An old man selling bean sprouts next to her, seeing Jiang Yan buy such a big fish, lifted his basket of bean sprouts and said, “Miss, grass carp goes well with bean sprouts. Why not buy some?”
They were green bean sprouts, looking plump and quite nice.
Jiang Yan decided to buy some: “Old man, how much for your bean sprouts?”
“One wen per handful.”
The old man replied with a smile.
After some thought, Jiang Yan directly asked for three handfuls.
Seeing Jiang Yan’s decisiveness, people around buying things gathered around.
“Miss, how about some pears? My pears are big and cheap…”
“My vegetables are also good, all two wen per pound…”
“…”
Jiang Yan hadn’t expected buying bean sprouts would lead to this, but she wouldn’t buy anything she didn’t need.
“Thank you all, but I’ve bought enough for today, so I won’t be buying anything else.”
At her words, the crowd around her dispersed.
Just then.
Jiang Zhenzhu, coming out of a pastry shop nearby, spotted her: “Mom, is that Da Ya?”
“Where?”
Qian Cuihua looked around but didn’t see.
Seeing her mother’s poor eyesight, Jiang Zhenzhu slightly lifted the corner of her mouth and pointed to a spot not far away: “There! Is it her?”
Qian Cuihua looked closely and indeed, it was Jiang Yan.
Seeing Jiang Yan dressed better than before and carrying such a large fish, Qian Cuihua’s eyes turned green with envy.
“That little wretch, ungrateful thing, now that she’s living better, she doesn’t even think of us relatives!”
She was jealous.
Jiang Zhenzhu naturally felt the same.
Even her best clothes were not as good as Jiang Yan’s now.
Just after Qian Cuihua spoke.
Jiang Zhenzhu asked: “Mom, didn’t you say you’d marry Da Ya to Uncle’s idiot son? Why hasn’t it happened? Wouldn’t her shop then be ours?”
“I’d love to, but your uncle’s father-in-law is worried about complications and won’t help with the betrothal document.”
Qian Cuihua felt a fire in her heart at the mention of this.
So.
Jiang Zhenzhu narrowed her eyes and said, “Mom, isn’t it simple? Just don’t let Uncle’s father-in-law know.”
Right!
Why hadn’t she thought of that?
Qian Cuihua was delighted and praised Jiang Zhenzhu with a smile: “You truly are my good daughter. Once we get the shop, I’ll buy you the clothes, jewelry, and pastries you want.”
“Yes!”
Jiang Zhenzhu nodded happily.
After sending Jiang Zhenzhu back to the embroidery workshop, Qian Cuihua went to the pier.
The pier was not busy at the moment, and Qian Chengong, Qian Cuihua’s elder brother, was sitting with some fellow workers, chatting.
She spotted him as soon as she arrived.
“Brother.”
Seeing her, Qian Chengong got up and walked over: “Little sister, what brings you here?”
Qian Cuihua looked around, then pulled him to a secluded corner: “Why did I come? Isn’t it for Bao and Da Ya’s marriage? Brother, you’ve seen how profitable Da Ya’s shop is. If…”
“I know it’s profitable, but without my father-in-law’s help, there’s nothing I can do.”
Qian Chengong sighed.
“Who said there’s nothing we can do?”
Qian Cuihua whispered close to his ear: “Your father-in-law won’t help with the betrothal document, so we’ll do it behind his back.”
“You, you want me to steal his seal to use?”
Qian Chengong’s face changed.
Qian Cuihua quickly covered his mouth: “Keep your voice down, why are you shouting? He’s your father-in-law, what can he do if he finds out? Besides, don’t you want money? Don’t you want Bao to have a wife?”
Of course, he did.
He was just afraid of problems.
Qian Chengong walked to a side and squatted down: “Let me think about it.”
Qian Cuihua didn’t give him much time to think: “What’s there to think about? It’s not like I can get close to your father-in-law, otherwise, I’d do it myself.”
