Time passed quickly, and when the Waking of Insects came, the progress of building the workshop slowed down a little, and some people were assigned to start sowing sweet potatoes.

The sweet potatoes were planted on the ridges of the winter wheat fields. In the past, many families would wait until around the Qingming Festival to plant some beans on the ridges. But this year, the starch sausage workshop was going to open, and Shen Qing explained that they would harvest sweet potatoes from now on. So, except for the old Shen family, all the villagers switched to planting sweet potatoes.

It was fine for families with many people, as the wife and husband could take care of the small ridges of the field. For families with few people, they had to take two days off to go home and sow seeds, and the progress of building the workshop slowed down.

Shen Qing was accompanied by the village head and his wife, and Zhao Shitou and his wife as they inspected the construction site. Shen Qing said, "For us farmers, farming is our top priority, even if we open a workshop in the future. We can't let farming delay our work."

Zhao Youdang nodded repeatedly as he listened: "Qing Ge'er used to farm the land, this is the truth, the land is the foundation of us farmers."

Shen Qing and Aunt Guixiang looked at each other and smiled, "Indeed, when this workshop is built, it will be almost the busy farming season. Aunt Guixiang should select more women and husbands to work, and the men should still focus on the work in the fields."

Aunt Guixiang suppressed her laughter and said, "Of course!"

She had actually almost picked out the candidates. Aunt Guixiang knew how to make the starch sausage. The final tasks were to grind sweet potato flour and mince the meat. But the flour-grinding Qingge said he wanted to buy an animal, so the only thing left was mincing the meat.

There is no shortage of strong and muscular middle-aged women in the village, not to mention their husbands!

Zhao Youdang wanted to say something, but after thinking for a while, he still didn't know what to say. He opened his mouth, but finally walked forward with his hands behind his back.

Miao still lives in Shiqu Village these days. Shen Qing comes back every now and then to see Miao and the progress of the workshop. He had a serious illness before, and many people in the village were worried that the workshop would be delayed. Now that Shen Qing is back in shape, they are relieved and greet him warmly.

Since Song Kaiji and Zhang Sujuan could not come, Shen Qing's family did not need to build any more wing rooms. The two rooms now were enough for him and Miao to live in. Especially now that Shen Qing had space, he could store some valuables there with more peace of mind than leaving them at home.

Therefore, they just renovated the house and bought some extra bricks and tiles, and Shen Qing took them to Shiqu Village. The Miao family also planned to build the house during the winter farming off-season so that Miao Ren's wife could get married earlier.

Now the family is running a tofu business and is very short of manpower, so the girl's family has also relaxed a little.

"Qing'er is out more and more often now, it's hard to see you once!" Li Yanzi brought a plate of fried peanuts sprinkled with fine salt and a plate of peach cakes in front of Shen Qing. Life at home is much better now, and they are willing to buy some fine food to sweeten their mouths. Isn't it thanks to Qing'er that the family can have such a good life? Li Yanzi only put the best ones in front of Shen Qing.

Shen Qing felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. Li Yanzi and the others thought that he had gone to work with the nobles, but he knew that he had just been with Song Kaiji for a short time, and the two of them were very passionate and at the age of full blood, they had no self-control after having sex, so they were reluctant to separate, which was why he came back less often.

He blushed and pinched two peanuts: "I've been busy recently... After a few days, I'll be able to come back more often."

It's time for Brother Song to take a break after some time...

Miao glanced at him. Each time Qing Ge'er came back, he was in better condition, and he had obviously recovered from the blow, with a hint of sweetness. Miao was also an experienced person, and even if she didn't guess Qing Ge'er would be so bold, she had already given Song Kaiji the feeling of Shen Qing. She thought that the two of them had a good relationship and were in love, so she said, "It's okay, I'm living well at your uncle's house, and Guixiang will help you with the village workshop. It doesn't matter if you come back less often, you should just be busy with your own things."

Shen Qing's face turned even redder. What was he busy with? He didn't even go out on missions now. He was busy flirting with Song Kaiji in the villa every day... If there wasn't another space ability user in the team, Song Kaiji would still be needed to store the metal cages. He would have to go on missions with them. I'm afraid the two of them wouldn't even want to get out of bed or leave the house!

