Ye Daquan was overjoyed to learn that he could continue delivering goods the next day; he had work to do again.

Then, he became worried again.

It seems this ingredient package really isn't very good! But the workshop has already stockpiled a lot of goods, so they can't afford to lose money.

Although my younger sister just earned a thousand taels from selling ginseng, she can't keep up with this kind of spending spree.

“If…the goods in the workshop still can’t be sold, we’ll continue delivering goods, and we’ll use the things in the warehouse ourselves,” Ye Daquan said.

Ye Caiping chuckled: "Big brother, don't worry."

She still had a lot of confidence in the workshop.

This delivery service can only be done nearby, not beyond Yue'an County. It only earns small amounts of money, not big amounts.

Therefore, it is essential to develop ingredient packages and workshops.

As soon as the oxcart arrived at the village entrance, Ye Caiping saw Ye Jin'er standing there.

Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow, and only after the oxcart stopped did she say, "Is someone causing trouble again?"

"How did Mother know?" Ye Jin'er asked, puzzled.

“Last night, someone saw Ye Xiniu and Liu Decai chatting under the banyan tree. If Liu Decai didn’t stir up trouble, he wouldn’t live up to his reputation as a troublemaker,” Ye Caiping said with a smile.

"Uncle Xi Niu and Uncle Da Qiang came to the workshop this morning and kept saying they wanted to find you. When they couldn't find you, they just sat there and didn't do any work."

In the workshop—

Ye Xiniu, Chen Daqiang, and two other men sat in front of the two warehouse doors.

Ye Huan'er frowned: "Uncle Xi Niu, Uncle Qiang, whatever you have to do, finish the work this morning first."

Ye Xiniu angrily said, "What's the point of making so much stuff? The warehouse is overflowing! You're just a woman with long hair but short brains. You don't know anything and just blindly do things. By the way, where's your mother? The workshop has only been open for a short time, and she's been nowhere to be seen every day."

As he spoke, Ye Xiniu became more and more convinced of Liu Decai's words.

Ye Huan'er's face darkened slightly.

Just then, they saw Ye Caiping returning in an oxcart.

"What's wrong?" Ye Caiping looked at Ye Xiniu and the others sitting there, her eyes were a little cold, but she still had a smile on her face: "Brother Xiniu, I told you yesterday that I and the house are here, and you will definitely get your wages."

Ye Xiniu said, "With just two or three hundred taels, how could you possibly open a workshop? Those medicinal herbs must have been bought with borrowed money, right?"

Upon hearing this, the employees gathered around looked at each other in bewilderment. Was the medicinal herb purchased with money borrowed by Cai Ping?

Ye Caiping chuckled: "How the workshop operates is none of your concern. You just need to do your job well, and don't worry about the rest."

These words thoroughly angered Ye Xiniu, Chen Daqiang, and the others.

"None of our business? If you can't sell your goods, you won't be able to pay your debts. When the creditors come knocking, you'll have to mortgage your house to them. Are we supposed to work for you for nothing?"

Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "So what do you want?"

Ye Xiniu said, "We don't want anything, it's just... we should be paid the wages we're owed! The workshop was set up with borrowed money, so it's understandable that we're worried. Therefore, I hope the wages can be settled daily."

“Yes, settled daily!” Chen Daqiang and two or three other burly men echoed.

Ye Xiniu had already thought about it last night; he planned to gather a few of his brothers today to put pressure on Ye Caiping.

They couldn't bear to give up the 30 coins a day's work; if they could be paid daily, they would earn extra money for each extra day they worked.

Ye Xiniu then said to the people around him, "Don't you agree? Settling accounts daily will put everyone at ease."

The employees felt a surge of warmth in their hearts. Yes, being paid daily was wonderful!

They were already worried about not getting paid, and now that Ye Xiniu had provoked them like this, they were even more afraid.

But they couldn't bear to give up this job.

Now that Ye Xiniu and Chen Daqiang have proposed settling accounts daily, everyone is very happy about it.

Thinking about it, everyone looked at Ye Caiping expectantly.

Ye Daquan, Jin'er, and Huan'er were furious.

Tie Niu's wife frowned: "When we entered the workshop, we agreed to be paid monthly. Now you're suddenly changing your mind. Isn't that being untrustworthy?"

Ye Zhuzi, Zhao Shuisheng, Ye Siquan, and others nodded in agreement: "What was agreed upon before should remain the same, and shouldn't be changed."

Ye Xiniu was furious: "Are you all stupid?! We get paid daily, she's the one paying us, not the other way around. What's wrong with getting paid every day?"

Chen Daqiang and the others also thought that Tie Niu's wife and Ye Zhuzi had lost their minds.

They should have been on the same side!

Ye Caiping gave Tie Niu's wife and the others an approving look. She hadn't misjudged them; they were all reliable.

Ye Caiping said, "Your request is quite reasonable, one payment per day. Is there anyone else who thinks the same way?"

As she spoke, Ye Caiping looked around at the employees.

The people she swept over had different expressions.

Some, like Tie Niu's wife, felt the changes were bad, while many others were afraid the workshop wouldn't be able to pay wages, and thus sided with Ye Xiniu.

But they dare not express their opinion at this moment.

Seeing that no one spoke, Ye Caiping nodded: "Payment per day, that's fine. I'll pay you for all these days now. You can go back now; the workshop won't want troublemakers."

Ye Xiniu and Chen Daqiang's expressions changed.

Ye Xi said arrogantly, "Why don't you want us? What trouble have we caused? It's a fact that the workshop can't pay wages. If you want us to work, you have to provide some guarantee, right? Anyway, the wages will be paid eventually, so what's wrong with paying us daily?"

Ye Caiping scoffed: "That's the workshop's rule! We agreed to monthly payments, and that's how it is. I won't use people who don't follow the rules, and I certainly won't be coerced by anyone!"

Today they're demanding daily wages, tomorrow they'll be demanding a raise; once this starts, it'll never end.

Ye Xiniu and his men's faces turned pale and then red. They thought that as long as they were tough enough, they could intimidate Ye Caiping, who was just a woman.

To my surprise, she actually fired them?

Chen Daqiang and his three companions were already starting to regret their actions.

Ye Xiniu, however, became increasingly defiant as he grew angrier: "Fine, fine, I don't even want to work for you! Carrying heavy loads outside is hard work, but at least I get paid."

“Thirty coins a day, and you’ve worked for ten days, that’s three hundred coins. Huan’er, go get the money,” Ye Caiping said.

Ye Huan'er quickly ran out and soon returned with a few strings of cash, which she gave to Ye Xiniu and the other four.

Chen Daqiang and the others held the money, their expressions complicated.

Ye Xiniu tossed the string of coins in his hand: "Hmph, at least I got the wages I was owed, while you won't get a single copper coin!"

Ye Xiniu looked around at Tie Niu's wife and others.

Although Chen Daqiang and his companions had some regrets, they could only console themselves at this point.

"Exactly. What good is it if the promised wages are high? If they can't be paid, it's all for nothing."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from outside:

"Is this the Hu spicy soup workshop? Is Madam Ye here? We're here to buy some!"