A few people returned to the village and went straight to the village chief's house and told him the general situation. The village chief was overjoyed and immediately called all the villagers together to announce this good news.

"Is there anything wrong? They called us here in such a hurry."

"I don't know. It was almost noon. I had just finished my meal when I heard the bell and came over."

"That's right, I scared my mother so much that she sat up in bed."

"Oh, your mother can even sit up. It seems that you should thank the village chief very much. She has been paralyzed for many years and can still sit up by herself."

The people around started laughing when they heard it, and soon people arrived one after another, and there was a lot of discussion.

"Quiet, quiet, I gathered you all here at this time because I have something important to tell you." The village chief calmed the people and spoke.

"What's the big deal, Village Chief? Could you please tell me?"

"Yeah, what happened? Are you going to serve again?"

Everyone kept asking questions at once, and the village chief had to stop them several times before they stopped.

"Listen to me, this is good news, a very good thing." The village chief grinned from ear to ear and continued, "Qing Ning brought back some good news from town today. Everyone knows about the Shizhen Pavilion, right? It's owned by the wealthy Xu family, the imperial merchants. Qing Ning has negotiated a big deal with the Shizhen Pavilion. And Qing Ning is such a kindhearted kid, she's thinking about helping the villagers get rich together."

As soon as the words fell, there was a gasp from the audience, followed by bursts of excited laughter. Someone asked in disbelief, "Village Chief, are you serious? Is this Food Treasure Pavilion really willing to help us get rich together?"

The village chief was a little unhappy when he heard this and blamed him, "How come it was Shizhen Pavilion that made you rich, and it was Qingning who made you rich? Without her, would anyone at Shizhen Pavilion be willing to do business with you?"

"Yes, yes, yes~ Village chief, please don't be angry, I said the wrong thing." He said this while smiling and pretending to slap his face a few times.

"Okay, okay, you must remember who led you and helped you, don't be ungrateful. Let Qingning tell everyone the details." The village chief scolded the villagers and asked Qingning to explain in detail.

Qing Ning didn't hesitate and cleared her throat and said loudly, "My fellow villagers, I've already reached an agreement with the owner of Shizhen Pavilion on this matter. I figured since we're all from the same village and have the same surname, we can all make money together."

"Well, Qingning, well done. Look how generous this kid is." He was interrupted before he could finish his words. Everyone echoed him and exclaimed in admiration.

"Okay, let's listen to Qingning." The patriarch was dissatisfied and stopped the villagers from talking.

Qing Ning took a moment to continue, "This time, Shizhen Pavilion is hosting a spring banquet, and the guests are all wealthy families. I've already decided on the dishes, and many of the ingredients used are fresh produce from the mountains in our village. So everyone can go pick some fresh produce around the 15th of this month and have it delivered to my house that day. I'll collect the price and set the price later."

"Oh my, how can such a small lemon be so capable? It's even doing business with Shizhen Pavilion."

"That's right, the Chen family is really rich."

The villagers below were talking in low voices, feeling envious and a little jealous. Why wasn't he born in their own family?

"Secondly, I discussed with the shopkeeper that since the place where they are holding the banquet is not far from our village, I plan to set up a market where they must pass by. There will be a total of thirty stalls, and the stall fee is ten cents a day. You can decide what to sell, but you have to let the village chief and me approve it. The price can't be outrageous, and the dress code must also be unified. There are twenty stalls in our village, and it's first come, first served." Qing Ning took a sip of water after she finished speaking. She talked too much today.

"Ten cents a day, that's not cheap."

“Why is our village only given 20 stalls and the rest 10?”

After hearing Qingning's words, some people were naturally dissatisfied, thinking that the stalls were too expensive and too few. Qingning didn't get angry or say much.

"Hmph, I said this family is black-hearted. We are all villagers, why do they charge money? Why not give it all?" Of course there are those who are greedy and don't mean good.

