It was already noon, and the workshop workers were gradually finishing their shifts.
Ye Caiping handed over her afternoon work to Zhao Fan and then went home with Daquan and Erquan.
At noon, Ye Erquan and his family had lunch at Ye Caiping's place.
At the dinner table, Madam Wei exclaimed in surprise, "This... Master, are you planning to build a latrine for the Baiwei Restaurant?"
Ye Caiping nodded: "My second brother will go to Baiweilou to take measurements first thing tomorrow morning, then order the materials, and construction can begin in three to five days."
Mrs. Wei smiled and said, "That's fine too. It looks like we can make some money. It just so happens that starting tomorrow, it will be my elder brother and sister-in-law's turn to deliver goods."
Ye Caiping said, "Once Baiweilou builds this kind of outhouse, people outside will follow suit, and Second Brother will be busy. In addition, there is a lot of work to do at home. Instead of thinking about how to make do with time every day, it would be more practical to hire someone to carry water and deliver goods. It would only cost thirty coins a day."
Ms. Wei choked for a moment; she felt that this kind of outhouse would never become popular.
Look at this village, everyone who sees the little sister's outhouse shakes their head and says it's wasteful, not a single person is willing to imitate it.
Madam Du replied, "That's right. Even if our family doesn't have the job of building the outhouse, I'd like to make things easier. Hiring someone would only cost one or two taels of silver a month. If we earn more, we should naturally make things easier for ourselves; there's no need to suffer."
The Ye brothers both agreed.
However, Mrs. Wei was somewhat anxious. As the workshop grew larger, she didn't know how long this delivery job could last, so she thought that she should save as many people as possible.
Seeing that everyone agreed, he didn't say anything more.
Ye Erquan laughed and said, "It's settled then. The hiring will be handled by my elder brother and sister-in-law. I'll go find Sanquan and Tieniu now and tell them about building the outhouse. Hey... wait a minute, Tieniu is easy to talk to, but Sanquan is working in the workshop..."
At least he can now do simple tasks like fetching water and delivering goods, so his time is his own. But Sanquan couldn't possibly abandon his workshop work to build a latrine.
Ye Caiping said, "If he's going to build outhouses, he can't work in the workshop anymore. Tell him that building outhouses has a better future than working in the workshop. If he still can't give up his workshop job, that's fine. Second Brother, you can find someone else who's willing to team up with you."
"Why."
Ye Erquan agreed, hurriedly shoveled the last mouthful of rice into his mouth, wiped his mouth, and ran out.
...
Ye Ershu's family had just finished eating, and Ye Sanquan was preparing to go back to his room to rest.
Ye Erquan walked in excitedly and told him about building the outhouse.
Uncle Ye's family was stunned.
Ye Sanquan frowned: "Second Brother means... we need to take measurements tomorrow? And construction will have to start in a few days?"
"Yes. My sister has taken on an order from Baiweilou for me and has already given me a deposit of one tael of silver."
Ye Sanquan hesitated: "I'm working in the workshop right now... should I ask for leave?"
“Of course not. My sister said that if I go out to build outhouses, I can’t work in the workshop. But my sister said that building outhouses is more promising.”
Ye Sanquan was deep in thought.
Ye Erquan said, "Think it over carefully. Anyway, today is February 30th, and you still have half a day to work in the workshop! Come find me after you finish work, and I'll go to Tie Niu's house first."
After saying that, he left.
Ye Sanquan wanted to build a latrine, but he couldn't bear to give up his work in the workshop.
Sanquan's wife said, "The workshop is great. It's 30 coins a day, which is 900 coins a month, and it's right at our doorstep. How much can you earn building outhouses? At most, it's 30 or 40 coins a day, and there's no work to do every day."
Uncle Ye glared at her: "Shut up. Sanquan, what are you thinking?"
Ye Sanquan said, "I...I'll go out and build a latrine! My second brother just said that building a latrine is a more promising career path. I believe him just because it was my little sister who said it."
Uncle Ye nodded and smiled, "Caiping wouldn't harm us. Her insight is far-sighted than ours."
Aunt Ye also agreed.
Sanquan's wife then dared not speak.
Wu Quan's wife said shyly, "Father... Brother is out, and there's a vacancy in the workshop. Could Wu Quan go instead?"
There were three brothers in her family. The first two worked in workshops, but her husband didn't have a proper job.
Sanquan's wife immediately became anxious upon hearing this: "My husband is gone, but I'm still here! Even if someone has to step in, it'll be me!"
He then glared at Wu Quan's wife.
Wu Quan's wife pursed her lips, tears welling up in her eyes from feeling wronged.
Uncle Ye glared at her: "What's all the noise about! Do you think I own this workshop? Do you think you can just put whoever you want in charge whenever you want? Cai Ping has her own plans."
The two daughters-in-law then stopped talking.
...
Ye Erquan went to Zhao Tieniu's house and told him what had happened.
Tie Niu's wife laughed happily: "Alright, alright, husband, you can go with me tomorrow."
Zhao Tieniu had no hesitation at all, because it was his wife who worked in the workshop.
Even if it were Tie Niu working in the workshop, his wife would agree to let him go out.
In her opinion, Ye Caiping was a capable woman, and the decisions she made were never wrong.
In the afternoon, the workshop was also bustling with activity.
In addition to shipping and receiving payments, many new merchants have placed orders.
Ye Caiping didn't go there; we had to give Zhao Fan room to maneuver.
Soon it was evening, and the workshops closed for the day.
Zhao Fan hasn't arrived yet.
Ye Caiping sat in the study: "Xiao Yan."
"Hey." Xiao Yan ran in.
"Go check over at the workshop. Why hasn't Zhao Fan arrived yet?"
"good."
Yang Xiaoyan hurriedly ran out.
She went out through the side door, and as soon as she opened the back door, her nose suddenly hurt, and she bumped right into Zhao Fan.
The two blushed, quickly pushed each other away, and turned their backs.
Then, remembering that she had something to hand over, Xiao Yan said awkwardly, "I just got here... Auntie is waiting for you."
Zhao Fan blushed and turned his head away, not daring to look at her. He handed her the account book and a box, saying, "I'm sorry, I was a little late because there were a lot of accounts to settle."
The box contains the payment received today.
Xiao Yan took the things, turned around and ran away.
Zhao Fan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave when he suddenly saw a begonia-shaped velvet flower on the ground. It looked like... it belonged to Miss Xiao Yan.
He picked it up, wanting to chase after it to return it, but remembering the embarrassing scene from earlier, he felt too ashamed to go.
After thinking about it, I had no choice but to take it and leave.
But once he left the workshop, he regretted it. Why did he just pick it up and leave? He should have just left it at all. If Miss Xiaoyan had found it missing, she would have come looking for him.
But now that I want to go back, the workshop has already closed down.
He went out of his way to return it, but if it was Miss Xiaoyan who opened the door, wouldn't she blame him for being so nosy?
This velvet flower has become a hot potato.
Thinking about it, he slapped his own hand. He really had a habit of being so impulsive!
...
Xiao Yan handed the ledger and the box to Ye Caiping.
"Hey, why is Xiao Yan's face so red?" Ye Caiping said with a smile. "Her nose is red too."
"No... I just accidentally bumped into the door panel, it hurts a little." As she spoke, Xiao Yan rubbed her nose.
"Should we ask Doctor Zhao to take a look?"
Xiao Yan blushed even more: "No need..."
She had just bumped into Dr. Zhao's son; how could she possibly go to his house?
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