Those sitting on the ground nodded hurriedly.

They knew the baby in front of them was not like their own child. Although the baby looked to be only three or four years old, it was so beautiful and delicate that it was clear that the child had been raised very well.

And knowing so much, they might even be well-educated.

Only after Su Muyao and the others went to eat did these people dare to discuss it.

"We are so lucky. These days, even if we had money, it would be very difficult to buy food."

"Uncle, you can still buy grain, but this brown rice is extremely expensive. I heard it costs about 20 coins per pound, and it's mixed with wheat bran."

Upon hearing this, the man called "Old Man" slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Then aren't they losing out? We only get a few dollars a month for our work, and they still have to support our whole family."

The old woman sitting to the side, who had just finished eating, leaned out and said, "Who can argue with that? This family probably just wants to do a good deed. After all, we only did so little work, how could we possibly deserve meat and flour?"

The oldest man suddenly stood up and said, "Everyone in our village, remember this: we must keep in mind the kindness that others have shown us, and do whatever we are asked to do with our best."

The people gathered in a circle quickly agreed.

They were originally from the same village, and the person who spoke just now was an elder of the village.

Their village is different from other villages. Other villages are mostly inhabited by people with different surnames, but in their village, everyone is related by kinship or kinship.

Many others have starved to death along the way, but they have helped each other all the way from such a far place, and not a single one of them has fallen ill.

A few days later, the wasteland was unrecognizable, so they hired some bricklayers who specialized in building houses to work with the villagers to build a workshop.

Two rows of dormitories were also built near the workshop. The beds in the dormitories were also custom-made by the carpenters based on drawings specially drawn by Su Muyao.

There are a total of 100 rooms, and each room has been divided into three.

Each room contained three double beds and two tables and chairs.

Fortunately, I got so much silver from the cave back then, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to afford such a big operation with the money I had earned before.

Su Muyao originally wanted to make the windows transparent glass as well, but then she realized that it really wasn't possible now.

So the window was just a wooden frame nailed on, with a curtain pulled from the inside.

But for these villagers, the house is already quite good.

Some households are small, consisting of just a couple with two children, or an elderly couple.

Su Muyao arranged for them to share an apartment.

With this arrangement, there are still more than 30 extra households left over from the original 100.

Su Muyao had considered that these extra positions might need to be filled in the future, so she decided to leave them vacant for the time being.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the workshop has entered the final stage of construction.

The scouts sent by Longyuan reported back that the work on that side had already begun to be completed.

That day, Longyuan secretly led his father out of the palace and arrived at the workshop without alerting anyone.

As soon as they arrived near the workshop in their horse-drawn carriage, they were stopped by some locals.

One of the men stepped forward and said, "There is no road ahead. You must have gone the wrong way. This is our workshop. No idle people are allowed to come near."

This is common sense for everyone, after all, they had just signed the contract the day before.

I also learned from the Su family that what they were making was the soap and scented soap that were all the rage in Beijing at the time.

These things all need to be kept secret, so they discussed it privately and decided to be extra careful.

This is to prevent outsiders from stealing the recipe.

Su Muyao wasn't afraid of others stealing the recipe, since the recipe was memorized in her mind.

Moreover, she assigned each person a specific task, and the contracts they signed stipulated that they were responsible for their own task and were not allowed to communicate with others.

Those who were selected to work in the workshops would not be able to leave the area where they worked unless something unexpected happened.

Not only that, those key personnel were also forced to sign an unfair contract, but it was actually quite good for them (′?｀*).

The contract stipulated that they must stay here for three years, after which they would be allowed to leave freely.

The private school will be set up here within a year, and their children will have priority to enroll.

Furthermore, the pay they received was significantly higher than what they would receive elsewhere. These refugees were already barely surviving and were already considered lucky to be alive.

They encountered numerous cities, large and small, along the way, and all of them were driven away.

Now that they've arrived in the capital, even under the emperor's nose, they're still not allowed into the city, leaving them with absolutely no way to survive.

If they hadn't met this kind-hearted family, they would have starved to death in some remote corner long ago.

They all knew in their hearts that the master could easily hire people from the vicinity of Jincheng to work, and they wouldn't have so many troubles.

There's no need to worry about so many children or the elderly's food and drink.

So everyone agreed to not be allowed to leave for the next three years. Su Muyao also planned to open a general store near the workshop, similar to the supermarket in her previous life.

The core personnel who signed three-year contracts totaled no more than thirty people, while everyone else was free to come and go.

In addition, there are ten managers.

These managers were selected by Su Muyao from her work experience during this period. They were people who performed exceptionally well, were very responsible, and had strong communication skills.

Long Yuan looked at the people blocking his way and replied:

"I looked for Su Muyao and told her that my business partner had arrived."

The old emperor tilted his head and looked at his son. "Partner?" he asked, and saw the old man suppressing a laugh.

This kid is so young and already knows how to cooperate, not bad at all. I just wonder what my future daughter-in-law looks like?

She had heard from Old Wang that her proud and arrogant son was very patient with that little girl.

And this boy, who doesn't like to get close to anyone, actually likes to pat a little girl's head whenever he has nothing to do.

Although it's too early to say for sure, it's probably pretty close to the truth.

If Su Muyao knew what the emperor was thinking, she would definitely spit in his face.

Su Muyao: How could I possibly be interested in him? A man like him is just a stumbling block on a woman's path to making money.

Soon, a group of people arrived at the location where the group of refugees had been settled.

Long Yuan and his group arrived at just the right time, as they were planning to teach these core personnel how to make the first batch of soap.

Old Man Su and Old Woman Su hurriedly followed Su Muyao to greet them. At the gate, a little old man dressed in fine clothes slowly approached with a little boy.

There were several armed guards standing nearby. Judging from the situation, Su Muyao knew that these guards were protecting the old man.

Considering Long Yuan's identity, this must be the emperor of the dynasty, right?

Long Yuan could tell from the way the little dumpling was looking at her father that the little dumpling knew.

"Yaoyao, this is my father, the Emperor."

The old man and woman standing nearby were about to kneel down, but the emperor stopped them, saying, "No need. I don't want anyone to know my identity when I leave the palace this time, so there's no need for kneeling."

Old Man Su and Old Woman Su stood nervously to the side, completely unsure of what to do with their hands.

It's one thing for their own son to have a divine master, but now a random friend of his is the current crown prince, and this has even alarmed the current emperor.