"Miss Jiang." Yang Sheng and Shen Fengming came out from the side room.
Jiang Yunzhu was in a very good mood now. She turned around and smiled at them. Her eyes were as clear as rippling water, making people intoxicated in the grayness of winter.
Shen Fengming and Yang Sheng were stunned, and then Yang Sheng came back to his senses first and asked, "What is this mule?"
"We just bought it. It wasn't easy." Jiang Cheng was just about to tell someone about it, and when he saw him ask, he started talking.
Yang Sheng listened, occasionally agreeing with Jiang Cheng, and there was nothing unusual.
Then Jiang Yunzhu looked at him and Shen Fengming and frowned slightly. She didn't think much about it before, but now after listening to Jiang Cheng talking about it again and seeing the two people in front of her, she remembered many strange things.
In just one day, the government arrested two suspects and returned the silver to them
She had lived in the Great Xia Dynasty for seven years in her dreams, and had never seen such efficient officials.
Moreover, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't make sense. The main culprit has not been caught yet, and the case has not been closed yet. This dirty silver...
Jiang Yunzhu wondered if Shen Fengming and the other man had helped them.
She never thought that the two of them would take action personally, because if it were the Qilin Guard, Wei Kangping should have been arrested yesterday, and it would not be like this now.
It is very likely that they conveyed the message to County Magistrate Meng.
Jiang Yunzhu looked carefully at Shen Fengming and Yang Sheng, and happened to meet Shen Fengming looking at her, and their eyes intertwined.
In her dream, Jiang Yunzhu stayed in the Anping Marquis Mansion for seven years, and she was very good at observing people's words and expressions, but just like in her dream, she could never see clearly what was in Shen Fengming's eyes.
Was it him who helped? She wasn't sure.
The people of the Xia Dynasty were terrified at the mention of him. But in fact, he did almost nothing to the people, and only killed the officials. Perhaps the officials were too afraid of him, and the people were also afraid of him.
Or maybe the Qilin Guards. There is no secret they don’t know, and nothing they can’t do. Ordinary people are naturally afraid of such people.
Jiang Yunzhu opened her mouth and wanted to ask him about this, but when the words came to her lips, she remembered that Shen Fengming and the others had no intention of revealing their identities at the moment. How could she ask
Shen Fengming's gaze was drawn to her and fell on her slightly open lips and her soft, rosy lips.
Jiang Yunzhu bit her lip and thought, "Master Shen, Master Yang, please tell me when you are leaving so that I can make more food for you to eat on the way." She thought her cooking skills were pretty good, and they seemed to like eating, so she might as well make more for them.
This is all she can do.
When Yang Sheng heard about food, he became more excited and said to Jiang Yunzhu, "Miss Jiang, I have something I want to trouble you with. My mother really liked the sausages you gave us last time. Can I buy some more from you and bring them back for her to eat
Oh, if there are other delicious dishes, the more the better. " Yang Sheng almost said, bring him a cart of cold rabbit and shredded beef, and he will send them back to the capital to shut his mother up.
Otherwise, when he returns this time, his mother will definitely use violence against him.
After saying this, he took out two silver ingots from his sleeve, one ingot weighing ten taels, for a total of twenty taels.
So much? Jiang Yunzhu originally wanted to say that she would give them food for free, but did he want so much
Yang Sheng handed her the silver and said, "Make more so that our family can eat it."
Jiang Yunzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Just sell it to me at the normal price. It's such delicious food, others can't buy it even if they have money!" Yang Sheng said proudly.
It was such a big business, and Jiang Cheng and Chen were watching from the side, so Jiang Yunzhu had nothing to say. She could only take the money and help him do his best.
Back in the room, Chen looked at the two silver ingots and felt both happy and worried. Twenty taels was like pie in the sky. However, with so many sausages to make, when would it take them to finish
They are already very busy now.
"Not only sausages, but sausages are also greasy if you eat too much." Jiang Yunzhu said. She had already thought about what to make for Yang Sheng. Another thing, "Mom, I actually wanted to discuss something with you. Let's hire someone!"
