allonlinenovel Chapter 222 Convincing the Lian Family
Chapter 222 Convincing the Lian Family
Seeing a confident smile on Mr. Lian’s face, Ye Changyan nodded happily.
"In addition to the kimchi processing business, my family is also engaged in the mushroom and flower business. Since these two businesses are not suitable for public publicity and involve confidentiality, I plan to ask my uncle, aunt, cousin, and cousin's wife to come and help. The wages are three times that of the milk processing workshop, and there are also dividends."
My uncle Lian Changshun and my cousin Lian Ze'an couldn't believe their ears. Although they had only worked in the workshop for half a month, the wages paid by the workshop were quite generous. But just now Sanlang seemed to say that he wanted to ask his family for help by paying three times the wages of the workshop.
The other members of the Lian family had no idea how much the triple wages Ye Changyan mentioned were. They just felt that there was no way their family could get triple wages. Then they saw Lian Chongshan's serious look on his face.
"Sanlang, we are a family. How can I take three times your wages? You don't treat your uncle, aunt, cousin and cousin's wife as family members!"
My aunt Zeng and my cousin-in-law Wang are both from simple farming families. When they heard what Mr. Lian said, they nodded in agreement.
"Grandpa, the wages in this processing workshop are roughly between one tael and one tael and five cents. I will make a compromise and give my uncle and aunt four taels of wages every month. This is much more than what they earn from farming in Changxi County. This wage is only a part of it. If the mushroom and flower business is good, the dividends will be more than the wages."
Everyone in the Lian family thought that Ye Changyan did not understand what Grandpa Lian meant, and they were anxious to explain it, but they saw Ye Changyan waving his hands.
"Grandpa, I understand what you mean. You have been farming on the farm all your life and supporting this large family, but I also know the hard work behind it. Now that I have a way to help, I hope you can have an easier time and earn more."
After hearing what their son said, Ye Xiaozheng and Lian nodded towards Ye Changyan with satisfaction, but their maternal grandfather's family looked at Ye Changyan with different expressions.
"Grandpa, it's only been half a year since we moved out of the old house and into this big yard. If we had just relied on farming, we wouldn't have been able to survive. If my uncle and cousin also farmed like this, they wouldn't have starved, but they would still be poor. If there's a chance, would you like to build a yard and buy some land so that Xiaolong can go to a private school like Wulang?"
Ye Changyan's words stumped everyone including Mr. Lian. They couldn't even imagine such a life. As a farmer, they had to rely on renting some land to support their family, and that was their goal in life.
"There is such an opportunity right in front of you. Grandpa, uncle, and cousin, do you want to seize this opportunity and change the life of this family?"
His uncle Lian Changshun and his cousin Lian Ze'an were staring at him with sharp eyes. If it were him a month ago, he would not have dared to even think about it. But in the past half month, this father and son have truly witnessed the changes that this processing workshop has brought to the surrounding villages.
After hearing what Ye Changyan said, they naturally wanted to change. If Xiaolong could really follow Wulang to study in the private school, then Lian Xiaolong would be the first scholar in the Lian family. Thinking of this, Lian Changshun and Lian Ze'an, father and son, nodded.
My aunt Zeng and my cousin-in-law Wang nodded with anticipation on their faces.
Naturally, Old Man Lian understood what Ye Changyan meant. He knew how hard farming was, and he also wanted to change. So Old Man Lian looked at Ye Changyan with a look of satisfaction and nodded.
"Sanlang, I'm very happy that you can help our family, but your mother is a married woman, and your uncle has his own big family. It's understandable that we stay at your house for a few days, but if we really move to Wanshou County and stay at your house all the time, it will attract gossip, and others will also poke your uncle in the back."
Ye Changyan didn't think about these things. People's words are scary, which is indeed a problem.
"Since you have moved into this big yard, the original farmhouse is now empty. Since our family has moved here, we can temporarily live in the farmhouse. When we save some money, we will buy a piece of land nearby and build a small yard. What do you think?"
Ye Changyan thought about it and felt that what his grandfather said was right. The maiden's family had been living in the son-in-law's house for a long time. Although the son-in-law's family might not have any opinions or views, they themselves would think that they were living under someone else's roof. What would outsiders think of this?
If my grandparents really lived in the original farm, it would be much more convenient and less conspicuous to dry mushrooms and distill fresh flowers.
"Grandpa is really thoughtful. Let's do it this way!"
Soon, Ye Changyan's maternal grandfather and his family moved to the Ye family's original farm.
Zhong Yunfeng went to Yizhou Prefecture, and Zhong Dingyi personally sent three maids and two servants to the Ye family.
The three little girls were about eleven or twelve years old and looked pretty. The two boys were twelve or thirteen years old and looked honest and decent. These five people had been trained in the Zhong family for a period of time and knew the basic rules and etiquette and were quite efficient in doing things.
These children are all orphans who have lost their families. Their backgrounds are clean and they signed death contracts when they were sold to the Zhong family. Zhong Dingyi has asked someone to re-process the deeds and registration books of these five people, and has paid taxes to the government.
Ye Changyan took the indentures and registration books of the five people from Zhong Dingyi and expressed his gratitude profusely. When Zhong Dingyi was leaving, Ye Changyan gave him several jars of freshly made oily chicken mushrooms.
"Uncle, the weather has been mild and moist recently, and the wild delicacies in the mountains have begun to grow. Take these jars of wild delicacies back for aunt and the others to taste."
Zhong Dingyi did not refuse. He took it with a smile, then got on the carriage and prepared to return to the city.
Ye Changyan asked Fang Xiaotong and Fang Xiaomei, brother and sister, to first get familiar with the newly bought maids and servants. Unlike most families, Ye Changyan did not give the maids and servants new names.
He believed that the maids and servants had their own names, which were given by their parents and elders. Although he bought them, he should not erase their names.
The names of the three maids were all quite nice. One was Hu Suqin, one was Yang Duoer, and the other was Wen Xueli. In comparison, the names of the two servants were a bit ordinary. The taller servant was said to have been surnamed Wang, and had only a nickname, Shitou. The slightly shorter servant was surnamed Chen, and also had only a nickname, Erniu.
These servants are really honest and dutiful. These days, several maids followed Fang Xiaomei to distill fresh flowers on the farm, and two servants followed Fang Xiaotong to learn the mushroom-startling technique and cultivate shiitake mushrooms in the mountains.
With the help of these maids and servants, Ye Changyan's maternal grandfather and his family quickly adapted to the new work and life.