sbdcsierra Chapter 221: The Farm Manager
Chapter 221: The Farm Manager
The next day, Ye Changyan went to Yunfeng Tower.
Ye Changyan mentioned his plan to buy a servant to Zhong Yunfeng.
"That's a good plan. After all, you and Wu Lang both need to focus on your studies. Things like chicken, hydrosol, and perfume, which are so important and not suitable for public disclosure, can only be entrusted to trusted people. Xiaotong and Xiaomei are the only siblings at home, so they are indeed a bit overwhelmed."
While pouring tea for Ye Changyan, Zhong Yunfeng expressed his opinions.
"I do have a few maids and servants that I bought and trained for a while. When I go back, I'll talk to my father about it and see if we can send two of them over first, and let Xiaotong and Xiaomei take care of them first. Also, my father is familiar with the brokers in the city, so I'll ask him to keep an eye out for some, and buy the ones that are suitable. My mother Kang is good at training maids and servants, so you can let her help train them for a while at my house, and then send them over."
"That would be great. I've been planning to gradually hand over the kimchi processing business to the people in the old house. The matters of the chicken and pure dew perfume are more important. I want Erniu to take care of them with Xiaotong and Xiaomei. I'm also planning to ask my uncle and aunt and my cousin to help Erniu."
Zhong Yunfeng had no objection to Ye Changyan's arrangement. What everyone in the old house had experienced in the past few months had indeed changed a lot. Some peripheral matters could be gradually tried out by them.
If they can be helped, then there will naturally be greater benefits for them. If they really can't be helped, then they can help take care of some peripheral matters, and outsiders will not be able to find fault with the third branch of the Ye family.
"After Yunfenglou launched this series of kimchi dishes, they became very popular. I think other restaurants will follow suit. We still need to pay attention to the confidentiality of this kimchi processing workshop."
Ye Changyan nodded. In fact, he had been prepared for this.
"I have considered all this in advance. The short-term workers I have hired so far are only involved in some basic work. Although the long-term workers are familiar with the entire process, the key links such as controlling spoilage are in the hands of Erniu and Xiaomei. This is why I chose to let my aunt and my eldest daughter take care of it. My aunt is calm and steady. Now that I can give them this opportunity, she should know how to handle things properly."
Zhong Yunfeng had an almost blind trust in Ye Changyan's judgment of people. After hearing what Ye Changyan said, he nodded with satisfaction.
Ye Changyan plans to add a new production line in the milk processing workshop, mainly for processing milk-flavored biscuits and milk-flavored pastries.
Zhong Yunfeng was very interested in this, and Ye Changyan gave Zhong Yunfeng the equipment drawings needed to make milk-flavored biscuits and milk-flavored pastries.
"I will immediately arrange for someone to go to a slightly more remote place and find a craftsman to build the equipment as soon as possible."
"At present, the Weihaojia Processing Workshop is further expanding its production capacity. I plan to reopen the canteen of the processing workshop to provide lunch, even breakfast and dinner for everyone, to increase everyone's effective working time and increase everyone's income, so that everyone's work enthusiasm will be higher."
"That's a good idea. I'll arrange for the cook to prepare. Go back and ask Aunt Zhang to find a few people to help the cook. We can open the canteen tomorrow."
Ye Changyan also learned from Zhong Yunfeng about the preparations for the Yunfenglou branch in Yizhou Prefecture and the situation of Weihaojia Candy in Yizhou Prefecture and Shengjing City. The two discussed some other things before returning from the county town.
When I got home, I saw that Lian and Fang Xiaotong had already brought my grandparents over, and my uncle and cousin had also returned from work in the workshop next door.
My grandparents' family was still a little confused when they heard Lian Chongshan asking Ye Changyan.
"Sanlang, your mother went to our house yesterday and told us to ask your aunt and cousin's wife to come over to help, and asked me and your grandmother to come as well, but she didn't explain the specific situation clearly."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Ye Changyan smiled at everyone and then spoke.
"Grandpa, don't worry. I plan to have you all move to Wanshou County. Changxi County will take advantage of the spring plowing season to harvest the crops planted last fall and then simply return the land we rented."
Ye Changyan asked everyone not to worry, but Ye Changyan's words made everyone even more anxious. Even the old man was a farmer who had been farming for a lifetime, and now he wanted them to give up the lease of the land. This was a matter of food and livelihood for the family. My grandfather's family looked at Ye Changyan in amazement.
"Grandpa, I plan to hire you to be the manager of our farm. My family bought more than 30 acres of land last year, and there are 5 acres that we got when the family split up. In addition, my senior brother also bought more than 40 acres of land at the beginning of the year. There are also more than 100 acres of land that Zhong Yunfeng bought from the old house. These nearly 200 acres of land, I plan to let you help us manage them. As an experienced old farmer, we will feel at ease if we hand these lands over to you to manage."
Even the old man seemed to be unable to react for a moment, but my uncle, aunt and others were very shocked.
"Grandpa, don't worry. I don't want you to cultivate these nearly 200 acres of land yourself. I plan to hire some permanent workers. During the busy farming seasons of spring ploughing and autumn harvest, I will also hire some temporary workers. You only need to be responsible for managing these workers. As your grandson, I will not let you work for nothing. I plan to give you 10% of the profits from these lands. What do you think?"
Old Man Lian understood what Ye Changyan meant, but he was really shocked. He could get 10% of the profit just by helping to look after the land. You have to know that this is nearly 200 acres of land. This 10% profit is equivalent to the output of 20 acres of land.
My family rented more than ten acres of land in Changxi County. After working hard for a year, after paying the rent, the only harvest left was the output of a few acres of land.
Now that Sanlang has offered such conditions, it is really too tempting.
"But I have never taken care of Zhuangzi."
When Ye Changyan heard this, he knew that his grandfather was moved, and said with a smile.
"Grandpa, you've never eaten pork before, but you've never seen a pig unable to run away. We will plan ahead and decide what crops to plant in each season. You've been a farmer for decades, so you know everything about how to work in the fields. You only need to give specific requirements to the long-term and short-term workers, and then check whether they are farming according to the requirements."
When Old Man Lian heard what Ye Changyan said, he was very excited. Although he was old and his physical strength was naturally not as good as before, he still had a lot of experience in how to do the work in the fields, grasp the farming time and arrange the farming work.
Putting aside the 10% of the profit, these lands are the property of my daughter's family and my granddaughter's husband's family. How can I not pay attention to them when they leave them to me to manage? Naturally, they will feel more at ease.