Early the next morning, Yuan Huzi couldn't wait to leave, while Jiang Wanbai led people to continue to be busy.

In the past few days, she has chosen a house near the official road as a factory. This house is lonely outside the village, which is exactly what she wants. Not only is it far away from the crowd, it is convenient for production, and it is also convenient to expand in the future.

Now, the house has been cleaned, and the custom-made vat has arrived, neatly placed in the wooden shed that has been built, and there is a feeling that everything is ready and only the east wind is owed.

"Let's not be busy with work today, let's talk about the division of labor in the future, and in the future, everyone will take care of their own affairs, and the province will be a mess."

Jiang Wanbai was really tired to death in the past two days, looking for her for everything, even a water scoop couldn't be found, and asked her what to do, so she couldn't get tired of it. After thinking about it, she decided to delegate power, which is why she said what she just said.

Jiang Huai has already followed Tang Shaozheng to get busy, and now there are three people at home: Thin Monkey, Tian Laoer, and Tian Laosi.

The three of them were a little surprised when they heard Jiang Wanbai say this.

"Mother, aren't we doing well now?" Tian Lao Sidao.

"It's good now, but in the future, when we can operate normally, we may have to invite some people and encounter a lot of things. This factory is not only mine, but also yours, and I hope that each of you can take charge of it on your own. Jiang Wanbai encouraged the three of them.

The three of them heard that Jiang Wanbai attached so much importance to them, and they suddenly felt full of energy, and they were very encouraged, and they were excited to wait for Jiang Wanbai to continue.

"Thin monkey, you are familiar with this Yancheng, and in the future, the purchase of raw materials will be under your control. I just take the money and see the result, and nothing else. Jiang Wanbai was the first to say to the thin monkey.

Buying this kind of silver-related thing has always been the most important and oily position, and it cannot be appointed by non-cronies. Now hand it over to the thin monkey, the thin monkey was moved to tears, patted his chest and promised that he would definitely buy the best thing at the lowest price.

"Second brother, you are responsible for some things in sales, that is, selling things. I'll tell you more about these things later.

As for the fourth, you are responsible for managing production, as well as employing people or something. Speaking of which, Jiang Wanbai remembered that if she really wanted to do it in the future, they might still lack an account room, but she was not in a hurry now, she could still handle it.

Tian Lao Er quickly agreed when he heard this, but Tian Lao Si was a little unhappy. What he wanted to do most was to buy, but Jiang Wanbai handed it over to an outsider, "Mother, I don't care about this, it's better to follow the thin monkey and go shopping." ”

The thin monkey understood what he meant as soon as he heard it, and hurriedly said, "What is the owner's words, why do you follow me." Whatever you need, just tell me. ”

Tian Laosi was still very satisfied with the attitude of the thin monkey, and said with a smile, "It's not that I boast, I'm the best at doing this, if I do the purchasing, no one will want to get benefits from me." After speaking, he looked at Jiang Wanbai and saw her reaction.

Tian Laosi is a little clever, but these cleverness, if he doesn't get it right, it will hurt him. Jiang Wanbai naturally wouldn't agree to this, "Okay, let you do management is management, and leave the purchase to the thin monkey." ”

Tian Laosi was so denied face, and his face became a little ugly.

"Do it for a while, and then adjust it if it's not suitable." Jiang Wanbai thought for a moment and added.

However, these words obviously didn't have much use for Tian Laosi, he still hung his face and looked sullen.

Jiang Wanbai didn't say anything more, but turned to the thin monkey and said, "I have a list here, you go buy it." And when he had finished speaking, he brought him silver.

The thin monkey looked at the list and checked the silver again, "I don't need so much." ”

"Refund more and make up less."

The skinny monkey smiled, took the money and left.

Everything is ready, now it's a matter of inviting a few people, and there's the problem of shrimp. For this, Jiang Wanbai also had a plan, that is, the sea where shrimp was sold that day.

