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Qing Qing, who stood behind Yang Mengchen, secretly decided to report the matter to the Prince soon.

Around Shen Hour, Yang Mengchen bid farewell to Doctor Luo and his wife and returned home with Qing Qing.

Old Master Yang told Yang Mengchen that the rice pests in their fields had been completely eliminated and the other fields in the village had only a few bugs left. Another round of pesticide application in the evening should resolve the issue.

The situation in the three matrilineal families' villages was similar, and people from neighboring villages had also been coming over to inquire about or purchase sprayers and insecticides.

Leaving this matter to her family and the village head Lizheng to handle, Yang Mengchen focused on developing nutritional supplements to boost rice yields. Although the pest outbreak was caught and controlled early, it still had an impact, and she hoped that by using these supplements, she could increase yields and minimize the villagers' losses to the greatest extent.

Three days later, in the morning, a beautiful woman with eyes like ink dots and skin whiter than snow sought out Yang Mengchen: "Mo Mei pays respects to Ms. Yang."

Yang Mengchen nodded slightly: "Here, you can simply refer to yourself as 'I', and there's no need to hide in dark places."

"Yes!" Handing over a stack of silver notes to Yang Mengchen, Mo Mei respectfully said, "The Prince has requested Ms. Yang's help in purchasing a plot of land in the village to build a villa and some land on Donglin Street, Yongchang Town. All design and construction decisions are to be made by Ms. Yang. The Prince has only one condition, which is that it should be closer to Ms. Yang's house."

Upon receiving the silver notes, Yang Mengchen gave Qing Qing a deep look before introducing Mo Mei to her family, considering that Mo Mei would likely be staying for a while.

Qing Qing, too, was ordered to stay and protect Yang Mengchen along with Mo Mei.

Five days passed in a blink, and Yang Mengchen finally developed a kind of nutritional powder. Because of the remarkable effectiveness of the insecticide and the villagers' firm belief that Yang Mengchen was a lucky star, everyone clamored to purchase it. However, this time, they insisted on paying for it, not willing to take further advantage of the Yang family's kindness.

Understanding the villagers' sentiments, Yang Mengchen didn't insist and simply offered them a lower price than outsiders. She also sent a batch of the nutritional powder to Xiao Hongtao.

Six days later, Yang Chenghong and Yang Cheng'an returned with news that County Lord Zhu, for his crimes of bribing officials, corrupt conduct, and oppressing the common people, had been beheaded along with the closely related former owner of the Colored Clothing Embroidery Store, shocking the villagers.

Yang Mengchen had no time to pay attention to these irrelevant matters, not even furrowing her brow at the news that the Lan family had quietly moved away from the village at night.

After lunch, the Yang, Wu, Liu, and Shen families all gathered in the main hall. Xiao Wan Xue and her servants were naturally present too.

"Grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins," Yang Mengchen smiled and said, "I've called you here because I have a matter to discuss. I plan to teach you how to make the tofu, marinated dishes, and pastries we just ate. Discuss among yourselves which would be suitable to learn and later treat as a family craft."

The adage goes, it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Once the three grandparents' families learned one of the crafts, their lives would naturally improve.

"We understand Jiujiu's kind heart, but we cannot take this craft as a family tradition," Old Master Wu was the first to decline.

Old Master Liu also chimed in: "If you are too busy, we can help out, or we can simply sign a contract with Jiujiu to work as employees."

"That's a good idea," Old Master Shen nodded.

Everyone, except the Yang family members, agreed.

"Actually, I have another reason for doing this," Yang Mengchen explained softly, "Firstly, these three crafts aren't simple. For example, in bean products alone, there is not only tofu but also soymilk, tofu pudding, fermented tofu, tofu skin, and so on. The meat products include not only marinated dishes but also sausages, smoked and pickled foods, and pastries encompass many varieties;

Secondly, I plan to sell these initially in several villages and in time set up a workshop to hire workers. But since every member of our family is very busy, we indeed have no spare hands to manage it. Therefore, I thought of building the workshop in your villages; not only can the villagers improve their living standards, but I can also be at ease with the grandparents there to watch over it;"

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Furthermore, I will own forty percent of each factory, while the remaining sixty percent will be given as wages to my maternal relatives;

I have only one requirement: no matter what happens, no matter how many years pass, our four families must always remain united in spirit and solidarity. Should anyone become disloyal or even act against the interests of our families, minor offenses would result in expulsion from the clan, and major offenses would be handed over to the officials for investigation."

"Of course, our four families should support each other through thick and thin," declared Old Master Wu assertively.

Old Master Yang, Old Master Liu, and Old Master Shen unanimously said, "We will include this clause in our family rules as a warning to future generations."

No one else had any objections.

Seeing that everyone had agreed to her proposal, Yang Mengchen felt relieved, "Then think about which craft each family wants to learn?"

After some discussion, the Wu family chose to produce meat products, the Liu family chose to make soy products, and the Shen family chose to make pastries.

Having learned the production methods, the three families went back home to make these products and used the three-wheeled carts crafted by Yang Chaowen for selling in several villages. The products were highly appreciated by the villagers and in such demand that they could barely keep up, which greatly boosted the confidence of the three families.

In the blink of an eye, the four factories were constructed. Yang Mengchen chose an auspicious day to inform the workers to move into the factories.

The three families of Wu, Liu, and Shen came along with the villagers. Doctor Luo and his wife, along with Xiao Hongtao and his wife, also arrived early, making for a bustling scene.

Just as Yang Chaoyi was about to set off the firecrackers, a voice suddenly rang out, "With such a joyous occasion, how could Ms. Yang not inform us? After all, we are partners, and had we not luckily run into Jingrui, we would have missed the chance to congratulate Ms. Yang."

Upon hearing this, Yang Mengchen turned around and saw Long Xuanmo, Luo Jingrui, and Nangong Lingfei walking slowly towards her, followed not only by guards but also by several refined elderly men.

"We commoners pay our respects to the Prince!" Everyone knelt down to salute.

The sudden appearance of three exceptionally handsome and distinguished-looking men caused many of the young ladies' cheeks to blush red.

Yang Mengchen furrowed her brows slightly.

"Everyone, rise," Long Xuanmo said, raising his hand slightly as he looked intently at Yang Mengchen, "Here is my gift, to congratulate Ms. Yang on the completion of her new factory."

Mo Yun immediately handed over an exquisitely decorated brocade box to Yang Mengchen.

"Leng Xiao, quickly present my gift," said Nangong Lingfei with a playful smile, lightly waving the Brocade Fan in his hand.

Leng Xiao came forward holding a box.

After looking at Nan Feng, Nan Feng gave Yang Mengchen three brocade boxes, and Luo Jingrui said warmly, "This represents the sentiments of my grandparents, me, and Jingfan."

Yang Mengchen, treating all gifts equally, did not open any of them and handed them over to her brothers beside her. She then signaled her father to set off the firecrackers. With the festive sound of firecrackers, they opened the doors to the four factory buildings, stepped over the thresholds, marking the end of the ceremony.

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