Chapter 55 – Recruiting Gers and Girls As Workers
Yun Chengfeng knocked on Wei Cheng’s door early in the morning.
He didn’t have breakfast before he came, so he had breakfast at the Wei family’s house, and the matter was settled after breakfast.
If he wanted a formula, it was impossible to give it to him!
Wei Cheng refused this time.
“…That’s resin, not real glass. The raw material is cheap, and it’s impossible to sell it at a sky-high price of tens of thousands of taels of silver. Its transparency would be regarded as a surprise feature, and glass cannot be made. The price may be too high in the early stage but after it is promoted to the general public, resin glass would be an everyday item.”
“However, there are different grades of goods made of resin. Lighting accessories, windows, and exquisite ornaments made of high-quality materials can be sold for more than a hundred taels. After the promotion, you can earn sky-high prices from these but it can’t be done for a single piece.”
“Candles and handmade soap are both daily necessities for people’s livelihood. I can’t keep them all for me as they will be bargaining chips to exchange goods with other merchants in the future.”
It means that even if he was a dignified young master, he still wouldn’t get this source of supply.
“…”
Yun Chengfeng was blocked and speechless.
Fortunately, since he was able to eat breakfast before this discussion, he wasn’t choked and unable to eat. After Wei Cheng’s analysis, he instantly felt that candles and handmade soap were not that important.
“Handmade soap and candles, as long as there are high-quality goods, they will be given priority to me.” Selling such goods can also make him a lot of money.
“Of course!”
“I don’t care about resin or anything else but the 55-65 cooperation deal is still the same.”
Wei Cheng: “……”
“Okay!” Wei Cheng said, “The goods sold under the Jinzhou Prefecture would be sourced from my workshop. I don’t care about other workshops and sales in other places.”
Resin glass is just a formula, and to make exquisite handicrafts, they have to design it themselves. He is a modern person, and his designs are not as good as the ancient ones.
Yun Chengfeng didn’t know Wei Cheng’s plan but since it was a trivial matter, he agreed.
“Are you gonna leave now?”
“Why do you chase me away every time I come here?” Yun Chengfeng said, “By the way, why don’t I see Yuan-ger?”
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The corners of Wei Cheng’s mouth curled up, expressing deep meaning, and he returned to the backyard after leaving these few words.
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The bed has two layers of curtains covering it with a veil hanging down so that the person who is sleeping soundly on the bed can barely be seen.
Once the veil was lifted, and Wei Cheng saw his wife was sleeping soundly, he didn’t disturb him and leaned over to kiss him lightly. With this touch, the person on the bed waved his slender arms unconsciously and pressed his palm against Wei Cheng’s face like a fly. After pushing him away with a strength that was very gentle, the sleeping person muttered, as if dissatisfied with being disturbed.
Wei Cheng chuckled, not feeling like being beaten by his wife, he took his wife’s hand, rubbed it twice, until it became soft and fleshy, and then stuffed his hands back into the quilt, his wife was still naked under the silk quilt.
After standing by the bed and looking at him for a while, he walked out of the bedroom with light footsteps.
Xiao-Liu was waiting outside the door.
Wei Cheng ordered, “I’ll go to the study, when your master wakes up, come and tell me.”
“Yes, master.”
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At Qinghe Village.
“You want to apply to be a worker. Is there really such a good thing, are you not afraid of being cheated?”
“Mother, don’t worry, it won’t be a lie.”
“Recruiting gers and girls, you know that apart from being maids and doing handicrafts in the county, there are no other jobs for gers and girls in the family.”
Zhou Qiu’s mother chattered beside Zhou Qiu.
“Mother…” Zhou Qiu was very helpless and had to tell her, “The Wei Family’s Workshop was opened by Yuan Yuan’s husband, Wei Cheng.”
Zhou Qiu’s mother was taken aback, “Really?!”
“Really, everyone in Yuan Yuan’s family knows this.”
“If you say it that way then it won’t be a lie. Oh, why didn’t you mention such a big thing to your mother.” Zhou Qiu’s mother remembered something, “The three Zhou brothers are working in Wei Cheng’s workshop, right?” She watched as the Zhou family managed to live a much better life than before.
“That’s right, Brother Zhou Yong, Brother Zhou Shan, Brother Zhou Zheng, all work in the workshop.”
It really is so!
Zhou Qiu’s mother’s eyes lit up, and she asked tentatively, “Qiu’er, why don’t you ask Yuan-ger if the workshop still recruits men…your brother…”
Zhou Qiu’s mother sighed.
Zhou Qiu remained silent, not having the joy of being able to become a worker.
