The head of the Mu family

Chapter 122 Focusing on your career is the real priority

Huai Sheng was very curious about what was going on.

Qingyue raised her head and said calmly:

"At first, we absolutely refused to accept his fabric."

He also knew that we just wanted to acquire and integrate the stores.

After much negotiation, the owner of the cloth shop agreed to a deal for 4,300 taels.

After paying the deposit and signing the contract, a few of us went to check the accounts and take over.

His family also had 500 taels of unresolved debts that he himself hadn't discovered.

There's no other way; we can only accept 3,800 taels.

Besides, his door was deserted.

After he put up the sign, he quoted people 5,000 taels of silver, and many people left as soon as they heard that.

Later, I asked him about it, and he felt that although we bargained a lot, we were the most sincere.

Many others left without even haggling over the price.

Oh my gosh~

Our head manager Qingyue is pretty good!

"Tomorrow afternoon, please take some time to go to the shop and have those three people from the cloth shop kowtow and acknowledge them as their master."

Sister Wanxing, Uncle Dong, and I will have everyone stay tomorrow to discuss how to run the fabric shop.

"Okay~ I'll go over tomorrow evening!"

The next day, they went to the shop, and everyone greeted Huaisheng before immediately getting back to work.

Qingyue, Wanxing, and Uncle Dong immediately freed themselves and took Huaisheng to the shop next door.

When Huai Sheng looked, he found the place to be deserted.

Upon entering, I found the fabric to be decent, but the style was just too...

He exchanged glances with his fellow managers, and they all understood.

There were two maids in the shop. Madam Dong was in her early thirties and had lost her husband. She also had a thirteen-year-old mute orphan.

The mute girl, it is said, lost her voice after a fever, and Huaisheng renamed her Shanhao.

One of the workers, Ah Wang, was a bit dull-witted.

The other shrewd ones have all taken them; they don't want these three anymore.

If Mu Huaisheng doesn't want it either, then we'll sell it at a low price.

Manager Dong bought the shop along with the store for almost nothing.

The wages for the three people were two hundred coins a month, which was only paid when Wanxing asked the former owner to settle the accounts during the handover of the shop.

It's been three months since I received any payment. I usually only get one steamed bun a day, just enough to keep me from starving.

When the three men saw Huai Sheng arrive, they quickly knelt down and kowtowed, calling him "Master!"

Seeing the three of them looking so timid and hesitant, Qingyue quickly said:

"We've already given them a warning."

These past few days since I took over, they've been guarding the fabric shop every night. I've seen them before, and they're all quite dutiful.

"Starting today, have Uncle Dong arrange for two people to come over to watch the warehouse every evening, and quickly teach them to read and write."

I just looked at those materials, and they're really...

These next few days, draw some clothing designs. You can have the people in the shop come and take a look at the fabric and draw some designs.

I remember that Wanxing's needlework was exceptional.

Tomorrow I'll go to Madam Lan's place and ask Brother Wang and the others to bring back some needlework from the charity hall.

As soon as the first batch of garments comes out, hang them up immediately.

Everything from this shop should be stored in the warehouse first, and those three rooms should be left empty.

These three rooms need some time to be rearranged, divided into a display area for hanging ready-made clothes and a counter for displaying fabrics.

For ready-made garment displays, the lighting should be bright, and safety should be a top priority.

Since the stars come in the late afternoon, we don't need to worry about that area.

I come here every day to oversee the work, supervising the waiters and embroiderers.

Qingyue and Uncle Dong also came over when they had time, giving Wanxing a chance to catch her breath.

After a while, when five or more ready-made garments are produced.

When the shop's waiters are introducing jewelry to the ladies and managers, they can casually mention it.

Downstairs, just put one or two pieces of ready-made clothing.

Upstairs, there are better quality fabrics and a display area for finished garments.

Also, build a few more changing rooms and put in a few mirrors.

Let's redo the sign at the entrance; it should now read 'Baojin Cloth Shop'.

The signboard should be made in the same color and style as the jewelry store.

After Qingyue and the others wrote everything down, they went to make the arrangements.

Huai Sheng took Qing Hao's pulse and examined her; she was still treatable.

You need to take the medicine first, and after a while, use acupuncture needles to stimulate the meridians, and then you'll be fine with the medicine.

