Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 244

Zhong Ruyi found out about this when she went to the workshop to watch them work the next day. Now they were no longer in the original small courtyard, but had moved to the newly built workshop.

In the middle is a warehouse for storing empty cans and finished cans, and there are two rooms next to it for people who do not go back home for lunch to rest.

There are kitchens on both sides. When building the house, Zhong Ruyi required that the kitchen space must be large so that people would not have to squeeze in when working.

The yard is also large enough to accommodate dozens of winnowing baskets for drying pork and chili peppers.

I heard that Zhao Duoyu's family of three slept on straw mats next to the stone mill where the villagers usually grind flour last night. Zhong Ruyi thought about it and waved to Wu, who was already the team leader, "Sister-in-law, come here."

Wu wiped the water off her hands and walked over. "What's wrong?"

"Eryue and Shengnan's sister-in-law are both employees of our workshop. I thought that since there is an empty room in the workshop, why not rent it to them and charge a few hundred coins a month." Zhong Ruyi told her his idea.

In fact, she had originally wanted to let their family live there for free, but she was afraid that if any of them got into trouble in the future and ran to her workshop, she wouldn't be able to take them in.

After much thought, they could only come up with this solution. Five hundred coins were not too high for them. The mother and daughter could earn one hundred and twenty coins a day working in the workshop.

Wu's eyes lit up. She had a good relationship with Lu Shengnan and knew how Old Lady Zhao targeted her.

They didn't gain any advantage from the division of the family this time. Instead, they had to give one or two taels of silver to Zhao Yu's parents as a tribute every month.

She was almost furious when she heard about this. She heard that Old Lady Zhao said that it was okay to just settle the family division like this, but Zhao Eryue and Lu Shengnan's jobs in the workshop would have to be given to her eldest daughter-in-law and her younger daughter.

I have never seen such a shameless person!

Fortunately, Zhao Duoyu was tough and insisted on dividing the family property no matter what threats or inducements from Old Lady Zhao.

Good point!

Mrs. Wu was touched. "Boss, I will go talk to Shengnan about this during the afternoon break. She will definitely agree! I thank you on her behalf!"

Zhong Ruyi waved her hand and said, "If she is willing, you can ask her to come to me directly after work to get the key."

"it is good!"

In the evening, the workers in the workshop were getting ready to go off work and waited for everyone to leave.

Zhao Eryue and Lu Shengnan came to find her and knelt down as soon as they saw her. Zhong Ruyi quickly reached out to help them up.

Since she couldn't do it alone, she called Zhao Dazhuang, who was on night shift, for help, and the two of them worked together to help them up.

Lu Shengnan's face was filled with tears of gratitude, and after being helped up, he kept saying "thank you, thank you".

"Okay, okay, let's talk it over nicely. Don't kneel down all the time. It's not good. Look, Eryue is scared." Zhong Ruyi said with a stern face.

"Thank you, boss, for giving us a job and letting us move into the workshop."

Zhao Dazhuang said in surprise, "Sister-in-law, are you going to live in the workshop? That's great! Then I'll have company!"

God knows how bored he is here alone, it's a good thing someone came to talk to him and relieve his boredom.

Zhong Ruyi said, "Da Zhuang, they are just staying here temporarily. When they have their own house in the future, they will move out. Besides, you work the night shift. They all go to sleep at night. Who will talk to you?"

"Ah?" Zhao Dazhuang didn't expect this and lowered his head in frustration.

Seeing that Lu Shengnan and Zhao Eryue were in a better mood, Zhong Ruyi continued, "Sister Wu told you about this at noon, right? Living here is not free. On the contrary, you have to pay a rent of 500 coins a month, and the rent will be deducted from your wages."

Lu Shengnan nodded, "I know, boss. Guizhi told me about it at noon."

"Okay, that's fine. This is the room key. You can use the kitchen as you like, but you can't damage the things inside. Also, be alert when living here. Even though Da Zhuang is here, you can't let anyone come in and steal things."

The workshop was full of canned food. In the past, there had been a case where people from the neighboring village came to visit their relatives and found out that the workshop was full of canned meat, so they sneaked in in the middle of the night to steal things.

As soon as the person turned over, he met Zhao Dazhuang's big eyes, and the two of them looked at each other.

Soon, Zhao Dazhuang reacted and asked with a vigilant look, "What are you doing here?"

The man smiled awkwardly and said, "I've gone to the wrong place." Then he climbed up the wall and ran away.

The next day, Da Zhuang told Zhong Ruyi about this. Zhong Ruyi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, if someone comes in like this in the future, don't get into a conflict with them even if they really take away a few jars. After all, you are the only one here. It would be bad if you can't beat them and get beaten to death or disabled instead. Your life is your own, so don't be impulsive."

Fortunately, there was only one person who came this time. If there were more people, and Da Zhuang had a conflict with them, who knows how he would be dealt with.

After asking about the man's appearance, Zhong Ruyi went to find a few aunts in the village. It would be easy to deal with the matter once she knew whose relative he was.

She will not hire this family anymore in the future. Who asked them to tell others what happened in her workshop?

However, Dazhuang alone is not enough, so Zhong Ruyi thought about recruiting one or two more people to watch over it.

At noon, Zhong Ruyi carried a basket of tomatoes to the new house to find Chen Dongzhi. The house had been built. The carpenter brought the materials and had made the beds for the two rooms.

When she went in, she happened to meet Chen Dongzhi who was helping the carpenter with something. He was shirtless and sweating profusely as he moved a piece of wood.

His abdominal muscles contracted and expanded with his movements, as did his bulging chest.

Zhong Ruyi couldn't take her eyes away and almost shed tears.

At first Chen Dongzhi didn't notice the person coming. It was only when the carpenter gave him a look that he noticed him.

"Ruyi? Why are you here? It's dusty here, don't stand here." He was still holding the wood, and it was difficult for him to leave.

"Oh, I just came by to see how the furniture is made." Zhong Ruyi didn't want to stare at it any longer, so she turned her eyes away as if nothing had happened, then pretended to take another casual look, then turned away again, took another look, and then turned away again.

How could Chen Dongzhi not see her burning gaze? His ears turned red and he scratched his cheek with his fingers. "The only thing left is the bed. The rest of the wardrobe, table and chairs are all ready."

Zhong Ruyi nodded. She had already seen it. She also took the opportunity to see their future room. She also looked at the bed and cabinets inside.

There is also a bronze mirror inlaid on the dressing table, which reflects the human figure vaguely.

If she was not there, Chen Dongzhi could still concentrate on his work, but when she came, he had no intention of doing it at all. The carpenter glanced at him and made an excuse that it was almost done and no help was needed, so he could do other things.