Divorcing your wife might feel good for a moment, but seeing me make money will make you regret it f

Xu Qing's words did not dampen the workers' enthusiasm; on the contrary, they became even more eager.

"That's only right, otherwise wouldn't we be getting all that wages from the employer for nothing?"

"I'll definitely keep my mouth shut. Even if my wife asks me, I won't tell her. I won't give the boss a chance to punish me. Hehehehe..."

Xu Qing raised his hand and gestured for silence: "Those who want to go, please sign up with my second brother. Once the list is complete, we'll set off immediately."

The crowd instantly split into two rows: one row consisted of employees from the milk tea workshop, and the other row consisted of employees from the squat toilet workshop.

Xu Gong took notes with paper and pen. He used a charcoal pencil given to him by his younger sister, which was much easier to use than a calligraphy brush.

Needless to say, Aunt Zhao and Madam Sun had only two adults and one child in their family, and they couldn't wait to go to the prefectural city to earn high wages.

Aunt Zhao has already planned out her family's fields: she'll rent them out cheaply to villagers to manage.

Daya was the second to sign up. She had already set a wedding date with her Indian boyfriend, which was a good opportunity for her to leave home.

Then we can call Brother San to the prefectural city, and the two of them can live together happily ever after, no longer having to worry about their parents' moods.

Many people signed up for the squat toilet workshop, and Xu Qing chose Lao Shi and a few other trustworthy people.

Once the personnel going to the prefectural city were confirmed, Xu Gong escorted them there.

Half of the workshop staff left, but it didn't affect operations.

Firstly, the employees are already skilled, and secondly, there are only so many orders from nearby towns, especially for squat toilets, which are basically already saturated.

This is also why Xu Qing selected people to leave the workshop.

Xu Qing needed to go to the yamen (government office). She had already guessed who the person who had harmed her on the passenger ship was.

Although Cui Yifeng said he would find out the mastermind behind it all so she wouldn't have to worry.

But she still had to go and give that person a return gift.

Reciprocity is essential for a lasting relationship.

Inside the government office.

Xu Qing placed the evidence of Xu Ji Ceramics Workshop's tax evasion on the county magistrate's desk.

"My lord, the yamen's treasury was quite empty during the recent disaster relief efforts, wasn't it? This humble woman has brought you some money."

The owner of Xu's Ceramics Shop was a greasy man with a fat and bloated appearance.

When Xu Qing's squat toilets first became popular, he proposed to purchase the design drawings.

Xu Qing did not agree, so he began to openly and secretly ostracize and target Xu Qing.

The squat toilet they bought today suddenly broke during use, causing the homeowner to suffer a fracture.

Tomorrow, that person's squat toilet will leak, and their house will be flooded with excrement and urine.

Xu Qing resolved each issue one by one. Later, when the owner of the ceramics workshop realized that his attempt to frame Xu Qing had failed, he made a public statement.

Anyone who buys anything from Xu Qing's family is going against him.

Many wealthy and powerful families in Datong Town liked to buy porcelain from Xu's Ceramics Workshop.

For a time, Xu Qing's business was indeed affected, but what he didn't know was that Xu Qing had the county magistrate behind him.

She simply mentioned to the county magistrate that their business had caused dissatisfaction among some people, and the matter was resolved satisfactorily.

Since then, Xu Qing has also placed one of his own people in Xu Ji Ceramics Workshop.

This evidence was also found by people she arranged, which allowed her to settle both old and new scores at the same time.

The county magistrate was overjoyed, his eyes narrowing into slits with laughter:

"Madam Xu, you are truly my lucky star! I will take care of him right away."

After Xu Qing left, the clerk stepped forward, picked up the evidence, and became increasingly agitated as he looked at it:

"My lord, Madam Xu has sent over a big, fat sheep! Tsk tsk tsk..."

I never imagined that Xu's Ceramics Workshop, despite being so wealthy, would still evade taxes.

"Our yamen's treasury will probably need to be expanded to hold all this silver."

……

Ji'an Town.

As soon as Xu Gong and the workers' boat docked, Cui Er came to greet them.

Looking left and right, but not seeing Madam Xu, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you alone?"

Xu Gong pointed at the workers following behind him and said, "Aren't these people?"

The workers looked at Cui Er with resentment.

The people of the prefectural city have gone too far; they don't treat them like human beings!

Cui Er scratched his head awkwardly: "I was asking why Madam Xu didn't come? Our young master has something to discuss with her about yesterday."

"My younger sister has some business with the magistrate at the yamen. I'll send the workers here and make sure everything is settled before I go back and tell her to come over immediately, is that alright?"

Xu Gong didn't know the background of the Cui family, and he was still a little worried that these people would bully his younger sister.

He deliberately revealed that his younger sister was very familiar with the county magistrate.

Cui Er nodded and led the group onto the carriage, heading towards the prefectural city.

There were quite a few people, so it was a good idea to separate the men and women, and the two carriages were just right.

After getting into the carriage, Aunt Zhao nodded towards Madam Sun and whispered smugly:

"See? If we hadn't come to the prefectural city, how could we have gotten such a spacious carriage?"

Holding the child in one arm, Mrs. Sun carefully touched and looked at him here and there with the other, feeling very happy.

“Mother is right, but Xujia Village is where we have lived for so many years. It’s hard to leave suddenly.”

Aunt Zhao poked Sun's head with her index finger:

"A tree dies when moved, but a person thrives. My daughter and I have stayed here for so many years, and we've never seen anything that good."

On the contrary, after losing the crops and working with Qingya, their lives became better.

Now that we've even gone to the prefectural city, this life has truly been worthwhile.

Daya listened silently to Aunt Zhao and Madam Sun talking, feeling a little envious.

However, thinking of her Indian brother's promise to come find her after she settled down, she was filled with anticipation for life in the prefectural city.

Upon arriving in the prefectural city, the carriage entered the Cui family's residence through a side gate.

Cui Er led the way, making countless turns and twists until everyone was nearly dizzy, before finally stopping.

Xu Gong looked ahead and saw two adjacent small courtyards.

Cui Er's voice rang out at just the right moment: "Everyone, we've arrived."

Taking into account the differences between men and women, the young master separated the workshops into two courtyards.

There are rooms in the courtyard for accommodation, and meals are delivered daily on time.

Xu Gong felt something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Old Shi asked tremblingly from behind:

"Boss, how do we usually go out? The route here was so winding that I didn't even remember the way."

Xu Gong then realized that they were in someone else's house, and that the Cui family's house was enormous...

If the Cui family has any bad intentions, there's nothing they can do.

Moreover, being confined to this small courtyard all day to work is incredibly stifling.

Cui Er hadn't considered this point, since the servants in the household usually worked in the mansion and never went out.

But these people aren't servants in the manor...

Cui Er had a headache.

"Please go inside and settle in. I'll go ask the young master and be right back."

Before Xu Gong could speak, Cui Er had already left quickly and disappeared.

The workers said somewhat uneasily:

"Second boss, I don't want to work here anymore. Can I go back with you later? I'll pay for the travel expenses myself."

"I want to go back to work... The things here look expensive, what if we accidentally break them..."

“This house is so big, we don’t even know where to go. We can only work in this small courtyard. It’s like being in prison.”

Even Aunt Zhao, who had just been excited, now regretted it after hearing what everyone said.

However, since he had already made such a boast to his daughter-in-law, he couldn't go back on his word now, so he could only pretend to be calm and stand aside.