The shrimp I bought from him last time have been made into shrimp paste by Jiang Wanbai. She tasted it this morning, and it tasted much better than what she had made in the mainland, and it had a taste that she remembered.

I have to say that the raw materials are very important for this to make things. The same method, the same person, the raw materials are different, even if it is just added to the different aquatic regions, the taste will be different, so those gourmets will be so particular.

Be sure to make your own taste, not necessarily the most delicious, but very distinctive, so that others can't copy it, this is Jiang Wanbai's concept of making shrimp paste.

To do this, we must first start with the raw materials. In the past, in the mainland, there was no money and no conditions, so I could only pay attention to it. Now, Jiang Wanbai has to choose the goods in person.

With Tian Lao Er and Tian Lao Si, they were just about to go out, and as soon as the door opened, a figure flashed in. When the man came in, he quickly closed the door, and then leaned down on the crack in the door and looked out as if something terrible was outside.

This person was none other than Yuan Huzi, who rushed away in the morning.

"You're back." Jiang Wanbai said without surprise.

Yuan Huzi turned around and stared at Jiang Wanbai, thinking about what happened just now. When he returned to the door, he saw from a distance that the gatekeeper had changed, and there were more and more of them, and there was a very strict feeling.

In addition, thinking of Tang Shaozheng's words, he had an extra heart, and instead of going directly to the door, he went around to the side of the courtyard wall and climbed in from the dog hole.

When I went in, I realized that the inside had already changed a lot. His daughter-in-law and brother were all charged, and only those armed with knives and guns were left ready to arrest him.

Luckily, he was fast, otherwise I don't know if I would be able to stand here.

A few days ago, he was still the king and hegemon of Yancheng, but now he is like a rat crossing the street, this qiē is all because Tang Shaozheng is more Jiang Wanbai, how can he not hate.

"It has nothing to do with us. Dong County's order uses you as a puppet, even if it is good for you now, in case you have any conflict, or something similar happens, it will be the result now. It's just a matter of time. Jiang Wanbai was afraid that he would do something stupid, so he hurriedly said.

Yuan Huzi didn't know that Jiang Wanbai was right, but he didn't want to admit it at all. People have a kind of inertia, even if they know that it is a dream, they are willing to live in it. Now that this dream has been punctured, he has to choose to face it.

"You can think about what to do next. We went out first. With that, Jiang Wanbai took Tian Lao Er and Tian Lao Si and left.

In Shuiliu Village outside Yancheng, Jiang Wanbai didn't have much effort to find Dahai's home.

A typical fisherman's yard, with three thatched houses, fishing nets drying in the yard and dried fish, shrimp and other things on the shelves. The yard is not big, but it is very clean, showing the diligence of the owner.

"Who are you looking for?" A girl wearing coarse cloth clothes and braids opened the door, flashed a pair of bright and clean eyes, and asked Jiang Wanbai and the others.

"Is this the home of the sea?" Tian Laosi was originally in a depressed mood, but when he saw this girl, he became interested and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"yes, you are?" The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a round face and thick eyebrows, and her skin was a healthy wheat color blown by the sea breeze.

"We made an appointment a few days ago to buy small shrimp." Tian Laosi responded, and looked at the girl's high and bulging chest with his eyes.

The girl didn't notice his eyes, and happily welcomed them in, "My name is Ah Cai, and the sea is my brother." I've heard my brother talk about you, you're all good people, come in. ”

When everyone was seated, she was busy pouring water for everyone.

Jiang Wanbai also had a good impression of this girl, so she asked her where the sea went.

Ah Cai said that he went to sea and estimated that he would not be able to come back for a while.

Jiang Wanbai looked at the sky, the sun had already risen very high, and she was a little surprised that the sea would take a while to come back.

Ah Cai's face has a bitter color. At this time, there were two coughs in the back room, and she quickly confessed her guilt and ran to the back room, not knowing what to do.

The happy people in the world are different, but the unfortunate people are so the same. Jiang Wanbai didn't need to guess, she knew that there must be patients in this family, this sea would be so desperate, and Ah Cai's hands would be full of hard calluses.

