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Chapter 144 Pig Offal, 1 Set of 2 Coins
Upon hearing this, Si Shilang's eyes lit up.
"Third Sister-in-law, if you need any help here, I can come and assist you anytime."
Looking at Cheng Ruoan's kind smile, Lin realized that her third sister-in-law had planned this for a long time, and she immediately became excited and took the initiative to speak, which was rare for her.
"Third Sister-in-law, if Fourth Brother alone is not enough, there's me too. I can do the work too."
Cheng Ruoan wasn't intentionally trying to pique people's interest or being pretentious.
The main thing is that a small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment; those who are eager to help are not good buyers.
When it comes to helping someone out, never ask for help yourself. Let the other person come to you for help, even if you have to beg them. It's never too much to ask.
Ultimately, you will have to agree, and if it's a path genuinely arranged for someone, then there's no question of you being condescending, playing games, or giving charity.
After the two men volunteered, Cheng Ruoan took a sip of the hibiscus and vegetable soup, put down the bowl, and slowly opened her mouth.
"You've come to help me like this, but what about my mother-in-law at home..."
Si Silang waved his hand, "We are looking for work in town, not deliberately staying away from home. Besides, no matter how much we are paid, we have to give 80% to Zhong Gong. No matter what, Mother can't say anything about us."
"Besides, we're working in town, which makes it convenient for us to wait for the escort agency to bring back news of our elder brother and sister-in-law, right? How could Mother possibly be unhappy with us?"
Cheng Ruoan nodded approvingly, "Then if my second brother and sister-in-law see that you're doing a good job at my house, they might talk to my mother-in-law and ask her to let you give your jobs to them..."
"Then I have no choice but to take my wife and daughter and flee the village." Si Silang said, taking a big gulp of tea and sighing, "Although we're leaving, my mother and second brother will probably be gossiped about even more in the village, but they can only blame themselves."
“First they drove away my third brother and sister-in-law, and then they drove away our fourth branch of the family. I don’t even want to think about how nasty the villagers will say.”
But Si Shiro only talked about it; he dared to dream big.
I even chuckled to myself just thinking about it.
He had been struggling for a long time because he couldn't find a suitable reason to leave that suffocating home.
They had already arrived in the north very late, missing the autumn harvest and planting, and their family was in dire straits.
But the family wasn't completely without any surplus food.
At least when my third brother and sister-in-law left, they left behind a lot of white rice and white flour.
If we exchange all of it for whole grains and flour, it can feed the whole family for more than a month.
Not to mention the provisions for the road, smoked meat, smoked game, and so much more, enough to make for a decent meal.
It was more than enough to feed everyone, so they could find work and get by with their wages.
But I don't know what my second brother said to my mother, she actually agreed to let him sell all the white rice and white flour.
The money from the sale was only used to add some coarse flour, which was then mixed with wild vegetables and cooked into a porridge.
He and Lin also had to go up the mountain every day to help Doctor Hu's estate clear wasteland and transplant medicinal herbs. That involved heavy work such as wielding hoes, digging, and plowing.
Not only do they never get any oil or fat, but they can't even get a decent meal of wild vegetables.
And so, of the wages they received, 80% had to be handed over...
Shiro finds it funny whenever he thinks about it.
Laughing in anger.
You said her mother used to favor the third wife, but now she's showing affection to the second wife too.
She was even made sick by her unreasonable older brother, which proves that she also loves her older brother.
What about him?
As the youngest child in the family, he truly received no attention or favoritism whatsoever.
Cheng Ruoan sighed upon hearing this, "Isn't that right? My mother-in-law and second brother are so scary, they're practically trying to steal my dowry."
You know I also have to support your third brother's schooling. The tuition and fees at the county school alone cost five taels a month.
Left with no other choice, your third brother brought the three of us—mother and child—to seek refuge with my family.
"Yes, that's what everyone in the village says."
We had just settled down here, and we weren't even familiar with everyone yet. But because of what you two, Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law, did, our family is now known throughout the village.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Ruoan knew that Si Silang must have mentioned to others in the village quite often the reason why their third branch of the family had fled overnight.
In short, the hearts of the fourth wife and her husband are completely devoted to the third wife.
During the meal, Cheng Ruoan directly took Si Silang and his wife from Doctor Hu.
There are plenty of people in Daxi Village who can do the same work as Dr. Hu, but Dr. Hu also gave Si Silang and his wife a favor.
Tell them who they need to find to take over their work at the medicine shop, and let them find it themselves. Just take your people to the shop manager.
Dr. Hu pays high wages, and many people in the village are scrambling to get this job.
No matter who Shiro eventually takes over his position, that person will be extremely grateful to Shiro.
Cheng Ruoan had Lin Shi help Aunt Zhang make hand cream, with her mainly responsible for brewing the medicine and then helping Aunt Zhang with the bottling.
This is different from the short-term laborers clearing land for the medicine shop; these are long-term laborers, so naturally they wouldn't be paid fifty to eighty coins a day.
However, Lin's stay at the Cheng residence included room and board, and she also received a monthly wage of 500 wen, which was considered a very good job.
"Of course, 500 coins is just the base salary. For every ten jars of hand cream you produce, you will receive a performance bonus of one coin, and there will also be a year-end bonus."
Cheng Ruoan calculated for Lin's family that, based on the production volume that only started this month, they had already shipped 3,000 cans of hand cream.
The minimum amount of hand cream produced each month is this much, so the minimum performance bonus is also this much, and Lin can get three hundred coins.
Lin was already feeling hot all over from listening.
Eight hundred coins.
No need to work in the fields and sweat like crazy, it's a stable job with a monthly income of 800 coins!
Even if she pays 640 coins to the public treasury, she can still save 160 coins for Si Niu!
Mrs. Lin felt that she had never seen so much money in her entire memory!
Moreover, Cheng Ruoan didn't just talk the talk; she immediately asked Xiaomian'er to fetch pen and ink and wrote a contract on the spot.
As Cheng Ruoan wrote, she also included the other employee benefits and work arrangements for the hand cream workshop.
The rules stipulate that work begins at the beginning of the day at 9:00 AM and ends at the end of the day at 3:00 PM, with four days off per month.
Although Cheng Ruoan had never worked a day in modern times, she kept in mind what her internet-savvy friends said: a nine-to-five job is the most fulfilling!
As for Si Silang, Cheng Ruoan arranged for him to collect pigs.
Cheng Ruo'an only paid a base salary of 300 wen, but the price he paid for the pigs was 10% lower than the market price.
This gives you a lot of room to maneuver.
If Si Shilang were diligent and eloquent, the pigs he could buy from mountain villages like Xiaojiagou could be 30-40% cheaper than the market price.
Moreover, Cheng Ruoan even provided him with a mule cart.
This made Si Shilang extremely happy.
He grinned from ear to ear, "Third Sister-in-law, don't worry, the pigs I bring back for you will be even better than these today, they won't be any worse!"
Cheng Ruoan naturally trusted him; otherwise, she wouldn't have entrusted him with such an important task: "By the way, when you're collecting them, could you mention to the farmers that we also buy clean, odorless pig offal here? Twenty coins a pair."
After the lively meal, Cheng Ruotong suddenly perked up, "Pig offal can be washed clean and odorless?"
Cheng Ruoan smiled and nodded, "Sure, I have a folk remedy."