After bidding farewell to Yan Qingqing, they set off, their dowry chests filling the carriages for the bride's departure.
Yan Qingqing didn't turn around and go home until the long line had left Canghe Village.
In Yan Qingqing's mind, Li Xinniang's matter was temporarily put to rest.
She will continue to focus on developing her career.
A few days ago, Village Chief Yang had already processed and delivered the land deed for their village's chemical processing plant, as if he was afraid that Yan Qingqing would change her mind.
Yan Qingqing was both amused and exasperated. She hadn't even given Village Chief Yang the money to buy the land, so could it be that Village Chief Yang had paid for it out of his own pocket?
It was only after inquiring that we learned that Village Chief Yang did indeed contribute half of the money, while the other half was contributed collectively by the villagers of Dayang Village.
Yan Qingqing immediately had Ruyi fetch the silver and give it to Village Chief Yang.
Village Chief Yang refused to accept the money, saying that it was already a great blessing for Dayang Village that Yan Qingqing was able to build a workshop in their village, and how could he accept Yan Qingqing's money?
Of course, Yan Qingqing insisted on giving it to him, and her reasons made it impossible for Village Chief Yang to refuse, so he had no choice but to accept it.
Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing instructed Ruyi to call A'da in.
Ah Da grew another year older after the New Year, becoming more mature and steady, and more experienced in handling affairs.
Yan Qingqing looked at A Da and said, "I plan to build a laundry workshop in Dayang Village."
Originally, it would have been most appropriate for Third Master to handle this matter, but he has recently started building a new house and someone needs to be at home.
So I'm going to put this matter in your hands.
Upon hearing this, A-Da instantly felt a bit of pressure. Although Yan Qingqing usually relied on him a lot, she had never entrusted him with such an important task before.
Seeing that A-Da hesitated, Yan Qingqing smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Don't you have confidence?"
Ah Da nodded honestly and replied, "Since gaining Madam's trust, I have handled several important matters on my own, but I have never shouldered such a great responsibility. So I am somewhat apprehensive."
Yan Qingqing could understand his inner thoughts and was also pleased that he told her the truth.
So he smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that at all. I've already finished drawing the blueprints."
Moreover, your Third Master has a lot of experience in this area, and we already have suppliers for purchasing materials readily available.
You just need to follow the previous examples.
Ah Da was relieved and replied, "Very well, since Madam trusts me so much, I will do my best to handle this matter well."
If there's anything I don't understand, I'll communicate with Third Master immediately.
Yan Qingqing nodded, then picked up a drawing from the table and handed it to A-Da.
Ah Da quickly opened it, glanced at it, then closed it again and left.
No sooner had A-Da left Yan Qingqing's courtyard than he went to find Li San Niu. When Yan Qingqing found out, she just smiled. A-Da was indeed a hardworking and ambitious boy, and she hadn't misjudged him.
Li San Niu was also very curious when he saw that A Da had come to see him. A Da was a favorite of his second sister-in-law and was trusted by her. He was the only candidate to become the future head housekeeper.
Even he would treat them with great respect.
When Ah Da saw Li San Niu, he first clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to him, saying, "This humble servant greets Third Master."
Because Yan Qingqing disliked kneeling, she required the female servants in her household to perform the Wanfu salute and the male servants to perform the clasped-fist salute.
Li Sanniu also laughed and joked, "I dare not accept that, you are the most popular person by Second Sister-in-law's side."
"Did you come to see me because of something important?"
Ah Da then told Li San Niu what Yan Qingqing had asked him to do, and Li San Niu felt a little disappointed after hearing it.
In the past, my sister-in-law would always leave such things to him, but now that she is building a new house, she has handed it over to someone else.
It seems that my second sister-in-law doesn't necessarily need him.
However, what Ah Da said next made Li San Niu feel much better.
Having been by Yan Qingqing's side for a long time, Ah Da is absolutely first-rate at reading people's expressions and moods.
He seemed to have seen through Li Sanniu's thoughts, and said with a smile, "Madam is considerate of Third Master, which is why she entrusted this matter to me."
The lady said that the Third Master had thought about the new house last year, but it was delayed because of the construction of the workshop garden.
This year, I originally planned to hand it over to Third Master.
Firstly, it's because Third Master is building a new house, and the timing is perfect.
Secondly, the villagers of Dayang Village were too enthusiastic, sending people every day to inquire when construction would begin. The wife originally wanted to wait a while longer, but fearing that they would feel uneasy, she decided to start construction ahead of schedule.
Moreover, the lady specifically instructed me that since the Third Master is experienced and wise, I should consult him on everything.
This young man just came from Madam's place and went straight here to Third Master.
Li San Niu patted A Da on the shoulder and said, "Good lad, I have no words to say what you've said."
"Come on, let me explain the precautions to you in detail."
After saying that, Li Sanniu led Ada into his room.
An hour later, Ah Da emerged from Li San Niu's room, his face full of confidence.
The chemical workshop officially started construction on an auspicious day. The groundbreaking day attracted many onlookers. The villagers of Dayang Village were all excited, as their village would soon have a workshop too, and they could work in the workshop just like the villagers of Canghe Village.
However, Yan Qingqing had already asked A-Da to inform the villagers of Dayang Village that the washing and cosmetics workshop was a delicate and light job, which might be more suitable for women.
If you have daughters or wives in your family, you can have them prepare so that they can be given priority when it comes to hiring.
Now, the status of women in Dayang Village has improved significantly. In the past, men used to boss them around, but now they speak softly and gently when they get home.
Villagers from several nearby villages heard about this and wanted their wives and daughters to work in the laundry and cosmetics factory in the future. Their attitude towards women was very different from before.
Therefore, the villagers, especially the women, from several nearby villages centered around Canghe Village were extremely grateful to Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing had entrusted the entire operation of the cosmetics shop to A-Da. It wasn't that she didn't care, but rather that she genuinely couldn't manage it.
Yan Qingqing was extremely busy with three workshops, four gardens, and an ecological orchard in Canghe Village, as well as two shops, a self-service restaurant, and a teahouse in the county town.
Normally, with Li Xiang'an taking care of things, she only needed to manage the general accounts and check the expenses of each shop. But now that she has to be involved in everything, she misses Li Xiang'an even more.
Fortunately, the businesses in the family have already reached a certain scale and begun to develop in a standardized manner; otherwise, Yan Qingqing would really be too busy to manage them all.
Although the food processing plant had planned to open a branch factory, it seems that it needs to be postponed for now.
It's estimated that it won't be implemented until the second half of the year, but there's no rush.
Her current focus is on the mushroom cultivation workshop and the embroidery workshop.
The mushroom cultivation workshop is going to expand this year. Last year it was just an experiment, and the scale of cultivation was small. Before it could be dried and delivered to the merchants, it was snapped up by restaurants and some wealthy households in the county.
This year, the embroidery workshop's main focus is on cotton fabric, but the prerequisite is that they need to develop various cotton fabric styles, which Yan Qingqing is not good at, so they need to ask Old Madam Yan to come out of retirement.
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