MTL - Traveling Through Ancient Times To Be a Shopkeeper-Chapter 72

After the new year, the folks and workers at home started to go to work.

Before, on the second day of the new year, Wei Cheng took Zhou Yuan back to Qinghe Village. He drove lightly, went in the morning, and returned to the outskirts of the county after lunch.

On the day Zhou Yuan returned to her natal home, Zhou Lanlan also returned to Qinghe Village, and it was noon when Zhou Lanlan arrived.

"Zhou Lanlan came back with a lot of pomp and circumstance. The servants of the carriage wore gold and silver, and the villagers surrounded him with envy. I saw it at the time, and I saw Zhou Lanlan's husband-in-law. He was very fat, and his fat eyes were narrowed into a line. The horse-drawn carriage disliked the environment of the village very much, and that look was contemptuous. You haven't seen that Aunt Yuan Yuan kept laughing, and kept saying good things to curry favor with that son-in-law, and Aunt Yuan Yuan was there too. Saying that Zhou Lanlan's husband-in-law is a good-looking talent, I can burst out laughing at the hypocrisy."

Zhou Yuan, Zhou Muzi, and Zhou Qiu gathered in the living room of the grocery store. The three of them were talking about interesting things about the New Year. Zhou Qiu told about the scene when Zhou Lanlan returned to her natal home on the second day of the new year.

Zhou Qiu asked: "Yuan Yuan, why didn't you come to Qinghe Village in the second year of junior high school to tell me so that I could go and look for you. It's rare for you and Wei Cheng to go there. Why didn't your mother keep you and go back in one morning? It's too fast."

"My father and my three elder brothers took my husband to drink and drank a lot. My father and the others planned to continue drinking after lunch. My mother looked uncomfortable when he drank, knowing that the husband would not refuse my father's invitation. , thinking that my husband will definitely get drunk if he drinks any more, so he just let us come back earlier."

What Zhou Yuan said was half-truth and half-false. He didn’t talk about family affairs. He and his husband went back to their parents who were naturally very happy, and their nephews and nieces were also happy when they had lucky money. It’s just that the two sisters-in-law were very uncomfortable with smiles on their faces. Yuan was unhappy seeing his nephew Shitou silent, his parents were happy, but seeing Shitou become silent, his parents also felt uncomfortable, seeing the situation, in that atmosphere, he became silent, and finally decided to come back early .

Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi didn't see anything unusual and believed it to be true.

After Zhou Qiu finished speaking, it was Zhou Muzi's turn. Zhou Muzi was very happy when he said that, although he and Li Hu lived in a leaky mud house during the Chinese New Year, they also went back to repair it before the Chinese New Year, otherwise the cold wind would blow into the house and they would not be able to live in the house. People, repaired or mud houses.

But they were very happy, and the New Year's Eve reunion dinner was still eaten with his family. They made stew and hot pot, and lived a prosperous New Year for the first time.

This is very normal, this year Zhou Muzi and Li Hu lived very comfortably, Zhou Qiu looked at it for a while and asked: "Mother Li, they didn't go to find Li Hu?"

"Uh..." Zhou Muzi was dodged by the question, and then Zhou Yuan and Zhou Qiu stared at him at the same time, Zhou Muzi smiled sarcastically, but said it anyway.

"As soon as Ah Hu and I got home, my mother-in-law came to the door." Zhou Muzi said.

"Then she saw you and Li Hu take back the things?" Zhou Qiu asked anxiously, "Did she see it? Did she make a fuss and ask you for it?"

Zhou Muzi and Li Hu received two annual gifts from the grocery store, and Zhou Yuan also gave Zhou Muzi a lot of annual gifts.

This mother Li came to the door as soon as she could, maybe she had been waiting for a long time, and she couldn't wait to come to the door as soon as she came back. It was not because she came to ask for New Year's filial piety and filial piety money. If she saw the two brought back a lot of things, how could she Don't make a fuss.

Zhou Muzi smiled; "As soon as Ahu and I put away our things, my mother-in-law came. She didn't see the dried seafood, hot pot meatballs and pastries and candies that Yuan Yuan gave, but she saw the ten catties of pork in the kitchen. She wanted all of them. Take it back, but if Ah Hu doesn't give it to you, she will take half of it, and the New Year's Eve didn't stop her."

"It's really cheap for her." Zhou Qiu muttered. "I took half of it this time. Li's mother has an aggressive temper. If she doesn't think about getting some in the future, she will come to the door to get it. You and Li Hu can get used to it."

"It... will be." Zhou Muzi thought for a while, "If this is the case, Ah Hu and I will stop it."

Zhou Qiu glanced sideways: "Can you really stop him?" Obviously he didn't believe in Muzi's temper.

Zhou Muzi: "......." He really couldn't guarantee it.

"Xiaoqiu, Mu Zi can't stop him, but Li Hu can definitely stop him." Zhou Yuan reminded.

