Looking at the huge mansion, Zhou Yu always felt that something was missing.

"Xiao Yu, I think we need to buy a few servants or something, such a big yard, it is impossible for us to take care of them one by one, right? Besides, if you and Xiaoyue have a child in the future, how can you do it without a serving maid by your side? Feng Liang said in one sentence.

"Brother! What are you talking about! When it came to giving birth to a child, Feng Yue was embarrassed again.

"What's wrong? I'm not wrong, you really listen to me! Xiao Yu, this Xiaoyue's personal maid must have it, if you don't pay for it, then I'll pay! "More than two thousand taels of silver in hand, Feng Liang can't speak hard.

"Xiaoyue, what the eldest brother said makes sense, with such a big yard, we must have some servants. And this maid is also very necessary, even if you don't talk about the children, you can usually take care of your diet and daily life! Zhou Yu agreed.

"What's going on with you two? Our two families used to be so miserable, and there were no maids and servants, didn't they come over? It's only been a few days, you two want to be uncles? Feng Yue's words showed that she was extremely dissatisfied with the two.

"Okay, let's not buy it yet!" Seeing that his sister was angry, Feng Liang hurriedly comforted.

After some persuasion with Zhou Yu, Feng Yue's anger slowly subsided.

When the three of them returned to Xiaolong Village, Lao Zhang had already brought the preliminarily screened people to the Feng family's courtyard.

"Xiao Yu, according to your orders, I have brought in all the men in our village who are over fourteen years old and under thirty years old, and there are only thirteen of them, all of them are here, you can take a look." Lao Zhang said to Zhou Yu.

"Why are there only men? What about women? Zhou Yu frowned and asked.

"Also...... Do you still need women? Lao Zhang, who has been poisoned by patriarchal thinking for a long time, doesn't quite understand why Zhou Yu asked about women.

"Why not? Go find the woman with the right conditions, and explain things together later. Zhou Yu said.

When Lao Zhang returned, there were four more women in the courtyard, the eldest was only sixteen years old, and they were all married, and their husbands were among the men.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhou Yu began to speak.

"You are all natives of Xiaolong Village, and you must know me, so I won't introduce much. I brought you here today, it's such a thing, I've opened a new restaurant in Luozhou City, and the restaurant is still preparing to decorate and has not yet opened. But the restaurant needs manpower, and we folks, I must consider the people of our Xiaolong Village first. Now, if you want to work in my restaurant, please raise your hand! Zhou Yu said officially

Not surprisingly, everyone raised their hands.

At this time, a young man suddenly asked, "Brother Yu, go to your restaurant to do work, how is the salary?" ”

"Eh, that's a good question! Let's come out to work, just to make money, no, this salary has to be talked about first. Yes, there are two kinds of work in our restaurant, the first is the lobby, and the second is the back kitchen. But whether it's the lobby or the back kitchen, there's a trial period of at least one month. What is a trial period? It means that during this month, it depends on how well you perform and determines whether you can stay and work in the restaurant. A month later, those who have passed the probation period are the regular employees of our restaurant! Zhou Yu paused and continued.

"But don't worry, whether it's a probationary period or a regular job, the salary is there. Employees in the lobby will be fined two dollars a month for the probationary period, and five dollars a month for regular workers. In addition, a person with strong business ability can become a foreman for six dollars a month. The staff in the kitchen is the key to the reputation of the restaurant, and the salary will be higher, but in the same way, the requirements will be higher. The kitchen trial period is two months, and each month is four dollars of silver. Regular workers pay eight dollars of silver per month, and those with good skills can become chefs, with one or two dollars a month! Of course, this is during the trial operation of the restaurant, and after three months, the operation of the restaurant is on the right track, and everyone's monthly money has doubled! ”

Listening to the salary standard given by Zhou Yu, everyone's eyes lit up, this should be the best treatment in the restaurant in Luozhou City, right? And there is also the treatment of doubling the monthly money, where can I find such a good owner?

Seeing the look of anticipation on everyone's faces, Zhou Yu continued with satisfaction: "Now please choose for yourself, those who want to work in the lobby stand on my left hand, and those who want to work in the back kitchen stand on my right hand." ”

As soon as the words ended, most of them chose to go to the back kitchen, except for four girls and two men in their twenties who chose to be in the lobby.

