Since none of the other households eat here, Old Man Su and Old Woman Su only like to eat light meals early in the morning.
I didn't know Su Muyao was coming, otherwise I would have prepared the steamed egg custard earlier.
"Eat more so you can grow taller."
As Grandma Su spoke, she served food to her precious child.
"Alright, Grandma, sit down and eat! Why aren't any servants coming to serve you?"
"You don't know your grandma. She doesn't like having people serving her food while she's eating, so she sent them down to eat too."
Su Muyao also put a chopstick on her grandmother's plate before saying, "That's fine, but you must not do any other household chores. Just leave them to do them."
The reason we bought so many servants was to make things easier for you, Grandpa and Grandma. Buying servants you don't need is putting the cart before the horse.
Grandma Su listened to her granddaughter's nagging, which sounded like that of a little old lady.
He quickly replied, "Don't worry, your grandfather and I know. We're just not used to them serving us meals. We let them do the work the rest of the time, so don't worry!"
Old Man Su, who was standing to the side, suddenly changed the subject and asked, "I see that the medicine shop is doing very well. The shop assistants are so busy that they don't have time to rest. Should we ask your father and the others to go and help?"
"We don't need to do everything ourselves. We just need to be good managers. I'll go take a look later and if it doesn't work out, we can hire a few more guys."
Old Su didn't say anything more. He knew that his granddaughter had her own plans. He figured that if all the business was run by family members, they would be exhausted!
Su Muyao rushed to her shop as soon as she finished eating. When she arrived at the shop, she found that although it was still early morning, the shop was already busy and there were many people queuing outside.
There was simply no room to squeeze in, so the shopkeeper thought that some people should line up outside first, otherwise it would be impossible to get in.
Seeing a group of people come out and then another group of people waiting in line at the door go in, Su Muyao burst out laughing.
Xia asked, puzzled, "Princess, what's so funny?"
What should Su Muyao say? Should she tell her what she saw? It reminded her of the scenes like this during the pandemic in her previous life.
It's just that although one group of people comes out while another group goes in, not many people go in.
"Business is good, so your princess is naturally happy, haha."
Xia nodded, she was very happy too!
Even after working there until noon, the number of people in the shop didn't decrease.
"Post this out and say that we're taking a half-day off today."
Xia then posted the notice, and seeing that it was almost noon, the people still queuing behind immediately started making a fuss.
"Why didn't they say they were taking a break earlier? I've been waiting in line for so long, and it was almost my turn. Now they're saying they're closing this afternoon because they're taking a break. What kind of nonsense is this?"
An older man next to him said, "Hey, you better keep your voice down! If the young princess hears this, you'll never be able to buy any pills again, not just tomorrow."
"You should be grateful to have such a miraculous pill at such a reasonable price. How dare you complain?"
Su Muyao was close to them and naturally heard their conversation, but she was not moved at all.
Just after midnight, Su Muyao had the shop closed.
Some people who hadn't bought the pills were still looking around at the shop's glass door.
Su Muyao called all the staff over, saying she had something to say.
These men were selected by Xia from nearby villages. They were all of very good character, but all of them came from relatively poor families.
Su Muyao's standard for hiring is to find people with good character but from relatively poor families.
After all, these people must be prioritized. Many families have little land, not because they are not hardworking, but because no matter how hard they work, it is not enough to feed so many people.
Xia said that as soon as the news was announced, these people didn't even ask how much the wages were. Knowing that there was a job with room and board included, they all wanted to come.
For these men, this is not the busy season for farming.
Since they are illiterate and it's not easy for them to find work, they are naturally willing to come over when the Little Princess's shop says it needs people.
This caused trouble for the other two literate people in the shop.
These illiterate people in the shop mainly guide customers, explain the effects of different elixirs, and clean the shop.
Two of the cooks were specifically there to prepare meals for them.
The person in charge also reported that they had been very proactive these past two days.
From the moment the shop opens in the morning until it closes at night, everyone is practically working non-stop.
They always answer customers' questions politely and never complain about being busy until late at night.
"Since you can't read now, there might be a lot of work you can't do later. So if you're willing, remember the names of these pills and their effects so you can introduce them to others later."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They've naturally figured out quite a bit over the past two days, but they still need to learn some characters, at least to recognize all the names of the pills.
“Young Princess, you have no idea that when this shop assistant first came here, he couldn’t read. Look at him now, he has already memorized most of the names of the pills in just two days.”
The butler who spoke pointed to the young man standing straight beside him. Su Muyao looked up and saw the young man standing there with a simple and honest look on his face, staring at her.
Xia chuckled and said, "Princess, look at his honest and simple appearance. He seems like a very honest and simple person."
Everyone looked at the man, and saw that the young man suddenly blushed and lowered his head.
"Alright, I've come here today to discuss some matters."
As soon as Su Muyao finished speaking, everyone looked at the little girl and stopped laughing.
Then the little girl continued, "First of all, there's your wages. Because we were in a bit of a rush at the time, the wages haven't been finalized yet."
You've already worked here for two days in a hurry. I'm here today mainly to finalize the wages and working hours.
When the young princess mentioned wages, everyone wondered how many coins she would receive per day.
They were honest and simple farmers who had spent their entire lives working the land.
Although I know that you can earn a few dozen coins a day working outside, those jobs don't include accommodation.
Princess Xiaojun not only eats well, but also lives in a very beautiful place.
As Su Muyao finished speaking, she glanced at everyone and saw that they were all looking at her expectantly.
Without beating around the bush, he said directly: "The manager's salary has already been agreed upon, so I won't go into that. The cashier's salary is 12 taels of silver per month."
Those who organize goods receive 12 taels of silver per month, and those who sell goods receive 12 taels of silver per month.
Nine taels of silver for cleaning, and six taels of silver per month for the two cooks.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, especially the two cooks. They thought that earning a few hundred coins a month was already a great thing, and they never expected it to be a full six taels of silver.
They used to wash clothes for others, earning only two coins per garment, and a dozen coins a day, minus the four coins for the round-trip carriage ride.
Moreover, food and lodging were not provided, and the actual amount one could earn in a day was only about ten coins.
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