Chapter 196 The soap workshop is completed and officially started!
Zhou Lihua's smile froze on her face, and her expression was as colorful as if a dyeing factory had been opened. She never expected that she would be ridiculed by a junior like this.
A hint of hatred flashed in his eyes and his tone turned cold.
"Chen Xingyun, I'm your third aunt, and that's how you talk to me?"
"Hmph, don't think you can show off in front of me just because you have some money. If you don't want me to work in the workshop, I, Zhou Lihua, don't even want you!"
"As for that unwanted idiot Chen Daya, I wonder what kind of work he can do for you? Don't regret it later!"
This time, without waiting for Chen Xingyun to refute, Chen Zhang slapped her in the face, and Liu Lan and others also glared at her.
"ah……"
Zhou Lihua screamed in pain from being beaten, and one of her cheeks immediately became red and swollen.
Chen Zhang was so angry that she yelled, "You brainless idiot, if you can't speak, just shut up! You're the only one who can talk!"
"The reason our family has been able to make so much money lately is because the second son's wife gave us the opportunity. I figured you, Zhou Lihua, had also benefited from it. How dare you say such things now just because Xingyun doesn't need you?"
"Hmph, don't say Xingyun is right not to use you. Even we ourselves don't want to use someone like you. Is it wrong to say you are lazy and greedy?"
"Besides, everyone knows why Daya divorced her husband. It was Wang Laizi who wronged Daya and beat her nearly to death. How come you say Daya is unwanted?"
"So this is how you, the Third Aunt, view your niece? Let me tell you, Daya is more capable than you no matter what!"
Zhang Lan also launched into a barrage of criticism, saying sarcastically, "Don't think I don't know how you've been saying bad things about my Daya in the village all day long. A few days ago, it was you who spread the rumor that my Daya had fallen in love with someone in the village, right?"
"How can you be so evil? You can even make up stories about your own niece!"
"Zhou Lihua, let me tell you, I've tolerated you for a long time. Believe it or not, I'm going to spank you today!"
Chen Daya bit her lower lip tightly. She never expected that her Third Aunt would frame her like this and even scold her in person in order to deprive her of the opportunity to work.
Even if a heart has been weathered, it is still angry and sad.
"Zhou Lihua, I think you think your life is too good."
Chen Tong also spoke, his face showing anger and fatigue.
I thought Zhou Lihua would gradually get better as life got better, but I didn't expect her to become more and more outrageous.
"If you don't want to stay in this house anymore, go back to your parents' home."
He clenched his fist; he had had enough.
"You, you actually want to send me back to my parents' home?"
Zhou Lihua was suddenly struck by lightning. She was indifferent to the scolding from Chen Zhang and Zhang Lan before, but Chen Tong's words completely hit her soft spot.
She has always been very concerned about her reputation. If Chen Tong sends her back to her parents' home because of this, how will she be able to maintain her dignity in the future?
If Chen Tong takes the opportunity to divorce her, her life will be completely ruined!
Thinking of this, she could no longer control her inner fear, her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground, crying bitterly.
"You heartless person... wuwuwu... I just complained a few times, and you sent me back to my parents' home..."
"Wuwuwu... You're forcing me to die... Wuwuwu... I, Zhou Lihua, gave birth to your children, and now that you're rich, you treat me like this..."
“Wuwuwu… I won’t live anymore… Wuwuwu… Do you have another woman outside… Are you deliberately trying to drive me away… Wuwuwu…”
Zhou Lihua cried until she was hoarse and didn't care about what she said. Chen Tong's forehead was full of veins when he heard it.
"Dad, please don't chase Mom away... wuwuwu..."
The next moment, Chen Xiaohe and Chen Xiaobao also burst into tears and hugged Chen Tong's arms. Only Chen Xiaolian stood there with an expressionless face.
For a moment, the house was filled with crying and was extremely noisy.
Chen Xingyun sighed helplessly. He didn't expect that this trip would cause such a thing. If he had known earlier, he would have waited until tomorrow when Sister Daya went to work to talk to her alone.