“…Letting your brother go to work is better than spending time at home thinking about that matter and worrying about it all day.” Zhou Qiu’s mother sighed and was angry about the matter of the eldest son.
They thought that the girl was good, waiting for her eldest son, but she didn’t expect her to not hold up to her words. Here, her son was hanging on to make money to marry her, but when the girl found a better option, she married that man instead.
When her eldest son learned that the girl was married, he was sad, didn’t control his temper, and offended his boss. Because of this, he even lost his job and not only that, the boss also told him not to hang out in the county.
His livelihood was gone, and the woman he liked was now someone else’s wife, and he felt even more devastated.
When the incident happened, Zhou Qiu even came to scold him for it, but so what?!
Her elder brother liked that girl since he was a child, and would not marry unless she was the one he was marrying. He would often buy things to curry favor with her when he made money. Her elder brother has a generous personality, is devoted to people, and is capable. He can’t provide a rich life, but he will take care of her for the rest of his life. It’s true that people’s hearts can change without others being aware of it.
“I’ll ask Yuan Yuan to see if there is any job suitable for my eldest brother.”
Before Zhou Qiu went out, Zhou Qiu’s mother didn’t forget to remind her.
“You can ask Yuan-ger but if they don’t have a job then don’t force it, lest Yuan-ger be embarrassed.”
“Understood!”
Zhou Qiu went to the grocery store by bullock cart.
When she went to the grocery store, there were already many people around the door of the grocery store, including young gers and girls, married couples, and wives.
Zhou Qiu also saw a few acquaintances.
Ah! It was Zhou Qingqing and Zhou Xianger!
She smiled confidently, wondering how they would react when they saw that the recruiting workshop belonged to Yuan Yuan’s family.
Zhou Qiu wanted to watch a play knowing that their expressions should be very exciting.
Zhou Qingqing and Zhou Xianger also saw Zhou Qiu and Zhou Xianger said to Zhou Qiu, “Zhou Qiu, why are you here?” Her tone was disgusted and questioning.
“You guys can come so why can’t I come?” Zhou Qiu responded lightly.
Zhou Xianger proudly said, “The workshop is recruiting skilled people. Qingqing’s embroidery work is the best among the girls in the village. She is beautiful and skillful. My embroidery work is not as good as Qingqing’s but I am also one of the best in the village. Your embroidery work is like a ball of mud when you compare it with ours, isn’t it embarrassing for you to come here.”
Zhou Qiu: “…”
Embroidery is her sore spot. However, she is in a good mood, and she doesn’t care about the two girls who are smiling smugly when she knows that they won’t be able to laugh later.
Seeing that Zhou Qiu had no objection, Zhou Qingqing and Zhou Xianger were even more proud. They thought that if they entered the workshop, Zhou Qiu would be feeling defeated, and they could use this to ridicule Zhou Qiu in the future.
A timid girl in patches came over and called out to Zhou Qiu, “Miss Xiao-Qiu.”
“Xiao-Cao.” Zhou Qiu exclaimed in surprise, “You’re here too, why didn’t I see you just now?”
Xiao-Cao smiled timidly, “I was just…”
She had been hiding in the corner without saying a word, Zhou Qingqing and Zhou Xianger next to him shouted, “Poor ghost, stay away from me!”
Xiao-Cao’s smile disappeared, she shrank timidly, lowered her head, and grasped the corner of her clothes with her fingers.
Zhou Qingqing yelled angrily, “These poor ghosts dare to come to see if they could be workers, aren’t they being disgusting by looking so poor?! How could the workshop recruit such people?”
Zhou Xianger said in disgust, “Her fingers are all black, so dirty!”
Xiao-Cao clenched her teeth, suppressing her fear.
Xiao-Cao is a timid and shy girl from a poor household in Qinghe village. Her family is very poor and she is usually hungry. Her grandparents, parents, and younger brother all eat wild vegetables and wild potatoes to fill their stomachs.
The family is poor so she grew up being bullied and disliked in the village and developed a timid and cowardly temperament. Her family is very close to Zhou Muzi’s, so she only knew Zhou Qiu here.
“Zhou Xianger, Zhou Qingqing shut your stinking mouths.” Zhou Qiu pulled Xiao-Cao, “Come on, Xiao-Cao, let’s go in.”
Zhou Qiu angrily dragged Xiao-Cao towards the door of the grocery store. Behind her, Zhou Xianger and Zhou Qingqing were angry as they watched Zhou Qiu’s actions in shock.
Looking at the man standing at the door- he had a stern face and a menacing aura, but when he saw Zhou Qiu, he greeted Zhou Qiu with a smile and even let Zhou Qiu in.
This… how is this possible?!
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