A ragged cub at the beginning

"Okay, play here. I'm going to the shop." Tang Xu waved goodbye to the children. He felt that his home was more like a kindergarten. Why not just open a kindergarten? And hire some women to take care of it!

Although she doesn't have the ability to open a factory to hire women, she can open a big kindergarten! Invite many poor women to take care of children and provide them with jobs. They can take care of children, their salary will be halved, and their children can go to the kindergarten for free.

She thought about it and felt it was feasible! The only problem was how to attract people to send their children here. She thought about modern kindergartens and playgrounds. If she could build an outdoor children's play area for July and his friends to play together, it would definitely make the children unable to walk! Then she just needed to convince the parents. There are always some who are unwilling to take care of their children, or who can't take care of them, right? ?

The venue, the publicity, the initial investment. What else?

Tang Xu was distracted while drawing. He planned to talk to Du Yun in the afternoon to get his opinion. Then he would talk to Tang Ling to see if she was still willing to continue teaching the children martial arts. He could hire someone else to teach cultural courses. It was just simple literacy, so the requirements were not high.

Thinking of this, she turned her head to look at Qi Qing. She was sorting the reservation booklets with her head down. Her profile was soft, and she looked gentle and submissive with her brows lowered and eyes drooped. It was obvious that she had a very good temper, but she didn't know whether she liked children or not.

The venue must be large. A large house may be expensive to buy. I need to ask Li Guiping if there is a cheap one. It doesn't matter if it is a little run-down or remote, as long as it is cheap. Anyway, it needs to be renovated and redesigned. The amusement facilities will be customized by the original carpenter. This time, his shop may not be able to handle it.

She is not too worried about the publicity. As long as the children see it and know how to play, they will definitely like it! This has been verified by modern children. Each one is a favorite of children. And children like to be lively, especially when there are groups of children. They will definitely not be able to move their legs and want to play together.

As for funds, the family had plenty of money. Without any major expenditures, she had hardly touched her money. She had saved up a batch of embroidery patterns, and could use the money of Qin, the shopkeeper, at Sansi Embroidery House.

In addition, she had not touched the dividends from the braised meat shop, which was quite a bit. The braised meat shop had much more revenue than her portrait shop. After all, no one painted portraits every day, but meat had to be eaten frequently.

In general, as long as the location is not too good, it won't be a problem for her to buy a big yard and build a kindergarten. Even if she only relies on the share of the braised meat shop, it will be enough to live.

But the share of the braised meat should be changed. A 50-50 split is too advantageous. She doesn't care about anything now. She paid for the purchases before, except for the first few times. Later, Dong Wanwan used the store's revenue to buy them, and she didn't ask her to intervene in the wages.

It's too much for a hands-off boss to take 50%.

Tang Xu spent the whole morning perfecting this matter in her mind. Before lunch time, she went home early because there were no customers.

Jiang Xiaodong's cheeks were swollen even more, shiny and oily, as if they were about to burst at any time. Tang Xu was distressed and asked him if it hurt, but he smiled and shook his head.

He had heard that the Tang family had fun things and that children were welcome to play as long as they didn't cause trouble or fight.

But he usually has to do housework and take care of his sister. Xiaonan's situation is different. Many children don't like to play with them. They will bully Xiaonan and call her a fool. His sister is not stupid. She was very smart when she was young. It's just that she didn't want to talk to people because she saw her father beating her mother and her mother jumping into the river.

He was a little uncomfortable staying here and was worried that someone would bully Xiaonan, but he didn't expect that July Fang Zijun and the others didn't dislike Xiaonan and him at all. They even pulled them to play together, especially Zhao Yunniang, who always held Xiaonan's hand and played with her and talked to her.

At lunch, Jiang Xiaodong wanted to take his sister away, but Tang Xu forced him to stay. Du Jiarui didn't want to leave either, so he ran home and shouted at the door, then ran back to the Tang family without waiting for Grandpa Qi to say anything.

There were too many people, so Yu Xiaotao moved out the small table in the kitchen and sat at a separate table for herself and the children.

On the big table, Tang Xu diligently picked up food for Tang Ling. After a few times, Tang Ling finally couldn't stand her abnormality anymore, looked at her coldly and said, "What's the matter? Just say it directly."

"Hehe..." Tang Xu scratched his cheek and said, "I want to open a kindergarten, a place for children aged four to six to go to school. What do you think?"

Tang Ling looked at her straightly without commenting. What does this have to do with me?

