That night, Wen Qingcheng saw that Ye Xiuying was tired, so she didn't mention the trip to Kyoto to her. Besides, it was not something that one could just pick up a bag and go there right away. Not to mention that Wen's shop had just opened and she needed to worry about its operation. The Ji family also designated Wen Qingcheng to protect Li Muwan's pregnancy. Wen Qingcheng had to protect her until three months later and the fetus was stable before leaving.

In the following days when the donkey-hide gelatin shop was open, people from Wen Ji took turns to be on duty, while those who stayed in the pharmacy had to produce non-stop. It was not easy for either side.

Ye Xiuying saw Wen Qingcheng coming downstairs this morning and called her to the study. "Qingcheng, you're up."

Wen Qingcheng touched the back of his head and said, "I slept late last night and couldn't get up this morning."

"You've been very tired these past few days. The kitchen has left some food for you. Eat it first and then go to sleep for a while. Look at how much thinner you have become."

Wen Qingcheng felt warm in her heart. Others only care about how high you fly, but only your family cares about whether you are tired. "Although I am tired, it seems that everything is worth it now."

"We need to hire two more people in our shop. When it's busy, we can send people over from the pharmacy. Normally, we can arrange for fixed people to go over there."

Wen Qingcheng nodded. "I have been thinking about this these days. I want to find someone from the county town so that I can open the store in time in the morning. But I also want to provide employment opportunities for the people in our village, so I have been thinking about it."

"It is more convenient for villagers to work in the pharmacy. If they go to the county town, we can't send a horse-drawn carriage to pick them up every day, unless we have a horse at home and ride it there. This is not very realistic." Ye Xiuying said.

Ye Xiuying had no idea for a moment, but she did remind Wen Qingcheng that there were no vacancies in the pharmacy now, unless the people in the pharmacy were transferred to the county town and then people were found from the village to work in the pharmacy.

After much thought, I felt that Brother Gong was the most suitable person. Brother Gong's home was far away from Yueya Village, but if he went to the county town, it would be closer. Besides, Brother Gong also worked in Wangji in the county town before. So I thought about discussing with Brother Gong to see if he was willing to be the shopkeeper in the donkey-hide gelatin shop.

After dinner, Wen Qingcheng went to Wen Ji in the backyard, found Brother Gong, and told him about her idea. Brother Gong agreed to it.

"Qingcheng, you are still good to me. You always think of me first when you have something good to do. Of course, it is closer to the county town, but even if I were to be the shopkeeper, I don't know if I can do it well." Brother Gong said with a smile. This is an opportunity for him. Being a shopkeeper is always more respectable than boiling glue in the pharmacy, and it is also more challenging.

"You can definitely do it well. There is always a first time for everything. Be more careful and discuss it with Uncle Zhuo. It will be no problem. I plan to find another assistant in the county town, and you will be stationed in the donkey-hide gelatin shop permanently in the future."

After getting the accurate answer from Brother Gong, Wen Qingcheng began to recruit rubber makers in the village. Brother Gong is currently the rubber maker on production line No. 2. With more and more orders now and so many pharmacies and clinics wanting to cooperate, large-scale production is needed. At least two rubber makers are needed for Line 2, working in shifts morning and evening, so that the production can be completed faster.

Wen Qingcheng entrusted the matter of recruiting rubber boiler workers to Xiao Liushi, who was a village gossip and had a wide network of contacts. When Xiao Liushi heard about it, she immediately patted her chest and promised that she could find one.

After work that day, Xiao Liu began to inquire in the village. Ye Xiuying happened to have nothing to do, so she took Xueer out for a walk and went to the school to pick up Zicheng.

Along the way, Xue'er's chubby, sweet smile quickly melted everyone's heart. She was surrounded by several aunts, kissing and hugging her. Xing'er was carrying a basket, and San Ya was carrying a mallet, just coming back from the river after washing clothes. It was almost late autumn, and San Ya was still barefoot. From a distance, she saw Ye Xiuying holding Xue'er, who was wearing a lavender brocade skirt, playing outside.

When Xing'er saw Xue'er, plump and white, being surrounded by a group of women who kissed and hugged her like a pampered child, she felt both happy and sad at the same time, and walked over with a smile on her face.

"Sister Ye, I haven't seen you for a long time. Xue'er has grown up a lot." Xing'er looked at Xue'er and wanted to hug her. She felt that it was natural for mother and daughter to be together, and Xue'er must be closer to her naturally.

"Yes, children grow up fast. They will be one year old in November this year. Wen Ji has been very busy recently. We just opened a shop in the county town. We have no time to take Xueer out to play."

When the women who were watching heard that Wen Ji had just opened a new shop, they suddenly thought of something and asked, "Sister Ye, I just heard from Xiao Liu that your pharmacy is looking for glue makers? Let me let my husband go and try."

Ye Xiuying nodded, "Yes, I asked Xiao Liu to help find out. Recruiting has always been the responsibility of my eldest daughter. As long as she thinks it's a good idea, I won't worry about those things. If you are interested, of course you are welcome to register at Wen Ji. My daughter and her uncle will interview together."

Xing'er looked thoughtful. San Ya saw that Xue'er was wearing cicada shoes embroidered with colorful silk threads. The cicada's eyes were made of gemstones, and there were furry balls on the uppers as decorations. They were very beautiful. She reached out and pulled Xue'er's feet. Xue'er looked at her curiously and pulled her feet back reluctantly.

Ye Xiuying was so busy talking to them that she didn't notice Xueer until the school was over. Zicheng came out with his schoolbag on his back, saw Ye Xiuying on the side of the road, and hurriedly ran over to her.

"mother--"

"Hey, my kid has finished school. I have to go home and cook." Ye Xiuying ended the conversation and asked them to go directly to Wen Ji to sign up if they were interested in applying.

Zicheng smiled when he saw Xueer. Although he was not very old, he insisted on holding Xueer. Ye Xiuying handed Xueer to him. Although Zicheng was thin, he was very strong. He held Xueer and walked forward. Sanya was watching from behind with her eyes wide open. She counted her fingers. Her little sister was so lucky. She was a child who was supposed to be thrown away, but now she was living the life of a big lady and had a brother who loved her so much. However, she could only follow her mother to wash clothes and do all the housework.

Xing'er hadn't seen Xue'er enough when she saw Zicheng taking her away. She felt empty inside. In the past year, she had hardly seen Xue'er. After all, she was her own flesh and blood. When she grew up and knew the truth, would she recognize her as her mother?

That night, Xing'er returned home and told her family about Wen Ji's recruitment. Tian Zhuang had heard that Wen Ji's rubber makers earned a lot of money, so he thought that since Wen Ji was short of people, he might as well take the job.

Old Lady Tian also thought this was feasible, and the mother and son imagined that they would use the money they earned to buy furniture. Xing Er had only told her family about this as a gossip, but she didn't expect Tian Zhuang really wanted to go.

"If you want to go, I don't think Madam Wen will invite you." Xing'er said.

Old Lady Tian was unhappy when she heard this, "She's picked one? Our Dazhuang is tall and strong, has plenty of strength, and is young. Where can she find someone so suitable?"

Xing'er rolled her eyes silently, "Look at Madam Wen. She would hide away from us when she sees us, for fear that we would be related to her family. And this afternoon, I ran into Ye Xiuying bringing Xue'er out. She let everyone else hold her, but she wouldn't let me. She was on guard against us, afraid that we would recognize the child again."

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