After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Fang Tong didn't know whether his method would work, but he could only wait patiently for a while.

He has done what he can, and he still has more things to do, such as hiring more people for the family.

The chestnut shells need to be cut one by one, and roasting chestnuts is also a strenuous job. The cake business relies on Qian Fengping and Liu Cui, and with four people in total, they are really too busy to handle it.

The orders for several kinds of cakes are now much more than those for sugar-roasted chestnuts. Milk and sugar can be supplied as long as there is money. Making cream also requires effort and the process is complicated, so there are simply not enough people.

If he wants to recruit people, of course he will first recruit those he knows well.

He first decided on one, that is, Cheng Xiaohu's mother Feng. He went to the county town every day and told Xiaohu about it casually.

His mother always heard her son talk about how capable this brother was, and she was very happy to hear that he could work.

When those who were already working knew that they were looking for someone to recruit, the first person they approached was Erwa.

"Your sister? I remember she was quite young, right?"

"I'm ten years old now and can work!" Erwa sat next to the stove.

"Ever since I started working for you, she's been clamoring to come over. It's just that she never caught up with you when you wanted to recruit someone."

Fang Tong thought about it and it was true. The last time he recruited Bai and the others, he and Qian Niang discussed it and made the decision.

"Okay, let her come. It's okay even if she's young. You can take care of her more when the time comes."

There are already two people, but Fang Tong still feels that it is not enough. He discusses with Qian Fengping and decides to recruit more this time, two more!

"Or, let Aunt Zheng come."

Aunt Zheng can be said to be the poorest person in their village. She was picked up when she was a child and depended on an old lady for survival. Later, the old lady also passed away.

Before the old man passed away, she had already been engaged and married to another village. She was not young at that time and had no children. After many years of hard work, she finally gave birth to a daughter. Unexpectedly, her husband left the village before the child was even a month old and she never heard from him again.

What's even more pitiful is that her daughter died before she was one year old. I heard that she later went to the county town to inquire about her husband's whereabouts, but there was no news. In the end, she returned to the village here, almost penniless and without any land to farm.

The villagers felt sorry for her and used to hire her for a few days of short-term work during the busy farming season. But now everyone is having a hard time and those who want to help can only give her a little and nothing more.

If Qian Fengping hadn't mentioned this, Fang Tong wouldn't have thought about it either. The two of them also remembered how difficult Aunt Zheng's life was and sighed.

"Okay, you can talk to her when you have time."

The next day, before they could decide on a fourth candidate, Mrs. Liu came over and recommended a niece from her mother's side.

In this way, Fang Tong and his team wouldn't have to recruit people everywhere with great fanfare. They could just solve the problem directly by asking these people to come together and sign the documents together.

The documents were signed in the afternoon. After signing, Qian Fengping asked them to stay at home, watched them do their daily work for a while, and then asked them to start work officially the next day.

The next day, because it was their first day at work, after they arrived, Qian Fengping called them all together and gave the newcomers a speech.

Fang Tong was looking around from a distance.

Qian Fengping was used to giving speeches to the workers and no longer felt nervous as she did the first time. She was not bad looking and her smile made people feel very friendly.

At the beginning, she talked about the things that must not be done during work, such as mixing pots without cleaning them, putting milk from different milkings into the same bucket, and things like that. Spoiled things must not be used. She also checks all materials every two hours, and once an hour when it's hot...

Fang Tong smiled and thought she was very stylish.

But after having fun, he felt a little worried.

We have already built stoves in the main house and the west room, but now I'm afraid it's not enough.

He thought about it secretly, and until Qian Fengping finished speaking, he assigned the newcomers to Liu Cui and others to do the work, and told them that they could come to her anytime to talk about any difficulties they had.

But the newcomers found it easy.

When they came yesterday, they saw what kind of work was going on here.

It’s the same work, but here, everyone can work around the stove and not feel cold. Where else can you find such work?

Not to mention working from morning to night, even if there is nothing wrong with working all the time, they would be reluctant to burn wood and cook on the stove when they get home, as it would be much colder!

Qian Fengping turned around and saw Fang Tong seemed worried. After asking, she found out that it was about the stove.

"Then what do you think?"

Fang Tong sighed: "If it really doesn't work, we can only build a straw hut."

He rubbed his face and said, "It's definitely cold in the straw hut today, but it's winter now, the soil is frozen solid, so it's definitely not possible to just build a house there."

Qian Fengping also felt that, but we certainly cannot let the business wait until spring because of this, and it would definitely not be possible to delay work.

"It's okay. We're all the same. We can just make do together. At most, we can cook the cake in the house and put it in the straw shed when we're ready to steam it. Someone can come over from time to time to check on the fire and add some wood."

No matter what happens at home, as long as the two of them discuss it, it is basically decided.

"Come inside, I'll go find some help. We can't handle it all by ourselves. Erwa and the others are so busy they can't even lift their heads."

"Okay, put on another set of clothes."

It would take at least two days to build a thatched hut from morning to night. Fang Tong asked around and around, and finally the people who came to help included the village chief's son, Mrs. Liu's husband, and Erwa's younger brothers and sisters. None of them were outsiders.

With so many people coming in and out of the Fang family every day, the neighbors soon heard the noise. Soon, almost the whole village knew that Fang Tong and Qian Fengping not only recruited new people, but also found someone to help build a straw shed at home.

By now, the villagers have begun to think that the Qin family's good luck is uncanny.

They had tasted the food made by the Qin family before at Zhou's family's banquet. Even if they had a recipe at home, how could they make it so delicious?

Many people say that the food and things that rich people eat and use are beyond the imagination of poor people, let alone their imagination.

But I heard that they make this cake for young masters and wealthy families. You can't buy it on the street and you have to go to restaurants and teahouses.

I can’t figure it out, I can’t figure it out!

Two days later, the straw hut was built. Fang Tong planned to give ten cents to each person who came to help, but they all refused.

"No, no, how can I let you help me for nothing? If that happens, I won't dare to look for you again in the future!"

Wang Dashan was not good at speaking, so he glanced at the village chief's son, meaning that he should speak.

"Brother Fang, there's really no need. We are all family members working for you. The wages you pay are already quite high. It's just for two days of work. If we really accept it, we will be embarrassed to come to you in the future."

"Yes, yes! It's just a straw hut. My brother also told me not to take it if you offer it to me."

They definitely don't want it, and Fang Tong won't force them, but he can't just let them go like that.