After farming, I opened a family tree

On February 8th, the workshop officially started operations.

All the shelving tools that I had previously asked the carpenter to make have also been moved into the workshop.

The workshop is divided into three rows, with production in the middle row, raw materials in the last row, and the first row used for finished products.

The production is mainly divided into alkali extraction, lard refining, hydrosol distillation, pigment extraction, etc.

Although Shen Tang has soap base, releasing something like soap base all at once is bound to arouse suspicion.

Moreover, the traditional soap made in this way does not appear to be so refined. Once it can be mass-produced, the price will naturally come down.

However, the soap made from soap base is visibly more delicate and advanced than the soap made by the ancient method.

Her soaps are targeted at both ordinary families and wealthy families.

This is the tiered sales approach she wants to adopt.

Likewise, those poems will only appear in high-end product lines.

The first day was for on-the-job training. The production lines were separated and people couldn’t see each other.

The Fugui family sent a lot of pork fat early on.

Shen Tang set up a purchasing office in the first row, where lard, firewood, rice straw, etc., as well as rice, flour and vegetables, needed to be purchased.

Shen Tang and Qin Wanwan were the only ones in the family who could read, so they went to school in the morning and sorted out accounts and materials in the workshop in the afternoon.

Sisters Shen Li and Shen Dan followed the two of them to learn.

This made Shen Tang discover the difference in Shen Dan.

"Ten dan of firewood a day is enough. One dan of dry firewood costs twenty wen, which is two hundred wen a day. Pig fat costs thirty wen a jin, so twenty jin a day is enough, which is six hundred wen...and rice and flour cost six hundred wen a day."

"That means we have to spend five taels of silver a day!"

"That's one hundred and fifty taels of silver a month, and we still have to pay the aunts! That's almost one hundred and eighty taels a month."

Shen Dan kept counting on his fingers.

"This year, this year..."

"That's more than two thousand taels a year."

Shen Tang calculated it for her.

But Shen Tang's eyes lit up when he looked at Shen Dan. He didn't expect that Shen Dan didn't like studying but was extremely good at mathematics.

Mathematics is something that requires talent. Shen Li likes reading, but is not very good at math.

"Shen Dan, learn how to use an abacus from me."

Shen Tang learned how to use an abacus because she was interested in it in her previous life.

It turns out that the abacus is just as fast as a calculator.

"Ah? Do I learn the abacus?"

Shen Dan was stunned.

Nowadays, only shop owners know how to use an abacus, and ordinary people have no chance to get involved.

Moreover, the shopkeeper has so many apprentices, most of whom just want to learn how to use an abacus.

"Well, I'll ask the carpenter to make a few abacuses. Not just you, you all have to learn how to use them!"

"But you have to learn better so that you can help me with the accounts in the future."

We all learn together, of course, and there will definitely be more than one accountant in the future.

Shen Li will follow me in the future. If Shen Dan has any problems, Shen Li can take care of it, which is also fine. It is always good to have more skills.

As for Qin Wanwan, it would be best if she was willing to learn. If she gets married in the future, she will be able to manage the family accounts clearly. If she is willing to follow her, she also wants her to learn more.

After all, people who are good at math and science tend to have clearer minds.

Shen Tang glanced out the window and went to the back to look for Shen Dashan.

"Dad, these few days, find a few strong young men in the village and arrange them to patrol the workshop."

She just glanced casually and saw someone peeking not far away.

The workshop has just started up, so it is better to be cautious.

"My wages are fifty cents less than theirs, so I'd rather choose the honest and hardworking one."

Shen Dashan nodded and turned to leave the workshop.

Shen Tang walked from one end of the production line to the other and received countless warm greetings.

When cooking at noon, Shen Tang asked the kitchen to stir-fry the leftover lard residue from boiling lard into the dishes, or keep it and use it to make noodles or dumplings.

When boiling lard, there will inevitably be some lard residue left. It is better to use it in cooking so that no matter how much it is left, it will not be wasted.

The cook’s skills are the best in the entire Qingshan Village, so the dishes she makes are naturally delicious. And with the use of lard, they are even more fragrant.

People living around the workshop first smelled the aroma of lard all morning, and now they smelled the fragrance of food.

This workshop, needless to say, the food is delicious.

"Dad, it smells so good."

"Don't worry, your mother said she will pretend to eat a few bites and bring back the rest."

This kind of scene doesn't just happen in one family.

But no one expected that there would be a sign at the door of the restaurant.

"You only get what you eat. No takeout allowed. If you are caught, you will be fired after three warnings."

The farmers were illiterate, so Shen Tang specifically asked a few cooks to call out names when people entered the restaurant.

The plates are provided uniformly by the workshop. Each person receives a large plate. The cook is responsible for serving the dishes, while the rice is served by the person himself.

Sun Yu Niang has five children and her husband is in poor health. She has been the only one taking care of the family over the years. Now she comes to work in the workshop.

I can’t even eat such delicious food during the Chinese New Year at home.

Today is the first day of work in the workshop, and Shen Tang specially bought chicken legs.

But she saw that many women did not eat the chicken leg and wanted to hide it and take it home.

In order to make it easier for the cook to clean up, the restaurant was designed based on the canteen model of later companies.

“Takeout is not allowed in the cafeteria.”

Chef Wang is the oldest and has the best cooking skills, and the three chefs tend to center around her.

"This chicken leg is mine if you give it to me. Why can't you let me take it out?"

The other party also stretched his neck and refused to give in, and there were several women following behind him who were also holding chicken legs.

"The boss invited you to work and then gave you food. Since you can't finish the chicken legs, I will tell the boss tomorrow that you can only buy half of the meat dishes. Since there is someone who doesn't like it."

The group of aunts at the back shouted when they saw Shen Tang coming in.

"Xiaotang, tell me, why can't we take this chicken leg out?"

"We didn't slack off at work."

When Chef Wang saw Shen Tang come in, she called out "Boss" and didn't say anything else. She looked at the group of people and rolled her eyes in her heart.

She didn't even think about why a cook like her would dare to say that food cannot be taken out.

"Auntie, you want to take it away. Maybe you didn't have enough for lunch?"

Shen Tang looked at everyone,

"I specially asked the cook to make a lot of food, just because I was afraid that the aunts would be exhausted from working. Is it because the food is not to your taste or there is not enough food?"

As Shen Tang spoke, he leaned over to take a look and saw that there was still some food left.

"Of course I'm full."

Someone answered.

After hearing this, Shen Tang was silent for a while, then he raised his voice.

"I invited you all here to work. I pay you wages and provide lunch so that you can have energy to work in the afternoon. If you can't finish the food, you can take it home and benefit your families. I didn't ask your families to work."

"Don't tell me you're not bringing it home. We're all from the same village and know everything about your families."

"I pay you all your wages, and I have no control over your supporting your families, but my restaurant is for the workers to eat. Since you can't finish these meat dishes, you don't have to prepare them in the future."

"My money doesn't support others, it only supports the workers. If you have any objections, then my workshop can't accommodate someone who eats from the bowl and looks at the pot."

After Shen Tang said this, the whole restaurant fell silent.