HLnovel Chapter 265 Troublesome
Chapter 265 Troublesome
Chapter 265 Tricky
Is there something wrong with his ears or did he hear correctly?
For this job of running errands to buy live pig trotters, you can earn three taels of silver a month.
This pay came way too easily!
"Little... Little Tang, are you really going to give me three... three taels of silver a month?" He was so excited that he couldn't even speak properly.
"Yes, it's true, it's just three taels of silver!"
OMG!
Wu Yu was stunned. When he arrived, the shopkeeper had told him that the pig's trotter shop paid more than the restaurant. He wondered how much more expensive it could be, maybe just a few more copper coins.
Unexpectedly, they gave me three taels of silver a month.
Wanhe Restaurant doesn't even make a single tael of silver a month!
When he came to his senses, he immediately thanked Xiaotang repeatedly, "Xiaotang, I don't know how to thank you and the shopkeeper. Actually, it doesn't need to be three taels of silver, two... no, one tael of silver is enough. The shopkeeper not only saved my life, but also treated me very well. He told me to come, so I came. Anyway, it's the same no matter where I work. But you guys are different. This braised pig's trotters shop has just opened, and the shop hasn't made much money yet. How can you pay me such a high wage?"
Wu Yu was a kind-hearted and honest man. He felt that the work he did was not difficult. Today, he was just making braised pig's trotters for the customers in the shop, helping to explain things when problems arose, and then going with Xiao Tang to the two counties to buy raw pig's trotters in the carriage. It was much easier than working at Wanhe Restaurant.
At the very least, traveling by horse-drawn carriage is very easy and comfortable.
Lin Xiaotang found it amusing that Wu Yu thought three taels of silver a month's wages were too high, but she didn't dare to laugh at Wu Yu's lack of knowledge.
After all, Wu Yu and her fourth uncle were about the same age and were already adults. How could they tolerate her making fun of them? What if she angered him and he ran away? What would happen if no one went with her to buy raw pig's trotters?
“I give you three taels of silver a month, of course there’s a reason for that.” She rolled her eyes a couple of times and continued, “Our business isn’t just about braised pig’s trotters. In two months, the turmeric in our village of Guihua will be ripe. We’ll have to hire a horse-drawn carriage to go back and collect the turmeric, and then sell it in other places.”
Reselling medicinal herbs?
Wu Yu was even more surprised. He hadn't expected that the seemingly ordinary Lin family would have other businesses. No wonder the shopkeeper wanted to cooperate with them. Such a shrewd family, even if their business was small now, would definitely have an immeasurable future.
With such a capable and harmonious family, how could they possibly worry about not doing well in the future?
Actually, running a medicinal herb business isn't bad. Back then, his family was poor, his mother died, and he was on his last breath when Manager Su happened to see him and took pity on him, saving his life. That's how he got to see a doctor and take medicine.
If it weren't for that, he would have gone with his mother long ago, how could he still be alive now?
It was because of that experience that he realized how precious medicinal herbs were, so he was immediately excited when Xiaotang and her group started a medicinal herb business.
"Xiao Tang, I'm willing to work with you. If we're going to do the medicinal herb business, then let's do the medicinal herb business. I'll do what I know well and learn what I don't know well. I'll try my best to help you and I'll never hold you back."
Seeing Wu Yu's serious expression, as if he were making a momentous decision, Lin Xiaotang found Wu Yu incredibly interesting.
"Alright, as long as you're willing to work with us, if you make money, your dad and I will definitely raise your wages. We won't let you work for nothing."
Furthermore, this acquisition of medicinal herbs is still only in the planning stage. When it's actually implemented, nobody knows what will happen. So, here, no one will hold anyone back; we just need to help each other and work together!
Wu Yu was overjoyed. He never expected that Manager Su would give him a different job and even raise his wages. He used to earn several hundred coins a month, but now he earns three taels, and there will be more to come. It was like a dream!
"Xiao Tang, I will definitely work hard for you guys and keep working hard!"
"Yes, let's keep going and make the business bigger so that everyone in our braised pig's trotters shop can live a good life!"
The two talked for a long time, but finally got back to the topic of buying raw pig trotters.
"Xiao Tang, a county only has a few dozen or a hundred raw pig trotters at most. It's enough to supply the restaurants, but now that we've opened a pig trotter shop, we have more customers. How can we solve the problem of the quantity of ingredients?"
Solving the problem of procuring live pig trotters is indeed a bit tricky.
In the previous life, people used to drive trucks to transport goods, and the trucks were equipped with small cold storage units. It was fine to drive trucks all over the country to restock. But this era is different. Not to mention that horse-drawn carriages are not fast, they are not suitable for carrying cold storage units.
Even putting ice in the carriage wouldn't work, since carriages aren't airtight, the ice would melt easily, and ice is expensive, making it costly!
Ugh!
As the business grows bigger and bigger, once the pig's trotter shop is on the right track, the demand will definitely be even greater. What will we do then?
Back then, I was only thinking about opening a braised pig's trotters shop. I never imagined that in my previous life, people ran a chain of braised pig's trotters shops, using raw pig's trotters frozen in cold storage, and even had people delivering them to their door.
Now, we have to use fresh pig trotters, and we have to buy them ourselves, which is quite difficult!
Alternatively, we could look in a few more counties to see if any are willing to deliver live pig trotters to our door, which would save time and effort.
As for the supplies that Father and Uncle Shuisheng delivered to the restaurants in Pingding County and Wucheng, they would naturally purchase some of them and bring them back.
Now, the only solution is to find someone to deliver the goods to our door!
Seeing that it was still early, Lin Xiaotang thought that if she went to one more place, she should be able to return to Dushui County before dark.
She suggested, "Brother, why don't we go to Tong County nearby and ask? It's a bit far, and there aren't any restaurants there that sell braised pig's trotters. We should be able to buy a lot of raw pig's trotters today."
Wu Yu was an extremely patient young man. When Xiao Tang suggested going to Tong County, he agreed without hesitation.
"Alright, let's go to Tong County now, but let the horse eat some grass and drink some water by the roadside first. Once it's eaten and drunk its fill and rested, we'll set off."
"The delivery guy is so thoughtful!"
Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Wu Yu was a knowledgeable young man. Her father was several years older than Wu Yu. Last year, when she took her father out to do business, he always hesitated. He didn't understand many things and she had to explain them to him little by little.
Uncle Shuisheng and Fourth Uncle were younger than Dad. Fourth Uncle had even received some education, which made him somewhat better than Dad's ignorance. However, after a year of working hard in all kinds of weather, Dad had completely transformed and was no longer the timid and simple-minded man he once was.
He's certainly capable of being the head of the household!
After the two men let their horses eat their fill by the roadside, they led them to the river to drink water. Once the horses had rested enough, they spurred their horses on and set off for Tong County.
They arrived in Tong County just as the sun was setting. After making some inquiries, they immediately visited several butcher shops and finally found a large butcher shop with an ice cellar, where hundreds of raw pig trotters were frozen.
Lin Xiaotang and Wu Yu were so surprised that their eyes widened. It was like someone had just handed them a pillow when they were sleepy.
Because they need these live pig trotters right now!