Chapter 92 Chapter 92 If you are not active in eating, there is something wrong with your brain...
Qin Run took Xu Yunfan to the ox cart and said softly, "Yunfan, get on the ox cart. You can sleep on the cart." As he spoke, he put away the bags on his body and took out a small pillow made of cassia seeds and put it aside for Xu Yunfan to use.
Xu Yunfan is really amazing. After he hummed, he didn't even open his eyes. His head touched the pillow, and his hands were placed on the sides of his face. He looked so well-behaved, and his little snore was sweet.
Sun Wu didn’t know what to say to Xu Yunfan. Is this guy a pig? How can he sleep so much?
He helped Qin Run pack several packages, then carried Qin An and Xiaoye onto the ox cart. He lowered his voice and asked Qin Run, "Did he steal last night? Why didn't he get enough sleep?"
He went home last night and peeled corn kernels with his family until very late before going to bed. He is full of energy now. Why is Xu Yunfan still as sleepy as a pig?
Qin Run smiled, "He's used to it. Yun Fan used to sleep until he woke up naturally, but it's still early now, so he can't get up."
Sun Wu choked again.
Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating.
When Aunt Qin and the others boarded the cart, she looked at the large and small bags and the large backpack on the oxcart and couldn't help but wonder, "Run'er, what are you carrying? So many things."
Those bags, each bag must weigh at least fifty or sixty kilograms.
What Qin An Xiaoye was holding in his arms was nothing more than the twisting stick they brought to fold flowers yesterday. So what about Qin Run? What did he have?
Qin Run: "These are the food Yunfan made earlier. He plans to sell some of them in the college cafeteria."
Qin Qi: "Is it sold in the dessert section?"
After Qin Qi said this, the others understood.
When they saw the layout of the cafeteria yesterday, Qin Qi and a few others couldn't understand why Xu Yunfan had people do it this way. Later, they heard Qin Run say that the layout of the cafeteria was designed by Xu Yunfan. Although they thought it was novel and suitable, the area marked as the dessert area was empty, making them wonder what the purpose of leaving it empty was. Now they know.
This guy Xu Yunfan really knows how to do business.
Most of the students at Qingfeng Academy are well-off, and they usually go out to eat in groups of three or four. Some eat fast, and some eat slowly. Those who eat fast have to wait for their slow-eaters after finishing their meals. During this break, they can go and see what desserts and snacks are available.
While they are visiting the dessert area, it does not take up their precious time, and they can buy such delicious candies and other snacks without having to make a special trip. It really kills two birds with one stone.
What's more, the food prepared by Xu Yunfan is even better.
Before, Xu Yunfan asked Qi Xiu Ze and others to promote him for free. When the time came, as soon as the candies were put on the table, the students would know what Xu Yunfan was selling without any introduction.
The hot sales of candy will drive the sales of other sweets, and then Xu Yunfan will just have to sit back and count the money.
When they arrived at the college gate, the ox cart stopped and Xu Yunfan woke up faintly. Qin Run hurriedly helped him up, "Yunfan, we've arrived at the college."
"Um."
Xu Yunfan got off the car in a daze. Aunt Qin and the others carried the bags for Qin Run, while Qin Run carried a large backpack. Xu Yunfan looked around and saw that there was nothing left. He smiled embarrassedly and said to Sun Wu, "Brother Sun Wu, don't go back later. Wait for me for an hour and I will go back to the village with you."
Yesterday he had discussed with Qi Xiu Ze and the other three and asked them to help out today. One person was needed to exchange copper coins, and there would need to be at least three people in the dessert area to sell food.
One collects the money, two take the goods and pack them, and then let Qin Run prepare their meals first.
Aunt Qin and Aunt Qin Sanniang went to help serve meals yesterday afternoon. After that experience, they realized that the students who were out of their reach and could not be easily offended in the past were just like the crying piglets in their backyard when it was time for dinner. There was nothing to be afraid of at all.
If Aunt Qin and the others each open a window, six people should be able to handle it.
