SFS Chapter 319 Master Hua
Chapter 319 Master Hua
"Then I'll think about it. If we really want to do this, there's still a lot of preparation work to do. Now it's November. If we really want to do it, we should prepare first and sort out the preliminary preparations. As for the raw wool, we have to wait until March or April next year to start shearing." Hua Lei murmured.
"Okay, I'll ask Butler Pei to send you 100,000 silver notes tomorrow." Old Marquis Pei said with great wealth and generosity that he would do whatever it takes to get Lei'er on board the ship of the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion.
"No, I don't need it now. It's not safe to keep so many banknotes with me. If I really need them, I have to wait until March next year when I buy raw wool."
Hua Lei refused. She had no place to hide her own banknotes, and she was helping the Marquis' Mansion hide the banknotes. If they were stolen, she couldn't afford to pay for it. Hua Lei's banknotes were gradually increasing, but now she didn't have the safe or electronic payment system she had in her previous life, so she really had no good place to put the banknotes.
Considering the safety issue, Lord Pei nodded. The wool sweater was thus included in Hua Lei's list of things to do next.
In early December, Hualei's preserved food workshop received a large number of orders for processing. Hualei also carefully recorded the requirements of each company and started to complete these orders in the order of first come first served. However, Hualei also released the news in Yuanyingzhuang in advance.
For live chickens and ducks that need to be processed by Huaji Workshop, orders can be placed three days in advance. Whether the owner slaughters the chickens and ducks and delivers them alive, the processing fee is the same. However, if the chickens and ducks are delivered alive, the duck feathers and goose feathers and internal organs will not be returned to the owner, which is equivalent to the duck feathers and goose feathers and internal organs offsetting the labor costs of slaughtering the live chickens and ducks.
At one point, the owners who needed to process preserved food were all thinking at home, which one was more cost-effective. Hua Lei had also thought about it. At first, she really wanted to control the duck and goose feathers, so she wanted to directly collect live chickens and ducks to make preserved food.
But Hualei also found that the manpower in her own farm was relatively short. Baihua Farm was still looking for nearby villagers to help with pickling peppers, so they couldn't spare anyone. The extra manpower in Huaying Farm was also put into the workshop to help. Yuanying Farm was also responsible for the slaughtering of its own preserved goods, so it couldn't spare many people to slaughter these chickens, ducks, geese and pigs.
If we ask other villagers to help slaughter these live chickens and ducks, we will have to provide lunch and pay them daily wages. Recently, due to the renovation of the puddles nearby, the number of employees has increased, and the wages of these villagers have also risen. This almost offsets the amount we received from the duck and goose feathers.
However, if we only accept slaughtered chickens, ducks and geese, if the owner is short of manpower or unwilling to slaughter the chickens and ducks for some reason, the preserved food business will easily disappear. Therefore, Hualei sent out such a message, allowing the owner to choose whether to send live chickens and ducks or slaughtered chickens and ducks, so that the needs of the owners can be met and they will have fewer worries.
Hualei felt that she had thought very carefully, but some people just liked to find fault. In early January, Hualei was sorting out the list in the study room of Yuanying Manor. Uncle Fu came hurriedly and said that someone wanted to make a batch of preserved food.
What they brought over were 500 live ducks and geese, and they asked the villagers to help slaughter them, but they also wanted the duck and goose feathers to be returned to them, and the internal organs could be given to Yuanying Manor.
When Hualei heard this, she thought someone was coming to bargain. This was not good. If this precedent was set, how could she continue with her business in the future? Besides, there was no fixed number of duck and goose feathers, so there would always be some loss. If she returned them, what if the other party said that she returned too little? If the other party turned the tables and said that she had embezzled 100 duck and goose feathers, how could she prove that she had not embezzled them? Wouldn't this be a lot of trouble?
So, he said to Uncle Fu, "Refuse it, just say our farm doesn't accept this processing order." Uncle Fu left in a hurry. Less than two quarters of an hour later, Uncle Fu came back and said that the other party wanted to process it, and he also said that he was the housekeeper of the doctor in the Ministry of Industry, and that live ducks and geese had already blocked the door of his farm.
Ministry of Works Doctor? Fifth rank? Is he here to show off his power? "Is it the housekeeper of the Ministry of Works Doctor?" Hua Lei asked, and Uncle Fu nodded. Hua Lei thought for a moment, asked Uncle Fu to leave first, and changed into her green official uniform behind the screen, took off the hairpins on her head, tidied her hair, and put on her Jinxian crown.
Then she slowly walked out of her study. When Uncle Fu saw her, he was startled, then he was delighted, and hurriedly followed Hua Lei to the gate of the manor.
At the entrance of the manor, a short and fat man who looked like a housekeeper was standing there in a domineering manner, talking to the man guarding the exchange stall at the entrance. The ground behind him was piled with live ducks and geese with their feet stuck in their legs, and the ground was covered with dust from the flapping of their wings. Hualei frowned slightly. He walked forward and coughed lightly.
The butler, who had his back to Hua Lei, finally turned around. He was startled to see Hua Lei in her official uniform and unconsciously put away the arrogant look on his face. Maybe he remembered that his master was a doctor in the Ministry of Works, but he straightened his body and felt strange for a moment.
"Uncle Fu, go help cover the tofu and dried bean curd." Hua Lei instructed Uncle Fu beside her. The retired soldier who lost both hands was guarding the exchange stall today. Uncle Fu stepped forward, took the bamboo plate on the side, and covered the tofu and dried bean curd.
The man's face was a little embarrassed for a moment, and he smiled carefully and said, "Master Hua, I am the housekeeper of Master Zhao, the doctor of the Ministry of Works. My surname is Zhao. We would like to trouble Master Hua to help make a batch of preserved food, so we brought these live ducks and geese here."
Master Hua? Hua Lei was stunned for a moment, but when she came to her senses, she suddenly liked this title very much. She nodded and said in a clear voice, "Okay, no problem. Uncle Fu, bring the agreement over for Butler Zhao to sign, and then count the quantity." She did not mention whether the duck feathers or goose feathers would be refunded.
"Um, Master Hua, it's like this. Our master wants some duck feathers and goose feathers, hoping..." Seeing Hua Lei's slightly raised eyebrows, Butler Zhao's words unconsciously stuck in his throat.
Hualei pointed to the wooden sign at the entrance of the manor, smiled slightly, and said calmly, "Butler Zhao may not know the news about our manor. Please take a closer look at the news on it. If you don't understand, I can explain it to you. After you understand it clearly, if you are still willing to continue making preserved food, just sign it and count the quantity. That's it.