Li Yanzi brought over another teapot of rock sugar chrysanthemum water. During the Chinese New Year, eating too many melon seeds, peanuts and other fried food would cause internal heat, and drinking this would help to reduce internal heat: "Yes, it's important to do business! Your mother lives in our house, you can rest assured!"

Now Miao has money in her own pocket, and the tofu shop has her dividends in its account. When she lives in her mother's house, she buys some things to honor old lady Miao from time to time, and they can also benefit from it. No one would find such an aunt annoying even if she lives in her mother's house all the time!

Besides, Liu Yue'e and Li Yanzi had something else in mind that they were planning to ask Shen Qing for help: "Brother Qing, the workshop in your village has been built. Can we let our sisters-in-law and sisters go over to work? They are all quick, diligent and clean workers. They will never be lazy or use their relationship to play tricks!"

They had already learned from Miao that the rules set by the noble were strict. But at the same time, the salary was also generous. Their family opened this tofu workshop with the help of Shen Qing, and it was successful. But her family was still poor, and who wouldn't want to help out?

Shen Qing poured a bowl of chrysanthemum water and took a sip. The chrysanthemums that were dried at home had a unique fragrance. However, there were some things that he hadn't thought of yet, so he paused there with the tea bowl in hand.

Liu Yue'e and Li Yanzi looked at him nervously, "Why, it's impossible? There are only two of us, one from each family, and we are real relatives. The people in your village shouldn't disagree, right?"

In this rural area, it is normal to think of one's relatives first when there is something good. Who doesn't know about people near and far? It's just that this workshop is not Qing Ge'er's, but a nobleman's, so they are a little afraid that Qing Ge'er will be embarrassed.

Shen Qing came back to his senses and smiled: "It's not a big deal, but the noble man will build a few more workshops in the nearby villages. Maybe it will be built in the village where my aunts come from. If that's the case, there's no need to come to Lantang Village to work. It's not tiring enough to run back and forth every day."

He has listened to a lot of online articles now, and there are so many businesses that can be done in them that he can't learn them all. He asked Song Kaiji to help with the consultation and select the most feasible ones that are easy to sell in the end times. He chose a few plans and arranged them. Anyway, he now has space and it is very convenient to transport things. "But if you are in a hurry, you can come to Lantang Village first, and then go back after the workshop in their village is built. You can learn something here and become a small manager when you go back. Oh, and Xiaoyu can go with me to be a patrol leader, patrol with the people in Lantang Village, and live in the workshop at night to watch over things. I feel more at ease when my own family is in charge."

Miao Yu was outside shooting a straw target with the crossbow arrows he had saved. Hearing this, he ran into the house excitedly: "Brother, I'm ready! When are we going?"

"When the workshop is built, you can come with me. When the time comes, I will go to the city to work, and my mother won't have to live in Shiqu Village anymore. You can also help me take care of her."

Miao Yu patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me!"

Liu Yue'e and Li Yanzi were stunned. They just wanted to get a little benefit for their parents' family. How could they have expected such a big surprise? They had never dared to think about being a manager before! "What kind of workshops does this noble lady plan to open? How many workshops?"

"First, I will open a gluten workshop, a pickled radish workshop, and a dried radish workshop. I haven't thought about the other things yet. I've told my aunts first. If you have relatives and friends with a lot of land, plant more wheat and more radishes. I'll buy them all later." These are relatively easy to sell in the end times. Especially pickles. The coarse grain cakes produced by the base with some pickles are also a good meal for the poor. Not to mention the taste in the mouth, people tend to lose strength without salt.

When the time comes, the pickles will be sold by weight, and I think they will sell well.

If you want to open a workshop in another village, you need to make long-term plans and talk to the village chiefs of each village.

Not to mention how happy Liu Yue'e, Li Yanzi and Miao Yu were, let's just talk about Shen Qing. He agreed to help the families of his two aunts, not just out of personal connections and relatives.

In the past, Shen Qing trusted Aunt Guixiang very much because she was always very kind to him and was fair and just. Shen Qing did not want to be on guard against Guixiang, but after reading so many books, Shen Qing vaguely realized that if there was only one force in the workshop, it would not be good for him as the boss.

