When packing up, Zhu Yi was surprised to find that Wen Ji was also helping out.
The sight of a normally burly and rough man suddenly becoming so refined and gentle was quite unsettling.
Zhu Yi silently looked at Lin Hengjin.
Lin Hengjin shrugged and continued working as a repairman. It was his first day on the job, and the mobile food cart was performing quite well.
Wei Weiwei smiled broadly, her light blue silk skirt shimmering in the morning light with a few scattered small jade beads, like a few clear dewdrops adorning a flower blooming in the morning.
She came over with a bamboo basket full of low-grade spirit stones in her arms to report today's results to Zhu Yi.
"Junior Sister, you're amazing! We have nearly nine hundred spirit stones here!"
"From setting up the stall this morning until closing time, we were busy for more than three hours. The four of us didn't earn much spirit stones. After deducting the cost of the customized food truck and the cost of growing vegetables, we only made enough to cover our labor costs," Zhu Yi said.
Xue Shan nodded in agreement, "Our dishes sold out this morning, which is very satisfying!"
"Yes, yes, I will definitely give more advice to my junior sister in the future!" Weiwei's voice, as clear as a nightingale's, rang out, making everyone who heard it feel much happier.
It was Weiwei's first time participating in making money, and she seemed more excited than the others.
Zhu Yi had already anticipated this, so she probably wasn't too surprised.
Xue Shan and Lin Hengjin had also experienced this before, and when they were running small businesses, they could accept it.
Whether Wenji, who joined later, made money or not was none of his business, but seeing Weiwei smiling like a child made him pay extra attention to her.
He'd decided that next time Weiwei was around, he'd bring all his cronies over for dinner.
On the way back, Zhu Yi wiped her face several times with a damp cloth. She was a little tired after working hard in front of the stove all morning.
A total of eighteen hot dishes were prepared, among which fried chicken nuggets, crispy fish, and sweet and sour pork sold out quickly. The two cold dishes were refreshing and also attracted a lot of attention.
The gates of Taolin Xiaozhu were wide open, and Jinbao was already waiting there. He had eaten some seafood porridge in the morning, but it wasn't enough. Thinking about how much vegetables and meat his junior sister had prepared yesterday, Jinbao suddenly had the idea to bring the delirious Zhaocai over to freeload.
Zhao Cai, whose soul is incomplete, is quite obedient. Master Yu Jing put the other half of Zhao Cai's soul into the mermaid pearl and kept it close to his body. Now, Zhao Cai, who only has half of Zhao Cai's soul, seems to be a bit dim-witted and looks a little silly.
Fortunately, Jinbao has always been kind and gentle, and didn't bully it too much. Whenever there was something delicious to eat, it would invite it to join in.
In the past, Jinbao was Zhaocai's little helper.
Now, Zhaocai is Jinbao's little follower...
From afar, they could hear the footsteps of Zhu Yi and her group.
Chatting and laughing, Jinbao's tail started wagging unconsciously, and Zhaocai imitated Jinbao by wagging its tail too.
Zhu Yi entered empty-handed, and Jin Bao looked around and found nothing good to eat, which made him a little unhappy.
Zhu Yi stroked its fur, then led everyone to the desk and took out the contract that had been prepared beforehand.
Lin Hengjin received a repair salary, while Xue Shan and Weiwei received a share of the profits. Each of them received 10% of the stall's profits, and the profits would be split every ten days thereafter.
As for Lin Hengjin, he wasn't in a hurry. He would show off his skills once others saw the portable kitchen.
"Let's keep our stall running for now. Once we've saved up more spirit stones, we'll open a shop and hire some people!" Zhu Yi took out the contract and showed it to Xue Shan and Wei Wei.
She instructed Lin Hengjin: "In the coming days, I'll trouble you to keep an eye out for suitable young men and women to work in Anyuan Town. We can train them."
Lin Hengjin carefully noted it down, "Junior Sister, are there any other requirements if you're recruiting?"
"We'll prioritize young people facing financial difficulties, those who are hardworking, honest, and even if they're a little slow-witted, we'll patiently teach them. But they must be kind-hearted and trustworthy; they can't be the kind of people who learn from us today and then immediately run off to challenge us..."
As Zhu Yi pondered, she scribbled and drew in her journal. She liked to bite her pen when she was thinking, which made Lin Hengjin feel a little uncomfortable.
He patiently wrote it down little by little.
"Junior Sister, wouldn't it be a lot if you gave me 10%?" Xue Shan was a little surprised by Zhu Yi's decision. She had only come to help out and hadn't expected to earn many spirit stones from Zhu Yi.
After reading the contract, Wei Weiwei didn't think too much about it. With a wave of her hand, she wrote her name: "Great! This is my first business contract. I don't care how many spirit stones we can earn. We just want to work a little bit every day and have some fun!"
Zhu Yi smiled and said, "When we do business, we're definitely thinking about making money and spirit stones! Otherwise, why would we bother with all this?"
"Don't worry, Sister Shan! Our business isn't very big yet, but we'll make more money when it grows."
"From now on, my two junior sisters will need to stay here with me to prepare the ingredients! Kitchen work isn't easy, so we'll need to work hard!"
The matter of profit sharing was put aside for now. Zhu Yi then took out another contract with Lin Hengjin, proposing a 50/50 split, and had them sign it.
The contract stipulated that Zhu Yi would come up with some more interesting and practical design drawings in the future, and Lin Hengjin would make them and then sell them. After deducting costs, the two would split the profits 50/50. Lin Hengjin was very satisfied with this well-organized contract and signed it without further ado. After that, he went to take care of some trivial matters.
Only the three sisters remained at Peach Blossom Cottage, chatting and laughing. Xue Shan and Wei Wei were learning to cook from Zhu Yi, and Zhu Yi didn't hold back, explaining the ingredients and secret recipes very clearly.
She also took out some chili seeds and gave them to Weiwei. Weiwei had mentioned last time that she wanted to buy some chilies and rare vegetables from Zhu Yi. Zhu Yi didn't stand on ceremony and only symbolically accepted twenty low-grade spirit stones from Weiwei as a token.
It's not good for her to always be so generous and give away money every day. Although they are friends, Zhu Yi believes that things should be kept separate. When starting a business together, Zhu Yi can share more profits with others, but when it comes to things for her own personal use, she still needs to distinguish between what is given to others and what is sold to others.
A little kindness is appreciated, but too much can breed resentment. Between close friends, if one always takes advantage of the other, it will definitely cause big problems in the long run. Therefore, Weiwei should keep these vegetables for herself and still pay Zhu Yi.
Xue Shan also bought some fruit and vegetable seeds from Zhu Yi. She thought that her hometown was a vast area with dense forests, and she could take these seeds back and distribute them to the villagers to plant. It wasn't for the sake of selling spirit stones, but simply to enrich the villagers' dining table.
This incident gave Zhu Yixin another inspiration.
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