"Look, we are all unemployed, how bad it is. If we open a kindergarten, you can be the deputy director! And a martial arts teacher, I will pay you a salary every month! It would be great to just spend time with innocent children every day!" Tang Xu made a promise to her, "By then, all the children will be under your care, you will teach them martial arts, and they will all call you teacher! This is such a meaningful thing! In the future, maybe half of the town will be your students, wouldn't it be so easy to walk around like a tyrant?"

"I'm not a crab." Tang Ling continued eating calmly without saying whether he agreed or not.

Crab? Tang Xu was stunned. Why was he telling a joke? She glanced at Tang Ling secretly. Should he agree or not?

Tang Yao also looked at Tang Ling. He thought this was a good idea. He didn't want to go back to the Tang family and do nothing all day. It would be nice to do some simple and easy work.

"Sister? What do you think? Of course, you won't be the only one taking care of the children. I will ask some women to help take care of the children, so you won't be too tired. The children will come over in the morning and be sent back before dinner. You can have two days off every five days. There is a one-month winter vacation in winter and a two-month summer vacation in summer. I guarantee that you won't be tired." Tang Xu asked.

"Let me think about it." Tang Ling replied.

"Okay, okay." Tang Xu got the answer and didn't argue any further. It would be bad if he annoyed him.

"Can I go?" Tang Yao suddenly asked.

Tang Xu looked at him and asked in surprise, "Ah? OK, martial arts teacher?"

"Yes." Tang Yao nodded with a smile.

"Okay, one teacher is definitely not enough. Do you have a good temper? Children in kindergarten are not allowed to be beaten or scolded." Tang Xu emphasized.

If I hit them, they have to be able to bear it. Tang Yao nodded, "I have the best temper."

"Okay then." It doesn't matter if you have a bad temper. If you can't teach your children, you can be a security guard. The Tang family disciples are more vigilant than ordinary people, and they make the best use of everything. Tang Xu added, "But it's still in the preparation stage, and it may have to wait until next year. I'll find a place first. It's cold and hard to start construction, so we can start preparations in the spring of next year."

"Okay, no rush." ​​Tang Yao said.

Tang Qing looked around, "What about me?" But no one was looking at him. He puffed up his lips and took a bite of the chicken drumstick.

Yu Xiaotao listened to the conversation between several people and seemed to be thinking about something.

"Mom, can I go?" July spoke first.

"Of course, all of you have to go." Tang Xu said.

A few children cheered and gathered together to chat.

Jiang Xiaodong was picking up food for his sister. Hearing this, he was full of envy. It would be great if Xiaonan could go there. He could do something else, find a way to make money, and leave that home earlier. But a place like this would require a lot of money.

Tang Xu put down the bowl and ran away. She wanted to go find Du Yun to ask.

It was rare for her to come out early today, so she waited for a while before she saw Du Yun come out.

Du Yun glanced at the sky in surprise and asked, "It's so early today?"

"I have something I'd like to hear your opinion on." Tang Xu said his thoughts and then asked, "Does your academy have a class for children?"

"Yes, you can go when you are seven years old." Du Yun said, thinking about the kindergarten she mentioned.

"Then we can accept children aged four to seven. Those who don't have time to take care of their children, those who want to give their children enlightenment, or those who want to send their children to play can all send their children to us!" Tang Xu said with a beaming face, and Du Yun pushed the hair that had fallen on her face behind her ears.

"You haven't said anything yet, what do you think?" Tang Xu looked up at him and asked.

Du Yun thought it was not feasible. Ordinary families did not have extra money. Families with some money had servants to take care of their children. Besides, the mother of the family was taking care of the child herself. How many people would be willing to send their children to a strange place to be taken care of by others?

He thought of Jiarui. If his biological mother were still alive, she would never let him go to the Tang family. His mother agreed because she was old and weak, and she couldn't resist Jiarui's pestering.

There are couples like the Fang family who are both away from home, but not too many. According to Ah Xu, she wants to rent a large yard, but she is afraid that she will feel lost if she has no children.

Du Yun considered and said, "It is a mother's duty to take care of children. I'm afraid not many people will come."

Tang Xu raised a finger and shook it, saying, "Have you seen the children's toys in my yard?"

Du Yun understood immediately, "You want to use that to attract the children?"

"Yes! The children are still young, and actually they prefer to play with their peers. Parents' company is essential, but people prefer to live in groups, so early adaptation will help them learn to get along with others better." Tang Xu said confidently, "The most important thing is that children can't resist those large toys! I'm going to tear down a wall! I'm going to use wooden guardrails to make all the children who pass by unable to move their legs!"