This is probably the reason why emperors in TV dramas like to use checks and balances.

Although Shen Qing didn't want to check and balance Aunt Guixiang, he also wanted to leave some ways out for himself, just in case. So if he let some relatives in to do the work, even if they were not very close relatives, and didn't give them any power, and just let them do ordinary work, Aunt Guixiang and other people in the village would have some concerns.

This also includes letting Miao Yu go over to be a patrol captain to watch over the workshop. There are many guys in the village who don't get along with Shen Qing, and they just set up a patrol team, and the main force is mostly these people. Originally Shen Qing wanted Lian Shi, and now with Miao Yu, the two of them take turns leading the team, Shen Qing feels more at ease.

In Liu Yue'e and Li Yanzi's eyes, Shen Qing was a good person who helped his relatives, so they were naturally grateful. In Shen Qing's eyes, Liu Yue'e and Li Yanzi were two people sent to him for his use.

Of course, the prerequisite is that their sister-in-law is really as they say, a down-to-earth and hardworking person.

In fact, Song Kaiji also mentioned to Shen Qing that there is a kind of professional manager in modern times. This is also very good, without any interpersonal relationships, only employed by Shen Qing, a unique force. However, it is not easy to find such people in Shen Qing's world. People who can read, write, and do accounting are scarce talents here. Shen Qing can only choose some from his relatives and train them first.

The laws and morals here are far less sound than those in modern society, and trust is actually very difficult to establish. That’s why everyone likes to use relatives and fellow townspeople, because they are people who know each other well and are easier to trust than strangers.

After staying in Shiqu Village for one night, Shen Qing went to the county town the next day. With the help of the Golden Tooth Man, the four storefronts facing the street in the house, except for the one that Shen Qing kept for himself, the other three have been rented out. The Golden Tooth Man helped Shen Qing select good tenants who are trouble-free and long-term tenants. At this moment, one store has opened for business, and two more are being decorated.

Of the two shops that opened, one was next to the one Shen Qing kept for himself, which was a sweet soup shop. Shen Qing thought it was a good idea. He would sell fried starch sausage next to it, and some people might come to buy a bowl of sweet soup after getting tired of eating it or eating too salty food. Or if someone came to drink sweet soup, sitting in the shop and smelling the aroma of fried starch sausage next door, how could they not be tempted?

Their two shops complement each other.

The other two rooms were rented by the same company. They were connected in the middle and the signboards were hung, but they were covered with a red cloth so the store name could not be seen. The Gold Tooth Man explained to Shen Qing, "These two rooms were rented to a person who planned to open a Cuihua shop."

The so-called Cuihua shop, also known as Cuihua shop, refers to the jewelry worn by women and boys. Of course, men's headbands and hair crowns are also sold. Jewelry shops, such as Ruyifang, where Shen Qing used to go to learn from others, sell some gold and silver jewelry, as well as hairpins.

But Cuihua's shop was of a lower end, mainly selling silk flowers, ribbons, headbands, and handkerchiefs for wrapping hair. More expensive items included pearl flowers the size of rice grains, copper hairpins, wooden hairpins, and the like. They also sold some fan cases and purses. In short, they were all little gadgets that girls and boys liked.

This is also good. There is no competition or conflict with the snacks that Shen Qing wants to sell. The girls and boys who come to the shop may sit down and have a bowl of sugar water and eat some sausage when they are tired.

"The construction of the manor on Dongshan Mountain has already begun, and the road leading to Dongshan is also being built. We will hire some local people to help at that time." The Gold Tooth Man and Shen Qing talked about the costs of building the manor and the road one by one.

Now that it was known that no one except Shen Qing could see the cave, Shen Qing was not so interested in repairing the manor. However, he did not regret what he had agreed to. He was not short of the money, so he handed it over to the man with the golden teeth: "I believe in the character of Brother Jin, he will definitely not fool me, you can do whatever you want."

The road must be repaired, so that it will be convenient to deliver starch sausage to the city in the future. Shen Qing used to walk into the city and didn't feel it, but when he took the car, it was really bumpy.

