Friendly Reincarnator Chapter 77: Employees at the Workshop

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　After the meeting and payment, I went to the abandoned brewery.

　I went about a kilometer from my house toward the slum and went to the back of the building, and sure enough, there it was, but it was about half the size of the building I had imagined.

　What I had imagined was a local ale factory in Japan.

　I was deeply impressed to realize that the one I had visited on my trip was much larger.

　I returned to reality and had a quick look around and inside the brewery, thinking that this was too different in scale to compare.

　I instructed Huey to search the perimeter and we checked the inside of the building.

　Huey telepathically told us that there was a well on the back side of the building, so we telepathically told him to look inside the well as well. After a few seconds, he reported that there was a skeleton in the well, so he asked if he should take the bones out. I instructed him to leave it for now and just absorb the water until the bottom can be seen and to also clean the inside of the well.

　Inside the building, there was an office, a cafeteria, and a restroom, but inside the brewery there was nothing and the floor was paved with blocks.

　Is it haunted at night? I don’t know if they come out even during the day, but they didn’t appear now.

　The air is clean and it may be a surprisingly good property.

　After taking a quick look inside and having the door locked, I went to see Huey in the back.

　Huey had already finished absorbing water from the well, and the well was being filled with clean water little by little.

　I psychokinetically dug up the earth at the edge of the property and buried the white bones and performed [Purification].

　The image I used is of a funeral.

　Somehow, a faint breeze seemed to rise from the burial site.

　And I felt a sense of gratitude.

　I turned around and told Terry-san and Robert-san.

“I’m going to buy this place. Let’s sign the contract tomorrow.” (Louis)

“Of course, I knew you would buy it. Let’s close the deal tomorrow.” (Robert)

　Robert-san replied with a look of satisfaction on his face. I imagined that maybe he had not thought about other properties.

　I’m preparing for tomorrow’s contract with Robert-san, so if I say goodbye to Terry-san and ask him to go home and inform his family his legs have been healed. However, there’s no one he had to tell immediately. So we decided to have dinner together at my house.

　I bought some mead and wine at the store on the way home.

　For dinner, I served leftover fried Rock Hopper Horned Rabbit, aged venison steak, mushrooms in oil, and bread toasted over the Life Magic [Fire].

　Terry-san gave me high marks for the deliciousness of the food. By the way, Terry-san was the only one who drank both mead and wine.

　After drinking and eating, Terry-san told us about his days as an adventurer and his full recovery today.

　Drunk and in a good mood, Terry-san told me that he would give back this favor in his future work. But I’m afraid he’ll start gathering employees without hesitation. I told him not to overdo it, and to work prioritizing safety.

　It was getting late at night, so I decided to drop Terry-san off.

　After dropping Terry-san off, I went to look at the property again. I felt like I could do it, so I cast Purification on the entire property site at once.

　I felt as if the air had been suddenly released from the property, and after the release, I instantly felt a sensation of clean air flowing in, and I felt that I had purified the place.

　The next morning, I met up with Terry-san and signed a purchase agreement for the abandoned brewery at Sinker Trading Company.

　The property price was a very cheap 50 gold coins.

　The previous owners of the property were worried that no renters would show up because of the ghosts and that it would cost money to clean up the property in order to rent it out, so they decided that it would be more profitable to let it go at a lower price.

　Well, it was what is commonly known as a foreclosure sale.

　I thanked Robert-san for his hard work in negotiating, received the land title, and then went with Terry-san to air out the property.

　Terry-san and I discussed how many people would be needed in the workshop office and when and what would be done.

　The first thing we need to do is clean up the building inside and out and mow the grounds.

　Looking at the site again, there was enough empty space to build two houses the size of my rented house.

　I decided that if I sold enough soy sauce, I would build an extension to the building and build a dormitory for my employees.

　Terry-san insisted that we should have three full-time workers and two part-time employees, so we decided to go with that idea.

　Next, I’ll put together the recipe on parchment paper by the end of the day, but I’ll ask Terry to write it down.

　Terry-san can read, write, and do the math. I know that he is one of the rare people in this world.