Now they can earn more than five cents of silver a day from their takeout business. In this era, labor is cheap, and hiring a chef costs four cents to two taels of silver a month, depending on the chef's level. Hiring two handymen only costs two to three cents of silver a month.
They could definitely hire someone.
"Hire someone?" Chen was surprised. She had never thought about this. In the past, only landlords and lords in the city would hire people. Did their family also hire people
"We are too busy now and have no time to do anything else. Jiang Lin and the others are still young. Are they going to deliver meals and do odd jobs for the rest of their lives? It won't cost much to hire a few people, and we can all spare some time.
My mother and I can think of doing something else. The money we can earn will definitely be more than hiring someone.
Jiang Lin and the others, save up some more money. I want to send them to a regular private school. Gu Yanzhou will have an exam next year, and we can’t delay him.” Jiang Yunzhu explained. She had asked Gu Yanzhou to teach them to read only as a temporary measure.
She said it one by one, with reason and evidence. After listening to it, Chen felt that it was true. It was true that if you don't turn on the light, it won't light up, and if you don't say it, it won't make it clear. Why is she so obsessed with the little money in her hand that she won't spend it
"Talk to your father about it. If it doesn't work, we'll just hire someone," Chen said.
"I heard everything. Yunzhu is right." Jiang Cheng lifted the door curtain and came in from outside.
Then it's settled. We'll hire some people. Making sausages and other things also requires manpower.
The three of them immediately decided to go to the village chief's house. First, to tell him what happened in the morning, to reassure him and to thank him again for his help yesterday; second, to ask him if there was anyone in the village who wanted to do odd jobs. Of course, it would be even better if there was a cook.
"Is there any more of that stewed pear soup?" Chen asked before leaving.
Jiang Yunzhu understood what she meant, "There's more." The weather is dry in winter, especially yesterday when Jiang Cheng and Chen were both very irritated. This morning when Jiang Yunzhu made breakfast, she also cooked pear soup, hoping to help everyone reduce their internal heat, but now it seems that it is not necessary.
She went to the kitchen, filled a jar and carried it back to Gu's house.
Gu Yongde, Gu Yanzhou and Lin were all at home.
"Aunt, please try the pear soup I stewed this morning." Jiang Yunzhu handed the pear soup to Lin.
The pear soup is refreshing and sweet, and it feels refreshing just by looking at it in this winter.
Lin took it and said with a smile, "I feel embarrassed to eat your food again." Gu Yanzhou taught Jiang Yunzhu and the others how to read. Sure enough, Jiang Yunzhu would cook some delicious dishes and send them to the Gu family every now and then.
"Don't be polite, Auntie. They're all homemade." Jiang Yunzhu said.
Lin was holding the pear soup, and the more she looked at Jiang Yunzhu, the more she liked her. Gu Yanzhou was not young anymore, and Gu Yongde and Lin had long wanted to find him a marriage, but after all the talk, not to mention Gu Yanzhou, they both felt that those girls were not worthy of their son.
Your son is so handsome and well-educated, but he marries an illiterate village woman
Jiang Yunzhu is different. She is beautiful and a good cook. She is jealous of the Jiang family's current business.
Moreover, Jiang Yunzhu also learned calligraphy from Gu Yanzhou.
They were a perfect match in every way, and there was no other good marriage. Lin felt that Jiang Yunzhu was the daughter-in-law sent by God to their family.
"Yanzhou, why are you still standing there? Go and take out some of the Yunpian cakes you bought yesterday and let Yunzhu have a taste." Lin said to Gu Yanzhou.
Gu Yanzhou smiled, looking relaxed. He went in and brought out some cloud cakes for Jiang Cheng and the others.
The cloud cake was as white as snow. Lin urged Jiang Cheng and the others to eat it, so they could only take one piece each. It tasted very sweet.
Then, talking about business, Jiang Cheng told Gu Yongde what happened this morning.
Gu Yongde was amazed when he heard this. It was also the first time he saw the government doing things in this way.
The Jiang family had no relatives or friends in Wuling County, so all we could say was that they were lucky this time.
