Kang Youfu was already grateful to Zhu Shenzui, and he originally wanted to try it out on his own, so when Zhu Shenzui mentioned the matter, Kang Youfu agreed without saying a word.
Seeing Kang Youfu's agreement, Zhu Shenzui was happy and immediately told him about the store's situation in detail. The two parties agreed to officially take over the store after the Chinese New Year.
On the surface, the store will be owned by Kang Youfu, but in fact Zhu Shenzui is the real owner, and Kang Youfu, as the actual shopkeeper, takes a share of the deal. Such an arrangement moved Kang Youfu even more. If he trusted him so much and didn't work hard to repay Zhu Shenzui's kindness, could he still be considered a human being?
Zhu Shenzui's generous entrustment made Kang Youfu have the idea of dying for his confidant. Seeing his face flushed with excitement, Zhu Shenzui smiled and encouraged him, and at the same time explained a lot of things.
After the chat, Zhu Shenzui didn't sit still for long, got up and left first.
Kang Youfu stood up respectfully and saluted Zhu Shenzui. Seeing Zhu Shenzui leave, he was extremely excited. He never thought that he was just an ordinary person buying tofu a moment ago, but now he has He opened a formal salt shop, and Zhu Shenzui trusted him extremely and handed over all the management power to him.
On the way back, Zhu Shenzui was in a great mood.
The collapse of the Liu family not only solved the salt road problem in Xiezhou, but he also got what he needed from the Liu family's property.
In addition, recruiting Kang Youfu for his own use is also a huge gain. Kang Youfu is a talent, and it is also a talent that Zhu Shenzui urgently needs now.
Since they are talents, they must be reused. Not only must they be given a certain degree of autonomy, but they must also be given sufficient benefits.
Merely relying on kindness will not last long. In business, benefits are eternal. This is why Zhu Shenzui not only made Kang Youfu the boss, but also generously gave him a share.
But people's hearts can also change, and Zhu Shenzui also understands this. No one can guarantee whether Kang Youfu will still be loyal to him in the future. Zhu Shenzui knows this very well. Therefore, there must still be necessary checks and balances. Even if he makes Kang Youfu the boss and gives him back the money, there must still be people of his own in the store. This is not because he does not believe in Kang Youfu. This is a necessary arrangement. Even if Kang Youfu knew that not only would he have no other ideas, but he would feel at ease.
The human heart is unpredictable, and the human heart is the most difficult thing to test in the world, so Zhu Shenzui never tests the human heart, let alone does some tricks of profit temptation to test the loyalty of his subordinates to him. Because he knew very well that such an approach seemed wise, but in fact it was the stupidest behavior.
On the contrary, it is far more appropriate to establish rules and employ balanced personnel to ensure it, rather than testing people's hearts. Just like he now has Kang Youfu as the chief shopkeeper, he will also arrange for people from Wangjiacun to enter the shop in the later period as the second shopkeeper or assistant, etc.
Besides, what if Kang Youfu betrays him in the future? Zhu Shenzui could not only help him up today, but also make him lose everything. If the Liu family is like this, wouldn't it also be wiped out? What does it mean to be just a happy person? Zhu Shenzui was not worried at all.
Amidst the sound of firecrackers, one year has finally passed, and the new year will come as promised.
Zhu Shenzui's family has had a good year this year, because the Liu family's affairs have made a big fuss in Pingyang Mansion, and Zhang, who doesn't go out much, has also heard about it.
For this reason, Zhu Shenzui found a suitable reason and said that he had helped the General's Mansion with the Liu family's lawsuit, and gave one hundred taels of silver to the Zhang family for family use. Seeing that she could get so much money back, Mrs. Zhang was surprised and happy at the same time. Her family has been living a tight life these years, and now she finally has such a large amount of money, which is really an unexpected surprise.
Although she had money, Mrs. Zhang did not dare to spend it arbitrarily. Apart from buying some necessary daily necessities for her family for the Chinese New Year, she also said she would go to the cloth shop to pull some cloth and plan to make a new suit for Zhu Shenzui. Prepare to save other money temporarily.
If Zhu Shenzui hadn't forced Mrs. Zhang to pull more cloth, saying how could the three members of the family wear new clothes by themselves during the Chinese New Year? Zhang himself and Qiao'er should also have new clothes made. They can't always wear old clothes during the New Year, otherwise he would rather not have them. She really couldn't resist Zhu Shenzui, so Zhang had no choice but to follow his advice and sewed new clothes for Zhu Shenzui, Qiao'er and herself.
