After the roof beam was raised at Xu Qing's house, the tiles were all brought back in advance, and all the tiles were installed in just two days.

After the house was built, Xu Qing and Lao Shi walked around it twice, pondering where would be a suitable place to build the workshop.

The final decision was to build the workshop on the right, with the gatehouse at the main entrance serving as a warehouse for storing raw materials.

Cowsheds and pigsties were built downwind; otherwise, the house would smell like pig and cow manure when the wind blew in.

After making the plans, Xu Qing arranged for Zhao Da to lead the workers to start work.

Some time had passed since Xu Qing met the Cui family boy in Ferry Town, and he figured everything should be alright by now.

She also wants to visit more restaurants to expand the delivery scale of her milk tea.

Therefore, today she left Xu Jian and his brother at home to watch the construction site while she and Hui Niang went out to deliver goods.

The workers originally thought they would go back home after the house was built, and they were all very reluctant to leave.

The employer's food was excellent, the people were friendly, and the wages were paid on time.

Now that they hear that workshops and walls are going to be built, the workers cheer with joy and work hard.

Xu Qing still delivered the milk tea from Datong Town first. When he arrived at Manager Chen's Zuifenglou, Manager Chen pulled Xu Qing aside and said:

"Milk tea has recently become popular in Dukou Town. Is your family delivering it?"

Xu Qing nodded: "It's my home."

Shopkeeper Chen patted his chest and said, "That's good. I was worried that someone would try to steal your business, and I've been wanting to tell you this for a while."

"Why haven't you come lately? Has something happened at home that kept you busy?"

Xu Qing was grateful for Manager Chen's kindness, but it was inconvenient to let others know about the Cui family's affairs, so Xu Qing made up a casual excuse to brush it off.

After saying goodbye to Manager Chen, Xu Qing headed towards Ferry Town.

Cui Yi, the attendant left behind by the young Cui family member, sat idly in a teahouse at the city gate, chatting with passersby to pass the time.

He kept complaining in his heart: "The young master is really something, making him suffer alone just because of some uncertain news."

We've been waiting for so many days, maybe they won't even come back.

Ah, when will I be able to go back to the capital and drink with my brothers again!

The thought of alcohol made Cui feel a constant urge to eat, and he kept swallowing.

"Since we've already been waiting for so long today, why don't we go have a drink before we come back?"

"But what if the young master finds out that he abandoned his post without permission..."

“Young Master is far away in the prefectural city. How would we know he hasn’t been guarding this place all this time unless he says so?”

"Anyway, I'll only be gone for a short while. I can always bring the wine here to drink."

After mentally preparing himself, Cui Yi got up and left to find a restaurant.

What he didn't see was that no sooner had he left than Xu Qing drove his oxcart into the city.

Xu Qing first delivered the milk tea to several restaurants that had made reservations, and then began looking for a new restaurant.

Today, Xu Qingduo has prepared half a bucket for all the shopkeepers to taste.

Xu Qing chose a restaurant, and before she could even begin to introduce it, the owner said, "Are you here to promote your milk tea?"

Xu Qing nodded, bewildered.

The innkeeper warmly welcomed Xu Qing and led him to a table near the entrance.

"No need to ask anymore. Our restaurant has ordered 500 servings. This is part of the deposit."

I know you deliver every morning, could you please make another trip this afternoon to bring it to me?

Xu Qing was even more puzzled.

Normally, she has to give a proper introduction and let the restaurant manager taste it before they will consider whether or not to order it.

How come things are going so smoothly all of a sudden?

But it would be foolish not to make money when it's offered, so of course we should take advantage of this opportunity.

She smiled and replied, "No problem, I'll deliver it on time at 2 PM."

After leaving the restaurant, Hui Niang explained in a low voice:

“Master, in the past few days, while Brother Xu and I were delivering goods, some managers from other restaurants asked us if we could also deliver some to them.”

Brother Xu, considering what you mentioned, was worried about attracting attention, so he said he'd decide after you arrived.

"I see." Xu Qing said approvingly, "I didn't expect that my brother, who usually seems a bit dull, would be so clever at crucial moments."

"But Huiniang, why do you call me Master, Mother Old Madam, Second Brother Second Master, but when you get to my eldest brother, you call him Brother Xu?"

Xu Qing said with a teasing expression.

Hui Niang blushed and hurriedly explained:

“Brother Xu told me to call him that. He said it gave the master the creeps… I, that’s why I call him Brother Xu…”

"My mother and I also told you not to call us that, why didn't you listen?"

Hui Niang didn't know how to clarify for a moment, fearing that Xu Qing would misunderstand her, so she pointed to the sky and swore:

"My lord, Hui Niang knows her place and has absolutely no improper thoughts about the master. You must believe Hui Niang!"

Xu Qing looked at Hui Niang with an expression that said, "I understand, I understand everything," and said with a smile, "Then why don't you call us like you call me 'Big Brother'?"

"master!"

Hui Niang was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.

Seeing that Hui Niang was really anxious, Xu Qing stopped trying to amuse her and said:

“You’re older than me, so just call me Little Sister like my older brother does. And you can call my mother Auntie.”

"If you don't listen to me, I'll tell my mother about this. Then we'll see how you explain yourself to her."

Hui Niang could only nod, blushing.

Xu Qing, satisfied, led Hui Niang to the next restaurant.

Xu Qing recently noticed that her older brother is more eager than anyone else to eat, and he would steal glances at Hui Niang every now and then while eating.

Considering that the two of them had been delivering goods together every day for the past few days, perhaps her silly older brother had fallen for her.

That's why we had that conversation just now.

After visiting several more restaurants, everything went smoothly, and 1500 servings of milk tea were reserved. Xu Qing saw that it was almost time.

I still need to prepare the milk tea deliveries for this afternoon, so I've decided to call it a day and finish the rest tomorrow.

They drove the oxcart back home.

Slightly tipsy, Cui Yi came out of the restaurant next door and saw Xu Qing's back. He rubbed his eyes.

"Isn't this the woman the young master is looking for!"

He sobered up instantly and immediately chased after them.

"Madam, wait! Wait a minute!"

Xu Qing was focused on driving, and the sounds of various vendors calling out their wares filled the surrounding streets, so he didn't hear the shouts behind him.

Even if he heard it, Xu Qing would only run faster and would never obediently stop and wait for him.

Cui watched helplessly as Xu Qing drove away, inwardly lamenting his mistake: drinking has led to trouble, drinking has led to trouble!

However, since this woman has appeared in Ferry Town again, she will definitely come again, so he will wait patiently.

Cui Yi secretly vowed that he would never drink while working again.

Fortunately, the young master wasn't here. If he found out that he had lost sight of the person he was looking for while drunk, he would have been in for a beating.

……

Ever since the day of Xu Qing's housewarming banquet, Xu Wulai has been looking for an opportunity to kidnap Xu Qing.

Today, I finally saw Xu Qing and Hui Niang come out, and I wanted to arrest them immediately.

But considering they were just delivering goods and would definitely collect money when they returned, catching them then would be a way to make an extra profit.

Thinking of this, Xu Wulai snorted coldly: "I'll let you two stinking women have your fun for a while longer. You'll see what happens later."

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