Chapter 1145: Arrangements (7)
Liang Youcai and Yang Zhenli were boiling with excitement, because from now on, they would be Ruxin’s store managers for the north and the south, respectively. Each month, not only would they receive a handsome commission, but they would also get a per diem for each trip they made. Although they didn’t quite understand some of the words Ruxin used, both men knew how to do the math. In short, from now on, they would each have a monthly income of no less than five taels of silver.
Such an income was even more than what the store managers in the town or even the county earned.
"You two better do a good job." Li Zhong, upon hearing that he was not included, didn’t feel slighted at all. Instead, he admonished Yang Zhenli and Liang Youcai, "Otherwise, I’ll be the one to come after you to settle accounts..."
"Do you even need to say it?" Yang Zhenli and Liang Youcai collectively rolled their eyes at Li Zhong, "If we don’t do a good job, we would be too ashamed to face Ruxin..."
Yang Ruxin smiled slightly, then turned to Li Zhong, "Uncle Zhong, since Aunt Hehua is about to give birth and Xiaoxiang is about to discuss marriage, you truly can’t be away for long. But I know that you are good at cooking on the kang and building houses, so, I am thinking about having you start a construction team... I will be building quite a few houses lately, so for at least this year, you won’t be out of work, and being close to home, you won’t neglect taking care of Aunt Hehua..."
"Deal." Li Zhong slapped his thigh, "When the time comes, I’ll have Uncle Yanguo help me; he is truly a master craftsman... Ruxin, you tell me how to do it..."
"My dad is in great health now, he can work no problem..." said Liang Youcai, nodding eagerly.
"Uncle Zhong, your wages will be the same as Uncle Ba’s, five taels per month, any bonus is extra, but you have to find capable workers, diligent and honest ones at that. You decide how much to pay them. In any case, if there are issues with the workers, I will only hold you responsible..."
"Don’t worry, I’ll make sure it’s done right," Li Zhong nodded.
Having settled the men’s matters, Yang Ruxin took out the headpieces, "I want to give these to Sister Xiaoxiang and Sister Xiaoyu... Aunties, if you’d like to make them, you are also welcome..."