"Thank you all for your kind words. Let me toast you all first. It will be bad if the food gets cold. Let's start eating after we finish drinking." The old man said, raising his glass.
Everyone raised their glass and drank it all. After that, they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Qibao was sitting on a small stool beside him, gnawing on a chicken leg with a bowl in his hand. Niuniu also ran over with a bowl in her hand, and sat in a row with Qibao, grinning at him and also eating with relish.
After the meal, everyone drank a lot. Some were drunk and spoke with slurred speech, so they were all taken home by their families to rest.
Wang's mother-in-law and daughters-in-law started to clean up the leftovers on the table, and the three daughters-in-law's family members also started to help.
Uncle Xu and his two brothers took the cleaned tables and chairs back to the house of the person they had borrowed them from, and they finished cleaning up quickly.
After a breath of relief, all the villagers left, leaving only their family members.
The old man said, "My dear relatives, you can see that my family is building a workshop. If you don't mind, I will let Fugui and Chunxi come to work when the workshop is completed."
When Chen and Zhao heard this, they were also very happy. It was a great thing that their son could come to work in the Xu family. It was a long-term job, and their in-laws would definitely take extra care of him.
So he said, "Thank you, my dear relatives. When the time comes, just tell us what to do. My family is rich and strong."
"Yes! My Chunxi is also very strong." Chen also agreed.
Wang smiled and said, "It doesn't require any physical effort at all. It's just making fruit wine."
At this time, the old man said, "However, everyone who comes to work in the workshop needs to sign a contract, promising not to tell anyone about the process of making fruit wine in the workshop, otherwise they will have to pay a compensation of one thousand taels of silver."
Old man Zhang said, "Don't worry, my dear. My Chunxi is a man of few words. He just works hard. From now on, I will tell my family not to ask about Chunxi's work!"
Everyone else nodded. They knew that if outsiders knew the Xu family's wine-making recipe, it would not only cause huge losses to the Xu family, but also be of no benefit to them. Moreover, their daughters were in the Xu family, and they would not do anything that would be detrimental to their daughters.
"Well, I know that you, my in-laws, are all sensible people. I'm just worried that there might be misunderstandings, so I'm telling you in advance so that you can understand what's going on." said the old man.
"Hey, what's the big deal? We all understand. We're not the only ones signing this. Everyone who goes to work has to sign it!"
At this time, Xiaoliu came back with Dazhuang, Erzhuang and Huwa after having fun. Although Dazhuang and the others were not very old, they usually did things at home within their ability and had little time to play. This was the first time they had so much fun, and they also got to know many friends in Xujia Village.
Seeing the children come back, Zhang and Li's family members said goodbye.
Wang prepared a lot of food for them to take back. Niu Niu was reluctant to leave and kept holding on to Qibao's clothes. Niu Niu's mother couldn't stop her and felt helpless.
Qibao took Niuniu's hand and said, "Niuniu, you have to listen to your mother. That's what a good baby should do. Only then will your sister like you. When your sister has time, she will go to play with you, okay?"
Niu Niu nodded somewhat aggrievedly and reluctantly let go of her little hand.
Niuniu's mother smiled and said, "Is this the first time my Niuniu has seen Qibao? I didn't expect that she likes Qibao so much as a sister and listens to her so much!"
Everyone else laughed. They hadn't expected that adults couldn't guess what was in a child's mind.
It was Uncle Xu who drove the carriage to send the two families away. There were a lot of food sent by the neighbors in the carriage, all of which were the children's favorites.
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After the celebration, the Xu family returned to their previous life, taking care of the orchard every day, and the workshop was getting closer to completion day by day.
Daqing Mountain has also regained its vibrant appearance, and the animals have long since awakened from hibernation.
Sometimes, my brothers would go hunting in Daqing Mountain during their break, and Qibao would not follow them. He would always let them experience things on their own. Fortunately, my brothers never got hurt and they brought back a lot of prey.
Today is the day to put up the beams of the workshop. The Xu family bought a lot of candies, steamed buns and so on. After setting off firecrackers, the men on the beams began to sprinkle candies down below. The children below bent down swiftly to pick them up. Their little hands were very quick. They picked up a handful and put them into the small cloth bag they brought with them.
The old man once promised to treat the villagers to a three-day banquet after the workshop was completed. This time he didn't do it at home, but went to the town to hire someone to do it. It would save trouble if he just gave some silver.
Qibao looked at the completed workshop and was very satisfied. It was very large and even had a warehouse. He could start production as soon as the fruits were ripe.
It will probably take a few more days, as the courtyard for Old Man Lin and Mrs. Sun to live in has been built.
Old Man Lin and Mrs. Sun also wanted to move in as soon as possible. Although they got along very well with the Xu family, they still needed a place of their own. Although this courtyard was also built with money from the Xu family, its nature was different. After all, they were a family connected by blood.
Lin packed up her parents' things and moved them to the newly built courtyard. After taking a look at the courtyard, she was very satisfied. It was not only bright and not too small, which was enough for her parents to live in, but it was also close to her and she could reach it quickly on foot.
The old man has told the village chief and villagers these days that anyone who wants to work in the workshop can just sign up and sign the contract.
Just the day before the start of work, the old man gathered villagers who were willing to work in the workshop. Most of them were women, and there were also unmarried teenagers.
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