At this moment, Little Bear, who had already run away in fright, rushed over and started barking wildly at Peppa Pig...

It is very clever and knows when to step up and perform.

The cow wasn't seriously injured by the wild boar, but it was quite frightened. Of course, it was rescued quickly.

Because wild boars attack people by repeatedly charging and chasing, biting and ramming, leaving no chance for escape.

Peppa Pig was stopped after being bumped only once.

Jiang Zhi grabbed the pig's ear and pulled it aside, then spent a long time educating Peiqi, making it remember He Xiang and Qian Niu, so that it wouldn't hurt people in the future.

While being fed, Peppa kept whimpering, and it was unclear whether she understood what she was saying or not.

Jiang Zhi asked He Xiang and Qian Niu to come over and touch the wild boar. Once everyone got to know each other, there was no longer any worry about misunderstandings.

Seeing that the once ferocious wild boar had become docile, He Xiang still didn't dare to come closer.

Only when the ox dared to step forward, let the pig smell its scent, and fed it some beans, did they become a family.

………………

Jiang Zhi is building a house; this is a big deal, unlike the villagers' hastily constructed rammed earth houses.

Moreover, since the repairs involved two families, Grandpa Xiaoman, as an elder, would only feel at ease if he went down the mountain to oversee the work.

So the two families stayed on the mountain for another day to take stock of how much money they had.

Chunfeng took out ten taels of silver. She had given five taels when Xiaoman was injured, saying that if the marriage was not suitable, it would be given to the Tian family as compensation for taking care of Xiaoman.

Now that the two families are getting engaged, the Tian family naturally brought the bride back without taking any money.

Xiaoman worked at the pharmacy for half a year, working during the day and as a security guard at night. He should have earned six or seven taels of silver a month. This time, Jiang Zhi gave him an additional ten taels of silver as a subsidy for his injury.

The total came to over twenty taels, which was enough to repair the brick house.

Jiang Zhi has enough money to repair the house.

Qiaoyun took the ledger and submitted the accounts. This time, in addition to the powder, there was also the luxury item Tibetan incense, plus the silver from selling green grain, the total income was more than 120 taels.

After deducting the costs of purchasing incense and oxen, signing the contract for the Ma Guan deal, and other miscellaneous expenses, he still had sixty-three taels of silver left.

Upon hearing that it was over sixty taels, Jiang Zhi frowned. That amount of money was more than enough to repair the house, and could even build a luxurious mansion.

But they still have to pay taxes, maintain a good life, and support a large group of people.

More importantly, taking advantage of Magistrate Zhang's direct jurisdiction, we need to make Xujia Village a prosperous village as soon as possible, so that we can get one step closer to the monument of merit.

The village now has nearly two hundred people, and we are trying to make full use of them and turn their productivity into wealth.

The house is finally going to be repaired.

Errui, Xiaomanye, Xu Dazhu, Chunfeng, and the others were excitedly talking about the construction of the house.

Do you want a small courtyard or a small attic? How many rooms will it have after renovation...?

Jiang Zhi did not participate in the discussion about repairing the house; she only cared about making money, while others handled the spending.

He was thinking about how to expand his business and make more money.

Not only should their own family become wealthy, but they should also help the villagers become wealthy, so that they don't have to hide their meat and eggs when they eat them.

While Errui, Xiaoman, and Qianniu are all on the mountain, spend a day harvesting a batch of herbs planted on the mountain.

They repaired the corners that had been washed away by several flash floods, working until dark.

After making temporary arrangements on the mountain, Jiang Zhi, Er Rui, Xiao Man, and Xiao Man's grandfather went into the village, while He Xiang and Qian Niu stayed on the mountain.

Jiang Zhi was originally going to stay on the mountain, but she still needed to explain things in the village, and she also needed to ask about the few displaced people and the Tan family she had bought.

He Xiang has been spending the last few days with Qiao Yun.

Qiaoyun is currently in the early stages of pregnancy and has not yet experienced any mobility issues. Having a girl by her side would make everyone feel more at ease.

