In fact, the daily lives of military wives in the compound are pretty much the same, but Li Cuihong is a strong-willed person. In addition, she has almost used up her living expenses for the month, and Wang Zhengyuan is unwilling to give her any more money, so she can only use it sparingly.
She felt that the vegetables in her basket were too meager and didn't want Yun Duoduo to see them, especially since Yun Duoduo was pushing such an expensive bicycle.
She lived next door to Yun Duoduo and knew very well that Yun Duoduo's family's meals were much better than theirs.
Whenever Yun Duoduo is home, she can smell the fragrance coming from next door from time to time.
The aroma of various meats and fried pastries made her salivate.
The difference in their lives was immediately apparent when compared to Yun Duoduo's.
In fact, her husband Wang Zhengyuan had been urging her to reconcile with Yun Duoduo, but she refused to lose face and kept lying to Wang Zhengyuan, saying that she had gone to Yun Duoduo but Yun Duoduo refused to accept her.
Seeing Yun Duoduo pushing her bicycle over, she pursed her lips, turned sideways, and prepared to open the door and go inside.
Yun Duoduo ignored her and walked straight past her.
When Yun Duoduo walked to the front courtyard, there were several military wives chatting at the gate, and they greeted Yun Duoduo one by one.
A slightly plump woman came in from outside carrying a basket and immediately greeted Yun Duoduo with a smile, "Sister-in-law Yan, going to the shop?"
Yun Duoduo had seen her before and knew that she was the wife of a team leader. Everyone called her Sister Huang. She smiled and called out, "Yes, Sister Huang, you just came back from buying groceries?"
"Yes, I just dropped the kids off at school and bought some groceries on the way back." Sister Huang pointed to the vegetables in her basket and started chatting with Yun Duoduo. "My husband said he wanted to eat braised pork today, so I bought some. I wanted to ask you, how do you cook pork to make it taste good?"
Sister Huang said with a smile, "The meat we ate at your house last time was really delicious. I've tried to make it several times since then, but I haven't been able to. Could you teach me how to make it again?"
Sister Huang's husband is the captain of Yan Junting's team. They have a good relationship. After Yun Duoduo arrived, she invited them to dinner a few times.
Last time, Yun Duoduo made them braised pork, and they praised it highly.
Upon hearing this, Liu Jinfeng, a woman who had worked with Yan before, immediately came over and chimed in with a smile, "I'll learn too. I've also heard that Sister Yan is a great cook, and everything she makes is delicious."
The remaining two women, Sister Duan and Sister Xihua, also gathered around, hoping to learn how to cook from Yun Duoduo.
"No, it's just how I cook it back home, I think it'll suit your tastes perfectly." Yun Duoduo briefly explained how she cooked the meat.
"After you buy the meat, first wash it clean, put the skin in the pot and singe the skin, then cut the meat into a large piece, stir-fry it in the pot for a while until it releases its oil and aroma, then stew it. When it's almost tender, add some of your favorite vermicelli, cabbage, or radish, etc."
Upon hearing this, Sister Huang slapped her forehead and said with a smile, "I knew it! I was missing the step of roasting the pork skin, so it just didn't taste as good. I'll try it when I get back today."
Yun Duoduo then told them what to put inside so that it would be rich but not greasy.
After saying that, Yun Duoduo was about to leave, but was stopped by Sister Huang. Sister Huang said, "Sister Yan, I heard that your shop is short of workers, is that right?"
As soon as Sister Huang spoke, Liu Jinfeng immediately followed up with, "We can still bring the work back to do, right?"
Actually, this was the real purpose of these two military wives. They wanted to work for Yun Duoduo, but they didn't want to ask directly, feeling it would be too abrupt.
Recently, because their factory is shipping goods at an increasingly faster pace, they are finding it difficult to recruit suitable staff, so Yun Duoduo has been outsourcing some of the work.
Those who are good at tailoring can make scarves for factories.
The factory provides all the raw materials, and they pay the factory four cents for each scarf they make.
If I can make fifty of them, I can earn two yuan a day, paid daily.
However, the prerequisite is that they have to pay a deposit for the raw materials they bring back.
For example, if you need to purchase raw materials for forty scarves, you need to pay a deposit of ten yuan.
Many people hesitated after hearing about the deposit, worried that they wouldn't get their deposit back.
So basically, people who are familiar with Yun Duoduo get jobs at their factory.
Three of the women in the compound have already worked for Yun Duoduo twice and earned money, so they are no longer worried about the deposit.
Moreover, if you work at home and are not slow, you can make fifty pieces a day and earn two yuan, without neglecting your family responsibilities at all.
In a month, you can earn sixty yuan.
Sixty yuan is no small sum; many people rely on this amount to support their entire family. These military wives know that Yun Duoduo's side is definitely reliable, so why wouldn't they agree to do it?
Those who really didn't want to do it were either incredibly lazy, couldn't do tailoring, or were people who didn't get along with Yun Duoduo, like Li Cuihong.
Yun Duoduo knew Aunt Huang. She wasn't a bad person, but she couldn't stop talking. So when Aunt Huang wanted to work in the factory, Yun Duoduo refused. But Aunt Huang wasn't unhappy. She still smiled every time she saw her.
If it's just daily work, Aunt Huang is alright; she's a pretty good seamstress.
Anyway, those who work daily can terminate the partnership at any time.
Yun Duoduo nodded and generously replied, "Aunt Huang, if you really want to do it, just come to my factory to sign the contract and then pick up the goods. You know the rules anyway."
Aunt Huang nodded immediately and said she would go in the afternoon.
Seeing that Yun Duoduo agreed so readily, Liu Jinfeng and Sister-in-law Xihua quickly pulled Yun Duoduo along, pleading, "Sister-in-law Yan, can I go?"
“I’d like to do it too. I can be a tailor, but I’m a little slow.”
Looking at the two military wives, Yun Duoduo hesitated for a moment.
Because Sister-in-law Xihua and Liu Jinfeng had previously followed Li Cuihong and had gossiped about her, but not as much as Li Cuihong.
However, Yun Duoduo is not a vengeful person. They are all acquaintances, and she doesn't want things to get too ugly.
Moreover, Liu Jinfeng is actually a sensible person. She had tried to befriend her several times, but she just didn't have time to do so.
As for this Sister-in-law Xihua, she is not very smart, but she is hardworking, honest, and a good worker.
More importantly, with the Chinese New Year approaching, their factory is indeed short of goods. They can't find anyone recently, and the few tailors in the factory are working day and night, but Li Yunfeng still says that the goods are far from enough.
Moreover, Yun Duoduo plans to create some new designs.
For example, the cotton-padded clothes that people say they'll wear during the Lunar New Year are definitely profitable to make.
Yun Duoduo's main plan is to expand the factory while business is good.
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