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It is said that Zhao Yuan was taken to the east courtyard. Along the way, Xu San kept telling some of the rules of the east courtyard.
When he arrived at the East Campus, Zhao Yuan finally understood why Xu San was confident in introducing him to the job.
A hundred meters away from the residential buildings of Wanjia Courtyard, there is a three-meter-high wall, which divides the compound into two, and the east courtyard is on the other side. From the outside, Wanjia Courtyard is a
The courtyards, in fact, are two independent courtyards. There is only one iron gate in the middle of the two courtyards. The iron gate is locked and guarded by a concierge who does not open the door casually.
Through the iron gate, the building structure of the east courtyard is clearly visible.
Compared with the west courtyard, the east courtyard is larger and more open. There is no garden pool, it is paved with bluestone slabs, and there are semi-hidden drainage ditches at intervals. In the inner room, there is a row of brick and wood structures like hills.
In the warehouse, the door of the warehouse is open. Workers are busy coming in and out. You can see the goods inside are piled up like mountains.
At the east end of the east courtyard, there is a space of tens of thousands of square meters. There are some pony horses carrying goods tied to horse posts, and some carriages carrying heavy goods. Against the wall, there is a row of rooms and
There are dozens of pony horses in the horse gallery, and several black native dogs are chained under the horse gallery, lying lazily in the grass nest, sleeping or gnawing bones, turning a deaf ear to the busy crowd around them.
Busy.
This was Zhao Yuan's first impression of Wanjiadongyuan.
People kept coming and going in the east courtyard, including some businessmen. They were counting goods, checking accounts, or squatting in a circle on the ground and gesticulating.
Obviously, the east courtyard is Wanjia's warehouse and the distribution center for Wanjia's business. Vendors from hundreds of miles around purchase goods here.
Walking into the east courtyard, there was a row of more than thirty houses beside the west wall, which should be where some servants lived and ate. Zhao Yuan saw two people who looked like chefs butchering a goat in the open air.
Several women were washing vegetables by the well in the yard.
On the whole, although the buildings in the east courtyard are complex, they are not messy. There is a row of dozens of huge warehouses in the middle, which are neatly arranged. The horse corridor is opposite to the place where the workers live, and there is a yard in the middle, so there is no confusion.
, very orderly, and all the snow has been removed, making it extremely clean.
There was a steward in charge of the East Courtyard. The steward's surname was Zhu, and his given name was Youfu. He was short, fat, and had a red face. Xu San said that because of his loud voice, he was nicknamed "Zhu Dapao". Some servants usually called him Zhu Dapao.
Even Wan Ziyu and Chen were called like this.
After Xu San took Zhao Yuan to register with Zhu Dapao, he gave some instructions and instructions, and then Xu San left.
"Zhao Yuan, right?" Zhu Dapao patted Zhao Yuan.
"Yes, yes." Zhao Yuan looked flattered.
"Although that guy Xu San is not kind, I have some friendship with Dapao. In these years, Xu San has not arranged for anyone to come in. This time, I just look after his face and take care of him. Do you see where he is?" Zhu Dapao pointed.
The horse corridor opposite.
"Mangan?"
"Yes, horse gallery. From now on, you and Deaf Jia will take care of those ponies, clean them every morning and evening, feed them some feed, and record illnesses and medicines. If you have anything you don't understand, just ask Deaf Jia."
"Fake deaf?" Zhao Yuan was stunned.
"No, no, he is really deaf and mute. His surname is Jia, and we all call him Jia Deaf. Don't worry, he understands. If you don't understand, he will tell you." Zhu Dapao laughed, taking the lead.
Walking towards the horse corridor, Zhao Yuan followed closely behind.
At this time, Deaf Jia in Zhu Dapao's mouth was bending over to add feed to the manger. Zhu Dapao walked up behind him and slapped him hard, startling Deaf Jia who was busy, and used his hand
The spoon inside is ready to hit.
Zhu Dapao made several gestures at Jia Deafzi. Jia Deafzi showed an excited expression on his face, danced and made "beep babbling" sounds in his mouth, as if he was very angry.
"Hehe, he said he is in good health and doesn't need help from others." Zhu Dapao told Zhao Yuan.
"...It's not bad." Zhao Yuan looked at Deaf Jia, who was so thin that there was only a handful of bones left.
"Madam has long wanted him to retire and let him live in his old age, but he just couldn't bear to part with this compound, so Madam had no choice but to let him keep it for now. Not long ago, Deaf Jia fell seriously ill, and my mistress told her to
Help the right person first and get used to it. These short horses are not easy to deal with. If you bully others, you have to be more careful."