This result was within Zhou Yu's expectations, but the kitchen didn't need so many people for the time being, not to mention that they were all apprentices.

"I can see that most people want to work in the back kitchen because the back kitchen pays more. But have you ever wondered why the wages in the kitchen are higher? Zhou Yu asked.

"Because the food in the restaurant must be delicious!" Someone rushed to answer.

"That's right! Since it's a restaurant, the food is unpalatable, so it's just closed! The high wages in the kitchen are based on this reason. But I also want to explain that we are going to make the best restaurant in Luoju City, please ask yourself, do you have this craft? ”

Hearing this, the people who chose the back kitchen began to look at me and I looked at you, without the high fighting spirit just now. After all, they were born in poor Xiaolong Village, and it is rare to get a full meal on weekdays, let alone what to do with the delicacies of the mountains and seas.

"Therefore, people in the back kitchen have to learn from me. After a month, the results of the study of cooking decided whether to stay in the back kitchen. Zhou Yu explained the situation: "If you are qualified, stay and start counting the second month of probation; Those who fail to pass will be transferred to the lobby, and the probationary period will be restarted. Another important thing must be made clear that the kitchen is related to the fundamentals of the restaurant's operation, and the staff in the kitchen must also be conscientious to ensure the taste and quality of the dishes. Therefore, if you have passed the probation period but still make a mistake in the back kitchen, which affects the quality of the dishes or the work of the back kitchen, half a month's monthly money will be deducted at a time. If you are still making mistakes after the monthly money is deducted, you will immediately roll up the cover and leave! The back kitchen decided half of the life and death of the restaurant, Zhou Yu was extremely serious when he spoke, and everyone listening to the lecture looked extremely nervous.

"Now, if you are still willing to stay in the back kitchen, stand on my right hand!"

This time, only four teenagers were left who were willing to stay in the back kitchen.

The kitchen has high returns, but it also comes with high risks. The people of Xiaolong Village have lived a hard life for too long, and most of them just want to earn a living in peace and stability.

This result is also acceptable to Zhou Yu, after all, it is not easy to train a qualified chef, four people at a time is almost the same, just recruit people after the big deal. And these people are all young men, if you train them well, the future will be great!

After talking about the kitchen, Zhou Yu briefly talked about the rules of the lobby, and there is also etiquette and behavior training, but it is not as strict as the kitchen review, as long as you practice more according to what Zhou Yu said.

After sending these people away, Lao Zhang, who had been waiting for a long time, finally stood up.

"Xiao Yu, what can I do with your Aunt Zhang?" Lao Zhang was afraid that Zhou Yu would forget about the two of him, so he hurriedly came to bubble.

"Uncle Zhang, you will be the chief foreman of the store, responsible for the overall operation of the restaurant; Aunt Zhang is the supervisor and is responsible for checking whether all employees are working hard and whether they are lazy and slippery. Both of you have a monthly salary of three taels, with additional dividends every quarter. What do you think? Zhou Yu asked him with a smile.

Three taels of silver a month, Lao Zhang couldn't think about it before, what else is there to hesitate about? When Zhou Yu asked for his opinion, he immediately agreed, and helped Aunt Zhang to come down as well.

After negotiating the work, Lao Zhang reported to Zhou Yu about the decoration of the restaurant. The restaurant is relatively large, and there are three floors, even if all the work in Xiaolong Village is pulled over, it will take more than ten days to complete. Zhou Yu entrusted him with carte blanche on this matter, as long as he got it done and said it to himself.

After Lao Zhang left, Zhou Yu returned to the room alone, took out a few small wooden boxes, and ran to the kitchen again. Feng Yue saw what he was fiddling with with the ashes of the plants and trees that had been burned with lard and firewood, but he couldn't understand anything, so he asked, "Xiao Yu, what are you doing?" ”

"Make a good thing!" Zhou Yu replied without raising his head.

"What's good?"

"I won't tell you yet!"

"I'm not too rare to know!" Feng Yue walked out of the kitchen in a huff, but was driven by curiosity again, and returned to the kitchen to continue watching what Zhou Yu was doing.

What is Zhou Yu doing? The answer is to make soap. When I talked to Feng Yue before, Zhou Yu wanted to make a batch of soap to sell, but now let's do it a little bit to see the effect.