Shan was so excited that she immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and the other two people also knelt down and kowtowed for her.

"From now on, when we eat here, we'll also eat together over there."

The wages stopped during the training period, and after the waiters started working, they were paid 500 coins a month.

With a cut, they take twenty coins from every tael of silver.

The kind man first serves tea and water to welcome guests, and his monthly salary is four hundred.

They've reopened, and they're giving us a monthly allowance.

If you want to work as a waiter, you need to practice your speech until you can speak fluently. You should ask Sister Wanxing for some guidance before you start working.

Madam Dong is kind and gentle; she doesn't need to stay in the lower room of the shop anymore.

When Awang wasn't on duty guarding the storeroom, he also lived in the house.

Before leaving, Huai Sheng gave some more instructions, and the three people in the shop kowtowed repeatedly upon hearing them.

I got up and happily began to tidy up.

After Huai Sheng and the others left, Wu Shishuai and his wife came over to help tidy up.

After assigning someone to manage the warehouse, a few more people came over when things calmed down.

The three people who used to work in the shop were crying as they worked, having never experienced such warmth before.

During dinner that evening, because everyone needed to discuss the fabric shop and the VIP room, no one went home.

The canteen has now been expanded; it consists of three side rooms combined together.

Everyone sat in the dining hall, eating and discussing.

The three people at the cloth shop were all completely confused:

How can they pay wages for food like this?

It's fine if I never pay wages~

It's a dead contract anyway.

The next day, Huaisheng took Brother Wang and Uncle Mo to find Madam Lan.

After Madam Lan agreed, Huai Sheng said to the two of them:

"Brother Wang and Uncle Mo, each of you drive a carriage to the Charity Hall."

We need needle and thread, cutting, and the service of ready-made fabrics.

Apart from the waiters needing to be younger, anyone else with some skill is fine.

"Regardless of gender, anyone willing to sign a contract of servitude can be brought back~"

"Regardless of gender?"

Brother Wang asked in surprise.

"Let's do as the head of the family says~ Let's go~"

Uncle Mo patted Brother Wang on the shoulder and pulled him away.

Ten people were brought back that evening, all of them were fairly present, including three girls around ten years old.

Huaisheng renamed them Shanlai, Shanyun, and Shanyuan, three women in their forties: Aunt Li, Aunt Wang, and Aunt Sun.

Four veterans in their forties and fifties: Uncle Niu, Uncle Pan, Uncle Wang, and Uncle Xiao Mo.

Huai Sheng pulled Uncle Mo and Brother Wang aside and asked:

"Don't I remember there were several more that were even more serious?"

"Madam Lan had already taken time out before the New Year to arrange two separate trips for fifty people to Lan Family Manor."

They also went back to the charity hall during the Lunar New Year, and now they can finally rest easy.”

Upon hearing this, Huai Sheng understood.

I guess Madam Lan felt a little guilty after taking four animals home that she could only keep as pets when she last saw her.

We should specifically set aside some time to arrange for some people to leave.

The three young girls worked as waitresses and learned needlework, while the aunties cleaned and took turns cooking.

Uncle Mo and Uncle Wang learned needlework, and Brother Lu, upon hearing this, also began to learn needlework.

After three meals, everyone reached an agreement.

The three partitioned rooms, as Qingyue originally planned, were used to house the store's prized possessions and high-end ready-to-wear clothing.

After everyone discussed and agreed on all the details, the shopkeepers got busy.

With more people on staff, the fabric shop could organize and record the goods much faster.

At the end of March, the embroiderers began making sample garments.

By utilizing color combinations and novel designs, some of the previously used fabrics can be put to good use.

He also made several exquisite sets of clothes using high-end fabrics, and then Huaisheng went to Daliang.

It also incorporates some elements of the clothing worn by women from the Liangshan region.

The store's prized product for March was delayed by ten days.

They also put on the shelves high-end ready-made clothes that were rushed to completion, with prices ranging from one hundred taels to several hundred taels.

They roughly sewed out the basic shape using needle and thread.

Some customers pay half the price after selecting the item, and then make alterations based on their body shape.

Following the same approach as the store's prized possession, even if it's the same style but a different color, there's only one of each.

After the customer is satisfied and pays the bill, the blueprints are burned in front of them.