Looking back at the group of people making trouble, Wei Cheng said, “Ms. Wang, I am the one who is in charge of the workshop. If I say no then I won’t recruit. If you have an opinion, you can make trouble. If you make trouble for a long time, I will see you as an eyesore then you can expect that you will be facing the yamen.”
The tone of Wei Cheng’s words was very flat, but his cold eyes made people feel timid.
“…I, I don’t believe it. If I stand here and won’t leave, how will you sue me to the yamen- the yamen can’t control me standing here.” Aunt Wang lost her momentum, and she became a bit timid when she heard the yamen.
“The yamen has the right to arrest you. You are taking the lead in making trouble and making a scene here. Do you think the yamen has no right to manage it?”
“…I won’t make trouble, I will just… just stand here and don’t leave. Are you in control of where I can stand?” Aunt Wang thought to herself that if she doesn’t make trouble then what can people can do to her.
She will lead people to cover the entrance and exit of the workshop- the entrances and exits are not a part of the workshop’s territory and they have no control over it.
“I, Wei Cheng, really manage it.” Wei Cheng sneered, “The land you are standing on, including this area, is the land under the name of this workshop. If you continue to stand here, I can go to the Yamen and sue you for trespassing into private lands.”
He and Yun Chengfeng bought all the wasteland in the suburbs.
Aunt Wang and the troublemakers were dumbfounded.
They are not really ignorant. If they were really reported to the Yamen trespassing on private lands, they would be locked up in jail.
The troublemakers were all scared- they were also instigated by Aunt Wang to make trouble. She said that if they made trouble and occupied the roads then the workshop would not be able to start smoothly, then the other party would definitely compromise and recruit their family members.
They didn’t know that the place they were relying on turned out to be private land. The troublemaker removed their proud faces and begged for mercy.
“We are all neighbors, Wei Cheng, so just let us go this time.”
“Your greatness won’t care about us little people, don’t call the Yamen, we won’t make trouble anymore, we will leave now.”
Those who were frightened quickly expressed their opinions, for fear that Wei Cheng would get angry and send them directly to the Yamen.
Wei Cheng looked at them coldly, and said in a deep voice, “We are all neighbors, for the sake of us being neighbors, I won’t mind this time.”
The troublemakers in the suburbs thanked him one after another.
“But-”
The hearts of those who caused disturbances in the suburbs got nervous.
“I don’t want it to happen again.” Wei Cheng beat them with a stick and then gave them the carrot, “This is the first batch of workers recruited by the workshop, and more workers will be recruited in the future. Anyone who meets the requirements was registered so if the workshop needs to recruit more people, priority will be given to those who meet the requirements at this time.”
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“I didn’t recruit you this time because the recruited people are more suitable than you.”
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Aunt Wang’s face was ashen, she had completely offended Wei Cheng so she took her son away in desperation.
Everyone else dispersed.
Wei Cheng threw all the rosters to Wei Lei and asked him to send the rosters of the sauce workshop to Tai Fu Luo since it was no longer under his control.
Tai Fu Luo must be the ones to arrange their pre-job training.
The chef for the restaurant was not found, so he had to continue recruiting. He threw all this to Wei Lei. After a busy day, he finally had time to be alone with his wife.
Wei Cheng took his wife home.
*
The news of Wei Cheng’s recruitment spread. The people in Wei Cheng’s village felt sorry for not establishing a good relationship in advance. Wei Cheng has become promising, he used to be in business, but now he’s hooked up with some big shot and is now the person in charge of a workshop.
No matter how the villagers guessed, they couldn’t guess which one was Wei Cheng’s boss.
In Qinghe Village, the Zhou family.
Wei Cheng recruited workers and did not let his family members go there to work for him. Zhou Yuan’s three sisters-in-law heard the rumors outside, ran home in a hurry, and questioned them directly.
“Wei Cheng is recruiting workers for the workshop. Why didn’t he ask you to apply for the job? Aren’t you a part of his own family? Then why don’t you have a job and why didn’t Wei Cheng arrange one for you?!”
Zhou Yuan’s three elder brothers looked at the three angry people who ran in front of them.
Zhou Yong was very disappointed with his wife’s attitude- he thought that during this period of time, there had been some restraint and changes within her but it turns out that this person still hasn’t changed, and still has that strong and abrasive attitude.
Zhou Yong glanced at her, and that glance made his wife’s heart skip a beat.
Mother Zhou and Father Zhou also came back as they heard rumors from the village and came to inquire about their sons. They just came back from work under Wei Cheng, so they should’ve known about the recruitment of workers in the workshop.
How could the three brothers not know about the recruitment of workers in the workshop?! Zhou Yong explained to his parents, “Wei Cheng let us choose whether we wanted to work in the workshop or wait for him to arrange another job next month and learn to be local traders or peddlers. If after a month of being peddlers, we still feel that working in the workshops is more suitable for us then he would arrange for us to enter the workshop.”
“We discussed and decided to wait for a month. This month, Wei Cheng asked us to study there but there will be no wages, and only three meals will be provided.”
After hearing what their son said, Mother Zhou and Father Zhou also felt that it would be better if they could learn how to trade, rather than working in a workshop all the time. And if they choose not to do business after a month then they can choose again.
