The Blessed Princess
Chapter 178 The twelfth lunar month
The original house in Zhuangzi was not enough for a newly hired person to live in, so these people had been living in temporary huts ever since they moved in, and then some people were taken out to build new residences.
At the same time, Wei Ruo's five small workshops were also built.
Now the five workshops have been completed, and the residence is still in the construction stage because of the large number.
Wei Ruo wished everyone could enter before the temperature froze below zero.
As soon as Wei Ruo arrived, Manager Yu took him to inspect the newly built house: "Look, my boss, the beams will be installed in a few days, and everything will be finished before the end of the month." "Well, you've done a good job,"
said Wei Ruo.
"It's all because of your kindness, my boss. Everyone knows that you built this house for them to live in. They are very grateful and work very hard" Guan Shi said.
The land was so precious, other families would definitely want to reserve more fertile land or build a house for themselves, he said, but the owners did not spend to free up large areas of land to build more houses so that it was rented for the long term.
Former long-term workers in their villages used to live in places smaller than this, usually several long-term workers crammed into one room, he said, how can there be a small, comfortable room to sleep in?
"I hope they will work on Zhuangzi wholeheartedly and treat Zhuangzi as a place like home. Naturally, they should be given a place that can shelter from the wind and rain like their home, with food to eat and clothes to wear. If not, why should I ask for it?" They can do things well for Zhuangzi and treat Zhuangzi as if they were home."
"My boss is kind!" Guanshi Yu could not hold his breath.
He worked as a long-term worker for 20 years and then worked as a manager for the past 10 years, and this was the first time he had met an employer with such an idea.
"Just do as I say, don't worry about the high expenditure in Zhuangzi, as long as it is a reasonable and appropriate expenditure, and the money is actually used where it should be spent, he said, I won't be stingy. In the future years there are more plants, and this will return."
Currently, Wei Ruo had several stores that were making steady profits, and expenditure would not be an issue, once the cooperation with Zuixianju began, additional income could be added.
Moreover, Wei Ruo's ambition was not only in the house of a drunken elf, he also planned to open a market of ordinary people, as well as restaurants elsewhere, all of which were in his future plans.
"Okay, don't worry, my boss. I will record every expenditure in Zhuangzi in detail, to make sure that every amount of money spent by my boss is clear. "Wei Ruo nodded, the account book should be clear
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Afterwards, Wei Ruo went to the workshop. Since he was just starting out, there would definitely be some problems. Wei Ruo still had to put in more effort to keep an eye on the work these few days, and fix the problem in time when he found it. .
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Time has entered the twelfth lunar month.
Heavy snow covered the entire Taizhou Prefecture.
The inside and outside of Fucheng were covered in snow, and there was a thick layer of snow on the roof, tree branches, and stairs.
The weather was cold and the temperature was even colder than usual.
Such an age was very sad for people from poor families.
Some families actually started selling their daughters, and the better ones were sold to wealthy families as maids.Despite whether the contract was signed life or death, at least they could eat enough.
Those who were close to her were not so fortunate, those who were sold to be concubines, those who were bought by a prostitute and went north, and those who were made thin horses.
Although Wei Ruo did not witness these things with his own eyes, he knew that it was actually happening.
The food in Zhuangzi was also sufficient, in addition to the rice stored in the Zhuangzi warehouse, Wei Ruo also had some sweet potato carts transported from Xingshan County, China, plus a large number of vegetables are grown after harvesting rice in Xiaoyang Mountain, Xingshan County. pickled vegetables (pickled radish, pickles, mustard, etc.).
The grain reserves are enough to survive more than 200 people in Zhuangzi this winter.
After seeing what had happened to the poor outside in the extremely cold weather, many of the refugees brought in felt even more grateful to Wei Ruo.
If they were not brought by Wei Ruo, they would freeze to death or starve to death at this time.
Even the employed locals are equally grateful, as not all employers treat long-term workers so preferentially.To catch up with this age, they not only do not reduce their wages, but they do not reduce their, but also give them an extra cotton coat.
Xiaowei mansion distributed the charcoal fire to every courtyard, and the charcoal that was distributed was smokeless charcoal, which was better than ordinary black charcoal, and the house would not emit black smoke when it was burned, and the, makes it smoke.
At the same time, two new blankets this year were shared on each page.
All of this was due to Wei Mingting's promotion, not only receiving gifts, but also increasing his salary, and the situation in the Colonel House naturally improved greatly.
Then the Yun family invited a tailor to come to the door, sew the clothes of every young master and mistress, and make clothes for the New Year.
Among them, Wei Ruo made three sets, and the others, including Wei Yichen's eldest son, only made two sets.
This was because Wei Ruo did not have many clothes. Now that he was in Fucheng, he had to attend some events. Wei Ruo, the eldest daughter in the mansion, naturally could not go back and forth changing. There are only two or three clothes that can be worn out.
Originally, the Yun family also wanted to do more for Wei Yichen, Wei Yichen had just gone to Anzhou Academy to study, and she was in contact with many people, so she had to be more honorable.
But during the installation, Wei Yichen refused, she told Yun that she went to Anzhou Academy to study, not to compare with others, and there is no need to care about these external things.
Wei Yichen knew in his heart that Xiaowei's house was not considered rich, and the food this year was not enough and the weather was very cold, so there were more places to spend money.
And he had made enough clothes in previous years, so he would save it this year.
After Wei Qingwan found out, she was sad for a long time.
But his grief and reluctance failed to cause any change.Unless his two loyal servants, no one else in the mansion knew his emotions and thoughts.
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On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before the Profit Festival, Wei Ruo and Xiumei made some large pots of Laba porridge and distributed them to the people in Zhuangzi.
Although tomorrow was the Profit Festival, since Wei Ruo had other plans on the day of the Profit Festival, the Profit porridge for the people in Zhuangzi was distributed one day before.
The Laba porridge made by Wei Ruo and Xiumei had enough ingredients, and the people in Zhuangzi began to devour the porridge after drinking this porridge.
Other than the people in Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo packed a few barrels and wrapped them in cotton cloth and brought them back to the city.
The nanny and Uncle Xu's share should be indispensable, as well as Sibaozhai's shopkeeper and clerk, Chen Aqing from Xuji Lo-Mei's Shop, and other young clerks.
Moreover, at Zhuangzi in Xingshan County, Wei Ruo had sent a letter a few days earlier, asking Zhuangzi's board to cook Laba porridge for everyone at the Profit Festival.