He also taught Jin Ya Man how to decorate the starch sausage shop. It didn't need to be luxurious, just like the dessert shop next door, simple and clean. The only thing was that the stove had to be built at the door so that passers-by could see the starch sausages being cooked and smell the aroma!

After explaining all these things to the Gold Tooth Man, Shen Qing entered the mansion he had bought.

He had only been here three or four times, and when the children in the yard saw him, they were stunned for a moment before they recognized him as their master.

These children now live in this house, well fed, well clothed, and have a completely changed appearance. The children have grown taller, and the sleeves of two of them have been shortened. The two boys have become stronger, and the faces of the little girl and the boy have become plumper, unlike when he first bought them, when they were as thin as a piece of dry wood, with nothing but skin and bones.

Several children stood in front of Shen Qing with their heads down. The leisurely days had made them almost forget the skills of serving others that the human traffickers taught them. They were unfamiliar with it and didn't know how to serve.

Fortunately, Shen Qing didn't mind these things very much. He asked briefly if anything happened at home. After getting the answer that everything was fine, he pointed at Mudan and Feicui and said, "I remember you two. You are pretty good at cooking?"

Peony is a boy, and Feicui is a girl. They looked at each other and nodded awkwardly: "Now when we eat at home, we cook everything."

Shen Qing said, "The shops outside are also ours. I rented out three and kept one. You knew about this, right?"

The two children nodded nervously.

"I plan to open a food store, and the cooking method is simple. You two should try it first. If you do well, you can go to the store to work, and I will find someone to help you." The two children are still not very good. It's not that they are afraid that their cooking is not tasty, but they are afraid that customers will see that they are children and will not trust them and will not patronize them. There should be an adult to take charge. "If the business is good and you make money for me, the boss, when you turn 18, I will release you from your indentures, or find you a good family, and give you a generous dowry."

Mudan and Feicui raised their heads and looked at Shen Qing nervously and expectantly. The other four children also looked at them enviously.

In fact, Shen Qingyuan had been planning to do so, but speaking out now gave Mudan and Feicui more motivation: "Don't worry, Boss, we will definitely study hard!"

Shen Qing brought some starch sausages - actually they were placed in the space, and he took them out when he entered the room when no one was paying attention. At this time, he took Mudan and Feicui to the kitchen, and watched the two children, who were a little taller than the stove, standing on a small stool and frying starch sausages.

There is no tricky technique for this job. It's just about the slices, the heat, and the slices can't cut the intestines, and the slices must be cut as beautifully as possible. When Shen Qing was demonstrating, his hand shook and the starch intestines broke into two pieces, and a small piece rolled to the ground.

Shen Qing: “…”

He threw the remaining half on the chopping board in frustration: "Anyway, that's what I mean. You guys figure it out yourself."

Feicui really had some talent. Even though Shen Qing's demonstration was such a failure, she pinched her intestines and pondered for a moment, and then she sliced ​​the flowers evenly and beautifully, and at a fast speed. Mudan was slower than her, but she also did a good job.

When it came time to fry the starch sausage, the two children worked hard to learn, and after just one or two attempts, they succeeded. The fried sausage was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, not hard or mushy.

This was not a particularly difficult process, Shen Qing was very satisfied with it and left them some starch sausages: "Eat more of this and practice more these days. We will open in two months."

Shen Qing also told Song Kaiji about his plan to open a fried starch sausage shop. After Song Kaiji learned about it, he went to find Tang Wenjie, and in a few words, Tang Wenjie melted a thin and long bucket-like pot.

"When we were young, we used to use a wok like this to sell fried skewers at the school gate. The skewers can be put in at the right length and it saves oil." Song Kaiji said, "In the future, when the business is good and bigger, we can expand the business to fry potato chips, beef tendon noodles, mushrooms, green peppers..." Song Kaiji sucked his saliva and said, "They are all delicious, and they are also delicious when put in sesame seed buns!"

So they held up the pot that night and pestered Tang's mother to eat sesame seed cakes with skewers. The sauce was not quite right, but it was still delicious!

This snack is also in line with the economic level of the residents in the north of the city. Shen Qing called the other four children and comforted them, "Don't be discouraged. I will have a lot of business to do in the future, and this shop may become bigger. As long as you are loyal and obedient and work hard, when you are old enough, I will release you and you will no longer be slaves."

