lose their minds easily, they should be safe. Alexi exudes perseverance and sincerity, so she should be able to control herself well."
Besides, the repetitive work of grinding beans to make tofu, washing starch to press vermicelli, kneading dough and drying noodles every day... these are all very physically strenuous, but psychologically somewhat healing repetitive work, which is just right for the cicada family.
The Discipline sect forbade the study of magical writings, and Alexi's daughters were unlikely to attend school. Since any helper would cost the same, it might as well help Alexi. Firstly, he truly sympathized with her plight; secondly, finding work for her family would provide them with peace of mind while also allowing the children to learn some valuable skills.
Because of their physical condition, the weavers suffered discrimination, and even if Alexi and his family left, it would be difficult to find work. Perhaps if they did well with Jiangyou, they would continue to work here for generations... These were long-term workers whose quality, craftsmanship, and character were stable, and they knew their roots well!
To keep their jobs, Alexi and her family would surely work diligently and adhere strictly to the recipe. Having no other options, she probably values this job more than Takumi Yuu.
Jiangyou muttered to Andre, recounting his considerations. Finally, he said, "The secret to being a hands-off boss is to let your employees take the initiative and think about the business! There are still many empty shops and houses on our street. I plan to slowly expand my business and turn this entire street into a food court! The first step is to start with the tofu workshop."
The finished tofu is first sold as a finished dish in the brewing workshop. Once the nearby residents are familiar with the various ways of eating this novel ingredient, they can set up stalls and sell various soy products directly to the guests, allowing them to go home and cook them as they like.
If Alexi could manage the tofu workshop, then they might not need to move back to the main workshop. Jiangyou could consider handing over the management rights to Alexi, and the family could open a tofu stall directly in Aunt Balina's courtyard. That way, Jiangyou would only need to pick up the tofu when needed and collect the payment.
This business model can be replicated continuously, gradually separating out professional vermicelli workshops, noodle workshops, bakeries, cheese shops... Jiangyouhui has too many recipes. As long as the market for new ingredients is opened up at the beginning, people can be hired to continue to work in this industry chain later.
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