Shen Qingyu only told the village head, "I have money now, and everyone's life is not easy, so I'll pay for it."

To avoid them gossiping later.

After a moment's thought, the village head nodded in agreement and exclaimed, "That's why I said you're destined to make a fortune! Look at your magnanimity! You're always thinking about the villagers."

Shen Qingyu felt embarrassed: "You're too kind."

The sweet potato starch workshop just shipped out a truckload of goods and, with tears in their eyes, made a hefty profit of over two thousand taels of silver.

With so much money, it would be more than enough to build a three-courtyard house with blue bricks and tiles!

What's more, this isn't just a simple charity event; it's also a paid service!

However, this is irrelevant to the village head.

Uncle Village Head left happily.

He needed to discuss with the clan elders who could be hired to collect the sweet potatoes from Shen Yusong's family.

We also need to think about who to ask to repair the private school building.

All the able-bodied men in the village have gone to work in the sweet potato flour workshop. Now they are paid by piecework, and everyone is working hard. If they do a good job, they can earn about a hundred yuan a day!

Where can you find a bricklayer who only earns a few dozen coins a day?

As the head of personnel, Uncle Village Chief has recently had a feeling that there aren't enough people in Shenjia Village to go around...

Shen Qingyu turned around and went to find Xue Juzheng.

"Old Xue, there are about ten children in the village who want to attend a private school. They've counted them. Could you teach them then?"

Xue Juzheng chuckled: "That kid Qi came over before, and I agreed. Anyway, I'll still be eating at your house."

Shen Qingyu laughed: "Then we'll definitely make sure you eat your fill and have a good meal!"

So Shen Qingyu took Xue Juzheng to see the big camphor tree.

Upon seeing the old camphor tree, its branches swaying like an umbrella, and the large, flat open space beneath it, Xue Juzheng immediately took a liking to it.

He pointed to the area near the mountain: "Where will the private school be built?"

Shen Qingyu laughed: "You're right, I also wanted to fix this place."

"When the children are tired from studying, they can come out and run and jump in the open space. In the summer, they can play under the trees. With such a large open space, it's also great for playing football or something."

It serves the same function as a school playground.

Shen Qingyu had another idea for placing the private school here.

If there are more children in the future, and children from other villages also want to come, placing the private school at the village entrance will make it convenient for children from other villages to come together.

When the time comes, the children will not have to go through the village; they can just go to the village entrance.

The more people there are, the more fees will be collected.

If the private school was built on village land and with villagers contributing labor for free, people would inevitably have reservations and feel taken advantage of.

But we paid the workers and bought the land from the beginning, so the villagers had no complaints after that.

This is why Shen Qingyu insisted on paying wages and land fees.

We're not in it for the money, so we can't let this ruin our reputation!

Having figured things out, Shen Qingyu was about to head back when she suddenly noticed a carriage approaching on the road.

The carriage rumbled toward them. Shen Qingyu recognized it. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was the carriage of the Qi family, the richest family in Hengshui Town.

She decided not to leave and waited for the carriage to arrive under the big camphor tree.

As the carriage arrived, Qi Yunxiao, having not seen Shen Qingyu for a while, finished handing over his tasks and hurried over as well.

It's nothing, I just miss it when I haven't seen it for a while.

Xue Juzheng couldn't bear to watch: they'd really become a sycophant.

The carriage stopped under the big camphor tree. The curtain was lifted, and sure enough, it was Qi Han.

Qi Han struggled to get off the carriage, leaning on his cane with one hand, panting and laughing as he apologized.

"My dear niece, I've been away for days, and only today have I come to apologize. Please forgive me!"

"Uncle, you're too kind! I know everything. You're a victim too, so why would I blame you?"

"You're not fully recovered yet, so don't keep running back and forth. Just let me know if anything happens, and I'll come see you."

Shen Qingyu knew that he had been poisoned by Shen Qingyao, and seeing his current panting appearance, it was clear that he was having a difficult time recovering, so how could she blame him!

Upon hearing this, Qi Han first sighed, then stopped smiling and began to tell her about his family situation.

It turns out that Shen Qingyao had been bewitched by the steward, believing that Prince Cheng would become their family's support. However, she never imagined that Prince Cheng only had his eye on Qi Han's shipping business.

We need to borrow a shipping company to help transport some shady items.

When Qi Yunxiao dealt with Shen Qingyao, he also gave Cheng Wang's steward a good beating. The steward was so scared that he ran away as fast as he could.

Therefore, after Qi Han woke up, the ship was returned to the Qi family's control.

The old imperial physician whom Qi Yunxiao had invited earlier had helped Qi Han detoxify and had been recuperating for a long time before he was able to walk again, so Qi Han rushed over.

The presence of the Dragon Guards standing at the entrance made Qi Han's heart skip a beat.

Shen Qingyu's man is indeed no ordinary person. The guards standing at the door are wearing ferocious masks and exude a murderous aura. They must have seen blood before!

Indeed, I made the right choice in befriending Shen Qingyu.

They're sisters, so why is one so capable while the other is so vicious?

Qi Han sighed inwardly, lamenting his own bad luck: if he had married Shen Qingyu instead, his family would be in such a state now!

After entering and taking a seat, Qi Han asked about Shen Qingyao.

"Let me make this clear first, I'm not trying to protect that scourge, I just want to know your opinion on how to deal with her?"

“If it really comes to that… I’m prepared to have the second son write a letter of divorce. Our Qi family can’t keep a woman like her.”

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