Jiang Wanbai was thinking about it, when Tian Laosi suddenly came up to her and whispered, "Mother, what do you think of this Ah Cai?" ”

"What do you want to do?" Jiang Wanbai looked at Tian Laosi's hippie smiling face, and intuitively felt that he was fine.

"Mother, you don't know, before I came out this time, I went to find the blind man Li in the next village to calculate a hexagram. Blind Li said that when I came out this time, I would not only meet a good marriage, but also have my own son.

Originally, I was still skeptical, but when I saw Ah Cai just now, I believed it. That ass, that chest, can definitely give birth to a son.

Mother, you have to make the decision for me, I'm almost thirty years old, and I don't have any offspring, how can I have the face to see my father in the future. Tian Laosi prayed.

"I think you've been sick for the past two days, and you're starting to have bad ideas again, right?" Jiang Wanbai is very opposed to this matter.

"Mother, I have a crooked idea, I am doing this for the good of our Lao Tian family. Second brother, do you think what I said is right? Tian Laosi turned his head and asked Tian Laoer.

Although Tian Lao'er has Di Moyun, he is not his biological son after all, which is also a heart problem of his, so when he heard Tian Laosi ask him, he did not express his strong opposition, but he did not support it, but just said, "I listen to my mother." ”

"You listen to your mother now, why didn't you listen to your mother when I bought a woman and came back." Tian Lao Er didn't help himself, and Tian Lao Si was a little annoyed.

"Okay, it's all about old sesame seeds and rotten grain, why do you mention it." Jiang Wanbai said impatiently.

Tian Laosi immediately lost his arrogance, and said with a sigh of relief: "Mother, I just want to beg you for this matter." As long as I have a son, I won't fight for anything else. In the future, you let me go east, I will never go west, you let me steal dogs, I will never touch chickens. ”

Jiang Wanbai was about to say something more, Ah Cai walked out of the back room, and she quickly swallowed her words.

"I'm sorry." Ah Cai's eyes were red, as if she had just cried.

"Is there anything going on at home? If you have any difficulties, just tell me, and I will help if I can. Tian Laosi asked for warmth, and showed a different enthusiasm.

Ah Cai also sensed that something was wrong, and shook his head to reject Tian Laosi's kindness. After looking at the sky, it was almost noon, she got up and said that she would cook for Jiang Wanbai and them.

There were indeed no restaurants around, and Jiang Wanbai did not refuse her kindness, so she accepted it politely.

Ah Cai got up to leave, and Tian Laosi immediately said, "I'll help you." After saying that, he disappeared with it.

Jiang Wanbai looked at Tian Laosi's back, her nose was almost crooked, what is this, it would be a big mistake to bring him out today.

Tian Lao Er peeked at Jiang Wanbai, and he was a little speechless.

"Say whatever you want, don't ramble." Jiang Wanbai said in a deep voice.

Tian Lao Er froze, "Mother, there is one thing I haven't understood, that is, I haven't had a chance to ask you." ”

"What's the matter?"

"There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is greater. Our family is having a better time now, isn't it good to start scattering leaves? Why has my mother always opposed our concubines? ”

Why? In Jiang Wanbai's consciousness, it is not right to take a concubine, but if she really wants to say one, two, three, four, five to convince Tian Er, it seems to be a little untenable.

Say it's for the stability of the family? Obviously, this is not stable now.

Say you don't want to hurt those women? But according to the situation here, marrying these women, as long as it is not forcible and robbing, may still save them.

In the final analysis, it's just a difference in concept. But her concept is based on modern society, and it is not suitable for this ancient world at all.

Now she has two choices, change herself, or change society. The latter is obviously impossible, and as for the former, Jiang Wanbai is not very willing, "I didn't force you to do anything."

If you don't want to listen to me, it's easy to do, just like the boss, and break up with me, then I won't care what you do.

