Xu Han was very tempted upon hearing this, and her mind raced.

The Taoist priest is right; relying on yourself is worse than relying on anyone else. If I can get a leisurely job because of this, things will definitely be different when I go out to do business in the future.

Putting aside everything else, they certainly won't be bullied.

Anyone with an official position or minor post should think twice before trying to cause trouble.

These days, the punishment for bullying ordinary people is different from that for bullying officials.

While a minor official position might not be enough to suppress powerful and influential families, it was more than sufficient in county and prefectural cities.

Although she was very tempted, Xu Han still had some concerns.

She knew that she was somewhat special, and if she were to actually obtain an official position, wouldn't she be exposed to those people's scrutiny?

Thinking of this, she asked the question.

To everyone's surprise, the leader waved his hand dismissively, "You don't need to worry about that. I've already eliminated everyone who could pose a threat to you."

It can be said that in Yuanqing Kingdom, as long as you don't actively reveal yourself, no one else besides the few people present will know.

Originally, the Taoist priest's junior brother had been keeping an eye on Xu Han, but during the war, the Taoist priest simply took care of him.

Of course, Xu Han was unaware of all this.

It was precisely because there was no one who could threaten Xu Han that the Taoist priest suggested that she take on a minor official position.

After so many years of getting along, Xu Han still trusted the Taoist priest. Since he said so, Xu Han was completely at ease.

He chuckled and said, "Alright, then we'll do as you say."

"Okay, I'll send a message to Yunhua after we finish eating and ask him to put in a good word for you."

Xu Han looked at the Taoist priest, smiling like a cunning fox, and said with a small clench of her fist, "It would be even better if you could give me a little more reward."

Hehehe, I want to build a workshop outside the county town, but I don't have enough money. I don't mind if it's money or land.

Fearing that the Taoist priest and Yunhua would look down on her, Xu Han immediately continued to tempt her, "Tell Yunhua that if he can make it happen, I'll cover all the alcohol he drinks from now on."

Of course, you, Daoist Master, would also be indispensable.

After hearing this, the Taoist priest raised his hand and slapped Xu Han on the head, "Do you think the current emperor is so easy to manipulate?"

As the saying goes, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. Dare to make demands of the emperor? You'd be asking for your life!

Xu Han rubbed her head, which was throbbing from the beating, and said with a wronged expression, "I was just saying if, what if His Majesty is in a good mood? Then we'll have it."

Grandpa Zhao chimed in with a smile, "Xiao Han is right. The current emperor isn't the kind of person who doesn't take opinions. It's not impossible that he might bring it up when he's in a good mood."

The Taoist priest looked at the two of them with amusement, his expression saying he couldn't do anything about them, but he didn't say anything more.

Lu Chuan, who watched the whole thing from the side, wanted to laugh but dared not, feeling incredibly uncomfortable holding it in.

The two children probably understood what they were saying, but being very sensible, they never played around or interrupted while they were talking; they just listened attentively.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group moved to the main hall and sat for a while before getting up and heading to the tavern.

With the help of the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao, the group was able to portion out the wine much faster.

The two children helped carry the wine jars they had washed that morning to Xu Han's side.

Xu Han sat to the side, dispensing the wine one by one. After dispensing, she placed the bottles on the ground nearby, and then Grandpa Zhao carried them over to put them on the shelf.

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest continued washing the wine jars that were not yet finished.

With only four large and two small items forming an assembly line, all the necessary fruit wines were prepared in just one and a half hours.

Fruit wine is expensive, and men don't really like to drink it, so there probably won't be many buyers. This much should be enough for a while.

After packing, Xu Han looked around and noticed a jar of sweet potato wine nearby. She quickly asked Lu Chuan to bring it out.

"We'll leave these next to the counter. When we open, we'll have someone pour some out in small wine cups so that people outside can taste them and it will also help spread the word."

There probably won't be too many people coming to the store on opening day, mainly because their target customers this time are not ordinary people, so it certainly won't be as crowded as the opening of a mountain produce store.

"Yes, we have quite a few small wine glasses at home. We can bring them over tomorrow."

After the group stayed in the shop for a while longer and put all the cleaned small wine jars into the warehouse, Lu Chuan told the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao to take the child back first.

"The temporary workshop should still be busy. We'll go check it out first, you guys go back first."

It's cold today, and it'll get even colder now that the sun's gone. You guys go back first; we'll just look around and then head back.

Grandpa Zhao instructed, "Then come back early. We agreed to have hot pot tonight, so don't be late."

Xu Han smiled and agreed, "Don't worry, you guys go back and have Wei Yan start making the chicken soup first. We'll be there shortly after, we won't stay there any longer."

After they finished speaking, the two groups of people walked in different directions.

On the way, Xu Han was still chatting with Lu Chuan about having hot pot that night.

“Ze’er has grown up and has been asking for hot pot ever since we arrived today. This time last year, he didn’t understand anything!”

"Yes, this year has been busy. Since winter started, our family hasn't had a proper chance to sit down and enjoy hot pot and barbecue together."

Forget about the two of them, I want to eat them myself.

After Xu Han finished speaking, she unconsciously licked her lips, looking very greedy.

"What's so difficult about that? Just make it if you want to eat it. When we get back, we can just prepare some barbecue ingredients."

"We'll just grill it over the charcoal brazier; it won't take much effort."

Xu Han laughed even harder after hearing this. "Okay, bring out some more mutton later, and we'll have mutton skewers."

The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the temporary workshop.

When they arrived, the workshop was bustling with activity.

In the dead of winter, everyone was only wearing an undershirt, without any cotton-padded coats.

A fire was burning in the courtyard, and the tarpaulin on the roof hadn't been taken off. In addition, the cooked sweet potatoes were constantly steaming, so the shop was actually not cold.

When Juxiang saw her arrive, she quickly came over and asked, "How are you? Are you managing?"

"The lady has arrived, and everyone is busy. Although we added a few more pots, there are just too many of us! In just one day, we've used up all the sweet potatoes in this storeroom."

Xu Han looked around and saw that they were indeed quite fast. By now, all the open spaces in the shop had been covered with sweet potatoes for drying, creating a spectacular scene.

"Okay, then you all get busy. Everyone's been working overtime these past few days and it's been really tough. Let them go home and rest early today, and they can continue tomorrow."

No one is delivering sweet potatoes anymore. With so many sweet potatoes and so many of you, you can get rid of them all in a few days. There's no need to rush.