With Li Hu's attitude, he will definitely do whatever he wants to do. When he insisted on marrying Muzi, he would try his best to marry him. If his family disagrees, he will be firm. In Li's family, Li Hu's attitude, if he If you decide on one thing, you will definitely do it, and the Li family's objections are useless.

Zhou Qiu nodded in agreement.

"Also, if Muzi and Li Hu build a house in the suburbs, it will be difficult for the Li family to come to the house often if they are separated by a long distance," Zhou Yuan said.

When it comes to building a house, Zhou Muzi's eyes are full of expectations: "Well, I discussed it with Ah Hu. When we earn money, we will build a house in the suburbs. It will be close to work, and we will have our home."

Zhou Yuan said: "By the way, Muzi, if you really want to build a house in the suburbs, you'd better buy a place to build the house in advance. My husband said that he will buy a piece of land to build a workshop. It seems that the price of wasteland in the suburbs will rise in the future."

As for why it will rise, the husband said the same thing, he was dizzy when he heard that a lot of wasteland was sold... the price of real estate will rise, and then...

Zhou Muzi became nervous when he heard it: "Yes, but Ah Hu and I can't afford land right now!"

Wei Cheng is capable, so what he said must be credible.

Zhou Yuandao: "Don't worry, I heard from my husband that he thinks that Li Hu is capable and calm in his work. He will be asked to manage the drying workshop this month, and the salary will definitely increase a lot."

Zhou Muzi asked anxiously: "Really! Yuan Yuan, Wei Cheng thinks Ah Hu is capable?"

"I still can't lie to you."

Zhou Muzi grinned, his Ah Hu is capable, if he has the money to buy land, he is not afraid of price hikes.

Zhou Qiu was depressed, "You will all get close in the future, and I am alone in Qinghe Village."

Zhou Yuan and Zhou Muzi heard this, and said in unison: "You should find someone to marry!"

Zhou Yuan smiled: "Xiaoqiu, you find someone from the suburbs or the county town to marry, we are not all close."

Zhou Qiu: "..."

Nowhere!

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After the New Year's Eve.

Wei Cheng is about to start busy, busy buying a large piece of wasteland. This time he is not short of money. In addition to buying a wasteland to build a large workshop, he also needs to build staff accommodation.

The workshop will be completed in about two months. The goods from the north and those from the south must be transported to Nanshan County. If the workshop is not established, there will be no place for the goods to be placed. Construction will start immediately.

Workers are easy to hire, and refugees outside the suburbs can be hired. If you go to the countryside, workers can be in place, and you have to be busy if you want to arrange things. And Yin Chengfeng returned to the imperial city, and he was in charge of the sauce work, but he was the one who made the decision, so he was busy.

Workers who are looking for someone to build a workshop need to be recruited. After the workshop is established, workers need to be recruited, regardless of whether they are men or women. Thinking about going to work.

During the Chinese New Year, those who work in Weiji Workshop bring the five catties of meat with them and their wages. Whether they are poor or ordinary people, those who work in the workshop can live a meat-eating New Year. .

This shows that those people have made money.

Those who watched would not be envious, thinking that if they had the chance, they would definitely have to enter Wei Ji's workshop.

This time Weiji Workshop is recruiting workers again, and everyone wants to squeeze their heads.

The head of Wei Village came to find Wei Cheng.

In Weicheng Village, there was a posting of recruitment information. Anyone who wanted to enter Weiji's workshop would approach the village chief and ask the village chief to come and act as a lobbyist. I hope Weicheng can recruit everyone for the sake of the same village.

If the men in the village have a stable livelihood, then the life of the village will improve in the future, which is beneficial to the village.

The village head came to look for Wei Cheng.

Even though he doesn't live in the village, when the village chief comes to visit, Wei Cheng has to spare time to entertain him.

Hearing the village chief's explanation of his visit, Wei Cheng was silent for a moment. The village chief looked at Wei Cheng's silence, thinking that he would not agree, and asked anxiously: "That Wei Cheng, tell me something. If you don't agree, this is the same village. Yes, all the men who came to see me have no stable livelihood, and some of them are poor, can't you see that they are from the same village who agreed to come down?"

"Village chief, you come to the door in person. For the sake of your face, I will not agree. Recruiting people from other villages is recruiting, and recruiting people from your own village is also recruiting, but..." Wei Cheng said directly, "I don't know how to recruit people who are lazy, steal, **** and play tricks. The village chief must understand that I recruit people to work, not to be masters in the workshop."

"It should be." The village chief smiled with a wrinkled face after listening to Wei Cheng's words, "Don't worry, as long as you promise, those lazy people in the village who steal, **** and play tricks are not good at character. You promise, you will definitely check it out for you.”

Wei Cheng pondered: "I definitely agree with what the village chief said. Village chief, you go back and give me the number and list of people who will come to the workshop to work, and then let them go through the motions, and then sign the contract after confirming it." contract."

With Wei Chengcheng's promise, the head of Wei Village will go back satisfied, and he will tell the villagers the good news.

