The vegetable market was crowded, offering all sorts of produce, with strong smells of fish and meat that were far from pleasant. The market was housed under a large metal shed that leaked when it rained or on cloudy days, making the ground damp and dirty, which deterred many people from entering.
Their little shop was clean, and since they sold only vegetables, there were no strange odors. For those who were better off and valued cleanliness, this place naturally became their first choice.
Initially, they had only planned to make a little money, but now it seemed their income might exceed expectations.
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"Siyuan, we need to hire another employee soon," Shen Mianmian suggested during mealtime, bringing the matter up for discussion with Lu Siyuan. "This way, when both of us go back to school, there will be someone to help Xiaocui.
Given the shop’s good business, Xiaocui would definitely be too busy on her own. It would be better to hire someone now while they had the time to train them, to get them up to speed faster.
Lu Siyuan was somewhat troubled. "I don’t know anyone suitable."
He too wanted to hire someone, but there was no suitable girl nearby. He didn’t trust the girls from the village and thus didn’t want to bring any of them over.
"Let’s put up a help-wanted sign at the door!" It would ease Xiaocui’s load to hire someone who could read.
Some of the older people couldn’t read, and some couldn’t even do simple math. It was better to hire someone young, someone who could get along with Xiaocui, so that there wouldn’t be any conflict between the two of them watching the store, and Xiaocui would have company.
"Should I write one now?" Lu Siyuan began to get restless; he had never written a job posting before.
"Write the characters larger, and put it at the entrance."
Lu Siyuan, excited, grabbed the marker used for writing produce prices, ready to write. But after scribbling down a few characters of the help-wanted notice, he hesitated, unsure how to continue.
Shen Mianmian rolled her eyes. "Hiring a female vegetable sales associate, salary thirty, board and lodging not included, three days off per month, ages 18-24 preferred."
Xiaocui was paid thirty-five a month, so offering thirty to a newcomer wasn’t low. Waitstaff in restaurants only made about twenty a month.
The reason for not including accommodation was that she didn’t know the personality of the new sales associate; if they weren’t clean, living together and having them make a mess would be troublesome.
After hearing Shen Mianmian’s words, Lu Siyuan was a bit taken aback. He had been struggling to even start writing, whereas Mianmian had concisely conveyed all the information needed for the job posting in just a few sentences.
This girl, her mind was too sharp.
Dajun also cast an appreciative glance her way. Although he had only met Shen Mianmian twice, the quality and maturity she exuded were beyond her years.
He was several years older than her and had spent several years in the military, yet he did not possess such acumen.
At just sixteen, she was already so smart and sensible; her prospects once she came of age were boundless. Working for such a boss gave him hope, much like the assurance he felt when following his captain.
In those days, the labor force was abundant, but jobs were scarce. For a job vacancy, many were willing to go to great lengths to get it.
As soon as the job notice was posted, many people gathered around to look at it.
Before long, a woman in her twenties with a vegetable basket entered the shop. After looking around, she finally fixed her gaze on Dajun. "Big brother, are you still hiring here?"
In a room full of teenagers, Dajun looked the most like a boss.