flstandardbreds Chapter 157 As long as you know what you know
Chapter 157 As long as you know what you know
"By the way, Grandpa, since Cousin Zhong is the manager, then the monthly salary should be changed. We can't just ask someone to be a manager by taking the employee's monthly salary. The monthly salary of a shopkeeper in the county town is three taels, and we are in the village, so how about giving Cousin two taels of monthly salary?
After all, my cousin will be the first to come and the last to leave in the future, hehe."
"You, but two taels of silver a month for a manager is very high in the village, so we'll pay you the monthly salary. Go and call your cousin over! We'll talk to him first."
Zhang Yunyue went to the noodle-pounding room and called Zhang Xingzhong into the reception room.
As soon as Zhang Xingzhong entered the reception room, he asked in confusion, "Third Grandpa, you asked Yueyue to call me here, is there something going on?"
"Xiaozhong, please sit down first. Yueyue called you over because she has something to tell you."
Grandpa Zhang paused for a moment and continued:
"During this period, you have been helping me here, acting properly, and understanding the workshop. Yueyue and I just discussed it, and we have decided to let you be the manager of this workshop. We all believe that you can do a good job.
Xiaozhong, Third Grandpa asks you, do you want to be the manager?"
Zhang Xingzhong was shocked by what Third Grandfather said, and said excitedly: "Third Grandfather, you, you mean, let me be the manager, I, I'm afraid I can't do it well and fail Third Grandfather's trust."
Grandpa Zhang waved his hand and said, "Don't lose faith in yourself. You have done very well during this period. If not, I would never ask for this. You know me. Since I have asked for this, it means I believe in your ability.
By the way, you can read here, so you and Yueyue can learn how to calculate everyone’s monthly salary next month. From now on, you should calculate it first, and Yueyue or I can check it.”
When Zhang Xingzhong heard Third Grandfather say this, he immediately stood up and solemnly promised:
"Thank you, Third Grandpa. Don't worry, Third Grandpa, I will do my best to be the steward and will not let you down."
Grandpa Zhang also stood up and patted Zhang Xingzhong on the shoulder:
"Okay, that's it. By the way, since you are the manager, I have discussed with Yueyue that your monthly salary will be two taels of silver per month, starting from today."
Then Grandpa Zhang took down the workshop key hanging from his waist:
"Here, this is the key to the workshop. From now on, you will be the one opening and closing the door. You have to check the entire workshop before closing it. You know that, right?"
Zhang Xingzhong took the key: "Yes, I know, Third Grandpa."
Grandpa Zhang patted Zhang Xingyun on the shoulder again and said, "Okay, let's go out and announce to everyone that you will be the manager of the workshop from now on."
"Okay, I'll listen to Third Grandpa."
Zhang Xingzhong followed Grandpa Zhang out of the reception room.
Grandpa Zhang first took him to the big kitchen and reintroduced himself to the people in the kitchen. He then went to the noodle pounding room and talked to everyone. From then on, Zhang Xingzhong became the manager of the workshop.
Wait until Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Yunyue leave.
The noodle-pounding room suddenly became lively.
Zhang Yi stepped forward, put his arm around Zhang Xingzhong's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Okay, Xiaozhong, I'll call you Manager Zhang from now on. Do your best."
"Yes, Xiaozhong, you are really promising. You have become the manager in no time. You have made us all jealous."
Although the person who spoke said that he was jealous, he was just joking. In his heart, he was sincerely praising the person. After all, everyone worked in the noodle pounding room and their work abilities were obvious to all.
Zhang Xinglin put his arm around Zhang Xingzhong's shoulders and said, "Xiaozhong, you've become the manager now, do you want to celebrate?"
Zhang Xingzhong scratched the back of his head embarrassedly:
"Forget about that. In the future, I hope that all uncles and brothers will work together to make the workshop bigger and better."
"You don't need to tell me that. I hope the workshop will get better and better. Hahaha."
"Hahahaha, of course. I want to keep working in this workshop until the day I can no longer work. I can't bear to spend several hundred coins every month."
"That's right, that's right. I can't bear to do that either."
"Hahahahaha."
evening.
Great-grandfather’s house.
The great grandfather was particularly excited when he learned from his eldest grandson that his third brother had promoted him to be the manager of the workshop today, as this showed that his grandson's abilities were recognized by his third brother.
However, despite his excitement, Third Grandpa still warned Zhang Xingzhong sternly:
"Xiao Zhong, your third grandfather asked you to be the manager because he trusts you, believes in you, and recognizes you. You must work hard in the workshop, and you must not be cunning, greedy for small gains, or deceive your superiors and subordinates.
If I find out that you are not working hard in the workshop, I, your grandfather, will break your legs first, without your third uncle having to do anything, understand?"
Seeing his grandfather's serious warning, Zhang Xingzhong also solemnly promised:
"Don't worry, Grandpa. Third Grandpa asked me to be the manager because he thinks highly of me. I am not an ungrateful person. I will manage the workshop well and make everyone believe that Third Grandpa did not choose the wrong person. I will never let you down."
The great grandfather nodded: "Well, this is what my great grandson should say and do. Okay, just keep it in mind."
A month passed in a flash.
The two squat toilets carved by Sun Dalin were also completed.
When Sun Dalin finished the first one, he specially called Zhang Yunyue to come and take a look. The finished product was unexpectedly good and not much different from the modern squat toilets.
So Sun Dalin was asked to continue working on the remaining one, and when it was finished it would be delivered directly to the new house.
When the toilet is built, Zhang Yunyue will direct the workers to install it.
Zhao Xiaoxiao and Zhang Xiaohua's families also started to rebuild their houses. Last time, Zhang Yunyue drew the blueprints and gave them to Zhao Xiaoxiao and Zhang Xiaohua.
As soon as Zhao Xiaoxiao took the blueprint home to show her father and mother, they liked the house drawn by Zhang Yunyue, so the family decided to build the house according to the blueprint drawn by Zhang Yunyue.
The same thing happened in Zhang Xiaohua's family. As soon as Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohe returned home, they showed the blueprint to their father. After reading it, Zhang Dashan said, "As long as your mother agrees to build the house, I have no objection."
In the evening, Mu came home from work and Zhang Chao was also sitting in the main room. While eating dinner, the two sisters took out the drawings again.
After Mu finished reading it, before the two sisters started to persuade her, Mu understood what the two girls were thinking and said directly: "I agree to build a new house."
Zhang Xiaohe was so happy that she didn't sleep the whole night. When she woke up the next day, she had two big dark circles under her eyes.
That day, Zhao Jin and Zhang Dashan went to the foundation of Zhang Yunyue's new house to find Foreman Luo. At first, both families wanted to wait until the Zhang family's house was repaired before repairing their own.
But the waiting time is too long, and it will be winter by then, which is not suitable for building a house, otherwise the house will be very damp next year.
So the two of them discussed it and asked Foreman Luo to introduce if there were any other foremen he knew. The wages were negotiable, as long as they were reliable in building houses.