Come to the front yard.
Shen Shuangshuang was directing two servants to work. When he saw a few people coming over, he smiled on his face.
"Auntie, Miss Han." Shen Shuangshuang took the lead in greeting the other side.
Chuntao led the two of them over.
"Mrs. Mrs. Chu." Mrs. Chu responded.
"We just moved here, and we don't have much at home. We boiled water and made a pot of tea, which I brought to you to relieve the heat." As she said this, Mrs. Chu looked at the teapot in her daughter's hand.
"Haha, Auntie, this tea came at just the right time. I'm a little thirsty." Shen Shuangshuang said cheerfully.
"Shen Gao, Shen Qiang, you guys should also take a rest. Come and have a drink of tea." After saying that, he rushed into the room.
The echoes of two servants immediately came from the room.
"Go over there." Shen Shuangshuang looked at the stone table not far away.
The group of people headed towards the stone table.
When she arrived at the stone table, Mrs. Chu put down the dustpan and poured tea into the teacups with her daughter.
Seeing Shen Shuangshuang actually drinking tea with his servants and maids, he felt that the owner's wife was really approachable.
The tea was too hot, so everyone stood and talked while the tea cooled down.
Chuntao saw Mrs. Chu glance at her several times, smiled knowingly, and spoke to Shen Shuangshuang.
"Madam, didn't you say before that you wanted to hire a shopkeeper and a clerk for the grocery store?"
"What do you think of Mrs. Han and Miss Han?"
Shen Shuangshuang looked at Mrs. Chu and Han Nuan.
Mrs. Chu spoke awkwardly: "I - my daughter and I are both somewhat literate and good at arithmetic. Miss Chuntao just mentioned that the host's wife wants to find someone who is literate and good at arithmetic, so -"
"Oh, even though we don't know how to keep accounts, we can learn it!" Mrs. Chu added anxiously.
Han Nuan nodded aside.
Shen Shuangshuang smiled.
"Making accounts is not complicated. You only need to record the goods and money sold every day. When you purchase goods, record the quantity and money purchased, and then calculate the income and expenses at the end of each month."
"I can teach you how to record it specifically." She was going to make a form, and accounting would be much simpler.
Mrs. Chu was a little worried, but she still nodded with a "yes".
Shen Shuangshuang looked at mother and daughter.
"If Auntie and Miss Han are willing, please help me manage the grocery store. In terms of wages, I will give you a total of three taels of silver per month."
"If the business in the store is good and the profit is more than 20 taels of silver at the end of the month, I will give each of you an additional 100 taels of silver as a bonus. If the profit can exceed 30 taels of silver, the bonus will be doubled. If it is more, For every additional ten taels of silver, the bonus will be increased by an additional one hundred wen."
Mrs. Chu and Han Nuan looked at each other, feeling a little moved.
"Oh, that's right! You don't have to guard the shop all the time. You just need to ensure that there is someone in the shop every day from Chen time to You time."
"When there is no one in the shop, you can do something else. For example, do embroidery work or chat with others. In the countryside, you can be more casual." Shen Shuangshuang said easily.
Now the mother and daughter were even more excited.
Can you work for your boss’s wife and do embroidery work at the same time? The boss’s wife is also very kind to her staff...
"I - we are willing!" Mrs. Chu said quickly. I stuttered a bit when I spoke.
The son was determined to continue the imperial examination, but he had to give up his studies because of his family's poverty.
Now that my son has come to elementary school, he can study and study while teaching, and he will have the opportunity to continue taking scientific examinations.
As a mother, she had to find a way to save money for her son.
My son has great ambitions. Even if he is selected as a scholar in the future, he will definitely not be willing to stop there. He will definitely take part in the provincial examination and even take the test.
Traveling long distances to take exams is not a small expense.
Next time... Even if the son becomes a scholar and does not plan to continue the scientific examination, he still has to marry a wife and start a family. It also requires a lot of money.
Besides...my daughter is not too young either...
Well, after all, she has to make money.
Shen Shuangshuang smiled and nodded.
"In that case, Auntie and Miss Han will come to help tomorrow."
"Some goods will be coming tomorrow. You guys can help sort them out first."
"Hey!" Mrs. Chu responded quickly.
Shen Shuangshuang felt that the tea was almost cold, so she picked up the tea cup and started drinking.
Everyone also drank tea.
Everyone chatted for a few more words, and after Mrs. Chu offered help but was rejected twice by Shen Shuangshuang, she left with Han Nuan.
They still had to go back to the courtyard to pack their belongings and settle down.
After returning to the small courtyard at the back, Han Nuan went directly to find Han Yong.
She told Han Yong that she and Mrs. Chu were going to work in the grocery store.
"Brother, my wife has given me and my mother three taels of silver a month. If the store does well, we will also give you an extra bonus!"
"She also allowed us to do embroidery work in the shop, or chat with others!"
"The shop is in the front yard. From now on, my mother and I can take turns visiting the shop, freeing up one of us to do housework!"
Han Yong thought for a moment and knew the situation in the front yard.
"Madam, you do mean well. You and your mother went to the shop and worked hard, and you can repay her," he said.
"Well! We must do a good job!"
"Okay! Come here and drink water. After drinking, pack your luggage quickly."
"Now that we're done, I can help out in the front yard." Mrs. Chu came over with a water ladle and three stacked bowls.
The teapot and teacups were brought to the front yard by her and her daughter, and she could make do with them with a water ladle.
She didn't bring much tea, and her family didn't need it, so she could just drink boiled water.
"Hey!" Han Yong responded and walked over.
Mrs. Chu poured water for her son, daughter and herself.
Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the weather is still a bit hot.
Especially when they are still working, it is even hotter.
The three of them drank water and continued busy.
Not long after.
"Mom! This room is so big! It not only has a bed, but also a desk! Mom, I like it so much!" Han Nuan's exaggerated voice sounded.
"Haha, as long as you like it!"
"Not only is your room big, the room I live in is also very big! Although there is no desk, there is an extra sofa. From now on, I can sleep on a bed or a sofa."
"Um!"
"By the way, there is still an empty room in the courtyard. We probably don't have any relatives coming here. How about converting that room into a study for my eldest brother?"
Mrs. Chu paused.
"Let's take it easy."
"Your eldest brother also has a desk in his room, so it can be done without a study."
"Too……"
At the same time, Han Yong was also tidying up in his room.
In seventeen years of life, this was the first time he had lived in such a spacious and tidy room.
The bed in the back room is large and there is a large wardrobe.
There is a large desk in the outer room. On the desk, there are all four treasures of the study room. You can read and write when you sit down.
Han Yong, who was a little tired, couldn't help but sit down after seeing the desk.
His hands were touching the paper spread on the table, and his heart was filled with joy.
Thinking that he would be able to live here in the future, no longer have to work in the fields and do heavy housework, and could just come back and read leisurely and silently after class, he was full of longing for the days to come.
About half an hour passed.
Mrs. Chu and Han Nuan packed their luggage. (End of chapter)