While Sun Wu and Qin Run were shopping, Xu Yunfan made the ice cubes, then put red beans and mung beans with sugar and glutinous rice flour into popsicle molds taken out of the suitcase. After freezing for a few hours, they could be sold during dinner in the afternoon.
Xu Yunfan was making mung bean popsicles in his room. Aunt Qin and the others didn't see it, otherwise they would have been shocked again.
Moreover, the molds used to shape the popsicles should naturally not be seen by outsiders. After Xu Yunfan gave Qin Run instructions, he got on Sun Wu's ox cart and rushed back to the village.
Xu Yunfan is not in charge of the cafeteria today. He follows Sun Wu back to the village, not for any other reason, but to take care of the hiring of workers.
It was too troublesome to go door to door, so he simply found Mr. Qin and asked him to arrange someone to come.
When Old Qin learned the purpose of Xu Yunfan's visit, he was so excited that he fell off the stool.
Xu Yunfan: “…”
Xu Yunfan was startled and quickly got up from the stool to help Old Qin up. "Grandpa, are you okay?"
If Old Qin's old bones were injured by the fall, he would be guilty of a great crime.
"It's okay, it's okay." Old Qin supported Xu Yunfan's hand and sat back on the stool. "Xu kid, what did you just say? You want to hire someone to do the work? And for a long time?"
"Yes, I will hire these workers as long as my business is running. Unless I go bankrupt and the business stops, they will naturally lose their jobs." Xu Yunfan said casually.
Old Qin couldn't stand hearing such talk, and hurriedly urged Xu Yunfan to spit a few times, "Pooh, pooh, pooh, what unlucky words are you saying, spit them out quickly, and get rid of all the bad luck. You're running a food business in a place like the academy, so how can you do it badly?"
The old man was indeed averse to such "unpleasant" words. It was not easy for Xu Yunfan to go against an old man. Besides, there was no need to do so. It was just a couple of spitting sounds. It didn't take much effort. Why bother to go against others? What's more, Old Qin also cared about him.
Xu Yunfan snorted twice before saying, "Yes, this is my Runge's cooking skill." He gave a thumbs-up, not at all modest. "In Qinghe Town, it's hard to find another one like him. When it comes to cooking, my Runge considers himself second best. Who dares to claim to be first?"
"Haha..." Old Qin laughed, thinking that Xu Yunfan was just bragging or that beauty was in the eyes of his lover. How good could Qin Run be at cooking?
It’s not that he looks down on Qin Run, but even if Qin Run wanted to cook before, there was no room for him to show his talents.
Which of the chefs in those inns in Qinghe Town did not learn the skills specifically?
Qin Run can only stir-fry a few vegetables, how can he be as good as Xu Yunfan said.
But Old Qin didn’t know that there is a kind of power called talent!
When Qin Dayou's wife and several other women heard that Xu Yunfan wanted to hire workers, they didn't even have time to ask a few questions before they were sent by Old Qin to call for help.
Xu Yunfan suggested to Old Qin, "Grandpa Clan Leader, I'm not happy with what you said either. I've been here before and I'm not sure I know everything about the character of the Qin family, but I do know a thing or two. They're all good people, and you know that better than I do."
"That's right, that's right. If anyone in our Qin clan has a bad heart, I will punish him. I have watched these youngsters grow up under my watch. I can guarantee what kind of people they are." As he spoke, Old Qin raised his hand, as if he would slap anyone who disobeyed him.
Xu Yunfan smiled and said, "So, if I want to hire someone, I'll hire one from each family. As for which family hires more people, it's not because I have a better relationship with that family, but because they are more suitable for the job. For example, if I want to hire them to chop wood for me, then naturally I have to hire young and strong guys, don't you agree?"
"That's right. Don't worry. You gave them a job and let them earn some money. They should be grateful to you. How can they think you're biased just because you hired two more people and that one less?"
Old Qin thought, even if Xu Yunfan was partial, so what? There were so many families in the Qin family, there would always be differences in closeness and distance.
