A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 156 1 mu and 3 points of land

Zhang Yunyue smiled and said, "I'm glad I didn't disappoint everyone's trust. Manager Cao, please come in. We have already arranged for people to move and weigh the goods."

Zhang Yunyue and Grandpa Zhang led Cao Shiyang into the reception room of the workshop.

Sitting down in the reception room, Zhang Yunyue poured a cup of tea for Cao Shiyang and Grandpa Zhang respectively.

Cao Shiyang took a sip, then took out the account book of mung bean jelly from his sleeve and said:

"Miss Zhang, Mr. Zhang, we are moving goods right now. We just happen to have some free time. Let's check the account of mung bean jelly first. This is the account book for last month. Please take a look first."

Then he put the account book on the table and pushed it in front of Zhang Yunyue and Grandpa Zhang who were sitting opposite him.

Last month, as Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Cheng were not at home, it was Grandpa Zhang who took Zhang Xingzhong to check the account book. This time, since Zhang Yunyue was present, Grandpa Zhang consciously did not step forward to take the account book, but let Zhang Yunyue look at the account book himself.

Seeing that Grandpa Zhang did not take any action, Zhang Yunyue knew what Grandpa meant, so she took the account book and started to look through it herself.

After looking through the account book carefully for a while, there was nothing wrong with it.

Zhang Yunyue nodded: "Manager Cao, no problem, thank you for your trouble." Then she returned the account book to Cao Shiyang.

Cao Shiyang nodded: "In that case, I will give the silver note for the mung bean jelly to the young lady first, and she will count it."

After he finished speaking, Cao Shiyang handed the silver note for the mung bean jelly in his arms to Zhang Yunyue.

Zhang Yunyue counted them and found they were the same as in the account book, so he put them in his arms.

Cao Shiyang said in a deep voice: "Miss Zhang, Mr. Zhang's weather has turned cooler this month, so I guess we won't get much share of the jelly in the future."

Zhang Yunyue nodded: "I know this. My family also sells mung bean jelly. The amount used during this period has been gradually decreasing, so I can guess what is happening on your side. We are not worried about this."

"That's good."

Cao Shiyang suddenly remembered that when he was riding in a carriage from the small road and passed by the Zhang family's house, he saw a house being built next to the house, so he asked curiously:

"By the way, old man, I just passed by your house and saw someone was building a house next to your house. Is it your house?"

The reason why he asked if it was Grandpa Zhang's house was mainly because Cao Shiyang saw that there were more workers building the house and the construction area of the house was also relatively large. The only family in the village that had the financial resources to do so should be the Zhang family who ran a workshop.

Grandpa Zhang responded with a smile: "Yes, at the housewarming party, if Manager Cao is free, you can come over and sit with us, hahaha."

"Hahaha, that's true. Congratulations to Mr. and Miss Zhang. Okay, when the housewarming banquet is confirmed, I will definitely come over to share in the joy."

The three of them chatted in the reception room for a while.

Zhang Xingzhong then brought a waiter from Tianxiang Tower into the reception room.

He placed the paper with the weight of each type of chili oil and crispy whistle on the table in front of Grandpa Zhang: "Third Grandpa, all the goods have been weighed and loaded onto the truck. This is the recorded weight."

The waiter at Tianxiang Tower nodded to Cao Shiyang calmly, indicating that there was no problem with the weight recorded on the paper.

When Zhang Yunyue and others were busy in the county town before, since Zhang Xingzhong could recognize some words, he would help Grandpa Zhang from time to time.

Not long after the three of them returned, the family began to prepare to build a house. Every time Tianxianglou came, Zhang Xingzhong still followed and took notes.

So over this period of time, Grandpa Zhang has become accustomed to having Zhang Xingzhong helping him.

"Okay, thank you cousin."

"You're welcome, I'll get busy now."

After putting the paper down, Zhang Xingzhong left the reception room.

Zhang Yunyue calculated the weight and amount first, and then Cao Shiyang calculated it again, and the weight and amount of the two were the same.

Only then did Cao Shiyang settle the payment for the goods to Zhang Yunyue.

After the settlement, Cao Shiyang stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Old man, Miss Zhang, since the goods have been loaded on the truck and the payment has been settled, there is nothing else to do. I will take my people back to the county first."

Zhang Yunyue and Grandpa Zhang also stood up: "Okay, then let's see Manager Cao off."

After leaving the workshop, Cao Shiyang got on a carriage and headed for the county town with a group of goods and people.

As soon as Cao Shiyang left, Zhang Yunyue and Grandpa Zhang returned to the reception room.

Zhang Yunyue thought about how Zhang Xingzhong had just arranged for people to move things and weigh goods outside. He did his job properly and the data he recorded was clear and concise.

I thought about letting Zhang Xingzhong manage the workshop. This way, grandpa could be more relaxed and wouldn't have to go to the workshop at a certain time every day. He could just go there occasionally to check on the situation.

After thinking it through, he said to Grandpa Zhang, "Grandpa, it has been almost three months since we went to the county town, and Cousin Zhong has been helping you here. Sometimes when you didn't go to the workshop, he helped watch the production in the workshop.

I was thinking, why not promote my cousin Zhong to be the manager of this workshop. With him in charge, you can just come and take a look when you have time, and it will be more relaxing.

The main thing is that my second uncle has to look after the construction site now, and he has to go to the county town to deliver goods and check accounts every few days, so he doesn’t have time.

The main reason is that I don’t want my family to be confined to the small workshop. I believe that our food store and hotpot restaurant will open other branches in the future.

The workshop cannot rely solely on Tianxianglou to produce chili oil and crispy peppers. In the future, the eldest and second brothers should go out and see the world. However, the family business has developed very quickly this year.

It would be best if Xiaofeng could stabilize for a year or two. It would be best if he could pass the imperial examination. Even if he fails, the family business will have to slow down for two years. Expanding too quickly would not be good for the family.

It happens that starting next year, the eldest and second brothers can go to the county town to study regularly, and when we open a branch store in the future, the two of them will be able to take over.

Fortunately, Cousin Zhong is now familiar with the operation of the workshop, and you know and understand his character, Grandpa, what do you think?"

Grandpa Zhang thought about it and realized that Xiaozhong was a hard-working kid in the workshop. He was honest but smart and perceptive, and most importantly, he could read. This was the most important thing.

Sometimes I have too much to do at home and I don’t have the energy to come to the workshop, so it’s good to have someone dedicated to look after it.

The family's hot pot restaurant and food store are doing good business now. Although Grandpa Zhang has not seen the world, he still has some experience. He believes that the family should not be confined to the small world of the workshop. Now is the right time to promote Xiaozhong to be the manager.

"Now that you put it that way, I think that makes sense. So let's do it this way."

"Okay, then, Grandpa, I'll go call my cousin Zhong over right away and let him take up the position right away, okay? He's already familiar with the situation in the workshop, and he's been doing a lot of things during this period, so there's no need to explain too much to my cousin."

Zhang Yunyue thought again that if he became a manager, the monthly salary would have to be changed.