mtl008 Chapter 149 What, you want to open an embroidery workshop?
Chapter 149 What, you want to open an embroidery workshop?
Taking advantage of the two days' break, Yao Qingnian went back to the village to embroider school bags.
If she wanted to embroider book bags and deliver them every two days, she would have to hire more people. This small yard might not have enough space, so Yao Qingnian thought about renting a separate yard to make these specifically and opening an embroidery workshop. She went to find the village chief and Liu Jinhua and told them about this.
"What, you want to open an embroidery workshop?" Although the village chief and Liu Jinhua were shocked when they heard the news, they were no longer as incredulous as before.
"Yes, the book bags I asked the aunts to make were selling very well, and the boss in the city placed an order with me for more. This time it's a long-term deal, so I plan to open an embroidery workshop and hire some people."
"Daughter-in-law Huai Jin, you have really made great progress. The business is getting bigger and bigger. Just go for it. If you have any problems, come to your uncle and aunt. We will do our best to solve them for you." Opening an embroidery workshop was a big deal for Yao Qingnian. If he wanted to recruit people after opening an embroidery workshop, he would definitely look for people in the village first. Now that the villagers have an income, their lives are getting better and better. The reputation of the village has spread throughout the surrounding area, and he is very proud of it.
The village chief was in high spirits. He wondered why he hadn't realized before that Huai Jin's wife was still the treasure of the village. If anyone in the village was having problems with her, then they were having problems with him, the village chief, and he had to be the first to stand up.
"I have something right now and I need the village chief's help." With the village chief's words, the rest of the things became much easier.
"You said."
"If I want to open an embroidery workshop, I need a place. The yard of the scholar's house is too small. It will definitely not work. So I want to ask you if there is an empty yard in the village so that I can rent one. It would be better if it is a bigger one." Yao Qingnian made up her mind and decided to rent a yard for the time being to do embroidery work. After the embroidery workshop is opened, she will buy the vacant land next to the house and open the embroidery workshop directly next to her home.
"Let me take a look." The village chief took out the register of vacant houses in the village and began to look through them one by one.
"Wife Huai Jin, I just looked through it, and there are no big courtyards. They are all ordinary courtyards, and they are some distance away from the scholar's house." The village chief continued to look through the list of empty houses with some embarrassment.
The distance is acceptable as they are in the same village, so it is not that far. Of course, it would be best if it is nearby, but the standards can be lowered if necessary. As for the yard, Yao Qingnian thought of the one near the new house.
"Village Chief, I want to ask, isn't there an empty yard next to my new house? Whose is it?"
"Let me see...it belongs to Wang Xiu'e."
Widow Wang... She has always been at odds with me, and I don't know if she is willing to sell the house to me. I should go and take a look first. After all, there is nothing that money can't solve, right?
"Daughter-in-law Huaijin, that is the old house of Widow Wang. The yard is already in ruins. Why are you asking this?"
“I want that yard.”
"That yard is shabby and it's not suitable to rent it out as an embroidery workshop. I'll show you something else." The village chief said. The house is a bit old. Although it's empty, no one has lived in it. Part of the wall has collapsed, so it's not safe.
"I want to buy it and tear it down to make an embroidery workshop. This way, it will be much more convenient in the future."
"Buy it, that's a good idea. I can't make the decision on this. I need to discuss it with Widow Wang. As for whether to sell it or not, it depends on her opinion."
"Okay, I'll go talk to her later. I'd better rent a yard and do the embroidery first."
Yao Qingnian and the village chief looked for a long time and finally rented the yard next to Dr. Lu's house. This was already the best yard in the village. Although it was not too big, it was fine to rent it temporarily for a period of time.
Doctor Lu's family all live in the city, and they only come back during the holidays. Besides, Doctor Lu's family has built a new yard, and the old yard is empty anyway, so it might not be a bad idea to collect some rent from it.
After renting the yard, Yao Qingnian called the original team that did the embroidery work: "I called you all here today to do the embroidery work."
"Qingnian, do you have more embroidery work to do?" asked one of the aunts. She used to rely on farming and working in the city as the head of the household, and she could barely make enough food and drink for her family. Last time, she worked for Yao Qingnian for 30 cents a day, and the family had a small income, which enabled her to buy a lot of things.
“I plan to open an embroidery workshop!”
"Embroidery workshop? Congratulations!" Huai Jin's wife has really made great progress. Now she is about to open an embroidery workshop. The aunts all congratulated her.
"Thank you everyone! This time it's also an embroidered book bag, but it's different from last time."
"What's the difference?" Since we are going to open an embroidery workshop, it must be different.
"This time, the wages are no longer calculated based on a day's work. The more you work, the more you get paid. You get paid based on how much you do."
"Ah? Qingnian, please explain it clearly. We don't quite understand what you mean." The aunts in the village were all illiterate and did not quite understand what Yao Qingnian meant.
"Don't worry, I'll explain it to you slowly. Let me give you an example. For example, your embroidery set is more complicated, so I'll pay you one cent each. In other words, if you can embroider thirty pieces a day, it will be thirty cents. The more you embroider, the higher the wages." Yao Qingnian had calculated that the book bag assembly line is divided into six processes, among which embroidery is the most complicated, and the others are sewing processes. It is most appropriate to calculate the wages according to the difficulty.
"This way, the daily income will be about the same as the previous thirty cents." The aunts understood what Yao Qingnian meant, and they were all very excited. They made thirty cents a day before, which would mean seven or eight hundred cents a month. If they worked hard, one or two taels of silver a month would not be a problem.
"In addition, I have set a bonus of 100 coins for each of your groups every month. This bonus is given to the person in each group who works the most and is the most diligent."
"Wow, one hundred coins! Huaijin wife, I can't wait to see when the work starts."
"We can start work tomorrow. I'll go tidy up the yard today. Before that, I have a small request."
"What are your requirements? Just tell us, and we will do our best to achieve it." Since Qing Nian offered such a high salary, it was normal for him to have requirements, the aunts echoed.
"It's like this. We need a lot of book bags this time, and we want long-term cooperation. I need to recruit some more people. You have been doing this for half a month, so you are more familiar with it. You need to guide the new recruits."
"Okay! No problem!" Everyone had no objection.
"Also, because the new recruits are not like the aunts, they are all familiar with each other. Our village is not enough, and there may be people from other villages coming. Therefore, I need a supervisor, and each group needs a team leader. These people will of course be selected from you first. If you have this idea, you can also recommend yourself. The team leader is tentatively paid one tael of silver per month, and the supervisor is paid two taels of silver per month." As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. One tael of silver! This is equivalent to their men's wages for most of the year. This girl! Awesome!
"One tael of silver? Qingnian, auntie is here!"
"I'll come too!" Suddenly, everyone rushed to be the team leader.