Chapter 280 Arrangement
Think carefully about what Sang Luo said. Shen Jin didn't think about it for too long. He just glanced at his two younger brothers and shook his head.
"We should stay here. I can learn to trade when I'm thirteen, and Xiaoyin and Xiaotie can also gain experience in two or three years. If the trade route to the north is open, we can go to the capital several times a year. If you need help in the capital in the future, any of the three of us brothers can go there. For now, we should stay here first."
"Sister-in-law, if you have anything that you think Xiaoyin and Xiaotie and I can do, you can give it to us."
He is very opinionated and firm in his words.
Sang Luo seemed to be thinking about something, and could probably guess what Shen Jin was thinking. She raised her eyebrows, but didn't say anything more. She just said, "Okay, don't leave so quickly. If you change your mind, you can tell me."
"I won't change my mind."
Sang Luo smiled and said, "Don't agree so quickly. Ask Xiaoyin and Xiaotie what they think. I'm going to go to the Chen family first."
Regardless of whether the Shen Jin brothers stay here or not, she plans to switch to workshop-style production for things like fermented bean curd, cold rabbit, bread, cakes, egg tarts, meat floss and jerky. She needs to work out the specific rules with the Chen family.
Chen Ning had always participated in business affairs, either helping or learning, so he went with them. It was just right that he took the two little ones who liked to jump outside whenever they were awake recently. After walking out of the house for a while, Chen Ning asked Sang Luo: "Sister-in-law, if Xiao Jin doesn't leave, do you want to hand over the accounts here to Xiao Jin?"
"Yes." Sang Luo did not deny: "Anything involving money, with the relationship between our family and the Chen family, we can let go of the management, production, and recipes, but we must not be confused about the accounts. This has nothing to do with friendship and trust. The better the friendship, the clearer the accounts should be in cooperation, so as not to ruin the friendship between the two families because of things in the accounts.
If Xiao Jin is willing to go to the capital, I was originally planning to ask Wen Yin if she is willing to take over the management of the accounts."
It means hiring a financial officer.
Xu Wenqing was originally a good choice, but he likes to travel around and may not be able to stay in the manor. On the contrary, Xu Wenyin has inherited the talents of Manager Xu. She is very keen on accounts, has a calm temperament, and can stay at home. It is very suitable to invite her.
Shen Ning thought about how Xiao Jin didn't stop her when her sister-in-law mentioned coming to the Chen family, and then she realized, "Xiao Jin originally wanted to help with the accounts? The recipe is just a by-product. If we have a special recipe that we want to hide, he will bring Xiao Yin and Xiao Tie to make it. If we don't have it, we can open a workshop."
Yes, that's the attitude.
He travels outside every day to do business, and he knows exactly how much meat jerky, meat floss, and fermented bean curd he can deliver to the surrounding areas. In a year at most, once people's lives get better and the price of meat drops, the prices of meat floss and meat jerky will naturally drop accordingly, and the quantity sold will be much greater than it is now, so he will have to open a workshop to guarantee the supply.
The recipes that can really be preserved are actually for bread, cakes, egg tarts, and other things that can only be sold fresh in Shezhou City. Not many of them will be made, so they can be made by family members.
Sang Luo smiled: "Yes and no."
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The two sisters-in-law were talking about Shen Jin. In the courtyard of the Shen family, Shen Tie also asked Shen Jin: "Brother, are we really not going with Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law? The things sold in Big Sister-in-law's shop will still be produced in a workshop, and it seems that we don't need to help."
"Where do we not need help? There are many places where we need help. Even if my sister-in-law opens a workshop, does she need someone to take care of the accounts? Another thing is that we can hire people from the village now, but what about in the future? The workshop will become bigger. Dashan is a good brother, but if we hire more people in the future, it will be hard to say what others will say. As time goes by, there will be a big difference between the three of us brothers being here and not being here."
As long as they are here, the Shen family is still here.
Before Chen Tie understood what he meant, Shen Jin rubbed his head and said, "I know you don't want to leave big brother and big sister-in-law. When big brother and big sister-in-law settle down there, I will take you with me when I go north for business. You can stay there for two or three months occasionally, but not for a long time. Big brother and big sister-in-law have helped and taught you for so many years, let's do something serious."