Father Zhou told them, “The three of you should learn from our son-in-law. This is a rare opportunity.”
All three brothers responded positively.
*
Zhou Lanlan didn’t take it seriously when she heard about Wei Cheng.
As long as he is just someone put in charge, he is still just a servant, it doesn’t matter if he is promising, she, Zhou Lanlan, can marry into a wealthy family in the county, and that family would no doubt have a few shops in the county, as long as she nods and agrees then she can put other people in charge.
Zhou Lanlan wanted to procrastinate regarding her marriage. She heard her family members talking about her elder brother being admitted as a scholar next year. If her brother was admitted as a scholar, then she would be the scholar’s sister and the young lady of the scholar’s family. Maybe it would be better to accept the marriage proposals at that time.
That’s why she procrastinated and refused to agree to the proposals from here. Zhou Lanlan sat and chatted with her friends in the village.
Li Zhiqing was also there, but she hesitated to speak, biting her lip.
Zhou Lanlan asked, “Zhiqing, do you have any questions?” Her tone was a little haughty.
Li Zhiqing gritted her teeth and asked, “Lan Lan, your brother is going to be a scholar soon, his marriage…”
She also hoped to rely on Zhou Lanlan to form a relationship with her brother, otherwise, if Zhou Lanlan’s brother really got admitted as a scholar, she would have no hope at all.
Zhou Lanlan replied, “Zhiqing, do you want to ask about my brother’s marriage? I heard from my mother that my brother seems to have a crush on a wealthy daughter in the county and that he will propose marriage only after he is admitted as a scholar next year.” The tone was extremely perfunctory, as if a little impatient.
Li Zhiqing’s face was pale, and her heart felt cold.
She thought that by being close to Zhou Lanlan, she would be able to get in touch with Zhou Lanlan’s elder brother more, and then he would slowly develop feelings for her. But Zhou Lanlan’s elder brother was studying in the county town, so he seldom came back and she saw him seldom. Now that Zhou Lanlan had such an attitude, she fully understood that she had no chance at all.
*
The chef for the store was finally found, and he was one recommended by Steward Fu- the man the apprentice of the master chef of Tai Fu Luo.
Since there was now a chef, Wei Cheng had to personally teach him the menu since it was designed by him. He had to teach the new chef in the kitchens over by the workshops.
Wei Yuan’s family came to visit and Wei Lei also came just as Wei Cheng was teaching the new chef- the aroma of the food they made made them salivate.
Wei Cheng is a kind person so everyone was able to get some of the food.
Whether it’s Wei Yuan’s family, Wei Lei, or the servants, they were all full of praise. Wei Hu even excessively used the sauce for bibimbap, and burps when he was finally full and satisfied.
As Wei Cheng was designing the menu, he realized that many ingredients needed to use dried seafood, which can enhance its freshness and taste, and the workshops near their home were also starting to work. It was about time he went to the piers to get some supplies of seafood and process them into dried goods.
Wei Cheng took Wei Lei, Wei Hu, and Wei Jin over there, but since Wei Yi had trouble walking, he didn’t manage to join them.
The market at the wharves is very messy, especially at the place where seafood is sold. The fishy smell of varying seafood gets mixed together so the smell is not good.
There are a lot of fish, and fresh shrimps have started being used for food ever since Wei Cheng’s stall started, more and more fresh shrimps are sold than before, and the prices have also increased, and many people from fishing villages come to sell them.
His family has Hei Zi’s family who provide them fresh shrimp. If the restaurant opens, it will use a lot of fresh shrimp so he has to sign a contract with Hei Zi’s family. Since it was a large amount, they had to sign a contract, and Hei Zi’s father would help him buy fresh shrimp in their fishing village.
Fresh shrimp can be eaten fresh but it can also be made into dry goods to prolong its lifespan.
Wei Cheng wandered around the fish stalls on the wharf, but still couldn’t find what he wanted.
“Lei-zi, where is the wharf where the cargo ships are docked?”
Wei Cheng can only look for cargo ships that transport seafood to the pier for sale. Wei Lei is the most familiar with the pier, so it is most suitable to ask him.
Wei Lei really knew there was a place where cargo ships were docked.
It is the most remote corner of the pier because the seafood smells the worst here so it can only be docked in the most inconspicuous corner of the pier.
Seafood stalls in the county town will go there to choose fresh fish.
When they arrived, the ground was wet, and the smell of dead fish was lingering heavily in the air.
There are a lot of unwanted small fish and shells littering the ground…
Wei Cheng was looking for scallops, sea shells, and squid… These are the most suitable seafood that can also be sold as dry goods.
As far as his workshop is concerned, he already has a workshop that can dry goods. It was originally used to dry mountain goods to make finished products for sale but it was first used to dry seafood.
He knew that the most expensive seafood in this country was abalone, shark fin, and all kinds of rare fish. These are all fresh products and there are no dry product versions of them, let alone scallops, isinglass, shredded squid, and other ingredients that are indispensable for cooking.
If it hadn’t been for the backwardness of ancient times when there was no large ship to salvage deep-sea fish. If there were, he would want to harvest the good ingredients in the sea.
Shaking his head out of those thoughts, he walked forward, aiming to find what he needed.
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