Chapter 41
Chapter 40
“Miss Jiang.” Yang Sheng and Shen Fengming came out of the side room.
Jiang Yunzhu was in a good mood now, she turned around and smiled at them, her eyes were flowing like twinkling water, which made people intoxicated in the gray winter.
Shen Fengming and Yang Cheng were stunned, then Yang Cheng came back to his senses first, and asked, “Who is this mule?”
“We bought new ones, hey, it’s really not easy.” Jiang Cheng was just about to tell others, when he saw him ask, he started talking.
Yang Sheng listened, sometimes echoing Jiang Cheng’s words, nothing unusual.
Then Jiang Yunzhu looked at him and Shen Fengming and frowned slightly. She didn’t think much about it before, but now when she heard Jiang Cheng talk about this matter and saw these two people in front of her, she remembered a lot of strange things.
In just one day, the government caught two suspects and returned the money to them?
In her dream, she also lived in the Great Xia Dynasty for seven years, and she had never seen such an efficient official.
Moreover, if you think about it carefully, it is not in line with common sense. The principal culprit of the case has not been caught yet, and the case has not been closed. This dirty money…
Jiang Yunzhu wondered if it was Shen Fengming who helped them.
She never thought that the two of them would take action in person, because if it were Qilinwei, Wei Kangping should have been arrested yesterday, and it would not be like this at all.
It is likely that they sent a message to Mengzhi County.
Jiang Yunzhu looked carefully at Shen Fengming and Yang Sheng, just happened to meet Shen Fengming looking at her, their gazes intertwined.
In Jiang Yunzhu’s dream, she stayed in the Anping Marquis Mansion for seven years, and her ability to read people’s words and emotions was very good, but just like in her dream, she never could see clearly what was in Shen Fengming’s eyes.
Did he help? She’s not sure.
The feelings of the people of the Xia Dynasty towards him turned pale when they talked about it. But in fact, if you think about it carefully, he hardly did anything to the people, he just killed those officials. Probably the officials are too afraid of him, and even the common people are also afraid of him.
Or Qilinwei, there is no secret they don’t know, there is nothing they can’t do, such a person, ordinary people are naturally afraid.
Jiang Yunzhu opened her mouth, wanting to ask him about this matter, but the words came to her lips, she remembered that Shen Fengming and the two didn’t mean to reveal their identities now, how could she ask?
Shen Fengming’s gaze was drawn by her, and fell on her slightly opened mouth and those soft and bright red lips.
Jiang Yunzhu bit her lip, and turned her mind and said, “Master Shen, Mr. Yang, tell me in advance when you leave, and I will make more things for you to eat on the way.” She thinks her cooking skills are still good, look at them She looks like she likes to eat too, why don’t she cook more for them.
It was the only thing she could do.
Yang Sheng regained his energy when he heard what he was eating, and said to Jiang Yunzhu, “Girl Jiang, I have something to trouble you for. The sausage you gave us last time, my mother liked it very much. Can I buy more from you?” , Take it back and give it to her to eat.
By the way, if there are other delicious foods, the more the better. “Yang Sheng almost said, what kind of cold-eating rabbit and Dengying beef shreds, I will bring him a cart, and he will send them back to the capital, so as to silence his mother.
Otherwise, when he goes back this time, his mother will definitely use violence against him.
After speaking, he took out two ingots of silver from his sleeve, one ingot of ten taels, a total of twenty taels.
so much? Jiang Yunzhu originally wanted to say that she gave them food for free, but did he want so much?
Yang Sheng handed her the money, “Make more, our family can eat.”
Jiang Yunzhu couldn’t laugh or cry.
“You can sell me at the normal price. It’s such a delicious thing, but others can’t buy it if they have money!” Yang Sheng said proudly.
With such a big business, Jiang Cheng and Mrs. Chen were looking at it again, Jiang Yunzhu had nothing else to say, so he could only take the money and help him do it with all his heart.
Back in the room, Mrs. Chen looked at the two ingots of silver, both happy and worried, twenty taels, it was like pie in the sky, but, to make so many sausages, when will they be able to finish?
Now they are quite busy.