Some people nearby also echoed the sentiment, and the Chen family also came over. When they heard these discussions, they became a little angry. Then they saw that the ones who spoke up were the Chen Laoguai family, with whom they had severed ties, and they became even more furious.

The village chief had naturally heard all this and shouted, "Enough, you ungrateful fools! Is this something Qing Ning can do? Qing Ning begged the shopkeeper to give this to you. You don't have to pay for setting up a stall anywhere else, even in this town you have to pay two cents. Besides, the Spring Festival banquet hosted by the Food Treasure Pavilion is for the rich and powerful. They're only looking at these things for novelty, not for a few cents. You're so short-sighted! If that's the case, forget it. I'll give these twenty to other villages and still have a good reputation."

When the villagers heard that the village chief was angry and that they didn’t want the stalls anymore, they became anxious.

"Village chief, we are not ungrateful. We are thinking of Miss Ning's kindness and can't express our gratitude to her enough."

"That's right, it's all because of that old woman Jiao who's too talkative. We won't be like her."

The villagers repeatedly expressed their stance and distanced themselves from Lao Jiao, who was so angry that he fell backwards.

"Okay, those who want to rent stalls to sell things, come to me to register and report. You can ask Qingning about the ingredients later." After saying that, he let the people disperse. Everyone was unwilling to leave and gathered around to ask questions.

"Come here one by one and line up. Your chattering is giving me a headache." Everyone obeyed the village chief's orders. They lined up obediently and the scene became much quieter.

There were also many people surrounding Qingning. Qingning informed them of the ingredients that would be needed, and explained the quantity, delivery time and price requirements. Then everyone slowly dispersed.

Qing Ning saw her family waiting in the distance, including Mr. Ma and a few others. She trotted over, greeted everyone one by one, and then walked back.

"Grandpa Yu, I found a job for Mr. Wu today." Qing Ning looked up at Grandpa Yu and told him what happened.

"Oh~ What kind of job did you find for him?" Everyone stopped and looked at her.

"The work of drawing promotional notices and invitations is three cents each." As he said this, he pointed with his fingers, looking like he had made a profit.

Old Master Yu turned to look at Yu Wu, then at Qing Ning: "Well, not bad, it's a good job. You can discuss it with your husband. I'm just waiting to see the excitement."

Qing Ning turned to look at Yu Wu, blinking her eyes. Yu Wu felt his heart soften as he looked at her. "How many drawings do you want? What are the requirements?"

"Three hundred promotional flyers and one hundred and twenty invitations." Qing Ning immediately reported a string of numbers as soon as he saw Yu Wusongkou.

"Wow, this girl is so arrogant. With so many pictures, you are going to tire your husband to death. Besides, since there are so many, why don't you just make rubbings of them? Wouldn't that be easier?" Yu Shi was shocked when he heard this and asked.

"The main thing is that the master's handwriting and painting are good and have their own style. Otherwise, they would not look good if they were used for rubbings." The rubbing technology in ancient times was not mature, and there were no printing machines for paintings, so it could only be done manually.

"You are really good at flattering your husband." Yu Shiyi agreed and curled his lips without saying anything more.

"When will you want these?" Yu Wu asked?

"Of course the sooner the better, no later than five days." Qing Ning thought about it and calculated the time.

"This is too tight. I'm afraid I can't do it alone." This is a bit difficult, Yu Wu answered truthfully.

"Hey, aren't Grandpa Yu and the others here?" Qingning smiled flatteringly. Everyone looked at the smile on her chubby little face and found it a bit funny.

Old Master Yu glanced at him and chuckled, "You are quite calculating."

Qing Ning chuckled: "It's not for nothing, it's three cents a ticket."

"Okay, thank you Boss Ning for finding us these lucrative jobs. We will definitely work hard." Old Man Yu teased her, and everyone couldn't help laughing.

Qing Ning was not shy and nodded in a serious manner. Then she put her hands behind her back and walked forward swayingly. Everyone burst into laughter again.

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