After working for a while, Zhou Yu filled the five small wooden boxes and took them to the shade of the room to dry. To make soap, you need to wait for him to condense and fix the type, and the soap that has just been made is highly alkaline, easy to burn the skin, and needs to be dried for seven or eight days before it can be used.

As for how Zhou Yu judged the ratio of pork fat and plant ash, this is relying on his brain that is different from ordinary people, because of the existence of the function that Zhou Yu called "engine", Zhou Yu can achieve the unity of heart and hand, that is, the brain will know, and the hand will be. Therefore, for the control of the weight of the material, he can accurately judge by the feel.

"Xiao Yu, what are you doing?" Feng Yue still couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked Zhou Yu.

"This thing, called soap, is better than the bath beans I gave you last time, and we can use this thing in the future!" Zhou Yu looked at his work proudly.

"Better than bath beans? That should be very expensive, how do you get it out of stove ash and lard? Feng Yue, who has no knowledge of chemistry, can only judge the quality of things by price.

"Because bath beans are too expensive to buy, we will have to sell this soap cheaper in the future! By the way, if you add a little osmanthus or something, you can make soap, and there will be a faint floral fragrance on the skin after washing! How about it, want to try it? Zhou Yu pretended to be tempting between his words.

"Really? Give me a try! Feng Yue immediately became excited after hearing this, and reached out to get it.

"Not yet, the soap you just made will burn your skin, and you have to dry it for seven or eight days before you can use it!" Zhou Yu took the soap box away and said.

"That's it......" Although it can't be used immediately, it can be experienced in a few days, and Feng Yue's eyes are still full of anticipation.

After the three of them had dinner, Zhou Yu ordered the number of wooden sticks sent by the villagers, and estimated that it should be enough after collecting them tomorrow, so he informed Feng Liang to come to the door tomorrow to settle the wages and tell everyone not to accept the wooden sticks after collecting them tomorrow.

When she went to bed at night, Feng Yue wanted to pretend to be asleep to avoid something, but she was discovered by Zhou Yu, so the two spent another good night.

The next day, the renovation of Zhou Yu's restaurant was officially launched, and most of the men in the village were called to work on it, with only four women and a few boys who chose to work in the back kitchen to receive guidance in the Feng family's courtyard.

The boys practiced chopping vegetables, and the girls practiced etiquette norms. God still takes care of them, and it rained last night on a sunny day, and the heat has subsided a little. Still, the heavy practice left everyone soaking wet, and they sweated and completed their metamorphosis here.

Days like this go on and on. Until the sixth day of the seventh month, Zhou Yu got up in the morning and found that Xiaoyue had a cold, so he went to Luozhou City to grab medicine for her, and happened to meet Chen Jin who was returning home.

"Brother Zhou, I was about to send someone to find you! Tomorrow is the Chinese Valentine's Day, you bring your younger siblings together, let's go to Luoshui to put river lanterns, what do you think? Chen Jin asked with a spring breeze on his face. He didn't have any friends in Luozhou City, and it was strange to take his family to put river lanterns alone. After thinking about it, Chen Jin still decided to let Zhou Yu go with him, but Zhou Yu was already married, so he had to call Feng Yue as well.

It is a traditional custom in Nakju City to put river lanterns on the night of Tanabata Festival, and people hang a note with their wishes written on the river lanterns, so that the river lanterns float away with the water, and pray to the heavens that their wishes will come true.

"Thank you Brother Chen for your kindness, it's just that Neiko occasionally contracted a cold, and although her condition was not serious, it was difficult to go out. I came to get medicine for her when I went into the city. I'm afraid I won't be able to go to this river lantern thing......," Zhou Yu said regretfully.

"Brother Zhou's words are wrong, since the younger brother and sister are infected with the cold, Brother Zhou should go even more, pray for the younger brother and sister on the river lantern, and the younger brother and sister will be blessed by the heavens, and they can get better faster, right?" Chen Jin further persuaded him.

Zhou Yu was busy going back, so he had to make a compromise first: "Then stay home and observe Neizi's condition, if Neizi is better and can go out, I will definitely bring her here!" ”

"Good! Tomorrow at the end of the day, I will send someone to fetch you!" After Chen Jin finished speaking, he left, without giving Zhou Yu another chance to resign.

Zhou Yu sighed and returned to Xiaolong Village with the medicine bag.