Qianniu lived in Xiaoman's room, and had to listen to everything that happened between the two families.

After entering the village, Errui and Xiaoman began planning the house site they had already chosen. Jiangzhi's first task was to go to the pharmacy with Xiaoman.

Making money is still the most important thing.

By this time, the Ma Guan family had been staying in Qingquan Bay for two days and had begun to furnish their home.

When Jiang Zhi arrived, Ma's father was using a hoe to clear soil in the open space, seemingly preparing to plant some melons, fruits, and vegetables.

Several children were playing with the dog, while the mother and daughter-in-law were squatting by the stream washing clothes, creating a very idyllic scene.

However, black smoke billowed from the adjacent, separately isolated pharmaceutical preparation room, indicating that this place was unusual.

Ma Guan hasn't gone up the mountain with them these past two days, and Jiang Zhi told him to take a rest.

Just then, he was helping Xu Genqing grind herbs when he saw Jiang Zhi and Xiaoman arrive. Ma Guan quickly came over: "Aunt Jiang! Xiaoman!"

Jiang Zhi nodded: "How was your rest? Are you settling in comfortably here?"

He originally called her "Madam," but Jiang Zhi said that since they lived in the countryside, there was no need to be particular about such things; when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

So at home he called her "Auntie," but when they went out he called her "Madam."

Ma Guandao said, "My parents said they never expected to have a place like this to stay, and they really like it. Auntie, I've rested enough, let's get things done!"

You can't just take someone's money and expect them to support you for nothing.

Although the five-year period starts from the signing of the contract, nothing has been arranged yet, and I'm still a little anxious about wasting time like this.

Jiang Zhi smiled and said, "I was just about to tell your family."

Both of Ma's parents were in their fifties. Ma's father's name was Ma Jicheng, and Ma's mother's surname was Chen.

Because of the hardships of fleeing, the two looked even older than Grandpa and Grandma Xiaoman are now, and it took them two days to recover.

Upon seeing the host arrive, the two hurriedly brought Jiang Zhi a stool and some water.

Jiang Zhi smiled and asked them a few words of concern, telling them to take good care of their health for a while, and to talk about doing things again once they were better.

Ma Jicheng quickly said, "Village Chief Jiang is a good man. We are all destined to be busy and can't rest. We feel at ease if we have something to do."

Ma's mother chimed in, "We used to do manual labor for others, and we're still quite healthy. If Village Chief Jiang doesn't mind, please let us work!"

It's no wonder the Ma family said that, because Qingquan Bay is now receiving all sorts of herbs and starches from time to time, and outsiders are inevitably coming and going.

To prevent anyone from accidentally entering the medicine-making room, Xiaoman and his team built another fence to separate the rest area, medicine-making room, and warehouse from the valley outside.

Without Jiang Zhi's instructions, Tian Tao and the others did not allow the Ma family to wander around or do anything.

Seeing Tian Tao and the others running around busily in the medicine-making room, the Ma family members couldn't sit still for a day.

The Ma family wants to get to work, but Jiang Zhi isn't in a hurry. Pharmaceutical manufacturing requires hygiene, and a few days of observation and quarantine are still necessary.

She smiled and said, "Brother Ma, don't worry, I just came to tell you about this."

As you've seen, this is a pharmaceutical company, so we have to be discreet and say as little as possible, whether it's something we should or shouldn't say.

The elderly Ma couple nodded repeatedly: "Village Chief Jiang, my wife and I used to work as servants in the courtyard. We know the rules of the mansion and the rules of these workshops. We won't let it get out."

Just know the rules.

When they signed the contract at Maguan, it was mentioned that her parents were servants doing rough work in the outer courtyard of a wealthy family, so Jiang Zhi thought she could come to work at the pharmacy.

At this moment, Ma's father repeated himself, and Jiang Zhi nodded: "I make medicine here, so the first thing is to be discreet, and the second is to be clean."

"You all rest for three more days, and while you're at it, make yourselves two sets of clothes to wear to work. After three days, just listen to Tian Tao's instructions on what to do."

Ma's parents gladly accepted.