Apart from these, Zhang and Zhu Shenzui discussed that the family now has some money, but they still have to live in the future. After a while, Mrs. Zhang wants to use the money to buy some land outside the city. Once she has the land, she can rent it out to other people to collect some rent, so that her family can have a stable income.
Regarding Zhang's plan, Zhu Shenzui smiled and said that of course there was no problem, and he would listen to his sister-in-law in everything.
Ms. Zhang was very happy. She said she would go find out who had suitable land for sale in the next few days and ask about the price. She would tell Zhu Shenzui after it was confirmed.
After saying this, Mrs. Zhang mentioned Zhu Shenzui's life events again. Seeing that the New Year is coming, Zhu Shenzui has also grown one year older. It is really unreasonable for a man of his age not to get married. Mrs. Zhang told Zhu Shenzui that she would have to think about this matter no matter what, and asked Zhu Shenzui whether he was married. What plan.
"Sister-in-law, why did you mention this?"
"My eldest sister-in-law is my mother. Your father and brother are gone. This family has been supported by you all these years. If it weren't for the family, I should have gotten married at your age. Now you are the only man left in our Zhu family. We can't Is this going to continue? Why can't this matter be mentioned?" Zhang said seriously.
Reaching out to scratch his head, Zhu Shenzui smiled awkwardly: "Sister-in-law, let's talk about this matter slowly. The family has just gotten better, and Qiao'er is still young. Why don't we do it in a few years?"
"In a few years? What nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes at Zhu Shenzui and couldn't help but scolded: "How old are you? Your brother is at your age and we have been married for a long time. The elders said, When men get married, women get married. You are the only man in our Zhu family right now. If you don’t get married, will we continue to live like this from now on?"
"Qiao'er is a daughter. After all, my daughter will have a foreign surname in the future. Our Zhu family has to rely on you to continue the family lineage!"
"I've been dreaming about your brother these past few days. In his dream, your brother asked me how my family was doing, and how were you? Have we gotten married? Are there any children in Lao Zhu's family now...?" As he spoke, Zhang's eyes were a little moist. She raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes and said seriously: "Uncle, just listen to me on this matter. When spring starts, go find a matchmaker and ask which family has a suitable daughter... Yes Yes! Which one do you like? You might as well talk to me in private, and I can help you choose carefully when the time comes..."
Listening to Zhang's words, Zhu Shenzui couldn't help but feel moved. Although they were similar in age, Zhang was younger than him. But as Mrs. Zhang said, it was not easy for the family of three to live on each other for these years.
When Ms. Zhang talked about her sadness, her eyes filled with tears, which was really heartbreaking to watch. Zhu Shenzui felt sad, but also felt pity. In his heart, he wanted to tell Ms. Zhang that there was no need to look for anyone else, just find a woman like Ms. Zhang, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
After so many years, he knows very well Mrs. Zhang’s character. Mrs. Zhang is a woman who is soft on the outside but strong on the inside. She is also his sister-in-law. Such words must not be said out loud, otherwise she will be misunderstood by Mrs. Zhang. .
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Zhu Shenzui had no idea of getting married at this time, not to mention that he still had many things to do when spring came. In addition to the arrangements for the salt shop, there were also arrangements for the salt selling business, including sheep. Wait at Toushan Li Hu's side.
In addition, Zhu Shenzui also plans to go to the north after March, which has been decided long ago.
The purpose of going to the north this time was not only what I had originally considered, but also the new ideas I had after taking over the salt shop. In this case, he can't just ignore his business and marry a woman he has never met or even known, right?
Thinking of this, Zhu Shenzui comforted Mrs. Zhang and told her that he knew this in his heart, but it was impossible to wait until spring. He had many things to do after spring, and he had to prepare for a long trip away from home. . However, he promised Madam Zhang that he would keep this matter in mind and find time to resolve it when he comes back from a long trip, so that Madam Zhang would not have to worry.
Hearing what Zhu Shenzui said, Mrs. Zhang was also a little helpless, but she did not ask Zhu Shenzui whether he was going on a far journey or where he was going this time. Mrs. Zhang never asked this, because she knew that as a man, Zhu Shenzui had his own things to do. Although she didn't know what Zhu Shenzui had often left Pingyang Mansion in recent years and why he went out mysteriously, she knew in her heart that no matter what Zhu Shenzui did, Whatever Shen Zhui did, it was all for their family.
