The next day, the blacksmith came early to deliver the barbecue grill for sausages. Mother He and Pei'er called two guards, carried a large box of sausages and some seasonings and went out.
It wasn't until evening that the two came back, with smiles on their faces.
Pei'er ran in and said uncontrollably: "Miss, we've made a profit!"
Mrs. He also had a smile on her face and took out a bag of money in her arms. She had already counted it clearly. There were three hundred and twenty coins in total!
He smiled and said: "Miss said that a sausage is sold for one penny. I was still thinking that this fat meat only costs two cents a pound, and a roasted sausage costs only one penny. How could someone take advantage of it and buy it? Who knows? When we arrived at the entrance of Qingsong Academy, as soon as the students came out and smelled the delicious fragrance, they all gathered around and finished buying it in two hours."
Pei'er said happily: "Yes, yes! There are so many students, the barbecue grill is so small, and there are so many people, Aunt He and I almost didn't finish it."
After making money, the three people laughed in the room.
Cheng Wenwen took the three hundred coins and began to count them carefully. After counting, she distributed them to He and Pei'er: "These fifty coins are your wages for selling sausages."
Mr. He understood the rules and said: "Miss, this cannot be done. Just give us a monthly salary at the end of the month. There is no need for additional wages."
Pei'er is happy to accept it. She has grown up with the young lady and has always understood the young lady.
The lady said that this is an incentive reward. The more rewards, the more motivated you will be.
Cheng Wenwen handed the money to Mr. He, counted out some more money, and said to Mr. He: "You give Xiaodie and Xiaolan twenty each, and the two guards help sell sausages for a day, and they also get twenty each."
He frowned: "Miss, we are short of money now, so there is no need to reward like this, right? This is what they should do!"
Cheng Wenwen said: "What a maid should do is to take care of my daily life, what a guard should do is to protect my safety, and helping me sell sausages is another job. I can't use prostitution for free!"
Cheng Wenwen believes that she cannot be a capitalist who exploits employees, otherwise sooner or later the employees will have to run away.
Although He half understood what he heard, he still took the money and distributed it among themselves.
Although setting up a stall outside might seem a bit unworthy in the eyes of rich families, you can earn three hundred cash in one afternoon, which is almost a person's monthly income.
One afternoon was worth a month. Naturally, He no longer objected to such a profitable business.
They are short of money, so it would be a good thing if they have a way to make some money.
But He still felt that setting up a stall would not solve their temporary difficulties.
After Mr. He distributed the money, he walked into Cheng Wenwen's room and began to worry about Cheng Wenwen's detailed accounting.
"Miss, although I made more than 300 Wen this day, I paid a few people's wages. After deducting the 50 Wen cost of selling meat, there is only a net income of 150 Wen. Even if it is three hundred Wen a month, If we don't take a break for ten days, we can earn up to 4,500 Wen, which is not enough money at all."
Cheng Wenwen asked doubtfully: "Forty-five hundred yuan a month is quite a lot, right?"
In modern times, a monthly income of almost 20,000 to 30,000 yuan is already considered a high income.
But Mr. He started to slap her in the face and asked: "Miss, do you know how much the ten guards we brought alone cost per month?"
Cheng Wenwen remembered that the outer courtyard hired ten guards.
Mr. He continued to settle the accounts for her: "The monthly payment for a guard is 500 Wen. For ten guards, we will have to pay out 5,000 Wen a month! It can be seen that the money earned from setting up a stall is far from enough for one of us. Monthly expenses!”
When Cheng Wenwen heard this account, she thought to herself, Oh my god, all one month's wages have been paid!
This is just for the guards, not counting the wages of He, Pei'er, and the two cooks. There are also daily expenses, so the money for setting up a stall is not enough?
Cheng Wenwen thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, let's fire a few guards? I don't seem to need guards because I don't leave home?"
He said: "Miss, no, we are not familiar with the place here, and we still need some trustworthy people. Even when Pei'er and I go out to set up a stall, we need two people to follow us. If something happens, there will be Take care of me."
Cheng Wenwen thought about it again and felt that it was inappropriate. These guards had all migrated with her across mountains and rivers. How inhumane was it to fire them like this?
But raising this escort team seems to be of little use, right? You still have to pay for your gray hair every month.
But what to do?
Cheng Wenwen thought over and over again, and suddenly came up with an idea.
