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Led by Ye Changyan and Zhong Yunfeng, father and son, everyone stepped forward to greet County Magistrate Wu and several officials from the county government.

County Magistrate Wu was very happy when he saw the huge crowds of people at the scene and the lively atmosphere. He also saw the large-scale factory not far away.

Led by Ye Changyan and others, County Magistrate Wu and several others walked towards the processing workshop, and saw a group of people dressed in white aprons and white hats, lining up neatly in front of the processing workshop.

"Nephew, what is this?"

When County Magistrate Wu saw the scene, he asked Ye Changyan.

"Sir, these are the first batch of workers for the processing workshop. They are all villagers from nearby villages. After the scale is further expanded after the New Year, more workers will be recruited."

Magistrate Wu listened to Ye Changyan's introduction and nodded slowly. Magistrate Zhang on the side listened carefully. He had already received the news that Magistrate Wu would definitely be promoted next year, and he was also working hard to get the position. Once he got the position, he really had to take good control of this large-scale processing workshop in front of him. This might be the largest profit and tax contributor in Wanshou County. If he could manage this processing workshop well, it would be an extremely dazzling political achievement.

"Who came up with the idea of having workers wear uniforms? It's quite innovative!"

Ye Changyan was very happy to hear County Magistrate Wu ask this.

"Sir, this milk processing workshop is producing food for our stomachs. Besides being delicious, the most important thing is that the food must be clean and hygienic. Everyone is required to wear white clothes, and both men and women need to wear white hats, in order to ensure that the food is as clean and hygienic as possible."

Seeing that several adults nodded in agreement, Ye Changyan continued.

"Every worker needs to wash their hands before entering the factory, and they are also urged to trim their nails every few days. There are many other detailed measures to ensure hygiene, all of which are to ensure that the food produced in the processing workshop is clean and hygienic."

As Ye Changyan spoke, he took County Magistrate Wu and others to visit the processing workshop.

Ye Changyan was mainly responsible for receiving County Magistrate Wu, Zhong Yunfeng was responsible for receiving County Magistrate Zhang, Zhong Dingyi was responsible for receiving County Lieutenant Kong, and the village head was responsible for receiving Chief Clerk Long.

The group chatted and laughed, and went into the processing workshop for a tour before coming to the rest area.

County Magistrate Wu saw Cai Zhengqing sitting in the rest area, happily chatting with Ye Xiaozheng.

Magistrate Wu hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Mr. Cai as a student.

"I didn't expect to meet you here today. It is such an honor for me as a student!"

When Wu Hongchang was young, he relied on the influence of his family to enter the Imperial College to study for several years. It was natural for him to call Cai Zhengqing "sir", but the other officials in the county government were a little confused for a moment. They only saw that the old man looked kind and easy-going, and no one could guess his identity for a while.

"Ziqian, I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect you to be an official so far away from home."

"Wanshou County is a place of beautiful scenery, with outstanding people and auspicious landscapes. It is a great honor for me to be an official here."

County Magistrate Wu and Old Cai exchanged greetings. The others were a little shocked. It seemed that this old man must be of important background. They would have to find out more about him.

Soon, it was noon. Surrounded by a group of distinguished guests, Mr. Cai and Magistrate Wu arrived at the gate of the processing workshop. They were each holding a red ribbon, which was connected to the plaque on the gate.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd, the two men gently removed the red silk cloth covering the plaque. At the same time, the sound of intensive firecrackers rang out.

When the sound of firecrackers stopped, the crowd watching the scene spontaneously applauded.

Afterwards, Magistrate Wu gave a passionate speech. Finally, Magistrate Wu shouted "Start work" in a loud voice, officially kicking off the production of the milk processing workshop.

Workers in uniform entered the processing workshop in an orderly manner and came to their respective posts.

Soon after, villagers carrying fresh milk lined up in front of the processing workshop.

The workers in the processing workshop began to weigh the villagers' milk in an orderly manner. The villagers who received the money left happily carrying the buckets of milk.

Seeing the scene before them, Magistrate Wu and several adults clapped their hands happily, and the crowd around them followed suit and applauded again.

After the unveiling ceremony, Magistrate Wu and several adults stayed for lunch, and then returned to the county government office after being seen off by everyone.

The village at this time was like a sea of joy. There were three rounds of buffets in total. Villagers from the surrounding villages came to the banquet one after another, all with smiles on their faces.

Old Madam Ye, supported by her maid Ping'er, came to the banyan tree to have the feast.

The villagers all praised Ye Changyan in front of the old lady for his promising future and for doing a great thing for the village. They also said that the old lady was blessed.

The old lady agreed with a smile on her face, but she felt a little sad in her heart.

She wished that everyone praised Dalang, Erlang and Silang, but they were working in the processing workshop. She didn't know how her children and grandchildren were doing in the workshop, nor did she know whether they could adapt.

The old lady hoped that her children and grandchildren could gain a firm foothold in the processing workshop, not only earn an income but also master a way to make a living, especially Dalang and Erlang. If they could really be trained to become the backbone as Sanlang mentioned, then the marriage issue would surely be easily solved.

Looking at the second son's wife with her mouth full of grease, the old lady sighed inwardly, hoping that the second son could seize this opportunity and work hard in the processing workshop. It would be best if he could cut off contact with those bad friends.

In the afternoon, the guests who came to watch the ceremony left one after another, and Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng also got on the carriage back to Chu Garden at 3 p.m.

Zhong Dingyi was very happy today. His youngest son and Ye Changyan had made such a big fuss, which made the people from the Zhong clan who came to watch the ceremony praise them highly. After visiting the processing workshop, these people were accompanied by Zhong Dingyi back to Yuzhou City.

It was not until dark that Ye Changyan and Zhong Yunfeng finally took a break.

The manager then handed Zhong Yunfeng the list of gifts for today's guests and friends.

Zhong Yunfeng flipped through it and handed it to Ye Changyan.

Ye Changyan opened it and took a closer look. The guests present were far more than the ones he and Zhong Yunfeng had invited.

"Yunfeng, after the candies in our processing workshop are produced, we will give each family on this list a candy as a thank you gift before the Spring Festival. This will be the first wave of word-of-mouth building for Weihaojia Candy."

Zhong Yunfeng nodded with a smile, and then his expression became gloomy. Ye Changyan gave him a questioning look.

Zhong Yunfeng smiled bitterly and spoke.

"Do you still remember the friends I introduced to you this morning?"