But if you want to live with me, you'll have to listen to me. ”

Tian Lao Er was silent, the Tian family's life is getting better and better, all because of Jiang Wanbai. If they are separated, they will go back to the old days, the kind of days when they don't have enough food and clothing, and it's terrible to think about.

Everything, there is a price, and I want to live a good life with Jiang Wanbai, and I want Jiang Wanbai to follow their wishes, so Jiang Wanbai is not so soft. To put it bluntly, now the Tian family is her territory, and if you want to stay here, you have to listen to her.

The two of them were silent until the voice of the sea came from outside, "Ah Cai, come out and help me, I caught a lot of shrimp today." ”

Jiang Wanbai and Tian Lao Er got up and came to the courtyard.

The sea was a little surprised to see Jiang Wanbai, but soon became excited, "Is the old lady here to buy shrimp?" It just so happens that there are a lot of them today, and they are still fresh. ”

As he spoke, he shook the fish basket in front of him. The fish basket was heavy, full of small shrimp jumping around.

"Yes. There are other things to discuss with you. Jiang Wanbai said.

In the house, Jiang Wanbai looked at the small shrimp in detail, and then asked how many could be caught every day.

"When it's good, it's dozens of pounds, and when it's bad, it's more than a dozen pounds. Old lady, if you want, I know a few good fishermen who can introduce them to you. The sea said with some excitement.

"Okay, as long as the goods are good, I want them."

"Do you need someone, old lady?"

Jiang Wanbai didn't expect that the sea was quite smart, and before she could say it, he guessed it. "It's about hiring a few people."

"Do you think I can do it?"

"You? Aren't you going fishing? ”

"I'll fish in the morning, and I'll go down to you to help. I don't need much salary, as long as it is enough for me to eat three meals a day. ”

Fishing takes three or four o'clock to go to sea, and it is a hard work, and if you have to go to work in the afternoon, even the iron beaters can't stand it. Shaking his head, Jiang Wanbai said, "It's not that I don't want to hire you, it's for your sake."

To be honest, we are quite tired there, and besides, I want some steady people. ”

The sea was a little disappointed, his lips were tightly closed, his face was solemn, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Old lady, what do you think of me? My strength is no less than that of my brother, and I can do the work he can do. Ah Cai walked in with a clay basin and looked at Jiang Wanbai expectantly.

"You?" Jiang Wanbai looked at Ah Cai, her body was clean and neat, she looked like a diligent person, there are a few steps to make shrimp paste that need to be done carefully, she is a good choice.

"Mother......" Tian Laosi was worried that he couldn't get close to Ah Cai, so he quickly reached out and pulled Jiang Wanbai's sleeve.

Jiang Wanbai lazily ignored him, waved his hand away, nodded and smiled: "Okay, then you can come to work with me."

By the way, I still need some people here, and if you feel the right fit, you can also recommend them to me. ”

"Really?" Ah Cai's face flushed with excitement. There is not much land suitable for cultivation on the seaside, and Yiqiē makes a living from fishing. But now that the market is sluggish, not many people are buying fish at all.

If people here want to make a penny, it is difficult to reach the sky, and now that they have a stable job, it is equivalent to having a stable source of worship.

After talking for a while, and the wages were discussed, the people began to eat.

In fact, there is nothing to eat, it is a pot of coarse rice porridge, and the few rice grains can almost be counted, but it is better to put some shrimp or something, and the taste is not bad.

In addition to this coarse rice porridge, there are two freshly caught fish, and some shrimp cakes made from small shrimp.

The latter two items are estimated to be specially prepared for Jiang Wanbai and them, and the Dahai brothers and sisters didn't move much at all, only holding their bowls and drinking porridge.

Jiang Wanbai ate the steamed fish, but unexpectedly felt very much of her appetite, so she asked Ah Cai if she would like to help her cook, she could process the money.

Of course, Ah Cai agreed, but she refused to pay for the salary. In her opinion, Jiang Wanbai gave her a salary, she belonged to the Tian family on this day, how could Jiang Wanbai ask her for another salary for whatever she asked her to do.

