Manager Lin was dumbfounded. Was it rinsed with water?

Can it be flushed away? Where?

He couldn't control it anymore and quickly closed the door.

Afterwards, I poured two ladles of water down the drain, and with a splash, it went down immediately, without tasting very bad.

Shopkeeper Lin walked out with a look of surprise: "Brother Ye, are these kinds of outhouses common in your village?"

"No, this was my younger sister's idea. She's very clean, so she came up with this."

Manager Lin was quite surprised.

He didn't have time to think about that now; he hurried out and went to the village entrance to call the convoy to the workshop.

Soon, Baiweilou's convoy arrived.

Ye Caiping was about to call Zhao Shuisheng and the other five to help carry things.

Before she could call out, Zhao Shuisheng and the other four were already waiting in the workshop, all sitting in front of the warehouse door.

Besides them, five or six other grinders and roasters also came. This was the workshop's first shipment, and they were more nervous than anyone else. They barely ate anything before volunteering to help.

Many hands make light work.

In less than 45 minutes, all 3,000 catties of spices were loaded onto the carriage.

Ye Caiping was very happy and quickly invited Su Hen and Manager Lin to have dinner in the inner hall.

They set up a table in the courtyard and had the workers who helped move the goods and the servants and drivers from Baiweilou sit down and eat together.

The meal was simple; because there wasn't enough time to prepare, the three of them—Grandma Ye, her husband, and Xiao Yan—only cooked some home-style dishes. But there were eggs and meat, and everyone enjoyed themselves.

After finishing his meal, Su Hen paid for the goods at 115 wen per catty, so 3,000 catties would be 345 liang.

Su Hen said, "After I get back, I'll first transport the ingredients to restaurants in various places. We'll know how well they sell in a few days. Then I'll have Manager Lin place an order with you."

He's not worried about sales at all.

As the restaurant with the most branches of Da Zhou, he has an extremely sensitive touch when it comes to dishes and flavors.

Whether it works or not, he'll know once he tries it; he's almost never wrong.

Because he had something to attend to, Su Hen left with the convoy.

On the way back, Manager Lin said, "Master, the outhouse at Madam Ye's house is quite unique."

Su Hen was speechless: "What's so special about a latrine?"

"It's just rinsed with water, very clean, and doesn't smell much. I heard from Brother Ye that it was Mrs. Ye's idea. And the furniture too, very modern. I wonder where they got it made."

Su Hen raised an eyebrow: "Ye Caiping... is quite interesting, a person with ideas. Lin Guang!"

Manager Lin was suddenly called out, and his back immediately straightened: "Master, Master."

"Well done, 30 taels as a reward. A year's wages will be deducted!"

After a moment of delight, Manager Lin's expression changed again: "Deduct a year's wages?"

He looked up and saw Su Hen staring at him coldly.

Manager Lin shrank back slightly, but immediately understood.

Before this, he made a big mistake, which was trying to buy Ye Caiping's prescription.

If he had successfully bought it, it would have been a great achievement; the problem is he couldn't.

Not only could he not buy it, but he also fell out with Ye Caiping.

If Ye Caiping hadn't taken the initiative to contact him later, other restaurants would have made the spicy soup first.

Don't underestimate a snack.

Once it becomes popular, if other restaurants have it but yours doesn't, your restaurant's business will be affected.

Even if they later did the same thing themselves, the competitor had already beaten them to it. Customers would habitually go to the first one.

Manager Lin's expression shifted, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, when Ye Caiping came to him, he didn't continue to be angry with her and even brought the spice packet up.

Otherwise, if Baiweilou is affected, he might not even be able to keep his job.

...

The goods were shipped out, and the whole workshop was filled with joy.

Even more surprisingly, after the people from Baiweilou left, several other restaurants came to order more goods.

The minimum weight is 100 jin (50 kg), and the maximum weight is 300-400 jin (

Unfortunately, there are only one or two hundred pounds of goods left, which is not enough to go around.

In the end, we could only pay a deposit and agree on a delivery time.

Ye Xiniu and Chen Daqiang were filled with regret!

It seems this workshop can really keep going, and there's no need to worry about not being able to sell the products!

Ye Xiniu was so angry at home that he kept drinking glass after glass of alcohol, while his family members all looked mournful.

"It's all that Liu Decai's fault! He's such a troublemaker!" Xiniu's mother cried out. "Xiniu, go find Caiping and apologize. We're all family, there's nothing we can't resolve."

Ye Xiniu slammed the cup in his hand heavily on the table: "What am I supposed to apologize for? Don't I have any shame?"

Ye Xiniu also hated Liu Decai to death; it was all Liu Decai's fault.

But he was the one who really started the trouble, and he dragged Chen Daqiang and a few others into it, which led to everyone being fired.

He has already lost face in front of Chen Daqiang and the others today. If he goes to apologize now, won't Chen Daqiang and the others look down on him even more?

Niu Niu's face turned pale with anxiety: "Why are you so stubborn! Go now!"

"No way! It's just a lowly job. I didn't starve to death before! There's no need to beg people like that."

"If you...if you won't go, I will!"

After Xi Niu's mother finished speaking, she was about to leave when Xi Niu's wife, Liu, stopped her: "Mother, going like this won't get anything done. Why don't you find a mediator to mediate?"

Xi Niu Niang's eyes lit up: "You're so smart, let's go find the village head."

After saying that, he and Madam Liu hurriedly went out.

Ye Xiniu remained seated, his neck stiff, stubbornly refusing to back down, but seeing his mother and wife pleading for mercy, he didn't utter a single word of objection.

When Xi Niu Niang and Liu Shi arrived at Ye Lizheng's house, they immediately started crying and making a scene.

Ye Lizheng immediately launched into a tirade of abuse:

“Cai Ping has already had a hard time, and instead of helping her, you’re causing trouble! Put your hands on your conscience and tell me, since she returned to Qinghe Village, has she ever taken advantage of anyone? Not only has she not taken advantage of anyone, but she has also helped everyone get so much cassava. You don’t remember a single bit of her kindness!”

"Someone just said a few words of criticism, and she felt so heartbroken. Xi Niu deserved to be fired. And you want me to plead for him? Am I supposed to dig up your family's graves? You actually want me to do such a despicable thing!"

Niu Niu Niang: "He was instigated by that Liu guy... Waaah... It was just a moment of impulse..."

"He acted on impulse, but what about you? You saw him go to Chen Daqiang to discuss causing trouble, why didn't you stop him?"

Xi Niu Niang's face stiffened, because at the time she also felt the workshop was failing and wanted her son to get his wages back...

"Alright, go back! I can't help with this."

Xi Niu Niang and Liu Shi then slunk away.

When Ye Xiniu saw them return with long faces, he knew things had gone wrong, and immediately flew into a rage: "Look what you've done! You've embarrassed me again!"

After saying that, he flipped the table over and turned to go back to his room.

Compared to Ye Xiniu's "backbone," Chen Daqiang and the other two were much weaker.

After Ye Caiping finished work, she brought eggs and brown sugar to Ye Caiping's door to apologize.

Ye Caiping told Ye Daquan to stand guard at the door, saying that once someone was dismissed, they wouldn't be hired again.

Chen Daqiang and his two companions couldn't even get through the door. They were filled with shame and regret, and could only slink away.