Chen Xuan listened to the Wen family's affairs as gossip and really felt that the affairs of a wealthy family were too complicated. It would be simpler to do business and make money.
Especially when the weather got cold, the strawberries in the house had to be taken care of more carefully, and Chen Xuan had no time to think about other people's messy things. At the end of August, Uncle Wang came to Beijing with the female workers he recruited. Chen Xuan was busy distributing things, cotton fabrics for bedding, face basins, foot basins, face towels, foot towels, thermoses for everyone to wash, and tooth powder and soap made by the cosmetics factory. Although they were all samples and not her own recipes, but ready-made recipes from others, they were all good things. The tooth powder contained medicinal materials such as Panax notoginseng, and the soap was also fragrant. Now, whether it was the old house or Chen Xuan's own home, they all used products from her own factory. Even Wei Jin took a few pieces back to her husband's house. According to Wei Jin, Mrs. Zhao was very happy to get the things.
Of course, there is also needle and thread, so you have to make your own bedding.
Women in the countryside may not be as meticulous as those in the city, but they are really neat and tidy. It only took half a day for everyone to help each other and they made the quilts. And the tooth powder and soap, they all felt very high-end. In my hometown, at most everyone would buy a piece of pig pancreas soap to use, and there were really not many people willing to use soap. Even the tooth powder, it was only after Wang Sanmei, the little girl of Wang Er's uncle, taught everyone how to use it that everyone used it.
When Chen Xuan came in the evening, she saw that everyone had already packed up. Chen Xuan and Wang Damei brought food together. Wang Damei had been steaming buns for the whole afternoon. She also brought two bags of flour and two bags of cornmeal. Chen Xuan planned that if she relied on Wang Damei to cook, it would be unrealistic. Wang Damei could not handle it alone. There was no girl in my hometown who could not cook. The stoves in the yard were all complete. Chen Xuan thought that she would send rice and flour over, and let Wang Damei help buy vegetables every day. Winter vegetables were simple, and radishes and cabbages could survive the winter. In this way, the female workers could cook by themselves.
Chen Xuan saw that the five of them had already tidied up the big kang, so she called Wang Sanmei and said, "Sanmei, the steamed buns are here. The pots and stoves are all ready, and I've asked someone to fill the jars with water. I'll tell you which well to get water from later. There's firewood in the kitchen, so boil some hot water and wash the dishes. The dishes were delivered the day before yesterday. Cook a big pot of porridge, and my eldest sister and I will bring the steamed buns and vegetables here."
Wang Sanmei said, "Sister-in-law, we have heated the water, let's cook the porridge right away." She immediately assigned people to wash the dishes and cook the porridge. Wang Sanmei went to replace Chen Xuan and carried a large basket of steamed buns to the kitchen with her eldest sister.
Wang Sanmei was seventeen years old, neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short, with dark skin. She looked ordinary, but she was very efficient. The Wang family was considerate. Her father, Wang Erjiu, brought this girl here because he wanted her to learn a good skill. He gave her a lot of advice on the way, hoping that she could become a leader among the female workers and help manage things.
Chen Xuan was very satisfied when she saw that the kitchen was clean and the house was tidy.
Chen Xuan had dinner with everyone in the evening, which was corn porridge with radish strips mixed with sesame oil, and the dry food was white steamed buns. When Wang Sanmei took these big white steamed buns, she couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, how many white steamed buns do we need?"
Chen Xuan smiled, "Today is our first day here, and you have been in a hurry to travel all the way. You haven't eaten or slept well. Let's eat something good today. Eat as much as you want, it's enough."
Although everyone was a little shy, they were indeed hungry, so they took the steamed buns and ate them with the fragrant radish strips. Chen Xuan ate the steamed buns slowly. Although Chen Xuan could not say that she had no money now, she could never get enough of the white steamed buns. After eating a chopstick of radish strips and drinking a sip of corn grits porridge, Chen Xuan said, "Our factory is just starting out, and there is not much profit yet. Starting tomorrow, you will start to learn skills from the female masters from Shanghai. Learning skills requires a process. In the first three months, you are all novices, with food and accommodation provided, but no wages. In fact, these three months are not a hard and fast rule. Once you have mastered your skills, I know that the progress of learning skills is different. Some people learn quickly, and some learn slowly. As long as your skills are recognized by the female masters and you can make finished large items, you will start to be paid regardless of whether you have exceeded the three-month limit."
Everyone was very happy to hear what Chen Xuan said, and some asked if it was difficult to learn. Chen Xuan smiled, "If you say it's not difficult, it's not something that everyone can do. If you say it's difficult, there are people in the south who have been doing this for a long time. If others can learn it, we are not stupider than them. I don't believe that the work at hand can be difficult for us old hands who have been doing this for many years. If you study hard, you will definitely learn it."
In addition to talking about learning a craft, Chen Xuan also told everyone about the rules of the factory. Chen Xuan pointed out Wang Sanmei to be the manager, and asked Wang Sanmei to choose a deputy. Wang Sanmei mentioned a woman named Niu Ersao, and Chen Xuan pointed out these two people to be the managers. Chen Xuan said, "It's not easy for you to leave your hometown and come here. Our factory also has our own rules. Let me tell you a few first. First, everyone should work together with energy and determination. Don't cause trouble, and don't be afraid of trouble. Second, if anyone wants to go out in Beijing, tell Sanmei and Niu Saozi. You are not familiar with the roads, so don't go out by yourself. Otherwise, if you come all the way here, how will you explain to your family if something happens to you? Third, we will teach you the technology for free, so there must be a confidentiality agreement. While my second uncle is in Beijing, I will show the confidentiality agreement to him tomorrow and read it to you. I will read it. If you think it's okay, please sign the agreement with your fingerprints. In the future, we will talk according to the agreement. Fourth, the hygiene of the courtyard and the house should be based on today's standards. It's better than today, but not worse than today. The thermos, soap, and tooth powder given to you are all for your use. You don't need to save them deliberately, and don't waste them. Wash your face and brush your teeth every morning and evening. I have half a piece of material left for making quilts today. I will send it to you tomorrow and everyone can share it. I will tell you what style to make. When you come to Beijing, we will wear Beijing-style clothes. Save the clothes you bring from home and wear them when you go home later."