“It’s not just about making sausages, but eating too many sausages will make you tired,” Jiang Yunzhu said. She had already thought about this, what she would do for Yang Sheng. Another thing, “Mom, I actually want to discuss something with you, let’s hire someone!”
Now their takeaway business can earn more than five renminbi a day. In this era, labor is cheap. Hiring a chef, depending on the level of the chef, ranges from four to two taels of silver a month. Hiring two handymen only costs two to three taels a month. Money and silver.
They can totally hire people.
“Hire people?” Chen was surprised. She had never thought about this matter. In the past, only landlords and old men in the city would hire people. Would their family also hire people?
“We are so busy now that we don’t have time to do other things. Jiang Lin and the others are still young, do they deliver meals and do odd jobs all their lives? Hiring a few people doesn’t cost much money, and we can all get out.
Mother and I can think about doing something else, and the money we earn will definitely be more than the cost of hiring people.
Jiang Lin and the others, if you save more money, I want to send them to a regular private school. Gu Yanzhou will have an exam next year, so we can’t delay them. “Jiang Yunzhu explained. She asked Gu Yanzhou to teach them how to read at the beginning, it was just a stopgap measure.
She said it one by one, with reasons and evidence. After listening to it, Mrs. Chen felt that it was true. It’s true that the lights can’t be turned on, and the words can’t be understood. With her brain, why is she just staring at the little money in her hand and is reluctant to spend it.
“Let’s discuss it with your father. If it doesn’t work, let’s hire someone.” Chen said.
“I heard everything, what Yunzhu said makes sense.” Jiang Cheng opened the door curtain and came in from the outside.
Then this matter is settled like this, hire people, and it happens that people also need people to make sausages.
The three of them immediately decided to go to the village chief’s house. First, tell him what happened in the morning to reassure him, and thank him again for his help yesterday. Second, ask him if there is anyone in the village who wants to be a handyman. it is good.
“Is there any more stewed pear soup?” Before going out, Chen asked.
Jiang Yunzhu understood what she meant, “There is more.” The winter is dry and things are dry, especially yesterday Jiang Cheng and Chen Shi got angry a lot, this morning Jiang Yunzhu cooked pear soup by the way when making breakfast, and wanted to relieve the fire for everyone, now It doesn’t matter.
She went to the kitchen to fill a jar and carried it to Gu’s family.
Gu Yongde, Gu Yanzhou and Lin are all at home.
“Auntie, try the pear soup stewed in the morning.” Jiang Yunzhu handed the pear soup to Mrs. Lin.
The pear soup is clear and sweet. In this winter, it looks moist.
Lin took it over and said with a smile, “I’m ashamed to eat your food again.” Gu Yanzhou taught Jiang Yunzhu how to read, and Jiang Yunzhu sure enough made some delicious dishes every now and then and sent them to Gu’s family.
“Auntie, you’re welcome, it’s all made at home.” Jiang Yunzhu said.
Lin is holding the pear soup, and the more he looks at Jiang Yunzhu, the more he likes it. Gu Yanzhou is not young anymore, Gu Yongde and Lin have long wanted to tell him about a marriage, but after all, let alone Gu Yanzhou, both of them feel that those girls are not good enough for their son.
His son is so handsome and educated, marrying a village woman who can’t read?
Jiang Yunzhu is different, she is beautiful and cooks well. Seeing what the Jiang family is doing now, she is jealous.
Moreover, Jiang Yunzhu also learned calligraphy from Gu Yanzhou.
Everything is a perfect match, and there is no such a good marriage anymore. Lin feels that Jiang Yunzhu is the daughter-in-law bestowed on their family by God.
“Yanzhou, what are you still doing standing there, go and get some Yunpian Cake bought yesterday, and give Yunzhu a taste.” Lin said to Gu Yanzhou.
Gu Yanzhou smiled, with a pleasant appearance, he went in and brought out the cloud cake for Jiang Cheng and the others.
The Yunpian Cake was as white as snow, Lin urged Jiang Cheng and the others to eat it, but they could only take one piece each, it was very sweet in the mouth.
Then when it came to business, Jiang Cheng told Gu Yongde what happened this morning.
Gu Yongde was amazed when he heard this, it was also the first time he had seen the government do things like this.
