Chapter 57: The Tide of Selling Vegetables
Considering that most of them are busy with housework or have children to bring, full-time is obviously not suitable, so they adopt a half-time work format.
In other words, you only need to come and do half a day every day, and you can decide whether to choose the morning or the afternoon.
As for wages, Widow Xie initially meant that even if they didn't pay them, they were willing to help, and it was a big deal to get a meal.
In the past, when other families had problems, Widow Xie also went to help, so this kind of personal exchange was taken for granted by her.
Ji Yu didn't adopt it.
Multi-person collaboration, the most taboo is not to distinguish between public and private, mixed and unclear. If you don't pay your salary, you not only have to take on favors, but you also don't have to make more demands, and if you are slow or if you don't do something properly, you can't open your mouth to mention it.
Others will also be unhappy: Oh, I'm here to help you, and you still pick and choose, disgusted with this and that?
It would be better to directly link labor to remuneration. Compared with the help of the face, in the face of work that is closely related to their own interests, people's motivation will be very different.
What's more, she was already busy, and it was unrealistic to include food, so Ji Yu set her salary at six wen per person per half day. As far as she knows, this should not be a low wage in the local area.
It's not low!
At the beginning, when I heard Ji Yu say to give money, those people waved their hands again and again. Folks in the township, do a favor and collect money, and you can't be scolded to death if you say it?
When I heard the specific amount, I was stunned one by one.
You must know that when they men go out to do odd jobs, they earn more than ten dollars a day of exhaustion. It's hard to find a job in winter, so you can earn even less, and it's hard to get seven or eight dollars a day.
But now, they can earn six wen in half a day! Don't delay your own work.
Who would say no to such a good thing?
But I just refused, so I'm embarrassed to talk back.
"A few aunts and sisters-in-law, you don't have to be in a hurry to refuse, I want you to work lightly, not only fast, but also to ensure cleanliness, and there are also ......requirements for knife work," Ji Yu made a request, but actually moved a ladder for them.
"Hey!" Aunt Gao slapped her leg when she heard this, "Girl, you are all over the village to inquire, if you want to talk about it quickly, which daughter-in-law can compare to me!" We're not the sloppy people, so I'm sure you won't find fault at all. ”
Xu Er's sister-in-law also followed: "I can't do anything else, but the kung fu on the knife has been practiced since childhood, just take this radish shredded as an example, I don't dare to guarantee how thin it can be, and it is still very light to wear a needle nose." ”
The two of her opened their mouths first, and the others also gossiped, which was equivalent to introducing themselves in disguise.
And so it was settled.
Ji Yu made a division of labor according to the specialties of several people, and divided it into two shifts in the morning and afternoon, and the next thing is the introduction of the work process.
The dehydrated vegetables she made before used the simplest method, and she didn't pay so much attention to it. Mass production is different, the requirements are high, the steps are clear, and each step is indispensable.
The first step is raw material selection.
As dehydrated vegetables, they should all have rich fleshy qualities, such as cowpeas, green peppers, celery, garlic moss, etc. Before dehydration, the good should be strictly selected and the inferior, and the parts with pests and diseases, yellowing, rotting, and shriveled should be removed.
The second step is to clean up.
After strict screening, the vegetables should be rinsed with water to remove the surface soil and other impurities. Melons should be seeded and then washed, and then placed in a cool place to dry.
At this time, there are no pesticide residues, and it is a lot easier to wash.
The third step is cutting and bleaching.
The washed vegetable raw materials are cut into slices, shreds, strips and other shapes according to different varieties and characteristics, and root vegetables are peeled and processed.
Blanching also varies depending on the raw material, blanching in boiling water for those that are easy to boil, and boiling for a while for those that are not easy to boil. In the process, some salt, sugar and other substances can be added to the water to change the color and increase the hardness of the vegetables.
The fourth step is cooling and draining.
Cooling should be carried out immediately after blanching to allow it to cool down quickly. Generally, the method of cold water showering is used, and in order to shorten the drying time, simple manual method can also be used to press and drain. When the water is exhausted, it can be spread out and slightly dried for drying.
The fifth, and most critical, step, is dehydration and drying.
Due to limited conditions, there is no dryer, so you can only rely on hot pan drying. It is also necessary to determine different temperatures, times, colors and moisture content after drying according to different varieties of vegetables.
The final step is inspection and packaging.
After dehydration and drying, the vegetables can be packed up and waiting for the market after passing the inspection. In this era, there was no technology for vacuum-sealed packaging, so rattan baskets were simply used, which were strong and cheap.
There are six steps in total, the first four steps are carried out at Widow Xie's house, and the dehydration and drying step is sent to Ji Yu's broken shack for treatment.
This was suggested by Widow Xie, who was still afraid that the key technology would be learned by others.
Ji Yu considered that it was more convenient to dry behind the broken shack after dehydration, so she agreed.
It is said that people are divided into groups, and these people invited by Widow Xie have one thing in common with her, that is, hating life. It's just that I can't wait to finish any work at once, especially if I can't get used to lazy and procrastinating.
From the point of view of the employer, there is nothing more worry-free than this kind of hire.
However, Ji Yu still gave a special explanation, you must be careful when checking insects, the folds and crevices of each vegetable must be checked, once you find signs of insect pollution, those bad leaves and rotten leaves must be removed, and you can't catch the insects because of distressed things.
Doing business should not only be honest, but also the bottom line, especially for people to eat, not to be sloppy.
They were busy on their side, and Hu Liang's side was also going exceptionally smoothly.
Ji Yu asked him to be fully responsible for this procurement, although he was a little bottomless, he didn't want to show his timidity. At the same time, he also knew in his heart that this was an inspection, and if it passed, he would be responsible for all the subsequent procurement.
Compared with Hu Dacheng, who was heartless and only wanted to go to the town to buy osmanthus cakes to eat, Hu Liang was silent all the way, and he also cheered himself all the way.
When they arrived in the town, the brothers went straight to Xijiekou, where the wholesale market was located, where cattle markets and vegetable markets were gathered.
There are really a lot of people selling vegetables in the vegetable market, and the trucks are full, but there are very few people who buy vegetables.
Countrymen don't need to buy vegetables, while townspeople buy things conveniently, like to eat and buy fresh, and don't have the habit of eating vegetables.
According to Ji Yu's explanation, Hu Liang chose an old man who was "soft-eared" at first glance, and walked straight over to ask him if he would sell the whole car.
Although the old man was skeptical, he was unwilling to let go of the big customer, so he naturally said he was willing.
Hu Liang also proposed that according to the current retail selling price, there is no need for wholesale prices, but the old man is responsible for delivering the vegetables to his home.
When the old man saw that he had taken out all the money, how could he still be unwilling, so he nodded again and again with a smile.
In the process of talking with the old man, Hu Liang's voice was very loud, and people who didn't know thought that the old man was behind his ears, but in fact, he did it on purpose, just for the advertising effect in Ji Yu's mouth.
Sure enough, as soon as the deal was made here, several hula companies nearby from the beginning to the end surrounded Hu Liang and tightened Hu Liangbao. One bite at a time, how smart their dishes are, how cheap they are, let Hu Liang also go and see.
The eager and attentive faces made Hu Liang's last trace of nervousness disappear.
He straightened his back and coughed: "Don't squeeze everyone, come one by one, as long as the food is good enough...... Come one by one, don't crowd ......"
The western vegetable market, which has always been like a stagnant water, suddenly boiled over this afternoon, and even other street vendors rushed over, and the whole Juyong Town blew a tide of vegetable sales.
In the evening, facing the clouds, Hu Liang led a long convoy back to Dafeng Village.