Then, talking about the second thing, Gu Yongde pondered for a while, "There are really no chefs in the village. As for the handyman, do you want a man or a woman?"
Jiang Cheng and Chen both looked at Jiang Yunzhu. She was the one who made the decisions on many matters at home now.
"Both men and women are fine." Jiang Yunzhu replied. It was about delivering meals and picking vegetables. "As long as they were clean and efficient, it was fine." When they were in the catering business, the first thing they had to do was cleanliness, and then they had to be hardworking and willing to work.
The latter may be a good quality that all bosses hope their employees can have.
“By the way, if there are literate people willing to come, the salary will be generous,” she added.
"Literate? It's really hard to find one." Gu Yongde said, if someone can read, it means his family is rich, then who would want to be a handyman.
"It doesn't matter if you can't read." Jiang Yunzhu also guessed that this was the case and did not force it.
"Yeah." Gu Yongde nodded, "There are a few that I think are okay. Let me tell you about them. If you are satisfied, I will ask for you."
"Thank you, village chief." Jiang Yunzhu said with a smile.
Gu Yongde also likes Jiang Yunzhu. Look, she says "thank you" all the time. What a generous and sensible girl.
He started talking about the first one, Fang Laosi, from the Fang family in the west of the village. A few years ago, he injured his waist while working in a mine. The mine compensated him with some money, but that little money was only enough for medical treatment and medicine.
His wife is also one of them.
"The Fang family is having a hard time now. Both of them are hardworking and capable people, but after Fang Lao Si recovered from his injury, the mine didn't need him at all. You know, in this mountain village, if you can't go into the mine, you can't make any money.
In fact, Fang Laosi's health is really fine now. I saw him carrying grain last year. Just imagine how heavy that bag of grain was, but he had no problem carrying it.
But the mine just doesn't want him, it's too inhumane. "Gu Yongde sighed. So he didn't let Xu Qingshan go to the mine. The young and middle-aged people in the village made money from the mine, but many things happened. Who can guarantee that it won't happen to them
Jiang Yunzhu could tell that he seemed to want to recommend the Fang couple to her, otherwise he wouldn't have said so much.
Jiang Cheng was listening nearby, feeling sad. He had only worked in the mine for a month, but he saw with his own eyes a large rock fall and smash a young man's leg. That man should have been someone's son, husband, or even father, but he didn't know how he would live in the future.
At that time, he would occasionally wonder, what should he do if something happened to him
Fortunately... He looked at Jiang Yunzhu and felt comforted.
He wanted to meet Fang Laosi. If it was really like what the village chief said, then it would be a good idea to hire him. But he didn't say anything. Jiang Yunzhu's business was still decided by her.
Jiang Yunzhu had already noticed Jiang Cheng's reaction, but she remained calm and listened to Gu Yongde talk about the remaining candidates.
Sure enough, the couple from the Fang family were the most suitable. They both worked for the Jiang family and could help each other.
"Can I meet the Fang couple?" Jiang Yunzhu asked.
"Of course. Do you want to meet now? I'll find one for you right away." Gu Yongde was delighted to hear that Jiang Yunzhu intended to hire the Fang couple. The Fang family was somewhat related to him, and Fang Laosi had asked him several times to help find a job for him, but he hadn't found one. Now it was a coincidence.
How dare Jiang Yunzhu trouble him? She stood up and said, "Why don't we go to Fang's house together?"
"Okay." Gu Yongde stood up.
The crowd walked towards the west of the village and soon arrived at a house.
This family's house is a bit strange. The house seems to have been built a few years ago. It is big and nice, but the yard is very dilapidated. The two wooden doors can barely be considered doors.
"Is my nephew at home?" Gu Yongde shouted from a distance.
There was a movement in the house, and soon, a simple-looking man came out, followed by a haggard woman, and then followed by one, two, three or four children. The oldest one was about eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest one could only walk.
There were no family planning products in ancient times, and poor people sometimes did not want to have children, but they had no choice but to give birth after getting pregnant.
"Village chief." Fang Laosi called Gu Yongde, then looked at Jiang Cheng and others.
