Lady Guan was already regretting it to the core!
She was habitually suspicious, but that didn't mean she was ungrateful.
When the familiar dizziness disappeared, and the headache that would occur if she looked at one place for too long was gone, she knew that the brightly dressed Doctor Mo was truly skilled.
She belatedly realized that the noble person had asked her husband to bring her here so that he could help her get treatment and then have her husband do things for them.
There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
It's perfectly normal for a family to beg someone for medical treatment, and for that person to expect the family to do things for them in return.
Moreover, the distinguished person who just spoke of the cooperation method, which means our family is not at a disadvantage at all.
Back in Ciqikou, isn't it precisely because they're struggling to make ends meet that they value this business deal and this opportunity so much?
If they don't catch him, and he goes back to Ciqikou, they probably won't be able to keep the shop for more than six months. That Sun Xiang is no pushover, and he has no bottom line...
If it weren't for this benefactor keeping things in check, my husband and I probably wouldn't have had a peaceful few days!
Seeing her husband in a dilemma, unable to bear blaming himself yet anxious to win back this customer, Lady Guan gritted her teeth and knelt down in one swift motion!
In the square courtyard, she mustered her courage and admitted in a trembling voice, "Madam, I was just scared and misunderstood. I didn't appreciate your kindness. I know I was wrong. Please give us another chance..."
As she spoke, the initial trembling gradually subsided, and Lady Guan slowly grew bolder.
Surprisingly, she wasn't nervous anymore.
"After my body was injured, my family's situation gradually deteriorated, and I became paranoid. It was my fault for being overly suspicious..."
Shen Qingyu was surprised as she listened to Guan Niangzi's voice gradually increase in volume and become steady.
That's true.
Ever since her pottery business was smashed, it's been completely ruined. She can only make pottery that doesn't sell for a good price, and her neighbor next door is still that shameless Sun Xiang...
No wonder she was so paranoid.
Shen Qingyu walked out of the room and looked down at Guan Niangzi and her husband in the courtyard.
Upon seeing Shen Qingyu emerge, Guan Niangzi stopped apologizing, her face streaked with tears yet filled with anticipation as she looked at Shen Qingyu.
Shen Qingyu spoke.
“I don’t owe you anything, so your doubts or trust have no effect on me.”
"Giving you this opportunity is a coincidence, but it's also a chance that you won't get another one if you miss it."
"I accept your apology. I'll only give you this one chance. If it happens again, I won't give you another chance."
"I am a businessman, not a bodhisattva who saves people from suffering without asking for anything in return."
"Have you all remembered this?"
Seeing Shen Qingyu's imposing yet calm expression, both Guan Niangzi and Guan Tao felt a pang of anxiety and quickly nodded.
At this point, the two of them really had no other choice.
If they slink back, as long as Sun Xiang is certain they haven't continued doing business with the benefactor, he'll devour them completely.
Shen Qingyu was too lazy to argue with them, so she simply called Wang Dashun, the person in charge of the chili sauce workshop, and handed the couple over to him.
"These two will be in charge of making the chili pepper jars for the workshop. You'll need to contact them directly about the quantity and timing of your needs."
"Yes," Wang Dashun replied, and was about to leave with his men.
Shen Qingyu, however, persuaded Guan Tao and his wife to stay: "You have one more crucial task now, which is to find suitable clay for making jars. If you don't have suitable clay, there's no point in you staying."
Guan Tao nodded repeatedly: "Master, if you need to make exquisite porcelain, then the clay must be the best. If you are just making chili jars, the requirements for the clay are not high."
That's good.
Shen Qingyu felt half relieved and asked the second-year high school students to send someone to take Guan Tao to find suitable mud nearby.
In less than an hour, Guan Tao had found a spot, which was not far above the pool.
Shen Qingyu frowned: "If we make pottery jars there, won't it affect the water quality?"
You should know that recently, many families in the village have been bringing spring water from the mountain home and drinking it directly with a ladle.
Guan Tao's eyes lit up: "No, no! I dug down first, and then I dug upstream and to both sides."
"It's like digging another deep pit next to the original reservoir."
"After a year or two, when I've dug deep enough, I'll move to another place to get soil for pottery making."
“If we dig a large opening in the remaining pit and divert the spring water in, we can make another large pool.”
Shen Qingyu was surprised that Guan Tao had such foresight and looked at him with new respect: "Your idea is quite good, let's do it that way."
Now that they've found suitable land, it's a done deal that Guan Tao and his wife will settle down here.
Shen Qingyu arranged for the second-year high school students to stay next to the opera troupe.
When the troupe leader, Huang, and Huang Yunxi saw that newcomers had arrived, they all inquired about what they did for a living.
I heard they make pottery jars, and they'll be starting soon. I feel both envious and worried.
When others come here, they have a clear goal and do something. How come we've been here for several days and haven't been assigned anything?
Old Master Huang was gripped by the fear of being sold off. He approached Gao Er twice, asking what he and his group could do.
Gao Er was both amused and exasperated. He knew that his master was detoxifying, so he couldn't care less about these people.
Seeing that they couldn't stay still, they were all sent to wash and chop chili peppers.
With work to do, the Yuexiu troupe settled down: at least they weren't being taken advantage of anymore, and surely they wouldn't have to sell themselves out again, right?
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