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Chapter 162 Mushroom and Beef Sauce

"Sister, I heard from Sister Sheng that quite a few people will come for interviews tomorrow."

Hu Zhibin had been busy all morning without drinking a drop of water. He sat down and gulped down a large mouthful of water before he could recover.

"It should be. Apart from the three technical positions I mentioned last time, you can choose the others yourself. We only need three sales people. From now on, all your orders will be handled by me, and I will arrange for delivery."

Hu Zhibin was taken aback. "Okay, but with so many people selling goods, can our production keep up?"

Including him and two other educated youths, if three more come, there will be six people.

"Don't worry about production. Xiao Hu, you'll temporarily take over as sales manager. I'll figure out the accounting stuff. You'll be responsible for training and leading the new employees and achieving the targets."

He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
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With the autumn harvest approaching, Ji Sisi thought there wouldn't be many people coming, but when she saw twenty people crowding at the factory gate...

She sighed softly; she had been overthinking it.

Upon hearing that a job was being advertised, regardless of the type of job, everyone would rush over to try their luck.

After all, everyone knows that there are few people working in Huaihua right now. It's a time when we're short-staffed, and who knows, a position might become available.

Ji Sisi opened the door. "Comrades, this time we're only hiring three people. Two of them are the ones we almost finalized last time, so we'll only need one quality inspector."

The crowd was dissatisfied upon hearing that there was only one position available.

"Didn't we agree that there would be three more sales clerks?" someone asked.

Ji Sisi nodded, "That's true, but this isn't my responsibility. It's Manager Hu's job. If anyone comes for a sales interview, they can register with Manager Hu."

Upon hearing that Hu Zhibin was in charge of sales, two-thirds of the people flocked to his direction.

Only a few people remained in front of Ji Sisi.

"Come in with me."

Ji Sisi led her people to the warehouse, the loading area, where the shelves were full of goods.

On the other side, three people were packing goods.

Ji Sisi had a few people check the packaging and the picking area. She marked several defects: leaky packaging, foreign objects in the beef jerky, and mold caused by incomplete drying.

A woman was quickly identified as the only one who could find all the defective products.

"You're the one. You'll get 20 yuan a month for the first two months, and if you do well in the third month, you'll be promoted to a full-time employee."

With everyone present, Ji Sisi declared, "Let me make this clear first: our factory doesn't offer the kind of secure jobs you think it does. It's not like you can just come here and have a secure job for life."

"Those who don't perform well and don't change will only be fired. If they intentionally cause significant losses to the factory, they will be held legally responsible."

Upon hearing this, the remaining few looked at each other, and then left without saying a word.

On the other side, Hu Zhibin was being tortured to the point of madness.

"Auntie Niu, you're so old, why are you doing sales?"

Hu Zhibin was on the verge of tears. What kind of mess was this? The old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled were all here!
"Why can't I do it? I'm so old, can't I even sell things?"

The old lady stood with her hands on her hips, her imposing presence no less than Hu Zhibin's.

"Xiao Hu, we're on the same team, so you have to help our own people. I'm about to give birth, and my family can't afford to support so many people. You can't just watch my whole family starve to death, can you?"

A heavily pregnant woman stood in front of Hu Zhibin's table.

Seeing this, Ji Sisi couldn't help but sigh, blaming herself for not explaining the conditions and requirements clearly to her two older sisters.

"Comrades, please calm down. This time it was my oversight that I didn't let the two ladies make their point clear. Let me clarify, our factory has age restrictions for hiring. We don't hire people over 45 for sales or technical positions." Women over 45 are the most difficult to deal with, and upon hearing this, they were instantly dissatisfied.

There were also two or three pregnant women standing nearby.

"Why won't you accept us? You, as a woman, are leading the way in looking down on us women."

Hu Zhibin stood up to defend Ji Sisi, saying, "Comrade, what you said is going too far. Including Manager Ji, there are 13 people in our factory, 7 of whom are women. How can you say such a thing?"

The person who had just been questioning suddenly fell silent.

Ji Sisi said helplessly, "Xiao Hu, we'll suspend recruitment for the sales positions for now and resume screening once the requirements are released."

The scene is now in complete chaos, with some criticizing Ji Sisi and others scolding the people who spoke earlier for being nosy.

Today's events taught Ji Sisi a lesson.

When she got home that evening, Ji Sisi didn't rush inside; she parked her car at the door.

"Sister-in-law, have you eaten?"

Hearing the sound, Li Hongying wiped her hands and came out of the kitchen. "You just ate, didn't you? You just got off work. Have you eaten? If not, I'll make you a bowl of noodles."

"I have already eaten."

Ji Sisi quickly waved her hand in refusal.

She now eats at the factory's small canteen, and after washing up at home, she goes back to her space to sleep. Life couldn't be more comfortable.

"I'm here to ask you for a favor. These are some scraps I brought back from my factory. They're not suitable for making beef jerky, but it's a shame to throw them away. I was thinking of making some meat sauce to see how it tastes."

Although the hides and bones are sold to slaughterhouses at low prices, a considerable amount of meat is still left over and wasted.

Ji Sisi was thinking about whether she could replicate a mushroom and beef sauce, and then add more flavors in the future to make their product range more diverse.

Li Hongying was overjoyed to hear that she could cook a new dish.

She loved listening to Sisi. Although Sisi couldn't cook, the recipes she came up with always sounded strange, but the dishes always tasted surprisingly good.

"Come in and sit for a while. I'll start cooking after I wash the last few dishes."

Ji Sisi brought back a lot of things: spices, a large jar of rapeseed oil, soybean paste, and a pound of minced beef.

Regarding the recipe for mushroom and beef sauce, she vaguely remembered that a food blogger she followed had made it.

The video went viral, prompting imitations across the internet and leading to the widespread popularity of local specialty sauces.

Ji Sisi was also planning to give it a try, but before she could even do it, she was transported through time.

While peeling garlic and preparing the ingredients, she told Li Hongying how to make mushroom and beef sauce. She said that one jar could be stored for half a year, which is longer than beef jerky.

"Sisi, do you need this much oil?"

Li Hongying poured a lot of oil into the pot, which looked so expensive it hurt to look at. She first used the oil to stir-fry the spices, then added diced beef, followed by soybean paste and broad bean paste, then chili peppers, minced ginger and garlic, and finally diced shiitake mushrooms. She then started to stir-fry for a while.

When the aroma is almost released, add chili powder and mix.

Zhao Xiaowu smelled a fragrance in the room. "Mom, what are you making? It smells so good!"

The entire kitchen was filled with the aroma of shiitake mushroom and beef sauce; the smell was so strong that it made your mouth water.

Li Hongying couldn't help but exclaim, "How did you come up with this idea? It won't last long, will it?"