After farming, I opened a family tree

When Shen Tang and his companions returned to Shenjia Village, it was still light outside and they could see from afar that the entrance of the workshop was crowded with people.

"My boss is back!"

“The boss is back!”

When they saw Shen Tang's horse, everyone spoke hurriedly.

Shen Tang was also confused. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the employees were given a day off, leaving only a few patrolmen to take turns.

The last man who was pushed forward was Shen Qingsong, the patrolman on duty today.

"Boss, after lunch today, when I went on patrol, I saw footprints on the courtyard wall.

At first I thought there were footprints on the outer wall, but when I patrolled inside, I found footprints on the inner wall as well.

When I went to look inside the workshop, I found some things had been turned over."

"I didn't do this well, boss. I'm willing to accept the punishment."

After hearing what Shen Qingsong said, Shen Tang understood it instantly.

There's a thief in the workshop!

Shen Tang followed Shen Qingsong into the workshop, and sure enough, there were a few black footprints on the wall.

"Who the hell is this person?!"

"That's right, the boss is so nice, yet there are still people who steal."

"If you ask me, they must be from our village! No one from outside the village has come here today."

"I think the people who don't work in the workshop are jealous of us!"

"that's right!"

......

Shen Tang entered the workshop again, and sure enough, both the wood ash and the place where lard was refined had obviously been turned over.

But the materials used did not decrease. It seemed that the thieves were not here for the goods.

If you come to the workshop and don't steal things, then the only thing you can do is steal the recipe.

Shen Tang understood instantly.

"It's okay, I already know about this matter, everyone can go home first."

Hearing Shen Tang say this, the other party felt relieved, but Shen Qingsong was the only one who did not leave.

"My boss."

Shen Tang waved his hand.

"I have my own considerations on this matter. You go back first."

The thief came when the workshop was least crowded today, so he must have been planning this for a long time.

Moreover, it should have been done by people from this village. If someone from another village came in, it would definitely attract the attention of the villagers.

Shen Tang immediately had a suspect in his mind.

Seeing that Shen Tang looked calm and had no intention of blaming him too much, Shen Qingsong turned and left.

"But what's missing?"

Liu was worried and asked anyway.

The others also had worried looks on their faces.

Nowadays, everyone’s good life is brought by the workshop. If something happens to the workshop, the good days will be over.

Soon, the news that a thief had broken into the workshop spread throughout Shenjia Village.

Fortunately, nothing was lost, but it still caused quite a stir in the village.

The next day, Shen Tang called Shen Daya and asked her to help pay attention to who bought pork recently.

He also asked Shen Shuier to help find out which family has been burning ashes for no reason recently.

If my guess is correct, the other party's next step will definitely be to learn how to make soap in a workshop.

Refining lard and making wood ash must be the first things the other party wants to do. As long as you keep a close eye on these two things, there will definitely be traces. Moreover, the key person she suspects has also been kept an eye on.

The holiday was over and the workers returned to work on time, but while they were working they were still talking about the thieves who broke into the workshop.

A few days later, Shen Daya brought news.

"Boss, I've been to Uncle Fugui's house these past few days, and the people who come to buy meat don't buy a lot. They just buy normal small portions."

Having said this, Shen Daya stopped and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Shen Tang gestured for the other party to continue.

"But I found that the Shen Wen family has been bringing in a lot of lard scraps from outside the village these days."

It’s indeed the Shen Wen family!

It matched her initial guess.

But why was it outside the village? After Shen Tang asked Shen Daya to go back to work, he turned around and went to Liu's place.

Liu and Shen Qingqing were cutting the cloth sent by the cloth shop to make summer clothes.

"Mom, does Shen Dahe have any relatives outside the village?"

Liu answered while cutting.

"All the relatives on our Shen family's side are the same. If there is any different relative, it is Wang's maiden family in Wangjia Village."

"Are there any other relatives in the Wang family?"

"Wang has two uncles and a younger sister. The two elders of the Wang family are still alive. As for other relatives, my mother is not very familiar with them."

After hearing this answer, Shen Tang understood.

The Shen Er family has become more cautious now. They have secretly learned some of the recipes, but dare not make them openly in Shenjia Village. They can only seek help from Wang's family.

The entire Qingshan Town was jealous of Tangji Soap Factory and Soap Shop, so it was normal for Shen Er's family to do such a thing.

The process of making soap is not difficult. As long as you know the raw materials, it is not difficult to make it.

Shen Tang also heard that many families bought Tangji's soap and wanted to make it into soap, but they didn't know the process.

But no matter how other companies make soap, Tangji has already made a name for itself, and it also uses poetry collections as a marketing tool.

She also has the golden finger of the system. Without saying anything else, the soap base provided by the system can instantly kill similar competing products on the market in the future.

Shen Tang also wanted to see what impact it would have on Tangji if similar competing products appeared on the market.

Sure enough, Shen Er's family is now starting to act arrogantly again in the village.

He looks down on everyone he meets, and even speaks in a sarcastic tone. Many workers are saying this.

"That Wang, I really don't know what she's so happy about. She actually told me I'll be working for others my whole life and have to live a hard life."

"That's right. Shen Dahe is even more amazing. He even walks with his head held high."

"My daughter said that their daughter is now acting like a young lady."

Shen Tang had heard about these things and thought that the other party must have developed it during this period of time.

Then, Shen Tang sent a message to Madam Xiang, asking her to pay attention to whether there was anyone else selling soap in Qingshan Town recently.

Shen Tang guessed correctly. Shen Er's family made soap and took it to Qingshan Town to sell.

But the things are not in Shenjia Village, but in Wangjia Village, Wang’s parents’ home.

I heard the price is not low, one tael of silver per piece.

Tangji has obviously lost some of its customers, and Xiang Niang sent a message to inform us.

Some small families used to come to Tangji to buy soap, but in recent days, they have stopped coming.

Xiang Niangzi has been doing business for many years. She knows who the customers are, how often they come, and how much soap they buy each time.

From this point of view, the only ones affected by Tangji are the grassroots consumers.

Tangji has never made low-end products. It makes money from high-end soaps. Its target audience is always high-end consumers and wealthy families.

Everyone saw the changes that Shen Er's family had undergone in Shenjia Village. Since they were all related to each other in the surrounding area, the news that the Wang family was selling soap naturally spread to Shenjia Village as well.

Everyone still didn't understand something, so Shen Tang spread the word again that the thieves last time were actually Shen Er's family.

Although everyone was unhappy, Shen Tang did not move, so naturally others did not dare to get angry.

But everyone had a bad attitude towards Shen Er's family.

Whenever Shen Er and his family passed by, they would spit at them.

Half a month later, a carriage stopped in front of Tangji Workshop. It belonged to Xiang Niang.

The person who came was a shop assistant.

"Boss, someone is causing trouble in our shop, saying something happened to our things!"

Shen Tang hurriedly took his men to Qingshan Town.