The gift Cheng Wanwan prepared was an exquisite lady's dagger.
"Girls must learn to protect themselves." She handed the folding dagger to Cao Yingying's hand, "Everyone steps forward a foot, and I step back a foot. If I gain an inch, I will never give in. In the future, I must not be cowardly again. I must take back what belongs to me." .”
Cao Yingying looked at the dagger with some surprise.
She has seen the world, and this is the first time she has seen such a delicate thing. It is not cumbersome at all when hidden in her sleeve. Even if she holds it in her hand, others will not know what it is. There is also a small mechanism. , press it, and the blade will pop out. The blade glows with a white light and looks very sharp at first sight.
"Auntie, isn't this thing expensive?"
"It's not as valuable as your two hundred acres of land. Keep it well." Cheng Wanwan smiled, "You must carry this thing with you, because you never know if someone will take action secretly."
Cao Yingying nodded vigorously.
Cheng Wanwan got up and went to the soap workshop next door. The house had been built, with a total of eight rooms, the largest of which was a warehouse, and the others were workshops.
The first room was used to boil lard and produce plant ash.
The burned plant ash is transported to the second room for filtering.
Then it is sent to the third room for high-temperature cooking. When the lye concentration reaches the standard, it is sent to the fourth room.
This fourth room is made more closed, and only trusted people can enter it, because the most critical step of the formula is here.
The fifth room is used to add fragrance. Three fragrances have been tentatively decided, namely floral, milk, and honey, and are divided into three workstations to complete.
The sixth room contains one hundred molds, which are specially used for molding and solidification.
Finally, it is sent to the seventh room for packaging and storage.
Cheng Wanwan checked everything in each room and then started recruiting workers.
People in the village had long known that workers would be recruited here. As soon as she said this, countless people came to sign up, including men, women, old and young. Everyone didn't know what they were doing, so they signed up first.
Nowadays, the main farm work in the fields is watering and pulling weeds. This can be left to the children. The adults like them have to find ways to make more money.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me." Cheng Wanwan spoke in a loud voice, "Because this business has just started and it only requires a dozen people. Those who are not selected should not worry, there will be opportunities in the future."
Everyone in the village nodded.
Basically, everyone in the village has made some small money here in Cheng Wanwan. They started with lantern grass, and later helped build houses. These days, they collect dry firewood at high prices. In the past, it was difficult to make income in autumn and winter. This year, every household They all made some money, ranging from more than a hundred cash to a tael of silver.
No one dares to offend Cheng Wanwan. If he doesn't help himself to make money, there will be no place to cry.
Cheng Wanwan asked Zhao Sidan to record the number of people who signed up. A total of more than 130 people signed up. If she hadn't said that, there would have been even more people signing up.
She chose two strong women to cook the lard. This was a delicate job, so it was easier to leave it to the women.
To filter plant ash, she chose two teenage girls. The young girls had good eyesight and were suitable for this job.
Steaming plant ash at high temperature requires stirring for nearly an hour from beginning to end. This is a laborious task, so she found four strong men who took turns stirring.
The fourth step is to add alcohol, and stir it after adding it. Four men are also needed here.
Adding fragrance is not a strenuous task, just find three women.
Next, pour it into the mold and solidify it. One hundred soaps can be solidified at a time, and a woman can complete it.
In the last step of packaging, Cheng Wanwan was also looking for a little girl.
There are seventeen people in total.
She asked Zhao Sidan to write out the list and post it at the door of the school.
Those who were selected were so happy that they didn't know what to say. Some of them had never even dealt with Cheng Wanwan.
In fact, Cheng Wanwan also has his own thoughts when it comes to selecting people.
The people chosen are basically people who are not very familiar with each other. For six or seven processes, it takes six or seven people who are not familiar with each other to know a rough production process.
Although the most critical step is completed by her, if the basic production process is leaked, it is inevitable that businessmen will imitate and study it, and then there will be a lot of trouble.
Early the next morning.
Seventeen people from the village gathered at the entrance of the soap workshop early.
"Before the work officially starts, I'm going to say something ugly." Cheng Wanwan said quietly, "What did you do here all day and how did you do it? You just need to know these things yourself, and you are not allowed to tell anyone else."
Seventeen people nodded: "That's natural, even the boys at home don't say it!"
"I asked someone to write a contract." Cheng Wanwan held seventeen pieces of paper in his hand. "If you violate the contract, you must pay at least one hundred taels of silver. If you think it is okay, you can sign it."
One hundred taels of silver... to the villagers, this was an astronomical figure.
Seventeen people looked at each other.
Tiezhu Niang was the first to walk out: "I'm a tight-lipped person. I won't tell anyone who asks me. I'll bet on it!"
Aunt Xu also stood up: "I am a woman, I don't understand anything, and I won't tell anyone."
Two people took the lead, and others came over to sign.
They knew in their hearts that if this profitable business was leaked, Dashan Niang would definitely not make any money.
Dashan Niang can't make money, so they have no way to make money.
Cheng Wanwan put away these dozen contracts.
In fact, this contract was a bit unequal. The salary for a month was only so little, but she was asked to pay one hundred taels of silver. If it were placed in modern times, her contract would be equivalent to a domineering clause, which the court would not support.
But in ancient times, as long as the painting was signed, it would take effect.
She was domineering for a while, so naturally she wanted to give her a sweet date.
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said: "Then let me talk about wages. Women and girls earn six hundred cents a month, and men earn eight hundred cents a month. They come here at midnight in the morning and take half an hour's rest at noon. , I will finish work at the end of the afternoon and take six days off."
Zhao Shagen's father, Zhao Yougui, rubbed his ears: "What does it mean to have six days off and one day off?"
"Just work for six days and have one day off." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "Everyone has children at home and chores to do, so you can't spend all day in my workshop. However, I don't provide meals here. You can eat on your own. A solution.”
Everyone was stunned when they heard her words.
Working for six days and taking one day off is such a good thing in the world? !
People in their village have no time to rest all year round. Even if there is a slack time in the farming season, there are still a lot of things to do. No one will really lie at home and do nothing, except of course, the lazy people.
Wang Yuanwai in the county is considered a very kind person. He works for Wang Yuanwai and gets one day off a month, which is praised by countless people in the county.
But now, Dashan Niang actually lets them take four days off a month!
After four days of rest, you can still get close to one tael of silver. This is simply a piece of cake in the sky!
Such a good thing happened to them. This was an unimaginable good thing. Everyone was gearing up and preparing for a big fight!
