She transmigrated into a widow and farmed to raise vests.

"Father, maybe it's not him!" The eldest son came out and tugged at his father's sleeve.

"I think so too. He looks like he has no ability at all, with his unkempt appearance!" Another old man stepped forward, his face full of disapproval.

Clearly, everyone thought Qin Yu was just a random passerby and had no idea that the person in front of them was the young master Qin!

Amidst the gazes of the crowd, Li Yang walked up to Qin Yu and bowed respectfully to her.

"Young Master Qin, I've found the person. Now it's up to you!"

Amidst the astonished looks of the crowd, Qin Yu revealed a smile.

"This matter is quite serious, so I hope everyone can keep it confidential!"

Qin Yu began to take out some of his own papers.

Let them finish the outer part of the windmill first.

Those who only saw the blueprints at first all recognized their brilliance.

Even after working as carpenters for over a decade, they still hadn't figured out the secret.

So when they saw Qin Yu, they just thought, how could someone so young know this?

They initially thought that Magistrate Li was deceiving them.

Even while Qin Yu was speaking, he seemed somewhat distracted.

But the more they listened, the more surprised they became.

Who would have thought that the fair-skinned and delicate-looking young master Qin actually understood the underlying principles?

To see if it could work as she described, they sped up the production process.

During this time, Qin Yu also discussed with County Magistrate Li Yang where it would be appropriate to place the first waterwheel.

Li Yang, along with Qin Yu and a dozen or so yamen runners, visited two villages in one day to survey the terrain.

Finally, they decided to place the first waterwheel in Qingshui Town.

A large river in Qingshui Town.

Although the village chief of Qingshui Town did not know what had happened, he obeyed the adults' orders.

They gathered a dozen or so strong men from the village and erected wooden frames on the designated area outside the river.

The villagers were responsible for digging the irrigation canals shown on the blueprints.

Wait for the oil in the rotating drum to penetrate and dry before applying clear varnish. It takes about ten days to dry.

During this time, Lu Zhou went to school for three to five days and gradually got used to it. Lu's mother took Lu Xiaoan back to the village!

Following Qin Yu's instructions, all the collected chili seeds were planted.

I get up early every day to make fish balls so that my daughter-in-law can sleep a little longer.

Qin Yu saw all of this and was very pleased with Lu's mother's actions.

That day, when Qin Yu delivered fish balls to Yunlaiju, he was stopped by Xu Shaoting!

Xu Shaoting hesitated before speaking.

"Madam Qin, I have something I'd like to discuss with you!"

"you say!"

"Well, as you know, my shop's business has been much better lately. I was thinking, could you make more and deliver it to the shop? I'm planning to sell some in addition to what I use myself every day!"

"My business is doing well now, but it's not enough to expand. You can sell what you mentioned through me, so I can earn more!"

Not only that, he made it an exclusive deal, so everyone who wants something will have to buy it from him from now on.

This was something we had agreed upon with Qin Yu beforehand; if we wanted to sell it, we could only sell it to him.

"I've been thinking about this ever since the last time the Jin Gui Restaurant caused trouble. Of course, this is a good thing; the more I sell, the more income you earn!"

Xu Shaoting also had some ideas.

Despite being prepared, Xu Shaoting was still upset by Lin Jingui and his son, even after Qin Yu's reminder.

The reason given was that he knew it was poisonous, and he just watched the Lin family father and son make it. They accused him of being ruthless and pinned all the blame on him.

Fortunately, the public was on his side, so he directly shut the door and beat the dog.

They were initially worried that the Lin family father and son would seek out the county magistrate only to find that the magistrate was avoiding them.

The father and son made a scene outside the county government office, accusing Li Yang of taking a lot of money from them.

In a fit of anger, Li Yang immediately locked them up in jail.

Xu Shaoting felt as if the heavens were on his side.

Although Jin Gui Restaurant has been closed for a long time now.

But the Lin family father and son will also be released one day.

So before that, he had to establish a unique position no matter what.

"Let me think about it!" Qin Yu didn't rush to agree, but had some concerns.

It's easier said than done; in reality, it would involve selling hundreds of kilograms.

She definitely couldn't do all this on her own. She had always wanted that mountain, and wanted to open a farmhouse inn there.

We can't spend all our time on fish balls.

So she had to come up with a foolproof plan!

Of course, I couldn't agree to it immediately.

When Qin Yu got home that evening, he began to consider the feasibility of this matter.

This matter gave her a sense of control over something, and if she were to do it, it wouldn't be a one-person operation.

After much thought, she concluded that the people she trusted most were those on her side.

That night, instead of writing the story, I wrote down the entire process.

They found Xu Shaoting again the next day.

Qin Yu got straight to the point, indicating that he could do it!

"Not only can we make fish balls, but we can make many other things as well. But this time, we need to renegotiate the contract, and I want two thousand taels of silver!"

"Two thousand taels?" Xu Shaoting was surprised.

He was clearly somewhat surprised, as he hadn't expected it to cost so much money.

"Yes, if you trust me, I'll make sure you get your money back by this time next year! It'll be even more!"

He will contribute the two thousand taels as an investment, providing the capital and contributing his own expertise. They will then share the profits.

Only by binding the two of them together can a true community of shared interests be realized.

"These two thousand taels are not for buying things, but as part of an investment!"

"What is equity investment?" Xu Shaoting didn't understand, and he didn't understand the price either.

"Making only fish balls is too monotonous and will easily lead to being eliminated. So we need to make other things, such as fish cakes, glutinous rice balls, meat balls, and vegetable balls. To do these, we need to change our current conditions and turn into a workshop or factory!"

"The factory will be a collaboration between you and me. You will provide the capital and sales, while I will provide the management and technology. We will divide the work and work together. The price will be agreed upon by both of us. After deducting labor and material costs, the profits will be split between us according to our respective proportions!"

"I'm the one who finalizes and facilitates things, so I need to have a say. That's why I have 60% control. When we agree, things are easy. When we disagree, I'm the one who calls the shots!"

"You've essentially invested in my factory, so you own 40%, which ties our interests together!"

Once he's tied the two of them together, he'll devote most of his energy to that.

This also instilled in him a sense of responsibility, preventing him from thinking about whether to sell today or not, or whether he could sell tomorrow whenever he wanted!

"It sounds like I'm the one who benefited!"

Xu Shaoting wasn't stupid; he took 40% of the 2,000 taels as profit.

This represents a significant improvement over current earnings!

Moreover, he used to have to decide on the quantity based on her requirements, but now he has half the say.

"Young Master Xu has agreed?" Qin Yu smiled faintly.