The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

After witnessing the separation of Gu Fengnian and Gu Xiaoxue, Tong Huaqiong immediately plunged into the preparations for the weaving workshop.

Liu Tong was extremely efficient and led his construction team to quickly renovate Old Master Gu's old house.

After the roof was repaired, it no longer leaked, the house was cleaned spotlessly, and the warehouse and the place where the looms were placed were separated.

After Gu Daqiao assembled the first loom and cotton-fluffing machine, Tong Huaqiong recruited some skilled craftsmen, who built twelve looms and cotton-fluffing machines under the leadership and guidance of Gu Daqiao.

A worker must first sharpen his tools if he wants to do well.

Twelve machines were placed in a row in the room, and Tong Huaqiong had a trance-like feeling that an industrial revolution was about to begin.

Gu Ohashi definitely had a talent as an engineer. In the process of assembling the cotton loom, he further improved the loom.

This batch of looms is more efficient than those in Huating County.

Now that we have the production tools, the production materials are naturally ready as well.

The cotton pickers hired by Tong Huaqiong were extremely capable and quickly harvested all thirty acres of cotton.

Snow-white cotton flowers are piled up in the warehouse.

In addition, Tong Huaqiong ordered Gu Dashu to stockpile 200,000 tons of cotton in Ningcheng. In Tong Huaqiong's eyes, the white cotton was like white silver.

At first, the villagers didn’t know that Tong Huaqiong was going to open a weaving workshop. They just thought that Tong Huaqiong grew so much cotton in order to sell it.

The cotton pickers from all over the country were reluctant to leave after the cotton picking was over. Tong Huaqiong paid them the same wages as the men, and they were paid on the same day. She also provided them with lunch every day, including meat and vegetables.

For most of the cotton pickers, it was the first time in their lives that they were earning money.

During the two months of picking cotton at Tong Huaqiong's home, she didn't have to cook or do housework. Her mother-in-law became more friendly to her, and her husband also learned to care about her.

Although picking cotton is hard work, everyone is very motivated and does not feel tired at all. Instead, they feel that life is very fulfilling. The day passes by with many girls, young wives and middle-aged women chatting and laughing.

I really hope such good days can continue.

But cotton picking is only available during the two months of autumn throughout the year; it is not possible to do it every day.

I thought I would have to wait until next autumn to work and earn money for Tong Huaqiong again, but I didn't expect that Tong Huaqiong was growing cotton and opening a weaving workshop.

Not to mention Qinghewan, there are only a few weaving workshops in the entire Pingchuan County. Some of them are family workshops with only one loom, and the whole family works together without the need for hired workers from outside.

Therefore, when the news that Tong Huaqiong's weaving workshop was recruiting workers spread, the surrounding area was in an uproar, especially the female workers who picked cotton, who were running around to tell each other.

Weaving is not like picking cotton, which relies on seasonality. Since Tong Huaqiong opened a weaving workshop, she must be spinning cotton and weaving cloth every day. As long as there is work to do, she can make money.

Tong Huaqiong's weaving workshop was soon surrounded by people.

Not only girls, wives and middle-aged women from Qinghewan came to apply, but even girls, wives and middle-aged women from surrounding villages came to apply.

When Tong Huaqiong's Jufulai Supermarket first opened, he recruited female clerks in the village, but most families were unwilling to let their daughters and wives apply.

They felt that waiters were supposed to greet and see off customers, and it was inappropriate for a girl to show up in public. It would be embarrassing if she was abducted by a lecher.

But it is different in a weaving workshop. The weavers sit in the house and fiddle with the loom. They don’t need to meet male customers or talk business in person. They just need to work hard.

Moreover, the weaving workshop explicitly requires that only female workers are employed, and that women will not spread unpleasant gossip when they are together.

In addition, since it is in Qinghewan Village, family members can arrive first if anything happens. In other words, they believe that girls and wives cannot escape their control in Qinghewan, and they can earn money to supplement the family income.

Only a fool would not allow them to apply for the job.

Tong Huaqiong agreed at the beginning that to apply for a fair notary position, one must first be dexterous and secondly not be lazy.

Song Qiaoniang and Gu Xiaoxue acted as "interviewers". The two of them tried their best to live up to Tong Huaqiong's trust and help her select the best female workers.

Among the maids bought by Tong Huaqiong, Su Qing, a young lady from an official family who was assigned to Man'er, came in handy this time. Tong Huaqiong asked her to assist Song Qiaoniang and Gu Xiaoxue in taking notes.

Su Qing showed her skills. Not only did she record, but she also formulated assessment indicators after consulting with the skilled worker Song Qiaoniang and set scores for each item.

"Boss, with this arrangement, it will be clear who is suitable and who is not, so that those who fail will not feel unfair and waste their time explaining themselves."

Su Qing handed the score sheet to Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "It's a good idea for you to come."

Su Qing was encouraged and continued, "When the time comes, just like announcing the results of the imperial examinations, we will post the names of the recruited female workers on the wall and tree at the door. It doesn't matter if they can't read. We, the literate ones, will stand in front of the list and read out their names in public. Boss, you think, how can their names appear on the list in their lifetime? We treat the recruited female workers so seriously, and they will be so excited and proud. They will surely be more motivated to work in the future."

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Su Qing, her heart full of admiration.

She is worthy of being a daughter of an official family. Her knowledge and brain are different from others.

Tong Huaqiong patted Su Qing on the shoulder and said, "Just do as Miss Su said. You will help Gu Taohua in the weaving workshop from now on. Oh, and bring Man'er with you. Let her learn from you. She will also want to get involved in the family business in the future."

Gu Taohua has already matured through her experience at Taohua Desserts and has stayed at Jufulai for two months. Tong Huaqiong decided to let her come to the weaving workshop for training.

After all, the weaving workshop is full of female workers, and this is where Gu Taohua should come.

Su Qing's eyes turned red with excitement.

She thought she was a criminal and would be sold to a secluded place to serve men, but she met a wise master.

"Master Su, come and see if my grading is correct." Gu Xiaoxue waved at Su Qing.

Su Qing wiped her eyes and ran to Gu Xiaoxue, leaning over to talk to her.

"Jingzhe, look at that Miss Su, how capable are she?" Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Jingzhe who was standing aside.

Gu Jingzhe had a longer autumn vacation this time and stayed at home for a few more days. He worked with Tong Huaqiong to prepare for the weaving workshop.

Gu Jingzhe smiled and said, "Not inferior to men."

Tong Huaqiong sighed and said, "Miss Su was born into an official family. Her father and brother were both officials. Because her brother committed a crime, the male was beheaded and the female family members were confiscated and sold as slaves."

This is also what Tong Huaqiong finds unreasonable. Su Qing is now a slave as defined by the government, and she cannot be released and become a good citizen even if she wants to.

Seeing Gu Jingzhe's pause, Tong Huaqiong said to herself, "So you see, Miss Su has done nothing. She can neither take the imperial examination nor pursue a career in government. Maybe before her family got into trouble, her marriage would have to pave the way for her brother. How much of her brother's glory could she enjoy? Her brother got into trouble, but she was implicated as well, and turned from a good citizen into a slave. If I didn't buy her, she might end up in a brothel or a concubine in a wealthy family. How fair is this to her?"

Gu Jingzhe’s face turned pale.