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After dinner, the family went their separate ways. Xie Lan went back to his room to read, while Xie Lin and Xie Heng, the two naughty kids, went to the duck house in front to play with the ducklings. Xie Yao didn't need anyone to take care of him and just slept soundly after dinner. Cheng Hui put him in the crib and fenced him off before going to the kitchen to look for Xie Songlin and his daughter.

The two of them were getting together to discuss how to serve new desserts in the shop.

Although cream cakes are delicious, the cream melts easily, so how to transport them to the shop is a problem. Although the space can keep the cakes fresh, it cannot rely on the space to transport goods. Like the ones Xie Wanxing gave to Lu Zhou today, if you hide one or two pieces in the shop, others won't be able to see anything. If you want to sell a large amount of goods in the shop, you must go through a clear route.

Xie Songlin pondered for a moment and said, "Let's recruit some people to go to the shop to make cakes. Wife, you can bring two apprentices out, is that okay?"

Cheng Hui nodded in agreement: "That's no problem for me, but where can we recruit people? Are there any recruits in the village?"

This proposal was quickly rejected by Xie Songlin: "No, the village is hiring people, and if they learn it and stop making it, we can't control it. What if our formula is leaked? We must be cautious. Before the sour plum soup became popular, people went to the pharmacy to look for my formula. This cake is more profitable than the sour plum soup, so there will definitely be more people trying to find the formula by all means. We still have to be cautious."

"Hmm..." Xie Wanxing hesitated, "It seems like we are in ancient times now."

Xie Songlin and Cheng Hui looked at her with confusion:?

"What I mean is, can we recruit some...lifetime contract workers?" Xie Wanxing said cautiously.

Although her words were as tactful as possible, Cheng Hui was still shocked when she understood what she meant: "You want to buy someone? How can you do that? This is illegal!"

Xie Wanxing nodded: "In this era, this is all legal, and the contract is protected by the court. These people will follow us for the rest of their lives, so we are naturally not afraid that the recipe will be leaked.

I know, as modern people, hiring people might be a little hard to accept, but since we're in the ancient world, we have to follow the trend. A shop like this is almost employing everyone in the family. If we want to expand our business in the future, we can't afford to stay home for the rest of our lives, right? Since we're going to do it in the future, why not do it once and for all?

Besides, the slave traders are meant to be sold into slavery anyway, so if they come to our shop, we will certainly treat them well and put them to work normally. And if they have a deed, we don't have to worry about them running away or leaking the secret, so wouldn't it be more reassuring to use them?"

Xie Songlin was silent for a moment and then nodded. "What Ah Xing said actually makes sense. They all hired people to do the work, but in ancient times it was simpler and more crude. And this is really too common."

"Who would want to sell themselves into slavery unless it's absolutely necessary? It must be because they can't make ends meet. If they meet a bad master, beatings and scolding are commonplace. Treating these people well is actually helping them." Xie Wanxing thought for a moment and said, "Since we are here, we need to adapt to some of the different rules and practices of ancient times. However, I will not completely abandon modern values. We can give those people more care and respect within the scope of our ability. I will strive to find a relative balance between ancient realities and modern moral concepts."

"You're right. I've been staying at home since I came here, and I don't quite feel that we're already in ancient times. I really need to change my mind." Cheng Hui was also persuaded by Xie Wanxing. She seemed to have made up her mind. "Then let's go to the dental clinic together tomorrow."

The next morning, Cheng Hui sent Xie Yao to be taken care of by her third sister-in-law Zhou for a day, and she followed Xie Songlin and the others into the city. No one would believe it if she told others that the Frappuccino store had been open for more than a month, but she had never been to the store.

Cheng Hui walked around the shop and stood at the door and commented: "Your shop is very well organized."

"Of course. You didn't even look at who drew the blueprint." Xie Wanxing stood beside Cheng Hui with his hands on his hips proudly.

"Let's go, let's go. Let's get in my luxury car!" Xie Songlin moved the ice cubes, pulled out the ox cart again, and took the mother and daughter directly to the largest pawnshop in the city.

Because he had already bought a lot of things in this shop, and all from the same dealer, when he saw him, the dealer named Liu Yi greeted him enthusiastically: "Brother Songlin, you are here. What would you like to buy today?"

Xie Songlin: "Brother Liu, the main reason I came here today is to pick out some reliable people."

Liu Yi's eyes lit up, and he said enthusiastically, "Then you've finally come to the right place. The people here are all carefully selected and guaranteed to be hardworking, capable, and obedient."

As he spoke, he led Xie Songlin and his family into the pawnshop and into a spacious courtyard. Liu Yi ordered people to arrange tables, chairs and hot tea for them, and even thoughtfully gave Xie Wanxing a bag of sugar.

Liu Yi asked, "Brother Songlin, what are you going to do with this person?"

Xie Songlin: "The shop is short of staff. Brother Liu, please find me two people who are good at cooking."

"That's easy." Liu Yi raised his hand and called a servant over, whispering a few words to him. The servant nodded and went away. After a while, he brought in more than a dozen people, including young girls and middle-aged women. After they came in, they stood in two rows, with some tension and fear in their eyes.

Liu Yi pointed at these people and said, "Brother Songlin, sister-in-law, these are the ones who have signed the death contract. They are considered to be good cooks in our pawnshop. Take a look and see if there is anyone who suits your taste."

Xie Songlin and Cheng Hui looked at each other. To be honest, he didn't know how to choose people. He couldn't tell anything just by looking at them. Cheng Hui stood up and looked at their hands one by one. Almost all of them were hands that were used to doing housework. They must be hardworking people.

She noticed two pretty young women at the edge of the second row. They looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, but their hands were very rough, indicating that they worked hard every day. Moreover, they looked similar, so she thought they must be sisters.

Cheng Hui asked, "What are your two names?"

The two women raised their heads slightly, their eyes showing a hint of surprise and uneasiness. One of them replied with a trembling voice, "Madam, my name is Qiuyue, and this is my sister, Qiuye."

"Do you usually make pastries?"

Qiuyue shrank her head and nodded: "I will do it, ma'am. My family is originally in the sugar cake business."

"Then how..."

"There was war in the north and business was bad. My father and brother went out of town to purchase materials to save money, but they were killed by passing barbarians. Only the three of us, mother and daughter, were left helpless. My second uncle brought people to our house and deceived us by saying that my father owed foreign debts. He forced the three of us to sign an indenture to sell ourselves. He was afraid that people around would find out that he had sold us, so he asked the broker to send us far away. Now, we don't even recognize the way home." Qiuyue burst into tears as she spoke, and her sister Qiuye beside her also started crying.

Cheng Hui felt very sad when she heard Qiuyue's words. She sighed softly, looked at the poor sisters, and secretly decided in her heart: "Then you will follow me home, okay?"