Every three days thereafter, Yang Mengchen would find a way to drug or distract Mo Mei and Qing Qing, and then go to Dayang Mountain to personally instruct those seven Elite Guards.

Despite undergoing training that was devilishly demanding every day, not a single one of them complained of hardship or cried out in fatigue. Once they joined Yang Chengning on the battlefield, each one was brave and fearless, repeatedly helping Yang Chengning accumulate glorious military achievements.

The Invincible General and the Bloodied Seven Eagles (named by Yang Mengchen) became renowned throughout the world. Of course, that's a story for another time.

In the following days, Yang Mengchen was extremely busy, but her arrangements were so well-planned that she managed everything quite effortlessly.

The first batch of syrup produced by the pharmaceutical factory sold out even before it hit the shelves of Apricot Forest Hall. Letters urging more deliveries arrived one after another from various locations, and workers hastened to meet the demands during their shifts.

In addition to producing rapeseed oil, Yang Mengchen taught Yang Chaowu and the workers how to make soy sauce and peanut oil. A portion of the finished products was kept for their own use, with the rest distributed among closely associated households and workers from the four factories. The workers were immensely grateful and dedicated themselves even more wholeheartedly to their work.

The furniture factory had completed the Yang family's orders and began crafting furniture for the Luo family, Xiao family, and Hua Ziyu, who had also sent over their lumber.

Meanwhile, Wu Xuehua supervised the workers as they embroidered curtains and various garments according to Yang Mengchen's designs.

Sales of cement and bricks were managed by Father Yang Chaoyi and Zhao Chunping under Yang Mengchen's guidance. Long Xuanmo had also allocated Qinghe Prefecture to Yang Mengchen, expressly forbidding any outside cement from entering. Thus, the wealthy households of Qinghe Prefecture had no choice but to purchase from the Zhao family. Yang Chaoyi was busy but delighted.

Five days later, on an auspicious day, the Yang family held an elaborate apprenticeship ceremony. Yang Chengyou and Yang Chengbin formally became apprentices to Old Hai and Song Bochao, and the village shared in the Yang family's joy.

Long Xuanmo and Nangong Lingfei were unable to attend due to other commitments, but they had Luo Jingrui send gifts to express their congratulations.

The next day, Yang Chenghong and Yang Cheng'an returned to town.

Heeding their sister's advice, Yang Chengyou and Yang Chengbin devoted themselves to studying under their masters with great diligence, which greatly satisfied both Old Hai and Song Bochao.

The other four brothers and the descendants of the Wu, Liu, and Shen families busied themselves with their respective tasks in the morning and continued their studies with Xia Minglang and others in the afternoon.

The nine siblings unanimously decided not to tell their elders about Yang Chengning joining the army in the spring, mainly to spare them from worry and sadness.

Ten days later, Chang Wu and Mi Mingfu arrived with dozens of craftsmen on the orders of Long Xuanmo. Chang Wu and half of the workers were responsible for constructing Long Xuanmo's courtyard, while Mi Mingfu and the rest awaited Yang Mengchen's instructions.

Yang Mengchen really felt like rolling her eyes. Whether it was buying land, planning, or overseeing construction, it was all up to her, while Long Xuanmo played the role of a hands-off manager. Thankfully, he had a conscience and sent Mi Mingfu knowing that she happened to need craftsmen.

However, Yang Mengchen played a clever trick. After explaining the courtyard blueprints to Chang Wu and recruiting some assistants from the village, she directly assigned Qing Qing to oversee the project. Since both Chang Wu and Qing Qing knew they were Long Xuanmo's people, they wouldn't dare slack off.

The new houses and east and west wings were already half-built. Foreman Zhuang and his team were building the workers' dormitories. After Engineer Luo and the craftsmen taught the villagers how to build cement roads, Yang Mengchen had two craftsmen assist the village chief and the Lizheng to oversee it.

She then arranged for Engineer Luo and the other craftsmen to build a new factory for producing ceramic glaze. As for Mi Mingfu and his team, Yang Mengchen had other plans for them.

After breakfast, Yang Mengchen, Yang Chengrong, Yang Chengyu, and Mo Mei set off by carriage to visit Liu's Grandparents' House in the neighboring Stone Village.

Although Stone Village wasn't far from Yangliu village, it was much poorer. Along the way, there was little arable land and even fewer dry fields. The vast majority was wasteland and mountains.

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