Chapter 185 Workshop Recruitment
Ever since Qianhuan’s teahouse opened, Zuixianju’s business has become even more prosperous, and Chu Yichen feels that Qianhuan is his lucky star!
Many customers who come to the teahouse either have lunch at Zuixianju at noon and then go to Banri Qinghuanyuan across the street to drink tea and listen to opera.
Or they would listen to a play in the afternoon and then go to Zuixianju for dinner. In short, the booming business of the teahouse also boosted the development of the Chu’s Restaurant business!
Qianhuan went to the dental clinic and bought a lot of servants. She planned to train more people in preparation for opening a branch in the future.
Qianhuan said to the servants, "In the next six months, I will open a branch of Half-Day Qinghuan Garden in every county in Lingzhou City. As long as you are willing to study hard and work hard for the teahouse, I will select some capable people from among you to manage the branches, and you will naturally receive a monthly salary."
The servants were ecstatic when they heard this. It was great. As long as they worked hard and studied diligently under their boss, they would have the opportunity to become managers in the future. One day, they would have their day to shine.
Cai Xiaoye's eight brothers also realized that they would have a bright future following Qianhuan, and they actually took the initiative to ask to sign a contract to sell themselves. After all, Qianhuan would definitely not consider someone who could be a manager rather than a helper without signing a contract to sell themselves.
Seeing that they took the initiative to ask, Qianhuan agreed. After all, she was in urgent need of a large number of talents.
Mr. Cai is now the manager of Qinghuan Garden for half a day. He is in charge of such a large teahouse. He also took the initiative to ask to sign a contract to sell himself, but Qianhuan refused to agree no matter what.
"Brother Yunlong, you are different from others. Even if you don't sign the indenture, I still believe in you."
Mr. Cai felt warm in his heart because of what Qianhuan said. The feeling of being trusted unconditionally made him feel that he was willing to go through fire and water for Qianhuan.
Qianhuan stayed in the teahouse for a few days, and after the business stabilized, she returned to Yunfeng Village to open a workshop to make soy sauce.
Liu's brother and two sisters were also invited to help.
Qianhuan thought about it and realized that the most critical step in making soy sauce is making the koji, which is the core technology. She couldn't let others learn it secretly. She could only teach her family members and servants who signed the indenture to do it.
Liang Laoer and Liu have bought a lot of soybeans and bamboo fences during this period. Everything is ready, so Qianhuan starts to lead everyone in making soy sauce.
Qianhuan began to recruit workers in the village, not providing food and accommodation, and paid all helpers 20 cents a day. When the villagers found out, they all scrambled to work in Liang Laoer's workshop.
Naturally, Zhu also had this idea. Ever since Wenzhi got into debt due to gambling, she didn't let him go to school and just let him stay at home and read books. Apart from reading, Wenzhi did nothing at home, but he always spent the most money, and the family had long been unable to make ends meet.
Zhaodi, the sister-in-law, naturally had objections. She clamored to divide the family property. Wen Yong finally compromised when he saw that his wife was pregnant. He took Zhaodi to live in the house where Chen had lived before. The house had been fumigated many times with white wine and vinegar.
Zhu said to Boss Liang, "I heard that Qianhuan has opened a workshop and is hiring workers these days. The wage is 20 cents a day. Why don't we go and help out?"
Boss Liang hesitated and said, "We have severed our relationship with the second brother, so his family doesn't necessarily want us to go in as helpers, right?"
"You don't know this. Although our two families are no longer related, the second brother is kind-hearted. Last time, Wenzhi owed gambling debts, and our parents went to ask for mercy. Didn't the second brother give us money to help us? This time, you go and ask him in person. If both of us work as helpers, we can earn 40 coins a day."
"Then I'll give it a try."
Liang Lao Da and Zhu walked all the way to the door of Liang Lao Er's house. When the couple saw the magnificent courtyard, they regretted their decision so much that their intestines turned green.
At this moment, they really regretted dividing the family, and even more so, they regretted breaking off the relationship. If they had not divided the family and broken off the relationship, now, their family would be able to live in such a large blue brick courtyard and have servants to serve them.
Boss Liang knocked on the door and it was Manager Ji who came out to open the door. Boss Liang said he wanted to look for Second Brother Liang, so Manager Ji went in to report.
After Liang Lao Er came out, he knew the purpose of Liang Lao Da's visit. He looked embarrassed and said, "I am afraid I can't make the decision on this matter. Qian Huan is in charge of the workshop, and Qian Huan has the final say on who to recruit."
In fact, Qianhuan had already told Liang Laoer that she didn't want to have any dealings with Liang Laoda's family. When recruiting helpers, she never considered hiring Liang Laoda and Zhu.
Not only their family, but also the Cao family, the Jiang family, and any family that looked down on them in the past, Qianhuan would not consider recruiting them.
Zhu secretly pinched Liang Lao Da, who immediately said pitifully, "Second brother, I have no choice. Our family is almost broke. We were wrong before. We shouldn't have severed our relationship with you for the recipe. Blood is thicker than water. No matter what, we are still brothers connected by bones. Please help me, big brother."
Liang Lao Er is good in every way. He dotes on his wife and loves his daughter. The only flaw he has is that he is too soft-hearted. When he saw Liang Lao Da pleading pitifully, his old flaw came back.
Liang Lao Er said, "Okay, then I'll go in and talk to Qian Huan and put in a few good words for you guys, but whether she agrees or not will ultimately depend on what she thinks."
"Okay, thank you, second brother. Then you go and tell them. Your sister-in-law and I will be waiting outside the door."
After Liang Lao Er went in, Zhu scolded, "Lao Er is really useless. He has to ask his daughter about everything. He is the head of the family, but he can't even make a decision on such a small matter. I don't know if Qian Huan, that damn girl, will agree to let us work in the workshop."
The couple stood at the door and waited for a long time. Finally, Manager Ji came out and said, "Our young lady said that the workshop has been fully recruited and no one is needed. I am very sorry, please go back."
Zhu was surprised and asked, "What? It's full so quickly. Didn't they just start recruiting yesterday?"
"Although we just started recruiting yesterday, there are so many people in the village who signed up that we have already selected the candidates. Oh, by the way, my young lady also said that your two families have severed their relationship. My young lady and her family have never troubled you, so please don't bother my young lady and her family. My young lady said she doesn't want to meddle in other people's affairs."
Zhu was so angry that she almost burst into flames. She was about to open her mouth to retort, but Manager Ji immediately closed the door and went into the yard. The words Zhu wanted to curse were stuck in her throat, which made her feel even worse.
She could only vent her anger on Boss Liang, "You are really useless. If you could make a little money, we wouldn't have to beg them like that?"
Boss Liang was also angry. "Who is to blame for the current situation? Who instigated Wen Zhi to ask parents to separate the family? When my second brother's family was useless, you despised the three of them as a burden and tried every means to drive them out. Now you blame me for being useless."
When Zhu heard this, she was speechless. It was indeed she who tried to divide the family in the beginning. How could she have known that Liang Laoer's family would become better and better.
The helpers Qianhuan hired were all villagers with good character, such as Uncle Zhang and Mrs. Cui from next door, but none of those gossipy, troublesome, or troublesome people were hired.
Zhaodi also asked Liang Wenyong to work as a helper in Qianhuan's workshop. Now that they had separated, the couple had no money at all. Zhaodi was pregnant and needed nutrition. Zhaodi's family members also wanted Zhaodi to help her younger brother Wang Fuman from time to time.
Liang Wenyong had no choice but to go find Qianhuan. Qianhuan did not make things difficult for Liang Wenyong and agreed to let him work as a helper.