Shen Jin was actually very clear about his two younger brothers' attachment to the eldest son's family, because he felt the same way.
After experiencing the darkest darkness, who would not yearn for light, especially the light that illuminates, warms, and redeems them? And over the years, they have become accustomed to being wherever the eldest brother and sister-in-law, the second brother, and the eldest sister are.
So even though I know in my heart that the eldest house and the third house are two households, I will still be attached to them. Since they are close and I can see them, I will feel particularly at ease.
He was like this, not to mention the small silver and small iron, especially the smallest heavy iron.
The most complicated and contradictory period between the two rooms was when Chen Tie was ignorant. A child of five or six years old cannot remember many things and does not understand much, so it is the purest, and his love and dependence are also the most straightforward.
I grew up with my eldest brother and his wife since I was six years old. Even though they started a separate business, they took care of them and took care of everything. How could they not be close to me?
Shen Jin changed the subject and coaxed Chen Tie: "Alright, you should study hard and stop being lazy every day. If you really want to go to Beijing, it's not impossible. When you grow up, see if your sister-in-law needs help in Beijing. If you have the ability and your sister-in-law needs you, you can go there."
Chen Tie: "How old is a little older? You are an apprentice at the age of thirteen, so I can be an apprentice at the age of thirteen. See if your sister-in-law has a shop in Beijing. I will go there to be an apprentice."
Three years, Chen Tie felt it was quite a long time.
Shen Yin listened and laughed: "Then you have to learn literacy, arithmetic and business skills like me, at least not too far behind."
Chen Tie let out a cry, bit his lip, scowled, and stopped talking.
Shen Jin laughed: "Try hard."
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The three brothers had discussed it all here. Meanwhile, Sang Luo went to Chen's house and discussed what she had in mind with the Chen family.
In addition to the workshops producing vermicelli and noodles, the rest of the products originally made by the Shen family in the backyard, including tofu and dried bean curd previously made by the Chen family, were processed together in a food workshop.
It is still managed by the Chen family, of course, mainly in charge of production arrangements, quality control, and storage. The actual production is done by the women from several familiar families in the village who are invited to come and help.
There was no need to worry about the venue. If Shen Jin went with them to Beijing, she would lock the main house and the east and west wings, and give the rest of the keys to the Chen family. There was nothing to worry about. If Shen Jin stayed, he could still live here, and she could just give him the keys.
Chen Ning brought the two children here to play with A Rui, while Mrs. Chen accompanied Sang Luo to visit several families in the village. The Xu family and Wei Qinghe and his wife did not lack the money. The Shi family, the Lu family and the Zhou family were all interested and had agreed that they could skip the busy farming season. Two sisters-in-law from the Gan family, Feng Liuniang's sisters-in-law, Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang's wife came from each family, making a total of six people, plus the three generations of the Chen family, a total of nine people.
Even after the expansion of the business, it is enough to cope with it.
After a round, Chen Dashan took the initiative to ask about the arrangements of the three brothers Shen Jin. Sang Luo said, "Before they came out, they said they would not leave. They probably wanted to stay and help me take care of the fields, shops and workshops here."
Mrs. Chen exclaimed, "This child has a conscience."
It really doesn't look like Shen San and Li Shi at all, but fortunately it doesn't look like them.
Chen Dashan smiled: "I expected him not to leave. Xiao Jin is a good businessman. He has a sharp mind, is careful, and has a way of judging people."
It has been a real training to be out doing business for more than a month. When looking for distributors, the first thing I do when I arrive at a place is to look around. Then I ask about the situations of some shops that I like. I can check out the business and the location with my eyes, but I have to observe and inquire about the character of the owner and the clerks.
I've met a lot of people, good and bad, all kinds of people. There are also those who collude with their employees to harm the boss. As for Shen Jin, he's so young but he's full of tricks. How can he go to Beijing?
It's not that I'm on guard against him, but I'll subconsciously think about his elder brother and sister-in-law.
Chen Dashan found it funny himself, so he told Sang Luo and the others what happened, saying, "It's right for him not to leave. This is what I want to tell you. You should leave this mess to our family. It's best to leave Xiao Jin and Xiao Yin behind. Even if Xiao Jin and his brothers leave with you, you have to hire someone to take care of the accounts. This is not a question of trust or not. When it comes to money, brothers should settle accounts clearly to maintain their friendship."
