By the seventh day of the first lunar month, Linjia Village had become lively again. From early morning, groups of people could be seen entering the village from time to time, all heading to Aunt Lin's workshop.

They naturally arrived early as well, and Song Anxin's workshop courtyard was soon packed with people. Almost all the men, women, and children of Linjia Village came to join in the fun. Behind them were two rows of neat and large houses, surrounded by high adobe walls. There used to be a fence, but when the winery was built, her family simply rebuilt it as well.

The main gate has also been renovated, and their family even commissioned a plaque, which is currently covered with red cloth, waiting to be unveiled on the eighth day of the lunar new year when construction begins.

At 7:00 AM, the interviews for the union job openings at Song Anxin's home began. However, unlike the previous interviews for recruiting female workers, the interviews were conducted in batches in one room.

The interviewers were Song Anxin and Lin Fengshou in one group, Song Mei and Lin Dasao in another, and Granny Wei and Granny Sun each with several maids in their own group. Granny Sun and Granny Wei were experienced people who had seen a lot in the mansion, and they had a sharp eye. They could tell whether a person was reliable or not with just a glance and a few questions.

Lin Fengnian, along with Anfu, Angui, and Qingshan, maintained order outside, issuing numbers and calling out names. Almost everyone from Song Anxin's and Lin Dasao's families was involved. Song Anbang, Lin Fenghe, and Lin Fengyao were responsible for recording the villagers' information outside the interview room, creating a simple resume to give to the examiners during their interviews. Lin Daxi, Erxi, Dongzi, and even A Si came to help, acting as a backup. Her mother stayed home taking care of Da Xiaocao, a task the old lady was happy to do.

No one has ever seen a recruitment process like this before. Last time, the female workers in the duck egg workshop said they introduced themselves in front of everyone. Now, why are they introducing themselves to Aunt Lin and the others in groups of ten? Oh dear, watching them talk is more frightening than watching a large group of villagers.

Some men had practiced speaking to their wives at home, but when they said it in front of others for the first time, they all turned red in the face and stammered. Afterwards, they felt extremely regretful, wondering why they had behaved so badly.

Some of the women had already had this experience before. Although it was different from the last time, the format was the same, and this time they seemed much calmer.

Song Anxin specifically asked Lin Fengnian and the others in charge of the outside to move the numbers of the men from the nearby villages forward, in order to finish the interviews as soon as possible and then post the list so that they could rush back to their own villages for lunch.

Several hundred people from the four nearby villages came together, and with the villagers from our own village, there were more than a thousand people in total. Some villagers who had been waiting until the afternoon were told to go home and not wait there anymore. However, during the Spring Festival, everyone was very free and no one wanted to leave. They stayed here to watch the excitement, chat, and inquire about the situation.

Song Anxin and her colleagues didn't dare to rest for a moment, conducting interviews one group after another. When the interviews were suspended at noon, Song Anxin and her colleagues finally got a chance to catch their breath. However, they quickly made the most of the time to draft a list of those hired in the morning and posted it online.

We interviewed nearly half of the people in the morning. We had interviewed men from several nearby villages, and we had also interviewed several groups of people from Linjia Village. When the list of successful candidates was posted in the courtyard, the notice wall was immediately surrounded by a crowd of people, all pushing and shoving to see what was in front of it.

Because there were many people from other villages interviewed in the morning, most of their names were from nearby villages, including some from Linjia Village.

"Haha, I've been selected as a top-level craftsman! But what exactly is a top-level craftsman? Oh well, whatever, being selected is good enough! I can earn forty-three coins a day."

A man from Shangyang Village shouted excitedly.

"Oh my! I got selected too! I'm the mixer worker, the highest pay!"

"......"

Several men from other villages called out.

These men from other villages were brought by their village head. They were overjoyed to see their own people selected. After looking at the posted list, they took their respective villagers aside and gave them a lecture:

"This is a blessing from Madam Hui. Those of you who have been selected must work hard for Madam Hui's family. Those who haven't been selected don't need to worry; we can come back whenever Madam Hui's family needs more people. But,"

The village leaders made a stern statement: "If I find out that the people we elected are not doing their jobs properly or are causing trouble here, then you can forget about coming back to the village! Our village can't afford to lose face like that!"

The men who were chosen dared not slack off. Even if the village head hadn't said anything, they would have worked hard, because the daily wage was so high. Moreover, they heard from the people of Linjia Village that there would be various benefits, with gifts and money given out during festivals. The people of Linjia Village were living so well now thanks to Madam Hui. They were fortunate enough to work for Madam Hui, so they had to put in their best effort!

"Yes, village head, we will definitely do our best! We won't let the village down!"

A group of men's clear and deep voices came from all corners. Song Anxin naturally heard them as well, and couldn't help but smile. With the help of the villagers who were supervising her family's workers, her family was really much less troubled.

After lunch, the whole family went to the workshop again for another afternoon of interviews.

"I, my name is Lin the Drunkard, oh no, no, my name is Lin the Lazybones, I am thirty-two years old this year, there are three people in my family... I think with all my years of drinking experience, I can do any job well in the distillery."

Lin, the drunkard, was unusually refrain from drinking today. He had his hair and clothes neatly combed. He was quite nervous, and even stuttered as he spoke, his hands clenched tightly.

Thinking it over, he said to Song Anxin and Lin Fengshou, "Second Sister-in-law Lin, please don't hold the past against me. Fengshou, I apologize for what happened before. I have never hit Shitou or Shitou's mother since. I wasn't a human being before, and now I want to start anew. Second Sister-in-law Lin, Fengshou, please give me a chance."

Actually, he originally wanted his uncle, Shi Tou, and his wife to talk to Lin Ersaozi and ask her to help him get a special treatment, but none of the three paid any attention to him. What else could he do? Since his wife took over the household, the family's life had been getting better and better, and they even had to rely on them for money for drinks. He couldn't afford to offend his uncle either.

Song Anxin and Lin Fengshou, who were in charge of the interviews, were completely at a loss for words.

Yeah, it's like that feeling of wanting to poop but not being able to.

Lin Fengshou, still gritting his teeth, asked as usual, "Uncle, what are your strengths? In other words, what are you best at?"

Speaking of this drunkard Lin, he proudly said, "My best skill is drinking, of course. I'm not bragging, but I've drunk at least a thousand or eight hundred bottles of wine. I can tell whether a wine is good or bad just by tasting it."