The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 157 Life in the City

After settling matters in the village and the county town, Chen Cui explained the situation to the school for her three children and completed the transfer procedures.

Chen Cui's family of five, along with the Mai mother and daughter and their two dogs, set off for the provincial capital.

There were so many people that one carriage could not accommodate them all, so they were divided into two carriages, and another carriage was used to carry the luggage.

Chen Cui took Suisui and the Mai mother and daughter in one car, and the three Changping brothers and some luggage took another car.

In order to avoid spending the night on the road, they still set out in the early morning and set off as soon as the city gate opened, so that they could arrive just before the city gate closed.

Chen Cui had walked this route many times when she sold charcoal, but the children had never walked this route.

When they first set out on the journey, Suisui was sleeping the whole time. After he had enough sleep and felt refreshed, he would occasionally pull the curtain of the carriage open.

However, most of what she saw along the way were dirt roads and crops, which was no different from the road from the county town back to the village, which made her a little disappointed.

She started to get excited after entering the city at night. She was attracted by the bustling night market and never took her head out of the window.

Chen Cui estimated that the new house should have been completely cleaned up, so she drove the carriage to the new home.

Xu Dagui waited for the arrival of his master in the house every day, and asked his wife and children to be ready at any time. Therefore, as soon as Chen Cui and the others entered the house, they started to get busy, and soon they had their meals.

Chen Cui was very satisfied with the service provided by their family. As expected, they had worked for the Tongzhifu before. They were very perceptive and thorough, which made her less worried.

The whole family was exhausted after being in the car all day, so after dinner they all washed up and went to bed.

The next day, Chen Cui asked them to pack their luggage and put their belongings away. Then she looked at what was missing in everyone's room and reported to Xu Dagui, asking him to go shopping together.

Sui Sui still slept with Chen Cui last night, but she already knew that she would have a separate room.

Chen Cui deliberately left that room empty, putting only basic furniture in it and no soft furnishings, waiting for Sui Sui to decorate it according to her wishes so that she would have a sense of belonging and live more comfortably.

Sui Sui naturally didn't want to leave her mother. She wanted to sleep with her mother every day, but Chen Cui agreed to her request. When they first separated into separate rooms, she would sleep with her mother every day and only go back to her own room after she fell asleep.

Of course, she was not very comfortable leaving such a big child living alone, so she planned to arrange for Mai to sleep on the couch at night so that it would be more convenient to take care of the child.

Now that there are more servants in the house, we need to redivide the work and clarify everyone’s responsibilities.

Xu Dagui took on the duties of a housekeeper, but he also had to do everything from driving, repairs, and purchasing. His wife, Mrs. Ding, was mainly responsible for sewing and washing clothes at home. From now on, Mrs. Mai would only be responsible for cooking, and Mrs. Ding would help her.

As for Xiaoman, since he knew a few words, he acted as the book boy for the three brothers and ran errands. Xiaoxue was responsible for following Suisui. Mai's daughter Xiaoya was not assigned any tasks because she was too young and could not speak.

In fact, this division of labor is just a rough outline. It is impossible to be so rigid in actual implementation.

Just like Suisui, if Chen Cui was not at home, it would be impossible for her to leave her in the care of a child as old as Xiaoxue. She would definitely have to have Mrs. Mai or Mrs. Ding accompany her to feel at ease.

However, this Xu Dagui is really capable.

Chen Cui's mule cart was left in the county town for Dahe to use and was not brought to the provincial capital. She asked Xu Dagui to buy a mule and a cart. After Xu Dagui listened to her instructions carefully, the matter was done efficiently and properly.

Because their car no longer needs to transport goods, they pay more attention to the comfort of the car. The car Xu Dagui bought is both spacious and convenient. Although the interior cannot compare with Mrs. Zhang's car, it is also quite good and can meet the travel needs of their family.

Chen Cui took the three brothers to Longnan Academy, and it was Xu Dagui who drove them there in a newly bought mule cart.

Perhaps it was because the roads in the city were smoother, or perhaps it was because the new car had a shock-absorbing structure, they felt it was much more comfortable to sit in than the mule cart they had at home.

We came to the academy today just to register. The exam will be in three days. After registering, our family went for a walk on the street.

The three brothers are now only interested in pens, ink, paper and books, Suisui only cares about eating and playing, while Chen Cui is more concerned about the children's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Chen Cui was very ethnic and met everyone's wishes. They spent most of the day strolling around the busiest streets of the city. They visited bookstores, pen and ink shops, snack shops, grocery stores, and cloth shops. The family left their footprints in all these places.

Tired of shopping and time for lunch, they had lunch at the busiest restaurant on the street, and then went home contentedly, carrying a pile of spoils.

There was no suspense. The three Changping brothers passed the entrance examination and transferred to Longnan Academy.

Because it was close to home, unless there were any unexpected events, the three of them would walk to and from school, which was also a form of exercise.

The whole family is still practicing the Five Animal Play. Even Suisui has memorized all the movements and is practicing them very well following Chen Cui.

Chen Cui couldn’t really describe the specific effects, but she did feel a lot more relaxed, her sleep at night was much better, and her complexion was better than before.

Since Suisui started practicing, his appetite has become bigger and his body is plump. He has rarely been sick even when the seasons change. This is what Chen Cui is most grateful for.

The little girl who was dark and thin at the beginning has now grown into a plump and white girl. She has invested so much time and energy in this process. But as long as she looks at the healthy and lively figure of the little girl every day, she feels an indescribable satisfaction, as if all the hard work in the past is not worth mentioning.

After settling down the house and the children, Chen Cui went to work in Mrs. Zhang's newly opened workshop.

This time the office is still located on the edge of the inner city, and the place is larger. Not only because they need to increase the shipment volume and use the space as a warehouse, but also because Mrs. Zhang plans to make hot pot base here when the weather gets cold and she can’t harvest the fruits.

Now it is May, early-ripening fruits have started to be shipped in one after another, and the newly bought staff have been almost trained. In fact, Chen Cui no longer has anything specific to do.

The earliest batch of employees have now become small managers, and the people below are divided into many groups, each with a team leader, and they are assigned different types of work, making management easier.

As production capacity increases, all processes become more rigorous and the rules become more complete. There are systems to follow in every link. As long as the process is strictly followed, the chance of error is very small.

Of course, people are not machines and negligence is inevitable, but each batch of products and each process have relevant supervisory personnel, those mistakes can be discovered and corrected in time, and punished and remedied according to the system.

As long as we can find problems before the problematic products enter the warehouse and ensure that they do not flow into the market, everything else will be easy to solve.