　Terry-san and I met with Alan, the leader of the Tiger’s Roar, and asked him to hire people from the slums, three people we could trust, two people we could hire as day laborers, and even children.

　Alan was surprised and happy at the same time.

“Louis, are you really going to hire people from the slum?” (Alan)

“Yes, I can’t pay them a high salary, but I’ll hire them and pay them well. I’m asking you to hire people you can trust.” (Louis)

　Within an hour, he had brought the five people to the workshop.

　I could imagine that it was easier to bring them to the workshop because it was closer to the slum.

“Louis, Terry, let me introduce them to you. From right to left, Ham, Jim, Kim, and the kids are Jasper and Keaton. Are they good?” (Alan)

　Ham, Jim, and Kim can be described as chubby, short, and tall, and all of them, including the children, has chestnut hair and brown eyes.

“Thanks! Alan introduced you, so I hope there wouldn’t be any regrets later. You can ask them later how they’re being treated.”

　Alan thanked me for hiring people from the slums and left.

“First, the three adults will continue to work. The children will be employed for a short period of time until the materials arrive. I’m the owner of this workshop, but it’s Terry-san here who will actually run it, that is, direct the work.” (Louis)

　I urged Terry-san to speak.

“Terry. Nice to meet you. Thanks to Louis-san here, I was able to come back and work after a period of despair. I hope we can work well together.” (Terry)

　I finished my speech and told them the terms of employment.

　They were surprised at the favorable conditions, which were apparently hard to believe since all of them were from the slums.

　The cost of living for an average family is two to three gold coins a month, and for a slum dweller, no matter how hard they work, it would be quite good if they could earn a single gold coin.

　Moreover, they work from dawn till late at night and have only one day off in a month.

　I have the impression that these are all extremely black-owned companies.

　At my workshop, they will work 8 hours a day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one-hour break at lunch, and one day off a week.

　However, since soy sauce is made from the mash, one person is always on duty to stir the mash on days when the workshop is closed.

　The mash is like a living organism and needs to be taken care of.

　Those who are on duty are required to take a day off in lieu of work the next day.

　Salaries will be settled every 10 days for the time being, and permanent employees will be paid one gold coin for every 10 days.

　Parttime employees will be paid one silver coin per day and settled every day, with the same conditions for working hours and vacations.

　Other than this, I leave the detailed rules to Terry-san.

　Come to think of it, we haven’t named the workshop yet, so I should have a meeting with Terry-san later.

　All of us signed the employment contract on favorable terms and started work.

　All the necessary tools will be provided at the workshop.

　I would also like to make uniforms for the three permanent workers.

　The first task is to clean the office, cafeteria, and restrooms.

　Cleaning supplies have been purchased from the Sinker Trading Company.

　After that, we will clean the inside of the workshop, mow the grass outside, and clean up around the perimeter.

　Given the size of the workshop, it would take even five people three or four days to complete the work.

　After cleaning the office, cafeteria, and restrooms in the morning, it was time for lunch, so I decided to serve them my leftover lunch.

　I decided to serve lunch with some leftover bread, Koppe bread, deep-fried Rock Hopper Horned Rabbit, vegetable salad with mayonnaise, and vegetable soup.

　Everyone looked dumbfounded as I placed the platters on the table with a thump.

“Well, let’s eat. Come on.” (Louis)

　I took a small plate of koppe bread and fried food and began to eat, and everyone began to take their own.

　Jasper ate a piece of fried food and shouted with delight,

“It’s delicious! I’ve never had anything like this before!” (Jasper)

　The other four were munching away with tears welling up in their eyes.

“Everyone should also eat vegetables and not only meat.” (Louis)

　I called out to them with a laugh, and as if in a hurry, everyone took a small plate of vegetables.

“Oh, I’m not forcing you, just eat what the amount you want.” (Louis)

　After eating, everyone came to thank me.

　Ham was the representative of the group.

“Thank you for serving us such a big meal.” (Ham)

“I’m glad you enjoyed it. Please do your best in the afternoon.” (Louis)

　I smiled back at them and they all responded “Yes!” with a big smile.