Qian Chengong couldn’t resist her persuasion.
Soon.
He decided to follow her plan.
With his wife and children’s help.
Within a few days, Qian Chengong obtained the seal and had someone write the betrothal document.
After it was written. He went to find Qian Cuifang.
Qian Cuifang, seeing everything was ready, said impatiently, “Brother, let’s go find that dead girl today. Once she marries your son, the shop will be ours.”
Qian Chenggong felt it was inappropriate: “You don’t discuss marriage in the afternoon; we should go in the morning.”
“Alright, alright, let’s go find her tomorrow morning then!”
Jiang Yan, of course, was unaware of this. She was currently discussing recruitment matters at home with Su Ping’an and the others.
Indeed.
Her cooperation with Ouyang Siyun was already settled.
Now they were just waiting for the large-scale production of lard soap to start selling.
Speaking of recruitment.
Wang Xiuzhen was a bit worried: “Daya, can we teach outsiders? Won’t they learn our methods and open their own workshop?”
The Sun family shared similar concerns.
She brought it up.
They stopped talking.
This.
Jiang Yan had already thought it through; she smiled and replied, “No problem. First, each group will be responsible for one process, and second, they’ll have to sign a labor contract. With this contract, we don’t have to worry about leaks.”
Chapter 33: Your Favoritism is Too Much
Seeing that Jiang Yan had everything figured out, Su Lao’er couldn’t help but praise her: “Our Daya is really capable!”
Hearing this, Wang Xiuzhen, with a smile in her eyes, agreed: “That’s right, in a radius of ten miles, I haven’t seen anyone as capable as Daya. It makes me want to have a daughter too.”
Su Jixiang, standing nearby, said, “Mom, can you still give birth?”
Smack.
Wang Xiuzhen slapped him on the back, “You brat, what if I can’t give birth? Can’t I at least think about it?”
Daughters are better.
Sons just know how to make her angry.
“If you can’t speak properly, just keep quiet!”
Su Lao’er glared at Su Jixiang.
Su Jixiang muttered with a slight twitch of his lips, “These days, you can’t even tell the truth…”
Hearing her grandson speak like this, Sun Shi couldn’t help but find it both funny and frustrating. Just as she was about to say something, Su Lao’er spoke again: “You’re getting bold, aren’t you?”
Su Jixiang didn’t dare to say more, knowing that if he did, his father would definitely use his cane on him.
Su Ping’an, seeing this, changed the subject: “Daya, how do you plan to recruit? Will you hire both men and women?”
This was also something Su Lao’er and the others wanted to know.
“Right, Daya, will you hire both men and women?”
Wang Xiuzhen asked.
“As long as they work diligently, we’ll hire both.”
Jiang Yan said, looking at Su Ping’an, “Cousin Ping’an, go around the village with a gong later, announce that our workshop is hiring, and those interested can come to our house for an interview.”
“Our house?”
Su Ping’an was taken aback and asked.
Jiang Yan nodded, “Our house is a bit small, I plan to make lard soap here first, and once we have more money, we’ll build a workshop. Uncle, Aunt, Cousin Ping’an, Cousin Jixiang, and Grandma, I’ll have to trouble you again.”
Sun Shi looked at Jiang Yan affectionately and said, “You’re not causing trouble, child. If it weren’t for you, could your uncle and his family earn so much money now?”
Wang Xiuzhen now looked at Jiang Yan with growing fondness.
Her tone was even gentler than before: “Exactly, Daya, we don’t need to be so formal with each other. If you need anything from us in the future, just say so.”
“Then I won’t stand on ceremony.”
Jiang Yan said to Su Lao’er, “Uncle, I’ll have to trouble you with the management of my workshop in the future.”
“Alright!”
Su Lao’er, after agreeing, suddenly realized something and quickly added, “Daya, Daya, I, I’m not suitable. My leg isn’t fully healed, and I’ve never managed people before, you should find someone else!”