"Why don't we let these guards help us set up a stall selling sausages? One stall can make a net profit of 4,500 yuan a month. Let's set up two more stalls and set up stalls at the entrances of different colleges. Otherwise, we can start selling sausages again. Twice?"
From now on, these guards will no longer need to protect themselves, nor will they be dismissed, but they will still work under him, but the nature of their work has changed.
At that time, the income from one stall will be used to pay wages, and the income from the other two stalls will all go into his own pocket.
Cheng Wenwen thought it was feasible!
However, Mrs. He said with some disapproval: "Miss, if you do this, if word gets out that the general's wife is setting up a stall outside, it won't look good on the general's face! Let's forget it. You are the general's wife and you want to come directly to the mansion. Why does the power of middle-feeding require such hard work?"
Cheng Wenwen shook her head: "Mother He, I said I won't spend the general's money if I don't want to. We have hands and feet and a way to make money. Why do we reach out to people to beg for food? We lower our bodies in vain."
He said: "Miss! The general is your husband. Women regard their husbands as their top priority, so they should lower their stature!"
In this society, a woman's status should be lower than that of a man. Besides, when a woman gets married, she should rely on her husband's family to make a living!
If you are married and have to show your face to earn a living, who should you marry?
Cheng Wenwen didn't want to listen to He's remarks that men are better than men. Men and women should be equal, so why should she be humbled by the old man.
Cheng Wenwen coaxed He away and said directly: "Okay, okay, I've made up my mind, let's do it like this! I'll think about it carefully tomorrow before arranging things for the guards. You should go to sleep."
After He sighed and left helplessly, Cheng Wenwen lay on the bed, tossing and turning and began to think about the plan to set up a stall.
She suddenly thought that since she was going to open a food stall, she might as well give the sausage a signature name.
It’s called Cheng’s Grilled Sausage.
When she makes more money, she will rent a shop and open a shop, so that the employees will not have to go out in the rain and wind like this.
Cheng Wenwen thought about the series of things about setting up a stall, and she felt a sense of accomplishment that she had started her own business with zero foundation.
At that time, I can not only sell grilled sausages, but also fried chicken, milk tea, and potato chips...
In short, she can sell food that was not available in ancient times!
What modern people like to eat, ancient people must also like to eat.
At that time, it will slowly start to become bigger and stronger. Cheng Wenwen fantasizes about all this and already feels that she is going to get rich!
After thinking about it, she fell asleep.
On the second day, she began to vigorously summon people to arrange work for the people below.
"Aunt He, you are responsible for keeping the accounts. Pei'er is responsible for adjusting the seasoning of the sausage.
Xiaolan and Xiaodie, you are responsible for the daily purchase of meat. It must be fresh.
Among the ten guards, two are responsible for chopping stuffing, two are cutting sausages, and the remaining six people work in pairs to set up a stall. We make sausages in the morning and set up a stall to sell them in the afternoon. "
Cheng Wenwen thought for a while and felt that this arrangement was very reasonable, so she said: "That's it, Aunt He, please make more arrangements."
He nodded, indicating that he understood.
It's just that the ten guards below were a little stunned when they listened.
They didn't understand for a while. If they didn't do a good job of guarding, why would they set up a stall and become a hawker?
The leading guard was a man in his thirties, with a broad build and a little fat. His surname was Jin, and he looked a little unhappy.
Leader Jin looked at the little girl in the seat with a severed hand and asked: "Miss Fourth? We are all here to be guards. You want us to go out and set up a stall?"
They are all contracted guards of the Cheng family, and they are not considered prostitutes or slaves. Therefore, some of them are reluctant to engage in such businessman behavior. After all, businessmen are of low status and are discriminated against.
Leader Jin continued to say rudely: "Fourth Miss! You have already married into the general's mansion, why do you still ask us to set up stalls to make money? Is the general's mansion so poor? If you can't support us, just tell us, we can't Let’s find another employer!”
The other guards also started talking.
"That's right! We all left our hometowns and came here because of the high wages earned by the fourth lady's marriage, so you ask us to set up a stall?"
"Working as a hawker in the wind and rain, how can I be as comfortable as working as a guard?"
"That's right! I don't really want to!"
"..."
The people below were talking for a while.
Cheng Wenwen's ears were also noisy, and she felt it was a bit tricky.
The plan is beautiful, but the implementation is complicated. People are not united, and her plan to set up a stall and start a business has encountered obstacles.