The Jiang family has no relatives and no reason in Wuling County, so in the end, it can only be said that the Jiang family is lucky this time.
Then when it came to the second matter, Gu Yongde pondered for a while, “There are really no cooks in the village, handyman, do you want a boy or a girl?”
Both Jiang Cheng and the Chen family looked at Jiang Yunzhu, and now she is in charge of many things in the family.
“Both men and women are fine.” Jiang Yunzhu replied. It is the work of delivering meals and picking vegetables, “as long as you do things cleanly and neatly.” When they do catering, the first thing is to be clean, and then they are hardworking and willing to do it.
The latter is probably a good quality all bosses want in their employees.
“By the way, if anyone who can read and write is willing to come, the treatment will be generous.” She added.
“Literate? It’s really hard to find.” Gu Yongde said, literacy means that the family has money, so who will be a handyman.
“It doesn’t matter if you can’t read or write.” Jiang Yunzhu also guessed that it was the case, so she didn’t force it.
“Well.” Gu Yongde nodded, “I think there are a few that are okay, let me tell you, if you are satisfied, I will help you to ask.”
“Thank you, village chief.” Jiang Yunzhu smiled.
Gu Yongde also likes Jiang Yunzhu, look, what a generous and sensible girl she is when she opens her mouth and keeps saying “thank you”.
He started to talk, the first one, Fang’s family in the west of the village, Fang’s fourth son, he hurt his waist working in the mine a few years ago, the mine paid him some money, but that money was enough to see a doctor and take medicine of.
And his wife is also one.
“The Fang family is having a hard time now. These two are hardworking and capable people, but after the fourth brother Fang recovers from his injury, he is not used in the mine at all. You also know that in this mountain village, you can’t enter the mine, and you can’t make money at all. money.
In fact, Fang Laosi’s health is really fine. I saw him carrying grain last year. Think about how heavy the bag of grain is, he can carry it without any problem.
But even if he is not used in the mine, it is too impersonal. Gu Yongde sighed. That’s why he didn’t let Xu Qingshan go to the mine. The young and middle-aged people in the village made money from the mine, but many things happened to them. Who can guarantee that it won’t happen to them.
Jiang Yunzhu heard that he seemed to want to recommend the Fang family couple to her, otherwise he wouldn’t have said so much.
Jiang Cheng listened beside him, feeling relieved. He had only worked in the mine for a month, but he saw a large ore fall with his own eyes, smashing a young man’s leg. That person should also be someone else’s son, husband, or even father, but he doesn’t know how he will live in the future.
At that time, he would occasionally think, what should he do if something happened to him?
Fortunately…he looked at Jiang Yunzhu, comforted in his heart.
He really wanted to meet Fang Lao Si, and if it was indeed what the village chief said, then it would be good to hire him. But he didn’t say anything, Jiang Yunzhu’s business was still decided by her.
Jiang Yunzhu had already seen Jiang Cheng’s reaction in his eyes, but he listened quietly to Gu Yongde’s finished talking about the remaining candidates.
Sure enough, the couple from the Fang family were the most suitable couple. They both worked in the Jiang family and could help each other out.
“Can I meet the Fang family couple?” Jiang Yunzhu asked.
“Of course, do you want to meet now? I’ll find it for you right away.” Gu Yongde heard that Jiang Yunzhu intends to hire the Fang family couple, and his face was full of joy. He helped find a job for him, but he couldn’t find it. It’s not a coincidence now.
Don’t dare to bother him, Jiang Yunzhu stood up, “Why don’t we go to Fang’s house to see together.”
“Alright.” Gu Yongde stood up.
Everyone walked towards the west of the village and soon came to a family.
This family is a bit strange. The house seems to be newly built a few years ago. It is big and well built, but the yard is very dilapidated. The two wooden doors are barely doors.
“Is the eldest nephew at home?” Gu Yongde shouted from a long distance away.
There was movement in the house, and after a while, a man with a simple and honest face came out, followed by a somewhat haggard woman, followed by one, two, three or four children. The older ones look like eleven or twelve years old, while the younger ones can only walk.
In ancient times, there were no family planning products, and the poor sometimes didn’t want to have children, and they had to give birth after they became pregnant.
