usatvline Chapter 87 Zhuangzi gradually gets better
Chapter 87 Zhuangzi gradually gets better
An Qiao followed Tong Shan around the farm and heard Tong Shan introduce, "Young lady, last time you said you wanted to buy a few piglets. I asked around in the surrounding villages and only bought eight, which should be enough for now. Now there are four here, and the other four will be brought here when they come out."
Then he pointed to the pigsty and said, "This is a pigsty that was built not long ago. It already has four piglets. Just based on the food and drink of the workers in this factory, the swill is enough for the piglets to eat. There is no need to transport it from the restaurant for the time being."
An Qiao smiled knowingly, "Then we still have to buy some more pigs. You can buy as many as you want, as long as they are no more than thirty."
Tong Shan opened his mouth, closed it, and opened it again. "Well... thirty, isn't that too many? What if there's a swine fever or something? It won't be worth it."
An Qiao added, "As long as you clean diligently, this problem won't occur. I think the pen can hold about 40 of them."
But if it is really swine fever, then we can only accept our fate.
The two of them followed the path all the way to the soap factory. An Qiao looked at the valley again and said, "We can raise some free-range chickens here. They will definitely smell delicious."
There were too many things he wanted to raise, and the previous fruit trees had not been settled yet. He started to think about all sorts of things, so An Qiao withdrew his thoughts and returned to the soap factory.
There are two or three people in each cubicle. Everyone is doing their work in an orderly manner. It’s no big deal to chat and laugh a few times, as long as the daily order volume is completed.
An Qiao opened every room and looked around. Everyone was working hard. Just a few days ago, when they first started making soap, everyone was vying to do the oil refining step because they could get some lard residue.
Although lard residue is not considered a very good thing, it is a rare meat dish in ordinary households.
Later, An Qiao ordered that the lard residue be made into daily meals so that everyone could eat it and no one fought over it.
There were nearly 100 pieces of soap already made. An Qiao took one and it smelled really bland. She was afraid that the quality was not up to standard, so she found another basin of water to test it.
After checking a few pieces, all of them were of good quality. An Qiao gave one piece of the used soap to Tong Shan's family, and placed the remaining four or five pieces in the collective laundry area.
It was time for lunch and everyone came out from different factories.
"Thank you for your hard work. In the past half month, you have made 100 bars of soap. I have distributed some to everyone and put them in the laundry area. You can use them to take a bath and wash clothes. I bought some pork meat and asked the aunts to cook it. Everyone, take a rest and then go get some food."
An Qiao paused and continued.
"Everyone work hard, and the best one will be selected every month. That person can then get 100 more coins than the others."
Before she finished speaking, the people below started to take a breath, "100 cents, did you hear that? The young lady said 100 cents." An aunt excitedly pulled the aunt next to her and whispered in a low voice.
Everyone was very interested in this excellent award, and everyone's face was filled with excitement. An extra 100 cents, that's 100 cents.
In the past, even if you worked for a day, you would only earn thirty or fifty cents. Now you get paid for your work, with food and accommodation provided, and you can also get rewards for outstanding performance.
Although they all signed an indenture, there was still a difference between wealthy servants and poor servants.
An Qiao was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. After saying a few polite words, she let everyone go to rest.
"Young lady, you have already paid them a considerable sum of money. Now if you add another 100 coins... won't you be at a loss?" Tong Shan asked.
An Qiao smiled, "You are all people I trust, so it's okay to tell you. Although the 100 coins are not too much or too little, they can make them work harder to win the title of excellent employee. Then you don't have to worry about them cheating, because everyone wants the 100 coins. But I will make a table to determine who is excellent and who is not, and you can give them scores every day. Even if some people are dissatisfied, they won't dare to be dissatisfied with the table."
Tong Shan listened carefully and said he had learned it.
"After all, there are many kinds of wine that I can't make in the yard. I may have to come here to stay for a few days every month. Aunt Tong is virtuous. If I teach her a few times, she will probably learn it." An Qiao followed Tong Shan back. "So this soap factory should make 300 yuan a month first. At other times, everyone may have to do other work. This 100-wen reward is not much at all."
Tong Shan said he understood, and then introduced the crops in the field to An Qiao, "We have basically planted all the seeds that the young lady bought, but we may still need to find some workers when the harvest comes."
"For things that don't involve confidential information, you can just ask villagers to help. As for how much you get per day, you can ask around based on the job. It should be about the same as nearby jobs, or 10 to 20 cents more than nearby jobs." An Qiao also listened carefully, and then added, "When the time comes to pickle radishes and kimchi, you still need to find helpers to wash and scrub them. As for the pickling step, I can do it."
Every household knows how to make kimchi, and even if you look at it, the steps are similar, so you are not too afraid of being learned by others. This is the same as the bread and pastries made by different people are different, the same ingredients may have different tastes.
These tasks will probably have to be left for late autumn or early winter, and it is a bit early to plan now, so the two of them just discussed it for a while.
When they returned to the house, Aunt Tong had already prepared dinner. Since An Qiao and Tong Yi came today, Aunt Tong insisted on cooking for herself.
The rest of the work is still done by the aunts in the village.
"Everyone, please sit down and get ready to eat." Aunt Tong called.
An Qiao found a stool and sat down. Tonight's dishes were quite rich, including pickled vegetable and pig blood soup, deep-fried spareribs, stir-fried meat with green peppers, egg pancakes, stir-fried corn and peas, and a stewed rice.
"Wow, mom, it's so rich." Tong Yiyi exclaimed.
"Aren't you and the young lady here?" Aunt Tong smiled and served food to everyone.
After everyone sat down, An Qiao took the lead in adding a piece of pig blood. She had been thinking about this dish for a long time.
But getting pig blood depends on luck. For example, yesterday the butcher said that the pig struggled too hard when he was slaughtering it, leaving only a little blood. My wife wanted to replenish it, so he refused to sell it.
The day before yesterday, he said that it had already been booked.
Pig blood is not as expensive as pork and is not as expensive as pork. Many people like to buy some pig blood to eat but are reluctant to buy meat.
This meant that An Qiao could never eat this bowl of pig blood.
"It's delicious. I didn't expect that the food my aunt cooked would taste even better after she left the restaurant." An Qiao praised.
Aunt Tong shook her head embarrassedly, "How can that be true? Everything the young lady cooks is delicious, so don't laugh at me."
An Qiao said sincerely, "Really, Aunt Tong is the fastest learner I've ever taught. Many of the people who came in later had some cooking skills, but none of them learned as fast as Aunt Tong."
Aunt Tong smiled happily.
Tong Shan and Tong Yi looked at each other and smiled.
Only the little nursery rhyme said in a baby voice, "Mom is happy." The little nursery rhyme had just learned to speak not long ago, and she spoke this sentence one word at a time, which made her look particularly adorable.