Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

In the county town, Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng first went to the sculptor's shop, where they selected several different sizes of carving materials, and agreed to pick them up from the shop before noon the next day.

The owner of the coppersmith shop saw that the customer who had taken away the strange-shaped tool at noon had come back again. He thought that there was something wrong with the copper tool. However, he was told that he needed another one. Naturally, the owner agreed and promised that the customer could come and pick it up the next morning.

Then they went to Lai Chongde's pottery shop. With Lai Chongde's enthusiastic introduction, Ye Changyan selected a white-glazed porcelain vase that could hold half a catty and a small green-glazed porcelain vase that could hold one or two ounces. He asked for both to be equipped with cork stoppers, and ordered 500 and 200 bottles of the two sizes respectively.

The goods in the shop can be taken away on the spot, and Lai Chongde Chen Nuo will deliver the remaining goods to your door within five days.

Originally, Liang Jingcheng planned to go back to the farm with Ye Changyan, because he was looking forward to the essential oils and hydrosols that were being extracted at the Ye family farm. He couldn't wait to try them out to see if they were really as good as Ye Changyan said.

But Ye Changyan said that the distilled liquid should be left to stand for a while before the essential oil can be separated, so he asked him to come back tomorrow, and also asked Liang Jingcheng to bring the teacher to Ye's house tomorrow.

By the way, bring the distiller, seal, wrapping paper and white porcelain bottle bought today to Yejiazhuangzi in the county town.

After returning from the county town, Ye Changyan went to the headman's house. When Zhang saw Ye Changyan coming, she hurriedly welcomed him into the house and handed him a hot water bottle.

In the afternoon, many villagers came to register, saying that Mr. Ye, the scholar, asked those who wanted to work in the processing workshop to register with Aunt Zhang first.

Not only people from Shanglin Village came to register, but also many people from surrounding villages.

Zhang was very concerned about this matter and was somewhat proud of it. Last time he asked her for help with farming, and this time he asked her again for help with recruiting workers. It seemed that Sanlang still had some confidence in his ability to do things.

Zhang was one of the few women in the village who could read and write, and what was even more rare was that she could write beautiful handwriting.

When the villagers came to her, she registered them carefully and seriously.

Ye Changyan was very satisfied after looking at the registration information of Zhang, and then he informed Zhang of the recruitment needs and specific requirements of the processing workshop and cattle farm.

Ye Changyan also told Zhang a piece of news that made Zhang overjoyed, that is, Zhang would be responsible for recruiting workers for the cattle farm and processing workshop in the future, and would also be mainly responsible for specific matters such as the working hour registration and personnel management of these recruited long-term and short-term workers. Zhang would receive a salary of one or two taels of silver every month, and if he did a good job, he would receive an additional reward at the end of the year.

Zhang began to worry that she would not do well, but Ye Changyan said firmly that he believed Aunt Zhang could do a good job, and Boss Zhong believed in Ye Changyan's vision. Zhang was very excited after hearing this, so she readily agreed and promised that she would do her best to ensure the personnel.

One of the reasons why Ye Changyan handed the task of selecting and employing people over to Zhang was that Zhang was very familiar with the conditions in the surrounding villages, and many gossips about the neighbors would be reported to him.

As the head of the village, Li Zhiping has a very good reputation in the surrounding villages. As the head of the village's wife, Zhang also has considerable prestige in the surrounding villages.

Zhang is one of the few women in the surrounding villages who can read and write well, which will be of great help in the subsequent work.

There will be a considerable number of female workers in the milk processing workshop in the future. In this era when the separation of men and women is very strict, it will be more convenient to have someone like Zhang who has many advantages to be responsible for managing the workers, especially the female workers.

When I returned to the village, I saw a large group of villagers queuing in their yards, each carrying a backpack or a basket filled with freshly picked wintersweet flowers.

In addition to the children who had arrived in the morning, there were some more children queuing up, and even more people were women and daughters-in-law from the surrounding villages.

I saw Erniu helping Lian to weigh the villagers, and Wulang was in charge of registering the information. The villagers were also very considerate and took the initiative to pour the weighed wintersweets into bamboo baskets. Some people were responsible for spreading out the wintersweets. The bamboo baskets filled with wintersweets were neatly placed under the eaves.

Ye Changyan was very satisfied seeing this. The villagers took the money from Ye Changyan and left happily.

At the Ye family's old house, Aunt Chun had already placed dinner on the dining table.

Old Madam Guo's expression was obviously not looking good.

All the family members from both families were sitting around the table, except Ye Xiaowu.

Ye Xiaowu went out early in the morning, and it was already dark but there was still no sign of him. The old lady was wondering if he had gone out to cheat with others again.

Ever since the last incident with the gold hairpin, the old lady has paid more attention to the second son. The second son had been well behaved for a few days, but recently it seems that his old illness has recurred. When the old lady saw her daughter-in-law Liu, who looked heartless and just sat waiting for dinner, she became furious.

Just when the old lady was about to lose her temper, Ye Xiaowu walked in, looking somewhat listless.

"You still remember to come back. It's already so late. The whole family is waiting for you to have dinner. Where have you been fooling around? The children are already old enough to get married, but you are still acting like a child, not coming home all day long."

The eldest sons, Ye Xiaowen and Xu, remained silent, trying to reduce their presence as much as possible. It was rare for the old lady to get angry with the second son, and the couple were wondering in their hearts whether the old lady knew something, and they winked at each other curiously.

When Liu saw her husband being scolded, she quickly changed the subject, and then she heard Liu continue talking in a loud voice.

"Mother, today people from the surrounding villages have gone to Zhang Yu'e to register. You should also go and talk to your scholar grandson and arrange some lighter jobs for his two cousins."

"What are you talking about there?"

The old lady was about to get angry with Liu, but as luck would have it, the second son came back. Before the old lady could get angry with her, she took the initiative to bump into him.

But after listening to Liu's words, why did he want to go find Sanlang himself, so he scolded him in a harsh tone.

"Mom, don't you know? The news has spread to all the surrounding villages. Sanlang asked those who want to work in the milk processing workshop to go to Zhang Yu'e to register. The processing workshop is being built in the village. You saw it. It's so big. Can you imagine how many people it will take?"

Liu gestured as she spoke, and seeing that the whole family was staring at her and listening attentively, she continued with some pride.

"In my opinion, how could Sanlang be so confused about such an important matter? Why did he hand it over to Zhang Yu'e? We have people at home, and his uncle and second uncle should handle this matter beautifully for him, right?"

Liu was so excited when she spoke that Ye Xiaowen, who had originally planned to stand by and watch, and Ye Xiaowu, who had been a little depressed, suddenly became excited. When Dalang and Erlang heard that they were going to find a lighter servant for themselves, they also listened with their ears pricked up.