Uncle Lizheng looked at Shen Qingyu with a bit of caution.
The woman in front of me did not look haggard when she returned from her trip, and her clothes were made of fine material that I had never seen before.
Doesn't look like they suffered a loss?
While speculating, Uncle Lizheng listened to Shen Qingyu explain the situation.
Shen Qingyu talked about how Shen Qingyao became the head of the Qi family, and also about the fact that more than 10,000 people had appeared in the back mountain.
Uncle Zheng knew about the former.
The latter... Uncle Village Chief's eyes almost popped out of his head!
"What did you say? More than 10,000 people? All from our Shenjia Village?"
Shen Qingyu nodded decisively.
The village headman felt a chill run down his spine: "But our village doesn't have that much land!"
Shen Qingyu laughed and told the village head about the prefect's demarcation of land and mountains.
Uncle Village Head still looked worried: "According to you, they will be able to be self-sufficient in the future, but what about now?"
Even the fastest-harvesting crops take more than a month or two to grow.
Does that mean we don't need to eat for the next month or two?
Where does the food for more than 10,000 people come from?
Shen Qingyu understood what the village head meant and explained with a smile, "Don't worry, there will be a way."
If there isn't enough food, Qi Yunxiao can buy it from the prefectural city. If one prefectural city isn't enough, he can buy it from a nearby prefectural city.
The purchased coarse grains can be used to pay off debts and get these 10,000 people moving...
After telling Uncle Lizheng about his idea, Uncle Lizheng stared in shock: "You mean, you're going to start a new business?"
Shen Qingyu also widened her eyes like him: "If I don't start a new business, how will we make a living with so many people?"
That's true...
Uncle Lizheng gave Shen Qingyu a deep look: "I don't know what you went through in the capital or who you met, but since you agreed to such a big thing, I suppose you have your reasons..."
Shen Qingyu was slightly taken aback: No, this is not something I promised.
This was imposed on Qi Yunxiao by His Majesty the Emperor.
No, that's not right either. This was pressured on Qi Yunxiao and himself by His Majesty the Emperor...
Hey!
What's wrong with me?
On the surface, she always said that she and Qi Yunxiao were divorced amicably and separated, but when the time actually came, she couldn't help but take on half of the burden that should have been shared by both of them...
Having too much responsibility is not a good thing.
Shen Qingyu gave a self-deprecating laugh and concluded, "Uncle Village Head, tell everyone that this sweet potato flour workshop is finished so that it can be used for business. This business will not fail."
"If the sweet potatoes have swelled up, they think they can be dug up. They wash and dry them on the same day they are dug up, and then deliver them the next day. I want freshly dug ones, not ones that have been sitting for ten days or half a month."
Sweet potatoes have the highest starch content and the highest starch yield when they are freshly dug up.
If left for too long, the starch will saccharify and turn into sugar, resulting in a lower starch yield.
Uncle Lizheng, however, thought of something else: "Don't worry, freshly harvested sweet potatoes are very juicy and heavy, so they must have delivered them as soon as they came out."
Different paths lead to the same destination, and that's good enough.
Shen Qingyu smiled and asked Uncle Lizheng to bring over the account book from the recent repairs to the sweet potato workshop.
The village headman meticulously calculated how much work each person did and how much they should be paid.
Having already given out a portion, and seeing that some people still hadn't received enough, Shen Qingyu gave the remaining portion to Uncle Lizheng: "Uncle Lizheng, please help distribute the rest."
Upon seeing the money, the village headman breathed a sigh of relief.
Those families who hadn't received their money went to the village headman to inquire whether they could still get the remaining funds.
Now that Qingyu has returned, she has already fulfilled this obligation, and these people have no more complaints.
Taking the money, the village head got up to leave, but suddenly seemed to remember something and stopped in his tracks: "Qingyu, your uncle and aunt..."
Shen Qingyu smiled slightly: "Uncle Village Head, your uncle and his wife have not only taken away my business, but also the opportunities of the families who work for me."
"If the village head doesn't take any action, will I dare to hire anyone else in the village to do other things in the future?"
The village head's face immediately changed.
Yes, if Shen Qingyu stops making braised dishes, the villagers who come to help wash pig offal and pig head meat will lose a big source of income!
What if she takes these businesses with her later?
Think of the tens of thousands of refugees who were just resettled here...
“This woman is too selfish. I will go and discuss with the elders to see how to deal with her.”
Shen Qingyu smiled as she served tea and saw the village head off.
In this kind of matter, it's most appropriate for the village head to step in.
As the clan chief and village head, if he were to try to gloss over something that openly harmed the interests of the clan members, Shen Qingyu would have to think twice about the consequences of continuing to work in Shenjia Village.
With the house finally quiet, Shen Qingyu finally had time to visit the Crown Prince and the Eighth Prince.
They had both lost weight after not seeing each other for more than a month.
When they saw Shen Qingyu, their eyes were filled with eagerness.
"Sister-in-law!"
"Sister-in-law!"
There were two handsome young men, one older and one younger, and the older one even blushed.
Shen Qingyu couldn't help but laugh: "I brought some things back from the capital. Did your cousin give them to you?"
"I've given it to you." His Highness the Crown Prince nodded.
Xue Juzheng came out of the Crown Prince's room with a friendly smile: "Don't worry, I will take care of it."
"How could I ask you to do it, sir? I'll do it myself..."
So the three of them, teacher and student, went inside, each giving way to the other.
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