"That...that..."
"It's okay. I told him that I can't miss the mistress's affairs and let him take you first. Although he is unwilling, he has agreed."
"Oh...thank you Master Zhu."
"Just call me Brother Pao. Master Zhu is too unpleasant. Just stay here. There are two rooms on the horse corridor. Deaf Jia lives in one, and there is an empty room for the sundries. You can clean it up first.
Later, Deaf Jia will take you to collect daily necessities such as bedding and salutes."
"Thank you Brother Pao, thank you Brother Pao."
"Xiao Zhao, do your best. Once you're done, I'll stay here and marry you a housewife."
"Thank you, Brother Pao."
"Okay, you clean up the room first. The wages will be calculated today. However, you don't have to work to familiarize yourself with the environment. The work will officially start tomorrow. If there are people who are short of hands, they should be more agile. This yard is not for idlers."
"Yes Yes."
After Zhu Dapao left, Zhao Yuan saw that Deaf Jia ignored him, so he walked around the corridor and found two rooms. One of them was empty. The bed board was filled with debris and the roof was covered with spiders.
net.
Zhao Yuan moved some sundries into the feed room next to him and had just cleaned the room when Deaf Jia stood behind him like a ghost.
"Err, eh, eh, eh..."
Looking at Deaf Jia's gestures, although Zhao Yuan didn't quite understand the specific meaning of the movements, he knew that he had to take him to get the bedding and other items.
Deaf Jia actually towed a cart.
Zhao Yuan followed Deaf Jia to the back warehouse, found a warehouse keeper, and opened the door of a warehouse. Inside were all quilts and various cloths, piled up like mountains, and the visual impact was extremely shocking.
After Jia Deafzi's gesticulating negotiation, he received two sets of bedding and saluted. Then, Zhao Yuan signed and pledged his name on an account book, and Jia Deafzi and the warehouse manager also signed their names.
After loading the bedding onto a cart with a salute, Deaf Jia took him to find several other warehouse keepers and received some toiletries and a change of clothes. After finishing, he dragged a cart of things back to the horse gallery.
While collecting daily necessities here, Zhao Yuan had a general understanding of Wanjia's business.
Wanjia's business is very extensive, including dishes, pottery, quilts, clothes, needlework, shoes, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and some iron, sickles, farm tools, candles, and everything else. Basically, everything closely related to a normal family is here.
From Zhao Yuan's point of view, the projects operated by Wanjia are all cheap products with low added value. They seem to be large-scale businesses, but in fact the profits are extremely meager, and they rely entirely on quantity to win.
After returning to Manang, Deaf Jia ignored Zhao Yuan. Zhao Yuan made the bed alone and put on a brand new set of cotton-padded clothes, trousers and cotton shoes.
Looking at the clean sheets, warm bedding, and feeling the softness of the clothes, Zhao Yuan felt as if he was in another world.
Now, I have settled down.
After being in a daze for a while, Zhao Yuan went out and walked around the east courtyard, nodding and bowing, and getting familiar with some people.
Observing carefully, Zhao Yuan found that from time to time some farmers would carry grain and firewood to Wanjia's east courtyard. After asking, he found out that these farmers rented Wanjia's land, and in autumn and winter, they would carry grain or firewood from Wanjia.
The needed supplies are used to pay rent, and when I go home, I will take some horse manure with me. Of course, horse manure needs to be exchanged for food. In Xujiaqiao, fertilizer is a valuable thing.
This Wanjia East Campus is like a huge machine that is constantly running, and everyone is a cog in this machine.
No wonder so many warehouses are needed.
Zhao Yuan shook his head. According to his standards, this is the most primitive and backward business model, and the returns are extremely slow. The biggest benefit is "stable". Although the profits of doing these businesses are meager, the risks are also minimal.
.
He wandered around until noon, when Deaf Jia invited him to eat.
The food is good. In addition to large pots of pickles and seasonal vegetables, everyone can get a large bowl of fragrant mutton soup, with chopped green onions floating in the broth and a few plump pieces of mutton.
When dividing the mutton soup, Zhao Yuan found that there was obviously more mutton in his bowl than those of the workers.
You serve the rice yourself, so you can eat as much as you want.
Judging from the envious looks of some farmers and the superior looks of workers in the East Yard when eating, working in Wanjia is very honorable.
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