From a freeloader to a world leader

Chapter 40: Adding Manpower

Sun Bing felt that the world had gone crazy!

He lay on the wooden bed, thinking again and again about what he had seen today, and felt deeply that he was really just a bumpkin from the countryside.

I am eight or nine years older than my cousin Sun Shan. I have always thought that I am extremely brave and that there are very few people who are braver than me.

But in comparison, his cousin Sun Shan, who had only been in the city for less than a month but had already become very successful and had become the owner of Jun Youlai Restaurant.

He lost again and again.

My cousin Sun Shan, with his shameless spirit and handsome face, could earn thirty or forty taels of silver a day by singing and dancing on the stage and telling stories.

What about me? I feel satisfied if I can earn a small amount every month.

My God, what does thirty or forty silver coins a day mean?

There are more than ten people in my family, and my father, who has been frugal all his life, may not have saved this much money now.

In addition, because he had been staring at his cousin, he discovered that he actually had a deep relationship with the mother and daughter who looked coquettish and elegant.

Yes, he secretly saw that the pretty girl was actually kneeling on the ground, providing service to her cousin Sun Shan.

Moreover, it happened in front of that beautiful girl's mother.

He couldn't even imagine this kind of service in his dreams.

I'm afraid that only my cousin, who is extremely bold, can do this.

Later, he privately asked Zhang Yuliang, the second young master of the Zhang family, whom he knew, and learned that the mother and daughter were the third concubines of the Wang family, and the daughter was the concubine of the magistrate Luo.

Oh my God, what kind of official is Tongpan?

A fifth-rank official is much higher than a seventh-rank county magistrate. I am afraid that I will never even see him in my lifetime.

And my cousin actually made his woman kneel down and serve him like that.

These scenes devastated Sun Bing physically and mentally, and left him unable to sleep at night.

I deeply feel that the gap between me and my cousin is too big.

"Sixth brother, what's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep all night?"

After exercising for more than an hour, Sun Shan was about to ask Sun Bing to have breakfast together. Seeing Sun Bing's dark circles under his eyes, he asked curiously.

In fact, Sun Shan knew something about it, because when Sun Bing peeked at him yesterday, he deliberately asked Wang Lingzhi, the little slut who had long been eager to give her everything, to kneel down and serve him.

I also wanted to perform for my arrogant cousin to let him know that people cannot be compared with each other based on their ambitions.

This will prevent him from arriving in Hengzhou and not knowing the immensity of the world and the order of the upper and lower classes.

"I didn't sleep well, Brother Shan, you are in great health!"

Sun Bing looked at him enviously. His cousin was full of energy and vitality, just like the sun at seven or eight o'clock in the morning. He was full of envy.

"When you are young, you should exercise more. A year's plan starts with spring, and a day's plan starts with the morning."

Sun Shan said this with a smile, looked at Sun Bing's rather sturdy body, thought of the next plan, and said, "Sixth brother, you have to exercise more. You have to move around a lot in the future."

Sun Bing, who thought he could fight and kill, puffed out his chest and said, "Don't worry, Laojiu. I, your sixth brother, have been in Quanshan Town for more than ten years and have never met an opponent."

"Really? Then tonight I'll show you what a master is."

Having said that, without waiting for the unconvinced Sun Bing to respond, he turned and walked towards the restaurant: "Come on, let's go have breakfast, and then I'll tell you something."

By the time the two brothers arrived at the restaurant, more than twenty tribesmen brought from Baisha started shouting.

"Uncle Jiu, you're here for dinner!"

"Grandpa Jiu, you are really amazing. Not only are you good at studying, you are also good at everything!"

Sun Shan is the youngest in his grandfather's family, and his grandfather himself has a high seniority in the clan.

So, even though he was only in his teens, the twenty-something guys who were older than him and who were brought up by Sun Bing had to call him uncle or grandpa, and some even called him great-grandfather.

Sun Shan waved his hand amiably, motioning for everyone to sit down and eat: "Everyone, eat first, I'll tell you something later."

"Uncle Jiu, go ahead and talk. We've almost finished eating."

One of them is Sun Ziyong, who has been friends with Sun Shan since childhood and went to school together for a few years when they were young. He is a generation younger than Sun Shan and sits next to Sun Shan with a smile on his face.

"You've grown up, boy. When are you going to get married?"

Sun Shan patted his childhood playmate, who seemed to have some distance from him, and said, "Sit down. I have something to talk to you about."

