The next day, Wang Yu went to the pawnshop again. The guys there all knew him, and when they saw him coming, they quickly greeted him with smiles.
After hearing Wang Yu's request, he introduced him to a large courtyard. "The courtyard is in the outer city. It's quite large and meets your requirements. It has seven rooms, a kitchen, a well, and everything. I'll take you there to have a look."
Wang Yu nodded. The broker took the key and led Wang Yu inside. When he learned that Wang Yu's shop had opened, he congratulated him, wished him a prosperous business, and told him to visit when he had time.
As they were talking, they arrived at the house. The yard was indeed very large. Unlike the conventional courtyard houses, this was a large yard with several houses. The house was not new but did not need any renovation.
The main house can be divided into two bedrooms to accommodate four people, and there are three side rooms on the left and right, each accommodating two people, so it can accommodate twelve people. Wang Yu looked around and found it quite good. The rent was two taels of silver per month. Wang Yu rented it for a year and gave the agent twenty-four taels.
Brother Chen brought in 128 taels of silver before, and another 64 taels of silver last month. He spent more than 70 taels on repairing the shop and buying fabrics. Although he had some income from custom-made clothes during this period, he had only paid half of the deposit. He still needed to use the money to continue purchasing fabrics and embroidery threads, so he couldn't touch it. So now he only has more than 90 taels of silver that he can use. Fortunately, there will be income after the shop gets on track.
After making the appointment with the broker, he went back and told Cheng Chen about it. Cheng Chen was the one who did the accounting for both the house and the shop. He felt bad about spending money like water during this period, but there was nothing he could do. His husband said that this was the initial investment and he just had to wait for the shop to have income every month.
After arranging these things, Wang Yu felt much more relaxed. It turned out that doing business was not that easy.
Cheng Chen also knew that her husband was tired recently, so she sat on the bed and massaged his shoulders to relieve his fatigue, feeling sorry for her husband's hard work.
Wang Yu took his hand and hugged him again, saying, "It's not hard to work for you, but since Achen loves you so much, why don't you love your husband more? You're here today, and it will be hard for Achen."
Cheng Chen looked at Wang Yu in shock, blushing and hesitating, but finally agreed to Wang Yu's wish. However, he was not as strong as Wang Yu after all, and sank in the turbulent water.
But I only let him go once today. Maybe I’m really tired? Cheng Chen was still thinking before going to bed.
Two days later, Uncle Sun brought back twenty pieces of embroidery. Cheng Chen asked Master Su to take a look and select eight pieces. Then he asked Uncle Sun and others to go back and inform the eight people that they could come to the provincial capital.
Among the eight were Xiao An and Qing Ge'er. Wang Yu asked Cheng Chen if he wanted to let An Ge'er live at home. That way, he would have someone to talk to and there would be a house in the front yard where he could live.
Cheng Chen was very happy to think that his good friend was coming too. They hadn't seen each other since An Ge'er got married. He said, "I'll ask him when he comes."
Wang Yu thought about Li An getting married last year and said, "Let's have her husband come too. We can put him in the shop. It's not good for them to be separated for so long after getting married."
Wang Yu felt that he really could not be a capitalist. When modern companies recruit people, they don’t care whether you are separated from your parents or not. Since you are an adult and have chosen to come, you must be responsible for your own decision. Considering that the relationship between the two families has always been good and Cheng Chen and Li An have a good relationship, he gave it more consideration.
Cheng Chen sent another letter the next day. On the fourth day, everyone arrived one after another. Wang Yu took people to the courtyard in the outer city to settle them first and notified them to come to the shop early the next morning.
An Ge'er, her husband, and Qing Ge'er lived in the front yard. As for why they agreed, Cheng Chen said, "I'm bored at home alone, and Master Su comes to teach me embroidery for an hour every day, so I can teach you too."
After hearing this, the two agreed. Especially Li An was very grateful to Cheng Chen and Wang Yu for allowing his husband to come. Tian Li has been very good to him since he got married. Tian's parents are honest people. They are also good to him and easy to get along with.
Although life was poor, it was a happy one without any troubles. It was obvious that the marriage his mother had found was indeed a good one.
He didn't know how happy he was when he received Cheng Chen's letter. Life at home was indeed hard. If they could come to the capital to work and earn some money, it would be better than Tian Li going out to find odd jobs. Moreover, both of them could earn some money. Their parents also asked them to come, and they could also take care of the few acres of land at home. They could just work hard in the capital and the family wouldn't have to worry.
The eight new people receive a monthly salary of 800 wen, and their salary will increase if they do a good job. An'er and Qing'er go to the backyard of the shop to work every day, and An'er's husband Tian Li also receives a monthly salary of 800 wen.
Although Tian Li is not as good at talking and dealing with people as the waiter in the shop, he can still move things. He can do whatever the store needs.
The shop has a small backyard, but it has four rooms. The furniture and other things have been moved away, so they have enough space to sit inside while making clothes.
The next day, several people came. Wang Yu called them all to the backyard and explained the rules to them.
"Don't be nervous. The embroiderers who came here before have also been with me before, and they all know that I'm not a demanding person. You also know that the monthly salary I offer you is relatively high for a city like this."
"As long as you work hard, you won't be treated unfairly. Of course, if you do well, there will be rewards. For example, whoever can create a new style of clothing will be rewarded with silver and money as long as they pass the test. This includes new designs that can be used on clothing."
"Everyone, do your best. Morning Embroidery Pavilion needs everyone's efforts!"
"Yes, Boss."
After finishing the work, the shop finally got back on track and Wang Yu could have a good rest. There were only a few days left in the vacation and he had not started writing the homework assigned by the teacher yet.
At the end of June, the shopkeeper Yao brought good news. The family who had previously ordered six pieces of clothing had the clothes delivered to them after they were made. The family arranged for their housekeeper to place a long-term order with him. All the family's clothes for all seasons were ordered from the shop, including clothes for maids and servants. There were more than 20 servants in the shop, and there were nine people in the master's family.
In the words of the manager, their wives said that your clothes are of good quality, with novel styles and fast delivery, so they decided to order from you in the future.
Great! A big order has come in. It’s a good start.
Since the shop got on track, Wang Yu rarely worried about it anymore and focused on doing his homework at home. Cheng Chen basically took care of the shop's affairs. The new embroiderers did a good job and there was no problem with ordinary embroidery. After all, only a few people would customize fine products.
Cheng Chen would practice embroidery for an hour every day and then go to the shop. On the last day of the holiday, after Wang Yu finished his homework, he planned to go to the shop and went with Cheng Chen.
It was a hot summer day, so Wang Yu went to Chen Yanwen's shop and ordered some fruit tea to bring to the shop for the embroiderers. It was very refreshing to drink some fruit tea to relieve the heat.
A dozen or so embroiderers took the fruit tea sent by the shop and thanked the owner. Unexpectedly, the owner also bought them some fruit tea, and they all smiled happily.
They knew that this fruit tea was made in a shop not far from them, which was said to be run by a friend of the boss. Some people even thought of buying a cup to try after receiving their monthly salary.
I'm drinking it now, and it's really delicious. A cup of fruit tea like this costs at least ten cents.
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