Chapter 942
Working Hours and Wages
Chapter 942 Working Hours and Wages
In fact, as long as you enter the herbal medicine workshop, you will smell some herbs. However, as long as you don't stay in the room where the herbs are processed, you can tolerate the smell in other rooms or outside where the air is well-ventilated.
"Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!" At this moment, Miao Jinke finally spoke up to thank Qin Xiaomi.
He Liuliu and the other 31 male and female interviewees also stood up to express their gratitude: "Thank you, employer!"
"Go to the canteen for lunch first. After you're done, go to the signing room together. Everyone else is waiting for you," Qin Xiaomi said before leaving the 'detention room'.
"Master Lu, Brother Zhou, Brother Lü, Village Chief Miao, fellow village chiefs, and fellow farmers, let's go to the canteen. We'll eat first and then go to the signing room," Grandpa Qin called out to everyone.
Because of He Liuliu and his group, the village chiefs, clerks Miao and Guan, and Master Lu all missed lunch and stayed here to keep watch.
Now that the matter is resolved, everyone's stomachs are rumbling.
As for Master Qiong and Master Xun, they ate even earlier than the workers.
"Yes." As a family member, Guan Shuli didn't need to be shy and responded first, then called to the others, "Come on, everyone, let's go eat first."
The village chiefs and neighborhood leaders were alright, but He Liuliu and the others were almost completely out of sync... Their hearts were pounding as they went to eat with a group of 'big shots'.
But when they saw the food, they didn't care about anything else and ate a hearty meal.
After finishing their meal, they bowed to the clerk, the village head, and the neighborhood chief before leaving the dining hall to gather in the open space outside.
After the thirty-three people had all gathered, Xu Zhengmao and Tao Shi led them to the signing room.
"Sixth boy, congratulations! Come sit here with your uncle, we male workers all sit together!" The people of Kaihe Village were overjoyed to see He Liuliu and congratulated him.
He Liuliu was very happy. She wiped away her tears and bowed to the uncles and aunts in the village: "Thank you all for your concern. The employer is kind. Although we can't stand the smell of medicine, we are struggling financially, so he still hired us."
"Hey Liu Zi, stop talking so much and keep quiet. Go sit down with your Uncle Wang Tian!" The village aunt reminded him, afraid that if he continued to make a fuss, he would lose the job.
"Hey." He Liuliu didn't dare to say anything more and hurriedly went to sit down next to He Wangtian.
Qin Xiaomi and the others were already seated at the long table at the front of the room. After waiting for half an hour, she instructed, "Madam Yao, take attendance."
"Yes." Madam Yao took out the roster and began calling out names: "Cao Fanshi from the Cao family of Cao Village Chief in Caojiatun..."
"Here!" Village Chief Cao's wife stood up and raised her hand to answer, her face beaming with pride... Look at me, I'm number one.
"Alright, sit down," Madam Yao continued, calling out names.
The roll call for over four hundred people was completed in just fifteen minutes.
"Boss, all 453 interviewees have arrived."
"Okay." Qin Xiaomi nodded and said, "Thank you all for coming to our herbal medicine shop to apply for jobs. Now I'll tell you about the wages and working hours."
"The Qin family's herbal medicine workshop currently pays 30 wen per day, with three days off per month, during which wages are still paid. The monthly wage is 900 wen. In addition, there are bonuses, holiday gifts, and clothing for two seasons. Wages will increase after six months, and the amount of the increase depends on individual ability, with no upper limit."
"My goodness, they provide food, holiday gifts, and clothes, and the monthly wage is at least one tael of silver... Ugh!" Cao Village Chief's wife couldn't help but exclaim, then quickly covered her mouth and pinched her thigh to shut herself up.
"The Qin family is too kind. Won't they lose money? Master, don't be so good to us. Just provide meals and give us three hundred coins, that's the wage for a young apprentice in the county." Cao Linshi said, choking back tears. She was genuinely afraid that if the Qin family paid too much and fed them too well, it would cost them a lot of capital, causing the herbal medicine shop to go out of business. "Eleventh daughter-in-law, don't talk, keep quiet." The village chief's wife really wanted to strangle Cao Linshi and ask her, "Are you stupid? Can't you survive without living a poor life?"
