Tong Wenyao heard the hidden meaning in his words and continued, "As long as they are honest and decent, they will be given priority in selection from your village. If I find anyone cheating or slacking, I will directly persuade them to withdraw and never admit them."
Zhang Fu patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, the people in our village are not like that. Except for a few exceptions, everyone is honest and decent."
Tong Wenyao saw that his face was slightly red and his eyes did not seem to be lying, so she relaxed and said, "I will go home and discuss the matter of recruiting people with my family first. If there is a result, I will tell you. Then you just need to prepare people to do the work."
After receiving a positive response, Zhang Fu shouted again, "Okay!" and poured the wine in his hand into his mouth, so bold and heroic.
After three rounds of drinks, Tong Wenyao took the paperwork and said goodbye. Uncle Du and Zhang Fu accompanied her all the way to the village entrance before returning. It was already getting dark, the temperature plummeted, and the woods on both sides rustled. The spicy snack workshop still had to produce as quickly as possible so that the money could flow.
When they returned to the entrance of Changjiang Village, two torches were lit at the intersection. After seeing her, they shook the torches. Tong Wen Yao saw from the dim light that it was Xin'er and her elder brother.
"Brother, Xin'er, why did you come to pick me up?" Tong Wenyao took the reins and responded, "Mom saw that you haven't come back for so long, so she asked me to wait for you." Tong Wenyao looked apologetic and explained, "I was delayed by something, otherwise I would have come back earlier."
Xin'er yelled at the side, "Sister, what are you going to do today?"
Tong Wen Yao reached out and scratched her nose bridge, and said playfully, "I won't tell you." After hearing this, Tong Wenxin snorted, turned her head away, and puffed up her mouth.
Tong Wen Yao picked her up and said, "Then tell me if you studied well today, and I will tell you." After that, she reached out and pinched Xin'er's baby fat.
Tong Wenxin's eyes were a little evasive, but she still said stiffly, "I have learned everything my second brother taught me today." Tong Wenyao saw that she looked away every time she lied, so she didn't dare to look her in the eye, nor did she expose her. In the end, she suffered for herself, but she just told her second brother privately to increase her academic workload.
“Okay, since you said you’re going to study hard, then sister will say she’s going to the county today.”
"Hmph!" She seemed dissatisfied with the answer and struggled to get off her. Tong Wenyao had no choice but to put her down and let her walk on her own.
After she came back, Qian's mother gave her the food left in the pot, which made her feel warm. In her previous life, before the zombie outbreak, when she came home late, her mother would also leave food for her.
This made her eyes feel a little hot.
Seeing her emotions exposed, Qian's mother quickly asked, "But you don't like the food, then I'll make noodles for you?"
After coming back to her senses, Tong Wenyao quickly stopped her when she heard her say this, "Mom, stop working. I have something to say after dinner."
The vegetables planted at home had not yet grown, so on the way back, she took out a basket of vegetables from the space, including radishes, cabbages, etc.
She had already eaten at Lao Du's house, so she didn't eat much after returning. After seeing everyone gathered in the kitchen, Tong Wenyao finally spoke, "I bought a workshop and a mountain."
When Qian's mother heard this, her face was filled with disapproval. "Yao'er, what are you doing? Your spicy noodle workshop isn't even finished yet, and the house next door isn't even built yet, and you're buying another workshop. Money is tickling you, isn't it? You can't wait to spend it all at once."
Tong Wenyao felt a little guilty after hearing this. This was too much of a step to take, but she still had a trick to make money. Tong Bo looked at her, waiting for her to explain.
"Ahem, here's the thing. I was thinking that when the workshop is ready to produce bricks, we'll need them. Also, the mountain we bought could generate even more business."
Qian's mother retorted, "The mountain you bought is barren, and you still want to start a business." Tong Wen Yao pouted, trying to act coquettishly and get away with it, but was exposed by Qian's mother.
"Early tomorrow morning, you have to ask someone to return it." Tong Wenyao complained, "Mom, I've already bought it and I can't return it."
Tong Wenyao continued, "Besides, we'll still need materials from that mountain when we build our house."
Cui's mother comforted her from the side, "Sister-in-law, just buy it. Didn't Yao'er say we'd need it when we build the house? Did you see what Yao'er bought that time? She did it all for our family."
As soon as these words were spoken, Tong Wen Yao wanted to nod her head immediately. Second Aunt was simply her soulmate.
"Didn't people say a few days ago that toilets built in rooms smell bad? This time I went to the ceramic workshop and saw this!" After saying that, she took out a mottled black and white bottle.
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Tong Wen Yao patiently explained that when the time comes, white squares can be fired so that the ceramic mixture can be pasted inside the house.
Cui's mother said, "If we put it on the whole house, won't it be too white? Will it look good?" Tong Wenyao heard this and quickly agreed, "Second Aunt, you've asked the right person. We can ask them to adjust it to a grayish white. That will be better."
Now that everything has been discussed, they no longer have any questions, so it's a good time for her to assign their respective tasks.
"Second Aunt, ask the people in the spicy noodle workshop to learn how to make spicy noodle in the next two days. When they are produced, have Wu Zhula sell them."
After hearing this, Cui's mother nodded seriously. She used to be in charge of household chores and knew how to make people learn rules.
"Mom, stay home and take good care of Wen Jiang and Xin Er. When you have time, teach them."
"I'll go to the ceramic workshop sometime soon and ask them to make bricks. I'll then send oxcarts to pull them to build the house." Tong Bo said from the side, "Yao'er, I'll go with you then. Let me see what lime is."
After hearing this, she nodded and decided to let her second brother know how to use lime. When the time comes, he will come back to teach the craftsmen how to use it.
Tong Wenyao was listening at the side. Suddenly, they all had things to do, but he didn't. He couldn't help but feel disappointed. He hurriedly said, "Yao'er, what can I do?"
She looked at Tong Wenyao and said, "Brother, you should practice martial arts more and let your second uncle teach you when he is free. Read more military books at night."
She also had her own selfish motives. She hoped that when he went to the war, he would have a better chance of winning on the battlefield so that he would have a greater chance of surviving. She remembered that in the novel, when he returned victorious, he was covered in hidden injuries and died of illness after only two years of supporting the heroine.
Now that she was able to save her second uncle, she also hoped to save her brother. Tong Wenyao nodded heavily after hearing her plan, "I will protect my mother and second aunt and the others."
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