Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

It's not just Aunt Wu, the village chief's wife and others are also worried.

Ever since the dim sum business got on track, the villagers, especially the women, have been particularly enthusiastic towards them.

Those people often told them that if there were job opportunities, they must be considered.

Last time when Li Yu hired someone to wash vegetables and meat, someone approached them and asked them to help introduce someone. Fortunately, Li Yu approached Lin and Han Xiaocao himself, otherwise it would have been difficult for them to respond.

Zhou Qinghe said: "They are all neighbors and fellow villagers, and they are not bad people. It is difficult to decide who to choose and who not to choose."

Liu Guilan feels the same way: "I am happier than anyone else that our business is growing, but it is difficult to do favors."

"Fortunately, when we signed the contract, we agreed not to let family members and relatives interfere in business matters, otherwise it would be even more difficult to say now." Li Xiangyun said. Her brother and sister-in-law from her mother's family were not good people. They had always coveted the dim sum business and always asked her if there was a chance to turn them into partners. She always rejected them based on the provisions of the contract.

Li Yu listened to what the others said and said slowly, "I understand the concerns of the aunts and sisters-in-law. After all, there are few people to hire, but many suitable ones. It's a problem to choose who to hire or not. So this time I'll hire people in my name. The villagers are not afraid of you, but they are afraid of me. They dare not say anything to me."

*

"That won't do." The village chief's wife refused without a second thought, "The business belongs to everyone. Since we are doing it, we should take responsibility. If I push this kind of offensive thing onto you just to avoid being framed, then I won't have the face to do this business anymore."

"Sister-in-law is right, Xiuwen wife, we are just talking, don't take it seriously."

"Yes, I don't care if someone says something to me."

Li Yu looked at the people who were eager to explain and knew that he had chosen the right partner.

After thinking for a while, she said, "Since everyone has made up their mind, I have a suggestion. Aunt and sister-in-law, don't worry about hiring someone. Go back tonight and think about who among the people you have greeted is the most suitable. Tomorrow morning, each of you should report two names to Mingzhu.

As for how many and who we will choose in the end, we will discuss and decide after we sign the contract with the businessmen in other towns tomorrow. If they want a lot of date cakes, we may be able to get all the people you reported. "

Several people thought this was a good idea and agreed unanimously.

*

After resolving this matter, Li Yu discussed with everyone the price of the glutinous rice and date cake, the price of the jelly, and the price of the rice cake recipe.

In the end, it was decided that the selling price of jelly would remain unchanged at 30 wen per bowl, while the glutinous rice and date cakes would be sold at the cost plus a 50% profit, and the rice cake recipe would be sold directly at 5 liang.

If they had just started making rice cakes, Li Yu would never sell them at this price. But now, besides them, there are several other families that make rice cakes, so there is no need to sell them at such a high price.

After deciding on the things he would need one by one, Li Yu went home and put together a three-page contract book.

At night, she asked Han Zheng to copy the contract several times. When the people came tomorrow, they could sign it on the spot if they were willing.

*

Li Yu remained calm, but businessmen from other towns were extremely anxious. On two mornings, they set out for Li Yu's home at dawn.

Li Yu hadn't had breakfast yet when a businessman from Huangzhu Town knocked on the gate.

After all, they came to do business, and there was no reason to keep them out. Li Yu invited them into the yard, asked Han Xiaomei to pour tea, and asked Han Zheng, who was about to go to school, to call the village chief and his wife when he passed by the village.

*

In the next half hour, the remaining six businessmen arrived one after another, and the village chief and his wife also arrived as witnesses.

Li Yu saw that everyone was present, greeted them, and began to talk about the arrangements on his side.

She first talked about how to sell rice cakes, jelly and glutinous rice and date cakes. When they heard the prices proposed by Li Yu, several businessmen were a little shocked.

If they were Li Yu, they would definitely make a fortune by leveraging Princess Jianing's fame, but Li Yu did not do that.

The price she set was just right, leaving them plenty of room to make a profit.

Seven businessmen signed the contract on the spot. When it came to signing two characters, they signed very quickly, fearing that Li Yu would regret it if they were a step slower.

Next is braised meat, which is actually what these people care about most, because compared with dim sum, meat has a greater profit margin.

Li Yu could understand these people's desire to make money as quickly as possible, but she could only say: "Braised meat cannot be made in the near future."

Several businessmen opened their mouths in shock: "What do you mean by can't do it?"

Li Yu said, "It's hot now, and braised meat is not easy to preserve. The spoilage is high. Besides, I don't have enough manpower and pots to cook meat, so I can't do it for a while."

This reason was so true that several people were completely unable to refute it.

“When will it be available?” asked a businessman from Huangzhu Town.

"I can't decide for now, but September should be fine."

It's early July now, in September...

"Is it the end of September or the beginning of September?" Someone realized this question.

Li Yu glanced at the person asking the question and said, "Early September."

"Okay, then I'll wait for September to sign a new contract with you, Boss Li." The businessman from Huangye Town stood up and bowed.

Li Yu returned the greeting.

*

The entire contract signing process lasted about an hour, and Li Yu explained all the clauses involved, including that these people could not come to Huangmei Town to steal her business, and could not use snacks to do bad things. Once these situations were discovered, she would unilaterally cancel the cooperation and would not bear any responsibility.

Before leaving, the seven people agreed with Li Yu to buy glutinous rice and jujube cakes and jelly three days later in the morning. Because it was the first time, the seven people ordered 100 pieces of jujube cakes and three bowls of jelly. Because there were already several jelly shops in Huangzhu Town, the businessmen in Huangzhu Town temporarily ordered one bowl.

Li Yu wrote them down one by one, and after sending them away, he and the village chief's wife walked quickly towards the courtyard.

The first business order was secured, and the next step was to hire people, prepare materials, and start work two days later.

*

Aunt Wu and the others had already reported the names of the people they had chosen to Pei Mingzhu. Li Yu picked them up and took a look. After finding that the twelve people on it had a good reputation in the village, he said, "We will take eight of these twelve people first."

"Isn't that too much?" The village chief's wife said, "Those seven businessmen don't want much, and we can do some. Why don't we hire six people first?"

Li Yu said: "Eight is not a lot. Trust me, they will ask for more the second time."

Liu Guilan believed her words and stopped worrying after hearing them. She said, "But we don't have enough space. We can't just rely on the pots here. We can't make it."

This is exactly what others are also worried about, "Yeah, this yard is still too small."

Li Yu had a solution to this problem. He said, "I have an idea. For the next two months, everyone can make glutinous rice and date cakes at home."

Zhou Qinghe exclaimed in surprise, "In your own home?"

Li Yu nodded, "Yes, there is not enough space right now, so everyone should bear with it for now. When the hired people come, everyone will take one hired person back and ask her to help make the date cakes."

"It's fine at home." Aunt Wu said, "But if the six of us each take one, there will be two left. What should we do with the other two?"

"Let those two stay in the courtyard and steam dates to make date paste. I'll give Mingzhu some extra wages and let her look after them." Li Yu turned around and asked Pei Mingzhu, "Are you willing?"

Pei Mingzhu was naturally willing. Unless she was a fool, she would not refuse the opportunity to make more money.

At this point, there is still one most important question left: how much to pay the hired employees per day.