She had already made up her mind, and this commotion was actually a good thing for her.

She didn't care what the people in the audience were thinking.

"Since some people agree and some people disagree, and since we're all here, let's divide it up."

“Those who agree with the village chief and are willing to contribute the money, stand on my left. Those who are unwilling to contribute to the patrol team, stand on my right.”

"Let me make it clear first: those who agree will share the patrol team's wages. Those who disagree will receive their share of the money that was originally owed to them from the village chief's account."

This statement caused an uproar in the audience.

Naturally, people want to get a larger share of the money.

The number of people on the left and right sides was originally greater on the left and less on the right.

After Cheng Qingyan finished speaking, some of the people who were originally standing on the left moved to the right.

The number of people on both sides is roughly equal, with each side making up half.

Cheng Qingyan carefully looked at the people on the left. Most of them were people she had some connection with, or people who had worked in Meng Xinyu's workshop.

She said to Meng Qiuliang beside her, "Village chief, now that the land has been divided, let's record it clearly. Otherwise, it will be confusing later."

Meng Qiuliang didn't know what she was planning, but since things had already come to this, he could only make a note of it.

Most of the time, the whole family shares the same opinion, but when it comes to recording, we still encounter situations where the couple has differing opinions.

Meng An's wife stood on the left, agreeing to share the wages with Cheng Qingyan, while Meng An stood next to Meng Xinyi.

Meng An's wife didn't seem fierce, but when she saw Meng An standing with Meng Xinyi, she immediately frowned.

A thin and frail-looking person walked past the crowd and arrived at Meng An's side.

Cheng Qingyan thought that in this era when women were considered weak, it was not surprising that Meng An's wife would stand with Meng An on the side of opposition.

It's just a bit of a pity. Meng Xinyu had told her about this Meng Jingshi, who worked in a soap factory and was very hardworking.

She had just taken Ye Lingyu's hand, preparing to find a shady spot to rest, when she saw Meng An's wife, holding Meng An's hand, standing at the registration desk on the left.

This was something she hadn't expected, nor had she anticipated that Meng An's wife could actually pull Meng An to the side of agreement.

"That's interesting," Cheng Qingyan said, looking at the couple with a smile.

Ye Lingyu followed her gaze and also saw this scene: "Meng Jingshi is usually quite close to Meng Xinyu's wife."

What does that mean? It means he's close to Meng Xinyu's wife, so what?

What is the direct connection between her ability to pull Meng An from the side of opposition to the side of approval?

Cheng Qingyan stared blankly at Ye Lingyu, waiting for her to continue.

Ye Lingyu just smiled and didn't say anything more.

Meng Xinyu's wife was from Gaogang Town, and her surname was Gao. She was known as Lady Gao.

He is straightforward and outspoken, a very easygoing person.

To be able to hang out with a straightforward person, you must naturally be a straightforward person yourself.

Cheng Qingyan suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"

She remembered that Meng Xinyu's wife also had a say at home! She would even make Meng Xinyu wash the dishes and do housework!

So this seemingly ordinary Meng Jingshi, like Meng Gaoshi, was skilled at managing her husband!

Thinking of this, Cheng Qingyan's smile deepened, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Ye Lingyu watched her alone with amusement, sometimes suddenly realizing something, sometimes chuckling to herself.

"What did you remember? Why are you laughing so happily?"

Cheng Qingyan leaned closer to Ye Lingyu and whispered in her ear, "Thinking of my wife, she's much more capable than them~"

Not understanding, Ye Lingyu frowned. How did this involve her?

"She's skilled at managing her husband—a truly outstanding figure in the family!"

So that's what you were talking about. What were you saying in front of so many people?

Ye Lingyu slapped Cheng Qingyan's arm as a warning: "There are so many people here, stop talking nonsense!"

"Yes, my wife, as you command, my wife~"

With everyone's help, the opposing sides quickly completed the statistics.

Meng Qiuliang took the records from both sides and handed them to Cheng Qingyan.

He wanted to see what Cheng San was up to.

Cheng Qingyan didn't look at the names written on the two pieces of paper. She put the papers away and said to the villagers waiting below the stage, "I already know everyone's opinions."

"I've also made up my mind about the patrol team. The soap factory will start recruiting tomorrow."

"Our village will only hire sixty people to work."

"The specifics will be handled by Meng Xinyu and Meng Pingkang tomorrow. Those of you who want to work at the soap factory can go to them."

"For the villagers who agreed to contribute money with me, go directly to Meng Xinyu and the others tomorrow. This is my compensation for your willingness to share the patrol team's wages with me."

Meng Changbei laughed loudly from below the stage: "You, Cheng San, you're targeting me!"

Cheng Qingyan scoffed at him: "Don't you dare slander me. They lost their chance to work at the soap factory because of you and Meng Xinyi, didn't they?"

“I believe that if it weren’t for your instigation, our Mengjia Village would be united and wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

"So, it's not that I'm targeting them, it's that you're not of one mind with the Lord's family. If they can't go to work and earn money, it's your fault for creating division, what does it have to do with me?"

She easily distinguished between reasonable people and those who were easily swayed, giving her more options when it came to hiring people.

Those who agreed to share the burden not only didn't lose income, but also got the opportunity to work at the soap factory, and they immediately clapped happily!

Those who didn't suffer any losses protested on the right, but unfortunately, their protest was ineffective.

The blame was shifted eastward, and Meng Changbei and Meng Xinyi were now surrounded by villagers on the right, who resented them for sowing discord and ruining the harmony among fellow villagers.

The soap factory needs manpower, which can be found from the same village; the list of people on that piece of paper should be enough.

The chicken farm and fishpond are still under construction.

Some of the people who built chicken farms and fish ponds also came from the opposing side on the right.

They are now very anxious and full of regret.

What troubled them was the worry that Cheng Qingyan might fire them because they had taken an opposing side over the patrol team issue.

What I regret is that I didn't listen to the village chief at first, but instead listened to the instigation of those two scoundrels, Meng Changbei and Meng Xinyi, and offended the village chief and Cheng Qingyan.

Cheng Qingyan glanced at Ye Lingyu, who nodded slightly at her. Receiving the signal, she immediately cleared her throat.

"Ahem, I'm very disappointed by what happened today. So, I've decided to fire the people currently working at the fishpond and chicken farm."

As soon as she said that, the people working at Cheng Qingyan's chicken farm and fishpond on the right immediately wailed in despair.

At that moment, they were ready to kill Meng Xinyi and Meng Changbei.