Du Yun smiled as he watched her speak passionately. Ah Xu was always so energetic. He liked to see her confidently planning for the future. She was lively and cute, attracting all his attention. He nodded and said, "Then the place you need to find cannot be too remote, otherwise there may be no children passing by."

This sentence hit the nail on the head, and Tang Xu frowned in distress. People living in different directions of the town rarely move around, and where they live limits their area of ​​activity.

Rich people will not go to poor areas, and poor people will not hang out where rich people live.

"Let me think about it." Tang Xu lowered his head in thought, without even looking at his feet, and went straight into the shop.

There were few people walking in the winter, but the ground was not always smooth. Fearing that she would fall, Du Yun followed closely behind to protect her.

Tang Xu thought of the flyers that are distributed everywhere when a new store opens. She could do the same. She only needed to draw the rides. Then tell others that they could bring a child to play for a whole day for free with the flyer. Would anyone with children refuse? And even if they didn't go in, they would still come outside to join in the fun, right? As long as there was popularity, would they still worry about not being able to promote it?

In the afternoon, Tang Xu was free and drew a sketch of the courtyard. The classroom for studying was equipped with small tables and stools. The dormitory for taking naps was equipped with small beds. The teacher's rest area was equipped with tables and chairs, and a few reclining chairs were prepared. The big kitchen had four stoves, which was enough. The auditorium had a performance area and seats for spectators. The outdoor activity area had slides, swings, horizontal and parallel bars, and seesaws. The indoor activity area had board games, building blocks, and role-playing.

It would be best to have a vegetable garden so that the children can learn to grow vegetables and eat them, so that they can be self-sufficient. Raise a pig? The leftovers can be fed to the pig. You can also raise some rabbits and let the children feed them, so that they can eat meat when they grow up. Raise some chickens, so that the children will definitely eat eggs every day.

The more I think about it, the more staff I need. There will be three classes, three teachers in each class, one to teach, one to play, and two to take care of the children.

Tang Ling and Tang Yao are responsible for teaching martial arts and security work.

One chef, two kitchen assistants, one breeding staff, two cleaning staff, and that's it? Do we need to arrange for someone to stay and watch over the night?

Does Tang Yao have a place to live? Otherwise, let him live in the kindergarten? Then he can live alone.

The most important thing now is to find a site that is cheap and spacious. After the site is confirmed, you can find a carpenter to start customizing furniture. The construction period will probably not be shorter than the decoration time, so you need to prepare early.

Tang Xu wrote down the things he needed to do on paper one by one according to their urgency.

Another thing is to recruit workers. They need to have good character and positive values. They need to have a good temper and patience. It is best if they have some experience in taking care of children. Women are preferred. They need to be trained in advance. The content of the class and the daily schedule.

So many things~

Tang Xu pounded her head. Ah, what a hassle. Do I really want to do this? Will it work? Thinking about it, she actually backed out.

"Qi Qing, if there is a job for you to do, will you do it?" Tang Xu asked Qi Qing on the side.

"What kind of work is it?" Qi Qing asked.

Seeing that she was interested, Tang Xu said, "Take care of the children and play with them. Go to work in the morning and go home in the evening. Work five days and rest two days. Winter vacation is one month and summer vacation is two months."

Qi Qing was more and more surprised as he listened, and asked, "Such a good thing, is it my turn?"

"Of course, as long as she's a woman, women are more careful." Tang Xu said.

Qi Qing was delighted, but then worried: "Miss Xu has a new business? Mainly helping people take care of children? Will anyone come?"

"I've been thinking about this too. What if no one comes? Oh." Tang Xu sighed, feeling anxious and frustrated.

Qi Qing thought about it and realized that this job was just like a charity. She asked softly, "What is your main business?"

"It's just about playing with the children and teaching them simple literacy and martial arts." Tang Xu introduced to her what a kindergarten is.

Qi Qing lowered his head and thought, then slowly said, "I don't know about other things, but if there is a child from a powerful or wealthy family in this kindergarten, other families will try their best to send their children here. It's just that..."

Tang Xu's eyes lit up, "Just what?"

"But for a family like that, with servants everywhere, if we let the child come alone, I'm afraid many people will be discouraged." Qi Qing expressed his thoughts.

"Well, that's a problem. Let me think about it." Tang Xu nodded. Are they the wealthy families in the town, powerful or rich?