I have been farming since I crossed over.

After Yang Mingxi and Li had finalized all matters, she stood up with a kind and gentle smile on her face and said, "Auntie, please look around the village to see if you can find a few diligent and clean young wives. If so, we could invite them to work in our workshop."

Hearing this, Li also smiled and quickly responded, "No problem, but how many people are needed? That way I can have an idea and go around the village to ask about the situation."

Yang Mingxi thought for a moment and then replied, "As for the specific number of people, that's up to you. The butcher shop also needs staff, but the frying shop involves some unique recipes and processes, so they have to be kept secret for the time being. Besides that, we can recruit some people to help with less critical tasks in other areas. And, of the current staff in the workshop, I plan to transfer more than half to other areas."

Mrs. Li nodded, indicating that she understood, and continued, "Alright, I understand all this. Just leave it to me, and I promise to arrange everything properly for you. Once everything is ready, I'll have them come to see you."

Yang Mingxi waved her hand and explained with a smile, "Don't bother me, Auntie. In fact, I've already decided to hand over the management of this workshop to my second sister-in-law. She will be in charge of all the personnel arrangements and everything else."

"Oh, so that's how it is. That's great. Daya has always been a smart and capable child. I believe that nothing will go wrong if we hand this matter over to her." Aunt Li agreed with a smile.

"Yes, that's right. Then I'll have to trouble you, aunt, to gather the people and do a preliminary screening. After the personnel arrangements are finalized, you can take them to my second sister-in-law for review. I will go talk to my mother." Yang Mingxi said, then turned and walked quickly towards the washing workshop.

The laundry room was bustling with people, most of them familiar faces from the village. As soon as Yang Mingxi entered, she caught everyone's attention. People stopped what they were doing and greeted her enthusiastically.

"Hey, isn't this Xi girl? How come you have time to come here today?" A chubby middle-aged woman asked with a smile on her face.

"Yes, Xier, are you here to visit your mother again?" Another young daughter-in-law came over and joked.

Yang Mingxi responded to everyone's greetings one by one, and her eyes quickly fell on Aunt Juhua, who was busy washing cabbage. Aunt Juhua looked up at Yang Mingxi and smiled, "Xi'er is here to inspect the work!"

Yang Mingxi quickly shook her head and denied it, "No, please don't make fun of me, auntie. I just came to see my mother and tell her something." After that, she nodded politely to Aunt Juhua, motioning her to continue with her own business.

Wu, who had been working hard, heard her daughter's voice, stopped what she was doing, and slowly stood up. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and called to Yang Mingxi, "Xi'er, what's going on? Let's talk outside. It's too noisy here."

Yang Mingxi nodded obediently, walked a few steps quickly to Wu's side, took Wu's arm affectionately, and whispered: "Mom, I thought of an important thing today. I plan to keep my second brother and his family in Qingshui County in the future. So, I thought of letting my second sister-in-law take over the management of this workshop first. What do you think?"

Wu was slightly stunned when she heard this, her brows furrowed slightly, and she muttered to herself, "Then... have you ever considered your eldest brother? If you do this, will he feel lost and disappointed? After all, he is our eldest son."

"Mom! Do you know? Changshan Village and Qingshui County are so important to us! This is our last retreat! So, I am determined to make it continue to develop, and it must not stagnate! Although my eldest brother has no big problems, my eldest sister-in-law does have limited abilities and is not suitable for managing the affairs of development and growth here. Therefore, I plan to arrange for my eldest brother to go somewhere else to take care of the business, so as not to miss the great opportunity for development here in Changshan Village." Yang Mingxi explained to Mrs. Wu seriously.

After hearing this, Wu frowned and said with a worried look on her face, "Well, if that's the case, then when you leave, do you have to take your eldest brother and the others with you? When I go back tonight, I'll talk to your two brothers about this."

Yang Mingxi quickly comforted her, "Mom, don't worry! You don't have to tell my eldest and second brothers about this. I'll talk to them in person tomorrow. This will help avoid any misunderstandings or rifts caused by passing on messages. Besides, I have great confidence in my eldest brother. I believe he can handle the remaining matters."

Mrs. Wu nodded in agreement: "Well, your elder brother is indeed a good person and can definitely do the job well. Besides, your elder sister-in-law has performed quite well these days. Look, she has already come to work today." As she spoke, Mrs. Wu turned her head and searched for Mrs. Zou in the crowd.

"Mother, it's a good thing that my sister-in-law has gotten better. I seemed to have seen her just now." Yang Mingxi said in a soft voice. Before she finished speaking, she saw Zou walking towards them with a brand new basket in one hand and light steps.

Zou smiled and greeted Wu first, "Mother, I brought you a brand new basket. All the ingredients I just processed have been properly stored and registered." Then, she turned her gaze to Yang Mingxi and asked with concern, "Why are you here at this time, Third Sister? You just got married not long ago, you should rest and recuperate!"

Yang Mingxi smiled upon hearing this and responded, "I hope you're doing well, sister-in-law. I've got nothing to do anyway, so I thought I'd take a stroll around and see some new things. I wonder if you're used to it here?"

Zou replied readily, "These tasks are all familiar to me. I do them so often that they are no problem for me."

Seeing this, Mrs. Wu quickly said, "Xi'er, it's getting late. You should go back and rest! Remember to come early tomorrow. We'll do more today, so you won't have to work tomorrow. You can stay home and wait for you two to come home."

Yang Mingxi nodded obediently, waved her hand gently, and then turned and left the workshop. She walked straight towards Qianhuang Mountain with the wind.

After returning to Qianhuang Mountain, Yang Mingxi did not go back to his own courtyard, but went straight to the kitchen in the courtyard where Old Master Lu lived and began to prepare dinner for that night.