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The group followed Zhang back to the headman's house, and saw only San Ya and Si Tou in the room.

"Sana, is your father back?"

Zhang didn't see her husband, but saw San Ya and Si Tou playing catching stones in the yard. Zhang then invited Ye Changyan and others into the yard and asked San Ya.

"Aunt Ye, Brother Sanlang, and Brother Silang."

When San Ya saw that there were guests in her house, she greeted them politely first. Si Tou also followed suit and then San Ya spoke to Zhang.

"Mom, didn't Dad go out with you after lunch? He hasn't come back yet."

"San Ya, go get some water for my brother and aunt, and Si Tou, get the trough cakes out of the house."

As soon as Zhang finished speaking, her two children put down the stones they were playing with and ran to the washbasin rack to wash their hands. San Ya went to get a cup to pour water, and Si Tou ran towards the room and soon came out with a box of tiaozi cakes.

Seeing the brother and sister playing on the ground, Ye Changyan stood up and ran to wash his hands first. He did things very efficiently. He nodded secretly in his heart. Not only did Zhang have rules for doing things herself, she also did a very good job in educating her children.

"Sanlang, Silang, and Ye Ersao, it's already this late, let's eat some taro cakes to fill our stomachs first."

When Zhang saw Sitou put the caozi cake on the table, she invited Ye Changyan and others to eat it, and she took a piece and handed it to Sitou. Sitou took the caozi cake and sat aside to eat it. Zhang then asked Sanya to light a fire and cook.

Liu and Silang were really hungry, so when they heard Zhang's call, they picked up the trough cake and started eating.

Ye Changyan took advantage of the time when the village head had not returned yet to discuss with Zhang the matter of expanding the processing workshop's production capacity.

"Aunt Zhang, Boss Zhong and I have just discussed the arrangements for expanding the production capacity of this processing workshop before the New Year. Do you have any comments?"

Ye Changyan then told Zhang about his ideas on expanding the processing workshop's capacity and increasing production.

Specifically, it includes measures in many aspects.

Tomorrow the chef from Yunfeng Tower will come to the processing workshop to prepare lunch for everyone. Zhang was asked to find a few women in the village to help the chef. Each person will be provided with a lunch and fifteen cents.

Previously, the employees went home for lunch and rest for one hour at noon, but now each employee has 25 minutes to take turns to have lunch, and lunch is provided free of charge by the processing workshop.

During the period before the New Year, the work start time is advanced by 25 minutes every morning, and the work end time is advanced by 10 cents every day, plus the original time for lunch and rest at night. In addition, during the New Year this year, Boss Zhong will also prepare an extra reward for each employee.

When Zhang heard Ye Changyan's arrangement, she agreed with it from the bottom of her heart. Although the total working hours were extended by one hour, the salary increased, and a lunch was provided. In addition, there was a bonus at the end of the year. Everyone was already very motivated, so they should not have any major objections to such an arrangement.

Seeing Zhang nodded in agreement, Ye Changyan said.

"Then I'll have Aunt Zhang coordinate with a few people and notify them tonight. Also, have everyone prepare their own bowls, chopsticks and tableware tomorrow."

Zhang was thinking about who to coordinate to be responsible for the specific notification when she heard Ye Changyan speak again.

"Aunt Zhang, please also ask the villagers who raise cattle to sell the rest of the fresh milk to the processing workshop as raw materials, except for leaving some for the elderly and children before the New Year. At the end of the year, Boss Zhong will also give extra rewards to each cattle farmer."

Zhang nodded and said with a smile.

"Sanlang, you don't know that most of the villagers don't want to drink the milk they squeeze out themselves. They want to take it to the processing workshop to exchange for more money. Seeing that the New Year is approaching, who doesn't want to have more money during the New Year? I'll talk to everyone later and let them notify them."

While eating the trough cake, Liu listened to Ye Changyan and Zhang discussing the matters of the processing workshop. She was very envious of Zhang for being in power in the processing workshop. It seemed that Sanlang also had the trust of Boss Zhong, so all these important matters were left to Sanlang to arrange.

Thinking that her husband and two sons had originally sneaked into the processing workshop, but now that this incident had happened, how would her husband and Erlang be able to gain a foothold in the processing workshop in the future? Thinking of this, Liu looked at Silang who was wolfing down the trough cake.

Liu looked at Silang with her eyes full of expectation. She hoped that Silang could make a name for himself in the processing workshop and be trained to become the technical backbone mentioned by Ye Changyan in the future. Once he had a skill, he could find a virtuous and intelligent wife, and then she would be satisfied.

Just then, Li Zhiping pushed open the door of his house and walked in.

"Dad, you're back. Sanlang and the second sister-in-law of the Ye family are here to look for you."

When Zhang saw her husband coming back, she hurriedly greeted him.

Li Zhiping walked into the room with a tired look on his face. He simply greeted Ye Changyan and the others, then sat down on a stool.

"Sanlang, if you have anything to say, just tell your uncle Shuanzhu. I will go and arrange the things you just told me to do."

Seeing Ye Changyan nodded, Zhang winked at her husband and led the four children out of the yard.

"Uncle Shuanzhu, I just came back from the city in the evening and heard about my second uncle and second brother. I don't know what their current situation is, so I came to ask if you know the current situation."

Hearing Ye Changyan's question, Li Zhiping sighed lightly and then spoke.

"Sanlang, Silang, and his second sister-in-law, after I finished my work in the county town today, I ran to the county government office to find a few familiar clerks to inquire about the situation of my second brother and Erlang. The situation is not optimistic."

Hearing Li Zhiping sigh, Ye Changyan felt that things might not be good.

"What's the current situation of the injured Tang Laizi?"

Ye Changyan directly asked Li Zhiping the most critical question at the moment, and when he saw Li Zhiping shaking his head, he spoke.

"I heard from the county clerk that Tang Laizi hasn't woken up yet. His condition is very bad."

Hearing what the head of the village said, Liu became a little anxious and hurriedly asked.

"Then when can we release the child's father and Erlang? It's so cold..."

The village head saw that Liu and Silang looked anxious and shook his head.

"Based on the current situation, if we want to release Second Brother and Erlang from the county government, it may cause even greater conflicts. They are still lying in bed and haven't woken up yet. The county government doesn't dare to release them easily. If Tang Laizi doesn't wake up, the nature of the matter will be completely different..."

Seeing Liu's tearful face, the head of the village didn't want to say anything too serious. He just shook his head helplessly and sighed softly.

Ye Changyan then realized that the matter was indeed tricky, so he asked the head of the village where Tang Laizi was now, and then told Liu and Silang.

"Second uncle's wife, Silang, now that night has fallen, it is not the time to visit the sick. You should go back and have a good rest for the night. Tomorrow morning, wash up, bring some gifts for visiting the sick, and go with me to visit the patients. Then I will go to the county government to find a few adults to see if there is any room for maneuver, and then think of a way to get Second Uncle and Second Brother out."

After hearing what Ye Changyan said, Liu and Erlang were both anxious, but this was the only way for the moment. At least Sanlang had rules for doing things and knew several officials in the county government. It was better than the two of them running around like headless flies, bumping into walls everywhere.