"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Li Chunyan beamed with joy: "The first thing is that we signed a contract today. The supermarket owner ordered 10,000 jars of pickled vegetables. Each jar costs 500 yuan, and we can make a profit of 1 million yuan."

Zhang Fan already knew he had learned about this from Bai Rou'er, but he still cooperated by exclaiming in surprise and overjoyed, "Congratulations, sister-in-law! What's the second thing?"

Li Chunyan smiled mysteriously and continued, "The second thing is that my sister-in-law has money now. We'll go to Jiangcheng the day after tomorrow to ask about the surgery."

"So urgent?"

"It's just an examination to determine the surgical plan. We still have to wait in line for the specific surgery time, so there's no rush at all."

“Okay.” Zhang Fan looked at Li Chunyan’s excited expression and felt that if he confessed now, she would be very sad. Anyway, the surgery was still a long way off, so he would find another opportunity to confess.

However, worried that Li Chunyan might take out a loan, he reminded her, "Sister-in-law, I heard Ji Zhi say today that his neighbor jumped off a building. He said he couldn't repay the loan and was driven to desperation."

Li Chunyan: "Many microloan companies charge shockingly high interest rates. If someone asks you to take out a loan, never agree."

"Sister-in-law, you too."

Hearing Li Chunyan say this, Zhang Fan breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister-in-law, hurry up and eat, or you'll get diarrhea if you eat it cold."

Li Chunyan was very tired today. After dinner, she washed the dishes and then helped Zhang Fan take a bath before lying down in bed. As soon as she lay down, she started snoring.

Before dawn the next day, Li Chunyan went out and went straight back to the village. There was too much kimchi to make, and she didn't have enough people, so she had to go back and recruit more.

The vegetables needed have been arranged with the supplier, and they will be delivered in a few days. The kimchi jars have also been ordered and will be sent to Bai Rou'er's newly rented warehouse.

Returning to Dingjiapo, she felt somewhat unfamiliar; though she had only been away for a few days, it felt like she had been gone for a long time.

She had already called the convenience store in advance to tell the village chief about the job openings.

Zhang Youde was very happy to be able to work, as he would earn much more than he would from farm work.

When Li Chunyan arrived at the old locust tree, she saw that many villagers had already gathered at the entrance of the village.

As soon as Aunt Pang saw Li Chunyan, she was overjoyed and came over: "Chunyan, you've really made something of yourself! You're leading the whole village to get rich!"

"He's really capable; he's got a sharp mind."

"What a great benefactor!"

The flood of praise made Li Chunyan a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushing slightly: "Let me tell you about the type of job I need first."

"This time I'm hiring, I need ten female workers to make kimchi, and two male workers to do manual labor and carry things."

Upon hearing this, everyone volunteered: "Choose me, I make delicious kimchi."

"Choose me, I'm strong."

Li Chunyan glanced at everyone and, based on their usual character, selected ten women and two men.

There was Aunt Pang and her husband, Zhang Xingguo, and the other women, all of whom were hardworking and honest.

Li Chunyan said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I only need this many people. To those of you who weren't selected, I hope we can cooperate in the future if there's an opportunity."

Although everyone felt a little disappointed, Li Chunyan had already said that, so they kindly added, "I hope your business grows bigger and bigger."

"Li Chunyan, my leg was crippled by Xiao Hei, and I'm struggling financially. I'm not asking for compensation, but could you at least give me a job?"

Li Chunyan said coldly, "The kimchi jars are heavy and require physical strength, which is inconvenient for you. Besides, our shop is small and the wages are very low."

Zhang Jianye said with a grim expression, "Can't I at least guard a warehouse?"

Li Chunyan frowned slightly: "The warehouse is guarded by Xiao Hei. It's more naive than you and wouldn't try to cheat people."

This Zhang Jianye is truly shameless. He did so many things to try and slander her before, and now he still has the nerve to ask to work.

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this. Zhang Jianye was even competing for a job with a dog, and he couldn't even compete with a dog.

Zhang Jianye's face darkened. Li Chunyan had deliberately brought up Xiao Hei in front of everyone. Speaking of Xiao Hei made his legs ache.

He said sarcastically, "I heard you're hiring so many people before your shop even opens. Are you trying to scam us?"

Auntie Pang: "You're just being a sour grapes!"

Zhang Jianye: "Li Chunyan is an outsider who married into the family, and she's moved away now. Do you still believe her?"

His family ran out of food and life was very difficult. After his leg was bitten by Xiao Hei, he had difficulty moving around and no one wanted to hire him. He thought he could be selected because he was pitiful and then take advantage of the situation to swindle money from Li Chunyan, but Li Chunyan ignored him completely.

He harbored resentment, believing that if he couldn't have it, no one else could either, and that his inability to recruit people would also damage Li Chunyan's business—a win-win situation.

To his surprise, no one paid any attention to him. Zhang Youde scolded, "Alright, everyone knows what kind of person Li Chunyan is. Don't waste your energy. Besides, this is a great thing to lead everyone to get rich. Don't try to smear her."

The selected women chimed in, "Who doesn't know that you, Zhang Jianye, are a good-for-nothing scoundrel who idles around all day?"

"Your eighty-year-old mother still has to go out and work, it's really a tragedy."

"I wonder what sins I committed in my past life to have given birth to such a debt-collecting ghost in this life!"

Amidst the jeers and jeers, Zhang Jianye's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth as he fled in disarray.

Ever since he fell out with Zhang Fan, his luck has been terrible.

Could there really be a mountain god?

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