“I mean, including Ye Cheng!” Jiang Ling said with a slight upturn of her lips.
Jiang Yaojie was taken aback. After a long while, he looked at Jiang Ling with an incredulous expression and asked, "Mother...Mother...you...are you telling the truth? Ye Cheng also wants me to go and explore?"
Jiang Ling nodded and gently patted Jiang Yaojie's shoulder, saying earnestly, "Of course, you are the pillar of our Jiang family. These businesses of mine will be handed over to you sooner or later. What difference does it make now or in the future?"
Jiang Yaojie's expression grew increasingly surprised, his mouth widened, and finally, two lines of tears welled up in his eyes.
"Silly boy, why are you crying? You're getting married soon, it's embarrassing to cry like this!" Jiang Ling said, affectionately pinching Jiang Yaojie's nose.
Jiang Yaojie took a deep breath and said firmly, "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."
Jiang Ling affectionately patted Jiang Yaojie's head, a faint smile on her lips. In just a few months, Jiang Yaojie had completely changed his sensitive and introverted nature, which made Jiang Ling very gratified.
When Jiang Yaojie drove the carriage back to Lujia Village, it caused quite a stir in the village, as it was the first carriage ever brought to Lujia Village.
When the carriage stopped in front of his house, it attracted a lot of onlookers, and of course, there were some discordant voices.
Jiang Ling ignored the discordant voices and looked at the village chief, saying, "Village chief, the shampoo deal went well, so we need to get production going too!"
Those with sharp ears immediately turned their attention to the village chief upon hearing Jiang Ling's words, while the bolder ones chimed in, "Shampoo? What shampoo is that?"
"Yes, yes, village chief, what is shampoo?"
"Opening a factory? Does this mean we have another way to make money?"
Ignoring the murmurs of the crowd, the village chief coughed lightly and asked, "How many people do we need this time?"
“This stuff is different from fertilizer; it’s a consumable. I estimate we’ll need at least thirty people. We also need people to buy soapberries and soap pods, and to handle the subsequent processing!” Jiang Ling said after a rough estimate.
The village chief nodded and said to everyone, "You all heard what Jiang said just now, right? This is the biggest recruitment ever, at least thirty people are needed, and we also need a lot of soapberry and soapberry from our mountain!"
The village chief's words immediately caused a stir among the people around him, and the cacophony of their discussions almost drowned out his words.
The village chief frowned and scolded the crowd several more times before they gradually quieted down.
Jiang Ling looked at everyone and said, "This shampoo requires the following steps. First, people need to go up the mountain to pick soapberries, soapberry leaves, mint, and other items. The second step is to peel and cut them, keeping the outer shell of the soapberries and slicing the soapberry leaves. The third step is to steam and boil these items in water. The fourth and final step is to soak them overnight, then pour the cooled shampoo into a bamboo tube, add mint leaves, and close the lid!"
"Soapberry, soapberry, and mint, among other plants, are paid 20 copper coins per basket. From the second process onwards, the monthly wage is 500 copper coins. The working hours and rest system are the same as those at the fertilizer factory! If you want to work, you can register with the village chief! Of course, there are also jobs available at the village chief's place."
Jiang Ling paused for a moment before continuing, "Shampoo requires a lot of bamboo tubes, and the village chief definitely can't finish it all by himself. So, anyone who wants to make bamboo tubes can sign up with the village chief. He'll buy them back at three copper coins per bamboo tube. But there's one thing to keep in mind: the bamboo tubes must be of uniform size. If they're not, they'll be automatically discarded, and you won't get paid!"
After Jiang Ling finished speaking, everyone seemed to wake up from a dream and ran towards the village as if they were afraid that if they were a second late, they would not be able to give their names.
The personnel list was quickly finalized. Taking advantage of the relatively quiet afternoon, Jiang Ling gathered the thirty employees and assigned them tasks based on her usual understanding of them.
He then went on to explain in detail the relevant details for each job.
Harvesting and processing work has begun. Jiang Ling arrived at the fertilizer plant, where Lightning Girl was frowning as she looked at the ledger, completely unaware of Jiang Ling's arrival.
Jiang Ling walked up to Lightning Girl and coughed lightly. Lightning Girl looked up and saw it was Jiang Ling. She quickly stood up and said with a flustered expression, "Hey, little sister, you're here!"
Jiang Ling looked at Lightning Girl's serious expression and asked, "How's the wood ash these past few days?"
Lightning Girl immediately handed the ledger to Jiang Ling and said, "Little sister, look, it's all here! Don't worry, not a single entry has been missed!"
Jiang Ling quickly flipped through it. Although Lightning Girl's handwriting wasn't pretty, it was still legible. The time, names, prices, and frequency were all recorded very clearly.
Jiang Ling nodded in satisfaction, placed the ledger on the table, and continued to say to Lightning Girl, "Sister-in-law, I have another task here that you can help me with."
"Just tell me directly, I'll definitely help you if I can!" Lightning Girl patted her chest and assured her.
"You've heard about my plan to start a shampoo factory!" Jiang Ling said.
Lightning Girl nodded and said to Jiang Ling, "My man was chosen this time, and I'm so grateful to you! With you around, our family's life has improved a lot!"
Seeing the proud look on Lightning Girl's face, Jiang Ling was very happy. She said to Lightning Girl, "The shampoo factory needs soapberries and soap pods. I've already set the price for these two at twenty copper coins per basket..."
"Lightning Girl, I've come to deliver the raw materials for wood ash, take a look..." Before Jiang Ling could finish speaking, a man walked in carrying a basket of wood ash.
Lightning Girl's eyes immediately lit up. She carefully inspected the items in the basket, picked out some that didn't look quite right, and said to the man, "These feel a bit damp. Let them dry before bringing them over!"
"Then...then you have to pay for all of this!" The man seemed somewhat displeased, not expecting Lightning Girl to be so cautious.
Lightning Girl shook her head firmly and said, "No, no, it was agreed that it would be one basket per bundle, this is not up to standard!"
The man blushed slightly after being scolded by the lightning girl, shook his head helplessly, picked up the substandard items, and left the factory gate.
Jiang Ling witnessed what had just happened and nodded in satisfaction; at least she hadn't misjudged the person.
Lightning Girl walked up to Jiang Ling and said in a slightly embarrassed tone, "I'm sorry, little sister, if I'm not strict with you, I'll be letting you down!"
Jiang Ling smiled and continued, "Sister-in-law, I happen to have another job here, the same as this one, which is buying soap pods and soapberries, twenty copper coins a basket!"
"Your job hasn't changed, but you still need to keep an eye on things over there. Don't worry, I'll give you an extra two hundred copper coins. What do you think?"
Lightning Girl didn't expect Jiang Ling to give her a raise. She declined, saying, "Oh, giving me more money would just make us distant. Anyway, I don't have much work to do on weekdays, so it doesn't matter if we do it together."
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