Qiu Dafu's chaotic thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Wu Erhu, and he was stunned for a moment.

Before he could reply, Wu Sanhu said, "I also want to build a house with Uncle Qiu."

He spoke in a very serious and methodical manner.

Wu Shi and Wu Dahu were both stunned. Did these two not want to go back after coming out for a while?

Qiu Dafu smiled and shook his head, "Sorry, our house is almost finished, and we don't lack craftsmen."

Wu Erhu was not discouraged. "I don't want wages, Uncle Qiu. I want to learn how to build houses from you."

"This..." Qiu Dafu had an idea. He should consider forming his own team of craftsmen.

...At noon today, Qiu Yan gave the craftsmen an extra meal, so that they could all eat fish.

Normally, when the craftsmen worked for other families, boiled vegetables were considered good food; their diet was completely different from this.

With better food, they felt like they had inexhaustible energy and worked even harder.

The construction progress has also accelerated considerably.

The four members of the Wu family had been starving for a long time. For them, the lunch that Qiu Yan prepared for the craftsmen was something they couldn't eat for a whole year.

After finishing their meal, Wu Shi and his son rested for a while before heading home.

However, of the four who came, only Wu Shi and his eldest son remained when they left.

Qiu Yan didn't know what Wu Erhu and Wu Sanhu had said to her second uncle, but her second uncle actually decided to let the two of them stay and build a house together.

The next morning, Qiu Yan and her group of four went to Baiyang.

What she didn't know was that in just one day, the news of her medical skills spread throughout the village.

Qiu Yan hadn't come to Baiyang for several days, and Qiu Ling'er was filled with resentment, so she was sullen and unhappy in her room.

Her older sister, older brother, and Xiao Ran were all in the village; she was the only one left in Baiyang.

Actually, she had been living with Zhu Juan for the past few days.

Qiu Yan also said that she asked Zhu Juan to take full care of her younger sister's daily life, but Qiu Ling'er still missed her older sister.

With a creak, the back door of the courtyard was opened from the outside.

Qiu Ling'er's mood immediately improved when she saw that it was her older sister. "Sister!"

She ignored everyone else, clinging tightly to her sister's body as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Hearing the sound, Qiu Yumei came to the backyard. "Ah Xu, you've come too."

Gu Qian exchanged a few brief pleasantries with his aunt and then left.

Qiu Yan didn't know what he could possibly be doing in Baiyang, so she just let him be.

Qiu Xu hadn't seen his aunt for a long time, and the two started talking as soon as they met.

As soon as Gu Qian left, a sharp voice came from the shop in front.

"Where's your manager? Call your manager out here right now!"

Qiu Yumei's heart tightened; this wicked woman was causing trouble again.

Outside the wonton shop, a woman with dry hair and a withered face stood with her hands on her hips, looking down at everyone inside with an arrogant air.

Zhu Silang and Cao Shi were at a loss.

Zhang Yuan and Gao Ming blocked her at the door to avoid disturbing other guests.

But her tantrum-like voice still drew frequent glances from many people.

Qiu Yan rushed out, glanced coldly at the woman, and asked Gao Yuan, "What's going on?"

“This woman has been causing trouble every day for several days now, and we can’t get rid of her no matter what we do.”

"Are you the owner of this wonton shop? Quickly settle all my daughter's wages. She's no longer working here!"

"Your daughter?" Qiu Yan turned her head and looked around; one person was missing. "Tian Xiu is your daughter?"

Qiu Yumei followed closely behind Qiu Yan and ran out as well.

“Xiaoyan, Tianxiu disappeared the day after you left. This woman claims to be Tianxiu’s mother and has been coming every day for several days to demand her wages.”

“My daughter Tian Xiu will never come again, so you should settle her wages as soon as possible.”

Qiu Yan could tell from the woman's appearance that she wasn't a good person. "If Tian Xiu doesn't want to work here anymore, let her come over herself."

If Qiu Yan hadn't initially been unable to afford workers and had instead insisted on buying them herself, these troubles wouldn't have occurred.

"My daughter is getting married tomorrow, how can I have time to come over?"

Everyone was shocked!

The news came as a surprise; even Qiu Yumei was caught off guard, as Tian Xiu was not expecting to get married so soon.

"Whether she has time or not is her business!" Qiu Yan never tries to reason with this kind of person.

"You heartless shopkeepers, you have no integrity!" Tian Xiuniang said, looking around.

"Shut up!" Qiu Yan stepped forward, interrupting her. Looking up, she noticed that Lady Guan was watching them from afar, still with an expression of watching a good show.

Could it be that this woman was acting under someone's orders?

"Tell me, who sent you?"

Tian Xiuniang's expression stiffened slightly. "What do you mean? I don't understand what you're saying."

Qiu Yan was somewhat certain that with such poor acting skills, he dared to act arrogantly in front of her.

"That wonton shop up ahead?"

Tian Xiuniang's eyes flashed with panic, but she quickly regained her composure. "That heartless shopkeeper, everyone should stay away from him in the future..."

“Gao Yuan, Zhang Ming, this woman is spreading heresy and misleading the public. Send her to the county government.” Qiu Yan interrupted the woman again.

Gao Yuan nodded: "I knew it! That woman was causing trouble every day. It turns out it was that wicked butcher who was behind it all."

Zhang Ming also looked at Tian Xiuniang with disgust, "Tian Xiuniang is a good girl, how could she have such a mother?"

When Tian Xiuniang heard that Qiu Yan was going to send her to the county government, her face turned pale. "How am I spreading rumors? It's clearly your wonton shop that owes my daughter wages."

"You said we are unscrupulous businesses. On that basis alone, I can sue you for defamation!"

Ordinary people wouldn't want to go to a place like the county government office. Startled by Qiu Yan's words, Tian Xiuniang lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"You...you're talking nonsense." Tian Xiuniang got up and tried to run away, but Gao Yuan grabbed her by the back of her collar.

Since Qiu Yan already knew about it, I didn't bother arguing with her any further.

In the end, she still sent the person to the county government office.

Regardless of Tang Yi's character, it must be said that he was a good official.

Even if Tang Yi couldn't do anything to this woman, scaring her would prevent her from causing trouble again.

Qiu Yan looked up at Guan Niangzi in the distance, whose expression had changed. Everyone was competing fairly, but this woman always tried to harm her behind her back. Then she shouldn't blame her for being impolite.

Qiu Xu, leading his younger sister, watched everything that happened outside the shop.

On his very first day here, he witnessed this very thing, and he realized that doing business is far more difficult than he had imagined.

He was always a little worried about his sister, a young woman, having to face the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

It wasn't until evening, after everyone in the shop had finished work, that Gu Qian returned to the wonton shop.

Coming again is to say goodbye.

He stayed for quite a while this time, but now he has to leave; there are still many things waiting for him to handle at the border.

Before leaving, his biggest worry was Qiu Yan.

"This is for you." Gu Qian took out an exquisitely crafted wooden box from his pocket.

Qiu Yan took the wooden box. "What's this?"

"Here's what you wanted. Yan Yan, take good care of yourself while I'm gone."