After saying that, Lu Cijian stopped talking, looked away, and continued walking forward.
Jiang Yimian tugged at his sleeve, tilted her head, and smiled, "What's different?"
Why is this guy not playing by the rules? She thought...
Lu Cijian didn't move, his head lowered, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied, or perhaps sighing, "Mianmian has other people around her now, so I'm afraid she won't need me anymore."
Back then, it was just him.
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow, finding it somewhat amusing. "Are you jealous? Jealous of whom?"
Lu Cijian didn't say anything more, and walked forward with a sullen face.
Jiang Yimian smiled, her eyes crinkling. She thought Lu Cijian's handsome face looked especially good when he showed a wronged expression, and he seemed easy to bully, like a cute big puppy.
The slight sense of loss that had been lingering in my heart vanished completely.
One remained silent, the other was happy, and they soon arrived at the small depression.
Everyone gathered at the Liu family's house and, seeing that the two had finally returned, invited them to eat.
They ate while chatting about recent events.
"Yimian, once the houses in the village are built, will you be moving down there?" Zhao Xing'er asked curiously.
Jiang Yimian just smiled and said, "It's not like we're completely moving down here. After all, we still have land on the mountain. We'll come back to help during the busy farming season. There's a lot to do down here, and we can't be without a place to stay. If it rains, those thatched huts down there won't be able to withstand the rain."
Moreover, since they plan to open a workshop, someone will need to guard the area at the foot of the mountain.
Old Liu nodded repeatedly, "That's true. Da Shu and the others have been taking turns sleeping at the foot of the mountain for the past two weeks. It's really inconvenient not having a place to stay."
Seeing that everyone fell silent, Jiang Yimian continued, "The workshop is hiring tomorrow. Aunt Xiaoyun and Aunt Xing'er, if you have time, could you help me vet the workers?"
These women all know how to make soap, and they're starting to make patterned soaps quite well. They can teach others at the workshop, saving her the trouble of teaching them all by herself.
The two nodded repeatedly, smiling as they said, "Don't worry, even if you don't tell us, we're going to join in the fun."
Liu Dayong has been in the village these past few days overseeing the construction of the house and workshop. Hearing that the workshop is finished, they have been wanting to go and see it for a long time.
Everyone laughed when he said that.
Old Liu also said, "Alright, you all go down and help Yi Mian tomorrow. Tie Zhu, Tie Dan, Mimi, and I will stay home."
There's not much to do, just feed the livestock for a few families.
Chen Tiezhu doesn't need anyone to take care of him anymore; Tiedan is being looked after by him, so it's not a problem.
*
The next day.
When Jiang Yimian and several women from Xiaowadi arrived at the workshop, there were already quite a few people there.
Wen was among them, and as soon as she saw Jiang Yimian, she quickly said, "Jiang girl, I just came to join in the fun."
Let's see if her second sister-in-law gets elected.
If she can't do it, then her second sister-in-law certainly can't either.
The other person is slow and doesn't talk much; they seem like a quiet, reserved person.
Jiang Yimian didn't speak, but Zheng Xiulian, who was standing to the side, looked at Wang Fengqin and the others and said with a smile, "You've finally come down the mountain. Once the house is built, why don't you all move down together and let everyone get to know each other?"
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that Wang Fengqin and the others were relatives of the Jiang family.
I had heard that the Jiang family lived in the mountains with two or three other families. They were busy on the mountain and rarely came down. Many people in the village were curious about this.
Jiang Yimian gave a brief introduction, and after learning their identities, everyone understood. They chatted casually for a few minutes, but didn't say anything more, all remembering the purpose of their visit to the workshop.
Jiang Yimian had everyone line up, sat down at the table, and asked a few of them if they knew how to embroider, and chatted casually for a while to get a basic understanding of their personalities.
In less than an hour, fifteen people were selected, all of them young women, with only one girl who was twelve or thirteen years old.
Looking at the little girl, Wen said with some dissatisfaction, "Jiang girl, if you don't want me to come, fine, but why choose a little girl? Are we all inferior to this little girl?"
The women who weren't chosen were already unhappy, and upon hearing Wen's words, one of them, a woman with a mean face, chimed in, "That's right, it's fine if they don't choose us, but how come a little girl like her can come? Her mute mother is here, why don't they make room for us?"
"that is."
Wen was about to speak again when her second sister-in-law, Liu, pulled her back. Just as she was about to lash out, she suddenly remembered what Old Lady Sun had said, and she lowered her head instantly. Even though she was unhappy, she didn't say anything more.
If she causes trouble again today, Grandma Sun will definitely not let her go out again, so she'd better behave herself.
Seeing the crowd start to make a fuss, the little girl shouted, "Why can't my mother and I work in the workshop? She just can't speak properly, and I'm just young. But Sister Jiang said that those who can embroider should be given priority, and my mother and I both qualify. Why can't we?"
"It's clearly because you can't embroider that you weren't selected."
The little girl's voice was strong and clear. Although she was short among the women, she stood up straight and was not intimidated by their words.
Instead, the gaunt woman standing beside her waved her hand hurriedly, anxiously trying to say something, but unfortunately she couldn't speak and could only utter a few unclear syllables.
The little girl immediately frowned and said with some dissatisfaction, "Mother, don't be afraid of them. This is Sister Jiang's workshop. She decides who to choose."
The gaunt woman was about to speak again when the little girl looked straight at Jiang Yimian and asked, "Sister Jiang, are you choosing me and my mother?"
Seeing this, everyone looked at Jiang Yimian.
Jiang Yimian glanced at the little girl before scanning the crowd and said slowly and deliberately, "I don't look at age when choosing people, I only look at suitability. The reason you weren't chosen is simply because you weren't suitable."
This workshop doesn't need disobedient people.
After all, they have to work together. If they encounter a rush to meet a deadline and these people don't listen to her, leaving her as a lone commander, that would be no laughing matter.
Upon hearing this, those who were not selected immediately understood and instantly lost the will to stay, leaving one after another.
Aside from the mean-looking woman, she glanced at Jiang Yimian and said irritably, "Just because you run a small workshop, you start putting on airs and expecting obedience. Who cares?"
After saying that, he left with a look of resentment in his eyes.
Wen nodded silently to herself, but when she turned around, she met Jiang Yimian's cold gaze. She just smiled awkwardly and said, "Jiang girl, I was just watching the show. I didn't say anything. It was all Zhang the rascal's wife who said it."
Jiang Yimian said coldly, "Do you have something else to say? Or do you want to stay and listen to the prescription?"
Speechless, Wen immediately waved her hand with a sheepish laugh, glared at Liu, and hurried away.
Just kidding, because of Chen Guixiang, she gets scolded every day. Grandma Sun has been so strict with her lately, if she does it again, she won't be able to take it.
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