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Village Chief: "That's your business. Alright, let's leave it at that. No more gossiping behind my back."

If I find out, I'll handle it according to village rules. If you're dissatisfied, go talk to the county magistrate.

The village chief's last words, spoken to the surrounding villagers, carried an unspoken meaning.

The villagers quietly dispersed and went home.

It seems the Xu family is not to be trifled with. Although Xu Wulai was wrong, he was beaten so badly that the village chief didn't even ask him a question and directly kicked him out of the village.

The village chief knew that Xu Qing and the county magistrate had a very close relationship, and this whole affair was originally Xu the scoundrel's fault.

Even if someone with no sense of propriety makes a scene in front of the county magistrate, the magistrate will only think that he did a good job and might even praise him.

Xu Wulai was now filled with regret. Lust was a double-edged sword! Women had ruined him!

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Xu Qing led everyone back to the Xu family home.

The workers and Xu Jian and his brother continued working, while Xu Qing and Hui Niang Wen Shi went back to make milk tea.

Back home, Xu Qing bought some medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis at the mall, repackaged it, and gave it to Hui Niang.

Hui Niang was so grateful that she shed tears.

After applying the medicine, the group gathered in the kitchen to make pearls and taro balls.

When Aunt Zhao and Madam Sun heard about Hui Niang's ordeal that day, they were filled with lingering fear. Fortunately, Xu Qing arrived in time.

Aunt Zhao said, "From now on, wherever you go, just call us to go with you."

Sun chimed in, "Yes, even though Xu the scoundrel has been driven out, who knows if there are other filthy men in the village? In the end, it's still us women who have a hard life..."

Aunt Zhao glared at Madam Sun: "Why are you saying all this?"

Sun realized she had spoken out of turn. Hui Niang needed comfort at that moment; her words would only make her feel worse.

Mrs. Sun lightly slapped herself on the mouth and said apologetically:

"I was just kidding. Hui Niang, you're so lucky. Otherwise, how could you have met such a good master as Xu Qing?"

I heard from others that in the wealthy households of town, servants are always beaten or scolded by their masters, regardless of whether the master is in a good mood or not…

Seeing Zhao Da Niang's increasingly dark face, Sun Shi dared not continue speaking, gave an awkward laugh, and quickly ran to start a fire.

Aunt Zhao was utterly speechless; her daughter-in-law really didn't know how to talk.

Hui Niang, however, felt that Sun Shi was a person of strong character and that what she said made a lot of sense.

“My sister-in-law is right. I like her straightforward personality.”

Seeing that Hui Niang wasn't angry, Aunt Zhao and Madam Sun breathed a sigh of relief, and their goodwill towards Hui Niang increased considerably.

When Xu Qing brought taro and brown sugar into the kitchen, she saw a harmonious and joyful scene inside.

She always bought taro and brown sugar from the mall because they were cheap, and she would always pretend to take them out of the house.

Xu Qing had just gone to get something, so he was unaware of the conversation between the three. Seeing that Hui Niang and the others were getting along very well, Xu Qing was also happy.

The most important thing for a company is to work together and unite as one; otherwise, how can it last long?

Xu Qing's family originally only had one stove, but they built another one later to make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) jelly. It's still not enough.

Only after the taro balls and tapioca pearls are cooked can the pot be used to make milk tea.

Xu Qing was thinking to herself that the house would be completed soon, and since the land she bought was large, she would build two factories next to it after the house was finished.

There are also pigsties, cattle pens, chicken coops, and rabbit hutches. All of these need to be planned out, and then a wall needs to be built to enclose these houses.

Thinking about all this, Xu Qing silently calculated how much money had been spent on building the house.

Since they didn't know how many bricks they would need, and the small workshops could only produce a limited quantity, they would always pick them up on the same day.

So far, 10 bricks have been moved. The cost is 100 taels.

The blue tiles are estimated to cost tens of thousands of yuan. Although the quantity is small, the tiles are expensive, so we still need to prepare 100 taels of silver.

The ceramic pipes used for laying sewage pipes were the most expensive, costing 60 coins per section. Xu Qing laid ceramic pipes in the kitchen and all the toilets in the house, using 800 sections of ceramic pipes.

However, Xu Qing felt that this was the most worthwhile expense, as it made the toilet exactly the same as the modern one.

The courtyard and house also need to be paved with stone slabs, but in order to save some money, the Xu brothers would take time every day to go up the mountain to find suitable stones.

Then the stonemason sent by the county magistrate taught them how to make floor tiles.

The initial work was quite rough, so the two brothers used it to pave the yard. Later, the better work was used to pave the house.

Before we knew it, half of the floor was laid, saving us a lot of money.

The doors, windows, wardrobes, and bed were all made for them free of charge by a carpenter, a gift from the county magistrate, so they didn't spend any money.

However, Xu Qing felt bad about it, so she gave the stonemasons, carpenters, and bricklayers 60 coins a day for their work.

Including the workers' wages, a rough calculation shows that her three-courtyard house would cost around 300 taels of silver.

Fortunately, she was quite wealthy, so this amount of money was not a problem for her.

She earned 480 taels from selling black truffles twice before. There was also the silver she made from fighting bandits, the dividends she received from the one-armed beggar selling roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and the silver she earned from selling milk tea.

Thinking of black truffles, Xu Qing suddenly remembered that there were still a few bags left in the room where his older brother used to sleep that hadn't been sold yet!

She put down her work, went into the house, and looked left and right but couldn't find the bags of black truffles.

Just as I was about to ask Ms. Wen, Aunt Chen's voice rang out from outside.

"Qing, are you home?"

Xu Qing walked outside, opened the courtyard gate, and said, "Aunt Chen, what's the matter?"

Aunt Chen smiled obsequiously, and spoke in such a gentle tone that it gave one goosebumps.

"Qing'er, I heard that your family is looking for someone, so I came to offer my services. My daughter and I are a perfect match!"

"And you even bought my family's fern root powder last time, we had an agreement. I only need 15 coins a day, so you can give me 30 coins for two people."

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow: "Where did you hear that I was going to hire someone?"

Aunt Chen immediately replied, "That's what Aunt Zhao said!"

Xu Qing's house was small to begin with, so the sounds of people talking in the yard could be heard in the kitchen.

Aunt Zhao rushed out and pointed at Aunt Chen, saying, "When did I ever tell you that?"

He then turned to Xu Qing and explained, "Qing, I really didn't tell her. After you left, my eldest son's wife and I stayed at home. We came directly to your house when it was time."

Xu Qing trusted Aunt Zhao. Putting everything else aside, the fact that she hired two people and told others to take her job was something no normal person would do.

Moreover, she knew how important this job was to Aunt Zhao's family.

I'm just curious how Aunt Chen knew all this? She even knew the exact details of the job benefits.

Xu Qing gave Aunt Zhao a reassuring look, then said to Aunt Chen:

"We have enough manpower, so we don't need to hire anyone for now. If we need anyone in the future, I'll come to you again, Auntie."

Aunt Chen choked, "In the future? Who can say for sure? That's what we said last time, but what happened?"

We still need to seize the opportunity before us and get this job!