Chapter 263 I'm glad you're back

It was just getting dark when we arrived at Liujia Village.

Liu Dafu counted the days and felt that his child would be back in the next few days. Every evening after dinner, he would stroll to the village entrance with his hands behind his back.

There are refugees everywhere outside now, and Liu Dafu is a little worried about his son's safety. However, he feels a little relieved when he sees that Carpenter Liu and others have been receiving wood shipped from the provincial capital these days and have been in close contact with Qin Yao.

The sound of carriage wheels rolling was heard, and Liu Dafu, who was standing at the gate of the stationery factory chatting with Carpenter Liu who had not yet returned home, immediately looked over excitedly.

Carpenter Liu had received the letter earlier and knew that Qin Yao would be home within a day or two. He was not very surprised, but a smile appeared on his face.

In the dim night, you can see two long strings of lanterns hanging in front of the stationery factory building emitting warm lights.

Sanlang and Si Niang got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft and shouted, "Grandpa Fu!"

Erlang leaned against the car window and asked suspiciously: "How do you know it's Grandpa Fu and not some other Grandpa?"

Sanlang smiled and replied, "Grandpa Fu's belly is as big as a ball."

The only family in the village whose living conditions allow for such a big belly is Liu Dafu's, and every child in the village knows about it.

When Liu Li heard the shouts of Sanlang and Si Niang, he excitedly got out of the carriage.

Liu Dafu waved his hand quickly. He obviously wanted to go forward, but he pretended to be indifferent and stood there waiting for Liu Li to come over.

The son came up to him and took a look. He didn't see any missing arms or legs, so he frowned and taught him a lesson: "You are already a scholar, why are you acting like a brat? You jumped out of the carriage before it was even parked. How dare you."

The scientific expedition results were passed on to the village early along with the letter sent by Qin Yao. Liu Dafu's family had already experienced the most surprising moment in advance. When they saw their son again, they just wanted to know whether he was safe on the journey and whether he had lost weight.

Seeing that Liu Dafu was trying to show concern but was putting on airs, Carpenter Liu raised a silent smile and walked forward to greet him.

"You're finally back. If you hadn't come, I would have been busy as hell."

When he saw Qin Yao for the first time, Carpenter Liu immediately started to talk resentfully, telling her about the hardships and grievances he had endured in recent days.

He was the only person in the entire stationery factory who understood all the processes. He had to recruit workers, train new employees, and...

Qin Yao quickly raised her hand to signal him to stop, and said with a smile: "Don't talk about this for now. I will come to you as soon as I get home and put everything in order. There are more things waiting for us to do later."

"Of course." Qin Yao rubbed her fingers, "The reward will definitely satisfy you."

Let her keep it a secret for now and tell him in detail when she has time.

There was nothing else Carpenter Liu could do but let her go.

He smiled helplessly and said, "Go home quickly. Once you've settled down, come to the factory as soon as possible. The village chief and clan leader also have something to discuss with you."

The expansion of the stationery factory involved almost everyone in Liujia Village.

According to Qin Yao's proposal, whenever recruiting workers, Liujia Village members are given priority, so 70% of the factory's employees are now from the village.

There are both men and women, all of them are the more capable ones in the village. Although those who are not as good as you can get priority in interviews, it’s not your fault that we don’t want you if you are not good at the work.

With more people working, there are fewer people busy in the fields. The village chief and the clan leader want to get a definite answer from Qin Yao - do you plan to run this stationery factory for a long time or will you be like the previous water mill factory, working for a while and taking a break from time to time.

If this continues for a period of time and so many people in the village stop farming, the government will hold them accountable.

However, this matter is urgent and not urgent at the same time. Given the chaotic scene outside Kaiyang County, the officials will definitely not be able to take care of such a small matter.

Qin Yao nodded seriously and said that she understood.

It was so late, and seeing that Carpenter Liu was the only one left in the factory working, Qin Yao urged him, "You should go home too. There's still plenty of time. Don't rush. Relax a little."

"Relax?" Carpenter Liu showed a helpless expression that wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. "I'm not like you. I was originally a small carpenter. I would do some carpentry work when someone in the village asked me to. Since I opened this factory with you, I can be the accountant and the manager, and I can also be a teacher to teach so many people how to do carpentry."

Qin Yao looked at him helplessly.

Carpenter Liu started talking again, but this time he reacted in time and waved his hand to stop him. "Forget it, I should learn from you. Relax, relax!"

Qin Yao spread her hands innocently: "Why are you gritting your teeth?"

Carpenter Liu didn't want to say anything more. He turned around, packed up, extinguished the lantern, comforted himself, relaxed, and went home.

Liu Ji smiled and asked him to get in the car and take him for a while, but Liu the Carpenter rolled his eyes and said, "Go on your way."

Liu Ji shrugged and said, okay.

Turning his head, he said, "Uncle Dafu, we are going back first!"

"Hey, go ahead, come on, wait until you're settled and come to my house for dinner." Liu Dafu urged enthusiastically.

Liu Ji's mouth drooped immediately. "What's the point of eating? It's just that he passed the imperial examination. There are so many people out there who don't have food to eat. You're still showing off like this. Aren't you afraid of being noticed?"

He muttered something, but Liu Dafu and his son didn't hear it. However, Qin Yao, who was sitting next to him, heard it clearly and glared at him warningly.

Liu Ji immediately changed his expression and forced a smile, and hurriedly explained: "I just whispered it behind your back."

Seeing that Qin Yao had not retracted her cold eyes, she immediately pursed her lips and said no more, never again!

Only then did Qin Yao let him go.

The two families made quite a noise when they entered the village. When they arrived at the village well, Old Man Liu was already waiting there with the entire family from the old house.

Liu Ji stopped the carriage, and the couple took their four children and called everyone.

"Grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, second uncle, second aunt, younger uncle, Jinhua, Jinbao, and Damao?"

Qiu smiled and replied, "I'm asleep at home."

Old man Liu agreed and kept saying, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."

Zhang told Qin Yao and Liu Ji: "Put your things away and come home for dinner, so you don't have to work so hard."

"I'll make egg noodle soup for you, plenty of it!" He echoed.

The three words "enough" carry a lot of weight, and Qin Yao nodded immediately: "Okay, sister-in-law!"

I was afraid that He would feel bad and regret it.

Jin Bao pulled Da Lang and Er Lang and said, "The school is closed for half a month. You don't have to go to school. Let's go to the mountains to hunt birds together tomorrow!"

The four brothers and sisters looked at each other in surprise. They don’t have to go to school?

Sanlang raised his hand with great effort, "Brother Jinbao, I want to go too. I want to go bird hunting too."

"Okay, have you brought me some delicious food? If you have, I'll let you go." Jin Bao laughed, but before he could finish his words, Liu Bo slapped him in the face, "You want to take advantage of your own brother? You're a rebel!"

Jin Bao quickly covered his forehead and hid behind his third aunt. Liu Bo, for Qin Yao's sake, nodded at the bad boy from a distance. When he heard that Jin Bao was wrong, he let him go.

(End of this chapter)