Soon, Qin Dayou's wife and several others went to call people over.
There weren't many members of the Qin clan, but there were about thirty households. It was the slack season during the farming season, and everyone was at home peeling corn kernels or drying corn. When Qin Dayou's wife called out, a large group of people rushed over immediately.
They didn't know what the patriarch wanted to call them for, as Qin Dayou's wife said, but since every household was called, it must be a big deal, otherwise the patriarch would not have mobilized so many people.
A group of people came hurriedly. When they saw Xu Yunfan said something to the clan leader, Old Qin smiled with wrinkles on his face. He patted Xu Yunfan's hand and praised him for his cleverness.
"Hey, you're all here."
Seeing that all the clan members had arrived, Old Qin didn't let them sit down. They didn't have that many stools at home, so they simply squeezed them into the yard. "I called you here today because I have something to tell you. Our Xu kid is doing some business now and needs help. Of course, I say help, but I'm actually hiring. My family will build a big shed in the backyard of Xiao Qin's house tomorrow. Xu kid said he needs to hire dozens of people to work there. In addition, he needs a lot of firewood and needs to hire a group of people to chop it. I called you here today to see if you are willing to work for him."
What?
Xu Yunfan wants to hire them to work?
Do we need to hire so many people?
No, how big is his business?
The man from Aunt Fang's family asked, "Old Qin, how do we calculate the wages? If Xu wants us to help for a few days, that's fine. Not to mention that we are from the same village, we have to go just for the sake of our common clan. But if Xu works for a long time, the weeds in the fields will need to be removed soon, and we will be busy too, so we naturally can't help for too long."
"The wages are like this. Aunts who make sweet potato flour, I will give you twenty cents a day, and brothers and uncles who chop wood, thirty cents a day. I don't do this work every day. I will have to slow down after I have done enough. Therefore, you come to work, and when you are done, you can go back to work in the fields. But I have to say something ugly upfront. I make sweet potato flour and other things. The production method, process, formula, etc., you are not allowed to tell anyone else, even to my family. If one day any of you violates the requirements of the contract and passes on my family's ancestral secret recipe or sells it to others, don't blame me for not considering the relationship between our clansmen and reporting it to the authorities. Once I report it to the authorities, you will never get out in this life."
From Xu Yunfan's words, the Qin family members in the yard were more shocked than curious.
Sweet potato flour, what is that?
What does Xu Yunfan's family do, and why does he have so many skills?
These curiosities have been suppressed by the high salary offered by Xu Yunfan.
Wow, if they were not mistaken, the big shed that Xu Yunfan asked Qin Dayou to build was for them to use when making sweet potato noodles.
In this case, there will be no sun exposure.
Even with this, Xu Yunfan can still pay them twenty cents a day?
You know, a man like their family would only earn twenty cents after working hard in the town for a day, but they could earn twenty cents right in the village, protected from the sun and rain, which was already very good.
The other men thought the same as they did. They went to the town to find work and earned only twenty cents a day. Helping Xu Yunfan earn them thirty cents a day. Needless to say, the wages Xu Yunfan paid were very high.
Xu Yunfan did not think that having a contract could prevent him from being betrayed. Therefore, when he chopped the wet firewood and made charcoal, he would have to strictly control it.
It is not uncommon for brothers to betray their relatives for profit, let alone those of the same clan.
It’s not that Xu Yunfan doesn’t trust the Qin family enough, but that human hearts are unpredictable and cannot withstand the test.
If one day, his business becomes bigger and other people covet his business and offer a higher price to buy his craftsmanship from Qin's people, Xu Yunfan cannot guarantee that they will not be tempted.
If it was someone else who had no relationship with him, Xu Yunfan would not dare to use him easily.
In order to solve the problem once and for all in the future, Xu Yunfan would rather observe and evaluate more in the early stage and take precautions.
He had "wandered" around the Qin family before, not just out of a desire to fit in here.