“Village Chief.” Fourth Fang called Gu Yongde, and then looked at Jiang Cheng and the others.
“They all live in the same village. You may have met, but you don’t know each other.” Gu Yongde introduced the two parties, and then told Fang Laosi about Jiang’s family wanting to hire handymen.
Hearing this, the fourth Fang became excited. He said to Jiang Cheng, “The injury on my waist has healed, and there is no problem with my work. I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it…” He looked around and saw a big stone at the door , Immediately go over to move that big rock.
He thought Jiang Cheng was in charge of the Jiang family.
Jiang Cheng hurriedly stopped him, his waist was fine at first with such a big stone, but if he hurts after moving this, it will be bad.
Then Jiang Cheng looked at Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu was looking at Fang Laosi and his wife. They were wearing coarse cloth clothes, but the starch was very clean, and so were the children. You must know that children are the most likely to stain clothes, hands, and faces. up. But although the children of the Fang family looked a little thinner, they were all clean, even the youngest one.
There was a kitchen in the yard, and she focused on looking into it. The pots and pans are all brushed clean and neatly arranged, and there is no sludge on the stove.
This is very difficult, the farmer’s big pot, firewood, cook casually, the oily smoke mixed with the dust on the firewood can cover the stove. Jiang Yunzhu thinks she loves cleaning very much, so she just does what the Fang family does. .
She was quite satisfied with the couple, so she asked them if they would like to work in their home.
Fang Laosi and his wife are 100% willing. There are many children in the family, and eating and drinking is a big problem.
Jiang Yunzhu proposed to try the work for three days first, and if the two parties have no problems, they will be hired.
What is the price? If two people come, it will be only six denarii.
This price is really not low, it costs six dollars a month to go to the mine, but it is tiring and dangerous, besides, if you want to go to someone else, you don’t have to be there. Now the husband and wife are working as handymen, and they have six renminbi in total. They are still close to home, which is really a good thing that can’t be found even with a lantern.
“Thank you, thank you.” The Fang family couple were not good at words, they just kept thanking, after thanking Jiang Yunzhu, thanking Gu Yongde, and then even thanking Jiang Cheng and Chen Shi.
“Work hard, and later, build this yard too.” Gu Yongde told them.
“Yes, thank you, the village chief.” Fourth Fang began to thank people again.
Jiang Yunzhu asked when they could go to work, and both of them couldn’t wait to say that they could do it now.
Jiang Yunzhu thought that he ran to the county today, and it happened that he was a little late for cooking at noon, so it would be nice to have their help, so he agreed.
The two turned around and told the child a few words, and then they wanted to follow Jiang Yunzhu.
At this moment, someone behind the courtyard wall asked, “Are you from the Jiangji restaurant?”
Everyone heard the words and looked over there.
The walls of Fang’s house are short, and one can see a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy standing in the yard next door. The boy’s brows and eyes are lively, and the brows are somewhat similar to Gu Yanzhou. He is poking his head and looking this way.
“Little bastard, what are you doing!” Gu Yongde shouted as soon as he saw the boy.
The young man ignored him, looked at Jiang Yunzhu, and asked, “Do you want to hire someone?” He heard all of them in the yard just now, and knew that Jiang Yunzhu was the one who made the decision.
“Yes.” Jiang Yunzhu replied.
The boy looked her up and down and asked, “How about hiring me?”
Jiang Yunzhu looked at Gu Yongde, who is this?
“My nephew, don’t study hard.” Gu Yongde said angrily, “I’ll tell your father later, see if your father doesn’t beat you.”
The young man grimaced, “Uncle, I also want to be like Brother Yanzhou, whoever sees me will praise me, but I really can’t read it. You don’t even know, sitting there every day, I feel like I’m being tortured.
Sometimes I think, if I study all my life, I might as well let me die. “
“Bah, you’re so young, what’s life and death, you just study hard for me.” Gu Yongde said, already planning to go there to teach others.
The boy hurriedly begged Jiang Yunzhu, “Hire me, I can read and write, and can settle accounts, as long as you let me go… Hey, uncle, uncle…” The boy ran away in a hurry.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at his back and smiled, this kid ran quite fast.