A small peasant girl's home is bare, but I have a spiritual space

"Hello, ma'am. Hello, young lady." Several women saw Lin Yiran and her mother walking out together. The two looked about 50% similar and could be seen as mother and daughter at first glance.

"Hello," Lin's mother greeted the group. After chatting with them, she found that the women all had one thing in common: they were all from poor families, and Widow Li's family even supported a young son who was attending a private school.

In order to support his schooling, the family sold everything they could. They no longer have a house or land, and now they live in a dilapidated temple.

Fortunately, my son is a good person and he would copy books in his spare time to earn some money to supplement the family income.

Widow Li took on some laundry work, and the mother and son supported each other and got by easily.

Lin's mother felt compassion for them. She wanted to give them a meal, but she was worried that the skewers' hands were not fast enough. After all, the money was made according to the number of skewers. If he skewered fewer, the worst that could happen was that he would earn less. After all, it was easier to make money than washing clothes.

Mother Lin remembered that her daughter had said last time that she wanted to hire a cook, so she decided to pick one or two of these people who were good at working and cooking delicious meals.

"Old sisters, who among you cooks the best? We have more than a dozen people eating out every day, and in the future there may be more than 300 people. I want to find two cooks, coins each a month. But let me be frank, I won't charge you any more even if more people are added in the future." Mother Lin thought that after the house in the village was built, they would still have to move back, and with the addition of Shang Yunxiao and his family, there would be more people eating out.

"Is it really 300 Wen a month?" The women's focus was not on the number of people eating, but on the sky-high wages.

Mother Lin nodded seriously, "That's right."

When several women heard this, they immediately went wild, scrambling to make the dish, saying, “Madam, I cook quickly and deliciously.”

"Madam, I am best at home cooking. I can make a delicious meal with the simplest ingredients."

"Ma'am, I cook delicious food. Whenever there are weddings or funerals in our village, they always ask me to help with the cooking."

Mother Lin's head was buzzing from the noise, and she quickly said, "Stop, stop for a moment. How about this? The five of you take turns to cook for one day each. I will observe first and then select two people."

When the women heard this, they thought it was fair and stopped making a fuss.

Lin Yiran's lips curled slightly. Her mother was also a piece of unpolished jade. With a little polishing, she would release her unique brilliance.

Mother Lin continued, "In addition to cooking, the wages for skewers are calculated based on the quantity. The more skewers you make, the more you earn."

The women were filled with shock and fear; they had never heard of or seen such a way of calculating wages before.

"As for how much per string will be charged, Wang Xiaohu, you go and talk to them." After giving the instructions, Lin's mother pulled Lin Yiran and hurried to the kitchen.

"Oh, my dear, I finally see how hard it is for you. Just dealing with these women has wasted a lot of my brain cells. If I were asked to manage a shop, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do it well." Mother Lin felt unsure when she thought about the cold drink shop that her daughter was about to take over.

"Mom, haven't you learned well? You can even say something like 'waste of brain cells'. If I remember correctly, I only said this once. You didn't understand what it meant at the time, so I explained it to you. I didn't expect that you not only remembered this sentence, but also used it freely." Lin Yiran's eyes were full of admiration.

"My dear, is mother really as good as you say?" Mother Lin asked somewhat unconfidently.

Lin Yiran said seriously, "Isn't this obvious? If you weren't good and smart, how could you have given birth to such a smart and lovely daughter like me? The only thing you lack now is a little practical experience."

Mother Lin felt that what her daughter said made some sense, so she nodded and said, "Then I will start practicing on these women."

Lin Yiran said seriously, "Mom, you just did a great job. You just need to remember one thing, know how to use people well, and don't treat them with unlimited kindness from the beginning. That will only enlarge their appetites and make them have unrealistic fantasies and ambitions. Human desires are endless."

"Okay, mother will listen to you." Lin's mother knew the principle of repaying kindness with resentment.

"My dear, let them cook lunch today." said Lin's mother.

Lin Yiran: "Sure, I'll ask them who's free and have them do it."

After the mother and daughter had discussed it, they left the kitchen.

The expressions on the faces of the ladies were all overjoyed. Lin Yiran and Lin's mother looked at each other knowingly. Lin's mother smiled and said to the ladies: "Old sisters, how are you? Are you satisfied with your work?"

"Satisfied. Very satisfied." Several people said in unison.

"Then can you come to work starting tomorrow?" asked Lin's mother.

"Actually, I don't have anything to do today, so I can work now." Widow Li said quickly.

"I can do that too."

"I can do that too."

"I have to go home and tell my boss so I can come to work in the afternoon."

"That's fine. Whoever is free can cook lunch today." Mother Lin took the opportunity to say.

"Let me do it," Widow Li volunteered.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." said Lin's mother.