Chapter 60
Although they are from the same village, she is not afraid of offending others.
Firstly, it was because of Gu Daniu. It was quite funny to say, when Gu Daniu hit her, she felt it was a remnant of feudalism and unforgivable, but now, she still wanted to rely on Gu Daniu's power. Gu Daniu was strong and had hunting skills. Don't think hunting was just about setting a few traps. He was also good with bows and arrows and had strength, otherwise he wouldn't be able to carry the prey down the mountain.
So in the village, Gu Daniu is probably the kind of person who can fight ten people at once.
Secondly, the entire village's interests were in her hands. If she closed the workshop, at least twenty households in the village would be left without a profit. Furthermore, she had discussed planting sugarcane with the village chief, and he had already agreed.
The village chief is not stupid. He hasn't made any money from the sugarcane business yet. If Gu Xinxin quits in anger, the village's chance to get rich might be cut off.
Gu Xinxin's confidence lies in her ability to align the interests of the entire village with her own, and to drive the entire village to prosperity. Anyone who opposes her is opposing the entire village.
She had actually had this plan since she started teaching Gu Dajie how to make potato chips - even in modern times, if you go to an unfamiliar place alone to open a factory, you have to be wary of local villagers causing trouble. She is a girl, and this is ancient times. To be honest, she didn't dare to think about what would happen to her if she went it alone.
The Gu family is not a very large clan, nor does it have any deep-rooted power.
So where are the forces she wants to unite?
It can't be Shopkeeper Qian from the town, or Shopkeeper Su from the county, right?
So it can only be the forces in the village.
Don't underestimate the power of the village. There are hundreds of households in the entire village. If there is money in the future, the village develops well, and the population increases, it may develop into a small town.
By then, she might be able to help someone become the village head.
Well, she is the one who is talking about collusion between officials and businessmen, and that is what she planned.
Aunt Li's face turned red and white: "Xinxin, look at you, a little girl, did you make a mistake..."
"My eyes are my ruler." Gu Xinxin stretched out two fingers and tapped her eyes, her face serious: "Aunt Li, please don't argue with me. If you continue to argue, you will still be embarrassed. Besides, I didn't ask you for compensation, which is already very kind. Aunt Li, stop while you are ahead."
Aunt Li thought for a moment, then suddenly knelt down in front of Gu Xinxin. "Xinxin, I did something wrong. Please forgive me this time. I really can't help it... After working in the workshop all day, I come home smelling of oil and eggs. The children at home are envious of me just by smelling them... My family is poor, so I really can't help it..."
Gu Xinxin was so angry that she laughed: "Aunt Li is complaining that the fried dough twists I made are too fragrant and made your child greedy? So, you secretly took the lard, so I deserve it."
Aunt Li instinctively felt that something was wrong. She cried out, and after a moment she rubbed her eyes and cried, "Aunt's family is really broke, and I really need your job. I have to make money to buy food for the children, otherwise they will starve to death, Xinxin..."
Gu Xinxin waved her hand: "Aunt Li, there's no need to cry in front of me. You just think I'm young and shy, so you're making things difficult for me. Dad!"
She shouted outside. Gu Daniu was watching people loading the car and stepped over the threshold. "What are you doing?"
"Tell Aunt Li that from now on, she doesn't need to come." Gu Xinxin said straightforwardly: "I will tell the village chief to replace her with someone else so that today's work will not be delayed."
Gu Daniu responded. Although he was not convinced by Gu Xinxin, he still gave Gu Xinxin face in the workshop.
After all, only when the workshop makes money can he have money to spend. Gu Xinxin manages the workshop in an orderly manner, which shows that she has this ability. If it were him, he might not be able to do it, so he would just maintain Gu Xinxin's prestige in the workshop.
He looked at Aunt Li and said, "Ms. Li, what are you doing kneeling on the ground? Is there any money on the ground to pick up? Look, it's not appropriate for men and women to touch each other, and I can't help you. How about I go and call your old man?"
Aunt Li got up hurriedly. The "call" that Gu Daniu mentioned definitely didn't just mean shouting, it might mean a beating.
She wanted to cry and go to Gu Xinxin to beg for mercy, but she was worried about Gu Daniu. She looked left and right, standing there and not wanting to move.
Someone who was on good terms with her called out to Gu Xinxin: "Xinxin, your Aunt Li was also confused for a moment, otherwise..."
Gu Xinxin interrupted her: "Do you want to go with Aunt Li? Then let me calculate how many days you have worked."
The old lady quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, no, I'll get to work right away. I'll get to work right away."
Don't say too much and lose your job. Twenty copper coins a day isn't much, but it adds up to a few hundred a month, and a few taels of silver a year. Before Gu Xinxin, try to figure out how many taels of silver you could earn a year. I'm afraid you couldn't even make two or three taels.
Everyone in the yard quickly dispersed and went about their own business.
Gu Xinxin separated the people to form an assembly line, with specific people responsible for specific tasks. On the one hand, it would be easy to hone their skills, as practice makes perfect. On the other hand, it would prevent smuggling - everyone was doing the same work, and slightly different movements would appear sudden and abrupt, and would naturally be easily discovered.
Nowadays, the people who knead the dough, make the twisted dough sticks, brush the dough with egg liquid and honey, and add seasonings are all separate.
Separate steps that can be separated, so everyone can focus on their own tasks. Of course, the assembly line also needs a flexible team leader. They can't just do easy work here and exhausting work there. This flexible team leader must learn to adjust the progress of products on the assembly line.
If the dough is kneaded quickly, the dough twister needs to be made faster. If the fryer can’t keep up, the lard simmer needs to be made slower.
Wang Daya is the team leader chosen by Gu Xinxin. It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t know how to adjust now. If she sees and does more, she will learn it, right?
She made a promise to Wang Daya: "First, follow each group and get familiar with their practices and what they do. That way, you can better grasp the progress. Once you are a good team leader, I will give you 30 copper coins a day."
This was said in a low voice so that no one else could hear.
Wang Daya's current wage was twenty copper coins a day. She had publicly told Wang Daya's mother it was twelve, because counting eggs was easy. Now that she was transferred to the inner courtyard, she could just save some for Wang Daya privately.
Wang Daya's eyes sparkled: "I'll listen to you. I'll stay in the kitchen today."
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