Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

Hearing that Baoling Temple was very popular, Gu Huanxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as everyone's focus is not on our side, all the credit will be given to them."

She is not greedy at all. At the moment, they can only grow.

Xu Huaiyi agreed, and explained to her in detail how much he got from selling the velvet, how much he spent on buying this and that, and in the end he only had a little more than a tael of silver left.

Gu Huanxi was not surprised when he brought it over. He thought that he had to make another batch, otherwise he wouldn't be able to treat guests to a banquet when the business opened.

Next, she worked hard for two more days, hurrying slowly. Before the tofu shop was completed, she finally made the velvet flower and took it to the city to exchange for twenty or so taels of silver.

The money for opening the business and serving drinks has been secured.

When she was busy, Xu Huaiyi was not idle. He made several planting boxes for her out of old wood and placed them in the spare room in the backyard. He sowed seeds in them and also thought about making a small cart for his daughter to wait for her. When you can sit more firmly, you can push it out to play.

During this period, despite Xu Huaiyi's long-awaited efforts, seedlings finally appeared in the vegetable garden. However, the couple looked around and found nothing unusual, so they temporarily forgot about it.

But Gu Xiaoyu was very concerned. When he saw the ground was dry, he and Wei An carried water to water it.

On the day when the tofu shop was built, Gu Huanxi took her daughter around and looked inside and out. She was very satisfied. The walls made of adobe and stone looked thick and solid. Although the top was paved The thatch can be reinforced with yellow mud and is not afraid of wind and rain. The windows are large and covered with white paper, so the house is fairly bright.

Each one is next to another, very spacious inside. Depending on the division of labor, wooden signs are hung on the outside doors. There are mills, kitchens, warehouses, processing workshops, and drying sheds. In addition, there are reception rooms where you can discuss business with customers. , a lounge for night watchers to sleep, fully functional, just like a small factory.

Xu Huaiyi also asked people to find two persimmon trees from the mountains and plant them in the yard. The bright red persimmons hanging on the branches are like small lanterns, which is very festive and means that everything goes well and everything is prosperous.

Everything is ready, just waiting for auspicious days.

The auspicious day had already been calculated by looking for someone, and the person invited was no one else, but a monk from Baoling Temple. The person was now famous in the capital as Master Zhixin. It was not easy for anyone to meet him, but Xu Huaiyi went, which was still very honorable. The nearest auspicious day is three days from now.

There were a lot of things to prepare for the opening. Xu Huaiyi went to the city again and bought a lot of things. He also sent a message to Mr. Liao and invited him to have a drink on the opening day.

After he came back, he talked to Gu Huanxi, "Mr. Liao's restaurant is in Nancheng. The location is okay, it is spacious and the business is very good. However, Master Liao himself said that it is because he makes small profits but quick sales and watches the meal." There are a lot of people here, but they don’t make much money, so they just live hand to mouth. He left me to eat in the shop at noon. The food tasted okay. The chef brought from Qingzhou cooked all the dishes from our side, which were very authentic. Just a little less fancy..."

"I talked to him about tofu, and he responded happily. He opened the business and delivered twenty pounds a day. By the way, he also introduced me to a buyer who opened a hotpot restaurant next door. It's cold now. We eat a lot of hot pot, and tofu is indispensable. I also said that I will make some in the future, but I haven’t seen the finished product, and the business is not easy to talk about. Let’s wait a little longer. As long as our food is delicious and it is the only one, we will Don’t worry about not being able to sell it.”

"I plan to leave the delivery to the city to Gao Zhuang in the future, including developing new customers later. He is sharp-tongued and not afraid of dealing with people. He is the most suitable for this job. As for the salary, What do you think about the basic salary plus commission?"

Gu Huanxi had no objection, "Yes, for other people, the salary is also linked to the workload, so that they can be motivated and save those who are lazy and slippery, and those from the countryside who are difficult to manage."

Xu Huaiyi nodded, "Yes, I've said all the ugly things before. We deal with the situation and the person. As long as you enter the tofu shop, you must act according to the rules. I will write a charter later and you can take a look at it."

"Okay, the most important thing is to get the village chief to nod his support."

"He is very easy to talk to now..."

After setting various rules, manpower, salary and benefits, etc., Xu Huaiyi went to discuss with Village Chief Xu. From now on, Village Chief Xu will be the boss of the tofu shop, and he must know many things.

Gu Huanxi took Wei Ci to make clothes. The clothes were for people who came to work in the tofu factory. After all, they were eating, and hygiene was the most important thing. Although there were no strict rules like those of later generations, she did not dare to be careless. If something is not done well, it is a small matter to smash the signboard, but it is a big thing to cause trouble.

In addition to wearing uniform work clothes, your hair must also be wrapped up. In short, when you enter the workshop, you must be clean and neat, without leaving any hidden dangers to hygiene.

Xu Huaiyi also emphasized this point when discussing with Village Chief Xu.

Village Chief Xu did not respond. Xu Huaiyi offered him a high salary. In addition to the basic salary, there was also a bonus. The bonus was linked to the monthly profit of the tofu shop. The better the tofu shop, the more he would benefit.

It's just that... there are really not many people who can work in the tofu factory in the end. In total, there are only about ten people. Village Chief Xu knows that these people are enough. If you add more people in, it will be a trap for the boss to support idle people. He He couldn't open his mouth, but with the livelihood of so many villagers behind him, he couldn't turn a blind eye.

"Huaiyi, what do you think other people should do? Although we in the countryside make a living by farming, right now, we can't hope for it..."

Xu Huaiyi said calmly, "I see that many people in the village have gone to open up wasteland."

Village Chief Xu nodded, "Well, we have to go. We can't just rest at home and rest on our laurels. We can open up some wasteland so that we can get a few more bags of grain next year."

"Aren't everyone still making velvet flowers? I heard they sell for a lot of money."

"To tell you the truth, my daughter-in-law and girl also made a lot of things, and asked your brother Changsong to sell them. They got more than two taels of silver in total. After leaving aside the cost, I still saved one tael, which is said to be quite a lot. , but I haven’t heard that there are so many in other families. Some of the patterns they make are too simple to sell at a high price. Moreover, I also heard that people outside the velvet flower have also learned it. I’m afraid they will make money in the future. Fewer and fewer……"

Xu Huaiyi had expected this a long time ago. It is not difficult to learn velvet flowers. If you are clever and skillful, you can learn it after reading it a few times. If the women in the village only make simple patterns, which are too easy to be copied, there will be no market. If you want to make money, He can only challenge those that are complex and exquisite, and take the high-end route, like his wife.

Village Chief Xu continued, "So, we have to hope that the men in the family can find a reliable job. Huaiyi, you have many ideas. You can help me think about it..."

Only then did Xu Huaiyi tell his plans. The simplest and most trouble-free one, and those who didn’t want to invest in costs, would buy the tofu from him and sell it elsewhere. Those who were not afraid of the trouble and wanted to make more money, just set up a food stall and make Specialty snacks related to tofu.