Wei Cheng gave such a big face, which made him a great face as the village chief.

Things will definitely be done for Wei Cheng. In the future, it will be easy to ask Wei Cheng for anything in the village.

When the village chief returned to the village, everyone who got the news rushed to gather there.

There is a gong hanging under a tree not far from the village head’s house. Usually, when something is announced in the village, the village head will beat the gong to gather the villagers there. This time, there is no need to knock the gong. with.

A stable livelihood is what the villagers look forward to.

As soon as the village chief appeared, the villagers couldn't wait and asked the village chief one after another.

"Village chief, can we go to the workshop to work?"

"Village chief, what does Wei Cheng say, will you recruit us?"

"That's right, village chief, tell us quickly!"

"...Does Wei Cheng disagree?"

"It's all in a village, Wei Cheng wouldn't do such a bad job!"

"who knows......."

"...."

The village chief coughed and signaled the villagers to be quiet.

The villagers gradually calmed down, holding their breath and waiting nervously.

"Listen well, Wei Cheng agrees." As soon as the village head said the words, the villagers started to discuss happily, and their faces were full of joy. The village head once again signaled the villagers to be quiet, and shouted loudly: "I haven't finished talking, wait until I finish speaking!" Let's discuss it again."

A man laughed and shouted: "Village chief, tell us, we are all listening!"

The villagers were quiet again, not nervous this time, with a smile on their faces, the village chief said: "Wei Cheng agrees for the sake of fellow villagers, but I have agreed here in advance that anyone who is greedy, lazy, cheating, cheating, It is not allowed to enter the workshop to work, except for these people, Wei Cheng agreed that everyone in the village should enter the workshop."

After the words fell, the villagers started talking again.

A villager said: "That's the reason, that's for sure. If you recruit people to go in and not do things, it won't work."

Most of the villagers agree, only a few households disagree. These households have idlers, lazy men, and poor morals. They are happy to get a job for nothing. Ken.

Wei Laizi's family opposed it, and Wei Lei's parents also opposed it...

"Village chief, I disagree, this is obviously aimed at my family."

"My son doesn't do things. That's my family's business. If he has a job, my son will definitely work hard."

"..."

The village chief is open-minded about any family in the village with poor character.

You are against it, you are against it, if you are against it, ask other people in the village if they agree.

The village chief ignored these companies and asked the villagers to line up to register. Those companies still had the cheek to line up. As long as they registered, they seemed to be able to go to the workshop. The village chief didn’t care about them. , Not to register means not to register.

If he were to register someone, Wei Cheng would say that he would bring people through the scene, and if he found out that someone with poor moral character was mixed in, he would have no place to put his face as the village chief.

If there is a disturbance, the village head will directly suppress it, and other villagers will scold them, for fear that a mouse dropping will spoil the whole pot of porridge.

If it goes wrong, the villagers can drown those few houses with their saliva.

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The personnel for the construction of the workshop arrived quickly, but it took half a month for the workshop workers to confirm the personnel.

After working for one month, if there is any problem, you can quit early.

With such a stable livelihood, those lucky enough to be recruited all expressed that they would wait. They waited anxiously for a month or two, as long as they had a stable livelihood.

Wei Cheng considered whether there would be other spies among the recruited workers.

I thought to use this more than a month to register all people's family background clearly, so that people with good character can be assigned to important positions, and people with average or unknown character can be assigned to ordinary positions, even people from the same village are arranged in the same way.

No one is sure whether people from the same village will be bribed.

Anyway, there are regulations in the workshop that you are not allowed to inquire about the work to be done in each position, and you are not allowed to talk about the position. If you are caught, you will be fired directly.

The workshop procedures are all under new names, and they are replaced by serial numbers. In addition, they are supervised by people. With the knowledge of ordinary people, even spies may not necessarily understand what those are.

It is more than enough to deal with these ancients.

Zhou Qiu, her eldest brother, Zhou Muzi, He Datie Fulang and other outstanding workers were all directly promoted to team leaders...

While Wei Cheng was busy, the village chief came over to hand in the list.

Wei Cheng said: "Village chief, are there any high-quality paddy fields in the village to buy?"

The village chief was stunned, "You want to buy a field." Then he thought that Wei Cheng only had one mu of paddy fields under his name, so he should buy some land as an industry, "If there is, how many acres do you want to buy, I will do it for you later."

Wei Cheng said directly: "Is there fifty mu?"

The village chief choked while drinking tea, "What—! You want five or fifty acres!"

Wei Cheng nodded.

Well, it’s not that he heard it wrong, the village chief thought for a while, “Yes, it needs to be measured, are you sure?”

Wei Cheng: "Sure."

Village head: "Okay, I'll take care of it for you, and go to the yamen to find someone to measure it some other day. You have to prepare the money."

"Don't worry, the money to buy the fields and manage is ready, the village chief just tell me the amount." Wei Cheng said, "The fields will be recorded in my husband's name."

What? ! ! !

The village chief was stunned!