The children looked at Shen Qing, their eyes showing a yearning for freedom and a hint of hesitation about the future: They have been living a really good life recently. If their master releases them, will they still be able to live as well as they do now? They work for their master and depend on him for their living. If they leave him in the future, will they be able to live a good life?

But seeing the warm smile on Shen Qing's face, the children gained more confidence: their master is so kind, he will definitely point them to a better path than the current one!

Shen Qing told Mudan and Feicui to practice well, and went to Shiqu Village to visit Miao again. He gave Miao and Old Lady Miao a lot of spiritual spring water, and then returned to Hongcheng Base. His space was filled with food bought in Anping County. Now that the team has expanded, there are more people to feed, and the food is eaten up quickly.

Especially in the first few days, Shen Qing treated the newly recruited team members well and provided them with a full meal. These people may have been hungry for a long time before, so they tried their best to stuff their stomachs with food. The food was consumed so quickly that Yu Le thought someone was secretly reselling it. He raided it several times before confirming that they had really eaten it all.

It took about a week of eating like this before I returned to my normal appetite.

Song Kaiji was on a mission today. Shen Qing filled up the kitchen of the villa where they lived, and piled up a lot at the end of the corridor on the second floor, and then went to the apartment in the outer city. He filled up the kitchens of the two apartments, but there was still a lot of food left in the space with no place to put it.

This is also a bad habit of Shen Qing: because he had experienced too many hard times in the past, he has a bit of a hoarding habit and a sense of crisis. He always brings a lot of food with him every time he goes out, and always feels that he will lose out if he doesn't bring any food with him on a trip.

At this time, the superpowers were all out on missions, and the people left in the apartment were ordinary people and their families. Shen Qing also put a few bags of food in the living rooms of the two apartments. The people they recruited this time were of good quality, and they might be afraid that they would not be able to stay in this well-treated team. Anyway, there have been no petty thefts so far, and Yu Le is quite discerning in selecting people.

But there are still many. Song Kaiji's space is almost full... Ever since Shen Qing got the jade pendant space, every time he went back to Lantang Village, he would bring back a space's worth of food, all stored in Song Kaiji's space.

Song Kaiji also had to use space to store other sundries, iron cages, cars...gradually there was no more space.

You can't rent another warehouse just to store food, right? Shen Qing didn't expect that one day he would be troubled by having no place to store food.

Shen Qing and Song Kaiji also discussed with Yu Le whether they should recruit another space ability user. But in the end, they gave up: What if the space is full and the person escapes? After all, it is impossible to trust someone you are not familiar with.

Shen Qing frowned and squatted there in distress, thinking. A boy next to him also stared at him for a long time before walking up and saying, "Boss, how about putting it in our room? There is an empty cabinet in our room."

Shen Qing went with him to have a look. The room was not big, but there was a big closet inside, where two brothers lived. Perhaps because they were both boys, they didn't have many clothes or belongings, only a few clothes and a big suitcase were hung sparsely in half of the closet.

The boy pointed to the other half of the cabinet and said to Shen Qing: "We have never used this cabinet. It can be used to store food. Don't worry, boss. My brother and I will never steal it."

Shen Qing patted his shoulder to comfort him: "I don't suspect you, I just worry about affecting your life. This room is not big. Let's put it here for now. Use the things in your cabinets for cooking recently. I will discuss it with Brother Song later and think of a solution."

The boy and Shen Qing put the food in the cabinet together, filling it up. Then he said, "Is the boss a person with spatial abilities? That's amazing. I don't have any abilities."

Shen Qing didn't want to say more. He was not a superpower at all, but a pretender. He said, "My small space is nothing. Brother Song's space is big. His superpower level is high, and his space is especially big. He can also..." Shen Qing paused and didn't mention teleportation. "Anyway, he is better than me, very good."

Shen Qing felt emotional in his heart, thinking that it would be great if Song Kaiji could be a little more powerful and his supernatural power could be upgraded to the next level!

The boy looked at Shen Qing who was praising Song Kaiji: "...Oh."