Zhao Qingyan even wondered if the poultry and livestock raised in the space could be bred outside to improve their taste or produce more meat.
Looking at the plump goose, I drooled. After everyone goes to sleep tonight, I must go into my space and stew a few.
Since signing the agreement with Wangyuelou, Huang has been busy again.
She not only kept herself busy, but also mobilized everyone in the family who could be mobilized.
Now, apart from her two granddaughters-in-law, Liu Xiaohua and Zhang Cuicui, the whole family stays home every day to take care of the children.
No one was allowed to go outside; even Zhao Qinghe was conscripted.
Zhao Qinghe was responsible for recording the daily arrivals, expenses, and usage of all materials at the factory.
Zhao Qinglin, who had experience building orphanages alongside the Huang family, has now taken on the role of supervisor.
She could basically understand what was done well and what was done poorly by referring to the blueprints.
No one can escape her sharp eyes whether they are slacking off or not.
My eldest aunt and second aunt are going out to buy all sorts of materials, including the raw materials for making soy sauce and vinegar.
Although these people also have servants and future managers, as the master, you must know the basic price range when it comes to anything related to money.
After all, the Zhao family's money didn't come from thin air.
The expenses, especially for the two sales homes, are enormous every month.
Previously, my eldest and second aunts would often think about buying something to prepare as a dowry for their daughters or to save up betrothal gifts for their sons.
Ever since the old lady opened the orphanage, the two sisters-in-law have voluntarily reduced their expenses.
Anyway, the clothes aren't worn out and can still be worn. She's already an old woman, a grandmother.
Zhang Cuicui, who always considered herself shrewd, suddenly discovered that she also had a kind heart.
"Grandma, we need to recruit more people."
It's almost harvest time, and many people are planning to go back to harvest their crops. With them gone, we're short-handed; our factory building isn't even finished yet.
If it rains, it will be a huge problem.
"We're short-handed, Grandma. You need to find a way to get more people here so we can finish building the factory as soon as possible."
After thinking it over, people from several nearby villages came to help.
The rest are too far away, and it's not very convenient either. We don't have enough people to provide them with food and lodging.
As for hiring the village aunties and grandmas, forget it, they're all too busy.
A soap workshop alone employed most of the village's capable workers.
Besides feeding pigs and farming at home, the rest of the time they had to take care of household chores and send the children to school.
It seems that everyone in Zhao Family Village, except for those who are too physically unable to walk, is busy.
After thinking for a moment, Huang said, "Alright, don't worry about it. I'll go and think of a solution."
The old lady got into the carriage and went to town, heading straight for the coolie market.
"Come, come, build houses and walls. Anyone who has experience can come over. It's 50 coins a day, but this old woman can't provide you with lodging."
You can make do with a makeshift shelter nearby for a few days.
As for food, there's no one at home to cook for you.
If any of your wives are good cooks, you can bring two of them. I'll provide you with food and vegetables.
The cooks also earn 50 coins a day. We need 40 people in total. If you want to go, hurry up and sign up with this old woman.
Suddenly, the laborers swarmed around.
Soon everyone was gathered, and Huang told them to go home and say hello.
Bring a change of clothes and bedding, and gather at the city gate in an hour.
When Huang arrived at the grain and oil shop, he bought a lot of grain. Then he went to the pork shop and bought a lot of lard. He also went to the general store and bought a large iron pot, as well as wooden buckets and bowls.
In short, she had prepared all the kitchen utensils needed for cooking.
They then hired several oxcarts.
Soon, a large crowd gathered at the city gate.
"What's going on? Why are there so many people gathered here?"
Are they going to flee famine or something? Is some other disaster about to strike?
Huang never expected that her hiring of workers would almost cause chaos, scaring many timid people half to death.
Some even rushed to grain and oil shops to buy food.
"Shopkeeper, is something big going to happen again soon?"
"The grain we sold this afternoon alone has almost cleared out a third of our grain reserves."
An accountant at a grain and oil shop was checking the accounts while discussing them with the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper clasped his hands together and rubbed them back and forth a few times. "I don't know what's wrong either. I'll ask around tomorrow."
If something really happens, we can't sell all our grain right away.
Tomorrow, let Chengzi wander around the villages and see when they harvest their crops.
"The new grain has come down, let's hurry and harvest it."
Similar situations occurred in many grain and oil shops. Some even went so far as to seek out people overnight to discuss countermeasures.
The next day, all grain and oil shops implemented grain purchase limits. Each person was only allowed to buy 50 jin (25 kg) per day.
This is like dropping a drop of water into a pot of hot oil; it immediately causes an explosion.
Panic escalated to a new level. Even more people lined up to buy food.
Some of the more timid ones had already packed up their belongings and prepared carriages and horses, ready to flee with their entire families once they received confirmation of their arrival.
As for where to go, I haven't decided yet, but heading in the direction of the capital is the right thing to do.
After all, it's always safe to be under the emperor's nose.
Back in the imperial palace in the capital, the emperor was sneezing repeatedly. The eunuchs quickly went to summon the imperial physician.
"His Majesty is unharmed; it's probably due to the recent hot and dry weather. His Majesty can drink more water, and..."
Well, I wonder if the imperial physician's method of drinking water or the soup was more effective.
Later, the emperor's nose did indeed become less itchy, and naturally, the number of times he sneezed gradually decreased.
It was three days later when the village head learned that the town was on the verge of chaos.
He panicked a bit and immediately went to Qingyang County, intending to seek a solution from the county officials. But was there any concrete news?
This village head wasn't completely stupid.
Before entering the county town, I told the driver to slow down and take a quick look around the rice and grain shops.
As a result, there were no problems at all in the rice shops in the county town. There were no purchase restrictions, and no long queues of people.
After pondering for a long time, the head of the pavilion concluded that since everything was normal in the county, it meant that the county had not heard any news.
If that's the case, then the problem must lie with the grain and oil shops in the town.
"Luckily, I'm smart. Otherwise, what would I say to the magistrate when I got to the county office? That I'm spreading rumors and misleading the public. Would I still want to be the head of the village?"
"We must investigate! Whose bastard spread this rumor?"
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