Only then did Sang Luo understand the reason.
After discussing the serious matters, Mrs. Chen held Qianbao in her arms and teased him, asking Sang Luo about the situation in the capital: "Have you asked the official who announced the imperial edict? Can we live in the house in the capital once we get there? What about the manor awarded by the emperor? Do we need to open up land there?"
Sang Luo smiled, "I've inquired about it. The house will be ready. You can just bring your clothes and belongings and move in. The farm is just outside the capital. It was originally owned by an official from the previous dynasty. Because of its good location, it later became the imperial farm of Da Qi. There are farm managers and farmers working as helpers. They've planted crops this year. When the harvest comes, except for the money paid to the farmers, the rest will be mine."
Hearing that the farmland that was awarded also included crops, Mrs. Chen and Zhou Ge beside her were both delighted: "All five hundred acres include crops?"
"I don't know the details, but it's probably about the same."
Hearing Mrs. Chen praising the emperor for his benevolence and generosity, she couldn't help but talk about how Chen Youtian received such a high reward for teaching farming.
After talking for a while, Mrs. Chen continued, "The news that you will be ordered to go to the capital in August or September has spread among the surrounding villages. The workshops are all worried, fearing that they will be closed in the future. They have asked me about this, and I can answer this. They also asked another question, whether the school will be open in the future?"
"Yes, the expenses will be paid from my family's account."
Mrs. Chen laughed when she heard this: "Okay, then they will feel relieved. This is a taste of the benefits of studying. Boys of seven or eight years old can go to the village school, but girls and adults can't go to the village school. I will reply to them tomorrow."
While I was distracted by talking for a few words, A'rui, who was learning to crawl in the wooden bed with a fence in Chen's house, burst into tears, and A'yao had not yet retracted her hands that were waving excitedly.
Chen Dashan, who was not far from the rocking bed, was amused when he saw this. Instead of trying to comfort him, he even said, "Son, you are really a good boy. How painful it must be for Ah Yao to slap you, and you even cried."
Before he finished speaking, A'yao, who had been waving happily just now, heard the little friend next to her crying. She was stunned for a moment, and stopped crawling. She pushed hard on the wooden bed with both hands, let out a long cry, and sat up steadily.
Watching Chen Rui cry.
Mrs. Chen exclaimed, "Ayao, can you sit up now?"
"Sister-in-law, Ayao is sitting up!"
So little Chen Rui, who had just been called by his friends, was sobbing that he paid no attention to her at all and focused all his attention on Ayao.
Sang Luo knew her daughter, and hurried to see Chen Rui: "Ayao is stronger than Qianbao."
Fortunately, his face didn't turn red. Zhou Ge looked at him and said it was okay: "What's the use of such a small thing?"
Ah Yao on the other end felt surprised that the world she saw had completely changed since she sat up for the first time. She looked around, then waved her hands happily.
It was a novelty for Ah Yao, who was only seven or eight days away from turning six months old, to sit up for the first time. Naturally, the adults also tried to guide Qian Bao, who was the same age, and Chen Rui, who was only four days younger, to learn to sit up, which was a lot of fun. Ah Yao was the one who had the most fun. She had so much fun that she fell asleep in Sang Luo's arms before they even got home.
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In the evening, he asked the three brothers again, and the matter was settled. However, it was not Shen Jin who was in charge of the accounts, but Shen Yin who followed Shen Ning's example and slowly took over the accounting system.
As for Shen Jin.
"Your talent is out there, and you're still with the caravan. When you return home, help Xiaoyin look after the accounts. You should all gain experience. My sister-in-law will be counting on you for help in the future."
This sentence excited the two brothers. Shen Jin had never dared to ask for help with the accounting before. This was something he could only do if his sister-in-law was willing for him to take care of it. If his sister-in-law was not willing, there was no reason for him to ask for it first.
Now, the eldest sister-in-law said that she would need their help in the future, and the two brothers' mouths were raised and they couldn't stop grinning.
"Sister-in-law, what about me?" Chen Tie joined in the fun.
Before Sang Luo could say anything, Shen Yin tapped him and said, "Make sure you don't miss any classes first!"
All the siblings in the room laughed.
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