Chapter 80: Recruiting people and negotiating wages
Song Yuntang looked at her with a sincere expression.
"Aunt should have inquired about the dispute between me and the Song and Lin families. Although I haven't completely severed my relationship with the Song family, I don't want to be too involved. After I settle down in the town, I will move my household registration out separately."
After moving out on her own, in order to avoid gossip, she would definitely have occasional contact with the Song family, but it was also like she was setting up her own business.
From now on, she will make her own decisions on her own affairs, and the Song family will have no right to interfere.
Jiang listened and nodded, "I understand. I'll pack the things and ask your uncle and the matchmaker to send them to town."
She sent Song Yuntang to the entrance of Lushan Village and only returned after watching the ox cart disappear at the entrance of the village.
Song Yuntang moved from the middle of the ox cart to sit next to Xu Qingye.
"I originally thought of getting the medicine and sending it to Lushan Village to save you from having to make another trip, but I didn't expect that in the end you would have to send me back."
Xu Qingye glanced at her and said, "I will go to the town from time to time in the future. If you need me to handle anything, just wait for me in the town. It is too dangerous for a girl to run around outside. It will be troublesome if she meets someone like Huang Heyu."
Song Yuntang nodded, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Brother Xu, your family was here just now, so there are some things I can't say."
"What?"
Song Yuntang looked at him and said, "Take grandma to town when you have time. She doesn't seem to be in good condition."
After all, it was her first time here and she was not familiar with the Xu family. It was inappropriate to rashly take the old man's pulse in such a situation as just now, and it seemed like she was showing off.
Xu Qingye paused and nodded.
"good."
When we arrived at Cile Town, it was already the end of the Wei hour.
Xu Qingye sent Song Yuntang to his doorstep, drank just a glass of water and then turned back.
After putting the basket of eggs in a cool place, Song Yuntang locked the gate again and went to Heyang Street, the junction of North and South Streets, to see the progress of the shop's wall painting and renovation.
"Miss Song, the walls of the shop have been painted, and the doors and windows have been repainted. We can bring our things in once they are dry."
Song Yuntang looked around the shop and nodded, "You've worked hard today. Let's go to my house for dinner. I have something else to tell you."
Mu Dong nodded.
"OK."
Mu Qiu has been running around outside with Song Yuntang these past two days. Perhaps because of her influence, or perhaps because he has something to do, he looks a lot more confident.
After locking the shop, Song Yuntang made a special detour to Baicaotang. Because the demand for medicinal materials for shampoo was small in the early stage, even if it was wholesale, it would probably not be much cheaper than in the shop. So she negotiated the price of the medicinal materials with Manager Li and planned to purchase the first batch of medicinal materials from him.
Manager Li was happy to help out and make a few cents.
Based on the proportion of the herbs, Song Yuntang ordered the amount of herbs needed for 500 cans of shampoo. After paying a deposit of 300 wen, he led the brother and sister back home.
Although Mu Qiu didn't talk much, he was quite smart. As soon as he got home, he started helping Song Yuntang cook. Mu Dong was not idle either. He helped Song Yuntang fill the water tank at home before sitting down to rest.
Dinner was brown rice porridge mixed with glutinous rice and three fried eggs, one in each person's bowl.
After the meal, Song Yuntang took out a hundred coins from his purse and gave them to the brother and sister.
"This is the money for your help over the past two days." She looked at the two and said, "Don't be so quick to refuse. When my shop opens in the future, I will definitely need your help. If you don't accept it, I will be embarrassed to ask you to come again in the future."
The two looked at each other and accepted the hundred coins given by Song Yuntang.
"Thank you Miss Song."
Song Yuntang put away his purse and looked at Mu Dong, "Mu Dong, my second brother will come to build shelves for me tomorrow. Come and help him. We will try to finish the shelves within two days."
Mu Dong nodded, "Okay."
Then he looked at Mu Qiu and said, "I will visit several households on North Street tomorrow to see some ladies and girls. Mu Qiu, please keep me company."
When she came out of Baicaotang just now, Manager Li had already drawn up a list and gave it to her. She only needed to visit each house one by one tomorrow.
Mu Qiu also nodded, "No problem."
Song Yuntang looked at the two of them and said again, "Although the business in the shop has not started yet, I can't ask you to work for nothing. From tomorrow, I will pay you 600 coins a month. After the business in the shop stabilizes, I will increase it according to your ability. If you agree, you can work with me in the future."
Mu Dong waved his hand.
"We would be willing to work even if it's only 600 wen a month. If it weren't for Miss Song, we wouldn't even be able to make 300 wen a month."
What's more, Miss Song is their benefactor.
Although Mu Qiu didn't say anything, judging from her expression, she obviously agreed with what her brother said.
Song Yuntang looked at the two and smiled, "How can that be? Since I have hired you, it is necessary to pay you a salary that is commensurate with your labor."
After that, he gave the two of them a few more instructions and let them go home.
After Song Yuntang closed the gate, he fetched some water and took a comfortable shower. When he washed his dirty clothes and hung them out to dry, he lay on the bed and felt his whole body relaxed.
This little body must be very tired after a whole day of work.
After a while, he fell asleep in a daze.
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The next day, Song Jinsheng came very early, and with him came Uncle Sun and his ox cart.
When he arrived, Mu Dong and Mu Qiu had also arrived.
"Tang'er, I've talked to Brother Mazi and I'll help you for a few days. After I'm done here, I'll go back to work in his yard."
Song Jinsheng said as he and Mu Dong unloaded wood from the ox cart.
"Are the bamboo jars being made?" Song Yuntang asked.
Song Jinsheng raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his head.
"I will definitely keep your instructions in mind. I found someone to make bamboo jars in Brother Mazi's yard yesterday. Currently, there are four cousins from my uncle's family, as well as Qiao Da and Qiao Er. After Brother Mazi divided the work among them, each of them was responsible for a process. It is much faster than me alone. They made more than 80 in most of the day yesterday. I estimate that it will be no problem to make 120 today."
After a pause, he continued, "Brother Mazi calculated it for you yesterday. If you calculate based on the labor and materials cost of thirty cents a day, the cost of one piece is less than three cents, which is more cost-effective than charging five cents a piece."
Song Yuntang nodded, "Then do as Brother Mazi said."
Now is the time to control costs, so naturally we should do whatever is most cost-effective.
Watching the two men carry the wood into the yard, Song Yuntang said hello to them and went to North Street carrying the medicine box.
Since she got the medicine box, she also added some necessary things into it, including silver needles, fire sticks, cotton cloth, bamboo pots, charcoal pencils and paper.
Time is too tight, so when I have time, I will have to prepare some homemade common medicines.
In addition, you have to go to the blacksmith shop to customize a scalpel, which is more convenient than a dagger to treat external injuries.
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