As for the teachers at the Academy, they returned home one after another on the third day of the winter vacation, and of course, Yang Mengchen had prepared some New Year goods for them.

Feng Gong and the other craftsmen had stopped working a few days ago, taking the bonuses and New Year goods given by Yang Mengchen and happily going home for the New Year's celebration.

A few days later, the Luo family, Xiao Hongtao family, Hua family, Situ family, Long Jingxi and his wife, Long Xuanmo, and Long YiXuan sent gifts for the New Year in succession. Long Yingtong also asked her elder brother's men to help send a gift to Yang Mengchen, who returned the favor one by one.

On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Yang Mengchen gathered all the workers, sanitation and greening staff responsible for road cleanliness, and the craftsmen of the engineering team outside the main gate. She first spoke words of praise and encouragement, then announced the vacation period, and according to the list, distributed this month's wages and year-end bonuses.

Finally, each worker received a share of New Year goods, including sweets, cured meats, sausages, soy products, and so on.

The workers who received the bags containing the year-end bonus couldn't wait to open them to see, and immediately, the crowd erupted as if a pot had boiled over, because the most anyone had received was over a hundred taels of silver, and the least was still more than ten.

"Ninth Sister, isn't this too much?" Yang Changsheng asked Yang Mengchen.

Their own family's year-end bonuses added up to more than a hundred taels, and he had never earned such an amount of silver before, naturally his face turned red with excitement, and he could hardly believe it.

The other workers also expressed that indeed, they had been given a lot.

Waving her hand to quiet everyone down, Yang Mengchen smiled and said, "We have strictly followed the rules and regulations, distributing the year-end bonuses according to your work performance. Not a single wen money has been given to you in excess, and of course, we will not shortchange you a single wen money either.

Rest assured and take it; take advantage of these few days to buy some New Year goods and have a prosperous and lively new year."

"Thank you, Ninth Sister!" The workers were moved to tears, taking the New Year goods and joyfully returning home.

The Clan Leader, village head, and Lizheng were especially happy and content, as seeing the village prosper in their lifetime was something they could die without regret.

Madam Zhang Liao, hiding behind a large tree in the distance, heard the passing workers talk about how much money they had earned in the past half year and saw the several large bags of New Year goods in their hands, her eyes rolling around, full of envy and calculation.

Zhang Meixing stared at the busy Yang Chengyou, her infatuated gaze filled with determination to have him.

And the veiled Zhang Meiju glared at Yang Mengchen, her eyes brimming with bone-deep jealousy and resentment, the handkerchief in her hand already pierced with several holes by her sharp fingernails.

Sensing a gaze fixed on her, Yang Mengchen turned her head and, even though she could not make out the expressions of the Zhang family mother and daughter, she understood clearly. She glanced at Hai Tang, who then stepped forward. Yang Mengchen whispered a few words in her ear, and Hai Tang nodded.

Yang Mengchen then looked in the direction of the Zhang family mother and daughter, her dark eyes as inscrutable and deep as the ocean.

This was her and her family's first Spring Festival, and should anyone dare to disrupt it, she would not easily forgive them.

After the workers had been given their bonuses, it was then time for the Academy, a few factories, and the servants of the household.

Holding the generous bonuses in their hands, the servants were all moved to tears, becoming even more loyally devoted to Yang Mengchen and the Yang family.

The next day, Yang Mengchen and Yang Chengrong, along with Sister Jin and others, went to the factories in the three maternal grandparent's village townships to handle various matters. They specially arranged for staff to be on duty to guard the factories, including Death Contract Servants and workers who had volunteered.

The people from the three villages warmly welcomed Yang Mengchen and others; many people from neighboring villages also hurried over upon hearing the news and brought some New Year gifts. Although the gifts were not expensive, they represented their heartfelt appreciation.

Having earned more money this year with the Yang family than in several previous years combined, they were truly grateful to the Yang family.

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