"Also, the medicine jars at home are not enough. Since we need to make medicine, we need to buy some more medicine jars."
"These are also capital."
"Okay." Shen Shuangshuang responded with a smile.
"I'll pay for it, Mom, just keep the accounts. If you make money in the future, Mom, you can share some with me."
Mrs. Shen gave Shen Shuangshuang an angry look.
"Keep it all for you." He smiled.
It was agreed before that the daughter-in-law would be in charge of the house from now on. She had already handed over the financial power to her daughter-in-law.
"No! Mom, you earned this by yourself. Boss, you keep it by yourself."
"Well... for the sake of me being the head of the family, mother, you can pay me two cents if you make money."
Shen was about to refute.
"Ok, deal."
"In the future, if you have money on your own, you can buy whatever you want without asking me. You can buy it yourself."
"For example, if you want to buy something for your grandson or your daughter-in-law, you can make the decision yourself."
"Your grandson and I may get a little surprise from time to time." Shen Shuangshuang said cheerfully.
When Shen heard this, she felt a little moved.
I thought that my daughter-in-law's workshop was quite profitable and she would be able to earn a little bit, so I agreed.
"I'll give you 40%!" However, the proportion of payment was increased.
"Okay!" Shen Shuangshuang agreed with a smile.
I chatted with my mother-in-law for a while before leaving.
As soon as he left Shen's room, Uncle Wu came looking for him.
Shen Shuangshuang was also planning to find Uncle Wu. When the two met, they started chatting about the workshop.
"The Yin family merchant ship is very interested in our fermented bean curd, tofu skin and beancurd sticks. They have placed a big order for us this time." Shen Shuangshuang said.
Uncle Wu's eyes lit up.
"How much did you order?"
"Xiao Liu originally asked for five thousand catties of fermented bean curd, and three thousand catties each of tofu skin and bean curd sticks. I was reduced to four thousand catties of bean curd, and two thousand catties each of bean curd skin and bean curd stick."
Uncle Wu's heart trembled and he looked worried.
"This...I'm afraid it's still too much..." he said slightly nervously.
"The delivery date of this batch of goods has been delayed. It is not the first day of the first lunar month, but the fifth day of the lunar month." Shen Shuangshuang added.
Uncle Wu's complexion improved slightly.
I thought about it for a moment, "Even if the delivery is made on the fifth day of next month, I'm afraid the days are still a bit tight..."
Shen Shuangshuang nodded.
"So, the workshop needs to recruit more people."
Uncle Wu looked at Shen Shuangshuang.
"Go get a pen and paper, and we'll go to the main room to talk." Shen Shuangshuang said.
After saying that, he walked directly to the main room.
"Yes!" Uncle Wu hurriedly agreed and went back to get the Four Treasures of the Study.
After making an appointment for a cup of tea, we rushed to the main room.
In the main room, Shen Shuangshuang was already waiting.
When Uncle Wu came in, he looked like he was still thinking about something.
"Madam." Uncle Wu stepped forward and saluted.
"Sit down." Shen Shuangshuang looked directly at the seat opposite him.
"Thank you, Madam." Uncle Wu saluted again and sat down opposite Shen Shuangshuang.
Then, put the Four Treasures of the Study on the table.
"Let's discuss it now. Once we have the result, you can write it down."
"Then we'll make arrangements later." Shen Shuangshuang said.
"Yes." Uncle Wu agreed.
Shen Shuangshuang got to the point.
"Our workshop is too small, and whether we are making tofu, tofu skin or yuba, they are all crowded together without zoning."
"This way, it looks messy and not very convenient to manage."
"I plan to suspend the production of tofu skin and yuba, and at the same time cancel the drying area of the current workshop and turn that area into a stove."
"In this way, plus the number of stoves currently in the workshop, it will not be a problem to produce twenty stoves."
After speaking, Shen Shuangshuang looked at Uncle Wu.
Uncle Wu was a little surprised.
But after thinking about it for a while, I felt that what Shen Shuangshuang said was reasonable and the data inference was correct, so I nodded.
"Madam, are you planning to enclose an extra plot of land to make a drying area?" he then asked.
If you just make tofu skin and yuba, you won’t actually use much space.
What takes up the most space is actually drying them.
The tofu skin and yuba are taken out of the pot and need to be hung to dry.
The dried tofu skin and yuba are the finished products.
"Um."
"The land outside the courtyard is not small, and it is wasteland."
"I'm going to go find my uncle and buy that piece of wasteland."
"Then find someone to plow the land, and then open a door on the current fence wall of the yard to connect to that land."
"In the future, our current workshop will be transformed into a stove area dedicated to making tofu."
"As for the outside area, in addition to the drying area, an additional area must be set aside to run twenty or thirty stoves."
Uncle Wu was shocked when he heard this.
Madam actually wants to set up forty or fifty stoves?
This plan is too radical. It directly expanded the scale of the workshop several times.
Shen Shuangshuang looked at Uncle Wu and saw what he was thinking.
"In the beginning, there were only two people in our workshop, Aunt Wang and me."
"Later, the eldest uncle's wife came, and then two girls from Aunt Wang's family and the eldest uncle's mother's family were added. Then came other people from the two families, and later your family."
"But now, the workshop's land and manpower are still not enough."
"So this time, I want to simply take a bigger step. Directly expand the workshop to a large enough size."
"First arrange the site and equipment. Once those things are purchased, they will always be there. They will be needed sooner or later in the workshop."
"As for manpower, there is no need to recruit so many people for the time being. We will just make adjustments based on orders and store sales."
"Although Dahe Village is close to Shangyang Town, it is not easy for people who are not from the town to work in the town. As long as the wages are reasonable, I don't worry too much about recruiting people."
Uncle Wu was excited when he heard this, and looked at Shen Shuangshuang with admiration in his eyes.
Although Madam is a woman, her courage and knowledge are not inferior to those of men, and she is even more courageous than many men.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Uncle Wu thought for a moment, and then he bowed his hands to both of them.
“With so many stoves to burn, floors to be repaired and walls to be built, the manpower requirements are probably not small.”
"In addition, if construction starts in the workshop, I'm afraid it will affect production, and then affect the batch of goods ordered by the Yin family merchant ship."
Shen Shuangshuang looked at Uncle Wu.
"So, in the next ten days, I plan to have everyone in the workshop make tofu. Priority will be given to making the batch of bean curd requested by the Yin family merchant ship."
"Right now, Zuixianlou doesn't need much tofu skin and yuba. In the next few days, I'll use the unpacked bulk goods left in the warehouse to send them to the top. It shouldn't be a big problem."
"Then in the next ten days, we must at least tidy up the drying area outside."
"Ten days later, when the drying area is established, we will recruit a few more workers into the workshop to collect the goods of tofu skin and yuba. We will definitely have all the goods that the Yin family needs before the fifth day of next month."
Shen Shuangshuang paused.
"Of course, I prefer to hire people in advance."
"When the dozen or so stoves in the yard are ready, we will recruit people into the workshop."
"After all, our family is in short supply of fermented bean curd, tofu skin and beancurd skin."
"Even if there is more production by then, if the Yin family merchant ship cannot finish it, I can just keep it as inventory."
(End of chapter)