"Hehe, it's too early to get married. I'm just waiting to make some money with you, Uncle Jiu----"

Sun Ziyong laughed happily.

When he was a child, he studied with Sun Shan for three years. Later, his family's financial situation did not allow him to study, and he was not as smart as Sun Shan. His family saw no hope for him, so he dropped out of school and went home.

In fact, this is also the fate of most children in the village.

Speaking of which, the Sun family in Baisha Village is relatively good. After all, their ancestors were scholars who became high-ranking officials and they paid more attention to their children's education.

Basically, everyone would send their children to school and study for two or three years.

But it was only two or three years.

After Sun Ziyong stopped going to school, he played less with Sun Shan.

Firstly, Sun Shan continued to study in the town and the county seat, and secondly, Sun Shan used to be aloof and taciturn, and even if he met someone, he would not say much.

But this time, Sun Ziyong immediately felt it.

It feels like the childhood days with Sun Shan are back again.

"Uncle Jiu, please tell me. We can't wait any longer. We want to get rich with you sooner."

Sun Shan glanced at the tribesmen who were eating with their rice bowls and listening to him talk. He thought for a moment and said, "I own part of the shares of this restaurant. I think everyone should know that, right?"

"I know. I heard it from my Third Grandma."

"The restaurant's business is very good now, so I talked to Uncle Zhang a few days ago and asked for more staff-----"

When they heard that the restaurant needed more staff, twenty or thirty clansmen and some old employees all stopped what they were doing and stared at Sun Shan.

As soon as they arrived yesterday, they asked about the treatment of the restaurant waiters.

They are provided with food and accommodation, and are given very handsome clothes and shoes, as well as a monthly salary of 600 to 800 copper coins.

I also heard that a certain bonus might be given out based on the revenue situation!

My God, if I work like this for a year, wouldn’t I be able to save almost ten taels of silver?

You know, at home, even if the whole family went without food and drink, they couldn't save ten taels of silver.

What's more, Hengzhou is the capital of the city. It's very prosperous. It would be so prestigious if you could stay and work here!

Even if you go out on a blind date in the future, the other party’s family will look up to you!

So, not to mention Sun Ziyong and others who were jealous, even Sun Bing wanted to give up hanging out and just work in the restaurant.

Sun Shan looked at the expectation in everyone's eyes and did not keep them waiting. He immediately said, "This time, we will select the personnel from among you. We need ten people for now. If anyone of you is willing to work in the restaurant, please sign up with my sixth brother later."

"As for the treatment, after the ten-day training period, it will be the same as that of old employees."

Now, the whole restaurant was in an uproar, and even some of the old employees who were eating started to murmur with joy and disappointment.

After all, with more manpower, everyone will be more relaxed.

Everyone is exhausted these days. We have to do cleaning, training, and serve almost double the number of guests.

What’s sad is that such a good opportunity was given to the Sun family in Baisha Village.

Nowadays, those who come out to work are basically related to the employer through family connections, and few are recruited from outside.

Seeing Sun Ziyong's happy expression, Sun Shan slapped him and said, "Don't be so happy. You have no chance this time."

As he said this, he took out a letter from his pocket and said, "After you have dinner, go back to the village and ask my second uncle to come to the restaurant to work as the accountant. I have written everything else in the letter. Tell my mother that I am fine now and don't want her to worry about me."

Sun Ziyong stopped laughing and put away the letter with a bit of disappointment. However, when he thought about it, Sun Shan chose him to go back from so many people, which meant that he was closer to him and valued him more.

"Okay Uncle Jiu, I'll be leaving right away."

As he said that, he asked curiously, "Uncle Jiu, your second uncle is here, how much silver will you give him?"

After all, everyone knew that Sun Shan had worked as an accountant for more than half a month, but he was paid a high salary of five taels of silver per month.

"Don't worry about it. He's my own uncle. How can I let him down?"

Sun Shan cursed with a smile, looked at the expectant expressions of the others and Sun Bing, and said lightly, "It's the same as mine, five taels per month."

Oh my God!

Sun Bing felt that his heart could not bear it. Sun Shan actually gave five taels of silver every month to his second uncle, who had only studied for two more years than him and also failed to pass the examination for a student.

This must be agreed by the Zhang family and can be done for a long time. Otherwise, Sun Shan would not be able to pay for the support of his second uncle out of his own pocket.

What about yourself?

The amount of fighting and killing he has done outside must be more than this, not less!

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