"You all live in the same village. You may have met each other, but you don't know each other." Gu Yongde introduced both parties, and then told Fang Laosi that the Jiang family wanted to hire a handyman.
After hearing this, Fang Laosi suddenly became excited. He said to Jiang Cheng, "The injury on my waist has healed. There is no problem at all for me to work. Don't believe it, don't believe it..." He looked around and saw a large stone at the door. He immediately went over to move the stone.
He thought that Jiang Cheng was the one who made the decision for the Jiang family.
Jiang Cheng stopped him quickly. It was such a big stone. His waist was fine to begin with, but if he injured it again while moving this, it would be bad.
Then Jiang Cheng looked at Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu was looking at the couple of Fang Lao Si. They were wearing coarse cloth, but they were very clean. The same was true for the children. Children are most likely to get their clothes, hands, and faces dirty. If no one cleans them up, they will be unsightly after a long time. But although the Fang children looked a little thin, they were all clean, even the youngest one.
There was a kitchen in the yard, and she looked inside carefully. The pots, pans, and bowls were all cleaned and neatly arranged, and there was no dirt on the stove.
This is very difficult. Farmers use big pots and burn firewood. If they cook casually, the smoke mixed with the dust from the firewood will cover the stove. Jiang Yunzhu thinks she is very clean, so she can only do what the Fang family does.
She was quite pleased with the couple and asked them if they would like to work in their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fang were absolutely willing to do so. With several children in the family, feeding and drinking were a big problem.
Jiang Yunzhu suggested that they try them out for three days first, and if both parties had no problems, they would be hired.
As for the price, if two people come, it’s six cents of silver.
This price is really not low. Working in the mines is six coins a month, but it is so tiring and dangerous. Besides, they may not necessarily want you to go even if you want to. Now the couple works as odd jobs, and they can earn six coins in total. It is also close to home. It is really a good thing that you can't find even with a lantern.
"Thank you, thank you." The Fang couple were not good at speaking, they just kept thanking, thanking Jiang Yunzhu and Gu Yongde, and then thanking Jiang Cheng and Chen.
"Work hard, and build this yard later," Gu Yongde instructed them.
"Yes, thank you, village chief." Fang Laosi started to thank him again.
Jiang Yunzhu asked them when they could start work, and they both said impatiently that they could start now.
Jiang Yunzhu thought that she had made a trip to the county town today and was a bit rushed for lunch, so it would be nice to have their help, so she agreed.
The two turned around, gave the child a few words of advice, and then followed Jiang Yunzhu.
Just then, someone behind the wall asked, "Are you from Jiang's Food Stall?"
Hearing this, everyone looked over there.
The wall of Fang's house is low, so one can see a boy of about thirteen or fourteen standing in the yard next door. The boy has lively eyes and brows, and looks somewhat like Gu Yanzhou. He is leaning over to look this way.
"What are you doing, you little bastard!" Gu Yongde shouted as soon as he saw the young man.
The young man ignored him and looked at Jiang Yunzhu and asked, "Are you going to hire someone?" He had heard everything in the yard just now, and knew that among these people, Jiang Yunzhu was the boss.
"Yes." Jiang Yunzhu replied.
The boy looked her up and down and asked, "How about hiring me?"
Jiang Yunzhu looked at Gu Yongde. Who is this
"My nephew, you don't study hard." Gu Yongde said angrily, "I will tell your father later, and see if your father doesn't beat you."
The young man made a bitter face, "Uncle, I also want to be like Brother Yanzhou, and praise everyone who sees me, but I really can't understand it. You don't know, sitting there every day, I feel like I'm being tortured.
Sometimes I think that if I spend my whole life studying, I might as well just die. "
"Bah, you're so young, why are you talking about life and death? Just study hard." Gu Yongde said, and he was already planning to go over there and teach people a lesson.
The young man quickly pleaded with Jiang Yunzhu, "Please hire me. I can read and do accounting. Just let me leave... Hey, uncle, uncle..." The young man ran away.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at his back and smiled. This boy ran quite fast.