Yoshida Mii

Chapter 234 Soybean Curd

Mrs. Li smiled and opened her mouth. What she just said was still trembling with nervousness. The more she said it in the end, the more natural self-confidence in her heart was revealed. She has a son and a daughter, and she has support and respect. Her husband, what confidence does she have?

"Everyone has known me for more than ten years... I come from a farmer's family, so I don't know how to say nice things." Li said, "Today is a good day for the workshop to open. I know everyone is looking forward to today. Whether the business is good or bad, I promise to be here first, as long as the folks come to work for a day, they will get a day's wages!"

When everyone heard this, they all burst into smiles, and many people shouted excitedly in the crowd, "Miss Li is righteous!"

"The heroine of the female school, speaks well, and can nail nails with spitting!"

Mrs. Li blushed slightly and waved her hands. She looked lovingly and gratefully at her daughter Dongbao in the crowd. I don't know what happened.

"There are not many people coming to work now. When our tofu business expands in the future, more people will come to work. At that time, we will strive for everyone in our village to work and earn money! If we do well , I also have the opportunity to be a steward, not only get paid every day, but also get dividends at the end of the year!" Li then said loudly.

The crowd was silent now, but although they didn't speak, the expressions on their faces were joyful, expectant, and eager to try.Work hard and work hard, who can't do that?If you do a good job, you can still work as a manager. Not to mention the high wages you earn, you can also get a dividend from the workshop!Where can I find such a good thing?
After Li Shi finished speaking, she quickly waved her hands and returned to Master Yan and the children.

Seeing that it was almost time, Lin Fu winked at Darong, and Darong blew up the incense in his hand, lit the firecrackers, and as the firecrackers exploded little by little, he turned the bamboo pole in his hand to let the firecrackers go off The part of it hangs in the air.

Dong Bao covered Xiao Xu's ears, and squinted to see the sparkling lightning when the firecrackers exploded. The deafening firecrackers sounded for a long time, and the ground was covered with bright red firecracker paper. Before the smoke cleared, the children cheered On the other hand, he searched for the unlit small cannon on the ground, and snatched it with great joy.

Lin Fu laughed and said loudly: "Start work! I will take roll calls, and those whose names are called will come to Qiuxia, and after passing the inspection, go in and start work."

"Dawei!" Lin Fuxian shouted.

Dawei immediately pulled out a handkerchief from his waist, wrapped his head tightly, and ran to Aunt Qiuxia.Qiuxia smiled and checked whether the clothes and apron on his body were dry, and then checked whether his hands were clean before letting him in.

This is the rule set by Dong Bao through Lin Fu when recruiting workers. Priority is given to recruiting hardworking and clean daughters-in-law or men in the village. Before going to work, they must wrap their hair, dress neatly, and wash their hands, especially under the nails. There should be no dirt.

"Look at this workshop, there are quite a lot of requirements!" Many people from other villages didn't know the rules and whispered among themselves.

Someone from Tagouji heard it, and explained with a smile: "If the imported things we make are not clean and their own brand is smashed, who will buy them?" If there is no business, there will be no wages. Such a simple truth can be understood by anyone who thinks about it. Besides, he can earn ten yuan in half a day. This reasonable requirement cannot be met, so what!

Dayong also took advantage of this time, ran home, washed his hands and changed his clothes, ran back again, and entered the workshop when Lin Fu called his name.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the workers passed the inspection and entered the workshop. After Dong Bao's family entered, the workshop door was locked from the inside, and the workshop door would not be opened until work was over. Let people out.

The ground of the yard is paved with bluestone slabs, and stones of various colors are embedded in the ground to divide the yard into several areas, for making tofu, sprouting bean sprouts, bean curd sticks, bean curd and dried bean curd...

As for the kitchen where soybean milk and tofu are cooked, only a few stewards and their wives who have signed a long-term contract can enter. Aunt Qiuxia and Li Hongqin have taught them how to make tofu and other soy products before the wheat harvest.

In the afternoon, one thousand catties of tofu and eight hundred catties of bean curd had already been prepared, exuding heat, and they were waiting to be pressed into shape in the yard. The workers at work shared a dustpan and began to pick the beans for the next day. The beans picked by each person have to be inspected by Guizhi. If there are obvious moldy beans that have not been picked, they will be punished. The next day, they will leave an hour later than others to work.

The carriages from Anzhou and Qingzhou also arrived at the gate of the workshop and formed a long queue.

The freshly made tofu and bean curds were immediately consumed by the merchants who came. Each piece of tofu and bean curds was stamped with the word "Bao Ji" with a mold, and the bean sprouts that started to grow a few days ago were also sold. I lost a few hundred catties.

