"I'm back!" Zi Yi jumped off the carriage without waiting for it to stop. She was very happy.
Meton was not in such a good mood. He suppressed the nausea in his heart and stepped on the ground of the Village Mo. Only then did he feel a little better.
The carriages in this era did not have shock absorbers or tires. Plus, the official road was uneven, so the ride was very bumpy.
"This carriage is too bumpy!" Uncle Fu also got off the carriage slowly with his hands on his waist. As for Tie An, he was carefree and did not feel anything.
"Young master is back!" Li Yi rushed over as soon as he got the news.
"Uncle Li!"
After getting off the carriage, Meton did not want to sit in the carriage anymore. Instead, he walked slowly into the village with Li Yi.
When he returned to the Village Mo, Meton found that the village had changed a lot. The whole village had become a construction site. Everywhere was busy.
"We are going to build more houses this year. After all, there are too many young men in the village who are engaged. We don't want to be a joke if we don't live in a new house when we get married!" Li Yi pointed at the construction site and said.
After the first lunar month, the weather was getting warmer. It was a good time to start building houses. Meton walked closer to have a look. Wow, they had laid the foundation of ten houses at one time!
"Yes!" Meton nodded, "We should take care of the villagers who are engaged first. The key is to solve the problem of bachelors. At the same time, we should also take care of the villagers who have dangerous houses."
Li Yi nodded, "Young master, don't worry! I'll keep an eye on these things. "
Meton went around and found that the Village Mo was doing well. Then he went back to the Mo Mansion.
After sitting down, Meton started to talk about the recruitment for the bun shop.
"Recruitment?" When Li Yi heard that the Young Master had opened a thriving steamed bun shop in just ten days, he was extremely shocked.
"Not just one, there are three more that are about to open!" Zi Yi added.
"But the spring plowing is coming soon. The strong men in the village are going to plow the fields. There's also the construction of the fish dock at Shibie Lake. Old Zhang is still expanding his manpower. The village guards are also recruiting." Li Yi said with a frown. The Village Mo was still focused on agriculture, so the spring plowing needed a lot of manpower. What's more, the Village Mo was under construction, so there was a shortage of manpower.
"No one else?" Meton frowned.
"Now, there are only women, the old, and the weak left in the village!" Li Yi said.
"Women are fine too! Women are better at running a steamed bun shop. "Meton's eyes brightened.
"Young Master! That won't do. " Li Yi hurriedly stopped her. "How can a woman show her face? Wouldn't people criticize her?"
Uncle Fu also nodded in agreement. He also felt that Meton's suggestion was too bold!
"We are the School of Mohism. Why should we follow the rules and regulations of the Confucians!" Meton retorted.
"I'm afraid the women in the village wouldn't agree either. There might not be anyone willing! " Li Yi said with a frown. The whole Tang dynasty was like this. Unless they were widows, not many women would show their face in public, which would cause people to criticize them.
"That's easy to solve. You go and tell the women in the village that they are all in the kitchen. Usually, no one goes there. Moreover, the steamed bun shop is owned by the three Marquises, so no one dares to make trouble. Also, the salary is not less than that of men." Meton promised.
"The salary is not less than that of men?" Li Yi couldn't believe it.
"Brother Li, don't worry. You don't know how good the business of the steamed bun shop is now. Moreover, there are three more shops that are about to open. This is a big source of income for the Village Mo!" Uncle Fu patted Li Yi and agreed with a smile. In this way, the women would have no worries.
With Uncle Fu's guarantee, Li Yi believed that the steamed bun shop had a great future. Moreover, the women in the Village Mo could make use of them. It was like adding half of the labor force out of nothing.
"If the salary is really so high, there should be people willing to work there." Li Yi nodded and said.
Meton nodded. Recruiting female workers was an idea that he had thought of long ago. More and more people from the Village Mo came to Chang 'an to work. For a long time, it was women and children who stayed in the Village Mo. In the long run, there would be trouble. Moreover, if they could bring their family members to work at the same time, the family would soon become rich. It was like killing two birds with one stone.
"That's great! Now the biggest source of income for the Village Mo is the live fish business. However, the secret recipe of the live fish will be announced soon. We have lost the most important source of income. Now that the young master has opened a steamed bun shop, we have solved the problem. Uncle Fu said with a sigh of relief.
Now he was in charge of the financial affairs of the Village Mo. The expenses of 5,000 people were all on him. He was under a lot of pressure.
"Don't worry! Uncle Fu, even if we lose the secret recipe of the live fish, the live fish business of the Village Mo will not fail. At most, we will suffer some losses. "Meton comforted him.
"Brother Fu, don't worry! The artificial fish farming in the Shiba Lake is very successful. At that time, there will be a lot of income. Moreover, this year we plan to reclaim 500 mu of farmland. At that time, as long as there is no more natural disaster, the crisis of the Village Mo will be over! "Li Yi promised.
Uncle Fu was relieved. Compared with the situation last year, the Village Mo was now the richest in the past 20 years. There was nearly a year's worth of grain in the village. Besides, there were various industries outside. The Village Mo was gradually getting rid of its poor appearance.
Meton really underestimated the power of wages. When Li Yi announced that the steamed bun shop in Chang 'an was recruiting female workers, and the wages were not lower than that of the men in the Village Mo, all the women in the Village Mo were shocked at once!
"I want to go!" Guo Xiaomei was the first one to sign up! Li Xin often traveled between the Village Mo and Chang 'an. He had told her about the prosperity of Chang' an. She had been longing for it for a long time. Moreover, Li Xin often traveled between the Village Mo and Chang 'an. She was not afraid that they would not meet each other.
With the first one taking the lead, other women also responded one after another. Some of them were the family members of the fish shop, some were in urgent need of money at home, and some were longing for the life in Chang 'an.
In a short while, there were 200 people signing up!
"Please don't be anxious. Here is a record. We will give priority to the young and capable ones. The rest of you, don't be discouraged. There will be many opportunities in the future."
In the end, Li Yi increased the screening conditions, but they still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of signing up.
"Young master! There are 50 more people! " Li Yi said with a sad face. Even if the unqualified ones had been screened out, there were still many more suitable candidates.
Meton waved his hand and said, "Recruit all of them. Just take it as training talents. The gourmet business will continue to expand in the future. At that time, there will be no lack of candidates!"
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