Qin Daqian's father said loudly, "Xu kid, we understand what you're saying. You gave us a job because you were thinking of us. We understand this favor. If anyone is so foolish as to sell you out, we will take care of him for you without you having to tell us."
"Yes, although we Qin's people are poor, no matter how poor a person is, if his heart is evil, there is really no hope for him."
"Xu kid, the wages you offer are high, and we won't say much about other things. We will work for you and will definitely not cheat or do anything sneaky or shady."
Since Xu Yunfan has already set the price, even if he privately feels that the wages Xu Yunfan paid are too high, it is not appropriate to say it in front of so many people.
Naturally, other people shared the same concerns as this man, so they just tacitly agreed on the issue of wages.
Xu Yunfan took out the contract and selected ten aunts and sisters from more than thirty households. These people were responsible for the production of sweet potato flour.
Since we are making sweet potato noodles, sweet potatoes are naturally indispensable.
Although most villagers grow sweet potatoes, like Aunt Qin's family, they grow sweet potatoes for the purpose of feeding pigs and eating them.
But how can they be compared with Xu Yunfan? Even if they eat, how much can they eat?
Every family in the Qin family grows sweet potatoes, but the quantity is not large enough to meet Xu Yunfan's demand for making sweet potato flour.
It would take several months for the sweet potatoes from his own acres to be harvested, so Xu Yunfan had to hire five more men. These five men were responsible for purchasing sweet potatoes from several nearby villages.
As for the woodcutters, Xu Yunfan hired six people, and there were two people responsible for digging the charcoal kiln.
As for where to put the firewood and where to dig the charcoal kiln, Xu Yunfan told them everything.
In addition, he also invited the clan leader and several elderly people to help wash the sweet potatoes. Making sweet potato flour was too troublesome, especially the grinding stage, which was very tiring. Ten aunts and uncles probably wouldn't be able to handle it.
Xu Yunfan was puzzled. When he was making candy, the suitcase had sensibly brought parts for making a blender. Now that he wanted to make sweet potato flour, why didn't it bring parts for a sweet potato powder machine?
You really don't understand anything at all.
By hiring a good person, Xu Yunfan finally put his mind at ease.
When he returned home, Xu Yunfan realized that he had made a mistake.
The seriousness of this matter made Xu Yunfan's eyes widen.
It's all over.
Brothers Qin Run and Qin An are not here, and there is no one to cook. What is he going to eat?
Xu Yunfan hadn't even warmed up his seat yet, and the sun was scorching hot. Going to town was impossible for him. If he wanted to have something to eat, he could only shamelessly go and get a free meal.
As for where to go for a free meal, it goes without saying that it must be Uncle Qin's house.
Qingfeng Academy.
After the last class, just like last night, all the students started running as soon as the class was over, fearing that they would not have any food if they were slow.
The Master taught that a gentleman's demeanor is dignified and respectful, but in a moment like this, what is this thing called demeanor? Can you eat it?
Besides, I was the only one who ran. Didn’t the other students run?
Since everyone is running together, how can you say that you are the most embarrassing one?
If you run, I will run too.
Let’s charge together.
In Xu Yunfan's words, if you are not active in eating, there is something wrong with your brain. If you are slow, you will go hungry, but if you are fast, you will get meat. Only a fool would not run.
Look at the four young masters of Qi Xiu Ze yesterday, they ran faster than them. Why should they care about those worthless and inedible faces?
When the students ran to Qingfeng Canteen, they found that the canteen was very different today.
The dessert area that was empty yesterday has now changed a lot.
There is a cabinet full of candies placed in the wooden grids for storing items.
The dessert area not only has candies, but also sweet potato rice candies, malt sugar, peanut sesame candies, and candies with various cute patterns.
But what is even more curious is that next to the ten-foot-long cabinet in front of the dessert area there is a large bucket of ice that is constantly emitting cold air.
Ice? Why is there so much ice in the bucket?
What's under the ice?
Of course it’s popsicles.
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