It’s just that yuba and dried tofu take time. On the first day of the workshop’s opening, no finished products were sold. Fresh yuba and dried tofu were already dripping on the ropes and wooden boards in the yard. The summer sun was just right. Dong Bao estimated that it would take at most two days to sell these yuba and dried tofu for money, which would have a higher profit than selling tofu and bean sprouts.

The helpers helped to weigh the tofu, and Guizi set up a table at the door, and was busy doing accounts for various merchants. The abacus beads in his hands became more and more agile. After the accounts were settled and handed over, the money was neatly recorded in the account book. And ask the merchants to sign their names or press their fingerprints on the back of the account, which means that the money and the goods are cleared.

When it was time to get off work, Dong Bao discussed with Lin Fu and decided to start paying wages today for the sake of celebration, and pay them every ten days.

"Are you happy to get the money?" Lin Fu asked with a big smile, "Remember, go home early tonight and go to bed early, and you have to come to work at the second watch tomorrow morning. If you oversleep, you will be charged!"

The people who went to work all grinned happily, no matter how tired they were, they stood in a line happily, waiting for Lin Fu to call his name, to collect the money from his son, and then to put his fingerprint on the account, holding With the ten coins in their hands, everyone feels as sweet as drinking honey, and feels that they are luckier than those who have not been able to come to work. Where can they find such a good job?It is just at the door of the house, and it is only a few steps away. It only takes half a day to work, and you can earn ten dollars. The people who work together are all familiar folks.Don't say it's the second shift, even if you work all night, you don't think there's anything wrong with it.

The people who went to work happily went home holding the money, and the workshop became deserted again.

Dongbao and Aunt Qiuxia were still talking in the kitchen, "Auntie, have you learned yet?"

Aunt Qiuxia nodded, looked at the yellow soft tofu in the pot with a smile, shook her head with emotion and said, "If you don't tell me, who would know that the yellow tofu is made of eggs!"

"It's much more delicious than ordinary tofu." Dong Bao smiled, "Auntie, I plan to order this tofu for ten cents a catty, and I'll let you make this tofu. I'll make fifty catties for sale tomorrow afternoon."

The yellow tofu mentioned by Aunt Qiuxia now has a fashionable name, "Japanese Tofu", but no one here knows what "Japan" is. Dongbao also asked Aunt Qiuxia to give it an easy-to-remember name. , "Yellow Tofu".

"It's so expensive?" Aunt Qiuxia was taken aback, and looked at the soft and delicate yellow tofu in the basin like a puddle of water, "Although it's made of eggs, it's useless how many eggs..." But it is five times more expensive than ordinary tofu.

"Someone must have bought it. Let's do some business for the tofu workshop first. When everyone likes it, we don't have to worry about selling it. I only told my aunt about this craft. From now on, my aunt will do it at home instead of going to the workshop. As for dividends..." Dong Bao thought for a while, "The cost is less than four cents per catty, and six cents per catty can be earned, so let's split it fifty-fifty."

Aunt Qiuxia didn't expect Dongbao to have such a plan at all, and she was so moved that she didn't know what to say, "This is okay... If it weren't for Dongbao, auntie would not do this, you just act like them and give it to auntie Just pay."

Dong Bao held Aunt Qiuxia's hand with a smile, "Auntie, it's not easy for you and Uncle Lin to provide for Brother Dashi and Quanzi, and you deserve the [-]-[-] share. I can't trust others, and won't take it This craft told him."

"Hey, hey!" Qiu Xia responded with a smile, wiping Lin Fu's tears behind her back, saying that she really didn't know what kind of virtue she had accumulated in her previous life to have such a good wife. Obviously a lucky star.

In the evening, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Yan's family did not go back to the town immediately. They invited a few stewards and their wives, and set up two banquets in Lin's house, one table for male guests and one table for female guests. A jug of wine.

"Let's all drink less." Lin Fu poured wine into the bowls one by one, and said with a smile, "Tomorrow we have to get up early, we are in charge, we can't get up later than those helpers."

Darong laughed first and said: "That's the reason, if we get up late, how can people trust us, let's take care of us!"

Master Yan got up with a smile and took up the wine glass first, and said to the managers: "Everyone, Dongbao and her mother can't come back every day, and Baoji Workshop will depend on your hard work in the future! When Baoji's business reaches the whole country, everyone You are a majestic big boss, stronger than any big boss in Anzhou City!"

After speaking, the young stewards who spoke were all excited, and asked excitedly: "Will there really be such a day?" Those who can become big bosses are these country guys who have been digging through the dirt all year round. Things that I dare not even dream about, even if I become the steward of Baoji Workshop, I just feel that I can earn money, have ample money, and can buy new clothes and meat for my wife and children.

But as long as they work hard, they can achieve far more than that, and they can live a decent life like the big bosses in the city. Everyone's hearts are beating excitedly, eagerly looking forward to tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)