A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 170: Taking advantage of others

After the workshop was cleaned inside and out, Zhang's father also brought the employees from the food store to the workshop.

Grandpa Zhang saw that all the people in the workshop and the employees of the food store were standing in the yard.

He said, "Today is the last day of work before the New Year. In the past six months, thanks to everyone's hard work, the workshop has grown from nothing to more than 70 people. I would like to thank everyone here. I hope everyone will continue to work hard to make the workshop business better next year.

I won't say much. I told everyone on the first day of work in the workshop that if the workshop makes money, I will give everyone a red envelope at the end of the year. Today is the day to fulfill this promise.

This year, in addition to the New Year gifts I prepared for everyone, everyone will receive an extra month's salary, which is equivalent to everyone receiving two months' salary today."

"God, if I get two months' salary at once, I can get more than one tael."

"Oh, then I can buy a few more pounds of meat and add two more meat dishes to the New Year's Eve table."

"With so much money, I can bring more things back to my parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year to visit my father and mother. It's great that I don't have to ask my parents-in-law for money."

"..."

Grandpa Zhang saw that everyone's discussion was gradually dying down, and he spoke again: "By the way, let me say one last thing. We will start work on the eighth day after the New Year. Everyone should go to work on time then.

But Xiaochao and Awei, you two will be a bit tired as you have to work until noon on the 30th. These days, the town will be full of people buying New Year's goods, so there will definitely be a lot of people buying chili oil and crispy whistles.

So I need the two of you to help keep watch. Don't worry, Yueyue has prepared a red envelope for you for working these few days."

When the two heard this, they thought that this was just normal work and they could even get an extra bonus if they were fired.

"Thank you, Grandpa Zhang, we are not tired, hehe."

"Okay, then we will start distributing the annual gifts and monthly allowance red envelopes now. Everyone line up to receive them."

As soon as Grandpa Zhang finished speaking, everyone rushed to line up.

Zhang Yunyue took the booklet that recorded each person's monthly salary and red envelopes and made some markings on it.

Grandpa Zhang was responsible for distributing loose change and strung copper coins, while Father Zhang and Zhang Cheng were each responsible for handing out a New Year gift to everyone.

After distributing the New Year gifts and red envelopes, there were three jars in front of everyone, which was too much for one person to carry.

So Zhang's father asked Zhang Xingyun and Zhang Xinghao to go to the village to notify the families of the workshop employees and ask them to bring baskets to get the New Year gifts.

While waiting, the workshop employees took a look and found that there were still five kilograms of vegetable oil, which would cost dozens of coins to buy in the town.

Zhang Chao and Zhao Wei both received an extra red envelope of 200 coins. Zhang Chao happily talked about it with his mother Mu, and then talked about the two New Year gifts he received.

Zhang Yi: "Jiang Ren, Zhang Zhi, your two families are too jealous. Each of you got ten kilograms of vegetable oil. This has been used for a long time. The monthly salary and red envelope must be more than two taels."

Jiang Ren and Zhang Zhi happened to be couples who worked in the food store together, so they received double the New Year gifts.

Jiang Ren said embarrassedly: "I didn't expect to get double the New Year's gift. I feel embarrassed."

"Hey, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. You two families are husband and wife doing the work."

"Yes, I hope the business will be better next year. If we hire more people, I also hope my wife can come along. This way I can get two New Year gifts during the Chinese New Year, hahahaha."

Everyone is discussing how much monthly salary they get. In fact, everyone knows that it is the same for men and women.

But I just want to discuss it. Otherwise I can't suppress my inner joy, so I need someone to listen.

Soon, the workers' families came to the workshop carrying baskets on their backs, then found their own family members and put the things in the baskets.

A new round of talking started in the yard. Some people started talking about going to the town to buy something tomorrow. Those who heard it nearby also said that they would go tomorrow too, and they would go to the town together then.

After all the workers' families had packed their belongings into their backpacks, Grandpa Zhang asked everyone to go home early today.

Come back to work after the New Year.

When everyone had left, only the people from the Zhang family and Zhang Xingzhong were left in the yard.

"Xiao Zhong, you have to come again tomorrow. Ask ten or so people from the workshop to follow you and help move the goods."

"I know, Third Grandpa."

"Okay, let's go too."

back home.

Zhang's mother, Zhang Xingyun and Zhang Xingfeng were also sitting in the main room warming themselves by the fire.

Zhang Yunyue remembered that the hairpin she bought for Zhang's mother in the county town was still in her hand, so she went to the room and took it out.

After returning to the main hall, he handed the golden hairpin to Zhang's mother:

"Mother, do you like it? I bought you a hairpin from Linglong Pavilion in the county town. Grandma and Second Aunt have already worn theirs, so you are the only one left."

"Oh, it's so beautiful. Yueyue, come and put it on for Auntie."

Zhang Yunyue took the hairpin and put it on her mother's bun.

Zhang Xingfeng praised her flatteringly, "Mother, you look really good in this hairpin."

Zhang Yunyue: "Well, wearing this hairpin, I feel a few years younger."

Zhang's father also echoed.

The father and his sons praised Zhang's mother so much that she was overwhelmed with joy.

The next day.

Tianxianglou took away the last batch of chili oil and crispy whistles.

The donkey in the workshop was temporarily brought back to the old house to be raised, and would be brought back to the workshop after the workshop started operating.

Then the workshop door will be officially closed and reopened next year.

Although the house had been cleaned once when they moved last month, in order to welcome the new year, after seeing off the people from Tianxiang Tower, all the people in the Zhang family cleaned the house again inside and out.

In the evening, the Zhang family sat in the main room.

We planned to go shopping in town as a family tomorrow and buy everything we need for the New Year. Fortunately, we have an ox cart and a horse cart at home, so we can drive them to town when the time comes.

the next day.

After the family finished their breakfast, they harnessed the ox cart and horse carriage.

Zhang Cheng drove a horse-drawn carriage with Grandma Zhang, Mrs. Zhu, Zhang's mother, Zhang Yunyue, and Zhang Yunxue, while the rest of the people rode in an ox cart.

The horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts had just arrived in the town and had not yet entered the city gate.

There are already quite a few people at the city gate, after all, tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

Zhang Cheng drove the carriage to a stop at the city gate and said to Grandpa Zhang and Father Zhang who were on the ox cart behind.

"Father, brother, let's park the horse and ox carts at the city gate. You see there are so many people at the city gate. I'm afraid the city will be even more crowded today. I don't think the horse and ox carts can get in."

Grandpa Zhang and Father Zhang looked at the people at the city gate and nodded, so everyone in the car got off.

Zhang Cheng and his father drove the ox cart and horse carriage to the ox and horse carriage storage area next to the city gate and spent about ten copper coins. Both carriages will be parked here in the future.

Then the people from Old Zhang's family carried their backpacks and walked into the county town.