When signing the contract, Village Chief Lin served as the witness.

Huo Dong had already privately told Village Chief Lin about some of the "ties" between the Liu family and the Huo family.

I hope that Village Chief Lin can help the Liu family when they need it. Village Chief Lin is a subordinate of General Huo, so he is accustomed to obeying orders.

Moreover, he found that the Liu family was a good family and could greatly promote the development of the village. Their village had only been relocated for a few months, but Fulai Village had seen such great changes.

Not only are the houses in the village now complete and bustling, but the rice fields are now being planted and the village has even built a tofu shop. Now, what about a soap workshop? A pig and chicken farm?

He had a feeling that Fulai Village would soon be completely transformed. The source of the transformation of Fulai Village was still the Liu family, especially the little girl from the Liu family.

It seems that General Huo still has some interest in that little girl? But this is just a guess from a lonely man like him, so I don't know if this feeling is accurate.

In short, if there was anything going on with him, what was happening in Fulai Village, or any major movement in the Liu family, he would bring a message to the prefecture, to General Huo. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of this beloved carrier pigeon that General Huo had given him?

This is a priceless carrier pigeon. You have to know how much effort and time it takes to train one! They are usually only used in military matters. Could it be that General Huo is protecting the Liu family?

For the sake of this carrier pigeon, he even practiced writing big characters, fearing that General Huo would not be able to recognize his handwriting.

In the past, General Huo required his subordinates to learn to write Chinese characters. They worked hard to learn Chinese characters under General Huo, but the most common thing they did was to write for his grandson.

Speaking of recruitment, the first station was specifically for boiling water, and 8 people were hired. This position was quite hard, and it was best to have strong men or women. Considering the gender differences in this dynasty, it was best not to have men and women working in the same room, so the first station was recruited with 8 strong men.

The four stoves need to be stirred constantly with spatulas, and eight people take turns, which takes at least eight hours of work, which means each person has to work for at least four hours. This is laborious and sweaty work, and the pay is a little higher, 40 cents a day.

They also work part-time as a cook of lard, but lard does not need to be cooked every day.

At the first station, Liu Sinan personally taught them how to boil the rice. He explained how to cook it, and how high the fire should be. As for the ratios and amounts of the ingredients, his daughter would prepare them the night before, or he would just prep the ingredients and let the workers boil it. This also reduced the chances of the recipe being leaked.

The second workstation is filtering and boxing for shaping. We found a few women who are more careful and dexterous, because when packing, the soap must be shaken evenly, not too full or too little, otherwise the soap will not be full enough and the size will be difficult to be consistent.

The third station is mainly responsible for setting up the frame and removing the molds. Five women are enough for the second and third stations.

After it sets, leave it overnight, or for a day and a night, depending on the weather and the condensation of the soap.

In the morning, they could remove the molds and package the soap. In the afternoon, when the strong men had finished boiling the soap, they could start filtering and packing it into boxes. This way, the work didn't conflict and they could handle it all. The daily wage was 30 wen, and the workday was four hours long.

The workshop does not provide food and accommodation, but does provide free tea. When the weather is hot, Liu Yuhan will ask his family to cook some mung bean porridge, and then go home to eat and rest for an hour at noon.

Liu Daling found an auspicious day, set off firecrackers, distributed malt sugar and copper coins to the onlookers, and started work.

When working, the workshop door is closed and cannot be seen from the outside.

The village began to become busy, with people picking flowers, chopping wood, and experienced hunters looking for honey. No matter how much honey there was, the Liu family would buy it and sell it if they thought the price was right.

Therefore, the elderly people who used to be free to take care of their grandchildren are rarely seen chatting under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village.

They all take their grandchildren to the fields to pick wild flowers. Picking flowers easily means they can earn only 10 or 8 cents a day, which is still income, right?

The half-grown children would also choose to chop firewood. A bundle of firewood cost five cents, and they could easily get two bundles a day, which was 10 cents! They had never thought about making money before!

Honey is not cheap. If the hunters can find honey, the Liu family will buy as much as they can, and each pound is a few cents more expensive than the one sold in the town.

In short, Fulai Village fell into an unprecedented busy scene.