Cat and Dog were very perceptive; they immediately set up a table. Rabbit had already changed her clothes and washed her face clean.
Cheng Yue and the others sat down, while A Mao and the other two stood to the side with their heads down. Cheng Yue called out to them, "Hurry up and sit down to eat. What are you standing for?"
Ah Mao firmly refused, "Madam, we are servants and cannot eat with our masters."
We hadn't signed the indenture this morning, so we ate it. Now that our statuses are different, we can't lose our composure.
Cheng Yue said, "We don't care about that. As long as you are honest, dutiful, and do your jobs well, I won't interfere with anything else. Sit down and eat!"
There are only a few people in the family, so we eat together whenever there's food. It's impossible to cook a meal separately or deliberately let people eat their leftovers.
When it comes to employing people, loyalty is the most important thing; everything else is secondary.
"Yes, Madam, we understand!"
After thinking for a moment, Ah Mao pulled Ah Tu to sit down. It seemed that the master and mistress's family really didn't care. As long as they remembered the mistress's requirements and did a little better than required, that would be fine!
After the meal, Cheng Yue took the cloth to the village head's house.
"Cough cough, another workshop to be built?" The village head choked on his water after hearing Cheng Yue's words.
Didn't we just build a new house? It's only been a few days, why are we building a workshop now?
The Feng family was also stunned, but that's just how Cheng Yue does things; their speed of development was beyond their wildest imagination.
After a moment, she quickly patted the village head's back, saying, "Drink slowly. You're so old, you can easily choke on water if you're not careful."
Cheng Yue touched her nose, feeling a little embarrassed. Who knew Uncle Lizheng would react so strongly?
"Uncle Village Head, please take it easy."
After the initial shock, the village headman became excited and, after stopping coughing, said, "It's alright, it's alright! I'll just go and tell them about it."
Building a workshop is a good thing. Although he doesn't understand business, he knows that if business is bad, he definitely shouldn't build a workshop; he must have expanded it significantly!
"Uncle Village Head, there's actually another thing I came here for. I was thinking of having Sister Chunmei come and work. The first batch of goods is urgently needed and needs to come tomorrow. We definitely won't be able to dig up the medicinal herbs."
She only needs to recruit two or three people at the beginning; the rest can be recruited after the workshop is built. She has her own ideas about who to recruit; she will definitely choose from families with whom she has good relationships, and one person from each family will be enough.
Madam Feng clapped her hands excitedly, "Oh my! With such a good opportunity, why bother gathering medicinal herbs! We can go, we can definitely go tomorrow!"
Gathering medicinal herbs is not a long-term solution. Right now, everyone is gathering herbs, and there are fewer and fewer of them. Who knows if we will be able to gather them in the future?
A job is different, especially one with Cheng Yue. She firmly believes that Cheng Yue's business will definitely grow bigger and bigger, and that's what it means to be at ease!
"Cheng Yue, you always think of our family and are so considerate. I really thank you!"
Compared to Feng, the village head appreciated Cheng Yue's thoughtfulness more. The reason he sent his second son's wife was probably because the eldest son's family already had Shao Wen, who was receiving wages.
"Uncle Village Head, what are you saying? Don't be so formal! By the way, the wage is thirty coins a day. Please remember to tell Sister Chunmei."
Upon hearing about the wages, both Madam Feng and the village head were taken aback. "This is too much..."
Although they didn't know exactly what the job was, they just felt the pay was a bit high; what kind of work could earn them thirty coins a day?
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Not much. This is not an easy task, but I know what I'm doing."
You can't stop grinding your hands; your arms will be exhausted after a while. This job sounds easy, but it's actually quite tiring. Thirty coins is a fair wage.
Since Cheng Yue had already said that, and they didn't understand, they could only nod. "Don't worry, we'll tell your sister-in-law Chunmei when she gets back that we'll go first thing tomorrow morning! We definitely won't be late!"
After saying this, Cheng Yue pushed the fabric forward again, "Aunt Feng, I want to make a few clothes out of this fabric, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again."
Cheng Yue then gestured to the sizes of the cats and dogs. Feng Shi didn't care who the clothes were for and immediately agreed, "These sizes are small, so they're easy to make. They can be finished in a few days!"
She decided not to go gathering herbs, to avoid a sore back all day, and instead stayed home to help Cheng Yue make clothes.
Cheng Yue took out two strings of copper coins. Feng refused to accept them no matter what, but she couldn't resist Cheng Yue's quick wit and eventually accepted them.
After leaving the village head's house, Cheng Yue went to Liu Chunlai's house to find Cui Miao. When she heard that it was a job that would pay wages, she was so happy that she couldn't speak.
After Cheng Yue left, he was still grinning foolishly, which amused Yang Shi quite a bit. "Are you so happy you've gone silly! Stop laughing and remember to get back to work!"
This daughter-in-law is good in every way, except that she doesn't react well to any happy occasions and just stares blankly!
Cui Miao snapped out of her daze and nodded earnestly, "Mother, I know!"
This is such a great thing, it's enough to make her dizzy!
After thinking for a moment, Yang instructed, "Your clothes must be washed clean, and your hands and face must be clean too. You must also wrap your hair tomorrow. You, Sister-in-law Cheng, are in charge of cooking, so you have to be careful!"
Her mother-in-law was always more thoughtful than her, so Cui Miao immediately said "Yes!" and went to wash clothes and her hair.
On the other side, Cheng Yue went to see Wei Lanfen again. Although she already had Zhao Changyong in her family, she liked Wei Lanfen's personality. She spoke fluently and straightforwardly, and she never made a mistake in her work.
Wei Lanfen was a little better than Cui Miao. She was genuinely excited, but not to the point of being delirious with joy. After readily agreeing, she couldn't help but thank Cheng Yue profusely.
Fortune turns like a wheel, and God opened his eyes, allowing them to meet Cheng Yue, whose family's fortunes have also improved dramatically!
After making her rounds, Cheng Yue went home. With Ah Mao and Ah Gou helping out, and her finishing touches, the five of them could deliver the goods in ten days without any problem.
After returning home, Cheng Yue went into her room and first wrote a confidentiality agreement. Human nature is complex; one should not have the intention to harm others, but one must be wary of others.
Besides being careful not to reveal the secret recipe, there are also additional constraints.
After signing the confidentiality agreement, Cheng Yue gave a few instructions to A Mao and A Gou: they were short-handed and could only be used as stepping stones, to be moved wherever needed.
The two are still young, and it's impossible to tell what they're good at, so we can only try to do everything.
That afternoon, the village headman called people over. Chen An was there watching the demolition of the houses, while Cheng Yue was inside drawing up the layout plans for the workshop.
After demolishing the house, the land needs to be cleared and leveled, and it will take several more days to rebuild the house.
After two days, Cheng Yue, along with Wang Chunmei, Cui Miao, and Wei Lanfen, familiarized themselves with the work process and then quickly went with Chen An to order bricks and tiles.
Whether it's the workshops or the places making braising sauce, everyone is working hard.
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