Let’s split up if we want to. I have a system, so who should I be afraid of?

The others followed suit, their hearts filled with the satisfaction of completing a major project.

Everyone praised the completed house one after another, with sincere joy in their eyes. After all, the completion of the house meant that they would soon be rewarded for their hard work.

Su Panpan stood in the middle of the yard, her figure looking particularly slender under the sunlight.

She cleared her throat and said in a clear and loud voice, "Everyone has worked so hard during this period, getting up early and working late. The house can be built so smoothly, thanks to everyone's concerted efforts!"

"Today, even if the house is built, everyone should go home and have a good rest and get enough energy. Come over tomorrow at noon. I will prepare wine and food to reward everyone. I will also pay everyone their wages in full." Su Panpan paused and continued.

After hearing this, everyone smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Panpan, you are so nice!"

"Haha, I'm looking forward to this big meal tomorrow!"

"Wow, I can get paid tomorrow!"

Everyone was talking while packing up their tools.

Afterwards, everyone left one after another, talking and laughing.

Their backs, illuminated by the sunlight, gradually disappeared at the end of the road outside the yard.

It was afternoon in the town, and the scene was lively and leisurely.

Most of the shops on both sides of the street had their doors open, and their signs swayed gently in the breeze, attracting passers-by.

In the blacksmith shop, the sound of hammering was no longer as urgent as it was in the morning. The blacksmith was slowly hammering the reddish iron block. Sparks occasionally flew out and flashed in the afternoon sun. The farm tools and daily necessities he had made were neatly placed aside.

At the door of the tailor shop, the proprietress was sitting on a small stool, mending a piece of clothing in the bright light.

Several new clothes hanging at the door swayed gently in the breeze. Their bright colors and exquisite styles attracted several young girls to gather there and chatter.

There were bursts of noise in the pub, the sounds of drinking and playing drinking games, and the aroma of wine wafting in the air.

Some drinkers, their faces flushed with wine, were talking loudly about interesting things happening in the town.

Vegetable vendors carried their baskets and hawked the remaining fruits and vegetables along the street. Their calls, though not as loud as in the morning, were still long and melodious: "Vegetables for sale! Fresh cabbages and radishes! Selling at a low price!"

Children were running and laughing on the streets, holding sugar figures or small windmills in their hands, having a lot of fun. When they were tired of running, they sat on the steps on the street, licking the malt sugar in their hands, looking around curiously.

The laughter of the crowd gradually faded away until they disappeared. Su Panpan then looked at Shen Ru, turned around tacitly, and quickly walked into the newly built house.

As soon as she entered the house, Su Panpan frowned and thought to herself, "I've hired so many people to work, I have to settle the bills carefully to avoid any mistakes."

Su Panpan thought at the time that there is strength in numbers.

So, everyone worked together and worked hard for two and a half months, and finally built the house.

She secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, we hired so many people. If we had fewer people, it would probably take four or five months to complete. By then, the weather will be cold, and it will probably be delayed until next year."

Su Panpan sat down at the table, reached out and grabbed the abacus, quickly fiddled with the abacus beads with her fingers, and calculated the wages.

Shen Ru was not idle either. She was holding a notebook and a pen, muttering to herself, "Brother Li is a carpenter, so his wages will be calculated according to what we agreed upon before... Uncle Zhang is a bricklayer, so his working hours need to be checked..." As she spoke, she carefully wrote down everyone's wages, stroke by stroke.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Panpan finally stopped what she was doing, raised her head, let out a long breath, stretched her waist, and muttered, "Finally, it's over."

"There's a lot to do tomorrow at noon. I have to prepare dinner for everyone and pay their wages. I'm going to be super busy!"

Thinking of this, Su Panpan stood up from the stool without saying a word and hurried out of the house, muttering as she ran: "I have to find someone to help cook. Mrs. Zhou is a good cook, let's go find her!"

"Second uncle, you cook dinner tonight. I'll go to Brother Zhou's house and ask Sister Zhou to come over and help with cooking tomorrow."

"Oh, okay. You should go early and come back early."

After a while, Su Panpan ran to Zhou Youliang's house. Without taking a breath, she raised her hand and knocked on the door, shouting, "Brother Zhou, Sister Zhou, are you home?"

The door opened, and Gao Qinqin poked her head out, smiling and saying, "Hey, Panpan, your brother Zhou is busy outside and hasn't come back yet. Why are you so anxious? What's the matter?"

Su Panpan said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I have finished building the house. I want to treat everyone to lunch tomorrow, but my second uncle and I are afraid that we will be too busy. I want to ask your sister-in-law Zhou to come over and help cook tomorrow. Is that okay with you?"

Gao Qinqin hadn't replied yet. Mrs. Zhou, who was standing next to her, heard it and looked embarrassed: "Oh, Panpan, there's still work to do at home..."

"Mrs. Zhou, it's okay if you don't do a day's work. It won't be a problem to let Aunt Shen stay at home tomorrow. Just go and help as you promised Panpan." Gao Qinqin pointed at Aunt Shen, who was usually in charge of cleaning.

Su Panpan quickly said, "Mrs. Zhou, please help me this time."

Seeing Gao Qinqin say this and Su Panpan pleading with her, Mrs. Zhou hesitated and said, "Well... okay. I'll come over tomorrow. Tell me the address."

Su Panpan's face lit up with joy, and she said quickly, "Thank you so much, Mrs. Zhou. It's settled then. You can just come to the yard and cook tomorrow."

"The address is at the end of the street in East Market. Walk to the end and you'll see the newly built house. That's it."

"Brother Zhou, Sister Gao, come over tomorrow for a quick meal."

"Okay, your brother Zhou and I will come and join in the fun tomorrow." Gao Qinqin was also curious about what Su Panpan's house would look like, so it would be a good opportunity to go and take a look tomorrow.

After Su Panpan discussed the menu with Mrs. Zhou, she chatted with Gao Qinqin and Mrs. Zhou about family matters for a while, then stood up and said goodbye, "Sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhou, I'll be going back first."

"It's almost time for dinner, Panpan, why don't you have dinner here and come back later."

"Sister-in-law, there are a lot of things to do tomorrow, and we have to prepare a lot of things tonight."

Gao Qinqin smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't keep you here. Panpan, be careful on the road."

Mrs. Zhou also warned: "Be careful on the road."

After saying that, Su Panpan finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to rush back, thinking to herself, "That's good, it's settled. I have to go back and discuss tomorrow's menu with my second aunt."