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Aunt Chen said with a shameless smile, "I'll come with Da Ya, and we'll only pay one person's wages. Da Ya will help for free, is that okay?"

I'm not bragging, Qingya, but Da Ya and I are both very good at working. Aunt Zhao is so old, how can she compare to us in terms of speed?

Besides, I only charge 20 coins for the same job, so you can save a lot!

The 20 coins are secondary; what if she learns some skills? Wouldn't she be able to earn a lot of money like Xu Qing?

Daya is of marriageable age now, although the two boys from the Xu family are a bit older.

However, with such a magnificent house and a successful business, he could be considered one of the most eligible bachelors in Xujia Village.

She wanted Da Ya to spend more time with Xu Jian and his brother, but the two of them were always busy and often disappeared without a trace.

Since ancient times, no daughter has ever taken the initiative to propose marriage.

If she could work for the Xu family, Daya would have the advantage of being close to them and getting the best opportunities.

Aunt Zhao was both angry and anxious, but she couldn't say anything in front of Xu Qing.

Xu Qing said with a smile, "Aunt Chen, I invited Aunt Zhao and the others first. Besides, they are very good at their work. How can I just replace them like that?"

After my house is built, I'll hire more workers, and I'll definitely hire your company then.

This wasn't Xu Qing trying to coax her. Xu Qing had come up with two business ideas: one was grass jelly milk tea, and the other was squat toilets.

On the day of her house's roof-raising ceremony and banquet, she will give the villagers a special introduction to her family's toilet.

Ordinary villagers can't afford ceramic pipes, but they can build toilets by buying a squat toilet alone, which is much safer and looks better than using two wooden planks.

The process of making squat toilets is very complicated and involves multiple steps. Her family has four toilets, four squat toilets, and it takes Lao Shi a long time to make them.

Once demand increases, more manpower will be needed.

Aunt Zhao was relieved after hearing Xu Qing's words, but she was immediately annoyed by Aunt Chen's mischief.

It's only the first day, and they're already trying to steal our work! Luckily, Qingya is on their side and secretly vows to work even harder and more carefully.

Aunt Chen's smile froze on her face.

Xu Qing won't hire them even if the wages are half? Is he stupid?!

Since Xu Qing had already said all that, there was no point in her continuing to pester him.

Aunt Chen: "Since that's the case, then forget it. But you promised me that you'd hire my family to do the work after the house is built. You can't hire anyone else this time."

Xu Qing's expression finally turned cold, and he didn't reply.

Aunt Zhao, speaking up for Xu Qing, said, "You think you're so important? Anyone who didn't know better would think you're the boss. People can hire whoever they want to work for, it's none of your business!"

Aunt Chen realized that her words had been a bit too forceful. Xu Qing was no longer the same Xu Qing as before; now she was the one who needed his help.

She had no choice but to humble herself and apologize, saying, "I'm sorry, Qing girl, I was just too anxious and said the wrong thing."

Of course you can ask whoever you want, but after all, we're neighbors, and a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative, so please remember your second aunt when the time comes.

Xu Qing softened her expression, but her smile faded. She said politely, "We'll talk about it later. We have things to do, so we won't see you off, Second Aunt."

"Okay, I'll go now. Let's talk again when you're free."

Aunt Chen left dejectedly.

Xu Qing closed the door, and Aunt Zhao didn't dare to speak, so she went back to the kitchen to continue her work.

With Hui Niang and the others busy with the milk tea, Xu Qing decided to go find Lao Shi to ask about the progress of the squat toilet firing.

Since the decision had been made to go into the squat toilet business, the construction of the workshop also needed to be put on the agenda, so Lao Shi was asked to design the blueprints and the location of the workshop in advance.

At the construction site, Lao Shi was eating while observing the temperature inside the earthen kiln.

After the kiln was opened, it could not be left unattended, and firewood had to be added at any time. Therefore, lunch was delivered to Lao Shi by Xu Jian and others after they had finished eating.

It's the hottest time of day now, and it's almost unbearable for people to stand in the sun, but Old Shi is still guarding the earthen kiln without leaving its side.

When Xu Qing arrived at the construction site, he saw Old Shi, wearing a tattered straw hat and holding a broken palm-leaf fan, sitting by the earthen kiln, looking as if he had been pulled out of the water.

"Old Shi, why don't you go hide in the shade of a tree?"

Upon hearing Xu Qing's voice, Lao Shi wiped his face with the cloth around his neck and hurriedly said, "Boss, just stand there, don't come over, it's very hot here."

Xu Qing waved his hand dismissively and walked over to Lao Shi, asking, "How is it? Do you have any ready-made squat toilets?"

However, it was indeed very hot near the earthen kiln. Xu Qingcai had only said one sentence when fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Old Shi rubbed his hands awkwardly and replied sheepishly, "Boss, yes, we do have some, but... why don't you take a look for yourself..."

Old Shi added two more pieces of firewood to the earthen kiln and led Xu Qing to the side.

Several roughly shaped, coarsely fired pottery squat toilets were piled on the ground.

"What kind of vessel is this? It's so difficult to sculpt, Master. This is the best batch I've ever made. There are a few more in the kiln, but they're probably all crooked and broken."

"How about we hire a ceramics worker to sculpt it? This thing is a piece of furniture, something we'll use for a lifetime. If it's made too ugly, wouldn't it be a pain to look at it every day?"

Old Shi's voice rang out from the side.

Xu Qing understood that squat toilets are different from bricks and tiles, and it is indeed difficult for someone who has never made one to make a perfect shape.

"We haven't even started making money from squat toilets yet, so hiring a craftsman seems a bit uneconomical. Besides, what if the craftsman learns the skill and closes the deal before we do?"

Xu Qing pondered for a moment, then suddenly came up with a good idea.

"I have a solution, Lao Shi. We'll stop firing the earthen kiln for now. Thank you for your hard work."

Old Shi hesitated for a long time, but still didn't say what was on his mind. He just nodded.

Xu Qing looked at the scorching sun in the sky, and then at the workers still working hard on the construction site.

He found Xu Jian and said, "Brother, could you please run a errand for me and tell Hui Niang to cook a big pot of mung bean soup, and remember to add plenty of sugar for the workers?"

Xu Jian agreed and ran back.

Xu Gong looked at Xu Qing with resentment; his younger sister hadn't asked him to do any work lately.

Did he offend his younger sister? Why did he only ask his older brother to go?

Xu Qing didn't even notice Xu Gong and started walking towards the carpenter.

The carpenter is making a window. Windows in ancient houses were relatively small because glass did not exist back then.

The windows were all covered with paper; smaller windows saved on paper and were also warmer in winter.

Therefore, Xu Qing specifically instructed Lao Shi to tell the workers to make the windows of her house bigger.

She would rather use more window paper than live in a dark house.

Xu Qing walked over to the carpenter, handed him the blueprints for the squat toilet, and said:

"Could you please carve a model of this thing out of wood for me?"

The carpenter took the blueprints and examined them carefully several times:

"It's possible, but I don't have any very large pieces of wood for making the model right now. I'll have to go up the mountain to look for some."

Xu Qing was very happy to hear what the carpenter said.

"I've sent someone up the mountain to look for it. Thank you for your trouble."

The carpenter replied with a smile, "It's nothing. The magistrate sent us here to do what you asked. You're too kind."