You can choose not to take advantage of a good deal, but don't ruin it so that we can't benefit from it either!
Honestly, Village Chief Cao's wife felt that Cao Linshi was her nemesis, the kind of person she would fight to the death with, she was so infuriating.
Several hundred other male and female workers also felt the wages were too high and wanted to say a few words of advice to Qin Xiaomi.
But Qin Xiaomi's temper was unusual, and they were afraid that if they said something nice, she would throw them out.
Dangdang Dangdang!
Granny Qin banged on the gong and shouted at them, "Shut up, all of you, and listen to your master!"
Qin Liupo's heart was bleeding too.
That brat is so stingy, paying such high wages... Master Xun said that processing medicinal herbs is the most unprofitable business. Changji Pharmacy hires people with no wages, just two meals a day.
That brat not only feeds me, gives me holiday gifts, and pays me wages, but... Ugh, Granny Qin took a deep breath, feeling so provoked by Qin Xiaomi that she wanted to pinch her philtrum.
After everyone quieted down, Qin Xiaomi continued, "Nine hundred coins is the monthly wage for full-time workers, but the herbal medicine shop may not have work every day. So during the off-season, when there are too few working hours, the herbal medicine shop can only guarantee a monthly wage of no less than five hundred coins."
"This is the minimum monthly allowance the herbal medicine shop gives you."
"Oh my god!" This time, it wasn't the people inside the house who exclaimed in surprise, but the village chiefs outside.
Village Chief Cao, Village Chief Wei, and even Village Chief Miao and Clerk Miao all wanted to dissect Qin Xiaomi's heart to see what was going on... How could a human being have such a generous heart?!
There was no work to be done in the workshop, but they still gave the workers a guaranteed monthly wage of five hundred coins, which was half a tael of silver.
"Lord Qin, my Miao family has to say something. Won't this guaranteed monthly allowance of half a tael of silver encourage laziness?" Village Chief Miao seized the opportunity to curry favor.
Grandpa Qin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Village Chief Miao, and all the other village chiefs, the herbal medicine shop has regulations and won't encourage laziness. Also, if the herbal medicine shop becomes unprofitable, we will reduce staff and won't continue to lose money indefinitely."
Qin Xiaomi nodded and continued, "I won't do a business that always loses money. I'll only do a business that loses money sometimes but makes money in the long run."
"One of the purposes of my Qin family's business is to benefit the people. If the Qin family treats even the workers in its own workshop poorly, how can we talk about benefiting the people?"
Ah this?
Old Xun secretly gave a thumbs up... The young master really knows how to raise the banner of righteousness whenever he gets the chance.
In the trade of medicinal herbs, what is most needed is a reputation for righteousness.
Old Man Xun had already seen a steady stream of orders coming in, and the Qin family's medicinal herb processing workshop was working day and night to keep up with demand.
The workers were deeply moved, and Cao Linshi was so happy that she cried: "It is a blessing we have earned in our past lives to meet our boss."
Village Chief Cao's wife scoffed... "Talking about past lives? You should live your life well in this one first. You can't even bear to eat something good. What, do you really believe in this reincarnation thing? Are you going to save up all the good food for your next life? Aren't you afraid the good food will go moldy from all that saving?"
Seeing his wife's eyes darting around, Village Chief Cao knew she was up to something again. He wanted to remind her, but with so many people around, he couldn't just glare at her and cough lightly. He was extremely anxious.
Fortunately, Qin Xiaomi quickly said, "Let's get back to the work schedule. To ensure the efficacy of the medicine, some herbs must be processed day and night, so the herbal medicine workshop also has to work at night, but only for male workers; female workers all work during the day."
Whew, the female workers breathed a sigh of relief... If they had to work at night, their families would definitely make a fuss, since it's not good for women to stay out overnight. If they did, rumors would spread.