A person who can be a mechanic is naturally not a stupid person. Mo Antong understood the meaning behind the words and quickly grasped the joke.

He glanced at Qiao'er, who appeared unusually well-behaved in front of Yan Xiao, and made up his mind without much hesitation.

“Alright, as long as Madam can truly cure my daughter, whatever Madam says from now on will be done.”

“Very good, I like Master Mo’s kind of smart and straightforward people.”

Yan Xiao was very satisfied with Mo Antong's answer, and then finalized the time for Qiao'er to enter the General's Mansion with Mo Antong.

When Yan Xiao came out of the shop, Mo Antong personally escorted her. Zhao Qian and Qian Qiu Wan Dai were already getting anxious waiting outside, but without Yan Xiao's orders, they dared not make any rash moves.

They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Yan Xiao emerge unharmed.

As soon as Yanxiao boarded the carriage, Qianqiu couldn't help but ask with concern:

"Why has Madam been inside for so long? We servants were worried sick."

"It's nothing, just a big business deal I discussed with someone."

"A big deal? Does that mean you'll be making a lot of money again, Madam?"

Wan Dai's eyes lit up when she heard this, her face full of anticipation. After all, Yan Xiao was quite generous to her, Qian Qiu, and Zhao Qian, and would occasionally give them red envelopes after making money.

"Of course, my appearance fee is very high."

Yan Xiao was in a good mood at the moment, and said that he directly lifted the carriage curtain and asked Zhao Qian to take him to Duobao Pavilion.

She went to the Treasure Pavilion not only to retrieve another jade carving to absorb spiritual energy, but also, more importantly, to discuss the soap-making process with Mu Yunniang.

With the protective measures in place, it's time to start making the soap, otherwise it won't be ready for market.

When Yan Xiao arrived at Duobaoge, she found that the number of people inside was much greater than when she last came.

Whether these people are there to watch the excitement or to buy things, it's all good for Duobao Pavilion.

As soon as Yan Xiao arrived, Mu Yunniang, who had received the news, quickly came out to greet her, her face full of smiles:

"What brings you here in person today, Madam?"

"I need to talk to you about something. Shall we go inside and discuss it?"

"Alright, Madam, please come with me."

As they talked, the two went to the tea room at the back, leaving some customers in the shop looking at each other in bewilderment.

Naturally, some people learned of Yanxiao's identity, and they curiously looked around and gossiped among themselves, but none of this affected Yanxiao at all.

After entering the tea room, Yan Xiao directly stated her purpose.

A few days ago, she and Mu Yunniang had almost finished preparing the materials needed to make soap, and now they were just waiting to start.

What Yanxiao needs to do is address the final mixing ratio, which is the most crucial step in making soap and determines whether the soap can be formed.

Therefore, before finding someone he could completely trust, Yanxiao planned to do all the mixing work himself, only delegating the more strenuous stirring tasks to his servants.

That's right, they are servants, not workers.

Those servants were all bought by Yanxiao from the slave trader; the indentures were all in her possession.

These are the most unfortunate people with no human rights. Even if their employer beats them to death, they have nowhere to seek justice.

They couldn't run away because they were unregistered residents and couldn't go anywhere; they were even worse off than vagrants.

Migrants at least have household registration, and as long as their living conditions improve, they have a chance to start over.

Soldiers who sell themselves into servitude belong to their masters, and if they dare to run away, they must be prepared to live a life of hiding and being unregistered.

Being found means certain death, so unless they're driven to a dead end or are tired of living and looking for death, they generally don't dare to cause any trouble.

Moreover, Yanxiao also pays them wages, provides three meals a day and accommodation, and they don't need to do any serving work. They only need to do the work assigned to them each day.

Not only that, they also have two days off each month that they can arrange as they please. Moreover, they are promised with smiles that as long as they do a good job, they will have the opportunity to be promoted to management. At that time, the management's slave status will be lifted and they will be given household registration.

For servants, a good day was one with a full meal and no beatings. The preferential treatment and hope that Yanxiao gave them were things they could never even dream of.

Therefore, anyone who isn't mentally unstable will work extra hard to get Yanxiao to do her job well.

Every time Yanxiao discussed business with Mu Yunniang, she would marvel at her own wisdom in choosing such a suitable business partner.

Normally, as long as she starts by stating the general idea, she can quickly grasp the meaning and apply it to other situations, filling in any gaps that Yanxiao hadn't considered.

These weren't what pleased Yan Xiao the most. What pleased her most was Mu Yunniang's generosity. She was very generous when it came to initial investments, making her a truly ideal partner.

After Yanxiao finalized the start date with Mu Yunniang, she took her newly selected jade carving and headed back home.

The people carrying the jade carving were naturally from Duobaoge. As for the landscape jade carving that had lost its spiritual energy, these people would bring it back when they returned later.

The journey was peaceful, and Yanxiao felt a little drowsy. Just as she was dozing off, she heard some noise outside.

She opened her eyes in confusion and felt the carriage seem to have stopped. Just as she was about to ask Zhao Qian what was going on outside, she heard Zhao Qian say from outside:

"Madam, there seems to be a situation at Yuanyi Hall. There are quite a few people gathered there. Shall I go and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Xiao's first reaction was that business had come knocking, and she instantly lost all sleepiness and became fully alert.

As soon as she lifted the carriage curtain to look out, a guard from Yuan Medical Hall jogged over, and the guard's expression didn't look like anything good was about to happen.

Sure enough, just as Yan Xiao was thinking this, he heard the gatekeeper report:

"Reporting to Madam, Granny Li has fallen into a coma for some unknown reason. Miss Qiao had someone carry Granny Li to the entrance of Yuanyitang, specifically requesting that you treat her."

She also said that Li Mama's current state was all your fault, and demanded that you give her and her daughter an explanation. Otherwise, she would hang herself and Li Mama at the entrance of the General's mansion, waiting for the General to return and seek justice for them.

Yanxiao's good mood was completely ruined by this news, and she felt even more disgusted with Granny Li and her daughter.

He felt that he had been too kind, giving this mother and daughter another chance to cause trouble in front of him.

Look at them, these two really treat her like a clay idol now.

A cold glint flashed in Yan Xiao's eyes as she lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down.

As soon as they got off the carriage, they found that, just as Zhao Qian had said, a large crowd of onlookers had gathered not far from the entrance of Yuanyitang.

At the entrance of Yuanyitang, there was an old woman with her eyes closed, lying on a simple bamboo stretcher, and next to her was a girl in a pink dress.

These two women were naturally Granny Li and her daughter.