jdhmnovel Chapter 540 Liuxiang Pavilion Reopens!
Chapter 540 Liuxiang Pavilion Reopens!
The 15-day holiday was long, but it eventually came to an end.
The staff at Liuxiang Pavilion count down the days from the moment they open their eyes, hoping that the opening day of Liuxiang Pavilion will come soon.
After all, they had taken their families to all the places to visit in the outskirts of Beijing. Although they had spent a few taels of silver, it wasn't too bad.
After all, they had a fixed income of several taels of silver every month, plus a large commission, so they felt that supporting several students in their family was not a big burden.
Many families did indeed do this, after all, the initial recruitment requirement for Liuxiang Pavilion was that employees needed to be literate.
This also made all the employees' families realize the importance of reading.
Almost everyone in the family who reached school age, regardless of whether they were boys or girls, was sent to school.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was not as feudal as the previous dynasty. There were schools for girls, but there were fewer than for boys.
However, this is the capital city, so of course there will be no shortage of girls' schools.
The employees of Liuxiang Pavilion who had younger brothers, sisters, nephews, or nieces were basically all sent to school to learn to read.
After all, with the family members of Liuxiangge employees taking care of the money, the pressure on other family members is greatly reduced.
Many families no longer rely on farming to support their entire household, so naturally there aren't as many chores to do at home.
With the children no longer needed to gather pig feed or help in the fields, the adults had more free time.
When people have free time, their minds become much more active. With capital, more families choose to start small businesses and help each other out, unlike at the beginning when they only relied on the one who made the most money at the start.
So even though they had a holiday of more than ten days, the staff of Liuxiang Pavilion took their families on a trip around the area, and they didn't spend too much money.
After all, the older brother and sister-in-law had their own business, and they wouldn't feel comfortable letting their younger brother-in-law continue to support them.
The elders in the family would not treat everyone equally, nor would they always make one person do the work for the whole family.
Putting all that aside, just looking at how radiant the men were when they came back, you can tell that their families must be doing well.
Wenbin learned after asking in detail that several young men had gotten engaged during the holiday.
Their men were all young men, none of whom had families.
However, they were not considered very young in ancient times; the youngest was already fifteen.
In a typical family, they would have been engaged or even married long ago, and some might even have had children.
The reason these guys are behind others is that they are all literate and now they can do some arithmetic, which makes it easy for them to be neither too good nor too bad when it comes to marriage.
However, after accumulating some wealth during his year at Liuxiang Pavilion, the situation changed dramatically.
One person's change may not seem like much, but a family's change will attract the attention of those around them.
Especially after one child after another was sent to school, since these days education is like burning money.
The fact that they could send several young men to school shows just how wealthy this family was.
Then, the wind direction in the village and town will change.
These families became highly sought-after by matchmakers, and their doorsteps were almost worn down by the crowds.
So during this 15-day holiday, the first half was spent sightseeing, and the second half was mostly spent visiting other people's homes.
"Congratulations! On your wedding day, Liuxiang Pavilion will provide you with paid wedding leave, as well as monetary gifts and other gifts."
Wenbin dropped another bombshell, but the guys were already numb to it.
They grinned, their faces flushed, and they exclaimed that the best decision they ever made was coming to Liuxiang Pavilion to try their hand at the job.
"Thank you very much, shopkeeper! Thank you very much, boss!"
The day after tomorrow is the day Liuxiang Pavilion will reopen. The staff are all in high spirits and arrived at Liuxiang Pavilion early to make preparations.
The damaged door panels had long been cleared away, along with the broken shelves, shards of porcelain, and other items inside the shop.
The workers rolled up their sleeves and cleaned up the mess before moving the newly customized shelves and flower stands into the store.
The porcelain shop also delivered more than a dozen new vases, and Wenbin, unusually generous, bought some fresh flowers from a flower girl on the street.
After inserting the flowers into the newly purchased vases, they were placed on the newly built flower stand.
With a simple renovation, Liuxiang Pavilion has been redecorated, and the terrible state it was in before is no longer visible.
"Manager, when will the new goods arrive?"
"Tomorrow is almost here. Everyone has worked hard today, and we'll have to continue working hard tomorrow. There's nothing much to do now, so let's not wait until 7 PM. Let's hurry home and make it in time for dinner."
"I won't be feeding you today. I still have some finishing work to do, like settling accounts with a few shops."
"Hahaha, there's no need for the head manager to treat us. We should be the ones treating you! After Liuxiang Pavilion opens successfully, head manager, come to our house. My mother and sisters-in-law are absolutely amazing cooks!"
"Sure, we'll go with Ah Niu and Wang Chuan then, and we'll see if you regret it."
"Don't listen to him, shopkeeper. His food is really just so-so. Good ingredients can't be made to taste good. Go to my house instead. My sister-in-law and younger sister are the real masters of cooking!"
"Hahahaha, you're bragging again. Everyone knows your sister never lifts a finger. You're just trying to trick the head manager into coming home!"
The men finished all the work while chatting and laughing. Before the sun had completely set, they went home in the twilight.
The following day, Liuxiang Pavilion had a grand opening.
A large crowd gathered in front of the store, with many regular customers coming to support the reopening of Liuxiang Pavilion upon hearing the news.
Even the owner of the teahouse across the street put down what he was doing and came downstairs to join the fun at Liuxiang Pavilion.
It's been so quiet lately, he's been longing for Liuxiang Pavilion to reopen more than anyone else.
The guys changed into Wenbin's newly customized work clothes, and they all looked even more energetic and handsome.
Although ordinary people cannot wear silk, fine cotton cloth, if made well, can be just as good as silk.
The work clothes that Wenbin customized for everyone were made of fine cotton fabric, which was priced similarly to regular brocade.
Each work uniform cost as much as ten taels of silver. After the workers found out that the clothes they wore for their work cost that much, they wished they could worship the clothes.
It was only under Wenbin's coercion and enticement that they cautiously put on the new gear. Clothes make the man, and the young men were already good-looking, so now they could easily be mistaken for rich young masters.
Everyone was all smiles, warmly greeting the guests and busily working in an orderly manner, while also trying their best to keep their clothes clean.
The new shelves of Liuxiang Pavilion are filled with a dazzling array of goods, even more abundant than before they were smashed.
In addition, a purchase-limited area and a special-offer area have been added to ensure that guests from all walks of life can feel at home and find what they love.
Amidst the hustle and bustle, a magnificent carriage stopped in front of Liuxiang Pavilion, and a noblewoman dressed in splendid attire stepped out of the carriage.