Cheng Yue patted the brother and sister who were in a daze, "Let's go, hurry home after dinner, we'll be busy from now on."
The shop's kitchen is small, with only one stove; adding another would be difficult.
Fortunately, Da Shun Zhai's delivery time is in the morning, so it can be made a day in advance along with the 200 jin that the shop is selling.
However, that would mean spending the entire day at the shop.
She doesn't want to work like this every day, so it seems she needs to hire someone else. Otherwise, if anything happens at home, she won't have any free time and won't have any freedom at all.
Besides, even small tasks like butchering chickens and ducks can be tedious, and you can't do it without hiring someone.
Cheng Yue pushed Chen Lin with one hand and pulled Chen Ning with the other, walking helplessly towards the backyard. These two kids still need to train their resilience; they were standing there blankly, not reacting at all.
As soon as I reached the back door, I saw two faces looking at me excitedly.
Chen An was overjoyed and said first, "Ah Yue, you're amazing!"
Chen Tong, her eyes crinkling with laughter, nudged Chen Lin and Chen Ning's arms, then covered her mouth and chuckled, "Mom, look how silly my older brother and younger sister are!"
Just now, her mother, older brother, and younger sister were all outside, and she wanted to go out and see them too.
But Dad said there were people around, and he didn't know what to say. It would be awkward if they all went out.
That's why she waited with her father at the door to listen first. She never expected it to be such a good thing. No wonder her older brother and younger sister were dumbfounded.
"Hmph, Second Sister is just making fun of me. If you listened to her, you'd be stupid too. That's three hundred pounds!"
Chen Ning snapped out of her daze, held up her fingers to indicate the gesture, her tone still filled with disbelief.
Chen Tong smiled and said, "Being silly is just a momentary lapse; you should be happy about something like this!"
"That's true, I'm quite happy right now!" Chen Ning thought for a moment and then grinned foolishly.
Chen Lin muttered, "I thought they were here to cause trouble, but I didn't expect them to be here to discuss business, and they started with so much."
Cheng Yue gently tapped Chen Lin's forehead and laughed, "Why are you so troublesome? At such a young age, you're already thinking about nothing but good things."
Chen An laughed and said, "Don't stand here anymore, let's talk about it when we get home."
There will be even more things to do in the future. He knows Cheng Yue's style of doing things. Everything needs to be planned in advance. He should go home early and figure things out as soon as possible. If he drags it out until night, he will definitely not be able to sleep.
Cheng Yue smiled at Chen An, and they went back to the backyard together. The village head and Zhang Shaowen had already washed the dishes and cleaned the table and floor.
When the village head saw Cheng Yue and the others return with beaming faces, he knew it must be something good, so he didn't ask any questions.
Cheng Yue had something on her mind, and seeing that there was nothing left to pack, she drove the oxcart home.
On the way, while the village head was still there, Cheng Yue mentioned her idea of hiring another helper. If anyone knew the people in the village best, it was the village head.
Aside from specific business matters, she didn't hide anything from people, especially the village head, who always thought of them and was closer to them than many proper elders.
“Uncle Village Head, the shop will definitely be very busy in the future. Shaowen will most likely stay at the shop at night. Do you think there is anyone in the village who would be suitable to keep Shaowen company?”
She originally thought Chen An was the right person to take over the shop once his leg was healed. However, she then thought that Chen An seemed to prefer fiddling with wood and didn't seem to care much about food.
The only reason they're helping out now is because they can't move their legs, and besides, it's just that Zhao Xiangxiu and her daughter Cuicui are the only ones at home, and they feel it's inconvenient for them to stay there.
Chen Lin was also within her consideration, but like Zhang Shaowen, he was still a child. Although he did things well, she was always worried without an adult present.
The Chen sisters, Chen Tong and Chen Ning, were even less likely to leave their daughters here. Putting aside the strict separation of men and women, she couldn't possibly leave them here for safety reasons.
Girls are more likely to stay with their parents, but boys don't need as much attention.
Upon hearing this, the village head straightened up. He guessed that Cheng Yue had just talked about something good, but he didn't expect that right after the conversation, she would say that she wanted to find someone. This was really great news, and he was immediately excited.
"If we're going to stay overnight, we must find a grown man. Although the world is peaceful now, it would be troublesome if we encountered robbers. Besides, with so much stuff in the shop, we need to take good care of it."
There are plenty of young and strong men in the village, but literate ones are a bit hard to find.
The village headman eventually realized his predicament: although there were many men in the village, none of them were literate, so how could they help out at the shop?
I really suffered from my lack of education!
Cheng Yue thought for a moment and said, "Being literate isn't the most important thing. Shaowen and Chen Lin are here, and they can handle the accounting. As long as you're quick-witted and learn quickly, that's fine. We can take it slow."
At this age, we can be a bit more lenient, as long as there are no health problems. The most important thing is a simple family background and good character.
The men in the village do heavy work every day, and few of them are in poor health, so it's easy to find someone. She's just afraid of encountering someone with too many family problems, and she doesn't want to cause trouble for herself.
The village head nodded and said, "Of course, that young man Chunlai is suitable. He is close to Chen An, his family is small, and they are all reasonable people."
"Forget about him. Chunlai has always said that he gets a headache whenever he does accounting. I think all he cares about is the few acres of land his family owns."
Besides, his father died early, and he's the only able-bodied man in the family. If he leaves home, it might be inconvenient for Aunt Yang and his wife.
After Chen An finished speaking, the village head chuckled and said, "That's true. That kid is just like your brothers Da Jiang and Da Shan; he only knows how to bury himself in farming."
Alright, what Cheng Yue was about to bring up, there's no need to bring it up now.
The village head pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up. He trembled as he pointed at his finger and said, "Look how senile I am! There really is a suitable candidate in our village, Changyong!"
"Changyong?"
After the village head mentioned it, Chen An also remembered that Zhao Changyong was eight years younger than him and they didn't grow up in the same generation.
He had worked as a peddler for the past two years, so he was good at accounting, and more importantly, he had a simple family background, good character, and met Cheng Yue's requirements in every way.
only……
As Chen An was thinking, he saw Cheng Yue's face full of question marks and quickly reminded her, "He is Brother Changxi's younger brother, and Sister-in-law Lanfen's younger brother-in-law."
When it came to Sister-in-law Lanfen, Cheng Yue finally recognized her, but she had never met Zhao Changyong in person and didn't know anything about him.
Since the village head thinks it's suitable, there probably won't be any major problems.
"Changyong is the right one, he's the one..."
"Uncle Village Head, you're finally back! Hurry home and check on things, someone's been causing trouble at your house!"
The village head was interrupted by the woman's anxious voice when he looked up and realized that they had already arrived at the village entrance.
When Zhang Shaowen heard that there was trouble at home, he immediately became anxious, jumped off the oxcart, and ran home.
The village head couldn't sit still any longer, so Chen An quickly got on the oxcart and reassured him, "Uncle Village Head, don't worry, we'll be home soon."
Several women at the village entrance were waiting there. After delivering the message, they followed the oxcart towards the village head's house.
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