The following day, accompanied by the factory director, Yang Cui toured the entire factory.
Although Yang Cui has been away for more than half a year, the factory is running without any problems. Hu Binzi is very capable, Yang Cui made the right choice, and the people below him are also very self-motivated.
The rice noodle factory's business is now stable, and under Su Murong's management, the rice noodles have even become a popular holiday gift.
Nowadays, the rice noodle business is booming. Around the Lantern Festival, Hu Binzi even expanded his team, hiring ten more men and three more women from the neighborhood to work.
The pastry production workshop was also operating very well, and the pastry business was booming during the Chinese New Year period.
During the winter month, we bought five more people to learn, so production kept up, and we made a lot of money during the Spring Festival.
An Dafu didn't understand the factory's affairs, but since Yang Cui wasn't around, he would come to the breeding farm every few days to check in, so no one would slack off, and everything was in good order.
"Tell all my colleagues that we'll celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival together next month." Yang Cui was very satisfied with the current state of the factory, so she decided to treat all the employees well.
Yang Cui was always generous, and upon hearing this, Hu Binzi, the factory director, and Wang Xicai, the accountant, were overjoyed.
At noon, Yang Cui's family and the An family went to Zhou'an Village, bringing many gifts.
Many people in Zhou'an Village were eagerly anticipating the event; at that moment, the locals thought they were receiving a high-ranking official from the imperial court.
The people of Lin'an Village found it particularly strange, and many of them were peering out from their own doors, whispering among themselves.
What are the Zhou family doing?
"I heard it's to welcome Yang Cui."
Upon hearing this, the people of Lin'an Village fell silent.
Over the past year, everyone has witnessed the changes in Zhou'an Village. Seeing people living in new houses, sending their children to school, and everyone eating well, it would be a lie to say that they are not envious, jealous, regretful, or resentful.
Who doesn't want a good life?
When Cen Xiao's identity was exposed, the people of Lin'an Village were so frightened that they stayed indoors, fearing that Cen Xiao would lead his troops to attack them. Later, they avoided the people of Zhou'an Village and Anjia Village whenever they saw them.
Even though Cen Xiao is dead, the people of Lin'an Village still dare not offend Yang Cui. Yang Cui is the village lady, and she has gained favor with the emperor and empress. Who would dare to offend her?
So now, when they heard that Yang Cui had returned, no one said a word. Cen Xiao was dead, and no one dared to gloat. They just watched from afar.
Yang Cui was surprised to find that the Yan clan chief of Pigeon Village, the mayor of Huangtang Town, and the Zhu couple, the owners of Xianghe Silk Shop and Xiao Li's future husband's family, had also come.
Accompanied by them, we visited the Hope Academy as it is today.
The Hope Academy now has 300 students.
Because Yang Cui provided stable jobs for everyone, many people chose to let their children continue their studies, hoping that their children could achieve good results.
“Many families want to have their children learn accounting, but there’s only one teacher, and they can’t teach everyone,” Zhou Daqing said. “Could we increase the number of students in each class?”
"No, let's not. If there are too many people, the teachers may not be able to take care of everyone. Besides, if everyone studies, a small county can't provide that many job opportunities."
"You're absolutely right, Your Excellency. It's already quite remarkable that you've done so much for the villagers," Mayor Chai complimented. "If there's anything I can do, please just let me know."
"Then thank you very much, Mayor Chai."
In fact, Yang Cui had a plan to open a school similar to a technical training school.
However, in those days, people kept their skills to themselves and were not willing to take on apprentices easily. Also, the laws were not as comprehensive as they are today, and there were not enough job opportunities. So even if everyone had skills, it was not necessarily possible to improve their lives.
She wanted to do something for the people, but one person's ability is ultimately limited. Even an emperor has times when he is powerless to do what he wants.
Therefore, Yang Cui wanted to start with medical care. At that time, it was not easy for ordinary people to see a doctor. One reason was the lack of money, and another reason was the lack of doctors. Many places did not have doctors, and people had to travel long distances to see a doctor.
Yang Cui had heard Cen Xiao say that even the army didn't have enough doctors, and if war broke out, the casualties would be even greater. Therefore, it was necessary to invest in and train medical doctors. However, this matter needed to be discussed with Cen Xiao first, but now...
Around 1:45 PM, Zhou Zhuoshi came to call everyone to eat.
The Zhou family really went all out with today's banquet, serving ten large bowls of food at each table, eight meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.
Fortunately, Yang Cui brought a lot of gifts to the Zhou family, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to eat this meal in peace. This standard is better than what people eat during the New Year. What farmer would dare to eat like this?
Yang Cui was the guest of honor, but since she was a woman, she sat at the same table as the other female guests. Zhou Zhuo kept serving Yang Cui food, showing her great hospitality.
"Hey, in-laws, what's the occasion today? So many tables set up! Why didn't you send Xiaomei to town to let us know?" A sarcastic voice suddenly appeared as everyone was enjoying their meal.
The people who came were Zhou Xiaomei's in-laws!
Upon seeing them, the Zhou family members' faces immediately turned extremely ugly!
Zhou Zhuoshi said irritably, "Speaking of happy events, I heard that your family has double happiness. What? Did you come here today to announce the good news?"
The Ge family choked.
Getting the widow pregnant was ultimately the fault of the Ge family. Plus, Yang Cui was sitting right next to Zhou Zhuoshi, so the Ge family didn't dare to talk back. Zhou Xiaomei's mother-in-law was like a quail.
“Grandmother, I’ve come to take Xiaomei home,” Ge Xiong said. “Xiaomei…”
"Get lost!" After comparing him to An Xiaohai in her mind, Zhou Xiaomei found him particularly displeasing.
"Let's eat first. We can talk about it later."
With so many people around, Zhou Zhuoshi didn't want to air her dirty laundry in public, and besides, Yang Cui and other guests were present, making it inappropriate to discuss such private matters with the Ge family.
"I didn't know you were coming today. This table is full. Bai, please arrange for them to sit inside." Zhou Zhuoshi was determined not to let them sit at the same table as Yang Cui, and she also wanted to give them a hard time, otherwise they would think that the girls of the Zhou family were easy to bully.
The Ge family knows Yang Cui; who wouldn't want to befriend someone like her?
Everyone present was shrewd and knew that the Zhou family had something to resolve, so they took their leave after the meal.
Just then, Xi Hongmei came to report that the people who stayed in Fushan County had returned and that they had found out who had instigated Zhang Junlan and the person behind the bribery of the bandits...
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