"Xingyun, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Chen Zhang was so angry that she had no place to vent. Seeing that Chen Xingyun didn't know whether to leave or stay, she felt very embarrassed.
"Don't worry, I'll let Daya go to your place tomorrow. No one can ruin this."
"Then I'll trouble you, grandma." Chen Xingyun smiled.
"What's the trouble? We should be thanking you." The more Chen Zhang looked at her, the more she liked her. This child is really promising. "If you have something to do, go back first. Don't worry about this place."
Chen Xingyun was eager to do so and said immediately, "Okay, then I'll go back first. Grandma, you guys should take care of yourselves and don't be angry."
Chen Zhang smiled and sent her out the door. Even after she had walked a distance, she could still hear Zhou Lihua crying.
Chen Xingyun felt more and more helpless. After returning, he told Xiao Ying and others, and Xiao Ying just shook his head.
Zhou Lihua is a typical example of a bad apple spoiling the whole barrel.
But no matter what, Chen Daya came happily the next day and began to learn how to prepare flower juice and medicinal powder.
As a result, the Chili Workshop was short of a cleaner, so Xiao Ying had to ask Chen Xinghai to hire another one. There were many people willing to come.
After a few days of training, everyone has mastered the essentials and is just waiting to start work.
On the fifth day of August, the soap workshop was finally completed and various supplies began to be moved in, and production could officially begin soon.
Because Xiao Ying was in a hurry, only the main part was completed this time, and it will take some time to build the walls and the ground.
Therefore, there is no rush to recruit people, as the amount needed in the early stage is not large anyway.
Xiao Ying planned to let Xiao Kun guard the place and get a ferocious beast so that naturally no one would dare to approach.
The soap workshop is no smaller than the chili workshop and is also divided into two production lines, one for producing soap and the other for producing perfumed soap.
These two lines are further subdivided, mainly focusing on the drying and shaping parts. Some require molds and printing, while others do not require anything.
In addition, a spacious and bright canteen was built, which could not only accommodate the workers of the soap workshop, but also the workers of the chili workshop could come to eat if they wanted.
Of course, it’s not free. It costs two cents in the morning and evening, and three cents at noon.
In the morning, there are steamed buns, steamed bread, porridge, fried dough sticks, eggs, etc. At noon, there is one meat dish and one vegetable dish, and rice is enough to fill you up. In the evening, there are vegetarian dishes and soup, as well as noodles.
For a meal like this, the price is absolutely worth it.
The canteen is managed by Chen Zhang. When she received this task, she was very happy and promised to manage it very well.
She also studied and researched it seriously for several days, and even the chef and other staff members were recruited and selected by her personally from the town.
Of course, it has also been tested and approved by Xiao Ying.
With this canteen, the construction workers no longer need to cook separately, which means that Grandma Chen, Fang Tieshan and others have lost their jobs.
Although everyone felt a little regretful, no one complained. After all, Madam Xiao had helped them enough.
During this period, each of them earned at least two taels of silver here, and they felt embarrassed to continue taking advantage of this.
On the sixth day of August, the soap workshop officially started operations, attracting many villagers to come and inquire.
Everyone was disappointed to learn that they were not recruiting workers for the time being.
Some people also tasted the food and realized that this workshop might not recruit people from the village.
Some people were very dissatisfied with this, thinking that Xiao Ying was being disloyal and not considering the villagers when there were benefits.
Some people are secretly happy, especially those who have few family members and only one person can spare time to go to work.
Now that every household has one person working in the chili workshop, it is actually fairer to them.
Xiao Ying ignored these people's thoughts for the time being. The soap workshop would indeed no longer recruit people from Chenjia Village, otherwise she could have recruited Granny Chen and others to continue working in the canteen.
As the saying goes, what is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth. This balance should not be broken now.
As for Chen Daya, Chen Zhangshi and others, although they have separated, they can still be said to be a family. If you give more benefits to your own people, others will not say anything.
No matter what the villagers think, the soap workshop is running smoothly!
All that’s left is to wait for the second batch of soaps and perfumed soaps to come out of the oven before they can be officially sold in shops in the town and county!
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