Song Anxin thought to herself, "That's why your family was so poor before!"

"Uncle, we're hiring distillery workers, not people who drink alcohol. Your interview is over, you can leave now."

Lin Fengshou and Song Anxin put a big X on his resume.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiugui knew he had no chance. He wanted to ask Song Anxin and Lin Fengshou for help, but Qingshan, who was guarding the door, glared at him, and he immediately wilted. Sigh, he had finally managed to do something serious.

Song Anxin and her group finally finished interviewing everyone by 5 pm. The distillery was recruiting a total of 320 people, but only 100 were selected from the village and the rest were from other villages. The duck egg workshop also hired ten new women, all of whom were from Linjia Village.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, more than 300 people lined up neatly outside the workshop courtyard. The villagers of Linjia Village naturally wouldn't miss this excitement. Even villagers from Shangyang Village, Wangou Village, and several nearby villages came to join in the fun. Some of them were there to cheer on their family members who had been selected, while others were there because people from several villages who had come for interviews the day before had gone back and spread the word. The villagers were all intrigued and came over.

They all gathered in a circle to watch the groundbreaking ceremony at Song Anxin's house. People from other villages stared intently at Song Anxin. So this is what the legendary Lady Hui looks like! They thought she was an old woman, but she's not an old woman at all; she's a beautiful woman.

The auspicious hour had arrived, and everyone saw the beautiful woman standing at the courtyard gate, loudly proclaiming:

"Happy New Year, everyone! Today is the opening day of our Linjia Village Dafeng Factory. Let's unveil the plaque!"

As soon as he finished speaking, An Lu lit the firecrackers. Accompanied by the crackling sound of the firecrackers, Song Mei and the four brothers, Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou, unveiled the red cloth covering the plaque.

The six characters "Linjiacun Dafeng Factory" stand prominently on the plaque. The factory's name is composed of the character "Feng" from the four brothers of Linjiacun and Fengnian. The characters on the plaque were personally written by Song Anbang.

The calligraphy was fluent and elegant, and even the villagers present, who had never read or written anything, knew that it must be excellent.

As soon as the plaque was unveiled, all the villagers applauded and cheered!

"Okay, okay! Okay..."

"The handwriting is beautiful, and the name sounds wonderful too..."

"......"

Song Anxin raised her hand to signal the villagers to be quiet, and then continued speaking to the workers in front of her:

"Among you are our long-time employees and newcomers, villagers from Linjia Village, as well as those from Wangou Village, Liujia Village, Shangyang Village... Whether you are new or old, from this village or another, from today onwards you are all people of Linjia Village Dafeng Factory!"

"As long as you all work hard, Dafeng Factory will definitely not treat you unfairly! Now, welcome to our Dafeng Factory!"

The workers below were immediately encouraged, especially those from other villages, who were now part of the Dafeng Factory! Their palms were almost red from clapping, and then they strode into the factory with great pride and high spirits.

The villagers watching, whether from their own village or from other villages, were incredibly envious. They all watched the workers go in with longing eyes, thinking how wonderful it would be if they were one of the workers at Dafeng Factory.

Some villagers had family members among those workers, and they immediately felt a sense of pride and stood tall with their chests puffed out.

After the workers entered the factory, they were divided into two groups. One group, led by Song Mei and Sister-in-law Lin, went to the duck egg workshop. The duck egg workshop was already well-established, and the older workers helped the newcomers familiarize themselves with it.

Now, Sister-in-law Lin is the deputy manager of the duck egg workshop, earning an extra twelve coins a month. Granny Han and Stone's mother are skilled workers, earning an extra eight coins a month. Aunt Zhao and Fang Chuntian, along with several other veteran employees, have also become team leaders, each earning an extra five coins.

The women who were selected to work in the duck egg workshop were overjoyed, knowing that this was a rare and excellent job for them.

She and Lin Fengshou Fengnian led about three hundred people to the distillery, where they divided the people into different jobs. One hundred people were the grain feeders, responsible for feeding the grain into the distillery, making sure the water temperature in the steamer was too high and changing it in time, and also responsible for preparing the first and last batches of wine. Another one hundred and twenty men were responsible for stirring and fermenting the grain, divided into twelve groups of ten, and forty people were specifically responsible for burning firewood... and so on.

Of course, these people are divided into day shifts and night shifts, rotating weekly. Moreover, the distillery has a shift system, which is why the wages are so high.

Lin Fengshou assigned them to different workshops, and then she and Fengnian Fengshou provided different training for different jobs. Lin Fengnian's mushroom room was temporarily handed over to Anshou Qingshan Qingfeng and his group.

She, Fengnian, and Fengshou are the three people who know the core technology best, and of course, all the workers involved have also signed confidentiality agreements.

The Spring Festival coincided with the beginning of spring. After the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the villagers gradually got busy, tilling the land, loosening the soil in preparation for sowing, fertilizing wheat and rapeseed, and so on. Linjia Village returned to its usual busy farming season.

After Song Anxin had been busy at the distillery for several days, Anfu suddenly came to the distillery one day to report that the county magistrate had arrived. Song Anxin was very surprised. Was he here to pay a belated New Year's visit? No, that didn't make sense. Before he got busy, the county magistrate had asked his clerk to send her a New Year's greeting.

In short, this guy must have come for something, so she put down what she was doing and went home.

In the main hall of the courtyard, Yan Shuping was sitting and drinking tea. He recalled the battles he and his students had planned on the sand table in the academy. One student stood out, always able to come up with a way to break through, and the soldiers he recruited were ones he had never heard of before.

The student was Lin Fenghe, the third son of Hui Ru Ren. He had met him at his home before, but he never expected him to have such talent. After chatting with him, he learned that some of the military strategies he used were actually stories that Hui Ru Ren told to the children at home to pass the time!

Using such excellent military strategy to tell stories and amuse children, oh, what a waste of talent! This wise lady really has many amazing things about her.

"Lord Yan, I heard from Master Yan that you have been busy with official duties. What brings you here today? The winery has only recently opened, and I have been busy there as well. I apologize for not being able to greet you properly." Song Anxin said with a polite smile as she walked in.

Thinking to myself, Master Yan didn't come today, so it seems it's not for official business.

Yan Shuping said cheerfully, "How could I blame Madam Hui? I truly admire Madam Hui's talent. I never expected that you, Madam Hui, would also be knowledgeable in military strategy?"

Song Anxin was completely bewildered. What was this guy talking about?!

His deep, slow voice said, "To deceive the heavens and cross the sea, there was once a country... that often organized the redeployment of garrison troops along the river... and when the three armies gathered, they had to display a large number of flags... to confuse the enemy..."

Song Anxin was speechless. This was just a story he told Erxi, Fengyao, and the others for fun. He saw that Fenghe was quite interested, so he told them more about these kinds of battles. What was this guy doing at the academy? How did he even know that?