Chen Xuan made the rules, and after dinner, she called Wang Sanmei and Niu Ersao to her courtyard, and told them to take turns cooking so that they could make arrangements. There should also be rules for the hygiene of the bathroom in the courtyard, and each room should have a manager.
Chen Xuan did not come to make arrangements for these matters, and handed them all over to Wang Sanmei and Niu Ersao. As for the female workers, Chen Xuan handed them over to these two people, and if there was anything, she would only ask them.
Everything was arranged here, and Li was also asked to do something for him.
Chen Xuan and Wei Yin discussed that the two Shanghai female masters had good skills, but they could not speak Beijing dialect. When they spoke, they spoke Shanghai dialect. Chen Xuan had rarely been to the old house, so she still could not understand them. The female workers who came here were all from the countryside. Chen Xuan herself was also from the countryside, and the rural accent was quite different from the Beijing accent. It just so happened that Li grew up in Wangjiazhuang since she was a child, and these female workers were all recruited from Wangjiazhuang. The two had discussed with Li that Li should first learn the skills from the two female masters, and also learn Shanghai dialect by the way. It would be better if she could speak it or at least understand it. Anyway, Li can now communicate with the female masters without any problem, not to mention gestures. Moreover, she has also learned some skills of crocheting lace. The two planned to let Li come here every day to be the technical manager. If there is any communication problem between the female workers and the masters, Li can help translate and understand. Another reason is that this lace factory cannot be without its own people.
Moreover, the two men paid to hire Li, but the salary was not high at the moment and they could only pay eight dollars.
Li's personality was such that she would help even if she didn't pay him. Besides, she was happy to come to the lace factory every day, instead of staying at home to serve the nagging old lady Wei.
Li's assignment also made Wei Jin tempted.
Wei Jinzhi scolded Wei Yin, "Why don't you think about me? Can't I do this? I am your elder sister!"
Wei Yin hurriedly handed a cup of tea to her elder sister to calm her down. "I would like you to help me, but you have to be free. There are more than a dozen people in our lace factory. We asked my sister-in-law to go there not only to help the female masters teach the craft, but also to keep an eye on them. After all, they are new here and not very familiar with the place. My sister-in-law can go there every day, but can you? What's the temper of our mother and your old lady? They will call you home to serve them from time to time. You are sometimes free and sometimes not. What if something happens in the factory and you are not there? "
Wei Jin snorted, "If it's about making money, then it's fine! I'll give her two dollars a month, and she won't need me for anything."
Wei Yin had to coax her, "Okay, big sister, if you are free, I will come to you next time if I have something to do."
"You should have come to me earlier. I'm not saying that your sister-in-law is too kind. She doesn't look like someone who can control others. To control someone, you have to be very good!"
Anyway, no matter what Wei Jin said, Wei Yin just responded perfunctorily.
Although Li was docile, she was not stupid. Li and Wang Sanmei were cousins. Li was the eldest lady of the Wei family and was older than most of the female workers in the factory. As long as she was not too incompetent, she could manage the female workers who had just arrived in Beijing.
When Wang Ershu came, he did not live in Wei's house, but lived with his third uncle, and brought a lot of things to his third uncle. After staying in Beijing for a few days, Wang Ershu returned to his hometown after watching everyone sign the confidentiality agreement. After all, Wang Ershu is now the village chief, and the village will not leave him alone for any major or minor matters.
The confidentiality contract was really scary, because it stated that if the technical secrets were not kept, a fine of one thousand dollars would be imposed once discovered. Of course, as long as the secrets were kept, it would be fine. But it also made everyone pale when they heard it, and their hands were shaking when they put their fingerprints on the confidentiality contract.
The idea of the confidentiality contract was thought up by Wei Nian.
Wei Nian said, "Just scare them and it can save a lot of trouble." The lace factory was still a new thing in Peking. Although Wei Nian thought it was wishful thinking to keep it secret for a long time, it was good to be able to keep it secret for a while.
When Wei Nian was making cleansing cream at the cosmetics factory, he wrote a long and formal letter to Rong Yang, which was sent by airmail. In the letter, he proposed to change the current cosmetics factory into a cosmetics R&D laboratory. R&D laboratory, this advanced term was learned from Professor Chu. Wei Nian proposed to establish a formal cosmetics production line, including cleansing cream, tooth powder, soap, lip balm, and nail polish. Of course, Wei Nian's goal will not stop at these few things. Wei Nian's ideal is more long-term.
After Wei Nian sent the eight thousand long letter, Rong Yang replied with a telegram with four words: Ping Talk in Beijing.
The author has something to say: ps: The second update is here, good night everyone~~~~~ I have to pick up my mom and nephew this afternoon to spend the remaining half of the summer vacation with me, so don’t even think about updating three times within a month, it would be great if I can update twice a day~
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