Chapter 300: Was Very Passionate
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The vigers were nervous and puzzled, but that was the Su family’s rules, so they had to abide by them. Moreover, many vigers had already benefited from the Su family. The vigers did not treat Su Binn as a child and were polite to her.
However, everyone still thought that this interview format was rtively novel. Initially, the vigers were nervous, but they slowly rxed when they saw Su Binn speaking to everyone gently.
She only asked for the vigers’ names, where they lived, and what they were good at, “What are you good at?”
Lady Liu was confused. “Um, I don’t know.”
Su Binn exined, “Oh, I was wondering what you do well.”
Lady Liu replied, “Well, I’m strong and can put in more effort. I’m also not afraid of hardships.”
Another person came for the interview and answered the same questions, “I’m good at washing clothes and cooking. I also raise chickens, ducks, and pigs. My parent says I’m thoughtful and meticulous, while the rest of my family says my cooking is delicious.”
Everyone answered Su Binn’s questions thoughtfully, but most gave almost the same answers since vige folk did the same work every day. The vigers were straightforward and honest but did not know how to put in good words for themselves.
Su Binn asked everyone these questions and encouraged the vigers to ask her some in return. “If you have questions about the tofu factory, you can always ask me.”
She recruited people to work in hopes that everyone could go to work efficiently and understand things.
Ms. Yang, Su Binn’s neighbor, said, “Um, Binn, everyone has heard that we’ll get paid five copper coins daily. Is that true?
She felt a little embarrassed to ask such a question. Still, everyone was most concerned about money.
The autumn harvest had already ended, and everyone had nothing to do at home. The vigers were also hurrying to get more rice ready for the winter. They would be delighted to work at the factory to earn some money.
Moreover, they were in their own vige, so they did not have to travel far. Just like working in the fields daily, they would not dy their family affairs.
Ms. Yang asked this question, but she feared making Su Binn unhappy. She also hesitated for a long time before asking about it.
Su Binn looked at everyone’s expressions and exined smilingly, “Indeed, the sry is five copper coins a day, which adds to 150 a month. That’s the base sry, mainly depending on your performance.
“My family and I will give whoever performs well a bonus, primarily if we sell more tofu products. That means everyone can potentially earn more than 150 copper coins a month, but the bonus amount is uncertain.”
Most of the women in the vige were illiterate, but they could understand the reason. They became even more excited when they heard there would be a bonus and they could potentially earn more than 150 coins a month.
The vigers’ eyes were full of eagerness, and they could not wait to work in the factory. Su Binn noticed this and understood how they felt.
“Don’t worry, everyone. The wages and benefits will be outstanding if you work in my family’s tofu factory. We’ll be going with morning and evening shifts, and you work three and a half hours daily.
“If you have something to do, you can ask for a day off. However, if you ask for one, we will deduct your wages ording to the time. Of course, you can also find someone to rece you temporarily.
“Also, when you have spare time, you can help others by bing their recement. My family will pay you monthly and on time. You will not be in arrears.
“However, my family and I have a requirement. That is, you must keep our process a secret. If you tell others about our factory’s practices, we will hold you ountable because it will affect the factory’s business and, ultimately, everyone else’s wages.
“We will also report that potential situation to the people in the vige.”
Su Binn exined many things, and everyone thought it was reasonable. Having wages and bonuses was already good enough, so the vigers became excited about those things.
Moreover, they would only work three and a half hours a day, which was very little. With the shift system, they could still set aside time to do things at home.
The main reason for everyone’s excitement was that the factory was within the vige. It was so close that it would not affect their daily lives instead of leaving early in the morning to walk to town.
Su Binn had also said the vigers could ask for a day off, and they could also find someone to rece them. Then the vigers could deal with their family matters in time.
Even if the vigers had to nt crops at the start of spring, they could go to work in the morning and nt crops after working hours in the afternoon. If the vigers worked in the afternoon, they could work their fields in the morning.
Everyone knew Su Binn was a good person and was kind to everyone. Otherwise, they would not have such a good opportunity. However, the vigers could not be too sure whether or not Su Binn would hire them.
Su Binn wanted to consider whether some were more suited to work at the factory. Everyone hoped she would select them, but somezier women felt slightly annoyed and thought they should have been more diligent daily.
The Su family had dinner in the evening as per usual. They sat on the heated tform and discussed the applicant list for the factory job.
Shen Qiuhua pointed at a person on the name list and said, “Yao Cuihua is usually very diligent. She works in the fields before dawn and doesn’t even go home to rest at noon. She won’t be able to stay still even if you tell her to. She always finds something to do.”
Su Feng Mao said, “This Liu Qiao.shi can somewhat read and is meticulous in doing things, but she doesn’t have much strength. Li Mei is quite difficult, even though she’s diligent and honest. However, she doesn’t talk much. She’s rather capable, so if you see a use for her, then by all means.”
Everyone discussed the applicant list together. Since everyone was from the same vige, the family knew everyone’s home situations and personalities. Therefore, Su Binn knew who to hire after discussing it with her family.
Shortly after, she arranged for these people to do different jobs in different parts of the factory. Su Binn hired twenty-five people at once.
Initially, she would hire around ten people first and only hire more after the factory got on the right track. However, after thinking about it, some people were not easy to hire.
She might as well hire them at once and make more tofu products since she was not worried that the tofu products would not sell. It was equivalent to hiring most who went for the interview. Few did not make it due to being too young, old, or weak.
The following day, Shen Qiuhua went door to door to inform everyone who had gotten hired. They were thrilled and so excited that they could not speak
Everyone was grateful to Shen Qiuhua and even attempted to give her eggs from their homes when she was about to leave. However, she did not take any because she knew they needed to sell the eggs for money.
Of course, Shen Qiuhua also had to notify those who did not get hired.
“Thank you for at least giving me a chance, Miss Shen. I’m aware I’m still very young, but I just wanted to try. I’m sorry if I’ve troubled you toe all this way.”
Shen Qiuhua looked at the eleven-year-old Dong Xiaolei and thought of Su Binn when she was that age. Her heart ached as she said, “Binn said there would be more work opportunities in the future that you might be able to help with. I will tell you about it when the timees, Little Lei.”
She could not bear to see Dong Xiaolei’s disappointed expression. ‘Sigh, too many vigers have not had an easy time.’
Shen Qiuhua’s family had been there before but now had better conditions. She never forgot the hard times her family faced and could understand how everyone felt..