Tong Wen Yao thought about the last time when Mrs. Sun was spewing shit at the spicy snack workshop. Now combined with what Wen Ziyu said, she didn't know what bad things she would do!

Wen Ziyu continued, "I heard in the woods that an adult from the county gave it to him. I wonder if you have offended any aunt before, or if someone is targeting you!"

Tong Wenyao's face was full of seriousness when she heard Ziyu say this. "I will have someone guard them, but now it depends on how she will proceed. Will she attack the Tong family or drug the spicy snack workshop? We still don't know yet."

Hearing how seriously she took what he said, Wen Ziyu couldn't help but laugh. "Maybe I saw it wrong. But, you can find someone to guard her for a while. If she doesn't attack your family, you don't have to watch her anymore."

Tong Wen Yao agreed and asked her family to take precautions when she returned, and also to prepare some detoxification pills for future use.

After bringing back the plum blossoms, the county magistrate also returned with his wife. Xing'er packed the durian and other fruits and gave them to Luhui.

The remaining merchants also left in their carriages soon after. After everyone left, Wen Ziyu glanced at the Tong family members who were all there. It was obvious that they had something to discuss, so he suggested going back to the room first.

As soon as Wen Ziyu left, Tong Wenyao ran over and hugged her, "Sister, I brought you a gift too." Seeing the brother and sister getting along so harmoniously, Qian's mother also became happy.

Tong Wenyao took out a hairpin from his bag and said, "I spent half a month's wages to buy this. Do you like it, sister?"

There was a green butterfly on the hairpin, which would sway up and down and follow the animal. When Xin'er saw it, she said she wanted one too, but she was attracted by another wooden carved animal that Tong Wenyao took out.

After seeing it, Tong Wenyao quickly accepted it and said, "Thank you, brother!"

Seeing that the two were silent, Cui's mother said, "Okay, everyone, hurry up and sit down to discuss. After we finish the discussion, the roasted whole lamb will be ready soon."

Mother Cui spoke first, "Yao'er, your construction business has a lot of people wanting to place orders, while others are waiting to see what's going on. Plus, the county magistrate has also mentioned building a building, so many people are jumping on the bandwagon. So, business is still good. But do you have enough manpower?"

Tong Wenyao said, "I have two teams in Changzhen Village. If we're short of manpower, we can find some more people in the village to do it. The people who built the kang for us before were pretty good."

Cui's mother nodded after hearing this. "Those two teams in the village do have experience in construction. Besides, they built these houses of ours."

Tong Wenyao continued, "I want to buy a piece of land in the county and build a house there. I'll use it as a model for them to visit." Mother Cui frowned and said, "Wouldn't that be a waste? Besides, we already have the county magistrate's house right here. Why not just use it as a model room?"

Tong Wenyao smiled and explained, "It's not just a model room. If people want us to build a house in the future, they can come directly to us. It's like a model room, and it's also like a company."

After hearing this, Cui's mother no longer had any concerns. "You have always been reliable in doing things. Just do it if you think of it."

Iron is hard to come by here, so the steel needed for construction can only be filled with bamboo. This also means that the building cannot be built too high, otherwise there will be a risk of collapse.

Cui's mother pulled out a list and said, "These are the merchants who paid the deposit. We'll send people to build the houses directly when the time comes. After they're finished, they'll pay the balance." Then, Qian's mother took out a two-hundred-liang silver note and said, "This is also the deposit we received today. I remember Xing'er is good at keeping track of the accounts, right? I'll let Xing'er take care of this from now on."

When Xing'er heard that such importance was attached to her arrangement, she couldn't help but wonder whether she was capable of doing it, and quickly looked at the young lady.

Tong Wenyao knew her concerns and encouraged her, "Xing'er, if you want to stay by my side and live a simple life, I will respect you. If you want to see the world, I suggest you choose to read the account books."

Xing'er thought for a moment and said firmly, "Miss, I choose to look at the account book."

After hearing this, Tong Wenyao couldn't hide the joy on her face, "Okay."

They talked for a while, and when Tong Wenyao saw that it was getting late, he began to prepare to return to the county town. Qian's mother asked Lan Qiao'er to get a leg of lamb from the roasted whole lamb stall at the door for Tong Wenyao to take with him. Because he came with the county magistrate, it was not convenient for Tong Wenyao to leave for too long, so Xiaohua put the cut lamb leg into a box and tied it to the horse's back.

He jumped on his horse, looked around at his family, and then galloped towards the county town.

Wen Ziyu leaned against the pillar, glanced at Tong Wen Yao, and then sat down beside the charcoal to warm himself. Tong Wen Yao sat next to him. There was an open space in front of the Tong family's door. This was the location of the old house. After the new house was built, the original house was demolished and paved with cement.

But the whole lamb is not roasted on cement because the cement will explode.

Wen Ziyu glanced at Tong Wenyao and said, "After the New Year, I will also join the army."

Tong Wenyao was not surprised after hearing this. She dug out a chestnut from the charcoal and handed him one. "Then I wish you to become a general soon!"

Cracks had appeared on the chestnut shell, revealing the golden flesh. Wen Ziyu took the chestnut and began to peel it.

"I will!"

Tong Wen Yao put the peeled chestnuts into her mouth and chewed them. The sides were bulging, like a little hamster.

The chestnuts were soft, sweet, and had a subtle fragrance in her mouth, and she half-closed her eyes while eating them to enjoy them.

When Wen Ziyu saw this, he subconsciously poked her cheek, which made Tong Wen Yao so angry that she turned around and glared at him.

Many people in the village were also sitting by the fire, with smiles on everyone's face. When the roasted whole lamb was served, everyone stood up and reached out to tear it apart.

Tong Wenyao was too small to grab the piece of meat, so Wen Ziyu saw it and handed the piece of meat he had grabbed to Tong Wenyao.

“Eat!”

After Tong Wen Yao took it, she started to eat with peace of mind. In her opinion, this was a brother's care for his sister.

Wen Ziyu also likes to watch her eat. Her face is puffy, but it will collapse if you poke it.

Fortunately, Dongzi and Xiaohua knew to leave a leg of lamb for them when they were grilling. If they hadn't left it for them, they would have had no lamb to eat.

Mrs. Sun was the one who grabbed the most mutton. She put all the mutton she grabbed into a bowl, stared at the Tong family, and cursed them for being stingy. There were only two or three sheep, but the Tong family still wanted to take away two lamb legs. After all, they couldn't eat much.

One or two people nearby echoed her, saying, "Exactly. Do you expect us to be grateful just for a small favor?"

However, some people couldn't stand it and said to them, "If the Tong family hadn't bought the sheep, some people might never have eaten sheep in their entire lives!"

"You, what do you mean! If you ask me, the Tong family is just stingy. They want the whole village to share two or three sheep!"

After hearing this, Cui's mother sneered and said, "Madam Feng, if you don't want to eat, then don't come!"