This is the simplicity of the ancient people, even if they are poor and lack money, they will not care.

After discussing it, Jiang Wanbai took Tian Lao Er and Tian Lao Si, who was reluctant, back home.

After returning home, she didn't see Yuan Huzi. That night, Jiang Huai and Tang Shaozheng did not come back, and the atmosphere in the entire Yancheng was very depressing, and there was a feeling that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings.

"Mother, will something happen? I'm always worried about this. After eating, Tian Lao Er really couldn't sleep, and when he saw that Jiang Wanbai didn't sleep in the courtyard, he came to talk to her.

"What could happen?" Jiang Wanbai looked up at the night sky, looking at the stars in the sky, her mind drifted around, and she casually coped with Tian Laoer's words.

"But, mother, aren't you going to ask?" In Tian Laoer's heart, once Jiang Wanbai has a thing, there is a guarantee.

Jiang Wanbai retracted her gaze and glanced at Tian Laoer, "I'm not omnipotent, what can I do if I go?" Besides, we're just here to make money, just do our own thing. ”

Tian Lao Er was a little speechless, and stood stunned for a long time before going back to his room to sleep.

The next day, a very sensational thing happened in Yancheng, that is, the salt factory suddenly fired many people. Among them were the deputy chief of the salt works, the bookkeeper, etc., which was equivalent to almost a third of its people. He also announced that he would select new people to hire in three days, and he hoped that everyone would apply.

The salt field is the lifeblood of the entire Yancheng, and every move affects the people of Yancheng, and the people immediately become restless.

Some people listened to the encouragement of the people concerned and prepared to besiege the salt works to protest the dismissal, while others were secretly happy, thinking about whether they could take the opportunity to enter the salt works, that place like a golden nest.

Before everyone could start to act, Yuan Huzi stood up again, led a group of people to block the door of the salt farm, and said, whoever wants to find trouble in the salt field must first pass two moves from under his hands.

The name Yuan Huzi is like a demon in the hearts of the people of Yancheng, and there are really many people who have been instigated to retreat, ready to see the situation.

In the afternoon, as the bloody sunset was about to set, a great riot broke out outside the salt works. The people besieging the salt works and the people in the salt works were armed with harpoons, shovels and other things, and fought to the death.

Blood flowed all over the ground, staining the snow-white salt in the salt pans.

But it is very strange that when such a big thing happens, the government seems to be dead, and there is no movement. It wasn't until everyone dispersed that a few catchers glanced at it from a distance and shouted a few symbolic words, which was considered to have come.

Early the next morning, it happened again.

On the third day, it's time to hire new people, and the people on both sides are facing off to see if anyone will show up.

At this time, I don't know where a group of men came, clamoring to apply, the number of people was far more than those waiting to make trouble, and the overwhelming number of people suppressed the audience, and this big drama finally came to an end.

On the fourth day, the salt works were recruited again. At the same time, Yuan Huzi announced that the so-called protection fee would no longer be levied, symbolizing the collapse of a massive object.

In just a few days, the people of Yancheng felt like a year had passed. But the result is their favorite.

People are taking to the streets, talking about the past and imagining what will happen next.

Yancheng, like a sprouting dead tree, is full of vitality.

These things have an impact on Jiang Wanbai, but they also have no impact.

Every day, she would inquire about the latest situation and be very concerned about how things were going. However, after inquiring, she did nothing and continued to shop her shrimp paste factory.

But in the middle of this, there was another thing, that is, many people went to the salt works to apply, and in the end, a few of them stayed there, including the sea.

Fortunately, Jiang Wanbai was prepared, and there were no major problems in this shrimp paste factory.

By now, her shrimp paste factory is up and running. The first batch of shrimp paste has been fermented in jars, and as soon as the time comes, it will be transported to the capital to be sold.

"Mother, you can go and propose to me." Tian Laosi followed behind Jiang Wanbai, and he didn't know how many times he mentioned this matter.