The next day.

Qin Yao arrived at the factory early and took advantage of the time when the workers had not yet started work to write a simple plan for the construction of a new production line.

After the managers had arranged today's production tasks, they called everyone to the cabin for a brief meeting to discuss the production of stationery gift boxes.

Practice makes perfect. With the experience of building a new factory, Carpenter Liu, Yunniang, Liu Qi, Liu Zhong and other managers have already adapted to Qin Yao's style and rhythm. In less than half an hour of the meeting, they finalized their respective tasks.

Everything that could be arranged had been arranged, and Qin Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief. She did not eat in the cafeteria with everyone else at noon, but went home to ask Awang to cook for her.

After lunch, I took a short break and started packing.

Prepare a set of clothes for changing, and carry weapons such as bows and arrows, slingshots, and daggers with you. It will rain in a few days, so you must bring a hat and a raincoat just in case. Finally, add a thin blanket to cover yourself in case you happen to have to sleep outdoors.

Oh, and the most important thing is money, you must bring enough of it.

All the things to be taken were placed on the table. Qin Yao found a piece of oilcloth, packed these things and stuffed them into a net bag woven with hemp rope, and then hung it on the horse's back when the time came.

Qin Yao had just finished packing when Liu Ji and his two disciples returned from Xiahe Village in a horse-drawn carriage.

Early this morning, Gong Liangliao and Qi Xianguan were tricked by Liu Ji into going out with him to Xiahe Village to order bricks and tiles. They also wandered around there under the pretext of enjoying the autumn. They did not return until now in the afternoon.

The three masters and apprentices were in high spirits. After getting off the carriage, Liu Ji carried Gong Liangliao on his back, Qi Xianguan held the master's quilt, and Shitou carried the wheelchair. They were still excitedly talking about how the water mill they had just seen in Xiahe Village felt like the mechanical engineering of the Mohist school.

Suddenly they saw Qin Yao sitting at the door of the main room, eating fried peanuts and drinking tea, looking very leisurely. The master and his disciples were all surprised.

Because Qin Yao was always busy from morning till night, she was rarely seen. Seeing her in the daytime for the first time was a little strange.

For some unknown reason, the master and his disciples who had been chatting and laughing just now suddenly became quiet. Some went into the house, some went to the toilet, leaving only Liu Ji standing in the yard.

"My lady, have you packed everything?" Liu Ji asked tentatively when he saw that a straw raincoat was missing from the wall of the main hall.

Qin Yao nodded and asked Qi Xianguan who was about to pass by her, "Would you like some peanuts?"

"Thank you, Madam. It's not necessary." Qi Xianguan politely declined and went back to the children's room, planning to take an afternoon nap.

I secretly hoped that the guest house would be ready soon so that I could feel more comfortable.

It's strange to say, even if Qin Yao was smiling, he felt an invisible pressure looming over his head. He thought he was the only one who felt the same way, so he asked Shi Tou and others, and they were the same.

Gong Liangliao appeared calm on the surface, but he actually didn't like being alone with Qin Yao. He felt like he was being scrutinized, which was weird.

In the end, the master and the apprentice concluded that it was all because of Liu Ji! As a result, they were also shrouded in Qin Yao's shadow together with him!

Yes, that's right! If Liu Ji had been a little tougher, they wouldn't have been like this!

Qin Yao shrugged and asked Liu Ji how big a house he planned to build and how many bricks and tiles he had bought.

Liu Ji stayed up all night in the main room to design his new study. When Qin Yao asked about it, he proudly took out the blueprint and showed it to her.

He had a very good grasp of the size. It did not exceed the size of Qin Yao's room, but was much more spacious than the original one.

It is located next to the warehouse in the backyard, with windows on both the east and west sides, the warehouse on the north and Qin Yao's room on the south.

In order to facilitate access, he planned to connect his original small room and make a corridor so that he could walk directly to the front yard.

However, this would reduce the available activity area in the backyard by half.

Before Qin Yao could frown, Liu Ji, knowing that she and Da Lang were still practicing martial arts in the backyard, immediately added:

"I plan to flatten the wasteland outside our back door and fence off our vegetable garden. This way, it will be neat and tidy, and you and Dalang will have a bigger place to practice martial arts."

Moreover, when there are visitors in the future, there will be a place for carriages and horses to park, and they no longer have to be crowded on the flat land in front of the gate.

Seeing that Qin Yao was quite satisfied, Liu Ji stretched out his fingers and rubbed his thumb and index finger together, "That's the price. It may increase a little bit, but another two taels will be enough!"

Qin Yao raised her hand and slapped the hand that was stretched out to her. "Liu Ji, have you learned to act first and ask for permission later?!"

He threatened in a low voice: "Do you think I won't dare to hit you when there are guests at home?"

Liu Ji covered his palm which immediately became red and swollen, hissed and took a deep breath, and hurriedly shook his head and said:

"No, no, my lady, you misunderstood me. I am doing this for the good of our family. There are so many people and the place is so small, it is not easy to start the construction all at once. Why not just do it all at once, so that you don't have to worry about it in the future."

As he spoke, seeing the coldness in Qin Yao's eyes faded a little, he said seriously: "I also see that you are working hard outside in the wind and sun, while I, a grown man, sit in the house with food and drink and read books. I feel ashamed."

"My dear, you can leave anything to me at home in the future. For example, if I need you to run errands at the factory, just tell me. I don't want much. Just give me a little as a token of my appreciation like everyone else."

After saying that, he blinked his big eyes sincerely, and didn't say a word about money the whole time, but every sentence he said was about asking for money.

If Qin Yao didn't know his true nature well, she would have thought that he had become more diligent.

But he didn't expose it. It would be pointless to do so. Liu Ji was so shameless that he didn't know what embarrassment was.

Qin Yao remembered that she had promised Liu Mujiang to reopen the literacy class. She looked at Liu Ji's expectant eyes and asked tentatively:

"You have to renovate the old house, build a study room, and take care of your husband's studies. How can you spare time to run errands for my factory?"

"Yes!" Liu Ji responded excitedly.

After hearing Qin Yao talk about the literacy class, he became even more confident and said, "The old house is almost finished, and you can just keep an eye on it. Building a study at home is not that fast, and we have just started preparing the materials. We have to wait until the old house is finished and you can move in before we can start construction."

"As for the rest, I woke up an hour earlier every day to memorize the lessons, took care of the teacher during the day, and went to the literacy class after work in the factory in the evening. After class, I could rush home for dinner, so I didn't miss anything."

Qin Yao thought that if you had been so diligent earlier, you wouldn't have been beaten, so she nodded, "Okay, let's follow the old rules. The factory will provide the venue and teaching materials, and you will be responsible for teaching. You will collect the tuition yourself, and the price will remain the same as before, five cents per term, and one term lasts half a month."

Liu Ji almost couldn't help laughing out loud, but he forced himself to hold it back. Suddenly, he felt that his swollen hands didn't hurt anymore. He clasped his fists and said, "As you wish!" (End of this chapter)