novelhk Chapter 175: Being courteous for nothing
Chapter 175: Being courteous for nothing
Finally, after Jiang Yuwei's explanation, County Magistrate Li recharged five taels of silver, and Mr. Sun directly recharged ten taels. They also set the monthly delivery time, and Jiang Yuwei sent the two away.
Doctor Lin also became a member and recharged two taels of silver, then hurried back to the pharmacy. As soon as this group of people left, a group of literati came to the door. They were brought by the second young master of the Xu family. Jiang Yuwei had no time to rest and was busy greeting the guests.
Most of the papers and notebooks in the shop were sold out in the morning. Jiang Yuwei calculated that if things continued like this, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhou, Zhang Guang and Ning Qiu would all have to be hired as long-term workers. Ning Qiu and Ning Daya could come to the shop in the town with Uncle Ning every day to sell goods, and the fool would still live in the shop to look after it.
Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhang were left at home as long-term laborers. In the future, when Ning Qiu and Ning Daya were not at the market, he could handle the work with their help. Although Zhang Guang was young, he was quick and strong at work, and he could do all the work in the paper mill.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuwei took advantage of the lunch break to draft the document and would go back in the evening and sign it with them.
Seeing that most of the customers had left, Jiang Yuwei asked the fool to help hang all the big characters sent by the Second Young Master and Mr. Sun behind the counter.
After finishing her work, Jiang Yuwei went to the backyard to fry an eggplant and made a tomato and egg soup. She took out all the braised food she had made yesterday, cut them up and put them on a plate. She also fried some peanuts, heated up the buns and served them on the table.
Jiang Yuwei called everyone to the backyard to eat, while she went to the front to look after the store. After everyone had finished eating, she went to the backyard to have lunch.
After dinner, Jiang Yuwei wrote down all the questions that customers asked most frequently during the opening of the store today, and summarized a more complete set of rhetoric. She also summarized the problems that everyone encountered today and the direction for improvement. Jiang Yuwei also wrote a store maintenance process and posted it in the warehouse in the backyard.
After summarizing all these, Jiang Yuwei prepared to hold a meeting with everyone after closing the store at night. After cleaning up the backyard, Jiang Yuwei went to the front yard to help.
With the help of the Second Young Master and Mr. Sun in promoting the business, Moxiangzhai was packed with customers on the first day of its opening. Everyone was busy all day and made a lot of money. Jiang Yuwei put all of it into the space and kept some for daily flow on the counter.
After closing the store, Jiang Yuwei held a meeting with everyone, signed the long-term employment document with Ning Qiu, and gave some instructions to the idiot before leading everyone back to Ningjia Village. However, as soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Chen Guixiang and Ning Chunlin waiting outside.
Jiang Yuwei looked at the cart full of mulberry bark behind Ning Chunlin, then walked forward, opened the gate and said to the two of them calmly:
"Come in, we'll push the cart directly to the backyard to be weighed."
Ning Chunlin saw this and shouted happily:
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go right away."
Jiang Yuwei was a little surprised by Ning Chunlin's sudden enthusiasm, but she didn't think much about it and directly moved all the things on the ox cart. When Ning Zhao and Ning Wan saw Chen Guixiang, they just called out lightly and ran into the house to play.
Chen Guixiang was also a little embarrassed when she saw this. She stood in the yard, wanting to speak, but she didn't know how to say it, so she observed Jiang Yuwei's expression and stammered:
"Well, we have collected the mulberry bark and wood ash you requested. I have weighed them at home."
Jiang Yuwei didn't even look at her, she just lowered her head and was busy making dinner. When she heard her say this, she replied calmly:
"Oh."
Seeing this, Chen Guixiang took a few steps forward and continued:
"Well, since I have prepared all the things for you, the matter between Xu Feng and Xu Jing..."
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and interrupted:
"I am a man of my word and I won't go back on my word."
After hearing this, Chen Guixiang nodded with relief and continued:
"I, I know, you are a good person..."
After hearing this, Jiang Yuwei immediately looked up at Chen Guixiang and frowned:
"What's wrong with you today? Is your brain burnt out? Why are you praising me?"
Chen Guixiang's eyes widened when she heard this, and then she looked at the door of the wing room as if she had thought of something, and asked in a low voice:
"That idiot isn't home, is he?"
Jiang Yuwei looked at Chen Guixiang's sneaky look and said lightly:
"not here."
Chen Guixiang heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, patted her chest a few times and muttered:
"I think we should kick that idiot out as soon as possible. What is he doing at home? He only knows how to eat and not how to work. His brain is not working well. Who can afford to keep an idle person these days?"
Jiang Yuwei stared into Chen Guixiang's eyes for a while, then raised her head and looked behind her and said:
"Silly, you're back."
Chen Guixiang jumped up and hid behind Jiang Yuwei after hearing this, looking around excitedly:
"Where is it, where is it, you fool..."
Jiang Yuwei burst into laughter upon seeing this:
"I was mistaken."
Chen Guixiang then realized that she had lost her composure, and hurriedly left Jiang Yuwei, standing farther away, and coughed a few times before speaking:
"Well, I have nothing else to do today. I heard from Qianqian that your shop in the city is open?"
Jiang Yuwei raised her eyebrows, glanced at Chen Guixiang, and nodded.
Chen Guixiang's eyes lit up when she saw this, and then she smiled and said:
"Look, we don't have much land. Your father and I, along with Sun, can farm it. Your second brother has never done hard labor, and he can't do farm work. I think you'll need manpower to open a shop, so it's better to hire our own people than to hire others."
Chen Guixiang raised her head and looked at Jiang Yuwei's expression. Seeing that she was normal, she dared to continue speaking:
"It's fine if you don't want to use Yunyun, but Chunlin is your second brother, and we are all family members. It's better for us to use our own talents, so that the wealth will not flow to outsiders."
Jiang Yuwei now understood why Ning Chunlin was so enthusiastic towards her just now, and why Chen Guixiang was so attentive to her now. It turned out that she was waiting for her here.
Jiang Yuwei kept moving her hands, without raising her head or opening her eyes, and said calmly:
"Now that the shop is fully staffed, no additional help is needed."
Chen Guixiang became anxious when she heard this:
"Why don't you understand? Hey, what I mean is that it's better to use your own family than to use others. If everyone is here, you can just drive one away, right?"
Jiang Yuwei added a ladle of water to the pot and said:
"I can't hurry. The documents have already been signed."
Chen Guixiang became even more anxious when she saw this:
"You are stupid and have no sense. You can't just sign the document. I think it's better for you to find a reason to invalidate the document. Anyway, your business is up to you!"
After hearing this, Jiang Yuwei slammed the water scoop in her hand, raised her eyes to look at Chen Guixiang and said in a deep voice:
"You still know that this is my family's business?"